< Ruth 3 >

1 Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?
Otu ụbọchị, Naomi, nne di Rut, gwara ya okwu sị, “Nwa m nwanyị, ọ bụ na o rubeghị mgbe m ga-achọtara gị ụlọ nke aka gị, ebe a ga-anọ lekọtazie gị anya nke ọma?
2 And now [is] not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to-night in the threshing-floor.
Ọ bụ na Boaz, onye gị na ụmụ agbọghọ ya so rụọ ọrụ ịchịkọta ọka abụghị onye agbụrụ anyị? Lee, nʼabalị taa ka ọ ga-afụcha ọka balị nʼebe ịzọcha ọka.
3 Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and go down to the floor: [but] make not thyself known to the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.
Ugbu a, gaa saa ahụ gị, teekwa mmanụ isi ụtọ, yirikwa uwe mara mma. I mesịa, gaa nʼebe ịzọcha ọka, ma ekwekwala ka ọ hụ gị, tutu ruo mgbe o risiri nri ṅụọkwa ihe ọṅụṅụ.
4 And it shall be when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do.
Leziekwa anya chọpụta ebe ọ ga-edina rahụ ụra. Mgbe ị maara na ọ rahụla ụra nke ọma, gaa kpughepụ akwa o ji kpuchie ụkwụ ya, dinaakwa ala nʼebe ahụ. Ọ ga-agwa gị ihe ị ga-eme.”
5 And she said to her, All that thou sayest to me I will do.
Rut zara sị, “Aga m eme ihe ọbụla ị sị m mee.”
6 And she went down to the floor, and did according to all that her mother-in-law bade her.
Ya mere, Rut pụrụ nʼabalị ahụ gaa nʼebe ịzọcha ọka ahụ, meekwa dịka nne di ya gwara ya.
7 And when Boaz had eaten and drank, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid herself down.
Mgbe Boaz risiri nri ma ṅụọkwa ihe ọṅụṅụ, mmụọ ya dịkwa mma, ọ gara ka ọ dinaa ala na nsọtụ ebe atụkọtara akpa ọka. Rut jiri nwayọọ gaa nʼebe ahụ, kpughepụ akwa o ji kpuchie ụkwụ ya abụọ, dina nʼakụkụ ụkwụ ya.
8 And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and behold, a woman lay at his feet.
Nʼetiti abalị Boaz kụjara teta na mberede, tụgharịa, ma lee o nwere nwanyị dina nʼala ala ụkwụ ya.
9 And he said, Who [art] thou? And she answered, I [am] Ruth thy handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thy handmaid; for thou [art] a near kinsman.
Ọ jụrụ ya sị, “Ị bụ onye?” Rut zara ya sị, “Abụ m Rut, ohu gị nwanyị, onyenwe m. Were ọnụ ọnụ akwa gị kpukwasị m, nʼihi na ị bụ onye agbụrụ mgbapụta m dị nso.”
10 And he said, Blessed [be] thou of the LORD, my daughter: [for] thou hast shown more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou didst not follow young men, whether poor or rich.
Boaz zara sị ya, “Onyenwe anyị gọzie gị, nwa m nwanyị. Ịhụnanya i gosiri ugbu a akarịala nke i gosiri na mbụ, nʼihi na i gbasoghị ụmụ okorobịa, ma ha bụ ọgaranya maọbụ ogbenye.
11 And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that thou [art] a virtuous woman.
Ma ugbu a, nwa m nwanyị, atụla ụjọ. Aga m emezuru gị dịka i si rịọọ, nʼihi na mmadụ niile maara na ị bụ onye nwere ezi agwa.
12 And now it is true that I [am thy] near kinsman: yet there is a kinsman nearer than I.
Ọ bụ ezie na m bụ onye mgbapụta dị nso nke ezinaụlọ anyị, ma o nwere onye ọzọ dị ezi nso karịa m.
13 Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, [that] if he will perform to thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman's part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee, [as] the LORD liveth: lie down until the morning.
Nọdụ nʼebe a nʼabalị a. Nʼụtụtụ, ọ bụrụ na onye ahụ ekwere imezu ọrụ ya dịka onye mgbapụta, ya rụzuo ya. Ọ bụrụ na o kwere, ọ dị mma, ọ bụrụkwanụ na o kweghị, dịka Onyenwe anyị na-adị ndụ, aga m emezu ya. Ugbu a, dinara ala ruo ụtụtụ.”
14 And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came to the floor.
Ya mere, Rut dinara nʼụkwụ ya ruo ụtụtụ. Ma chi abọzibeghị nke ọma mgbe o si nʼebe ahụ bilie nʼihi na Boaz sịrị ya, “Ekwela ka onye ọbụla mata na nwanyị bịara nʼebe ịzọcha ọka.”
15 Also he said, Bring the vail that [thou hast] upon thee, and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six [measures] of barley, and laid [it] on her: and she went into the city.
O gwakwara Rut okwu sị ya, “Chịta akwa mgbokwasị gị, gbasaa ya.” Ya mere Rut gbasara akwa ya, Boaz manyere ya ọtụtụ ọka balị isii, bokwasị ya Rut, onye buuru ya banye nʼime obodo.
16 And when she came to her mother-in-law, she said, Who [art] thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her.
Mgbe Rut bịakwutere nne di ya, Naomi jụrụ ya sị, “Nwa m nwanyị, olee otu ihe si gaa?” Rut gwara ya ihe niile Boaz meere ya, sị,
17 And she said, These six [measures] of barley he gave me; for he said to me, Go not empty to thy mother-in-law.
“Ọ manyeere m ọtụtụ ọka balị isii ndị a si m, ‘O kwesighị ka ị gbara aka lakwuru nne di gị.’”
18 Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou knowest how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he hath finished the thing this day.
Naomi zara si ya, “Chere, nwa m nwanyị, ruo mgbe ị ga-ahụ otu okwu a ga-esi bie. Nwoke a agaghị ezu ike tutu ruo mgbe o kwubiri okwu a taa.”

< Ruth 3 >