Rut 4

BIBLIA	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Mientras tanto Booz subió a la puerta de la ciudad y se sentó allí. Acertó a pasar el pariente de que había hablado Booz, y le dijo: «Acércate y siéntate aquí, fulano». Y éste fue y se sentó.	1 Then Booz went up to the gate, and sat there. And when he had seen the kinsman going by, of whom he had spoken before, he said to him, calling him by his name: Turn aside for a little while, and sit down here. He turned aside, and sat down.
2 Tomó diez de los ancianos de la ciudad y dijo: «Sentaos aquí». Y se sentaron.	2 And Booz taking ten men of the ancients of the city, said to them: Sit ye down here.
3 Dijo entonces al que tenía el derecho de rescate: «Noemí, que ha vuelto de los campos de Moab, vende la parcela de campo de nuestro hermano Elimélek.	3 They sat down, and he spoke to the kinsman: Noemi, who is returned from the country of Moab, will sell a parcel of land that belonged to our brother Elimelech.
4 He querido hacértelo saber y decirte: «Adquiérela en presencia de los aquí sentados, en presencia de los ancianos de mi pueblo. Si vas a rescatar, rescata; si nos vas a rescatar, dímelo para que yo lo sepa, porque fuera de ti no hay otro que tenga derecho de rescate, pues voy yo después de ti». El dijo: «Yo rescataré».	4 I would have thee to understand this, and would tell thee before all that sit here, and before the ancients of my people. If thou wilt take possession of it by the right of kindred: buy it and possess it: but if it please thee not, tell me so, that I may know what I have to do. For there is no near kinsman besides thee, who art first, and me, who am second. But he answered: I will buy the field.
5 Booz añadió: «El día que adquieras la parcela para ti de manos de Noemí tienes que adquirir también a Rut la moabita, mujer del difunto, para perpetuar el nombre del difunto en su heredad».	5 And Booz said to him: When thou shalt buy the field at the woman's hand, thou must take also Ruth the Moabitess, who was the wife of the deceased: to raise up the name of thy kinsman in his inheritance.
6 El pariente respondió: «Así no puedo rescatar, porque podría perjudicar mi herencia. Usa tú mi derecho de rescate, porque yo no puedo usarlo».	6 He answered: I yield up my right of next akin: for I must not cut off the posterity of my own family. Do thou make use of my privilege, which I profess I do willingly forego.
7 Antes en Israel, en caso de rescate o de cambio, para dar fuerza al contrato, había la costumbre de quitarse uno la sandalia y dársela al otro. Esta era la manera de testificar en Israel.	7 Now this in former times was the manner in Israel between kinsmen, that if at any time one yielded his right to another: that the grant might be sure, the man put off his shoe, and gave it to his neighhour; this was a testimony of cession of right in Israel.
8 El que tenía el derecho de rescate dijo a Booz: «Adquiérela para ti». Y se quitó la sandalia.	8 So Booz said to his kinsman: Put off thy shoe. And immediately he took it off from his foot.
9 Entonces dijo Booz a los ancianos y a todo el pueblo: «Testigos sois vosotros hoy de que adquiero todo lo de Elimélek y todo lo de Kilyón y Majlón de manos de Noemí	9 And he said to the ancients and to all the people: You are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech's, and Chelion's, and Mahalon's, of the hand of Noemi:
10 y de que adquiero también a Rut la moabita, la que fue mujer de Kilyón, para que sea mi mujer a fin de perpetuar el nombre del difunto en su heredad y que el nombre del difunto no sea borrado entre sus hermanos y en la puerta de su localidad. Vosotros sois hoy testigos».	10 And have taken to wife Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahalon, to raise up the name of the deceased in his inheritance lest his name be cut off, from among his family and his brethren and his people. You, I say, are witnesses of this thing.
11 Toda la gente que estaba en la puerta y los ancianos repondieron: «Somos testigos. Haga Yahveh que la mujer que entra en tu casa sea como Raquel y como Lía, las dos que edificaron la casa de Israel. Hazte poderoso en Efratá y sé famoso en Belén.	11 Then all the people that were in the gate, and the ancients answered: We are witnesses: The Lord make this woman who cometh into thy house, like Rachel, and Lia, who built up the house of Israel: that she may be an example of virtue in Ephrata, and may have a famous name in Bethlehem:
12 Sea tu casa como la casa de Peres, el que Tamar dio a Judá, gracias a la descendencia que Yahveh te conceda por esta joven».	12 And that the house may be, as the house of Phares, whom Thamar bore unto Juda, of the seed which the Lord shall give thee of this young woman.
13 Booz tomó a Rut, y ella fue su mujer; se unió a ella, y Yahveh hizo que concibiera, y dio a luz un niño.	13 Booz therefore took Ruth, and married her: and went in unto her, and the Lord gave her to conceive and to bear a son.
14 Las mujeres dijeron a Noemí: «Bendito sea Yahveh que no ha permitido que te falte hoy uno que te rescate para perpetuar su nombre en Israel.	14 And the women said to Noemi: Blessed be the Lord, who hath not suffered thy family to want a successor, that his name should be preserved in Israel.
15 Será el consuelo de tu alma y el apoyo de tu ancianidad, porque lo ha dado a luz tu nuera que te quiere y es para ti mejor que siete hijos».	15 And thou shouldst have one to comfort thy soul, and cherish thy old age. For he is born of thy daughter in law: who loveth thee: and is much better to thee, than if thou hadst seven sons.
16 Tomó Noemí al niño y le puso en su seno y se encargó de criarlo.	16 And Noemi taking the child laid it in her bosom, and she carried it, and was a nurse unto it.
17 Las vecinas le pusieron un nombre diciendo: «Le ha nacido un hijo a Noemí» y le llamaron Obed. Es el padre de Jesé, padre de David.	17 And the women her neighbours, congratulating with her and saying: There is a son born to Noemi: called his name Obed: he is the father of Isai, the father of David.
18 Estos son los descendientes de Peres. Peres engendró a Jesrón.	18 These are the generations of Phares: Phares begot Esron,
19 Jesrón engendró a Ram y Ram engendró a Aminadab.	19 Esron begot Aram, Aram begot Aminadab,
20 Aminadab engendró a Najsón y Najsón engendró a Salmón.	20 Aminadab begot Nahasson, Nahasson begot Salmon,
21 Salmón engendró a Booz y Booz engendró a Obed.	21 Salmon begot Booz, Booz begot Obed,
22 Obed engendró a Jesé y Jesé engendró a David.	22 Obed begot Isai, Isai begot David.