1 B oaz went up to the gate and sat down there. He saw the in-law of the family that he had spoken about pass by. So Boaz said, “Come here, friend, and sit down.” So the man came and sat down.

فَصَعِدَ بُوعَزُ إلَى مِنْطَقَةِ الاجْتِماعاتِ العامَّةِ عِندَ بَوّابَةِ المَدِينَةِ وَجَلَسَ هُناكَ. ثُمَّ مَرَّ الحامِي الآخَرُ الَّذِي ذَكَرَهُ بُوعَزُ. فَقالَ لَهُ بُوعَزُ: «يا فُلانُ، تَعالَ إلَى هُنا وَاجلِسْ.» فَالتَفَتَ وَجَلَسَ.

2 A nd Boaz took ten of the leaders of the city and said, “Sit down here.” So they sat down.

ثُمَّ اسْتَدْعَى عَشْرَةَ رِجالٍ مِنْ شُيُوخِ المَدِينَةِ، وَقالَ لَهُمْ: «اجلِسُوا.» فَجَلَسُوا.

3 T hen Boaz said to the close in-law, “Naomi has returned from the land of Moab. She is selling the piece of land which belonged to our brother Elimelech.

ثُمَّ قالَ بُوعَزُ لِلحامِي: «نُعمِي، المَرأةُ الَّتِي عادَتْ مِنْ أرْضِ مُوآبَ، تُرِيدُ بَيْعَ الأرْضِ الَّتِي تَخُصُّ قَرِيبَنا ألِيمالِكَ.

4 I thought I should let you know about it. Buy it in front of those who are sitting here, and in front of the leaders of my people. If you will buy it, then buy it. But if not, tell me you do not want to buy it, so I may know. For you have the right to be the first one to buy it. And I am after you.” The man said, “I will buy it.”

وَقَدْ قَرَّرْتُ أنْ أتَحَدَّثَ مَعكَ بِشأنِها، لِأرَى إنْ كُنْتَ سَتَشْتَرِيها أمامَ الجالِسِينَ هُنا وَشُيُوخِ شَعبِي. فَإنْ كُنْتَ تُرِيدُ أنْ تَشتَرِيَها وَتَقُومَ بِواجِبِ الحامِي، فاشْتَرِها وَقُمْ بِواجِبِ الحامِي. وَإنْ كُنتَ لا تُرِيدُ، فَأخْبِرْنِي لِأعرِفَ، لِأنَّكَ أنتَ أقْرَبُ مَنْ يَنْبَغِيُ عَلَيهِ ذَلِكَ، وَأنا بَعْدُكَ فِي هَذا الأمْرِ.» فَقالَ الحامِي: «سَأشْتَرِيها وَأقُومُ بِواجِبِ الحامِي.»

5 T hen Boaz said, “The day you buy the field from Naomi, you must take Ruth, the Moabite woman, also. She is the wife of the dead man. You must keep alive the name of the dead man on his land.”

فَقالَ بُوعَزُ: «عِندَما تَشتَرِي الأرْضَ مِنْ نُعمِي وَراعُوثَ المُوآبِيَّةَ، فَأنتَ تَشتَرِيها لإعادَةِ اسْمِ الرَّجُلِ المَيِّتِ إلَى مِيراثِهِ.»

6 T hen the close in-law said, “I cannot buy it for myself because it might be that my own children would not be able to own my land later. Take it for yourself. I give you my right to buy it, for I cannot buy it.”

فَقالَ الحامِي الأقرَبُ: «لا أستَطِيعُ شِراءَها، لِئَلّا أُفْسِدَ مِيراثِي. فاشْتَرِ أنْتَ ما كانَ واجِباً عَلَيَّ شِراؤهُ، فَأنا لا أستَطِيعُ ذَلِكَ.»

7 T his is what was done before in Israel to show that the buying or trading of land was decided upon. A man would take off his shoe and give it to another. This would make sure what was decided.

وَكانَتِ العادَةُ فِي تِلكَ الأيّامِ فِي إسْرائِيلَ أنْ يَخلَعَ الشَّخْصُ حِذاءَهُ وَيُعطِيهِ لِلآخَرِ، كَصَكٍّ لِتَبادُلِ البَضائِعِ، أوِ القِيامِ بِواجِبِ الحامِي.

8 S o he said to Boaz, “Buy it for yourself.” And he took off his shoe.

فَعِندَما قالَ الحامِي لِبُوعَزَ: «اشْتَرِ أنتَ،» خَلَعَ حِذاءَهُ.

9 T hen Boaz said to the leaders and all the people, “You have seen today that I have bought from Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech, to Chilion and to Mahlon.

ثُمَّ قالَ بُوعَزُ لِلشُّيُوخِ وَلِكافَّةِ النّاسِ الَّذِينَ كانُوا هُناكَ: «كُلُّكُمْ شُهُودٌ اليَومَ عَلَى أنَّنِي سَأشْتَرِي مِنْ نُعمِي كُلَّ ما كانَ يَمتَلِكُهُ ألِيمالِكُ وَابْناهُ كِليُونَ وَمَحلُونُ.

