Rut 2
1 Og Noomi havde en Kynding af hendes Mands, en Mand af Vælde og Formue, af Elimeleks Slægt, og hans Navn var Boas.
But there was a man related to Elimelech, a powerful man, and very wealthy, named Boaz.
2 Og Ruth den moabitiske sagde til Noomi: Kære, jeg vil gaa ud paa Marken, og jeg vil sanke op af Aksene efter den, for hvis Øjne jeg finder Naade; og hun sagde til hende: Gak, min Datter!
And Ruth, the Moabite, said to her mother-in-law, “If you order, I will go into the field and gather the ears of grain which escape the reaping hand, wherever I will find favor with the father of a family, who will be compassionate to me.” She answered her, “Go, my daughter.”
3 Og hun gik og kom og sankede op paa Marken efter Høstfolkene; og det hændte sig ved en Hændelse for hende, at en Del af Marken hørte Boas til, som var af Elimeleks Slægt.
And so she went and gathered the ears of grain after the completion of the reaping. But it happened that this field was owned by Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.
4 Og se, Boas kom fra Bethlehem og sagde til Høstfolkene: Herren være med eder! og de sagde til ham: Herren velsigne dig!
And behold, he came out of Bethlehem and said to the reapers, “The Lord be with you.” They answered him, “May the Lord bless you.”
5 Og Boas sagde til sin unge Karl, som var sat over Høstfolkene: Hvem hører den unge Kvinde til?
And Boaz said to the young man who was in charge of the reapers, “Whose young woman is this?”
6 Og den unge Karl, som var sat over Høstfolkene, svarede og sagde: Det er den moabitiske unge Kvinde, som er kommen tilbage med Noomi af Moabiternes Land.
He answered him, “This is the Moabite woman, who came with Naomi, from the land of the Moabites,
7 Og hun har sagt: Kære, jeg vil sanke op og samle iblandt Negene efter Høstfolkene; og hun er kommen og har staaet siden i Morges og indtil nu; nu sad hun lidet hjemme.
and she asked to gather the remnants of the ears of grain, following the steps of the reapers, and from morning until now she has remained in the field, and, indeed, not for one moment has she returned home.”
8 Da sagde Boas til Ruth: Hører du ikke min Datter? du skal ikke gaa at sanke op paa en anden Ager, og gak heller ikke bort herfra, men hold dig her nær til mine unge Piger!
And Boaz said to Ruth, “Listen to me, daughter. Do not go to gather in any other field, nor depart from this place, but join with my young women,
9 Hold dine Øjne til den Ager, hvor de skære paa, og gaa efter dem; har jeg ikke befalet de unge Karle, at ingen skal røre dig? og tørster du, da gaa til Karrene og drik af det, som de unge Karle øse af.
and follow where they reap. For I have given orders to my young men, so that no one is to harass you. And so, whenever you are thirsty, go to the vessels, and drink from the waters that the young men also drink.”
10 Da faldt hun paa sit Ansigt og bøjede sig til Jorden, og hun sagde til ham: Hvorfor har jeg fundet Naade for dine Øjne, at du kender mig, og jeg er dog fremmed?
She, falling on her face and paying homage on the ground, said to him: “How did this happen to me, that I should find favor before your eyes, and that you would condescend to accept me, a foreign woman?”
11 Og Boas svarede og sagde til hende: Det er mig nok tilkendegivet, alt hvad du har gjort for din Mands Moder, efter din Mands Død, at du har forladt din Fader og din Moder og dit Fædreneland og er gaaet til et Folk, som du ikke kendte tilforn.
He answered her, “Everything has been reported to me, what things you have done for your mother-in-law after the death of your husband, and how you left your parents, and the land in which you were born, and came to a people you did not know before.
12 Herren gengælde din Gerning, og din Løn være fuldkommen for Herren Israels Gud, til hvem du er kommen for at søge Ly under hans Vinger!
May the Lord repay you for your work, and may you receive a full reward from the Lord, the God of Israel, to whom you have come, and under whose wings you have taken refuge.”
