‘ Hanamel is going to come to you. He is the son of your uncle Shallum. Hanamel will say,“ Buy my field at Anathoth. You are my closest relative. So it’s your right and duty to buy it.” ’

‘你叔叔沙龙的儿子哈拿篾必来见你，说：我在亚拿突的那块地，求你买来；因你买这地是合乎赎回之理。’”

‘看哪，你叔父沙龙的儿子哈拿篾必到你这里来，说：请你买我在亚拿突的那块地，因为你有代赎的责任。’

‘看哪，你叔父沙龙的儿子哈拿篾必到你这里来，说：请你买我在亚拿突的那块地，因为你有代赎的责任。’

‘看啊，你叔父沙龙的儿子哈拿篾会去找你，让你买下他在亚拿突的那块田地，说你是他的近亲，理当买下它。’”

‘看哪！你叔叔沙龙的儿子哈拿篾必来见你，说：请你买下我在亚拿突的那块田地，因为你有近亲的权利和义务去买那田地。’

『你叔叔沙龍的兒子哈拿篾必來見你，說：我在亞拿突的那塊地，求你買來；因你買這地是合乎贖回之理。』」

『看哪，你叔父沙龍的兒子哈拿篾必到你這裏來，說：請你買我在亞拿突的那塊地，因為你有代贖的責任。』

『看哪，你叔父沙龍的兒子哈拿篾必到你這裏來，說：請你買我在亞拿突的那塊地，因為你有代贖的責任。』

『看啊，你叔父沙龍的兒子哈拿篾會去找你，讓你買下他在亞拿突的那塊田地，說你是他的近親，理當買下它。』」

‘看哪！你叔叔沙龍的兒子哈拿篾必來見你，說：請你買下我在亞拿突的那塊田地，因為你有近親的權利和義務去買那田地。’

看吧，你叔叔沙龍的兒子哈拿篾必來見你、說：「在亞拿突我那田地、你要買它，因為贖回而買的權利和義務是在於你。」

爾叔沙龍子哈拿篾、將詣爾曰、我在亞拿突之田、請爾購之、蓋贖此田、乃爾所宜、爾可購之、

爾叔沙龍之子、哈拿滅將至、請爾贖其田疇、斯田在亞拿突邑、所當贖者、惟爾一人。

爾叔沙龍子哈拿篾將詣爾所、告爾曰、我有田在亞拿突、請爾購之、爾乃我族人、購之相宜、

Hanamel son of Shallum your uncle is going to come to you and say,‘ Buy my field at Anathoth, because as nearest relative it is your right and duty to buy it.’

Behold, Hanamel the son of Shallum your uncle will come to you and say,‘ Buy my field that is at Anathoth, for the right of redemption by purchase is yours.’

“ Your cousin Hanamel son of Shallum will come and say to you,‘ Buy my field at Anathoth. By law you have the right to buy it before it is offered to anyone else.’”

Watch! Hanamel, the son of your uncle Shallum, is coming to you to say,‘ Buy my field in Anathoth for yourself, for you own the right of redemption to buy it.’

‘ Behold, Hanamel the son of Shallum your uncle is coming to you, saying,“ Buy for yourself my field which is at Anathoth, for you have the right of redemption to buy it.” ’

‘ Behold, Hanamel the son of Shallum your uncle will come to you, saying,“ Buy my field which is in Anathoth, for the right of redemption is yours to buy it.”’

Behold, Hanamel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto thee, saying, Buy thee my field that is in Anathoth; for the right of redemption is thine to buy it.

Watch! Hanamel, the son of your uncle Shallum, is coming to you to say,‘ Buy my field in Anathoth for yourself, for you own the right of redemption to buy it.’

Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto thee, saying, Buy thee my field that[ is] in Anathoth: for the right of redemption[ is] thine to buy[ it].

‘ Hanamel, the son of your uncle Shallum, will come to you soon. He will say to you,“ Buy my field at Anathoth because you are entitled as my closest relative to buy it.”’

‘ Behold, Hanamel the son of Shallum your uncle will come to you, saying,“ Buy my field that is in Anathoth; for the right of redemption is yours to buy it.”’”

These are the words Jeremiah received from the Lord. Jeremiah was the son of Hilkiah. Jeremiah was one of the priests at Anathoth. That’s a town in the territory of Benjamin.

The Lord says,“ Jeremiah, here is what I am telling you about the people of Anathoth. They say they’re going to kill you. They are saying,‘ Don’t prophesy in the Lord’ s name. If you do, we will kill you with our own hands.’ ”

“‘ Suppose one of your own people becomes poor. And suppose they have to sell some of their land. Then their nearest relative must come and buy back what they have sold.

An uncle or a cousin can buy them back after they have sold themselves. In fact, any relative in their tribe can do it. Or suppose things go well for them. Then they can buy themselves back.

Anathoth and Almon. The total number of these towns and their grasslands came to four.So the total number of towns and their grasslands given to the priests in Aaron’s family line came to 13.

So he sent out two of his disciples. He told them,“ Go into the city. A man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him.He will enter a house. Say to its owner,‘ The Teacher asks,“ Where is my guest room? Where can I eat the Passover meal with my disciples?” ’He will show you a large upstairs room. It will have furniture and will be ready. Prepare for us to eat there.”The disciples left and went into the city. They found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover meal.

Then he spoke to the family protector. He said,“ Naomi has come back from Moab. She’s selling the piece of land that belonged to our relative Elimelek.I thought I should bring the matter to your attention. I suggest that you buy the land. Buy it while those sitting here and the elders of my people are looking on as witnesses. If you are willing to buy it back, do it. But if you aren’t, tell me. Then I’ll know. No one has the right to buy it back except you. And I’m next in line.”“ I’ll buy it,” he said.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.”When the family protector heard that, he said,“ Then I can’t buy the land. If I did, I might put my own property in danger. So you buy it. I can’t do it.”In earlier times in Israel, there was a certain practice. It was used when family land was bought back and changed owners. The practice made the sale final. One person would take his sandal off and give it to the other. That was how people in Israel showed that a business matter had been settled.So the family protector said to Boaz,“ Buy it yourself.” And he took his sandal off.Then Boaz said to the elders and all the people,“ Today you are witnesses. You have seen that I have bought land from Naomi. I have bought all the property that had belonged to Elimelek, Kilion and Mahlon.

“ Command the Israelites to give the Levites towns to live in. The towns must come from the shares of land the people will have as their own. Also give the Levites the grasslands around the towns.

But the Lord had told Ahijah,“ Jeroboam’s wife is coming. Her son is sick. She’ll ask you about him. Give her the answer I give you. When she arrives, she’ll pretend to be someone else.”

He said to them,“ Go to the village ahead of you. Just as you enter it, you will find a donkey’s colt tied there. No one has ever ridden it. Untie it and bring it here.Someone may ask you,‘ Why are you doing this?’ If so, say,‘ The Lord needs it. But he will send it back here soon.’ ”So they left. They found a colt out in the street. It was tied at a doorway. They untied it.Some people standing there asked,“ What are you doing? Why are you untying that colt?”They answered as Jesus had told them to. So the people let them go.

But the grasslands around their towns must never be sold. They will belong to them for all time to come.

“‘ The land must not be sold without a way of getting it back. That is because it belongs to me. You are only outsiders and strangers in my land.