Now Boaz went up to the village gate and sat there. Then along came the guardian whom Boaz had mentioned to Ruth! Boaz said,“ Come here and sit down,‘ John Doe’!” So he came and sat down.

波阿斯到了城门，坐在那里，恰巧波阿斯所说的那至近的亲属经过。波阿斯说：“某人哪，你来坐在这里。”他就来坐下。

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。

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。

波阿斯来到城门口，坐在那里，恰巧看见他所说的那位至亲经过，便招呼他说：“某人啊，请过来坐一坐。”那人便走过来坐下。

波阿斯到了城门，坐在那里，恰巧波阿斯所说那个有买赎权的近亲属刚巧路过那里。波阿斯说：“喂，老兄，过来坐一下吧。”他就过去坐下来了。

波阿斯来到城门口，在那里坐下。看哪！波阿斯所说的那个有赎回权的近亲正经过那里；波阿斯就说：“某某人哪，请过来，坐在这里吧！”那个人就过来坐下。

波阿斯到了城門，坐在那裏，恰巧波阿斯所說的那至近的親屬經過。波阿斯說：「某人哪，你來坐在這裏。」他就來坐下。

波阿斯上到城門，坐在那裏，看哪，波阿斯所說那個可以贖產業的至親經過。波阿斯說：「某某先生，請你轉回來，坐在這裏。」他就轉回來坐下。

波阿斯上到城門，坐在那裏，看哪，波阿斯所說那個可以贖產業的至親經過。波阿斯說：「某某先生，請你轉回來，坐在這裏。」他就轉回來坐下。

波阿斯來到城門口，坐在那裡，恰巧看見他所說的那位至親經過，便招呼他說：「某人啊，請過來坐一坐。」那人便走過來坐下。

波阿斯到了城門，坐在那裡，恰巧波阿斯所說那個有買贖權的近親屬剛巧路過那裡。波阿斯說：“喂，老兄，過來坐一下吧。”他就過去坐下來了。

波阿斯上城門去，坐在那裏；恰巧波阿斯所說的那位贖業至親從那裏經過了；波阿斯說：『某某人哪，請轉身坐在這裏吧！』他就轉身坐下。

波阿斯來到城門口，在那裡坐下。看哪！波阿斯所說的那個有贖回權的近親正經過那裡；波阿斯就說：「某某人哪，請過來，坐在這裡吧！」那個人就過來坐下。

波阿斯至邑門而坐、見其所言宜贖產者過焉、則呼之曰、某歟、請離途、坐於此、遂離途而坐、

波士赴邑門而坐、見所言之戚屬過焉、呼其名曰、來、請坐於此。即坐。

波阿斯至邑門而坐、適波阿斯所言親屬可贖業者過焉、波阿斯曰、某也、爾來坐於此、其人遂來而坐、

Meanwhile Boaz went up to the town gate and sat down there just as the guardian- redeemer he had mentioned came along. Boaz said,“ Come over here, my friend, and sit down.” So he went over and sat down.

Boaz went up to the town gate and sat down there. Right then, the family protector he had talked about came by. Then Boaz said,“ Come over here, my friend. Sit down.” So the man went over and sat down.

Now Boaz had gone up to the gate and sat down there. And behold, the redeemer, of whom Boaz had spoken, came by. So Boaz said,“ Turn aside, friend; sit down here.” And he turned aside and sat down.

Boaz went to the town gate and took a seat there. Just then the family redeemer he had mentioned came by, so Boaz called out to him,“ Come over here and sit down, friend. I want to talk to you.” So they sat down together.

Boaz went to the gate of the town and sat down there. Soon the family redeemer Boaz had spoken about came by. Boaz said,“ Come over here and sit down.” So he went over and sat down.

Now Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there, and behold, the redeemer of whom Boaz spoke was passing by, so he said,“ Come over here, friend, sit down here.” And he came over and sat down.

Now Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there; and behold, the close relative of whom Boaz had spoken came by. So Boaz said,“ Come aside, friend, sit down here.” So he came aside and sat down.

Now Boaz went up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the near 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.

Boaz went to the gate of the town and sat down there. Soon the family redeemer Boaz had spoken about came by. Boaz called him by name and said,“ Come over here and sit down.” So he went over and sat down.

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.

Now Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there. Behold, the near kinsman of whom Boaz spoke came by. Boaz said to him,“ Come over here, friend, and sit down!” He came over, and sat down.

Now yes, it is true that I am a guardian, but there is another guardian who is a closer relative than I am.

But if the man does not want to marry his brother’s widow, then she must go to the elders at the town gate and say,“ My husband’s brother refuses to preserve his brother’s name in Israel; he is unwilling to perform the duty of a brother-in-law to me!”

You must appoint judges and civil servants for each tribe in all your villages that the LORD your God is giving you, and they must judge the people fairly.

Hate what is wrong, love what is right! Promote justice at the city gate! Maybe the LORD, the God who commands armies, will have mercy on those who are left from Joseph.

if I have raised my hand to vote against the orphan, when I saw my support in the court,

The Israelites hate anyone who arbitrates at the city gate; they despise anyone who speaks honestly.Therefore, because you make the poor pay taxes on their crops and exact a grain tax from them, you will not live in the houses you built with chiseled stone, nor will you drink the wine from the fine vineyards you planted.Certainly I am aware of your many rebellious acts and your numerous sins. You torment the innocent, you take bribes, and you deny justice to the needy at the city gate.

When I went out to the city gate and secured my seat in the public square,

his father and mother must seize him and bring him to the elders at the gate of his city.

you must bring to your city gates that man or woman who has done this wicked thing– that very man or woman– and you must stone that person to death.

“ You there! Flee from the northland!” says the LORD,“ for like the four winds of heaven I have scattered you,” says the LORD.

“ Hey, all who are thirsty, come to the water! You who have no money, come! Buy and eat! Come! Buy wine and milk without money and without cost!