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.
Entonces su suegra Noemí le dijo: Hija mía, ¿no buscaré seguridad para ti donde estés bien?
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.
Ahora pues, aquel Booz, con cuyas esclavas tú estuviste, ¿no es pariente nuestro? Mira, él avienta la era de la cebada esta noche.
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.
Así que lávate y úngete. Ponte tu mejor ropa y baja a la era. Pero no te des a conocer al varón hasta que acabe de comer y beber.
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.”
Cuando se acueste, observarás bien el lugar donde se acueste. Irás, alzarás la cubierta de sus pies, y te acostarás allí. Él te dirá lo que debes hacer.
5 Ruth replied, “I will do everything that you have told me [to do].”
Y ella respondió: Haré todo lo que me dices.
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].
Así que bajó a la era e hizo todo lo que su suegra le mandó.
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].
Cuando Booz comió y bebió, y estuvo alegre su corazón, se retiró a dormir en un lado del montón. Entonces ella fue calladamente, descubrió sus pies y se acostó.
8 In the middle of the night, he suddenly awoke. He sat up and saw that a woman was lying at his feet.
Sucedió que a la media noche aquel varón se estremeció y palpó, ¡y ahí estaba una mujer acostada a sus pies!
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].”
Entonces él dijo: ¿Quién eres tú? Y ella respondió: Soy Rut, tu esclava. Extiende el borde de tu manto sobre tu esclava, porque eres mi pariente cercano.
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].
Y él dijo: ¡Bendita seas por Yavé, hija mía! Hiciste mejor tu última bondad que la primera, al no ir en busca de los jóvenes, sean pobres o ricos.
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.
Ahora pues, hija mía, no temas. Yo haré por ti todo lo que me dices, pues todo mi pueblo en la ciudad sabe que eres una mujer excelente.
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.
Ahora, aunque es cierto que soy un pariente cercano, sin embargo, hay un pariente más cercano que yo.
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.”
Permanece aquí esta noche, y cuando llegue el día, si él quiere redimirte, bien, que te redima. Pero si él no quiere redimirte, ¡vive Yavé, yo te redimiré! Acuéstate hasta la mañana.
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.”
Así que ella se acostó a sus pies hasta la mañana. Luego se levantó antes que uno pudiera reconocer a otro, porque él dijo: No se sepa que vino mujer a la era.
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.
Después le dijo: Dame el manto que está sobre ti y sostenlo. Ella lo sostuvo. Y él tomó seis medidas de cebada y se las colocó encima. Entonces ella fue a la ciudad.
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].
Cuando volvió a su suegra, ésta preguntó: ¿Qué sucedió, hija mía? Y ella le contó todo lo que aquel varón había hecho por ella.
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.’”
Y añadió: Me dio estas seis medidas de 22 litros de cebada, pues dijo: No regreses a tu suegra con las manos vacías.
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]”
Y ésta dijo: Descansa, hija mía, hasta que sepas cómo termina este asunto, porque el hombre no descansará hasta que concluya hoy mismo el asunto.
