¹Now Boaz went up to the gate, and sat down there. Behold, the near kinsman of whom Boaz spoke came by; to whom he said, “Come over here, friend, and sit down!” He turned aside, and sat down.

¹Boaz var imidlertid gået op til Byporten og havde sat sig der. Og se, den Løser, Boaz havde talt om, kom netop forbi. Da tiltalte han ham og sagde: "Kom og sæt dig her!" Da den anden kom og satte sig,

²He took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, “Sit down here.” They sat down.

²fik han fat i ti af Byens Ældste og sagde: "Sæt eder her!" Og de satte sig der.

³He said to the near kinsman, “Naomi, who has come back out of the country of Moab, is selling the parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech’s.

³Da sagde han til Løseren: "Den Marklod, som tilhørte vor Slægtning Elimelek, vil No'omi, der er kommet tilbage fra Moab, sælge.

⁴I thought to disclose it to you, saying, ‘Buy it before those who sit here, and before the elders of my people.’ If you will redeem it, redeem it; but if you will not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know. For there is no one to redeem it besides you; and I am after you.” He said, “I will redeem it.”

⁴Derfor tænkte jeg, at jeg vilde lade dig det vide og sige: Køb den i Overværelse af dem, der sidder her, og mit Folks Ældste! Vil du løse den, så gør det; men vil du ikke, så sig til, at jeg kan vide det; thi der er ingen anden til at løse end du og derefter jeg selv!" Han svarede: "Jeg vil løse den!"

⁵Then Boaz said, “On the day you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you must buy it also from Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead on his inheritance.”

⁵Da sagde Boaz: "Men samtidig med at du køber Marken af No'omi, køber du også Moabiterinden Rut, den afdødes Enke, for at rejse den afdødes Navn over hans Arvelod!"

⁶The near kinsman said, “I can’t redeem it for myself, lest I mar my own inheritance. Take my right of redemption for yourself; for I can’t redeem it.”

⁶Da svarede Løseren: "Så kan jeg ikke blive Løser, da jeg derved vilde skade min egen Arvelod. Løs du, hvad jeg skulde løse, thi jeg kan ikke!"

⁷Now this was the custom in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning exchanging, to confirm all things: a man took off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbor; and this was the way of attestation in Israel.

⁷Nu havde man i gamle Dage i Israel den Skik til Stadfæstelse af Løsning og Byttehandel, at man trak sin Sko af og gav den anden Part den; således blev en Sag vidnefast i Israel.

⁸So the near kinsman said to Boaz, “Buy it for yourself.” He took off his shoe.

⁸Idet nu Løseren sagde til Boaz: "Køb du den!" trak han derfor sin Sko af.

⁹Boaz said to the elders, and to all the people, “You are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech’s, and all that was Chilion’s and Mahlon’s, from the hand of Naomi.

⁹Da sagde Boaz til de Ældste og alle dem, der var til Stede: "I er i Dag Vidner på, at jeg køber alt, hvad der tilhørte Elimelek, og alt, hvad der tilhørte Kiljon og Malon, af No'omi;

¹⁰Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, I have purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead on his inheritance, that the name of the dead not be cut off from among his brothers, and from the gate of his place. You are witnesses this day.”

¹⁰og tillige køber jeg mig Moabiterinden Rut, Malons Enke, til Hustru for at rejse den afdødes Navn over hans Arvelod, at den afdødes Navn ikke skal udslettes blandt hans Brødre og fra hans Hjemstavns Port; I er Vidner i Dag!"

¹¹All the people who were in the gate, and the elders, said, “We are witnesses. May Yahweh make the woman who has come into your house like Rachel and like Leah, which two built the house of Israel; and treat you worthily in Ephrathah, and be famous in Bethlehem.

¹¹Da sagde alle Folkene, som var i Byporten, og de Ældste: "Vi er Vidner! HERREN lade den Kvinde, der nu drager ind i dit Hus, blive som Rakel og Lea, de to, der byggede Israels Hus. Bliv mægtig i Efrata, og dit Navn vorde priset i Betlehem!

¹²Let your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, of the seed which Yahweh shall give you of this young woman.”

¹²Måtte dit Hus blive som Perezs Hus, ham, Tamar fødte Juda, ved de Efterkommere, HERREN giver dig af denne unge Kvinde!"

¹³So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife; and he went in to her, and Yahweh gave her conception, and she bore a son.

¹³Så ægtede Boaz Rut, og hun blev hans Hustru; og da han gik ind til hende, lod HERREN hende blive frugtsommelig, og hun fødte en Søn.

¹⁴The women said to Naomi, “Blessed be Yahweh, who has not left you this day without a near kinsman; and let his name be famous in Israel.

¹⁴Da sagde Kvinderne til No'omi: "Lovet være HERREN, som ikke lod dig uden Løser i Dag, og hans Navn skal prises i Israel.

¹⁵He shall be to you a restorer of life, and sustain you in your old age, for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, who is better to you than seven sons, has borne him.”

¹⁵Han blive din Trøster og Forsørger i din Alderdom; thi din Sønnekone, som viste dig Kærlighed, har født ham, hun, som er dig mere værd end syv Sønner!"

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

¹⁶Da tog No'omi Barnet i sin Favn, og hun blev dets Fostermoder.

¹⁷The women, her neighbors, gave him a name, saying, “There is a son born to Naomi”; and they named him Obed. He is the father of Jesse, the father of David.

¹⁷Og Naboerskerne gav ham Navn, idet de sagde: "No'omi har fået en Søn!" Og de kaldte ham Obed. Han blev Fader til Davids Fader Isaj.

¹⁸Now this is the history of the generations of Perez: Perez became the father of Hezron,

¹⁸Dette er Perezs Slægtebog: Perez avlede Hezron,

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

¹⁹Hezron avlede Ram, Ram avlede Amminadab,

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

²⁰Amminadab avlede Nahasjon, Nahasjon avlede Salmon,

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

²¹Salmon avlede Boaz, Boaz avlede Obed,

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

²²Obed avlede Isaj, og Isaj avlede David.