¹Ascendit ergo Booz ad portam,Then Boaz went up to the gate,et sedit ibi.and he sat there.Cumque vidisset propinquum præterire,And when he had seen the kinsman passing by,de quo prius sermo habitus est,whom he had previously discussed,dixit ad eum:he spoke to him,Declina paulisper,calling him by his name,et sede hic:“Pause for a little while,vocans eum nomine suo.and sit down here.”Qui divertit,He turned asideet sedit.and sat down.

¹Ascendit ergo Booz ad portam,Then Boaz went up to the gate,et sedit ibi.and he sat there.Cumque vidisset propinquum præterire,And when he had seen the kinsman passing by,de quo prius sermo habitus est,whom he had previously discussed,dixit ad eum:he spoke to him,Declina paulisper,calling him by his name,et sede hic:“Pause for a little while,vocans eum nomine suo.and sit down here.”Qui divertit,He turned asideet sedit.and sat down.

²Tollens autem Booz decem viros de senioribus civitatis,But Boaz, calling aside ten men among the elders of the city,dixit ad eos:said to them,Sedete hic.“Sit down here.”

²Tollens autem Booz decem viros de senioribus civitatis,But Boaz, calling aside ten men among the elders of the city,dixit ad eos:said to them,Sedete hic.“Sit down here.”

³Quibus sedentibus,They settled down,locutus est ad propinquum:and he spoke to the kinsman,Partem agri fratris nostri Elimelech vendet Noëmi,“Naomi, who has returned from the region of the Moabites,quæ reversa est de regione Moabitide:is selling part of a field of our brother Elimelech.

³Quibus sedentibus,They settled down,locutus est ad propinquum:and he spoke to the kinsman,Partem agri fratris nostri Elimelech vendet Noëmi,“Naomi, who has returned from the region of the Moabites,quæ reversa est de regione Moabitide:is selling part of a field of our brother Elimelech.

⁴quod audire te volui,I wanted you to hear this,et tibi dicere coram cunctis sedentibus,and to tell you in front of everyone sitting here,et majoribus natu de populo meo.including the eldest of my people.Si vis possidere jure propinquitatis, eme,If you will take possession of it by the right of kinship,et posside: sin autem displicet tibi,buy it and possess it. But if it displeases you,hoc ipsum indica mihi,you should reveal this to me,ut sciam quid facere debeam:so that I will know what I have to do.nullus enim est propinquus, excepto te,For there is no near kinsman besides you,qui prior es, et me,who is before me,qui secundus sum.and I am after you.”At ille respondit: Ego agrum emam.But he answered, “I will buy the field.”

⁴quod audire te volui,I wanted you to hear this,et tibi dicere coram cunctis sedentibus,and to tell you in front of everyone sitting here,et majoribus natu de populo meo.including the eldest of my people.Si vis possidere jure propinquitatis, eme,If you will take possession of it by the right of kinship,et posside: sin autem displicet tibi,buy it and possess it. But if it displeases you,hoc ipsum indica mihi,you should reveal this to me,ut sciam quid facere debeam:so that I will know what I have to do.nullus enim est propinquus, excepto te,For there is no near kinsman besides you,qui prior es, et me,who is before me,qui secundus sum.and I am after you.”At ille respondit: Ego agrum emam.But he answered, “I will buy the field.”

⁵Cui dixit Booz:And Boaz said to him,Quando emeris agrum de manu mulieris,“When buying the field,Ruth quoque Moabitidem,you are likewise obliged to accept the hand of the woman Ruth,quæ uxor defuncti fuit,the Moabite,debes accipere:who was the wife of the deceased,ut suscites nomen propinqui tui in hæreditate sua.so that you may raise up the name of your near kinsman through his posterity.”

⁵Cui dixit Booz:And Boaz said to him,Quando emeris agrum de manu mulieris,“When buying the field,Ruth quoque Moabitidem,you are likewise obliged to accept the hand of the woman Ruth,quæ uxor defuncti fuit,the Moabite,debes accipere:who was the wife of the deceased,ut suscites nomen propinqui tui in hæreditate sua.so that you may raise up the name of your near kinsman through his posterity.”

⁶Qui respondit:He answered,Cedo juri propinquitatis:“I yield my right of kinship,neque enim posteritatem familiæ meæ delere debeo:for I am obliged not to cut off the posterity of my own family.tu meo utere privilegio,You may make use of my privilege,quo me libenter carere profiteor.which I freely declare I will forego.”

