¹波阿斯娶路得

¹And Boaz hath gone up to the gate, and sitteth there, and lo, the redeemer is passing by of whom Boaz had spoken, and he saith, `Turn aside, sit down here, such a one, such a one;` and he turneth aside and sitteth down.

²波阿斯又邀请城里的十个长老，对他们说：“请坐在这里。”他们就坐下来了。

²And he taketh ten men of the elders of the city, and saith, `Sit down here;` and they sit down.

³他对那个有买赎权的近亲说：“从摩押地回来的拿俄米，现在要卖我们族兄以利米勒的那块地。

³And he saith to the redeemer, `A portion of the field which [is] to our brother, to Elimelech, hath Naomi sold, who hath come back from the fields of Moab;

⁴我想把这一件事告诉你，请你在众民的长老，还有在座的各位面前，把它买下来吧。如果你肯赎就赎，假如不肯，就说出来，让我知道；因为除了你当赎它以外，我是第一候补。”那人说：“我肯赎。”

⁴and I said, I uncover thine ear, saying, Buy before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people; if thou dost redeem — redeem, and if none doth redeem — declare to me, and I know, for there is none save thee to redeem, and I after thee.` And he saith, I redeem [it].`

⁵波阿斯说：“你从拿俄米手中买下那块地的时候，你也得娶（“娶”原文作“买”）已死的人的妻子摩押女子路得，使已死的人的名字留在他的产业上。”

⁵And Boaz saith, `In the day of thy buying the field from the hand of Naomi, then from Ruth the Moabitess, wife of the dead, thou hast bought [it], to raise up the name of the dead over his inheritance.`

⁶那有买赎权的近亲说：“那我就不能赎它了，只怕损害了我的产业。你可以赎我当赎的，因为我没有办法赎了。”

⁶And the redeemer saith, `I am not able to redeem [it] for myself, lest I destroy mine inheritance; redeem for thyself — thou — my right of redemption, for I am not able to redeem.`

⁷从前在以色列，无论买赎或是交易，决定什么事，当事人就要脱鞋给对方。这是以色列中作证的方式。

⁷And this [is] formerly in Israel for redemption and for changing, to establish anything: a man hath drawn off his sandal, and given [it] to his neighbour, and this [is] the testimony in Israel.

⁸那有买赎权的近亲对波阿斯说：“你自己买下来吧。”就把鞋脱下来。

⁸And the redeemer saith to Boaz, `Buy [it] for thyself,` and draweth off his sandal.

⁹波阿斯对长老和众人说：“今天你们都是见证人，所有属于以利米勒、基连和玛伦的，我都从拿俄米手中买下来了。

⁹And Boaz saith to the elders, and [to] all the people, `Witnesses [are] ye to-day that I have bought all that [is] to Elimelech, and all that [is] to Chilion and Mahlon, from the hand of Naomi;

¹⁰我也娶了（“娶了”原文作“买了”）玛伦的妻子摩押女子路得作妻子，使已死的人的名字留在他的产业上，免得他的名字在本族本乡中除掉。今天你们都是见证人。”

¹⁰and also Ruth the Moabitess, wife of Mahlon, I have bought to myself for a wife, to raise up the name of the dead over his inheritance; and the name of the dead is not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place; witnesses ye [are] to-day.`

¹¹聚集在城门的众人和长老都说：“我们都是见证人。愿耶和华使进你家的这女人，像建立以色列家的拉结和利亚二人一样。愿你在以法他显大，在伯利恒扬名。

¹¹And all the people who [are] in the gate say — also the elders — `Witnesses! Jehovah make the woman who is coming in unto thy house as Rachel and as Leah, both of whom built the house of Israel; and do thou virtuously in Ephrathah, and proclaim the Name in Beth-Lehem;

¹²愿耶和华从这少妇赐你后裔，使你的家像他玛从犹大所生法勒斯的家一般。”

¹²and let thy house be as the house of Pharez (whom Tamar bare to Judah), of the seed which Jehovah doth give to thee of this young woman.`

¹³大卫的家谱于是波阿斯娶了路得作妻子，与她亲近。耶和华使她怀孕生了一个儿子。

¹³And Boaz taketh Ruth, and she becometh his wife, and he goeth in unto her, and Jehovah giveth to her conception, and she beareth a son.

¹⁴妇女对拿俄米说：“耶和华是应当称颂的，因为他今天没有断绝你有买赎权的近亲，愿他在以色列中扬名。

¹⁴And the women say unto Naomi, `Blessed [is] Jehovah who hath not let a redeemer cease to thee to-day, and his name is proclaimed in Israel,

¹⁵他必苏醒你的生命，养你的老，因为他是爱你的媳妇所生的；有她比有七个儿子更好。”

¹⁵and he hath been to thee for a restorer of life, and for a nourisher of thine old age, for thy daughter-in-law who hath loved thee — who is better to thee than seven sons — hath borne him.`

¹⁶拿俄米把孩子接过来，抱在怀中，作他的保姆。

¹⁶And Naomi taketh the lad, and layeth him in her bosom, and is to him for a nurse;

¹⁷邻近的妇女要给他起名字，说：“拿俄米生了孩子了。”就给他起名叫俄备得；这俄备得是耶西的父亲，耶西是大卫的父亲。

¹⁷and the neighbouring women give to him a name, saying, `There hath been a son born to Naomi,` and they call his name Obed; he [is] father of Jesse, father of David.

¹⁸以下是法勒斯的后代：法勒斯生希斯仑，

¹⁸And these are genealogies of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,

¹⁹希斯仑生兰，兰生亚米拿达，

¹⁹and Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminidab,

²⁰亚米拿达生拿顺，拿顺生撒门，

²⁰and Amminidab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,

²¹撒门生波阿斯，波阿斯生俄备得，

²¹and Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,

²²俄备得生耶西，耶西生大卫。

²²and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.