Ruth 3
1 Then said Na'omi her mother-in-law unto her, My daughter, behold I will seek for thee a resting-place, where it may be well with thee.
Gbe ɖeka la, lɔ̃xoa Naomi gblɔ nɛ be, “Vinye, ɣeyiɣi mede be madi ŋutsu aɖe na wò nàɖe, ale be nàganɔ srɔ̃gbe oa?
2 And now, behold, Bo'az is our kinsman, he with whose maidens thou hast been. Lo, he is winnowing the barley to-night in the threshing-floor.
Ŋutsu si le nye susu me lae nye Boaz. Enyo dɔ me na mí ŋutɔ, eye gawu la, míaƒe ƒometɔ wònye. Menya be ele lu gbɔ ge le zã sia me le eƒe lugbɔƒe,
3 Therefore bathe, and anoint thyself, and put thy garments upon thee, and go down to the threshing-floor; [but] make thyself not known unto the man, until he shall have finished eating and drinking.
eya ta wɔ ɖe nya si magblɔ na wò la dzi. Le tsi, nàsi amiʋeʋĩ, eye nàta avɔ nyui aɖe ayi lugbɔƒea. Mègana wòakpɔ wò o, va se ɖe esime wòaɖu nu vɔ hafi.
4 And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt note the place where he will lie, and thou shalt then go in, and lift up the covering that is on his feet, and lay thyself down: and he will tell thee what thou shalt do.
Lé ŋku ɖe afi si wòamlɔ la ŋu, eye nàyi aɖaklo avɔ ɖa le eƒe afɔ gbɔ, eye nàmlɔ eƒe afɔ nu. Ekema agblɔ nu si ku ɖe srɔ̃ɖeɖe ŋu la na wò.”
5 And she said unto her, All that thou sayest unto me will I do.
Rut ɖo eŋu be, “Enyo, mesee; mawɔ nu sia nu si nègblɔ la.”
6 And she went down unto the threshing-floor, and did in accordance with all that her mother-in-law had commanded her.
Ale Rut yi lugbɔƒe la, eye wòwɔ nu si lɔ̃xoa gblɔ nɛ la pɛpɛpɛ.
7 And Bo'az ate and drank, and his heart became merry; and he then went in to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she came in softly, and lifted up the covering that was on his feet, and laid herself down.
Esi Boaz ɖu nu, eye wòno nu vɔ la, eyi ɖamlɔ anyi dzidzemetɔe ɖe afi si woƒo lu ƒu ɖo la. Rut wɔ ɖɔɖɔɖɔ yi ɖaɖe avɔ le Boaz ƒe afɔ gbɔ, eye wòmlɔ eƒe afɔ nu.
8 And it came to pass at midnight, that the man became terrified, and bent himself forward; and, behold, a woman was lying at his feet.
Le zãtitina lɔƒo la, Boaz ɖi vo, nyɔ hefɔ bɔbɔ nɔ anyi. Ekpɔ nyɔnu aɖe wòmlɔ eƒe afɔ nu.
9 And he said, Who art thou? And she said, I am Ruth thy handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thy handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman.
Ebiae be, “Wò ame kae?” Rut ɖo eŋu be, “Nye Rut, wò dɔlanyɔnue, nye aƒetɔ. Keke wò avɔ ɖe wò dɔlanyɔnu dzi, elabena srɔ̃ɖia nènye.”
10 And he said, Blessed be thou unto the Lord, my daughter; for thou hast shown more kindness in the last instance than the first, by not going after the young men, whether they be poor or rich.
Boaz do ɣli be, “Meda akpe na Mawu ɖe ɖetugbi abe wò ene ta, elabena ègale Naomi nu vem fifia wu tsã gɔ̃ hã. Eme kɔ ƒãa be ŋutsu aɖe si metsi abe nye ene o, eɖanye ame dahe alo hotsuitɔ o, eyae anyo na wò wu hafi. Ke èɖe asi le ɖokuitɔdidi ŋu, ale be nàɖem, eye nàdzi domenyila na Naomi.
11 And now, my daughter, fear not: all that thou mayest say will I do for thee; for all [the men in] the gate of my people know that thou art a virtuous woman.
Azɔ la, vinye, megavɔ̃ o. Mawɔ nya sia ƒe akpa ɖe sia ɖe ŋu dɔ, elabena ame sia ame nya be ènye ame tɔxɛ aɖe.
12 And now, it is indeed true that I am thy near kinsman; nevertheless, there is a kinsman nearer than I.
Ke kuxi ɖeka aɖe le nya la ŋu. Enye nyateƒe be wò ƒometɔe menye, ke ame bubu aɖe gali si do ƒome kpli wò wum.
13 Remain here this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will redeem thee, well, let him redeem; but if he be not willing to redeem thee, then will I redeem thee, as the Lord liveth: lie still until the morning.
Tsi afi sia dɔ. Ne ŋu ke la, maƒo nu kplii. Ne aɖe wò la, ekema enyo; newɔ eƒe dɔdeasi. Ke ne maɖe wò o la, ekema meta Yehowa be nye ŋutɔ maɖe wò. Mlɔ afi sia va se ɖe esime ŋu nake.”
14 And she lay at his feet until the morning; and she rose up before one could know another. And he said, It must not be known that this woman came into the threshing-floor.
Ale Rut mlɔ Boaz ƒe afɔ nu va se ɖe fɔŋli. Efɔ kaba hafi ŋu ke nyuie, elabena Boaz gblɔ nɛ be, “Mègana ame aɖeke nanya be nyɔnu aɖe va lugbɔƒe le afi sia o.”
15 Also he said, Bring hither the cloak that thou hast upon thee, and lay hold of it. And she laid hold of it, and he measured six [measures] of barley, and laid it on her, and went into the city.
Boaz gagblɔ nɛ hã be, “Ɖo wò taɖedzi la ɖe anyigba.” Esi Rut wɔ alea la, Boaz ku lu dzidzenu ade kɔ ɖe avɔ la me, eye wòlée nɛ. Ale wòtrɔ yi aƒe me.
16 And she came to her mother-in-law, and she said, How is it with thee, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her.
Esi wòɖo aƒe me la, lɔ̃xoa biae be, “Vinyenyɔnu, aleke nèdee?” Rut gblɔ nu sia nu si Boaz wɔ nɛ la na lɔ̃xoa,
17 And she said, These six measures of barley gave he unto me; for he said to me, Thou shalt not come empty to thy mother-in-law.
eye wògblɔ kpe ɖe eŋu be, “Eyae tsɔ lu dzidzenu ade sia nam hegblɔ kpe ɖe eŋu be, ‘Menyo be nàtrɔ ayi lɔ̃xowò gbɔ kple asi ƒuƒlu o.’”
18 Then said she, Remain still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall out; for the man will not rest, until he have finished the matter this day.
Tete Naomi gblɔ na Rut be, “Vinyenyɔnu, lala va se ɖe esime nàkpɔ ale si nya la ava wu enui ɖa, elabena Boaz madzudzɔ o, va se ɖe esime wòakpɔ ta na nya la egbea.”
