Ruth 4

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	LXX
1 Then Boaz went up to the gate, and he sat there. And when he had seen the kinsman passing by, whom he had previously discussed, he spoke to him, calling him by his name, “Pause for a little while, and sit down here.” He turned aside and sat down.	1 και βοος ανεβη επι την πυλην και εκαθισεν εκει και ιδου ο αγχιστευτης παρεπορευετο ον ειπεν βοος και ειπεν προς αυτον βοος εκκλινας καθισον ωδε κρυφιε και εξεκλινεν και εκαθισεν
2 But Boaz, calling aside ten men among the elders of the city, said to them, “Sit down here.”	2 και ελαβεν βοος δεκα ανδρας απο των πρεσβυτερων της πολεως και ειπεν καθισατε ωδε και εκαθισαν
3 They settled down, and he spoke to the kinsman, “Naomi, who has returned from the region of the Moabites, is selling part of a field of our brother Elimelech.	3 και ειπεν βοος τω αγχιστει την μεριδα του αγρου η εστιν του αδελφου ημων του αβιμελεχ η δεδοται νωεμιν τη επιστρεφουση εξ αγρου μωαβ
4 I wanted you to hear this, and to tell you in front of everyone sitting here, including the eldest of my people. If you will take possession of it by the right of kinship, buy it and possess it. But if it displeases you, you should reveal this to me, so that I will know what I have to do. For there is no near kinsman besides you, who is before me, and I am after you.” But he answered, “I will buy the field.”	4 καγω ειπα αποκαλυψω το ους σου λεγων κτησαι εναντιον των καθημενων και εναντιον των πρεσβυτερων του λαου μου ει αγχιστευεις αγχιστευε ει δε μη αγχιστευεις αναγγειλον μοι και γνωσομαι οτι ουκ εστιν παρεξ σου του αγχιστευσαι καγω ειμι μετα σε ο δε ειπεν εγω ειμι αγχιστευσω
5 And Boaz said to him, “When buying the field, you are likewise obliged to accept the hand of the woman Ruth, the Moabite, who was the wife of the deceased, so that you may raise up the name of your near kinsman through his posterity.”	5 και ειπεν βοος εν ημερα του κτησασθαι σε τον αγρον εκ χειρος νωεμιν και παρα ρουθ της μωαβιτιδος γυναικος του τεθνηκοτος και αυτην κτησασθαι σε δει ωστε αναστησαι το ονομα του τεθνηκοτος επι της κληρονομιας αυτου
6 He answered, “I yield my right of kinship, for I am obliged not to cut off the posterity of my own family. You may make use of my privilege, which I freely declare I will forego.”	6 και ειπεν ο αγχιστευς ου δυνησομαι αγχιστευσαι εμαυτω μηποτε διαφθειρω την κληρονομιαν μου αγχιστευσον σεαυτω την αγχιστειαν μου οτι ου δυνησομαι αγχιστευσαι
7 Yet it was the custom between kinsmen in this former time in Israel, that if at anytime one yielded his right to another, so as to confirm his permission, the man took off his shoe and gave it to his neighbor. This was a testimony of concession in Israel.	7 και τουτο το δικαιωμα εμπροσθεν εν τω ισραηλ επι την αγχιστειαν και επι το ανταλλαγμα του στησαι παν λογον και υπελυετο ο ανηρ το υποδημα αυτου και εδιδου τω πλησιον αυτου τω αγχιστευοντι την αγχιστειαν αυτου και τουτο ην μαρτυριον εν ισραηλ
8 And so Boaz said to his kinsman, “Take off your shoe.” And immediately he released it from his foot.	8 και ειπεν ο αγχιστευς τω βοος κτησαι σεαυτω την αγχιστειαν μου και υπελυσατο το υποδημα αυτου και εδωκεν αυτω
9 And he said to the eldest and to all the people, “You are witnesses this day, that I have taken possession of all that belonged to Elimelech and Chilion and Mahlon, and was bequeathed to Naomi.	9 και ειπεν βοος τοις πρεσβυτεροις και παντι τω λαω μαρτυρες υμεις σημερον οτι κεκτημαι παντα τα του αβιμελεχ και παντα οσα υπαρχει τω χελαιων και τω μααλων εκ χειρος νωεμιν
