And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the LORD, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen.
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Verse 20 is found in chapter 2 of Ruth. Naomi identifies Boaz as a close relative and blesses the Lord because he has not ceased showing kindness to the living and the dead. The verse directly connects Boaz’s kindness with divine faithfulness. God’s providence does not appear through a visible miracle, but through a family relationship and ordinary acts of mercy.
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Naemi aber sprach zu ihrer Schwiegertochter: Gesegnet sei er dem HERRN! denn er hat seine Barmherzigkeit nicht gelassen an den Lebendigen und an den Toten. Und Naemi sprach zu ihr: Der Mann gehört zu uns und ist unser Erbe.
Y dijo Noemi a su nuera: Sea él bendito de Jehová, pues que no ha rehusado a los vivos la benevolencia que tuvo para con los finados. Díjole después Noemi: Nuestro pariente es aquel varón, y de nuestros redentores es.
Naomi dit à sa belle-fille: Qu'il soit béni de l'Eternel, qui se montre miséricordieux pour les vivants comme il le fut pour ceux qui sont morts! Cet homme est notre parent, lui dit encore Naomi, il est de ceux qui ont sur nous droit de rachat.
E Naomi disse alla sua nuora: Benedetto sia egli appresso al Signore; conciossiachè egli non abbia dismessa inverso i viventi la sua benignità, ch’egli avea usata inverso i morti. Poi Naomi le disse: Costui è nostro prossimo parente; ed è di quelli che hanno per consanguinità la ragion del riscatto delle nostre eredità.
Então Noemi disse à sua nora: Bendito seja ele do SENHOR, que ainda não tem deixado a sua beneficência nem para com os vivos nem para com os mortos. Disse-lhe mais Noemi: Este homem é nosso parente chegado, e um dentre os nossos remidores.
拿娥米 對媳婦說:「願那人蒙耶和華賜福,因為他不斷地恩待活人死人。」 拿娥米 又對她說:「那人是我們本族的人,是一個可以贖我們產業的至親。」
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