Now Boaz went
up to the gate
and sat
down
there
, and behold
, athe 1close
relative
of whom
Boaz
spoke
was passing
by, so he said
, "Turn
aside
, 2friend
, sit
down
here
." And he turned
aside
and sat
down
.
He took ten
men
of the aelders
of the city
and said
, "Sit
down
here
." So they sat
down
.
Then he said to the 1closest
relative
, "Naomi
, who has come
back
from the land
of Moab
, has to sell
the piece
of land
awhich
belonged to our brother
Elimelech
.
"So I thought to 1inform
you, saying
, ` aBuy
it before
those who are sitting
here, and before
the elders
of my people
. If
you will redeem
it, redeem
it; but if
2not, tell
me that I may know
; for bthere
is no
one
but you to redeem
it, and I am after
you.' " And he said
, "I will redeem
it."
Then Boaz said
, "On the day
you buy
the field
from the hand
of Naomi
, you must also acquire
Ruth
the Moabitess
, the widow
of the deceased
, in order ato raise
up the name
of the deceased
on his inheritance
."
aThe 1closest relative
said
, "I cannot
redeem
it for myself, because
I would 2jeopardize
my own inheritance
. Redeem
it for yourself; you may have my right
of redemption
, for I cannot
redeem
it."
Now this was athe custom in former
times
in Israel
concerning
the redemption
and the exchange
of land to confirm
any
matter
: a man
removed
his sandal
and gave
it to another
; and this
was the manner of attestation
in Israel
.
So the 1closest relative
said
to Boaz
, "Buy
it for yourself." And he removed
his sandal
.
Then Boaz said
to the elders
and all
the people
, "You are witnesses
today
that I have bought
from the hand
of Naomi
all
that belonged to Elimelech
and all
that belonged to Chilion
and Mahlon
.
"Moreover, I have acquired
Ruth
the Moabitess
, the widow
of Mahlon
, to be my wife
in order to raise
up the name
of the deceased
on his inheritance
, so athat the name
of the deceased
will not be cut
off
from his brothers
or from the 1court
of his birth place
; you are witnesses
today
."
All the people
who
were in the 1court
, and the elders
, said
, "We are witnesses
. May the LORD
make
the woman
who is coming
into your home
alike Rachel
and Leah
, both
of whom
built
the house
of Israel
; and may you achieve
2wealth
in Ephrathah
and 3become
famous
in Bethlehem
.
"Moreover, may your house be like the house
of aPerez
whom
Tamar
bore
to Judah
, through
the 1offspring
which
the LORD
will give
you by this
young
woman
."
So Boaz took
Ruth
, and she became
his wife
, and he went
in to her. And athe LORD
1enabled
her to conceive
, and she gave
birth
to a son
.
Then the awomen said
to Naomi
, "Blessed
is the LORD
who
has not left
you without
a 1redeemer
today
, and may his name
2become
famous
in Israel
.
"May he also be to you a restorer of life
and a sustainer
of your old
age
; for your daughter-in-law
, who
loves
you 1 aand is better
to you than
seven
sons
, has given
birth
to him."
Then Naomi took
the child
1and laid
him in her lap
, and became
his nurse
.
The neighbor women
gave
him a name
, saying
, "A son
has been born
to Naomi
!" So they named
him Obed
. He is the father
of Jesse
, the father
of David
.
Now these are the generations
of Perez
: ato Perez
1was born
Hezron
,
and to Hezron was born
Ram
, and to Ram
, Amminadab
,
and to Amminadab was born
Nahshon
, and to Nahshon
, Salmon
,
and to Salmon was born
Boaz
, and to Boaz
, Obed
,
and to Obed was born
Jesse
, and to Jesse
, David
.