Ruth 2
1 And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.
No'omi havde en Slægtning paa sin Mands Side, en formuende Mand af Elimeleks Slægt ved Navn Boaz.
2 And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of grain after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said to her, Go, my daughter.
En Dag sagde Moabiterinden Rut til No'omi: »Jeg vil gaa ud i Marken og sanke Aks efter den, for hvis Øjne jeg finder Naade.« Hun svarede hende: »Ja, gør det, min Datter!«
3 And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and she happened to come to a part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.
Saa gik hun hen og sankede Aks paa Marken efter Høstfolkene; og det traf sig, at Marken tilhørte Boaz, som var af Elimeleks Slægt.
4 And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee.
Boaz kom just gaaende fra Betlehem; han sagde da til Høstfolkene: »HERREN være med eder!« Og de svarede: »HERREN velsigne dig!«
5 Then said Boaz to his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this?
Derpaa sagde Boaz til den Karl, som havde Opsyn med Høstfolkene: »Hvor hører denne unge Kvinde hjemme?«
6 And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi from the country of Moab:
Karlen, som havde Opsyn med Høstfolkene, svarede: »Det er en moabitisk Pige; det er hende, som fulgte med No'omi tilbage fra Moab;
7 And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house.
hun sagde: Lad mig faa Lov at sanke og samle Aks blandt Negene efter Høstfolkene! Saa kom hun og har holdt ud lige fra i Morges tidlig til nu uden at unde sig et Øjebliks Hvile.«
8 Then said Boaz to Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither go from here, but abide here close by my maidens:
Da sagde Boaz til Rut: »Hør, min Datter! Du skal ikke gaa hen og sanke Aks paa nogen anden Mark! Nej, gaa ikke herfra, men hold dig til mine Piger her;
9 Let thy eyes be on the field that they are reaping, and go thou after them: have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee? and when thou art thirsty, go to the vessels, and drink of that which the young men have drawn.
hold Øje med, hvor de høster paa Marken, og gaa bag efter. Jeg har paalagt Karlene, at de ikke maa fortrædige dig; og bliver du tørstig, kan du gaa hen til Karrene og drikke af det, Karlene øser op!«
10 Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said to him, Why have I found grace in thy eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?
Da faldt hun paa sit Ansigt, bøjede sig til Jorden og sagde til ham: »Hvorledes har jeg fundet Naade for dine Øjne, saa du viser mig Velvilje, skønt jeg er fremmed?«
11 And Boaz answered and said to her, It hath fully been shown to me, all that thou hast done to 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 hast come to a people which thou knewest not before.
Boaz svarede hende: »Man har fortalt mig alt, hvad du har været for din Svigermoder efter din Mands Død, hvorledes du forlod din Fader og din Moder og dit Fædreland for at drage til et Folk, du ikke tidligere kendte;
12 The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou hast come to trust.
HERREN gengælde dig, hvad du har gjort, og din Løn blive rigelig fra HERREN, Israels Gud, under hvis Vinger du kom og søgte Ly!«
13 Then she said, Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken kindly to thy handmaid, though I am not like one of thy handmaidens.
Hun sagde: »Saa har jeg da fundet Naade for dine Øjne, Herre, siden du har trøstet mig og talt venligt til din Trælkvinde, skønt jeg ikke er saa meget som en af dine Trælkvinder!«
14 And Boaz said to her, At mealtime come thou here, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached for her roasted grain, and she ate, and was satisfied, and left.
Ved Spisetid sagde Boaz til hende: »Kom herhen og spis med og dyp din Bid i Eddiken!« Saa satte hun sig hos Høstfolkene, og han rakte hende saa meget ristet Korn, at hun kunde spise sig mæt og endda levne.
15 And when she had risen to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not:
Da hun rejste sig for at sanke Aks, bød Boaz sine Karle: »Lad hende ogsaa sanke mellem Negene og fornærm hende ikke;
16 And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.
I kan ogsaa trække nogle Aks ud af Knipperne til hende og lade dem ligge, saa hun kan sanke dem op, og I maa ikke skænde paa hende!«
17 So she gleaned in the field until evening, and beat out that which she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.
Saa sankede hun Aks paa Marken lige til Aften; og da hun tærskede, hvad hun havde sanket, var det omtrent en Efa Byg.
18 And 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 what she had reserved after she was satisfied.
Derpaa tog hun det og gik til Byen, og hendes Svigermoder saa, hvad hun havde sanket; og Rut tog og gav hende, hvad hun havde levnet efter at have spist sig mæt.
19 And her mother in law said to her, Where hast thou gleaned to day? and where hast thou laboured? blessed be he that took knowledge of thee. And she showed her mother in law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man’s name with whom I wrought to day is Boaz.
Da sagde hendes Svigermoder til hende: »Hvor har du sanket Aks i Dag, hvor har du været? Velsignet være han, der viste dig Velvilje!« Saa fortalte hun sin Svigermoder, hvem hun havde været hos, og sagde: »Den Mand, jeg var hos i Dag, hedder Boaz!«
20 And Naomi said to her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the LORD, who hath not withheld his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said to her, The man is near of kin to us, one of our next kinsmen.
Da sagde No'omi til sin Sønnekone: »HERREN, som ikke har unddraget de levende og døde sin Miskundhed, velsigne ham!« Og No'omi sagde fremdeles til hende: »Den Mand er en nær Slægtning af os; han er en af vore Løsere.«
21 And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said to me also, Thou shalt keep close by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.
Moabiterinden Rut sagde: »Han sagde ogsaa til mig: Hold dig kun til mine Folk, indtil de er helt færdige med min Høst!«
22 And Naomi said to Ruth her daughter in law, It is good, my daughter, that thou shouldest go out with his maidens, that they meet thee not in any other field.
Da sagde No'omi til sin Sønnekone: »Du gør ret, min Datter, i at følge med hans Piger, at man ikke skal volde dig Men paa en anden Mark!«
23 So she kept close by the maidens of Boaz to glean to the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother in law.
Saa holdt hun sig til Boaz's Piger og sankede Aks der, indtil Byghøsten og Hvedehøsten var til Ende; og hun blev boende hos sin Svigermoder.
