So stay here for the night. In the morning if he wants to help you, good. Let him help you. But if he doesn’t want to, then I’ll do it. You can be sure that the Lord lives. And you can be just as sure that I’ll help you. Lie down here until morning.”

你今夜在这里住宿，明早他若肯为你尽亲属的本分，就由他吧！倘若不肯，我指着永生的耶和华起誓，我必为你尽了本分，你只管躺到天亮。”

你今夜在这里住宿，明早他若肯为你尽至亲的本分，很好，就由他吧！倘若他不肯，我指着永生的耶和华起誓，我必为你尽上至亲的本分。你只管躺到早晨。”

你今夜在这里住宿，明早他若肯为你尽至亲的本分，很好，就由他吧！倘若他不肯，我指着永生的耶和华起誓，我必为你尽上至亲的本分。你只管躺到早晨。”

你今晚就留在这里，明天早上，如果他答应尽亲属的义务，就由他照顾你；如果他不肯，我凭永活的耶和华起誓，我会尽我的本分。现在你只管安心睡觉吧。”

今晚你就在这里过夜，明早如果他肯尽买赎你的本分，好，就由他来履行；假如他不愿意这样作，我指着永活的耶和华起誓，我一定尽买赎你的本分。你只管躺到天亮吧。”

今夜你就在这里过夜吧！到了清晨，如果他要赎取你，那好，就让他赎取你；但如果他不愿意赎取你，我指着耶和华的永生起誓：我必赎取你。你就安心躺到清晨吧！”

你今夜在這裏住宿，明早他若肯為你盡親屬的本分，就由他吧！倘若不肯，我指着永生的耶和華起誓，我必為你盡了本分，你只管躺到天亮。」

你今夜在這裏住宿，明早他若肯為你盡至親的本分，很好，就由他吧！倘若他不肯，我指着永生的耶和華起誓，我必為你盡上至親的本分。你只管躺到早晨。」

你今夜在這裏住宿，明早他若肯為你盡至親的本分，很好，就由他吧！倘若他不肯，我指着永生的耶和華起誓，我必為你盡上至親的本分。你只管躺到早晨。」

你今晚就留在這裡，明天早上，如果他答應盡親屬的義務，就由他照顧你；如果他不肯，我憑永活的耶和華起誓，我會盡我的本分。現在你只管安心睡覺吧。」

今晚你就在這裡過夜，明早如果他肯盡買贖你的本分，好，就由他來履行；假如他不願意這樣作，我指著永活的耶和華起誓，我一定盡買贖你的本分。你只管躺到天亮吧。”

你今夜且在這裏過一夜；到了早晨，他若肯盡至親的本分，就由他盡好啦；倘若他不樂意盡本分，我指着永活的永恆主來起誓，我必為你盡本分；你只管躺到天亮。』

今夜你就在這裡過夜吧！到了清晨，如果他要贖取你，那好，就讓他贖取你；但如果他不願意贖取你，我指著耶和華的永生起誓：我必贖取你。你就安心躺到清晨吧！」

今夜且宿於此、迨至詰朝、如彼欲贖爾產、則善、如其不贖、我指耶和華之生而誓、我必為爾贖之、臥此以待旦可也、

今夜宿此、迨至詰朝、如彼欲贖爾產、則可、不然、我指耶和華以誓、我必為爾贖之、宿此待旦可也。

今夜暫宿此、迨至明日、如彼欲為爾贖、則善、聽其贖、如不欲為爾贖、我指主而誓、我必為爾贖、爾可宿此以待旦、

Stay here for the night, and in the morning if he wants to do his duty as your guardian- redeemer, good; let him redeem you. But if he is not willing, as surely as the Lord lives I will do it. Lie here until morning.”

Remain tonight, and in the morning, if he will redeem you, good; let him do it. But if he is not willing to redeem you, then, as the Lord lives, I will redeem you. Lie down until the morning.”

Stay here tonight, and in the morning I will talk to him. If he is willing to redeem you, very well. Let him marry you. But if he is not willing, then as surely as the Lord lives, I will redeem you myself! Now lie down here until morning.”

Stay here tonight, and in the morning, if he wants to redeem you, that’s good. Let him redeem you. But if he doesn’t want to redeem you, as the LORD lives, I will. Now lie down until morning.”

Remain this night, and when morning comes, if he will redeem you, good; let him redeem you. But if he does not wish to redeem you, then I will redeem you, as the Lord lives. Lie down until morning.”

Stay this night, and in the morning it shall be that if he will perform the duty of a close relative for you— good; let him do it. But if he does not want to perform the duty for you, then I will perform the duty for you, as the Lord lives! Lie down until morning.”

Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman’s part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee, as Jehovah liveth: lie down until the morning.

Stay here tonight, and in the morning, if he wants to redeem you, that’s good. Let him redeem you. But if he doesn’t want to redeem you, as the Lord lives, I will. Now lie down until morning.”

Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning,[ that] if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman’s part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee,[ as] the LORD liveth: lie down until the morning.

Remain here tonight. Then in the morning, if he agrees to marry you, fine, let him do so. But if he does not want to do so, I promise, as surely as the LORD lives, to marry you. Sleep here until morning.”

Stay this night, and in the morning, if he will perform for you the part of a kinsman, good. Let him do the kinsman’s duty. But if he will not do the duty of a kinsman for you, then I will do the duty of a kinsman for you, as Yahweh lives. Lie down until the morning.”

Then Boaz said,“ When you buy the property from Naomi, you must also marry Ruth. She is from Moab and is the dead man’s widow. So you must marry her. That’s because his property must continue to belong to his family.”

Make all your promises in my name. When you promise say,‘ You can be sure that the Lord is alive.’ Be truthful, fair and honest when you make these promises. Then the nations will ask for blessings from me. And they will boast about me.”

“ May the Lord bless him!” Naomi said to her daughter- in- law.“ The Lord is still being kind to those who are living and those who are dead.” She continued,“ That man is a close relative of ours. He’s one of our family protectors.”

Gideon replied,“ Those were my brothers. They were the sons of my own mother. You can be sure that the Lord lives. And you can be just as sure that if you had spared their lives, I wouldn’t kill you.”

People promise things by someone greater than themselves. Giving your word makes a promise certain. It puts an end to all arguing.

“ Teacher,” they said,“ here is what Moses told us. If a man dies without having children, his brother must get married to the widow. He must provide children to carry on his brother’s name.There were seven brothers among us. The first one got married and died. Since he had no children, he left his wife to his brother.The same thing happened to the second and third brothers. It happened right on down to the seventh brother.Finally, the woman died.

Suppose two brothers are living near each other. And one of them dies without having a son. Then his widow must not marry anyone outside the family. Her husband’s brother should marry her. That’s what a brother- in- law is supposed to do.Her first baby boy will be named after her first husband. Then the dead man’s name will continue in Israel.But suppose the man doesn’t want to marry his brother’s wife. Then she will go to the elders at the gate of the town. She will say,“ My husband’s brother refuses to keep his brother’s name alive in Israel. He won’t do for me what a brother- in- law is supposed to do.”Then the elders in his town will send for him. They will talk to him. But he still might say,“ I don’t want to marry her.”Then his brother’s widow will go up to him in front of the elders. She’ll pull one of his sandals off his foot. She’ll spit in his face. And she’ll say,“ That’s what we do to a man who won’t build up his brother’s family line.”

I call God to be my witness. May he take my life if I’m lying. I wanted to spare you, so I didn’t return to Corinth.