Rut 3

1 Men hendes Svigermoder No'omi sagde til hende: "Min Datter, skal jeg ikke søge at skaffe dig et Hjem, hvor du kan få det godt?

And she lodged with her mother-in-law: and Noemin her mother-in-law said to her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you?

2 Nu vel! Boaz, hvis Piger du var sammen med, er vor Slægtning; se, han kaster i Nat Byg på Tærskepladsen;

And now [is] not Booz our kinsman, with whose damsels you were? behold, he winnows barley this night in the floor.

3 tvæt dig nu og salv dig, tag dine Klæder på og gå ned på Tærskepladsen; men lad ikke Manden mærke noget til dig, før han er færdig med at spise og drikke;

But do you wash, and anoint yourself, and put your raiment upon you, and go up to the threshing floor: do not discover yourself to the man until he has done eating and drinking.

4 når han da lægger sig, mærk dig så Stedet, hvor han lægger sig, og gå hen og løft Kappen op ved hans Fødder og læg dig der, så skal han nok sige dig, hvad du skal gøre!"

And it shall come to pass when he lies down, that you shall mark the place where he lies down, and shall come and lift up the covering of his feet, and shall lie down; and he shall tell you what you shall do.

5 Hun svarede: "Jeg vil gøre alt. hvad du siger!"

And Ruth said to her, All that you shall say, I will do.

6 Så gik hun ned på Tærskepladsen og gjorde alt, hvad hendes Svigermoder havde pålagt hende.

And she went down to the threshing floor, and did according to all that her mother-in-law enjoined her.

7 Da Boaz havde spist og drukket og var vel tilpas, gik han hen og lagde sig ved Korndyngen; så gik hun sagte hen og løftede Kappen op ved hans Fødder og lagde sig der.

And Booz ate and drank, and his heart was glad, and he came to lie down by the side of the heap of corn; and she came secretly, and lifted up the covering of his feet.

8 Ved Midnatstide blev Manden opskræmt og bøjede sig frem, og se, da lå der en Kvinde ved hans Fødder.

And it came to pass at midnight that the man was amazed, and troubled, and behold, a woman lay at his feet.

9 Da sagde han: "Hvem er du?" Og hun svarede: "Jeg er Rut, din Trælkvinde! Bred Fligen af din Kappe ud over din Trælkvinde; thi du er Løser!"

And he said, Who are you? and she said, I am your handmaid Ruth; spread therefore your skirt over your handmaid, for you are a near relation.

10 Da sagde han: "HERREN velsigne dig, min Datter! Den Godhed, du nu sidst har udvist, overgår den, du før udviste, at du nu ikke er gået efter de unge Mænd, hverken fattige eller rige!"

And Booz said, Blessed [be] you of the Lord God, [my] daughter, for you have made your latter kindness greater than the former, in that you follow not after young men, whether [any be] poor or rich.

11 Så frygt nu ikke, min Datter! Alt, hvad du siger, vil jeg gøre imod dig; thi enhver i mit Folks Port ved, at du er en dygtig Kvinde.

And now fear not, my daughter, whatever you shall say I will do to you; for all the tribe of my people knows that you are a virtuous woman.

12 Det er rigtigt. at jeg er din Løser, men der er en anden, som er nærmere end jeg.

And now I am truly akin to you; nevertheless there is a kinsman nearer than I.

13 Bliv nu her i Nat; og hvis han i Morgen vil løse dig, godt, så lad ham gøre det; men er han uvillig til at løse dig, gør jeg det, så sandt HERREN lever. Bliv kun liggende, til det bliver Morgen!"

Lodge [here] for the night, and it shall be in the morning, if he will do the part of a kinsman to you, well—let him do it: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to you, I will do the kinsman's part to you, [as] the Lord lives; lie down till the morning.

14 Så blev hun liggende ved hans Fødder til Morgen; men hun stod op, før det ene Menneske endnu kunde kende det andet, thi han tænkte: "Det må ikke rygtes, at en Kvinde er kommet ud på Tærskepladsen!"

And she lay at his feet until the morning; and she rose up before a man could know his neighbor; and Booz said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor.

15 Derpå sagde han: "Tag og hold det Klæde frem, du har over dig!" Og da hun holdt det frem, afmålte han seks Mål Byg og lagde det på hende. Så gik hun ind i Byen.

And he said to her, Bring the apron that is upon you: and she held it, and he measured six measures of barley, and put them upon her, and she went into the city.

16 Da hun kom til sin Svigermoder, sagde denne: "Hvorledes gik det, min datter?" Så fortalte hun hende alt, hvad Manden havde gjort imod hende,

And Ruth went in to her mother-in-law, and she said to her, [My] daughter! and [Ruth] told her all that the man had done to her.

17 og sagde; "Disse seks Mål Byg gav han mig med de Ord: Du skal ikke komme tomhændet til din Svigermoder!"

And she said to her, He gave me these six measures of barley, for he said to me, Go not empty to your mother-in-law.

18 Da sagde hun: "Hold dig nu rolig, min Datter, indtil du får at vide, hvilket Udfald Sagen får; thi den Mand under sig ikke Ro, før han får Sagen afgjort endnu i Dag!"

And she said, Sit still, [my] daughter, until you shall know how the matter will fall out; for the man will not rest until the matter be accomplished this day.