Ruth 2
1 Now, Naomi, had an acquaintance of her husband’s, a man of great integrity, of the family of Elimelech, —whose name, was Boaz.
Tenía Noemí un pariente por parte de su marido, de la familia de Elimelec, un hombre poderoso y rico, que se llamaba Booz.
2 And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi—Let me go, I pray thee, to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose eyes I may find favour. And she said to her—Go, my daughter.
Y dijo Rut, la moabita, a Noemí: “Si me permites, iré al campo, y recogeré espigas en pos de aquel en cuyos ojos hallare gracia.” Dijo ella: “Anda, hija mía.”
3 So she went her way, and came, and gleaned in the field, after the reapers, —and it happened to her, to light upon the portion of field-land belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.
Fue, pues, y se puso a espigar en el campo detrás de los segadores. Por fortuna dio con la parcela del campo que pertenecía a Booz, de la familia de Elimelec.
4 And lo! Boaz coming from Bethlehem, and he said to the reapers, Yahweh, be with you! and they said to him, Yahweh bless thee!
Y he aquí que Booz vino de Betlehem, y dijo a los segadores: “Yahvé sea con vosotros.” Ellos le contestaron: “Yahvé te bendiga.”
5 Then said Boaz to his young man, that was set over the reapers, —Whose is this maiden?
Preguntó Booz al criado suyo que era sobrestante de los segadores: “¿De quién es esa joven?”
6 And the young man that was set over the reapers answered and said, —The Moabitish maiden, is she who came back with Naomi, out of the country of Moab;
El criado, sobrestante de los segadores, contestó diciendo: “Es una joven moabita que ha vuelto con Noemí de los campos de Moab.
7 and she said—Let me glean, I pray thee, and gather among the sheaves, after the reapers; so she came in, and hath continued from that time, all the morning until just now, and hath not rested in the house, for a little.
Ella me dijo: “Déjame espigar e ir detrás de los segadores para recoger entre las gavillas.” Así vino y se ha quedado desde la mañana, hasta ahora; este descanso que (ahora) se toma en la cabaña es muy corto.”
8 And Boaz said unto Ruth—Hearest thou not, my daughter? Do not go to glean in any other field, neither indeed shalt thou pass on, from hence, —but, here, shalt thou keep fast by my maidens:
Dijo luego Booz a Rut: “Oye, hija mía, no vayas a espigar a otro campo, ni te apartes de aquí, sino sigue de cerca a mis criadas.
9 thine eyes, be on the field which they shall reap, and go thou after them, Have I not commanded the young men, that they touch thee not? And, when thou art athirst, then go unto the vessels, and drink of what the young men shall draw.
Fija tus ojos en el campo donde se siega y anda detrás de ellas: Pues he dado orden a los criados que no te toquen. Y si tienes sed, irás donde están las vasijas y beberás del agua que han sacado los criados.”
10 Then she fell upon her face, and bowed herself to the ground, —and said unto him—Wherefore have I found favour in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take notice of me, seeing that, I, am, a stranger?
Entonces ella cayó sobre su rostro, y postrada en tierra le dijo: “¿De dónde me viene el haber hallado gracia a tus ojos para que me mires, siendo como soy extranjera?”
11 And Boaz answered, and said to her, It hath been, told, me—all that thou hast done unto thy mother-in-law, since the death of thy husband, —and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and come unto a people whom thou knewest not, aforetime.
Respondió Booz y le dijo: “Me han contado todo lo que has hecho para con tu suegra, después de la muerte de tu marido; y cómo has dejado a tu padre y a tu madre y al país de tu nacimiento, y has venido a un pueblo que no conocías antes.
12 Yahweh recompense thy deed, —and let thy reward be full from Yahweh, the God of Israel, unto whom thou hast come to take refuge under his wings.
Recompense Yahvé lo que has hecho, y recibas pleno galardón de parte de Yahvé, el Dios de Israel, bajo cuyas alas te has amparado.”
13 And she said—Let me find favour in thine eyes, my lord, for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken unto the heart of thy handmaid, —though, I, be not as, one of thine own handmaidens.
Respondió ella: “¡Halle yo gracia a tus ojos, señor mío! Pues tú me has consolado y has hablado al corazón de tu sierva, aunque no soy ni como una de tus criadas.”
14 And Boaz said to her at mealtime—Draw nigh hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. So she sat beside the reapers, and there was reached to her parched corn, and she did eat and was satisfied, and left thereof remaining.
Llegada la hora de comer le dijo Booz: “Ven aquí y come del pan, y moja tu bocado en el vinagre.” Ella se sentó al lado de los segadores; y él le dio del grano tostado, del cual ella comió hasta saciarse, y guardó el resto.
15 And, when she rose up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying—Even between the sheaves, let her glean, and reproach her not;
Y cuando se levantó para seguir espigando, mandó Booz a sus criados, diciendo: “Hasta entre las gavillas podrá ella recoger espigas, no la increpéis;
16 yea moreover, draw out, for her, from the bundles, —and leave behind that she may glean it, and rebuke her not.
antes bien, dejad caer para ella algo de las gavillas, abandonándolo atrás para que ella lo recoja; y no la reprendáis.”
17 So she gleaned in the field, until the evening, —and beat out that which she had gleaned, and there was about an ephah of barley.
Estuvo Rut espigando en el campo hasta la tarde, y cuando batió lo que había recogido, había como una efa de cebada.
18 And she took it up, and came into the city, and, when her mother-in-law had seen what she had gleaned, she brought forth and gave her what had been left remaining, after that she was satisfied.
Cargó con ello y se volvió a la ciudad; y vio su suegra lo que había espigado. Tras esto Rut sacó lo que había guardado después de haberse saciado, y se lo dio.
19 And her mother-in-law said to her—In what place hast thou gleaned, today? and where hast thou wrought? May he that took notice of thee, be blessed! So she told her mother-in-law, with whom she had wrought, and said—The name of the man with whom I wrought today, is Boaz.
Le preguntó su suegra: “¿Dónde has espigado hoy, y en qué parte has trabajado? Bendito quien te ha mirado.” Dijo entonces a su suegra con quién había trabajado, y agregó: “El hombre con quien hoy he trabajado se llama Booz.”
20 Then said Naomi, to her daughter-in-law—Blessed, be he of Yahweh, who hath not left off his lovingkindness to the living, and to the dead. And Naomi said to her—Near to us, is the man, of our own kinsmen, is he!
Entonces dijo Noemí a su nuera: “¡Bendito sea él de Yahvé! porque no ha dejado de mostrar su bondad, tanto con los vivos como con los muertos.” Y añadió Noemí: “Pariente cercano nuestro es ese hombre; es uno de nuestros parientes, uno de los que tienen la obligación del levirato.”
21 And Ruth the Moabitess said, —Yea for he said unto me—By my young men, shalt thou keep fast, until they have ended all my harvest.
Y dijo Rut, la moabita: “Él me mandó también: Sigue de cerca a mis criados hasta que hayan acabado de segar toda mi cosecha.”
22 And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter-in-law, —Good, is it, my daughter, that thou go forth with his maidens, and that they meet thee not, in any other field.
Dijo entonces Noemí a Rut, su nuera: “Mejor es, hija mía, que salgas con sus criados, para que no te maltraten en otro campo.”
23 So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz, to glean, until the end of the barley harvest, and the wheat harvest, —and dwelt with her mother-in-law.
Se acogió para espigar, a las criadas de Booz, hasta terminar la siega de las cebadas y la siega de los trigos. Y habitaba con su suegra.
