Ruth 4 — parallel

4:1

Καὶ Βόος ἀνέβη ἐπὶ τὴν πύλην καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἐκεῖ, καὶ ἰδοὺ ὁ ἀγχιστευτὴς παρεπορεύετο ὅν εἶπεν Βόος. καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτὸν Βόος ᾿Εκκλίνας κάθισον ὧδε, κρύφιε· κοὶ ἐξέκλινεν καὶ ἐκάθισεν.

Meanwhile, Boaz went to the gate and sat down there. Soon of whom he had spoken came along, and Boaz said, “Come over here, my friend, and sit down.” So he went over and sat down.

4:2

καὶ ἔλαβεν Βόος δέκα ἄνδρας ἀπὸ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων τῆς πόλεως καὶ εἶπεν Καθίσατε ὧδε· καὶ ἐκάθισαν.

Then Boaz took ten of the elders of the city and said, “Sit here,” and they did so.

4:3

καὶ εἶπεν Βόοε τῶ τὴν μερίδα τοῦ ἀγροῦ ἥ ἐστιν τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ ἡμῶν τοῦ ἣ δέδοται Νωεμεὶν τῇ ἐπιστρεφούσῃ ἐξ ἀγροῦ Μωάβ,

And he said to the kinsman-redeemer, “Naomi, who has returned from the land of Moab, is selling the piece of land that belonged to our brother Elimelech.

4:4

κἀγὼ εἶπα ᾿Αποκαλύψω τὸ οὖς σου λέγων κτῆσαι ἐναντίον τῶν καθημένων καὶ ἐναντίον τῶν πρεσβυτέρων τοῦ λαοῦ μου· εἰ ἀγχιστεύεις, ἀγχίστευε· εἰ δὲ μὴ ἀγχιστεύεις, ἀνάγγειλόν μοι, καὶ γνώσομαι ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν παρὲξ σοῦ τοῦ ἀγχιστεῦσαι, κἀγώ εἰμι μετὰ σε. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν ᾿Εγώ εἰμι ἀγχιστεύσω.

I thought I should inform you that you may buy it back in the presence of those seated here and in the presence of the elders of my people. If you want to redeem it, do so. will not redeem it, tell me so I may know, because there is no one but you to redeem it, and I am next after you.” “I will redeem it,” he replied.

4:5

καὶ εἶπεν Βόος Ἐν ἡμέρᾳ τοῦ κτήσασθαί σε τὸν ἀγρὸν ἐκ χειρὸς Νωεμεὶν καὶ παρὰ ῾Ροὺθ τῆς Μωαβείτιδος γυναικὸς τοῦ τεθνηκότος, καὶ αὐτὴν κτήσασθαί σε δεῖ, ὥστε τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ τεθνηκότος ἐπὶ τῆς κληρονομίας αὐτοῦ.

Then Boaz said, “On the day you buy the land from Naomi and also from Ruth the Moabitess, you must also acquire the widow of the deceased in order to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance.”

4:6

καὶ εἶπεν ὁ ἀγχιστεύς Οὐ δυνήσομαι ἀγχιστεῦσαι ἐμαυτῷ, μή ποτε διαφείρω τὴν κληρονομίαν μου· ἀγχίστευσον σεαυτῷ τὴν ἀχγιστείαν μου, ὅτι οὐ δυνήσομαι ἀγχιστεῦσαι.

The kinsman-redeemer replied, “I cannot redeem it myself, or I would jeopardize my own inheritance. Take my right of redemption, because I cannot redeem it.”

4:7

καὶ τοῦτο τὸ δικαίωμα ἔμπροσθεν ἐν τῷ Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ τὴν ἀγχιστείαν καὶ ἐπὶ τὸ ἀντάλλαγμα, τοῦ στῆσαι πάντα λόγον· καὶ ὑπελύετο ὁ ἀνὴρ τὸ ὑπόδημα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐδίδου τῷ πλησίον αὐτοῦ τῷ ἀγχιστεύοντι τὴν ἀγχιστείαν αὐτοῦ· κοὶ τοῦτο ἦν μαρτύριον ἐν ᾿Ισραήλ.

Now in former times in Israel, concerning the redemption or exchange of property, to make any matter legally binding a man would remove his sandal and give it to the other party, and this was a confirmation in Israel.

4:8

καὶ εἶπεν ὁ ἀγχιστεὺς τῷ Βόος Κτῆσαι σεαυτῷ τὴν ἀγχιστείαν μου· καὶ ὑπελύσατο τὸ ὑπόδημα αὐτοῦ κοὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ.

So the kinsman-redeemer removed his sandal and said to Boaz, “Buy it for yourself.”

4:9

Καὶ εἶπεν Βόος τοῖς πρεσβυτέροις καὶ παντὶ τῷ λαῷ Μάρτυρρς ὑμεῖς σήμερον ὅτι κέκτημαι πάντα τὰ τοῦ ᾿Αβειμέλεχ καὶ πάντα ὅσα ὑπάρχει τῷ Χελαιὼν καὶ τῷ Μααλὼν ἐκ ωεμείν·

At this, Boaz said to the elders and all the people, “You are witnesses today that I am buying from Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech, Chilion, and Mahlon.