- 波阿斯到了城門、坐在那裡、恰巧波阿斯所說的那至近的親屬經過.波阿斯說、某人哪、你來坐在這裡、他就來坐下.
- 波阿斯又從本城的長老中揀選了十人、對他們說、請你們坐在這裡、他們就都坐下.
- 波阿斯對那至近的親屬說、從摩押地回來的拿俄米、現在要賣我們族兄以利米勒的那塊地.
- 我想當贖那塊地的是你、其次是我、以外再沒有別人了、你可以在這裡的人面前、和我本國的長老面前說明、你若肯贖就贖、若不肯贖就告訴我.那人回答說、我肯贖。
- 波阿斯說、你從拿俄米手中買這地的時候、也當娶〔原文作買十節同〕死人的妻摩押女子路得、使死人在產業上存留他的名。
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- Now Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there, and behold, the close relative of whom Boaz spoke was passing by, so he said, "Turn aside, friend, sit down here." And he turned aside and sat down.
- He took ten men of the elders of the city and said, "Sit down here." So they sat down.
- Then he said to the closest relative, "Naomi, who has come back from the land of Moab, has to sell the piece of land which belonged to our brother Elimelech.
- "So I thought to inform you, saying, 'Buy it before those who are sitting here, and before the elders of my people If you will redeem it, redeem it; but if not, tell me that I may know; for there is no one but you to redeem it, and I am after you.'" And he said, "I will redeem it."
- Then Boaz said, "On the day you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you must also acquire Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of the deceased, in order to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance."
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