1 Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, 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 ye down here. And they sat down. 3 And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech’s: 4 And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it: but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know: for there is none to redeem it beside thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it.*4.4 I thought…: Heb. I said, I will reveal in thine ear 5 Then said Boaz, What 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 the kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine own inheritance: redeem thou my right to thyself; for I cannot redeem it. 7 Now this was the manner in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirm all things; a man plucked off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbour: and this was a testimony in Israel. 8 Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew off his shoe.

9 And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto 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. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Beth-lehem:*4.11 do thou…: or, get thee riches, or, power*4.11 be famous: Heb. proclaim thy name 12 And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which the LORD shall give thee of this young woman.

13 So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the LORD gave her conception, and she bare a son. 14 And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the LORD, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel.*4.14 left…: Heb. caused to cease unto thee*4.14 kinsman: or, redeemer 15 And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath born him.*4.15 a nourisher of: Heb. to nourish*4.15 thine…: Heb. thy gray hairs 16 And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto 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 Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron, 19 And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab, 20 And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,*4.20 Salmon: or, Salmah 21 And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed, 22 And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat 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 Naómi, 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 ná jou. En hy antwoord: Ek sal los.

5 Daarop sê Boas: Die dag as jy die grond uit die hand van Naómi 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 dít 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 Eliméleg en alles wat aan Giljon en Maglon behoort het, uit die hand van Naómi 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 Éfrata 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 Naómi: 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 Naómi 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 Naómi is 'n seun gebore! En hulle het hom genoem Obed; hy was die vader van Ísai, 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 Ammínadab,

20 en Ammínadab van Nagson, en Nagson van Salma,

21 en Salmon van Boas, en Boas van Obed,

22 en Obed van Ísai, en Ísai van Dawid.