< Ruth 2 >

1 Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz.
Di Betlehem ada seorang yang kaya dan berpengaruh, namanya adalah Boas. Dia memiliki hubungan keluarga dengan Elimelek, suami Naomi.
2 Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, "Let me now go to the field, and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I shall find favor." She said to her, "Go, my daughter."
Pada suatu hari, Rut— perempuan Moab itu, berkata kepada Naomi, “Ibu, karena sekarang sedang musim panen, bolehkah aku pergi ke salah satu ladang untuk meminta izin memungut bulir-bulir jelai yang tercecer dan diperbolehkan pemilik ladang untuk diambil? Kemungkinan besar ada seseorang yang berbaik hati yang akan mengizinkan aku untuk memungut jelai.” Jawab Naomi, “Baik, pergilah anakku.”
3 She went, and came and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and she happened to come to the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.
Lalu Ruth pergi memungut bulir-bulir jelai yang tercecer dari ikatan jelai. Dengan tidak sengaja, ternyata Rut sedang bekerja pada ladang milik Boas— anggota keluarga Elimelek tersebut.
4 Look, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, "Jehovah be with you." They answered him, "Jehovah bless you."
Saat Rut sedang berada di ladang, tibalah Boas dari Betlehem dan menyapa orang-orang yang sedang memanen di ladangnya, katanya, “TUHAN menyertai kalian!” Lalu mereka membalas, “TUHAN menyertaimu juga!”
5 Then Boaz said to his servant who was set over the reapers, "Whose young woman is this?"
Kemudian bertanyalah Boas kepada mandor yang mengawasi orang-orang tersebut, “Siapakah perempuan muda di sana dan siapakah keluarganya?”
6 The servant who was set over the reapers answered, "It is the Moabite woman who came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab.
Mandor itu menjawab, “Dialah perempuan muda asal Moab yang kembali dengan Naomi.
7 She said, 'Please let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves.' So she came, and has continued even from the morning until now, except that she stayed a little in the house."
Tadi pagi dia minta izin untuk mengumpulkan bulir-bulir jelai yang tercecer dari ikatan jelai. Dia datang sangat pagi, bekerja keras, dan hanya beristirahat sejenak di pondok.”
8 Then Boaz said to Ruth, "Listen, my daughter. Do not go to glean in another field, and do not go from here, but stay here close to my maidens.
Boas menghampiri Rut dan berkata, “Dengarlah anakku. Tetaplah di sini bersama kami untuk memungut bulir jelai. Tidak perlu kamu bekerja di ladang milik orang lain. Tetaplah berada dekat pekerja perempuan yang bekerja di ladangku.
9 Let your eyes be on the field that they reap, and go after them. Haven't I commanded the young men not to touch you? When you are thirsty, go to the vessels, and drink from that which the young men have drawn."
Perhatikan bagian mana yang sedang mereka kerjakan, lalu ikutilah mereka. Aku sudah memperingatkan para pekerja laki-laki supaya tidak mengganggu kamu. Karena itu bila kamu haus​, silakan ambil air minum di tempat penyimpanan yang sudah mereka isi.”
10 Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said to him, "Why have I found favor in your sight, that you should take knowledge of me, since I am a foreigner?"
Bersujudlah Rut di hadapan Boas sambil berkata, “Saya tidak layak untuk menerima semua kebaikan dan belas kasihan Tuan. Saya hanyalah orang asing.”
11 Boaz answered her, "It has fully been shown to me, all that you have done to your mother-in-law since the death of your husband; and how you have left your father and your mother, and the land of your birth, and have come to a people that you didn't know before.
Jawab Boas, “Anakku, aku sudah mengetahui semua yang sudah kamu perbuat untuk ibu mertuamu sejak kematian suamimu. Bahkan kamu meninggalkan kedua orangtuamu dan tanah kelahiranmu untuk menetap di sini sebagai orang asing.
12 May Jehovah repay your work, and a full reward be given you from Jehovah, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge."
Karena kemurahan hatimu itu, kiranya TUHAN membalas segala kerja kerasmu. Semoga TUHAN Allah Israel memberkatimu, karena kamu sudah datang berlindung kepada-Nya.”
