Ruth 2
1 Now Naomi had a relative on her husband's side whose name was Boaz. He was a rich and influential man from the family of Elimelech.
No'omi havde en Slægtning paa sin Mands Side, en formuende Mand af Elimeleks Slægt ved Navn Boaz.
2 Soon after Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “Please let me go to the fields and pick up grain that's been left behind—if I can find someone will give me permission.” “Yes, go ahead, my daughter,” Naomi replied.
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!«
3 So she went and picked up grain the reapers had left behind. She happened to be working in a field that belonged to Boaz, a relative of Elimelech.
Saa gik hun hen og sankede Aks paa Marken efter Høstfolkene; og det traf sig, at Marken tilhørte Boaz, som var af Elimeleks Slægt.
4 Later on Boaz arrived from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, “May the Lord be with you!” They replied, “The Lord bless you!”
Boaz kom just gaaende fra Betlehem; han sagde da til Høstfolkene: »HERREN være med eder!« Og de svarede: »HERREN velsigne dig!«
5 Then Boaz asked his servant who was in charge of the harvesters, “Who is this young woman related to?”
Derpaa sagde Boaz til den Karl, som havde Opsyn med Høstfolkene: »Hvor hører denne unge Kvinde hjemme?«
6 “The young woman is a Moabite who came back with Naomi from Moab,” the servant replied.
Karlen, som havde Opsyn med Høstfolkene, svarede: »Det er en moabitisk Pige; det er hende, som fulgte med No'omi tilbage fra Moab;
7 “She asked me, ‘Please may I have permission to pick up grain behind the reapers.’ So she came, and she's been working here from morning until now, except for a brief rest in the shelter.”
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.«
8 Boaz went and spoke to Ruth. “Listen to me, my daughter,” he told her. “Don't leave to go and pick up grain in someone else's field. Stay close to my women.
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;
9 Pay attention to what part of the field the men are reaping and follow the women. I've told the men not to bother you. When you get thirsty, go and have a drink from the water jars the servants have filled.”
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!«
10 She bowed down with her face to the ground. “Why are you being so kind to me or even notice me, seeing I'm a foreigner?” she asked him.
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?«
11 “I've heard about all you've done for your mother-in-law since your husband died,” Boaz replied. “And also how you left your father and mother, and the land of your birth, to come and live among people you didn't know.
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;
12 May the Lord fully reward you for all you've done—the Lord, the God of Israel, to whom you've come for protection.
HERREN gengælde dig, hvad du har gjort, og din Løn blive rigelig fra HERREN, Israels Gud, under hvis Vinger du kom og søgte Ly!«
13 Thank you for being so good to me, sir,” she replied. “You have reassured me by speaking to me kindly. I'm not even one of your servants.”
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!«
14 When it was time to eat, Boaz called her over. “Come here,” he said. “Take some bread and dip it in wine vinegar.” So she sat down with the workers and Boaz passed her some roasted grain to eat. She ate until she'd had enough with some left over.
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.
15 After Ruth went back to work Boaz told his men, “Let her pick up grain even among the sheaves. Don't say anything to embarrass her.
Da hun rejste sig for at sanke Aks, bød Boaz sine Karle: »Lad hende ogsaa sanke mellem Negene og fornærm hende ikke;
16 In fact, pull out some stalks from the bundles you're cutting and leave them for her to pick up. Don't tell her off.”
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!«
17 Ruth worked in the field until the evening. When she beat out the grain that she had picked up it was a large amount.
Saa sankede hun Aks paa Marken lige til Aften; og da hun tærskede, hvad hun havde sanket, var det omtrent en Efa Byg.
18 She picked it up and took it back to town to show her mother-in-law how much she had collected. Ruth also gave her what she had left over from her meal.
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.
19 Naomi asked her, “Where did you pick up grain today? Exactly where did you work? Bless whoever cared enough about you to pay you some attention!” So she told her mother-in-law about who she had worked with. “The man I worked with today is called Boaz.”
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!«
20 “The Lord bless him!” Naomi exclaimed to her daughter-in-law. “He goes on showing his kindness to the living and the dead. That man is a close relative to us—a ‘family redeemer.’”
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.«
21 Ruth added, “He also told me, ‘Stay close to my workers until they have finished harvesting my entire crop.’”
Moabiterinden Rut sagde: »Han sagde ogsaa til mig: Hold dig kun til mine Folk, indtil de er helt færdige med min Høst!«
22 “That's good, my daughter,” Naomi told Ruth. “Stay with his women workers. Don't go to other fields where you might be molested.”
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!«
23 So Ruth stayed with Boaz' women workers picking up grain until the end of the barley harvest, and then on to the end of the wheat harvest. She lived with her mother-in-law the whole time.
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.
