Ruth 3

1 And Naomi 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 Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he is winnowing barley in the threshing-floor to-night.

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

3 Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thyself, and put thy raiment upon thee, and go down to the floor; make not thyself known to the man, until he shall have 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 be, when he lies down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall have lain down, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thyself down; and he will shew 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 she said to her, All that thou sayest will I do.

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

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

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

7 And Boaz ate and drank, and his heart was merry, and he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn. Then she went softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid herself down.

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 startled, and turned himself; 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 answered, I am Ruth, thy handmaid: spread thy skirt over thy handmaid; for thou hast the right of redemption.

“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 he said, Blessed be thou of Jehovah, my daughter! Thou hast shewn more kindness at the end than at the first, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether 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, my daughter, fear not: all that thou sayest will I do to thee; for all the gate of my people knows that thou art a woman of worth.

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, truly I am one that has the right of redemption, yet there is one that has the right of redemption who is nearer than I.

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

13 Stay over to-night, and it shall be in the morning, if he will redeem thee, well — let him redeem; but if he like not to redeem thee, then will I redeem thee, [as] Jehovah liveth. Lie down until 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 one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the threshing-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, Bring the cloak that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And she held it, and he measured six [measures] of barley, and laid [it] on her; and he 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 she came to her mother-in-law; and she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she 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, These six [measures] of barley gave he me; 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 Then she said, Be still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall; for the man will not rest until he have completed the matter 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.”