⁶Qui respondit:He answered,Cedo juri propinquitatis:“I yield my right of kinship,neque enim posteritatem familiæ meæ delere debeo:for I am obliged not to cut off the posterity of my own family.tu meo utere privilegio,You may make use of my privilege,quo me libenter carere profiteor.which I freely declare I will forego.”

⁷Hic autem erat mos antiquitus in Israël inter propinquos,Yet it was the custom between kinsmen in this former time in Israel,ut siquando alter alteri suo juri cedebat,that if at any time one yielded his right to another,ut esset firma concessio,so as to confirm his permission,solvebat homo calceamentum suum,the man took off his shoeet dabat proximo suo:and gave it to his neighbor.hoc erat testimonium cessionis in Israël.This was a testimony of concession in Israel.

⁷Hic autem erat mos antiquitus in Israël inter propinquos,Yet it was the custom between kinsmen in this former time in Israel,ut siquando alter alteri suo juri cedebat,that if at any time one yielded his right to another,ut esset firma concessio,so as to confirm his permission,solvebat homo calceamentum suum,the man took off his shoeet dabat proximo suo:and gave it to his neighbor.hoc erat testimonium cessionis in Israël.This was a testimony of concession in Israel.

⁸Dixit ergo propinquo suo Booz:And so Boaz said to his kinsman,Tolle calceamentum tuum.“Take off your shoe.”Quod statim solvit de pede suo.And immediately he released it from his foot.

⁸Dixit ergo propinquo suo Booz:And so Boaz said to his kinsman,Tolle calceamentum tuum.“Take off your shoe.”Quod statim solvit de pede suo.And immediately he released it from his foot.

⁹At ille majoribus natu, et universo populo:And he said to the eldest and to all the people,Testes vos, inquit,“You are witnesses this day,estis hodie, quod possederim omnis quæ fuerunt Elimelech, et Chelion,that I have taken possession of all that belonged to Elimelech and Chilion and Mahlon,et Mahalon, tradente Noëmi;and was bequeathed to Naomi.

⁹At ille majoribus natu, et universo populo:And he said to the eldest and to all the people,Testes vos, inquit,“You are witnesses this day,estis hodie, quod possederim omnis quæ fuerunt Elimelech, et Chelion,that I have taken possession of all that belonged to Elimelech and Chilion and Mahlon,et Mahalon, tradente Noëmi;and was bequeathed to Naomi.

¹⁰et Ruth Moabitidem,And Ruth,uxorem Mahalon,the Moabite,in conjugium sumpserim,the wife of Mahlon,ut suscitem nomen defuncti in hæreditate sua,I have taken in marriage so as to raise up the name of the deceased in his posterity,ne vocabulum ejus de familia sua ac fratribus et populo deleatur.so that his name will not be cut off from among his family and his brethren and his people.Vos,You,inquam,I say,hujus rei testes estis.are witnesses of this thing.”

¹⁰et Ruth Moabitidem,And Ruth,uxorem Mahalon,the Moabite,in conjugium sumpserim,the wife of Mahlon,ut suscitem nomen defuncti in hæreditate sua,I have taken in marriage so as to raise up the name of the deceased in his posterity,ne vocabulum ejus de familia sua ac fratribus et populo deleatur.so that his name will not be cut off from among his family and his brethren and his people.Vos,You,inquam,I say,hujus rei testes estis.are witnesses of this thing.”

¹¹Respondit omnis populus,All the people who were at the gate,qui erat in porta,along with the eldest,et majores natu:answered,Nos testes sumus:“We are witnesses.faciat Dominus hanc mulierem,May the Lord make this woman,quæ ingreditur domum tuam,who enters into your house,sicut Rachellike Rachel,et Liam,and Leah,quæ ædificaverunt domum Israël:who built up the house of Israel,ut sit exemplum virtutis in Ephratha,so that she may be an example of virtue in Ephrathah,et habeat celebre nomen in Bethlehem:and so that her name may be honored in Bethlehem.

¹¹Respondit omnis populus,All the people who were at the gate,qui erat in porta,along with the eldest,et majores natu:answered,Nos testes sumus:“We are witnesses.faciat Dominus hanc mulierem,May the Lord make this woman,quæ ingreditur domum tuam,who enters into your house,sicut Rachellike Rachel,et Liam,and Leah,quæ ædificaverunt domum Israël:who built up the house of Israel,ut sit exemplum virtutis in Ephratha,so that she may be an example of virtue in Ephrathah,et habeat celebre nomen in Bethlehem:and so that her name may be honored in Bethlehem.

¹²fiatque domus tua sicut domus Phares,And may your house be like the house of Perez,quem Thamar peperit Judæ,whom Tamar bore to Judah,de semine quod tibi dederit Dominus ex hac puella.of the offspring which the Lord will give to you from this young woman.”