13 Og hun sagde: Lad mig finde Naade for dine Øjne, min Herre, fordi du har trøstet mig, og fordi du har talet kærligen til din Tjenestekvinde; og jeg er ikke som en af dine Tjenestepiger.
She said, “I have found favor before your eyes, my lord, who has consoled me, and you have spoken to the heart of your handmaid, who is unlike one of your young women.”
14 Og Boas sagde til hende: Naar det er Tid til at æde, da kom herhid og æd af Brødet og dyp din Bid i Eddiken; og hun satte sig ved Høstfolkenes Side, og han rakte ristede Aks til hende, og hun aad og blev mæt og levnede.
And Boaz said to her, “When mealtime begins, come here, and eat bread, and dip your morsel in the vinegar.” And so she sat beside the reapers, and she piled up parched grain for herself, and she ate and was satisfied, and carried off the leftovers.
15 Og hun stod op at sanke; og Boas befalede sine unge Karle og sagde: Lader hende ogsaa opsanke imellem Negene og beskæmmer hende ikke!
And then she arose from there, so as to gather the ears of grain, according to the custom. But Boaz commanded his servants, saying, “If she is even willing to reap with you, do not prevent her,
16 Plukker ogsaa noget af Negene til hende, og lader det tilbage, at hun kan opsanke det, og I skulle ikke skælde paa hende.
and purposely let fall some from your bundles, and allow them to remain, so that she may gather without blushing, and let no one rebuke her gathering.”
17 Saa sankede hun op paa Ageren indtil Aftenen; og hun slog det af, som hun havde sanket op, og det var ved en Efa Byg.
And so she gathered in the field until evening. And striking and threshing with a staff what she had gathered, she found about the measure of an ephah of barley, that is, three measures.
18 Og hun løftede det op og kom i Staden, og hendes Mands Moder saa det, som hun havde opsanket; og hun tog frem og gav hende det, hun havde levnet, da hun var mæt.
Carrying this, she returned into the city and showed it to her mother-in-law. Moreover, she offered it to her and even gave her the leftovers of her food, with which she had been satisfied.
19 Da sagde hendes Mands Moder til hende: Hvor opsankede du i Dag, og hvor havde du at gøre? velsignet være den, som dig kendte; da gav hun sin Mands Moder til Kende, hos hvem hun havde haft at gøre, og sagde: Den Mands Navn, som jeg har haft at gøre hos i Dag, er Boas.
And her mother-in-law said to her, “Where have you gathered today, and where have you found work? Blessed is he who took pity on you!” And she informed her with whom she had been working, and she said the man’s name, that he was called Boaz.
20 Og Noomi sagde til sin Sønnekone: Velsignet være han for Herren, som ikke har forladt sin Miskundhed mod de levende eller mod de døde; og Noomi sagde til hende: Den Mand hører os nær til, han er een af vore Løsere.
Naomi answered her, “May he be blessed by the Lord, because the same kindness which he provided for the living, he also kept for the dead.” And again she said: “This man is our near relative.”
21 Og Ruth den moabitiske sagde: Tilmed har han sagt til mig: Du skal holde dig fast til mine Folk, indtil de have endt al den Høst, som jeg har.
And Ruth said, “He charged me with this also, that from now on I should join with his reapers until all the crop has been reaped.”
22 Og Noomi sagde til Ruth, sin Sønnekone: Det er godt, min Datter, at du gaar ud med hans unge Piger, at de ikke skulle gøre dig Fortræd paa en anden Ager.
And her mother-in-law said to her, “It is better, my daughter, to go out reaping with his young women, lest in a stranger’s field someone may confront you.”
23 Saa holdt hun sig fast til Boas' unge Piger for at opsanke, indtil Byghøsten og Hvedehøsten var endt; og hun blev hos sin Mands Moder.
And so, she joined with the young women of Boaz, and from then on reaped with them, until the barley and the wheat were stored in the barns.
