1 And Boaz went up to the gate, and sat down there. And behold, he that had the right of redemption, of whom Boaz had spoken, came by. And he said, Thou, such a one, turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside and sat down.2 And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit down here. And they sat down.3 And he said to him that had the right of redemption: Naomi, who is come back out of the country of Moab, sells the allotment that was our brother Elimelech's.4 And I thought I would apprise thee of it and say, Buy {it} in the presence of the inhabitants, and in the presence of the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem {it}, redeem; but if thou wilt not redeem, tell me, that I may know; for there is none to redeem besides thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem {it}.5 And Boaz said, On the day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy {it} also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.6 And he that had the right of redemption said, I cannot redeem {it} for myself, lest I mar mine own inheritance. Redeem thou for thyself what I should redeem, for I cannot redeem {it}.7 Now this {was the custom} in former time in Israel concerning redemption and concerning exchange, to confirm the whole matter: a man drew off his sandal, and gave it to his neighbour, and this was the {mode of} attestation in Israel.8 And he that had the right of redemption said to Boaz, Buy for thyself; and he drew off his sandal.9 And Boaz said to the elders and all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech's, and all that was Chilion's and Mahlon's, of the hand of Naomi;10 moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day.11 And all the people that were in the gate and the elders said, {We are} witnesses. Jehovah make the woman that cometh into thy house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel; and acquire power in Ephratah, and make thyself a name in Bethlehem;12 and let thy house become like the house of Pherez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, of the seed which Jehovah shall give thee of this young woman.13 And Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife; and he went in unto her, and Jehovah gave her conception, and she bore a son.14 And the women said to Naomi, Blessed be Jehovah who hath not left thee this day without one that has the right of redemption, and may his name be famous in Israel!15 And he shall be to thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age; for thy daughter-in-law who loves thee, who is better to thee than seven sons, has borne him.16 And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse to it.17 And the women {her} neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi. And they called his name Obed. He is the father of Jesse, the father of David.18 Now these are the generations of Pherez. Pherez begot Hezron,19 and Hezron begot Ram, and Ram begot Amminadab,20 and Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon,21 and Salmon begot Boaz, and Boaz begot Obed,22 and Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David.

1 En Boas het opgegaan na die poort en daar gaan sit. En toe die losser juis daar verbygaan van wie Boas gespreek het, sê hy: Vriend, kom nader, en sit hier! En hy het nader gekom en gaan sit.2 Daarop neem hy tien man uit die oudstes van die stad en sê: Sit hier! En hulle het gaan sit.3 En hy sê vir die losser: Die stuk grond van ons broer Eliméleg wil Naomi, wat uit die veld van Moab teruggekom het, verkoop.4 Nou het ek gedink, ek sal jou dit meedeel en sê: Koop dit voor die wat hier sit, en voor die oudstes van my volk; as jy wil los, los dan; maar as jy nie wil los nie, gee my te kenne, dat ek dit kan weet, want daar is niemand om te los behalwe jy nie, en ek n jou. En hy antwoord: Ek sal los.5 Daarop sê Boas: Die dag as jy die grond uit die hand van Naomi koop, dan verwerf jy tegelyk Rut, die Moabitiese, die vrou van die dode, om die naam van die dode in stand te hou oor sy erfdeel.6 En die losser sê: Ek kan dit nie vir my los nie, anders bederf ek my erfdeel; neem jy my lossingsreg oor, want ek kan nie los nie.7 En d¡t was vroeër in Israel die gebruik by lossing en by ruiling om enige saak van krag te maak: die een trek sy skoen uit en gee dit aan die ander; dit was dan die bekragtiging in Israel.8 Daarom het die losser vir Boas gesê: Koop dit vir jou; en hy het sy skoen uitgetrek.9 Toe sê Boas aan die oudstes en al die mense: Julle is vandag getuies dat ek alles wat aan Elim,leg en alles wat aan Giljon en Maglon behoort het, uit die hand van Naomi koop.10 En ook Rut, die Moabitiese, die vrou van Maglon, verwerf ek vir my as vrou om die naam van die dode oor sy erfdeel in stand te hou, sodat die naam van die dode onder sy broers en uit die poort van sy woonplek nie uitgeroei word nie. Julle is vandag getuies.11 Toe sê al die mense wat in die poort was, en die oudstes: Ons is getuies; mag die HERE die vrou wat in jou huis inkom, maak soos Ragel en soos Lea wat saam die huis van Israel gebou het; en verwerf mag in frata en maak 'n naam in Betlehem!12 En mag jou huis word soos die huis van Peres wat Tamar vir Juda gebaar het -- uit die nageslag wat die HERE jou uit hierdie jong vrou sal gee!13 So het Boas Rut dan geneem, en sy het sy vrou geword; en hy het by haar ingegaan, en die HERE het vir haar swangerskap gegee, en sy het 'n seun gebaar.14 Toe sê die vroue vir Naomi: Geloofd sy die HERE wat aan jou vandag 'n losser nie laat ontbreek het nie! En mag sy naam in Israel geroem word!15 Hy sal vir jou een wees wat jou siel verkwik en jou grysheid versorg; want jou skoondogter wat jou liefhet, het hom gebaar, sy wat vir jou meer werd is as sewe seuns.16 En Naomi het die kind geneem en op haar skoot gesit, en sy het sy pleegmoeder geword.17 En die buurvroue het hom 'n naam gegee en gesê: Vir Naomi is 'n seun gebore! En hulle het hom genoem Obed; hy was die vader van Isai, die vader van Dawid.18 En dit is die stamboom van Peres: Peres was die vader van Hesron,19 en Hesron die vader van Ram, en Ram van Amm¡nadab,20 en Amm¡nadab van Nagson, en Nagson van Salma,21 en Salmon van Boas, en Boas van Obed,22 en Obed van Isai, en Isai van Dawid.