Ruth 3
1 Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you?
Men hendes Svigermoder No'omi sagde til hende: »Min Datter, skal jeg ikke søge at skaffe dig et Hjem, hvor du kan faa det godt?
2 And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens you were? Behold, he winnows barley to night in the threshing floor.
Nu vel! Boaz, hvis Piger du var sammen med, er vor Slægtning; se, han kaster i Nat Byg paa Tærskepladsen;
3 Wash yourself therefore, and anoint you, and put your raiment upon you, and get you down to the floor: but make not yourself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.
tvæt dig nu og salv dig, tag dine Klæder paa og gaa ned paa Tærskepladsen; men lad ikke Manden mærke noget til dig, før han er færdig med at spise og drikke;
4 And it shall be, when he lies down, that you shall mark the place where he shall lie, and you shall go in, and uncover his feet, and lay you down; and he will tell you what you shall do.
naar han da lægger sig, mærk dig saa Stedet, hvor han lægger sig, og gaa hen og løft Kappen op ved hans Fødder og læg dig der, saa skal han nok sige dig, hvad du skal gøre!«
5 And she said unto her, All that you say unto me I will do.
Hun svarede: »Jeg vil gøre alt, hvad du siger!«
6 And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother in law bade her.
Saa gik hun ned paa Tærskepladsen og gjorde alt, hvad hendes Svigermoder havde paalagt hende.
7 And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down.
Da Boaz havde spist og drukket og var vel tilpas, gik han hen og lagde sig ved Korndyngen; saa gik hun sagte hen og løftede Kappen op ved hans Fødder og lagde sig der.
8 And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.
Ved Midnatstide blev Manden opskræmt og bøjede sig frem, og se, da laa der en Kvinde ved hans Fødder.
9 And he said, Who are you? And she answered, I am Ruth your handmaid: spread therefore your skirt over your handmaid; for you are a near kinsman.
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 And he said, Blessed be you of the LORD, my daughter: for you have showed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as you followed not young men, whether poor or rich.
Da sagde han: »HERREN velsigne dig, min Datter! Den Godhed, du nu sidst har udvist, overgaar den, du før udviste, at du nu ikke er gaaet efter de unge Mænd, hverken fattige eller rige!
11 And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to you all that you require: for all the city of my people does know that you are a virtuous woman.
Saa 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 And now it is true that I am your near kinsman: nevertheless there is a kinsman nearer than I.
Det er rigtigt, at jeg er din Løser, men der er en anden, som er nærmere end jeg.
13 Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto you the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman's part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to you, then will I do the part of a kinsman to you, as the LORD lives: lie down until the morning.
Bliv nu her i Nat; og hvis han i Morgen vil løse dig, godt, saa lad ham gøre det; men er han uvillig til at løse dig, gør jeg det, saa sandt HERREN lever. Bliv kun liggende, til det bliver Morgen!«
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 floor.
Saa 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 maa ikke rygtes, at en Kvinde er kommet ud paa Tærskepladsen!«
15 Also he said, Bring the vail that you have upon you, and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her: and she went into the city.
Derpaa sagde han: »Tag og hold det Klæde frem, du har over dig!« Og da hun holdt det frem, afmaalte han seks Maal Byg og lagde det paa hende. Saa gik hun ind i Byen.
16 And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who are you, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her.
Da hun kom til sin Svigermoder, sagde denne: »Hvorledes gik det, min Datter?« Saa fortalte hun hende alt, hvad Manden havde gjort imod hende,
17 And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto your mother in law.
og sagde: »Disse seks Maal Byg gav han mig med de Ord: Du skal ikke komme tomhændet til din Svigermoder!«
18 Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until you know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day.
Da sagde hun: »Hold dig nu rolig, min Datter, indtil du faar at vide, hvilket Udfald Sagen faar; thi den Mand under sig ikke Ro, før han faar Sagen afgjort endnu i Dag!«
