Ruth 2
1 And Na'omi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty, valiant man, of the family of Elimelech, whose name was Bo'az.
No'omi havde en Slægtning paa sin Mands Side, en formuende Mand af Elimeleks Slægt ved Navn Boaz.
2 And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Na'omi, Let me go, I pray thee, into the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose eyes I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.
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 And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers; and the accident happened to her, that it was a part of the field belonging unto Bo'az, who was of the family 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 And, behold, Bo'az came from Beth-lechem, and he said unto the reapers, The Lord be with you. And they said unto him, May the Lord bless thee.
Boaz kom just gaaende fra Betlehem; han sagde da til Høstfolkene: »HERREN være med eder!« Og de svarede: »HERREN velsigne dig!«
5 Then said Bo'az unto his young man that was appointed over the reapers, Whose maiden is this?
Derpaa sagde Boaz til den Karl, som havde Opsyn med Høstfolkene: »Hvor hører denne unge Kvinde hjemme?«
6 And the young man that was appointed over the reapers answered and said, It is a Moabitish maiden that is returned with Na'omi out of the fields of Moab;
Karlen, som havde Opsyn med Høstfolkene, svarede: »Det er en moabitisk Pige; det er hende, som fulgte med No'omi tilbage fra Moab;
7 And she said, Let me glean, I pray you, and gather among the sheaves after the reapers: so she came, and hath remained ever from the morning even until now; it is but a little while that she hath sat down in the house.
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 Then said Bo'az unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither go away from this; but keep close company with my own maidens.
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 Let thy eyes be on the field which they may reap, and go thou after them; behold, I have charged the young men that they shall not touch thee: and when thou art thirsty, go unto the vessels, and drink of that which the young men may draw.
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 Thereupon she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thy eyes, that thou shouldst take cognizance of me, seeing I am but a stranger?
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 But Bo'az answered and said unto her, It hath fully been told me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother-in-law after the death of thy husband; and how thou hast forsaken thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy birth, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not yesterday or the day before.
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 recompense thy work, and may thy reward be complete from the Lord the God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to seek shelter.
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 Then said she, Let me find grace in thy eyes, my lord; for thou hast comforted me, and because thou hast spoken [kindly] unto the heart of thy handmaid, though I be not like one of thy handmaids.
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 And Bo'az said unto her, At mealtime come near hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she seated herself beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corn, and she ate, and was satisfied, and had some left.
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 Then did she arise to glean: and Bo'az commanded his young men, saying, Even between the sheaves let her glean, and do not cause her to feel any shame;
Da hun rejste sig for at sanke Aks, bød Boaz sine Karle: »Lad hende ogsaa sanke mellem Negene og fornærm hende ikke;
16 And ye shall also draw out some for her from the bundles on purpose, and leave it, that she may glean it, and ye shall not rebuke her.
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 So she gleaned in the field until the evening; and when she beat out what she had gleaned, it was about an ephah of barley.
Saa sankede hun Aks paa Marken lige til Aften; og da hun tærskede, hvad hun havde sanket, var det omtrent en Efa Byg.
18 And she took it up, and she went into the city; and her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned; and she brought forth and gave to her what she had left over after she was satisfied.
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 And her mother-in-law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned today? and where hast thou wrought? may he that took cognizance of thee be blessed. And she told her mother-in-law with whom she had wrought, and said, The name of the man with whom I wrought today is Bo'az.
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 Then said Na'omi unto her daughter-in-law, Blessed be he unto the Lord, who hath not withheld his kindness from the living and from the dead. And Na'omi said unto her, The man is nearly related unto us, he is one of our next kinsmen.
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 And Ruth the Moabitess said, He hath also said unto me, Thou shalt keep close company with my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.
Moabiterinden Rut sagde: »Han sagde ogsaa til mig: Hold dig kun til mine Folk, indtil de er helt færdige med min Høst!«
22 Then said Na'omi unto Ruth her daughter-in-law, It is good, my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, and that men may not meet with thee in any other field.
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 she kept close company with the maidens of Bo'az in gleaning until the end of the barley-harvest and of the wheat-harvest; and she dwelt with her mother-in-law.
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.
