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¹ Forsothe this was the custom bi eld tyme in Israel among kynesmen, that if a man yaf his riyt to anothir man, that the grauntyng were stidefast, the man vnlaase his scho, and yaf to his kynesman; this was the witnessyng of the yift in Israel. ² Therfor Booz seide to his kynesman, Take the scho fro thee; which scho he vnlaside anoon fro his foot. 3 And Booz seide to the grettere men in birthe and to al the puple, Ye ben witnessis to dai, that Y haue take in possessioun alle thingis that weren of Elymelech, and of Chelion, and of Maalon, bi the yifte of Noemy; 4 and that Y haue take in to wedlok Ruth of Moab, the wijf of Maalon, that Y reise the name of the deed man in his erytage; lest his name be doon awey fro his meynee and britheren and puple. Ye, he seide, ben witnessis of this thing. 5 Al the puple, that was in the yate, answeride, and the grettere men in birthe answeriden, We ben witnessis; the Lord make this womman, that entrith in to thin hows, as Rachel and Lia, that bildiden the hows of Israel, that sche be ensaumple of vertu in Effrata, and haue a solempne name in Bethleem; 6 and thin hows be maad as the hows of Fares, whom Thamar childide to Judas, of the seed which the Lord schal yyue to thee of this damesel. 7 Therfor Booz took Ruth, and took hir to wijf; and he entride to hir, and the Lord yaf to hir, that sche conseyuede, and childide a sone. ⁸ And wymmen seiden to Noemy, Blessid be the Lord, which suffride not, that an eir failide to thi meynee, and his name were clepid in Israel; 9 and that thou haue a man, that schal coumforte thi soule, and nursche elde age. For a child is borun of thi douytir in lawe, which child schal loue thee, and he is myche betere to thee, than if thou haddist seuene sones. 10 And Noemy puttide the child resseyued in hir bosum; and sche dide the office of a nurische, and of a berere. 11 Forsothe wymmen neiyboris thankiden hir, and seiden, A sone is borun to Noemy, and clepide his name Obeth. This is the fadir of Ysay, fadir of Dauid. 12 These ben the generaciouns of Fares; Fares gendride Esrom; 13 Esrom gendride Aram; Aram gendride Amynadab; 14 Amynadab gendride Naason; Naason gendride Salmon; Salmon gendride Booz; 15 Booz gendride Obeth; 16 Obeth gendride Isay; Isay gendride Dauid the kyng. 17 1 Kings 19 A man was of Ramathym of Sophym, of the hil of Effraym, and his name was Elchana, the sone of Jeroboam, sone of Elyud, sone of Thau, sone of Suph, of Effraym. 20 And Helchana hadde twei wyues; the name to oon was Anna, and the name of the secounde was Fenenna; and sones weren to Feuenna; forsothe fre children weren not to Anna. ²¹ And thilke man styede fro his citee in daies ordeyned, to worschipe and offre sacrifice to the Lord of oostis in Silo. Forsothe twei sones of Heli weren there, Ophym and Fynees, preestis of the Lord. ²² Therfor the dai cam, and Helcana offride, and yaf partis to Fenenna, his wijf, and to alle hise sones and douytris;