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波阿斯娶路得

波阿斯到了城門,坐在那裡,波阿斯所說那個有買贖權的近親剛巧路過那裡。波阿斯說:“喂,老兄,過來坐一下吧。”他就過去坐下來了。 波阿斯又邀請城裡的十個長老,對他們說:“請坐在這裡。”他們就坐下來了。

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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)

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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.