Rut 2
1 No'omi havde en Slægtning paa sin Mands Side, en formuende Mand af Elimeleks Slægt ved Navn Boaz.
Naomi had a relative of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz.
2 En Dag sagde Moabiterinden Rut til No'omi: »Jeg vil gaa ud i Marken og sanke Aks efter den, for hvis Øjne jeg finder Naade.« Hun svarede hende: »Ja, gør det, min Datter!«
Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Let me now go to the field, and glean amongst the ears of grain after him in whose sight I find favour.” She said to her, “Go, my daughter.”
3 Saa gik hun hen og sankede Aks paa Marken efter Høstfolkene; og det traf sig, at Marken tilhørte Boaz, som var af Elimeleks Slægt.
She went, and came and gleaned in the field after the reapers; and she happened to come to the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.
4 Boaz kom just gaaende fra Betlehem; han sagde da til Høstfolkene: »HERREN være med eder!« Og de svarede: »HERREN velsigne dig!«
Behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, “May the LORD be with you.” They answered him, “May the LORD bless you.”
5 Derpaa sagde Boaz til den Karl, som havde Opsyn med Høstfolkene: »Hvor hører denne unge Kvinde hjemme?«
Then Boaz said to his servant who was set over the reapers, “Whose young lady is this?”
6 Karlen, som havde Opsyn med Høstfolkene, svarede: »Det er en moabitisk Pige; det er hende, som fulgte med No'omi tilbage fra Moab;
The servant who was set over the reapers answered, “It is the Moabite lady who came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab.
7 hun sagde: Lad mig faa Lov at sanke og samle Aks blandt Negene efter Høstfolkene! Saa kom hun og har holdt ud lige fra i Morges tidlig til nu uden at unde sig et Øjebliks Hvile.«
She said, ‘Please let me glean and gather after the reapers amongst the sheaves.’ So she came, and has continued even from the morning until now, except that she rested a little in the house.”
8 Da sagde Boaz til Rut: »Hør, min Datter! Du skal ikke gaa hen og sanke Aks paa nogen anden Mark! Nej, gaa ikke herfra, men hold dig til mine Piger her;
Then Boaz said to Ruth, “Listen, my daughter. Don’t go to glean in another field, and don’t go from here, but stay here close to my maidens.
9 hold Øje med, hvor de høster paa Marken, og gaa bag efter. Jeg har paalagt Karlene, at de ikke maa fortrædige dig; og bliver du tørstig, kan du gaa hen til Karrene og drikke af det, Karlene øser op!«
Let your eyes be on the field that they reap, and go after them. Haven’t I commanded the young men not to touch you? When you are thirsty, go to the vessels, and drink from that which the young men have drawn.”
10 Da faldt hun paa sit Ansigt, bøjede sig til Jorden og sagde til ham: »Hvorledes har jeg fundet Naade for dine Øjne, saa du viser mig Velvilje, skønt jeg er fremmed?«
Then she fell on her face and bowed herself to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found favour in your sight, that you should take knowledge of me, since I am a foreigner?”
11 Boaz svarede hende: »Man har fortalt mig alt, hvad du har været for din Svigermoder efter din Mands Død, hvorledes du forlod din Fader og din Moder og dit Fædreland for at drage til et Folk, du ikke tidligere kendte;
Boaz answered her, “I have been told all about what you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband, and how you have left your father, your mother, and the land of your birth, and have come to a people that you didn’t know before.
12 HERREN gengælde dig, hvad du har gjort, og din Løn blive rigelig fra HERREN, Israels Gud, under hvis Vinger du kom og søgte Ly!«
May the LORD repay your work, and a full reward be given to you from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.”
13 Hun sagde: »Saa har jeg da fundet Naade for dine Øjne, Herre, siden du har trøstet mig og talt venligt til din Trælkvinde, skønt jeg ikke er saa meget som en af dine Trælkvinder!«
Then she said, “Let me find favour in your sight, my lord, because you have comforted me, and because you have spoken kindly to your servant, though I am not as one of your servants.”
14 Ved Spisetid sagde Boaz til hende: »Kom herhen og spis med og dyp din Bid i Eddiken!« Saa satte hun sig hos Høstfolkene, og han rakte hende saa meget ristet Korn, at hun kunde spise sig mæt og endda levne.
At meal time Boaz said to her, “Come here, and eat some bread, and dip your morsel in the vinegar.” She sat beside the reapers, and they passed her parched grain. She ate, was satisfied, and left some of it.
15 Da hun rejste sig for at sanke Aks, bød Boaz sine Karle: »Lad hende ogsaa sanke mellem Negene og fornærm hende ikke;
When she had risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, “Let her glean even amongst the sheaves, and don’t reproach her.
16 I kan ogsaa trække nogle Aks ud af Knipperne til hende og lade dem ligge, saa hun kan sanke dem op, og I maa ikke skænde paa hende!«
Also pull out some for her from the bundles, and leave it. Let her glean, and don’t rebuke her.”
17 Saa sankede hun Aks paa Marken lige til Aften; og da hun tærskede, hvad hun havde sanket, var det omtrent en Efa Byg.
So she gleaned in the field until evening; and she beat out that which she had gleaned, and it was about an efah of barley.
18 Derpaa tog hun det og gik til Byen, og hendes Svigermoder saa, hvad hun havde sanket; og Rut tog og gav hende, hvad hun havde levnet efter at have spist sig mæt.
She took it up, and went into the city. Then her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned; and she brought out and gave to her that which she had left after she had enough.
19 Da sagde hendes Svigermoder til hende: »Hvor har du sanket Aks i Dag, hvor har du været? Velsignet være han, der viste dig Velvilje!« Saa fortalte hun sin Svigermoder, hvem hun havde været hos, og sagde: »Den Mand, jeg var hos i Dag, hedder Boaz!«
Her mother-in-law said to her, “Where have you gleaned today? Where have you worked? Blessed be he who noticed you.” She told her mother-in-law with whom she had worked, “The man’s name with whom I worked today is Boaz.”
20 Da sagde No'omi til sin Sønnekone: »HERREN, som ikke har unddraget de levende og døde sin Miskundhed, velsigne ham!« Og No'omi sagde fremdeles til hende: »Den Mand er en nær Slægtning af os; han er en af vore Løsere.«
Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the LORD, who has not abandoned his kindness to the living and to the dead.” Naomi said to her, “The man is a close relative to us, one of our near kinsmen.”
21 Moabiterinden Rut sagde: »Han sagde ogsaa til mig: Hold dig kun til mine Folk, indtil de er helt færdige med min Høst!«
Ruth the Moabitess said, “Yes, he said to me, ‘You shall stay close to my young men until they have finished all my harvest.’”
22 Da sagde No'omi til sin Sønnekone: »Du gør ret, min Datter, i at følge med hans Piger, at man ikke skal volde dig Men paa en anden Mark!«
Naomi said to Ruth her daughter-in-law, “It is good, my daughter, that you go out with his maidens, and that they not meet you in any other field.”
23 Saa holdt hun sig til Boaz's Piger og sankede Aks der, indtil Byghøsten og Hvedehøsten var til Ende; og hun blev boende hos sin Svigermoder.
So she stayed close to the maidens of Boaz, to glean to the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and she lived with her mother-in-law.
