Karon si Booz mitungas ngadto sa ganghaan, ug milingkod didto: ug, ania karon, ang duol nga kaubanan nga gihisgutan ni Booz milabay; kaniya siya miingon: Oh kana mao siya! hapit una, lingkod diri. Ug mihapit siya, ug milingkod. Ug gikuha niya ang napulo ka tawo sa mga anciano sa ciudad, ug miingon: Panlingkod kamo dinhi. Ug sila nanlingkod. Ug miingon siya sa duol nga kaubanan: Si Noemi, ang nahibalik pag-usab gikan sa yuta sa Moab, nagabaligya sa bahin nga yuta nga iya kang Elimelech nga atong igsoon: Ug ako naghunahuna sa pagpadayag niana kanimo, sa pag-ingon: Palita kana sa atubangan nila nga naglingkod dinhi, ug sa atubangan sa mga anciano sa akong katawohan. Kong imong lukaton kana, lukata; apan kong ikaw dili molukat niana, nan suginli ako, aron mahibaloan ko; kay walay laing makalukat niana gawas kanimo; ug ako sunod kanimo. Ug siya miingon: Akong lukaton kana. Unya miingon si Booz: Sa unsang adlawa nga paliton mo ang uma sa kamot ni Noemi, paliton mo usab ang kang Ruth, nga Moabihanon, ang asawa sa namatay, aron sa pagbangon sa ngalan sa namatay sa iyang panulondon: Ug ang haduol nga kaubanan miingon: Dili kana malukat nako sa akong kaugalingon, tingali hinoon mausik ang akong kaugalingon nga panulondon: kuhaon mo ang akong katungod sa paglukat pag-usab niana; kay ako dili makalukat niana. Karon kini mao ang batasan sa unang panahon sa Israel mahitungod sa paglukat, ug mahitungod sa pag-ilis, aron sa pagmatuod sa tanang butang: ang usa ka tawo mokuha sa iyang sapin, ug ihatag sa iyang silingan; ug kini mao ang paagi sa pagpamatuod dinhi sa Israel. Busa ang duol nga kaubanan miingon kang Booz: Palita kana alang sa imong kaugalingon. Ug gikuha niya ang iyang sapin. Ug si Booz miingon sa mga anciano, ug sa tibook nga katawohan: Kamo mao ang mga saksi niining adlawa, nga gipalit ko ang tanan nga iya ni Elimelech, ug ang tanan nga iya ni Chelion ug ni Mahalon, gikan sa kamot ni Noemi. Labut pa si Ruth ang Moabihanon, ang asawa ni Mahalon, gipalit ko nga akong asawa, aron sa pagbangon sa ngalan sa namatay ibabaw sa iyang panulondon, aron ang ngalan sa namatay dili mawala sa iyang mga kaigsoonan, ug gikan sa ganghaan sa iyang dapit: kamo mao ang mga saksi niining adlawa. Ug ang tibook nga katawohan nga didto sa ganghaan, ug ang mga anciano, miingon: Kami mga saksi. Si Jehova maghimo sa babaye nga mahiadto sa imong balay sama kang Rachel ug sama kang Lea, nga ang maong duruha nagtukod sa balay sa Israel: ug mag-maadunahan ka sa Ephrata, ug magmabantugan sa Beth-lehem. Ug himoa nga ang imong balay mahisama sa balay ni Phares, nga gipanganak ni Thamar kang Juda, sa kaliwat nga igahatag ni Jehova kanimo niining babayehana. Busa gikuha ni Booz si Ruth, ug siya nahimo nga iyang asawa; ug siya mitipon paghigda kaniya, ug si Jehova mitugot kaniya sa pagpanamkon, ug siya nanganak ug usa ka anak nga lalake. Ug ang mga babaye miingon kang Noemi: Bulahan si Jehova, nga wala mobiya kanimo niining adlawa sa pagkawalay duol nga kaubanan; ug himoa ang iyang ngalan nga dungganon sa Israel. Ug alang kanimo siya mahimong magbabag-o sa kinabuhi, ug maglilig-on kanimo sa imong pagkatigulang; kay gipanganak sa imong binalaye nga nahagugma kanimo, ang labi pang maayo kanimo kay sa pito ka mga anak nga lalake. Ug gikuha ni Noemi ang bata, ug gibutang sa iyang sabakan, ug siya nahimong iwa niini. Ug ang mga babaye nga iyang silingan minghatag niana ug usa ka ngalan nga ming-ingon: May usa ka anak nga natawo kang Noemi; ug ilang gitawag ang iyang ngalan nga si Obed: siya ang amahan ni Isai, ang amahan ni David. Karon kini mao ang mga kagikanan ni Phares: si Phares nanganak kang Hesron, Ug si Hesron nanganak kang Ram, ug si Ram nanganak kang Aminadab, Ug si Aminadab nanganak kang Nahason, ug si Nahason nanganak kang Salmon, Ug si Salmon nanganak kang Booz, ug si Booz nanganak kang Obed, | And Boaz went up to the public place of the town, and took his seat there: and the near relation of whom he had been talking came by; and Boaz, crying out to him by name, said, Come and be seated here. And he came and was seated. Then he got ten of the responsible men of the town, and said, Be seated here. And they took their seats. Then he said to the near relation, Naomi, who has come back from the country of Moab, is offering for a price that bit of land which was our brother Elimelech's: And it was in my mind to give you the chance of taking it, with the approval of those seated here and of the responsible men of my people. If you are ready to do what it is right for a relation to do, then do it: but if you will not do it, say so to me now; for there is no one who has the right to do it but you, and after you myself. And he said, I will do it. Then Boaz said, On the day when you take this field, you will have to take with it Ruth, the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, so that you may keep the name of the dead living in his heritage. And the near relation said, I am not able to do the relation's part, for fear of damaging the heritage I have: you may do it in my place, for I am not able to do it myself. Now, in earlier times this was the way in Israel when property was taken over by a near relation, or when there was a change of owner. To make the exchange certain one man took off his shoe and gave it to the other; and this was a witness in Israel. So the near relation said to Boaz, Take it for yourself. And he took off his shoe. Then Boaz said to the responsible men and to all the people, You are witnesses today that I have taken at a price from Naomi all the property which was Elimelech's, and everything which was Chilion's and Mahlon's. And, further, I have taken Ruth, the Moabitess, who was the wife of Mahlon, to be my wife, to keep the name of the dead man living in his heritage, so that his name may not be cut off from among his countrymen, and from the memory of his town: you are witnesses this day. And all the people who were in the public place, and the responsible men, said, We are witnesses. May the Lord make this woman, who is about to come into your house, like Rachel and Leah, which two were the builders of the house of Israel: and may you have wealth in Ephrathah, and be great in Beth-lehem; May your family be like the family of Perez, the son whom Tamar gave to Judah, from the offspring which the Lord may give you by this young woman. So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife; and he went in to her, and the Lord made her with child and she gave birth to a son. And the women said to Naomi, A blessing on the Lord, who has not let you be this day without a near relation, and may his name be great in Israel. He will be a giver of new life to you, and your comforter when you are old, for your daughter-in-law, who, in her love for you, is better than seven sons, has given birth to him. And Naomi took the child and put her arms round it, and she took care of it. And the women who were her neighbours gave it a name, saying, Naomi has a child; and they gave him the name of Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David. Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez became the father of Hezron; And Hezron became the father of Ram, and Ram became the father of Amminadab; And Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon became the father of Salmon; And Salmon became the father of Boaz, and Boaz became the father of Obed; And Obed became the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David. |
