1 And Boaz went up to the public place of the town, and took his seat there: and the near relation of whom he had been talking came by; and Boaz, crying out to him by name, said, Come and be seated here. And he came and was seated.

2 Then he got ten of the responsible men of the town, and said, Be seated here. And they took their seats.

3 Then he said to the near relation, Naomi, who has come back from the country of Moab, is offering for a price that bit of land which was our brother Elimelech's:

4 And it was in my mind to give you the chance of taking it, with the approval of those seated here and of the responsible men of my people. If you are ready to do what it is right for a relation to do, then do it: but if you will not do it, say so to me now; for there is no one who has the right to do it but you, and after you myself. And he said, I will do it.

5 Then Boaz said, On the day when you take this field, you will have to take with it Ruth, the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, so that you may keep the name of the dead living in his heritage.

6 And the near relation said, I am not able to do the relation's part, for fear of damaging the heritage I have: you may do it in my place, for I am not able to do it myself.

7 Now, in earlier times this was the way in Israel when property was taken over by a near relation, or when there was a change of owner. To make the exchange certain one man took off his shoe and gave it to the other; and this was a witness in Israel.

8 So the near relation said to Boaz, Take it for yourself. And he took off his shoe.

9 Then Boaz said to the responsible men and to all the people, You are witnesses today that I have taken at a price from Naomi all the property which was Elimelech's, and everything which was Chilion's and Mahlon's.

10 And, further, I have taken Ruth, the Moabitess, who was the wife of Mahlon, to be my wife, to keep the name of the dead man living in his heritage, so that his name may not be cut off from among his countrymen, and from the memory of his town: you are witnesses this day.

11 And all the people who were in the public place, and the responsible men, said, We are witnesses. May the Lord make this woman, who is about to come into your house, like Rachel and Leah, which two were the builders of the house of Israel: and may you have wealth in Ephrathah, and be great in Beth-lehem;

12 May your family be like the family of Perez, the son whom Tamar gave to Judah, from the offspring which the Lord may give you by this young woman.

13 So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife; and he went in to her, and the Lord made her with child and she gave birth to a son.

14 And the women said to Naomi, A blessing on the Lord, who has not let you be this day without a near relation, and may his name be great in Israel.

15 He will be a giver of new life to you, and your comforter when you are old, for your daughter-in-law, who, in her love for you, is better than seven sons, has given birth to him.

16 And Naomi took the child and put her arms round it, and she took care of it.

17 And the women who were her neighbours gave it a name, saying, Naomi has a child; and they gave him the name of Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.

18 Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez became the father of Hezron;

19 And Hezron became the father of Ram, and Ram became the father of Amminadab;

20 And Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon became the father of Salmon;

21 And Salmon became the father of Boaz, and Boaz became the father of Obed;

22 And Obed became the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David.

1 Com efeito Boaz foi até à praça junto às portas da cidade e lá encontrou o tal parente que mencionara. Olha, chega-te aqui, chamou-o ele. Quero falar-te num assunto. E sentaram-se os dois. Boaz entretanto chamou dez dos anciãos responsáveis da cidade, pedindo-lhes para ali se sentarem também como testemunhas.

3 Boaz disse ao seu parente: Como sabes bem Noemi regressou de Moabe para a nossa terra. Ela pretende vender a propriedade do nosso familiar Elimeleque. Achei por bem falar-te acerca disto, para que possas ser tu a comprá-la, no caso de assim pretenderes, na presença destas testemunhas. Se a quiseres, diz-mo já, pois se não, quero eu. No entanto cabe-te a ti primeiramente o direito de a comprar, e logo a seguir sou eu.Pois, sim, compro-a, disse o outro.

5 Mas repara que o facto de a comprares, acrescentou Boaz, implica que cases com Rute, para que possa ter filhos que dêem continuidade ao nome da família do marido e venham a herdar a terra.

6 Sendo assim já não posso fazê-lo, replicou o homem. Pois um filho dela viria a ser também herdeiro da minha propriedade. Compra-a tu, então.

7 Naqueles dias era costume em Israel, quando um homem transferia para outro um seu direito de compra, descalçar o sapato e entregá-lo à outra parte; isto como que validava publicamente a transferência. Por isso, quando o outro disse a Boaz para ser ele a comprar a propriedade, descalçou o sapato e deu-lho.

9 Boaz disse para as testemunhas e para a gente que se tinha juntado em volta: Estão todos a ver que hoje comprei a propriedade de Elimeleque, e também de Quiliom e de Malom, a Noemi, e que, em consequência dessa transação, fico com Rute a moabita, viúva de Malom, como minha mulher, para que ela possa ter um filho que continue o nome da família do seu defunto marido.

11 Todas as pessoas em redor, assim como as testemunhas, responderam: Somos testemunhas. Que o Senhor torne essa mulher que agora entra no teu lar tão fertil como Raquel e como Leia, de quem toda a nação de Israel descende! Que possas ser um homem próspero e prestigiado em Belém, que os descendentes que o Senhor te der, por essa jovem mulher, possam ser tão numerosos e tão dignos como o foram os do nosso antepassado Perez, filho de Tamar e de Judá.

13 E assim Boaz casou com Rute. Ela concebeu e teve um filho. As mulheres da cidade disseram a Noemi: Bendito seja o Senhor que te deu este netinho; que ele possa vir a ser famoso em Israel. Que venha a dar-te novamente a juventude da alma e seja o teu apoio na velhice; pois é filho da tua nora que tanto te ama e que foi para ti mais afectuosa do que sete filhos!

16 Noemi criou ela própria o menino, e as vizinhas diziam: Noemi é como se tivesse sido novamente mãe! E deram ao bebé o nome de Obede. Foi ele o pai de Jessé e o avô do rei David.

18 É esta a sequência da árvore genealógica, começando com Perez: Perez, Hezrom, Rão, Aminadabe, Nassom, Salmom, Boaz, Obede, Jessé, David.