10 And Ruth, the Moabite, the wife of Mahlon, I have taken in marriage so as to raise up the name of the deceased in his posterity, so that his name will not be cut off from among his family and his brethren and his people. You, I say, are witnesses of this thing.”	10 και γε ρουθ την μωαβιτιν την γυναικα μααλων κεκτημαι εμαυτω εις γυναικα του αναστησαι το ονομα του τεθνηκοτος επι της κληρονομιας αυτου και ουκ εξολεθρευθησεται το ονομα του τεθνηκοτος εκ των αδελφων αυτου και εκ της φυλης λαου αυτου μαρτυρες υμεις σημερον
11 All the people who were at the gate, along with the eldest, answered, “We are witnesses. May the Lord make this woman, who enters into your house, like Rachel, and Leah, who built up the house of Israel, so that she may be an example of virtue in Ephrathah, and so that her name may be honored in Bethlehem.	11 και ειποσαν πας ο λαος οι εν τη πυλη μαρτυρες και οι πρεσβυτεροι ειποσαν δωη κυριος την γυναικα σου την εισπορευομενην εις τον οικον σου ως ραχηλ και ως λειαν αι ωκοδομησαν αμφοτεραι τον οικον ισραηλ και εποιησαν δυναμιν εν εφραθα και εσται ονομα εν βαιθλεεμ
12 And may your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, of the offspring which the Lord will give to you from this young woman.”	12 και γενοιτο ο οικος σου ως ο οικος φαρες ον ετεκεν θαμαρ τω ιουδα εκ του σπερματος ου δωσει κυριος σοι εκ της παιδισκης ταυτης
13 And so Boaz took Ruth, and received her as his wife, and he went in to her, and the Lord granted to her to conceive and bear a son.	13 και ελαβεν βοος την ρουθ και εγενηθη αυτω εις γυναικα και εισηλθεν προς αυτην και εδωκεν αυτη κυριος κυησιν και ετεκεν υιον
14 And the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the Lord, who has not permitted your family to be without a successor, and may his name be called upon in Israel.	14 και ειπαν αι γυναικες προς νωεμιν ευλογητος κυριος ος ου κατελυσε σοι σημερον τον αγχιστεα και καλεσαι το ονομα σου εν ισραηλ
15 And now you may have someone to comfort your soul and to care for you in old age, for he is born of your daughter-in-law, who loves you, and this is much better for you, than if you had seven sons.”	15 και εσται σοι εις επιστρεφοντα ψυχην και του διαθρεψαι την πολιαν σου οτι η νυμφη σου η αγαπησασα σε ετεκεν αυτον η εστιν αγαθη σοι υπερ επτα υιους
16 And taking up the boy, Naomi placed him on her bosom, and she took on the duties of carrying him and nursing him.	16 και ελαβεν νωεμιν το παιδιον και εθηκεν εις τον κολπον αυτης και εγενηθη αυτω εις τιθηνον
17 And the women of the near future were congratulating her and saying, “There was a son born to Naomi. They called his name Obed. Here is the father of Jesse, the father of David.”	17 και εκαλεσαν αυτου αι γειτονες ονομα λεγουσαι ετεχθη υιος τη νωεμιν και εκαλεσαν το ονομα αυτου ωβηδ ουτος πατηρ ιεσσαι πατρος δαυιδ
18 These are the generations of Perez: Perez conceived Hezron,	18 και αυται αι γενεσεις φαρες φαρες εγεννησεν τον εσρων
19 Hezron conceived Aram, Aram conceived Amminadab,	19 εσρων δε εγεννησεν τον αρραν και αρραν εγεννησεν τον αμιναδαβ
20 Amminadab conceived Nahshon, Nahshon conceived Salmon,	20 και αμιναδαβ εγεννησεν τον ναασσων και ναασσων εγεννησεν τον σαλμαν
21 Salmon conceived Boaz, Boaz conceived Obed,	21 και σαλμαν εγεννησεν τον βοος και βοος εγεννησεν τον ωβηδ
22 Obed conceived Jesse, Jesse conceived David.	22 και ωβηδ εγεννησεν τον ιεσσαι και ιεσσαι εγεννησεν τον δαυιδ .