13 Then she said, "Let me find favor in your sight, my lord, because you have comforted me, and because you have spoken kindly to your handmaid, though I am not as one of your handmaidens."
Jawab Rut, “Saya berharap tetap menyenangkan hati Tuan! Walaupun saya bukan salah seorang pekerja di sini, Tuan sudah membesarkan hati saya dengan menunjukkan belas kasihan.”
14 At meal time Boaz said to her, "Come here, and eat of the bread, and dip your morsel in the vinegar." She sat beside the reapers, and they reached her parched grain, and she ate, and was satisfied, and left some of it.
Pada waktu makan siang, Boas memanggil Rut, “Kemarilah! Silakan ambil sendiri makanan ini. Dan kamu dapat celupkan rotimu ke dalam saus ini.” Maka duduklah Rut dengan para pekerja dan Boas memberikan kepadanya jelai yang sudah dipanggang. Rut makan sampai kenyang, dan masih ada kelebihan makanan.
15 When she had risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, "Let her glean even among the sheaves, and do not humiliate her.
Saat Rut mulai bekerja lagi, Boas memerintahkan para pekerjanya, “Biarkanlah dia memungut bulir-bulir jelai dari antara tumpukan jelai yang sudah terikat itu.
16 Also pull out some for her from the bundles, and leave it, and let her glean, and do not rebuke her."
Bahkan bantulah dia dengan sengaja menjatuhkan bulir-bulir supaya dengan mudah dia dapat mengambilnya. Janganlah melarang ataupun menghentikannya!”
17 So she gleaned in the field until evening; and she beat out that which she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley.
Rut bekerja sepanjang hari mengumpulkan jelai, dan ketika mengirik hasil jelai itu, dia mendapatkan satu keranjang penuh— kurang lebih dua puluh dua liter.
18 She took it up, and went into the city; and her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought out and gave to her that which she had left after she was sufficed.
Dia membawa pulang hasil irikan jelai dan memperlihatkan hasilnya kepada ibu mertuanya. Rut juga memberikan jelai panggang kelebihan dari makan siangnya.
19 Her mother-in-law said to her, "Where have you gleaned today? And where have you worked? Blessed be he who noticed you." She showed her mother-in-law with whom she had worked, and said, "The man's name with whom I worked today is Boaz."
“Dari mana saja kamu mengumpulkan jelai sebanyak ini?” tanya Naomi. “Kamu bekerja di mana? Kiranya Tuhan memberkati dia yang memperhatikan kamu!” Rut kemudian menceritakan apa yang dia alami, mengenai pemilik ladang di mana dia bekerja. Dia berkata kepada ibu mertuanya, “Pemilik ladang di mana aku bekerja seharian adalah Boas.”
20 Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, "Blessed be he of Jehovah, who has not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead." Naomi said to her, "The man is a close relative to us, one of our near kinsmen."
Dan Naomi berkata kepada Rut, “Kiranya TUHAN memberkati Boas! Karena ternyata Boas tetap setia kepada kita yang hidup, dan juga terhadap suami kita yang sudah meninggal. Dia adalah salah satu kerabat dekat— salah satu penanggung jawab keluarga kita.”
21 And Ruth the Moabitess said, "He even said to me, 'You shall stay close to my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.'"
Lalu Rut berkata, “Boas juga berkata supaya aku kembali untuk bekerja dengan para pekerjanya selama musim panen.”
22 Naomi said to Ruth her daughter-in-law, "It is good, my daughter, that you go out with his maidens, and that they not meet you in any other field."
“Baiklah!” kata Naomi. “Lakukanlah apa yang sudah dia katakan, anakku. Bekerjalah dengan pekerja perempuan Boas selama musim panen. Kamu bisa saja diganggu orang bila kamu bekerja pada ladang milik orang lain.”
23 So she stayed close to the maidens of Boaz, to glean to the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and she lived with her mother-in-law.
Demikianlah, Rut tetap bekerja dengan para pekerja perempuan di ladang milik Boas sampai musim panen jelai berakhir. Sesudah musim jelai berakhir, Rut melanjutkan pekerjaannya dengan para pekerja Boas untuk mengumpulkan bulir gandum yang tercecer selama musim panen gandum. Dan dia tetap tinggal bersama ibu mertuanya.

< Ruth 2 >