波阿斯娶路得
波阿斯上到城门，坐在那里，看哪，波阿斯所说那个可以赎产业的至亲经过。波阿斯说：“某某先生，请你转回来，坐在这里。”他就转回来坐下。
Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.
2波阿斯又请了本城的十个长老来，对他们说：“请你们坐在这里。”他们就都坐下。And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.
3波阿斯对那至亲说：“从摩押地回来的拿娥米，现在要卖我们弟兄以利米勒的那块地。And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech's:
4我想我应该向你说清楚：你可以买那块地，当着在座的众人和我百姓的长老面前，你若要赎就赎吧！倘若你不赎☛“你不赎”是根据一些古卷和七十士译本；原文是“他不赎”。就告诉我，让我知道，因为除了你以外，没有人可以先赎，在你之后才轮到我。”那人说：“我要赎。”And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it: but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know: for there is none to redeem it beside thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it.
5波阿斯说：“你从拿娥米和摩押女子路得手中买这地的时候，也当买死人的妻子，使死人在产业上留名。”Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.
6那至亲说：“这样我就不能赎了，免得对我的产业有损。你尽管去赎我所当赎的吧，我不能赎了！”And the kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine own inheritance: redeem thou my right to thyself; for I cannot redeem it.
7从前，在以色列中要确认任何交易，无论是赎业或买卖，一方必须脱鞋给另一方。以色列中都以此为证。Now this was the manner in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirm all things; a man plucked off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbour: and this was a testimony in Israel.
8那至亲对波阿斯说：“你自己买吧！”于是把鞋脱了下来。Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew off his shoe.
9波阿斯对长老和所有在场的百姓说：“你们今日都是证人；凡属以利米勒，以及基连和玛伦的，我都从拿娥米手中买下来了。And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech's, and all that was Chilion's and Mahlon's, of the hand of Naomi.
10我也娶玛伦的妻子摩押女子路得，好让死人可以在产业上留名，免得他的名在本族本乡的城门中消失了。你们今日都是证人。”Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day.
11在城门坐着的所有百姓和长老说：“我们都是证人。愿耶和华使进你家的这女子，像建立以色列家的拉结和利亚二人一样。又愿你在以法他得亨通，在伯利恒有名声。And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Bethlehem:
12愿耶和华从这年轻女子赐你后裔，使你的家像她玛从犹大所生法勒斯的家一样。”And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which the LORD shall give thee of this young woman.
大卫的家谱
13于是，波阿斯娶了路得为妻，与她同房。耶和华使她怀孕生了一个儿子。So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the LORD gave her conception, and she bare a son.
14妇女们对拿娥米说：“耶和华是应当称颂的！因为他今日没有使你断绝可以赎产业的至亲。愿这孩子在以色列中得名声。And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the LORD, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel.
15他必振奋你的精神，奉养你的晚年，因为他是爱慕你的媳妇所生的。有这样的媳妇，比有七个儿子更好！”And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath born him.
16拿娥米接过孩子来，抱在怀中抚养他。And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.
17邻居的妇人给孩子起名，说：“拿娥米得了一个孩子了！”她们就给他起名叫俄备得。俄备得是耶西的父亲，是大卫的祖父。And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.
18这是法勒斯的后代：法勒斯生希斯仑；Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,
19希斯仑生兰；兰生亚米拿达；And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,
20亚米拿达生拿顺；拿顺生撒门；And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,
21撒门生波阿斯；波阿斯生俄备得；And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,
22俄备得生耶西；耶西生大卫。And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.