¹Ja Boas läks väravasse ning istus seal; ja vaata, see lunastaja läks mööda, kellest Boas oli rääkinud, ja Boas ütles: 'Tule istu siia, sina, mis su nimi nüüd ongi!' Ja see pöördus ning istus.

¹And 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.

²Ja Boas võttis kümme meest linna vanemaist ning ütles: 'Istuge siia!' Ja need istusid.

²And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit down here. And they sat down.

³Siis ta ütles lunastajale: 'Noomi, kes tuli tagasi Moabi väljadelt, tahab ära müüa põlluosa, mis kuulus meie vennale Elimelekile.

³And 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.

⁴Siis ma mõtlesin, et ma teatan sulle ja ütlen: Osta see nende ees, kes siin istuvad, ja mu rahva vanemate ees! Kui sa tahad lunastada, siis lunasta, aga kui sa ei taha lunastada, siis avalda mulle, et ma teaksin, sest peale sinu pole kedagi, kes võiks lunastada, ja sinu järel olen mina!' Ja ta ütles: 'Mina lunastan!'

⁴And 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].

⁵Siis ütles Boas: 'Sel päeval, kui sa ostad Noomilt põllu, ostad sa selle ka moabi naiselt Rutilt, surnu naiselt, surnu nime taastamiseks tema pärisosal.'

⁵And 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.

⁶Aga lunastaja ütles: 'Ma ei saa siis seda enesele lunastada, et mitte rikkuda oma pärisosa. Lunasta sina enesele see, mida mina pidin lunastama, sest mina ei saa lunastada!'

⁶And 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].

⁷Vanasti oli Iisraelis vabaksostu ja vahetuse puhul kogu asja kinnituseks seesugune viis: üks tõmbas sandaali jalast ja andis teisele; see oli Iisraelis tõendiks.

⁷Now 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.

⁸Ja lunastaja ütles Boasele: 'Osta enesele!' ning tõmbas sandaali jalast.

⁸And he that had the right of redemption said to Boaz, Buy for thyself; and he drew off his sandal.

⁹Siis Boas ütles vanemaile ja kogu rahvale: 'Te olete täna tunnistajad, et ma olen ostnud Noomilt kõik, mis kuulus Elimelekile, ja kõik, mis kuulus Kiljonile ja Mahlonile.

⁹And 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;

¹⁰Ka olen ma moabi naise Ruti, Mahloni naise, ostnud enesele naiseks, et taastada surnu nimi ta pärisosal, et ei kaoks surnu nimi ta vendade hulgast ega ta kodukoha väravast; te olete täna selle tunnistajad.'

¹⁰moreover 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.

¹¹Ja kogu rahvas, kes oli väravas, samuti vanemad, ütlesid: 'Meie oleme tunnistajad. Issand tehku naine, kes tuleb su kotta, Raaheli ja Lea sarnaseks, kes mõlemad ehitasid Iisraeli koja! Tee vägevaid tegusid Efratas, tee oma nimi kuulsaks Petlemmas!

¹¹And 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;

¹²Ja saagu su sugu Peretsi soo sarnaseks, kelle Taamar sünnitas Juudale, seemnest, mille Issand sulle annab sellest noorikust!'

¹²and 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.

¹³Ja Boas võttis Ruti ning see sai tema naiseks; Boas heitis ta juurde ja Issand andis, et Rutt jäi lapseootele ja tõi poja ilmale.

¹³And Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife; and he went in unto her, and Jehovah gave her conception, and she bore a son.

¹⁴Siis ütlesid naised Noomile: 'Kiidetud olgu Issand, kes täna ei jätnud sind lunastajata! Saagu ta nimi kuulsaks Iisraelis!

¹⁴And 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!

¹⁵Saagu ta sulle hingejahutajaks ja toitjaks su vanas eas, sest su minia, kes sind armastab, on ta sünnitanud, tema, kes sulle on parem kui seitse poega!'

¹⁵And 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.

¹⁶Siis Noomi võttis lapse, pani oma sülle ja sai tema hoidjaks.

¹⁶And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse to it.

¹⁷Ja naabrinaised panid temale nime, öeldes: 'Noomile sündinud poeg!' Ja nad panid temale nimeks Oobed; temast sai Taaveti isa Iisai isa.

¹⁷And 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.

¹⁸Ja need on Peretsi järeltulijad: Peretsile sündis Hesron;

¹⁸Now these are the generations of Pherez. Pherez begot Hezron,

¹⁹Hesronile sündis Raam ja Raamile sündis Amminadab;

¹⁹and Hezron begot Ram, and Ram begot Amminadab,

²⁰Amminadabile sündis Nahson ja Nahsonile sündis Salma;

²⁰and Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon,

²¹Salmale sündis Boas ja Boasele sündis Oobed;

²¹and Salmon begot Boaz, and Boaz begot Obed,

²²Oobedile sündis Iisai ja Iisaile sündis Taavet.

²²and Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David.