Ruth 3
1 A little later Naomi said to Ruth, “My daughter, don't you think I should find you a husband and a good home?
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?
2 Don't ignore the fact that Boaz, whose women you worked with, is closely related to us. Now tonight he will be busy winnowing grain on the threshing floor.
Nu vel! Boaz, hvis Piger du var sammen med, er vor Slægtning; se, han kaster i Nat Byg på Tærskepladsen;
3 Have a bath, put on some perfume, wear your best clothes, and go down to the threshing floor—but don't let him recognize you. Once he's finished eating and drinking,
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;
4 watch where he goes to lie down. Then go and uncover his feet and lie down. Then he will tell you what to do.”
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!"
5 “I'll do everything you told me,” said Ruth.
Hun svarede: "Jeg vil gøre alt. hvad du siger!"
6 She went down to the threshing floor and did what her mother-in-law had told her to do.
Så gik hun ned på Tærskepladsen og gjorde alt, hvad hendes Svigermoder havde pålagt hende.
7 After Boaz had finished eating and drinking, and was feeling contented, he went and lay down beside the grain pile. Ruth quietly approached him, uncovered his feet, and lay down.
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.
8 Around midnight Boaz suddenly woke up. Bending forward he was surprised to see a woman lying at his feet.
Ved Midnatstide blev Manden opskræmt og bøjede sig frem, og se, da lå der en Kvinde ved hans Fødder.
9 “Who are you?” he asked. “I'm Ruth, your servant,” she replied. “Please spread the corner of your cloak over me, for you are my family redeemer.”
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!"
10 “May the Lord bless you, my daughter,” he said. “You are showing even more loyalty and love to the family than before. You haven't gone looking for a younger man, of whatever social status.
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!"
11 So don't worry, my daughter. I will do everything you ask—everyone in town knows you are a woman of good character.
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.
12 However, even though I'm one of your family redeemers, there's one who is more closely related than I am.
Det er rigtigt. at jeg er din Løser, men der er en anden, som er nærmere end jeg.
13 Stay here tonight, and in the morning if he wants to redeem you, then fine, let him do it. But if he doesn't, then I promise you in the name of the living Lord, I will redeem you. Lie down here until morning.”
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!"
14 So Ruth lay at his feet until morning. Then she got up before it was light enough to recognize anyone because Boaz had told her, “No one must know that a woman came here to the threshing floor.”
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!"
15 He also told her, “Bring me the cloak you're wearing and hold it out.” So she held it out and he poured out six measures of barley into it. He helped her put it on her back and she went back to town.
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.
16 Ruth went to her mother-in-law, who asked her, “How did it go for you, my daughter?” So Ruth told her everything that Boaz had done for her.
Da hun kom til sin Svigermoder, sagde denne: "Hvorledes gik det, min datter?" Så fortalte hun hende alt, hvad Manden havde gjort imod hende,
17 “And he also gave me these six measures of barley,” she added. “He told me, ‘You mustn't go home to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’”
og sagde; "Disse seks Mål Byg gav han mig med de Ord: Du skal ikke komme tomhændet til din Svigermoder!"
18 Naomi said to Ruth, “Wait patiently, my daughter, until you find out how it all works out. Boaz won't rest until he has it settled today.”
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!"
