Rut 2
1 Or Naomi aveva un parente di suo marito, uomo potente e ricco, della famiglia di Elimelec, che si chiamava Boaz.
There was a man in Bethlehem who belonged to the clan of [Naomi’s dead husband], Elimelech. He was rich and well-known/influential. His name was Boaz.
2 Ruth, la Moabita, disse a Naomi: “Lasciami andare nei campi a spigolare dietro a colui agli occhi del quale avrò trovato grazia”. Ed ella le rispose: “Va’ figliuola mia”.
[One day] Ruth said to Naomi, “Let me go to the fields and pick up the grain left behind by the workers.” Naomi replied, “Go ahead, my daughter.”
3 Ruth andò dunque e si mise a spigolare in un campo dietro ai mietitori; e per caso le avvenne di trovarsi nella parte di terra appartenente a Boaz, ch’era della famiglia di Elimelec.
So Ruth went to the fields and began to pick up some of the left-over grain. And it happened that she was working in a field that belonged to Boaz, [the man] from the clan of [her dead father-in-law], Elimelech!
4 Ed ecco che Boaz giunse da Bethlehem, e disse ai mietitori: “L’Eterno sia con voi!” E quelli gli risposero: “L’Eterno ti benedica!”
Just then, Boaz arrived from Bethlehem. He greeted the men who were harvesting the grain, saying, “I want Yahweh to bless you!” They replied, “We want Yahweh to bless you, [too]!”
5 Poi Boaz disse al suo servo incaricato di sorvegliare i mietitori: “Di chi è questa fanciulla?”
Then Boaz saw Ruth, and asked the (foreman/man in charge of the other workmen), “Whose [daughter] is that young woman?”
6 Il servo incaricato di sorvegliare i mietitori rispose: “E’ una fanciulla Moabita; quella ch’è tornata con Naomi dalle campagne di Moab.
The foreman replied, “She is the woman from Moab who returned from there with [her mother-in-law] Naomi.
7 Ella ci ha detto: Vi prego, lasciatemi spigolare e raccogliere le spighe tra le mannelle, dietro ai mietitori. E da stamattina ch’è venuta, è rimasta in piè fino ad ora; e s’è ritirata un momento solo per riposarsi”.
She said to me, ‘Please let me walk behind the men who are harvesting the grain and pick up some of the grain they leave behind.’ [I gave her permission, and] she went into the field, and she has been working from this morning until now. The only time she did not work was when she rested for a short time in the shelter.”
8 Allora Boaz disse a Ruth: “Ascolta, figliuola mia; non andare a spigolare in altro campo; e non t’allontanare di qui, ma rimani con le mie serve;
So Boaz went over to Ruth and said to her, “Young lady, listen to me. Don’t go and pick up grain in another field. Do not go away from here. Stay here with my servant girls.
9 guarda qual è il campo che si miete, e va’ dietro a loro. Ho ordinato ai miei servi che non ti tocchino; e quando avrai sete andrai ai vasi a bere l’acqua che i servi avranno attinta”.
Watch where the men are harvesting, and follow along behind the [servant] girls. I will tell the men [who are working] not to touch/molest you. And whenever you are thirsty, go and get some water to drink from the jars that the men have filled.”
10 Allora Ruth si gettò giù, prostrandosi con la faccia a terra, e gli disse: “Come mai ho io trovato grazia agli occhi tuoi che tu faccia caso di me che sono una straniera?”
When he said that, she knelt down in front of him [in respect], with her face touching the ground. She exclaimed, “Why are you acting so kindly toward me, by paying attention to me? [I am not even a Jew; I am] a foreigner!”
11 Boaz le rispose: “M’è stato riferito tutto quello che hai fatto per la tua suocera dopo la morte di tuo marito, e come hai abbandonato tuo padre, tua madre e il tuo paese natìo, per venire a un popolo che prima non conoscevi.
Boaz replied, “People have told me all about what you have done for your mother-in-law. They told me that you left your parents and your homeland, and you came here to live among people whom you did not know before.
12 L’Eterno ti rimuneri di quel che hai fatto, e la tua ricompensa sia piena da parte dell’Eterno, dell’Iddio d’Israele, sotto le ali del quale sei venuta a rifugiarti!”
