Rut 4

¹Ve Boaz kapıya yukarı çıkıp orada oturdu; ve işte, Boaz'ın hakkında konuştuğu yakın akraba oradan geçiyordu. Boaz ona, "Ey adsız dost, yoldan sapıp buraya otur," dedi. O da saptı ve oturdu.

²Boaz kentin ihtiyarlarından on adam aldı ve "Buraya oturun," dedi; onlar da oturdular.

³Boaz yakın akrabaya şöyle dedi: "Kardeşimiz Elimelek'e ait olan ve Moav toprağından geri dönen Naomi'ye verilmiş bulunan tarlanın payını,

⁴Ben de sana bildirmeyi uygun gördüm ve 'Burada oturanların ve halkımın ihtiyarlarının önünde burayı edin; eğer akrabalık hakkını kullanacaksan kullan, ama kullanmayacaksan bana bildir ki bileyim; çünkü senden başka akrabalık hakkını kullanacak kimse yoktur, ben de senden sonrayım' dedim." O da, "Ben varım, akrabalık hakkını kullanacağım," dedi.

⁵Bunun üzerine Boaz, "Tarlayı Naomi'nin elinden edindiğin gün, ölenin adını mirası üzerinde yaşatmak için, ölenin karısı Moavlı Rut'tan da onu edinmen gerekir," dedi.

⁶Yakın akraba, "Kendi mirasımı mahvetmemek için kendime akrabalık hakkını uygulayamam; benim akrabalık hakkımı kendin için sen edin, çünkü ben akrabalık hakkını uygulayamayacağım," dedi.

⁷Eski zamanlarda İsrail'de akrabalık hakkı ve takas işlerinde her türlü anlaşmayı kesinleştirmek için şu usul vardı: Bir adam çarığını çıkarıp kendi akrabalık hakkını devralacak olan yakınına verirdi; İsrail'deki tanıklık yöntemi buydu.

⁸Bu yüzden yakın akraba Boaz'a, "Benim akrabalık hakkımı kendin için edin," diyerek çarığını çıkardı ve ona verdi.

⁹Boaz ihtiyarlara ve bütün halka, "Elimelek'e ait olan her şeyi, Kilyon ve Mahlon'a ait olan ne varsa hepsini bugün Naomi'nin elinden edindiğime sizler tanıksınız," dedi.

¹⁰"Ayrıca ölenin adını mirası üzerinde yaşatmak ve onun adının kardeşleri arasından ve halkının soyundan yok olmamasını sağlamak için, Mahlon'un karısı Moavlı Rut'u da kendime eş olarak edindim; bugün sizler buna tanıksınız."

¹¹Kapıda bulunan bütün halk ve ihtiyarlar, "Tanığız," dediler. "Rab senin evine giren kadını, her ikisi de İsrail evini inşa eden Rahel ve Lea gibi yapsın; Efrata'da gücün artsın ve Beytlehem'de adın duyulsun!

¹²Ve senin evin, Rab'bin bu genç kızdan sana vereceği soy aracılığıyla, Tamar'ın Yahuda'ya doğurduğu Peres'in evi gibi olsun."

¹³Böylece Boaz Rut'u aldı ve Rut onun karısı oldu; Boaz onun yanına girdi, Rab kadına gebelik verdi ve kadın bir oğul doğurdu.

¹⁴Kadınlar Naomi'ye, "Bugün seni akrabasız bırakmayan Rab'be övgüler olsun; onun adı İsrail'de anılsın!" dediler.

¹⁵"O senin canını tazeleyecek ve senin yaşlılığını besleyecektir; çünkü seni seven ve senin için yedi oğuldan daha hayırlı olan gelinin onu doğurdu."

¹⁶Naomi çocuğu alıp bağrına bastı ve onun için bir dadı oldu.

¹⁷Komşu kadınlar, "Naomi'ye bir oğul doğuruldu!" diyerek ona ad koydular; onun adını Obed koydular. O, Davut'un babası olan İşay'ın babasıdır.

