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Yna Boas a aeth i fyny i’r porth, ac a eisteddodd yno. Ac wele y cyfathrachwr yn myned heibio, am yr hwn y dywedasai Boas. Ac efe a ddywedodd wrtho, Ho, hwn a hwn! tyred yn nes; eistedd yma. Ac efe a nesaodd, ac a eisteddodd. Ac efe a gymerth ddengwr o henuriaid y ddinas, ac a ddywedodd, Eisteddwch yma. A hwy a eisteddasant. Ac efe a ddywedodd wrth y cyfathrachwr, Y rhan o’r maes yr hon oedd eiddo ein brawd Elimelech a werth Naomi, yr hon a ddychwelodd o wlad Moab. A dywedais y mynegwn i ti, gan ddywedyd, Prŷn ef gerbron y trigolion, a cherbron henuriaid fy mhobl. Os rhyddhei, rhyddha ef; ac oni ryddhei, mynega i mi, fel y gwypwyf: canys nid oes ond ti i’w ryddhau, a minnau sydd ar dy ôl di. Ac efe a ddywedodd, Myfi a’i rhyddhaf. Yna y dywedodd Boas, Y diwrnod y prynych di y maes o law Naomi, ti a’i pryni hefyd gan Ruth y Foabes, gwraig y marw, i gyfodi enw y marw ar ei etifeddiaeth ef.

A’r cyfathrachwr a ddywedodd, Ni allaf ei ryddhau i mi, rhag colli fy etifeddiaeth fy hun: rhyddha di i ti dy hun fy rhan i; canys ni allaf fi ei ryddhau. A hyn oedd ddefod gynt yn Israel, am ryddhad, ac am gyfnewid, i sicrhau pob peth: Gŵr a ddiosgai ei esgid, ac a’i rhoddai i’w gymydog: a hyn oedd dystiolaeth yn Israel. Am hynny y dywedodd y cyfathrachwr wrth Boas, Prŷn i ti dy hun: ac efe a ddiosgodd ei esgid.

A dywedodd Boas wrth yr henuriaid, ac wrth yr holl bobl, Tystion ydych chwi heddiw, i mi brynu yr hyn oll oedd eiddo Elimelech, a’r hyn oll oedd eiddo Chilion a Mahlon, o law Naomi. 10 Ruth hefyd y Foabes, gwraig Mahlon, a brynais i mi yn wraig, i gyfodi enw y marw ar ei etifeddiaeth ef, fel na thorrer ymaith enw y marw o blith ei frodyr, nac oddi wrth borth ei fangre: tystion ydych chwi heddiw. 11 A’r holl bobl y rhai oedd yn y porth, a’r henuriaid, a ddywedasant, Yr ydym yn dystion: Yr Arglwydd a wnelo y wraig sydd yn dyfod i’th dŷ di fel Rahel, ac fel Lea, y rhai a adeiladasant ill dwy dŷ Israel; a gwna di rymustra yn Effrata, bydd enwog yn Bethlehem: 12 Bydded hefyd dy dŷ di fel tŷ Phares, yr hwn a ymddûg Tamar i Jwda, o’r had yr hwn a ddyry yr Arglwydd i ti o’r llances hon.

13 Felly Boas a gymerodd Ruth; a hi a fu iddo yn wraig: ac efe a aeth i mewn ati hi; a’r Arglwydd a roddodd iddi hi feichiogi, a hi a ymddûg fab. 14 A’r gwragedd a ddywedasant wrth Naomi, Bendigedig fyddo yr Arglwydd, yr hwn ni’th adawodd di heb gyfathrachwr heddiw, fel y gelwid ei enw ef yn Israel. 15 Ac efe fydd i ti yn adferwr einioes, ac yn ymgeleddwr i’th benwynni: canys dy waudd, yr hon a’th gâr di, a blantodd iddo ef, a hon sydd well i ti na saith o feibion. 16 A Naomi a gymerth y plentyn, ac a’i gosododd ef yn ei mynwes, ac a fu famaeth iddo. 17 A’i chymdogesau a roddasant iddo enw, gan ddywedyd, Ganwyd mab i Naomi; ac a alwasant ei enw ef Obed: hwn oedd dad Jesse, tad Dafydd.