10 A nd I have taken Ruth, the Moabite woman who was Mahlon’s wife, to be my wife. I will keep alive the name of the dead man on his land. His name will not be forgotten among his brothers or from the gate of his birth-place. You have heard this today.”

وَكَذَلِكَ سأتَّخِذُ راعُوثَ المُوآبِيَّةَ زَوجَةَ مَحلُونَ زَوجَةً لِي، لِأُعِيْدَ اسْمَ الرَّجُلِ المَيِّتِ إلَى مِيراثِهِ، فَلا يُقطَعُ اسْمُهُ مِنْ عَشِيرَتِهِ وَمِنْ بَلدَتِهِ الأصلِيَّةِ. وَأنْتُمْ شُهُودٌ عَلَى ذَلِكَ اليَومَ.»

11 A ll the people in the gate and the leaders said, “We have heard it. May the Lord make the woman who is coming into your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built the house of Israel. May you become rich in Ephrathah and be known by all in Bethlehem.

فَقالَ الشُّيُوخُ وَكافَةُ الَّذِينَ كانُوا فِي مِنْطَقَةِ الاجْتِماعاتِ العامَّةِ عِندَ بَوّابَةِ المَدِينَةِ: «لِيَجعَلِ اللهُ هَذِهِ المَرأةَ الدّاخِلَةَ إلَى بَيتِكَ كَراحِيلَ وَلَيئَةَ اللَّتينِ بَنَتا بَيتَ إسْرائِيلَ. وَلْتُصبِحْ عائِلَةً قَوِيَّةً فِي أفراتَةَ. وَلْيَكُنِ اسْمُكَ شَهِيراً فِي بَيْتَ لَحْمَ.

12 M ay your house be like the house of Perez, the son of Judah and Tamar, because of the children the Lord will give you by this young woman.” The Families to Follow Ruth and Boaz

لِيَبْنِ اللهُ بَيتَكَ مِنَ الأولادِ الَّذِينَ يُعطِيكَ إيّاهُمْ مِنْ هَذِهِ المَرأةِ الشّابَّةِ، وَلْيَكُنْ بَيْتاً عَظِيماً كَبَيتِ فارَصَ ابنِ ثامارَ وَيَهُوذا.»

13 S o Boaz took Ruth. She became his wife, and he went in to her. The Lord made it possible for her to have a child and she gave birth to a son.

فاتَّخَذَ بُوعَزُ راعُوثَ زَوجَةً لَهُ. وَعَاشَرَها، فَأعطاها اللهُ القُدرَةَ عَلَى أنْ تَحْمِلَ. وَوَلَدَتْ صَبِيّاً.

14 T he women said to Naomi, “Thanks be to the Lord. He has not left you without a family this day. May his name become known in all of Israel.

وَأنْشَدَتْ نِساءُ البَلدَةِ لِنُعمِي: «مُبارَكٌ اللهُ الَّذِي أعطاكِ اليَومَ حامِياً. لِيَكُنْ اسْمُهُ شَهِيراً فِي إسْرائِيلَ.

15 M ay he bring you new life and strength while you are old. For your daughter-in-law who loves you, who is better to you than seven sons, has given birth to him.”

فَهُوَ سَيُعَزِّيكِ وَيَعتَنِي بِكِ فِي شَيخُوخَتِكِ. لِأنَّ كَنَّتَكِ مَنْ أحَبَّتْكِ هِيَ مَنْ وَلَدَتْهُ، وَهِيَ أفضَلُ لَكِ مِنْ سَبْعَةِ بَنِينَ.»

16 T hen Naomi took the child and held him, and became his nurse.

فَأخَذَتْ نُعمِي الصَّبِيَّ، وَوَضَعَتْهُ فِي حِضْنِها، وَصارَتْ مُرَبِّيَةً لَهُ.

17 T he neighbor women gave him a name. They said, “A son has been born to Naomi!” And they called him Obed. He is the father of Jesse, the father of David.

وَأسْمَتْهُ الجاراتُ عُوبِيدَ، وَقُلْنَ: «وُلِدَ لِنُعمِي ابْنٌ.» وَعُوبِيدُ هُوَ أبُو يَسَّى، وَيَسَّى أبُو المَلِكِ داوُدَ.

18 N ow these are the children of Perez. Perez was the father of Hezron.

هَذا هُوَ سِجِلُّ عائِلَةِ فارَصَ: فارَصُ أبُو حَصرُونَ.

19 H ezron was the father of Ram. Ram was the father of Amminadab.

حَصرُونُ أبُو رامٍ. رامٌ أبُو عَمِّينادابَ.

20 A mminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was the father of Salmon.

عَمِّينادابُ أبُو نَحشُونَ. نَحشُونُ أبُو سَلْمُونَ.

21 S almon was the father of Boaz. Boaz was the father of Obed.

سَلمُونُ أبُو بُوعَزَ. بُوعَزُ أبُو عُوبِيدَ.

22 O bed was the father of Jesse. And Jesse was the father of David.

عُوبِيدُ أبُو يَسَّى. يَسَّى أبُو داوُدَ.