¹⁸Peres'in soyları şudur: Peres Hesron'un babası oldu.

¹⁹Hesron Aram'ın babası oldu; Aram Aminadav'ın babası oldu.

²⁰Aminadav Nahşon'un babası oldu; Nahşon Salmon'un babası oldu.

²¹Salmon Boaz'ın babası oldu; Boaz Obed'in babası oldu.

²²Obed İşay'ın babası oldu; İşay da Davut'un babası oldu.

¹ΚΑΙ Βοὸζ ἀνέβη ἐπὶ τὴν πύλην, καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἐκεῖ, καὶ ἰδοὺ ὁ ἀγχιστεὺς παρεπορεύετο, ὃν ἐλάλησε Βοόζ. καὶ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτὸν Βοόζ· ἐκκλίνας κάθισον ὧδε, κρύφιε. καὶ ἐξέκλινε καὶ ἐκάθισε.

²καὶ ἔλαβε Βοὸζ δέκα ἄνδρας ἀπὸ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων τῆς πόλεως καὶ εἶπε· καθίσατε ὧδε· καὶ ἐκάθισαν.

³καὶ εἶπε Βοὸζ τῷ ἀγχιστεῖ· τὴν μερίδα τοῦ ἀγροῦ, ἥ ἐστι τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ ἡμῶν τοῦ ᾿Ελιμέλεχ, ἣ δέδοται Νωεμὶν τῇ ἐπιστρεφούσῃ ἐξ ἀγροῦ Μωάβ,

⁴κἀγὼ εἶπα· ἀποκαλύψω τὸ οὖς σου λέγων· κτῆσαι ἐναντίον τῶν καθημένων καὶ ἐναντίον τῶν πρεσβυτέρων τοῦ λαοῦ μου· εἰ ἀγχιστεύεις, ἀγχίστευε· εἰ δὲ μὴ ἀγχιστεύεις, ἀνάγγειλόν μοι καὶ γνώσομαι· ὅτι οὐκ ἔστι πάρεξ σοῦ τοῦ ἀγχιστεῦσαι, κἀγώ εἰμι μετὰ σέ. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν· ἐγώ εἰμι, ἀγχιστεύσω.

⁵καὶ εἶπε Βοόζ· ἐν ἡμέρᾳ τοῦ κτήσασθαί σε τὸν ἀγρὸν ἐκ χειρὸς Νωεμὶν καὶ παρὰ Ῥοὺθ τῆς Μωαβίτιδος γυναικὸς τοῦ τεθνηκότος, καὶ αὐτὴν κτήσασθαί σε δεῖ ὥστε ἀναστῆσαι τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ τεθνηκότος ἐπὶ τῆς κληρονομίας αὐτοῦ.

⁶καὶ εἶπεν ὁ ἀγχιστεύς· οὐ δυνήσομαι ἀγχιστεῦσαι ἐμαυτῷ, μή ποτε διαφθείρω τὴν κληρονομίαν μου· ἀγχίστευσον σεαυτῷ τὴν ἀγχιστείαν μου, ὅτι οὐ δυνήσομαι ἀγχιστεῦσαι.

⁷καὶ τοῦτο τὸ δικαίωμα ἔμπροσθεν ἐν τῷ ᾿Ισραὴλ ἐπὶ τὴν ἀγχιστείαν καὶ ἐπὶ τὸ ἀντάλλαγμα τοῦ στῆσαι πάντα λόγον, καὶ ὑπελύετο ἀνὴρ τὸ ὑπόδημα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐδίδου τῷ πλησίον αὐτοῦ τῷ ἀγχιστεύοντι τὴν ἀγχιστείαν αὐτοῦ, καὶ τοῦτο ἦν μαρτύριον ἐν ᾿Ισραήλ.

