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?
Then said Na'omi her mother-in-law unto her, My daughter, behold I will seek for thee a resting-place, where it may be well with thee.
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.
And now, behold, Bo'az is our kinsman, he with whose maidens thou hast been. Lo, he is winnowing the barley to-night in 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 bathe, and anoint thyself, and put thy garments upon thee, and go down to the threshing-floor; [but] make thyself not known unto the man, until he shall have 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.
And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt note the place where he will lie, and thou shalt then go in, and lift up the covering that is on his feet, and lay thyself down: and he will tell thee what thou shalt do.
5 Og hun sagde til hende: Alt det, som du siger mig, vil jeg gøre.
And she said unto her, All that thou sayest unto me will I do.
6 Og hun gik ned i Loen og gjorde efter alt det, som hendes Mands Moder havde befalet.
And she went down unto the threshing-floor, and did in accordance with all that her mother-in-law had commanded her.
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.
And Bo'az ate and drank, and his heart became merry; and he then went in to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she came in softly, and lifted up the covering that was on his feet, and laid herself down.
8 Og det skete om Midnatten, da blev Manden forskrækket og greb omkring sig, og se, en Kvinde laa ved hans Fødder.
And it came to pass at midnight, that the man became terrified, and bent himself forward; and, behold, a woman was lying at his feet.
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.
And he said, Who art thou? And she said, I am Ruth thy handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thy handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman.
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.
And he said, Blessed be thou unto the Lord, my daughter; for thou hast shown more kindness in the last instance than the first, by not going after the young men, whether they be poor or rich.
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, my daughter, fear not: all that thou mayest say will I do for thee; for all [the men in] the gate of my people know that thou art a virtuous woman.
12 Og nu er det vel saa i Sandhed, at jeg er Løseren; men der er dog en nærmere Løser end jeg.
And now, it is indeed true that I am thy near kinsman; nevertheless, there is a kinsman 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!
Remain here this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will redeem thee, well, let him redeem; but if he be not willing to redeem thee, then will I redeem thee, as the Lord liveth: lie still until the 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.
And she lay at his feet until the morning; and she rose up before one could know another. And he said, It must not be known that this woman came into 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.
Also he said, Bring hither the cloak that thou hast upon thee, and lay hold of it. And she laid hold of it, and he measured six [measures] of barley, and laid it on her, and 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.
And she came to her mother-in-law, and she said, How is it with thee, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to 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, These six measures of barley gave he unto me; for he said to me, Thou shalt not come empty to thy mother-in-law.
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.
Then said she, Remain still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall out; for the man will not rest, until he have finished the matter this day.
