Ruth 3
1 One day, Naomi said to Ruth, “My daughter, I think that I should [RHQ] try to arrange for you to have a husband [MTY] who will (take care of/provide for) 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 Boaz, the man with whose [servant] girls you have been [gathering grain], is a close relative [of our dead husbands]. Listen [carefully]. Tonight he will be at the ground where [the barley has] been threshed. He will be separating the barley grain from the chaff.
Nu vel! Boaz, hvis Piger du var sammen med, er vor Slægtning; se, han kaster i Nat Byg paa Tærskepladsen;
3 Bathe yourself and put on some perfume. Put on your [best] clothes. Then go down to the ground where they have threshed [the grain]. But do not let Boaz know that you are there while he is eating [supper] 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 [When he has finished eating], notice where he lies down to sleep. Then [when he is asleep], take the blanket off his feet and lie [close to his feet]. [When he wakes up], he will tell you what to 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 Ruth replied, “I will do everything that you have told me [to do].”
Hun svarede: »Jeg vil gøre alt, hvad du siger!«
6 So she went down to the ground where they had threshed [the barley grain]. There she did everything that her mother-in-law had told her [to do].
Saa gik hun ned paa Tærskepladsen og gjorde alt, hvad hendes Svigermoder havde paalagt hende.
7 When Boaz finished eating [supper] and drinking [wine], he felt happy. Then he went over to the far end of the pile of grain. He lay down [and went to sleep]. Then Ruth approached him quietly. She took the blanket off his feet and lay down [there].
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 In the middle of the night, he suddenly awoke. He sat up and saw that a woman was lying at his feet.
Ved Midnatstide blev Manden opskræmt og bøjede sig frem, og se, da laa der en Kvinde ved hans Fødder.
9 He asked her, “Who are you?” She replied, “I am your servant, Ruth. Since you are the one who has a responsibility to take care of [someone like me whose dead husband was] your close relative, spread the corner of your cloak over my [feet to show that you will marry me].”
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 Boaz replied, “Young lady, I hope that Yahweh will (bless/be kind to) you! You have acted kindly [toward your mother-in-law], and now you are acting even more kindly [toward me by wanting to marry me, instead of wanting to marry a young man]. You have not looked for either a rich young man or a poor young man, [to marry him].
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 Now, young lady, I will do everything you ask. Don’t worry [that people in this town might think I am doing wrong by marrying you because you are a woman from Moab]. All the people in this town know that you are an honorable 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 But [there is one problem]. Although it is true that I am a close relative [of your mother-in-law’s dead husband], there is another man who is a closer relative [than I am], and therefore he should be the one to [marry you and] take care of you.
Det er rigtigt, at jeg er din Løser, men der er en anden, som er nærmere end jeg.
13 You stay here for the rest of this night. Tomorrow morning [I will tell this man about you]. If he says that he will [marry you and] take care of you, fine, [we will] let him do that. But if he is not willing [to do that], I solemnly promise that as surely as Yahweh lives, I will [marry you and] take care of you. So lie/sleep here until it is 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 So she lay at his feet until morning. But she got up and left before it was light enough that people would be able to recognize her, because Boaz said, “I do not want anyone to know that a woman was here.”
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 He also said to her, “Bring to me your cloak and spread it out.” When she did that, he poured into it six measures/24 liters/50 pounds of barley, and put in on her back. Then he (OR, she) went back to the town.
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 When Ruth arrived home, her mother-in-law asked her, “My daughter, how did (things go/Boaz act toward you)?” Then Ruth told her everything that Boaz had done for her [and said 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 She also said [to Naomi], “He gave me all this barley, saying ‘I do not want you to return to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’”
og sagde: »Disse seks Maal Byg gav han mig med de Ord: Du skal ikke komme tomhændet til din Svigermoder!«
18 Then Naomi said, “My daughter, just wait until we see what happens. [I am sure that] Boaz will take care of [LIT] the matter [of your marriage]. [LIT]”
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!«