¹²fiatque domus tua sicut domus Phares,And may your house be like the house of Perez,quem Thamar peperit Judæ,whom Tamar bore to Judah,de semine quod tibi dederit Dominus ex hac puella.of the offspring which the Lord will give to you from this young woman.”

¹³Tulit itaque Booz Ruth,And so Boaz took Ruth,et accepit uxorem:and received her as his wife,ingressusque est ad eam,and he went in to her,et dedit illi Dominus ut conciperet,and the Lord granted to her to conceiveet pareret filium.and bear a son.

¹³Tulit itaque Booz Ruth,And so Boaz took Ruth,et accepit uxorem:and received her as his wife,ingressusque est ad eam,and he went in to her,et dedit illi Dominus ut conciperet,and the Lord granted to her to conceiveet pareret filium.and bear a son.

¹⁴Dixeruntque mulieres ad Noëmi:And the women said to Naomi,Benedictus Dominus,“Blessed be the Lord,qui non est passus ut deficeret successor familiæ tuæ,who has not permitted your family to be without a successor,et vocaretur nomen ejus in Israël:and may his name be called upon in Israel.

¹⁴Dixeruntque mulieres ad Noëmi:And the women said to Naomi,Benedictus Dominus,“Blessed be the Lord,qui non est passus ut deficeret successor familiæ tuæ,who has not permitted your family to be without a successor,et vocaretur nomen ejus in Israël:and may his name be called upon in Israel.

¹⁵et habeas qui consoletur animam tuam,And now you may have someone to comfort your soulet enutriat senectutem:and to care for you in old age,de nuru enim tua natus est,for he is born of your daughter-in-law,quæ te diligit,who loves you,et multo tibi melior est,and this is much better for you,quam si septem haberes filios.than if you had seven sons.”

¹⁵et habeas qui consoletur animam tuam,And now you may have someone to comfort your soulet enutriat senectutem:and to care for you in old age,de nuru enim tua natus est,for he is born of your daughter-in-law,quæ te diligit,who loves you,et multo tibi melior est,and this is much better for you,quam si septem haberes filios.than if you had seven sons.”

¹⁶Susceptumque Noëmi puerum posuit in sinu suo,And taking up the boy,et nutricisNaomi placed him on her bosom,ac gerulæ fungebatur officio.and she took on the duties of carrying him and nursing him.

¹⁶Susceptumque Noëmi puerum posuit in sinu suo,And taking up the boy,et nutricisNaomi placed him on her bosom,ac gerulæ fungebatur officio.and she took on the duties of carrying him and nursing him.

¹⁷Vicinæ autem mulieris congratulantes ei,And the women of the near future were congratulating heret dicentes:and saying,Natus est filius Noëmi:“There was a son born to Naomi.vocaverunt nomen ejus Obed:They called his name Obed.hic est pater Isai,Here is the father of Jesse,patris David.the father of David.”

¹⁷Vicinæ autem mulieris congratulantes ei,And the women of the near future were congratulating heret dicentes:and saying,Natus est filius Noëmi:“There was a son born to Naomi.vocaverunt nomen ejus Obed:They called his name Obed.hic est pater Isai,Here is the father of Jesse,patris David.the father of David.”

¹⁸Hæ sunt generationes Phares:These are the generations of Perez:Phares genuit Esron,Perez conceived Hezron,

¹⁸Hæ sunt generationes Phares:These are the generations of Perez:Phares genuit Esron,Perez conceived Hezron,

¹⁹Esron genuit Aram,Hezron conceived Aram,Aram genuit Aminadab,Aram conceived Amminadab,

¹⁹Esron genuit Aram,Hezron conceived Aram,Aram genuit Aminadab,Aram conceived Amminadab,

²⁰Aminadab genuit Nahasson,Amminadab conceived Nahshon,Nahasson genuit Salmon,Nahshon conceived Salmon,

²⁰Aminadab genuit Nahasson,Amminadab conceived Nahshon,Nahasson genuit Salmon,Nahshon conceived Salmon,

²¹Salmon genuit Booz,Salmon conceived Boaz,Booz genuit Obed,Boaz conceived Obed,

²¹Salmon genuit Booz,Salmon conceived Boaz,Booz genuit Obed,Boaz conceived Obed,

²²Obed genuit Isai,Obed conceived Jesse,Isai genuit David.Jesse conceived David.

²²Obed genuit Isai,Obed conceived Jesse,Isai genuit David.Jesse conceived David.