Ruth 3

1 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 thee, that it may be well with thee?

Onda će joj Noemi, svekrva njezina: “Kćeri moja, da ti potražim mirno mjesto gdje bi mogla biti sretna?

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

Vidiš, Boaz, s čijim si se poslenicima našla, naš je rođak. Evo, on će noćas vijati ječam na gumnu.

3 But do thou wash, and anoint thyself, and put thy raiment upon thee, and go up to the threshing-floor: do not discover thyself to the man until he has done eating and drinking.

Umij se ti i namaži, lijepo se odjeni pa idi na gumno. Ne daj da te prepozna prije nego što se najede i napije.

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

Kad bude lijegao, dobro pazi gdje će leći; pa kad legne, otiđi onamo, podigni mu pokrivač s nogu i lezi ondje! Tada će ti on reći što ti je činiti.”

5 And Ruth said to her, All that thou shalt say, I will do.

Ona joj odgovori: “Učinit ću sve kako mi kažeš.”

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

I siđe na gumno i učini sve kako joj je svekrva naredila.

7 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.

A Boaz, pošto je jeo i pio i tako se odobrovoljio, ode i leže kraj stoga. Onda ona priđe polako, otkri mu noge i leže.

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

Kad bijaše oko ponoći, trže se čovjek i obrnu se, i gle: žena leži do njegovih nogu.

9 And he said, Who art thou? and she said, I am thine handmaid Ruth; spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid, for thou art a near relation.

“Tko si?” - upita on, a ona odgovori: “Ja sam Ruta, sluškinja tvoja. Raširi skut svoje haljine na sluškinju svoju jer si mi skrbnik.”

10 And Booz said, Blessed [be] thou of the Lord God, [my] daughter, for thou hast made thy latter kindness greater than the former, in that thou followest not after young men, whether [any be] poor or rich.

“Blagoslovio te Jahve, kćeri moja!” - dočeka on. “Ovaj drugi tvoj čin milosti još je vredniji od prvoga, jer se nisi trudila da slijediš mlade poslenike, bili oni bogati ili siromašni.

11 And now fear not, my daughter, whatever thou shalt say I will do to thee; for all the tribe of my people knows that thou art a virtuous woman.

I zato se, kćeri moja, sada ne plaši: učinit ću ti sve što zatražiš, jer sva vrata moga naroda znaju da si čestita žena.

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

Jest, uistinu sam ti skrbnik; ali postoji još bliži od mene.

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

Ostani noćas; ako te sutra ujutro on kao skrbnik htjedne uzeti, dobro, neka te uzme; a ne htjedne li, uzet ću te ja, tako mi Jahve! Spavaj do jutra.”

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

I spavaše ona do njegovih nogu do jutra. On ustade prije nego što mogaše čovjek čovjeka razaznati jer mišljaše: “Ne treba da znaju da je žena bila na gumnu.”

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

I kaza joj: “Daj ogrtač što je na tebi i drži ga dobro.” Ona ga pridrža, a on joj nasu šest mjerica ječma i naprti joj. I ode ona u grad.

16 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.

Kad je stigla, upita je svekrva: “Što je s tobom, kćeri moja?” A ona joj pripovjedi sve što je učinio za nju.

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

I nadoveza: “Ovih šest mjerica ječma dade mi kazujući: 'Ne smiješ se vratiti svekrvi praznih ruku.'”

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

Nato će joj Noemi: “Budi mirna, kćeri moja, dok ne vidiš što će biti: jer neće on imati spokoja dok sve još danas ne dokrajči.”