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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.”

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!'

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.”

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

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.”

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!'

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.”

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.'

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.

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!

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.”

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.”

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!'

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

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

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.

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

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

¹⁸Ja need on Peretsi järeltulijad: Peretsile sündis Hesron;

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

¹⁹Hesronile sündis Raam ja Raamile sündis Amminadab;

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

²⁰Amminadabile sündis Nahson ja Nahsonile sündis Salma;

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

²¹Salmale sündis Boas ja Boasele sündis Oobed;

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

²²Oobedile sündis Iisai ja Iisaile sündis Taavet.