Boaz for di Town Gate
For the town gate Boaz make the redeemer wey near pass choose, and the man comot hand. Boaz buy the land, marry Ruth, and we Papa give her one boy pikin. The women tell Naomi say she no dey without redeemer; the boy line reach David.
4 1Boaz waka go di town gate go sidon. As di family redeemer wey e talk about pass come, Boaz say, “My friend, come sidon here.” So di man come sidon. 2Then Boaz call ten of di town elders come and say, “Sidon here.” So dem sidon. 3E tell di family redeemer say, “Naomi, wey don comot from Moab country come back, dey sell di piece of land wey belong to our brother Elimelech. 4So I decide say make I tell you: buy am for front of dis people wey sidon here and di elders of my people. If you go redeem am, redeem am. But if you no go, tell me make I know, because na only you fit redeem am, and na after you I dey.” Di man say, “I go redeem am.”
5Boaz say, “Di day wey you buy di field from Naomi hand, you don also take Ruth di Moabite woman, di widow of di man wey die, so dat you go raise up im name for im inheritance.”
6Then di redeemer say, “I no fit redeem am by myself, if not, I go spoil my own inheritance. You take my right to redeem am; I no fit redeem am.”
7For before-before for Israel, to make any deal for redeeming or exchanging property stand strong, di man go pull im sandal give di oda person. Na so dem dey confirm agreement for Israel. a a v7 For ancient Israel, to pull sandal comot and hand am over for public na wetin dey seal one legal transaction — e be like as person go sign contract for front of witness dem. 8So as di family redeemer tell Boaz say, “Buy am for yourself,” e pull im sandal comot.
9Then Boaz tell di elders and all di people say, “Una be witness today say I don buy from Naomi hand everything wey belong to Elimelech, Chilion, and Mahlon. 10I don also take Ruth di Moabite woman, Mahlon widow, as my wife, so dat I go keep di name of di man wey die join im inheritance, make im name no waka comot from im family or from di record of im hometown. Una be witness today.”
11Then all di people wey dey for di gate and di elders say, “We be witness. Make our Papa make di woman wey dey enter your house be like Rachel and Leah, wey together build di house of Israel. Prosper for Ephrathah and make your name famous for Bethlehem. 12Make your house be like di house of Perez, wey Tamar born give Judah, through di pikin dem wey our Papa go give you from dis young woman.”
Boaz and Ruth Marry
13So Boaz take Ruth as im wife. E sleep with am, and our Papa make am get belle, and she born one boy pikin. 14Then di women say to Naomi, “Praise our Papa, wey no leave you today without family redeemer—make im name come famous for Israel! 15E go make your life fresh again and take care of you for your old age, because na your daughter-in-law wey love you, wey better pass seven sons give you, born am.” 16Then Naomi carry di child, hold am for her lap, and take care of am. 17Di women wey dey her area give am name: “Naomi don born one boy pikin!” Dem call am Obed, di papa of Jesse, di papa of David.
Di Family Line Wey Reach David
18Now dis na di generations of Perez: Perez born Hezron, 19Hezron born Ram, Ram born Amminadab, 20Amminadab born Nahshon, Nahshon born Salmon, 21Salmon born Boaz, Boaz born Obed, 22Obed born Jesse, and Jesse born David. b b v22 Di book of Ruth don dey move go dis name from di beginning. From David house na im Jesus go come — di Pikin of David, di true Kinsman-Redeemer wey Boaz dey quietly show us before e reach time.
