Lùdéjì 4:13-17

13 Yúshì , Bōesī qǔ le Lùdé wèi qī , yǔ tā tóngfáng . Yēhéhuá shǐ tā huáiyùn shēng le yī gè érzi .

14 Fùrén men duì ná é mǐ shuō , Yēhéhuá shì yīngdāng chēngsòng de . yīnwei jīnrì méiyǒu piĕ xià nǐ shǐ nǐ wú zhì jìn de qīnshǔ . yuàn zhè háizi zaì Yǐsèliè zhōng dé míngsheng .

15 Tā bì tí qǐ nǐde jīng shén , fèng yǎng nǐde lǎo , yīnwei shì aì mù nǐde nàr fù suǒ shēng de . yǒu zhèr fù bǐ yǒu qī gè érzi hái hǎo .

16 Ná é mǐ jiù bǎ háizi bào zaì huái zhōng , zuò tāde yǎng mǔ .

17 Línshè de fùrén shuō , ná é mǐ dé háizi le . jiù gĕi háizi qǐmíng jiào Ébeìdé . zhè Ébeìdé shì Yēxī de fù , Yēxī shì Dàwèi de fù .

Lùdéjì 4:13-17 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO RUTH 4

This chapter relates how an offer was made to the nearest kinsman of Ruth to redeem her, and the field her husband left, which he refused to do, Ru 4:1-8, upon which Boaz redeemed both, and married Ruth before the elders of the city as witnesses, and who congratulated him and her on that occasion, Ru 4:9-12, to whom a son was born, called Obed by the neighbours, Ru 4:13-17 and the chapter is concluded with the genealogy of David, who sprung from him, Ru 4:18-22.