Rut 2
1 No'omi havde en Slægtning på sin Mands Side, en formuende Mand af Elimeleks Slægt ved Navn Boaz.
Now her husband Elimelech had a kinsman, a powerful man, and very rich, whose name was Booz.
2 En Dag sagde Moabiterinden Rut til No'omi: "Jeg vil gå ud i Marken og sanke Aks efter den, for hvis Øjne jeg finder Nåde." Hun svarede hende: "Ja, gør det, min Datter!"
And Ruth the Moabitess said to her mother in law: If thou wilt, I will go into the field, and glean the ears of corn that escape the hands of the reapers, wheresoever I shall find grace with a householder that will be favourable to me. And she answered her: Go, my daughter.
3 Så gik hun hen og sankede Aks på Marken efter Høstfolkene; og det traf sig, at Marken tilhørte Boaz, som var af Elimeleks Slægt.
She went therefore and gleaned the ears of corn after the reapers. And it happened that the owner of that field was Booz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.
4 Boaz kom just gående fra Betlehem; han sagde da til Høstfolkene: "HERREN være med eder!" Og de svarede: "HERREN velsigne dig!"
And behold, he came out of Bethlehem, and said to the reapers: The Lord be with you. And they answered him: The Lord bless thee.
5 Derpå sagde Boaz til den Karl, som havde Opsyn med Høstfolkene: "Hvor hører denne unge Kvinde hjemme?"
And Booz said to the young man that was set over the reapers: Whose maid 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;
And he answered him: This is the Moabitess who came with Noemi, from the land of Moab,
7 hun sagde: Lad mig få Lov at sanke og samle Aks blandt Negene efter Høstfolkene! Så kom hun og har holdt ud lige fra i Morges tidlig til nu uden at unde sig et Øjebliks Hvile."
And she desired leave to glean the ears of corn that remain, following the steps of the reapers: and she hath been in the field from morning till now, and hath not gone home for one moment.
8 Da sagde Boaz til Rut: "Hør, min Datter! Du skal ikke gå hen og sanke Aks på nogen anden Mark! Nej, gå ikke herfra, men hold dig til mine Piger her;
And Booz said to Ruth: Hear me, daughter, do not go to glean in any other field, and do not depart from this place: but keep with my maids,
9 hold Øje med, hvor de høster på Marken, og gå bag efter. Jeg har pålagt Karlene, at de ikke må fortrædige dig; og bliver du tørstig, kan du gå hen til Karrene og drikke af det, Karlene øser op!"
And follow where they reap. For I have charged my young men, not to molest thee: and if thou art thirsty, go to the vessels, and drink of the waters whereof the servants drink.
10 Da faldt hun på sit Ansigt, bøjede sig til Jorden og sagde til ham: "Hvorledes har jeg fundet Nåde for dine Øjne, så du viser mig Velvilje, skønt jeg er fremmed?"
She fell on her face and worshipping upon the ground, said to him: Whence cometh this to me, that I should find grace before thy eyes, and that thou shouldst vouchsafe to take notice of me a woman of another country?
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;
And he answered her: All hath been told me, that thou hast done to thy mother in law after the death of thy husband: and how thou hast left thy parents, and the land wherein thou wast born, and art come to a people which thou knewest not heretofore.
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!"
The Lord render unto thee for thy work, and mayest thou receive a full reward of the Lord the God of Israel, to whom thou art come, and under whose wings thou art fled.
13 Hun sagde: "Så har jeg da fundet Nåde for dine Øjne, Herre, siden du har trøstet mig og talt venligt til din Trælkvinde, skønt jeg ikke er så meget som en af dine Trælkvinder!"
And she said: I have found grace in thy eyes, my lord, who hast comforted me and hast spoken to the heart of thy handmaid, who am not like to one of thy maids.
14 Ved Spisetid sagde Boaz til hende: "Kom herhen og spis med og dyp din Bid i Eddiken!" Så satte hun sig hos Høstfolkene, og han rakte hende så meget ristet Korn, at hun kunde spise sig mæt og endda levne.
And Booz said to her: At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. So she sat at the side of the reapers, and she heaped to herself frumenty, and ate and was filled, and took the leavings.
15 Da hun rejste sig for at sanke Aks, bød Boaz sine Karle: "Lad hende også sanke mellem Negene og fornærm hende ikke;
And she arose from thence, to glean the ears of corn as before. And Booz commanded his servants, saying: If she would even reap with you, hinder her not:
16 I kan også trække nogle Aks ud af Knipperne til hende og lade dem ligge, så hun kan sanke dem op, og I må ikke skænde på hende!"
And let fall some of your handfuls of purpose, and leave them, that she may gather them without shame, and let no man rebuke her when she gathereth them.
17 Så sankede hun Aks på Marken lige til Aften; og da hun tærskede, hvad hun havde sanket, var det omtrent en Efa Byg.
She gleaned therefore in the field till evening: and beating out with a rod and threshing what she had gleaned, she found about the measure of an ephi of barley, that is, three bushels:
18 Derpå tog hun det og gik til Byen, og hendes Svigermoder så, hvad hun havde sanket; og Rut tog og gav hende, hvad hun havde levnet efter at have spist sig mæt.
Which she took up and returned into the city, and shewed it to her mother in law: moreover she brought out, and gave her of the remains of her meat, wherewith she had been filled.
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!" Så fortalte hun sin Svigermoder, hvem hun havde været hos, og sagde: "Den Mand, jeg var hos i Dag, hedder Boaz!"
And her mother in law said to her: Where hast thou gleaned today, and where hast thou wrought? blessed be he that hath had pity on thee. And she told her with whom she had wrought: and she told the man’s name, that he was called Booz.
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."
And Noemi answered her: Blessed be he of the Lord: because the same kindness which he shewed to the living, he hath kept also to the dead. And again she said: The man is our kinsman.
21 Moabiterinden Rut sagde: "Han sagde også til mig: Hold dig kun til mine Folk, indtil de er helt færdige med min Høst!"
And Ruth said, He also charged me, that I should keep close to his reapers, till all the corn should be reaped.
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 på en anden Mark!"
And her mother in law said to her: It is better for thee, my daughter, to go out to reap with his maids, lest in another man’s field some one may resist thee.
23 Så holdt hun sig til Boazs Piger og sankede Aks der, indtil Byghøsten og Hvedehøsten var til Ende; og hun blev boende hos sin Svigermoder.
So she kept close to the maids of Booz: and continued to glean with them, till all the barley and the wheat were laid up in the barns.
