Ruth 4

uvo'az alah hasha'ar vayyeshev sham vehinneh haggo'el over asher dibber-bo'az vayyomer surah shevah-ppoh peloni almoni vayyasar vayyeshev

Meanwhile, Boaz had gone to the gate and sat down there. And now the redeemer whom Boaz had mentioned passed by. He called, “Come over and sit down here, So-and-so!” And he came over and sat down.

vayyiqqakh asarah anashim mizziqne ha'ir vayyomer shevu-foh vayyeshevu

Then [Boaz] took ten elders of the town and said, “Be seated here”; and they sat down.

vayyomer laggo'el khelqat hassadeh asher le'akhinu le'elimelekh makherah no'omi hashavah missedeh mo'av

He said to the redeemer, “Naomi, now returned from the country of Moab, must sell the piece of land that belonged to our kinsman Elimelech.

va'ani amarti egleh oznekha lemor qeneh neged hayyoshevim veneged ziqne ammi im-tigal ge'al ve'im-lo yigal haggidah li (vd) [ve'ede'ah] ki en zulatekha ligol ve'anokhi akharekha vayyomer anokhi egal

I thought I should disclose the matter to you and say: Acquire it in the presence of those seated here and in the presence of the elders of my people. If you are willing to redeem it, redeem! But if you will not redeem, tell me, that I may know. For there is no one to redeem but you, and I come after you.” “I am willing to redeem it,” he replied.

vayyomer bo'az beyom-qenotekha hassadeh miyyad no'omi ume'et rut hammo'aviyyah eshet-hammet (qnyty) [qanita] lehaqim shem-hammet al-nakhalato

Boaz continued, “When you acquire the property from Naomi and from Ruth the Moabite, you must also acquire the wife of the deceased, so as to perpetuate the name of the deceased upon his estate.”

vayyomer haggo'el lo ukhal (lgvl) [ligol-]li pen-ashkhit et-nakhalati ge'al-lekha attah et-ge'ullati ki lo-ukhal ligol

The redeemer replied, “Then I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I impair my own estate. You take over my right of redemption, for I am unable to exercise it.”

vezot lefanim beyisra'el al-hagge'ullah ve'al-hattemurah leqayyem kol-davar shalaf ish na'alo venatan lere'ehu vezot hatte'udah beyisra'el

Now this was formerly done in Israel in cases of redemption or exchange: to validate any transaction, one party would take off a sandal and hand it to the other. Such was the practice in Israel.

vayyomer haggo'el levo'az qeneh-lakh vayyishlof na'alo

So when the redeemer said to Boaz, “Acquire for yourself,” he drew off his sandal.

vayyomer bo'az lazzeqenim vekhol-ha'am edim attem hayyom ki qaniti et-kol-asher le'elimelekh ve'et kol-asher lekhilyon umakhlon miyyad no'omi

And Boaz said to the elders and to the rest of the people, “You are witnesses today that I am acquiring from Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech and all that belonged to Chilion and Mahlon.

vegam et-rut hammo'aviyyah eshet makhlon qaniti li le'isha lehaqim shem-hammet al-nakhalato velo-yikkaret shem-hammet me'im ekhayw umisha'ar meqomo edim attem hayyom

I am also acquiring Ruth the Moabite, the wife of Mahlon, as my wife, so as to perpetuate the name of the deceased upon his estate, that the name of the deceased may not disappear from among his kinsmen and from the gate of his home town. You are witnesses today.”

vayyomeru kol-ha'am asher-basha'ar vehazzeqenim edim yitten Adonai et-ha'isha habba'ah el-betekha kerakhel ukhele'ah asher banu shetehem et-bet yisra'el va'aseh-khayil be'efratah uqera-shem bevet lakhem

All the people at the gate and the elders answered, “We are. May GOD make the woman who is coming into your house like Rachel and Leah, both of whom built up the House of Israel! Prosper in Ephrathah and perpetuate your name in Bethlehem!

vihi vetekha kevet perets asher-yaledah tamar lihudah min-hazzera asher yitten Adonai lekha min-hanna'arah hazzot

And may your house be like the house of Perez whom Tamar bore to Judah—through the offspring that GOD will give you by this young woman.”

vayyiqqakh bo'az et-rut vattehi-lo le'isha vayyavo eleha vayyitten Adonai lah herayon vatteled ben

So Boaz married Ruth; she became his wife, and he cohabited with her. GOD let her conceive, and she bore a son.

vattomarnah hannashim el-no'omi barukh Adonai asher lo hishbit lakh go'el hayyom veyiqqare shemo beyisra'el

And the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be GOD, who has not withheld a redeemer from you today! May his name be perpetuated in Israel!

vehayah lakh lemeshiv nefesh ulekhalkel et-sevatekh ki khallatekh asher-ahevatekh yeladattu asher-hi tovah lakh mishivah banim

He will renew your life and sustain your old age; for he is born of your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons.”

vattiqqakh no'omi et-hayyeled vatteshitehu vekheqah vattehi-lo le'omenet

Naomi took the child and held it to her bosom. She became its foster mother,

vattiqrenah lo hashekhenot shem lemor yullad-ben leno'omi vattiqrenah shemo oved hu avi-yishay avi david

and the women neighbors gave him a name, saying, “A son is born to Naomi!” They named him Obed; he was the father of Jesse, father of David.

ve'elleh toledot parets perets holid et-khetsron

This is the line of Perez: Perez begot Hezron,

vekhetsron holid et-ram veram holid et-amminadav

Hezron begot Ram, Ram begot Amminadab,

ve'amminadav holid et-nakhshon venakhshon holid et-salmah

Amminadab begot Nahshon, Nahshon begot Salmon,

vesalmon holid et-bo'az uvo'az holid et-oved

Salmon begot Boaz, Boaz begot Obed,

ve'oved holid et-yishay veyishay holid et-david

Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David.