⁸καὶ εἶπεν ὁ ἀγχιστεὺς τῷ Βοόζ· κτῆσαι σεαυτῷ τὴν ἀγχιστείαν μου· καὶ ὑπελύσατο τὸ ὑπόδημα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ.

⁹καὶ εἶπε Βοὸζ τοῖς πρεσβυτέροις καὶ παντὶ τῷ λαῷ· μάρτυρες ὑμεῖς σήμερον, ὅτι κέκτημαι πάντα τὰ τοῦ ᾿Ελιμέλεχ καὶ πάντα, ὅσα ὑπάρχει τῷ Χελαιὼν καὶ τῷ Μααλὼν ἐκ χειρὸς Νωεμίν·

¹⁰καί γε Ῥοὺθ τὴν Μωαβῖτιν τὴν γυναῖκα Μααλὼν κέκτημαι ἐμαυτῷ εἰς γυναῖκα τοῦ ἀναστῆσαι τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ τεθνηκότος ἐπὶ τῆς κληρονομίας αὐτοῦ, καὶ οὐκ ἐξολοθρευθήσεται τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ τεθνηκότος ἐκ τῶν ἀδελφῶν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐκ τῆς φυλῆς λαοῦ αὐτοῦ· μάρτυρες ὑμεῖς σήμερον.

¹¹καὶ εἴποσαν πᾶς ὁ λαὸς οἱ ἐν τῇ πύλῃ· μάρτυρες. καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι εἴποσαν· δῴη Κύριος τὴν γυναῖκά σου τὴν εἰσπορευομένην εἰς τὸν οἶκόν σου ὡς Ῥαχὴλ καὶ ὡς Λείαν, αἳ ᾠκοδόμησαν ἀμφότεροι τὸν οἶκον τοῦ ᾿Ισραὴλ καὶ ἐποίησαν δύναμιν ἐν ᾿Εφραθά, καὶ ἔσται ὄνομα ἐν Βηθλεέμ·

¹²καὶ γένοιτο ὁ οἶκός σου ὡς ὁ οἶκος Φαρές, ὃν ἔτεκε Θάμαρ τῷ ᾿Ιούδᾳ, ἐκ τοῦ σπέρματος οὗ δώσει Κύριός σοι ἐκ τῆς παιδίσκης ταύτης.

¹³καὶ ἔλαβε Βοὸζ τὴν Ῥούθ, καὶ ἐγενήθη αὐτῷ εἰς γυναῖκα, καὶ εἰσῆλθε πρὸς αὐτήν, καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτῇ Κύριος κύησιν, καὶ ἔτεκεν υἱόν.

¹⁴καὶ εἶπαν αἱ γυναῖκες πρὸς Νωεμίν· εὐλογητὸς Κύριος, ὃς οὐ κατέλυσέ σοι σήμερον τὸν ἀγχιστέα, καὶ καλέσαι τὸ ὄνομά σου ἐν ᾿Ισραήλ,

¹⁵καὶ ἔσται σοι εἰς ἐπιστρέφοντα ψυχὴν καὶ τοῦ διαθρέψαι τὴν πολιάν σου, ὅτι ἡ νύμφη ἡ ἀγαπήσασά σε ἔτεκεν αὐτόν, ἥ ἐστιν ἀγαθή σοι ὑπὲρ ἑπτὰ υἱούς.

¹⁶καὶ ἔλαβε Νωεμὶν τὸ παιδίον καὶ ἔθηκεν εἰς τὸν κόλπον αὐτῆς καὶ ἐγενήθη αὐτῷ εἰς τιθηνόν.

¹⁷καὶ ἐκάλεσαν αὐτοῦ αἱ γείτονες ὄνομα λέγουσαι· ἐτέχθη υἱὸς τῇ Νωεμίν· καὶ ἐκάλεσαν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ᾿Ωβήδ· οὗτος πατὴρ ᾿Ιεσσαὶ πατρὸς Δαυίδ.