18 Dyma genedlaethau Phares: Phares a genhedlodd Hesron, 19 A Hesron a genhedlodd Ram, a Ram a genhedlodd Aminadab, 20 Ac Aminadab a genhedlodd Nahson, a Nahson a genhedlodd Salmon, 21 A Salmon a genhedlodd Boas, a Boas a genhedlodd Obed, 22 Ac Obed a genhedlodd Jesse, a Jesse a genhedlodd Dafydd.

Boaz Marries Ruth

Meanwhile Boaz went up to the town gate(A) and sat down there just as the guardian-redeemer[a](B) he had mentioned(C) came along. Boaz said, “Come over here, my friend, and sit down.” So he went over and sat down.

Boaz took ten of the elders(D) of the town and said, “Sit here,” and they did so.(E) Then he said to the guardian-redeemer, “Naomi, who has come back from Moab, is selling the piece of land that belonged to our relative Elimelek.(F) I thought I should bring the matter to your attention and suggest that you buy it in the presence of these seated here and in the presence of the elders of my people. If you will redeem it, do so. But if you[b] will not, tell me, so I will know. For no one has the right to do it except you,(G) and I am next in line.”

“I will redeem it,” he said.

Then Boaz said, “On the day you buy the land from Naomi, you also acquire Ruth the Moabite,(H) the[c] dead man’s widow, in order to maintain the name of the dead with his property.”(I)

At this, the guardian-redeemer said, “Then I cannot redeem(J) it because I might endanger my own estate. You redeem it yourself. I cannot do it.”(K)

(Now in earlier times in Israel, for the redemption(L) and transfer of property to become final, one party took off his sandal(M) and gave it to the other. This was the method of legalizing transactions(N) in Israel.)(O)

So the guardian-redeemer said to Boaz, “Buy it yourself.” And he removed his sandal.(P)

Then Boaz announced to the elders and all the people, “Today you are witnesses(Q) that I have bought from Naomi all the property of Elimelek, Kilion and Mahlon. 10 I have also acquired Ruth the Moabite,(R) Mahlon’s widow, as my wife,(S) in order to maintain the name of the dead with his property, so that his name will not disappear from among his family or from his hometown.(T) Today you are witnesses!(U)

11 Then the elders and all the people at the gate(V) said, “We are witnesses.(W) May the Lord make the woman who is coming into your home like Rachel and Leah,(X) who together built up the family of Israel. May you have standing in Ephrathah(Y) and be famous in Bethlehem.(Z) 12 Through the offspring the Lord gives you by this young woman, may your family be like that of Perez,(AA) whom Tamar(AB) bore to Judah.”

Naomi Gains a Son

13 So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. When he made love to her, the Lord enabled her to conceive,(AC) and she gave birth to a son.(AD) 14 The women(AE) said to Naomi: “Praise be to the Lord,(AF) who this day has not left you without a guardian-redeemer.(AG) May he become famous throughout Israel! 15 He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law,(AH) who loves you and who is better to you than seven sons,(AI) has given him birth.”

16 Then Naomi took the child in her arms and cared for him. 17 The women living there said, “Naomi has a son!” And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse,(AJ) the father of David.(AK)

The Genealogy of David(AL)

18 This, then, is the family line of Perez(AM):

Perez was the father of Hezron,(AN)

19 Hezron the father of Ram,

Ram the father of Amminadab,(AO)

20 Amminadab the father of Nahshon,(AP)

Nahshon the father of Salmon,[d]

21 Salmon the father of Boaz,(AQ)

Boaz the father of Obed,

22 Obed the father of Jesse,

and Jesse the father of David.

Footnotes

  1. Ruth 4:1 The Hebrew word for guardian-redeemer is a legal term for one who has the obligation to redeem a relative in serious difficulty (see Lev. 25:25-55); also in verses 3, 6, 8 and 14.
  2. Ruth 4:4 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts he
  3. Ruth 4:5 Vulgate and Syriac; Hebrew (see also Septuagint) Naomi and from Ruth the Moabite, you acquire the
  4. Ruth 4:20 A few Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts and Vulgate (see also verse 21 and Septuagint of 1 Chron. 2:11); most Hebrew manuscripts Salma