Rut 3

1 Og Noomi, hendes Mands Moder, sagde til hende: Min Datter, mon jeg ikke skulde søge Rolighed for dig, at det maa gaa dig vel?

One day Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek a resting place for you, that it may be well with you?

2 Og nu, mon ikke Boas, hos hvis unge Piger du har været, er af vort Frændskab? se, han kaster Byg i Nat paa Loen.

Now is not Boaz, with whose servant girls you have been working, a relative of ours? In fact, tonight he is winnowing barley on the threshing floor.

3 Saa bad dig og salv dig og tag dine Klæder paa dig og gak ned i Loen; giv dig ikke til Kende for Manden, før han er færdig med at æde og drikke.

Therefore wash yourself, put on perfume, and wear your best clothes. Go down to the threshing floor, but do not let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.

4 Og det skal ske, naar han lægger sig, saa mærk det Sted, hvor han lægger sig, og kom og slaa op ved hans Fødder og læg dig; og han skal give dig til Kende, hvad du skal gøre.

When he lies down, note the place where he lies. Then go in and uncover his feet, and lie down, and he will explain to you what you should do.”

5 Og hun sagde til hende: Alt det, som du siger mig, vil jeg gøre.

“I will do everything you say,” Ruth answered.

6 Og hun gik ned i Loen og gjorde efter alt det, som hendes Mands Moder havde befalet.

So she went down to the threshing floor and did everything her mother-in-law had instructed her to do.

7 Der Boas havde ædt og drukket, og hans Hjerte var vel til Mode, da kom han at lægge sig i Udkanten af en Korndynge; og hun kom sagteligen og slog op ved hans Fødder og lagde sig.

After Boaz had finished eating and drinking and was in good spirits, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain. Then Ruth went in secretly, uncovered his feet, and lay down.

8 Og det skete om Midnatten, da blev Manden forskrækket og greb omkring sig, og se, en Kvinde laa ved hans Fødder.

At midnight, Boaz was startled, turned over, and there lying at his feet was a woman!

9 Og han sagde: Hvo er du? Og hun svarede: Jeg er Ruth, din Tjenestekvinde, udbred din Flig over din Tjenestekvinde, thi du er Løseren.

“Who are you?” he asked. “I am your servant Ruth,” she replied. “Spread the corner of your garment over me, for you are a kinsman-redeemer.”

10 Og han sagde: Velsignet være du for Herren, min Datter; du har bevist din Kærlighed sidste Gang bedre end første Gang, idet du ikke er gaaet efter de unge Karle, enten fattig eller rig.

Then Boaz said, “May the LORD bless you, my daughter. You have shown more kindness now than before, because you have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor.

11 Og nu, min Datter, frygt ikke, alt det, du siger, vil jeg gøre dig; thi mit Folk i den ganske Stad ved, at du er en duelig Kvinde.

And now do not be afraid, my daughter. I will do for you whatever you request, since all my fellow townspeople know that you are a woman of noble character.

12 Og nu er det vel saa i Sandhed, at jeg er Løseren; men der er dog en nærmere Løser end jeg.

Yes, it is true that I am a kinsman-redeemer, but there is a redeemer nearer than I.

13 Bliv her Natten over, og det skal ske i Morgen, dersom han vil løse dig, godt, da maa han løse dig, men dersom han ikke har Lyst til at løse dig, da vil jeg løse dig, saa vist som Herren lever; bliv liggende indtil Morgenen!

Stay here tonight, and in the morning, if he wants to redeem you, good. Let him redeem you. But if he does not want to redeem you, as surely as the LORD lives, I will. Now lie here until morning.”

14 Og hun laa ved hans Fødder indtil Morgenen og stod op, førend en kunde kende den anden, og han sagde: Lad det ikke vides, at en Kvinde er kommen i Loen.

So she lay down at his feet until morning, but she got up before anyone else could recognize her. Then Boaz said, “Do not let it be known that a woman came to the threshing floor.”

15 Og han sagde: Giv hid dit Forklæde, som du har for dig, og hold derved; og hun holdt derved, og han maalte seks Maal Byg og lagde paa hende, og hun gik ind i Staden.

And he told her, “Bring the shawl you are wearing and hold it out.” When she did so, he shoveled six measures of barley into her shawl. Then he went into the city.

16 Og hun kom til sin Mands Moder, og hun sagde: Hvorledes gaar det dig, min Datter? og hun forkyndte hende alt det, Manden havde gjort hende.

When Ruth returned to her mother-in-law, Naomi asked her, “How did it go, my daughter?” Then Ruth told her all that Boaz had done for her.

17 Og hun sagde: Disse seks Maal Byg gav han mig; thi han sagde til mig: Du skal ikke komme tomhændet til din Mands Moder.

And she said, “He gave me these six measures of barley, for he said, ‘Do not go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’”

18 Og hun sagde: Bliv, min Datter, indtil du faar at vide, hvorledes Sagen vil falde ud; thi den Mand hviler ikke, før han i Dag gør Ende paa denne Sag.

“Wait, my daughter,” said Naomi, “until you find out how things go, for he will not rest unless he has resolved the matter today.”