¹⁸καὶ αὗται αἱ γενέσεις Φαρές· Φαρὲς ἐγέννησε τὸν ᾿Εσρώμ,

¹⁹᾿Εσρὼμ δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν ᾿Αράν, καὶ ᾿Αρὰν ἐγέννησε τὸν ᾿Αμιναδάβ,

²⁰καὶ ᾿Αμιναδὰβ ἐγέννησε τὸν Ναασσών, καὶ Ναασσὼν ἐγέννησε τὸν Σαλμάν,

²¹καὶ Σαλμὰν ἐγέννησε τὸν Βοόζ, καὶ Βοὸζ ἐγέννησε τὸν ᾿Ωβήδ,

²²καὶ ᾿Ωβὴδ ἐγέννησε τὸν ᾿Ιεσσαί, καὶ ᾿Ιεσσαὶ ἐγέννησε τὸν Δαυίδ.

¹And Booz went up to the gate, and sat there; and behold, the relative passed by, of whom Booz spoke: and Booz said to him, Turn aside, sit down here, such a one: and he turned aside and sat down.

²And Booz took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye here; and they sat down.

³And Booz said to the relative, [The matter regards] the portion of the field which was our brother Elimelech’s which was given to Noemin, now returning out of the land of Moab;

⁴and I said, I will inform thee, saying, Buy it before those that sit, and before the elders of my people: if thou wilt redeem it, redeem it, but if thou wilt not redeem it, tell me, and I shall know; for there is no one beside thee to do the office of a kinsman, and I am after thee: and he said, I am [here], I will redeem it.

⁵And Booz said, In the day of thy buying the field of the hand of Noemin and of Ruth the Moabitess the wife of the deceased, thou must also buy her, so as to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.

⁶And the kinsman said, I shall not be able to redeem it for myself, lest I mar my own inheritance; do thou redeem my right for thyself, for I shall not be able to redeem [it].

⁷And this [was] in former time the ordinance in Israel for redemption, and for a bargain, to confirm every word: A man loosed his shoe, and gave it to his neighbour that redeemed his right; and this was a testimony in Israel.

⁸And the kinsman said to Booz, Buy my right for thyself: and he took off his shoe and gave it to him.

⁹And Booz said to the elders and to all the people, Ye [are] this day witnesses, that I have bought all that was Elimelech’s, and all that belonged to Chelaion and Maalon, of the hand of Noemin.

¹⁰Moreover I have bought for myself for a wife Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Maalon, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance; so the name of the dead shall not be destroyed from among his brethren, and from the tribe of his people: ye [are] this day witnesses.

¹¹And all the people who were in the gate said, [We are] witnesses: and the elders said, The Lord make thy wife who goes into thy house, as Rachel and as Lia, who both [together] built the house of Israel, and wrought mightily in Ephratha, and there shall be a name [to thee] in Bethleem.

¹²And let thy house be as the house of Phares, whom Thamar bore to Juda, of the seed which the Lord shall give thee of this handmaid.

¹³And Booz took Ruth, and she became his wife, and he went in to her; and the Lord gave her conception, and she bore a son.

¹⁴And the woman said to Noemin, Blessed [is] the Lord, who has not suffered a redeemer to fail thee this day, even to make thy name famous in Israel.

¹⁵And he shall be to thee a restorer of thy soul, and one to cherish thy old age; for thy daughter-in-law which has loved thee, who is better to thee than seven sons, has born him.

¹⁶And Noemin took the child and laid it in her bosom, and became a nurse to it.

¹⁷And the neighbours gave it a name, saying, A son has been born to Noemin; and they called his name Obed; this [is] the father of Jessae the father of David.

¹⁸And these [are] the generations of Phares: Phares begot Esrom:

¹⁹Esrom begot Aram; and Aram begot Aminadab.

²⁰And Aminadab begot Naasson; and Naasson begot Salmon.

²¹And Salmon begot Booz; and Booz begot Obed.

²²And Obed begot Jessae; and Jessae begot David.