I hope/desire that Yahweh will repay you for what you have done. You have put yourself in the care of Yahweh, [like a little bird puts itself] under [its mother’s] wings [MET]. I desire that he will reward you very greatly.”
13 Ella gli disse: “Possa io trovar grazia agli occhi tuoi, o mio signore! Poiché tu m’hai consolata, e hai parlato al cuore della tua serva, quantunque io non sia neppure come una delle tue serve”.
She replied, “Sir, I hope you will continue to act kindly toward me. You have comforted/encouraged me, even though I am lower in status than any of your servant girls.”
14 Poi, al momento del pasto, Boaz le disse: “Vieni qua, mangia del pane, e intingi il tuo boccone nell’aceto”. Ed ella si pose a sedere accanto ai mietitori. Boaz le porse del grano arrostito, ed ella ne mangiò, si satollò, e ne mise a parte gli avanzi
At mealtime, Boaz said to her, “Come over here. Take some bread and dip it in the wine vinegar [and eat it].” Then when she sat down with the men who had been harvesting, he offered her some roasted grain. She ate all the grain she wanted, and had some left over.
15 Poi si levò per tornare a spigolare, e Boaz diede quest’ordine ai suoi servi: “Lasciatela spigolare anche fra le mannelle, e non le fate affronto!
As she stood up to start gathering grain [again], Boaz ordered his workers, “Even if she gathers some grain near the bundles of grain that have been cut, do not scold her.
16 E cavate anche, per lei, delle spighe dai manipoli; e lasciatele lì perch’essa le raccatti, e non la sgridate!”
Instead, pull out some stalks of grain from the bundles, and leave them on the ground for her to pick up, and do not rebuke her.”
17 Così ella spigolò nel campo fino alla sera; batté quello che avea raccolto, e n’ebbe circa un efa d’orzo.
So Ruth gathered grain in the field until evening. Then she (threshed/beat with a stick) the barley that she had gathered, [to separate the kernels from the stalks], and the barley filled a large basket.
18 Se lo caricò addosso, entrò in città, e la sua suocera vide ciò ch’essa avea spigolato; e Ruth trasse fuori quello che le era rimasto del cibo dopo essersi saziata, e glielo diede.
She carried it back to town, and showed to her mother-in-law how much she had gathered. Ruth also showed to her the grain [that was left over after] she had eaten enough from [what Boaz had given her at lunchtime].
19 La suocera le chiese: “Dove hai spigolato oggi? Dove hai lavorato? Benedetto colui che t’ha fatto così buona accoglienza!” E Ruth disse alla suocera presso di chi avea lavorato, e aggiunse: “L’uomo presso il quale ho lavorato oggi, si chiama Boaz”.
Her mother-in-law asked her, “Where did you gather grain today? In whose [field] did you work? [God will] surely bless the man who was kind to you.” Then Ruth told her about the man in whose field she had been working. She said, “The name of the man [who owns the field] where I worked today is Boaz.”
20 E Naomi disse alla sua nuora: “Sia egli benedetto dall’Eterno, poiché non ha rinunziato a mostrare ai vivi la bontà ch’ebbe verso i morti!” E aggiunse: “Quest’uomo e nostro parente stretto; è di quelli che hanno su noi il diritto di riscatto”.
Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “I hope/desire that Yahweh will bless him! He has not stopped acting kindly toward [us, who are still] living, and to [our husbands] who have died.” Then she added, “That man is a close relative [of Elimelech]; he is one of those who has a responsibility to help those who are his relatives.”
21 E Ruth, la Moabita: “M’ha anche detto: Rimani coi miei servi, finché abbian finita tutta la mia mèsse”.
Then Ruth said, “He also said to me, ‘Stay with my workers until they have finished harvesting all my grain.’”
22 E Naomi disse a Ruth sua nuora: “E’ bene, figliuola mia, che tu vada con le sue serve e non ti si trovi in un altro campo”.
Naomi replied, “My daughter, it will be good for you to go [to his field] with his [servant] girls, because if you go to someone else’s field, someone might harm/molest you.”
23 Ella rimase dunque con le serve di Boaz, a spigolare, sino alla fine della mèsse degli orzi e del frumento. E stava di casa con la sua suocera.
So Ruth stayed close to Boaz’s [servant] girls [while she was working]. She gathered stalks of grain until the barley harvest and the wheat harvest were finished. During that time she lived with Naomi.
