Rut 3
1 Och Naemi hennes svära sade till henne: Min dotter, jag vill komma dig till ro, så att du skall må väl.
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.
2 Den samme Boas, vår skyldman, när hvilkens pigor du varit hafver, kastar i denna nattene korn på sin loga.
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.
3 Så två dig, och smörj dig, och drag din kläder uppå, och gack neder till logan, så att ingen känner dig, tilldess han hafver ätit och druckit.
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.
4 När han då lägger sig, så märk till, hvar han lägger sig, och kom och lyft upp kläden vid hans fötter, och lägg dig, så varder han dig väl sägandes, hvad du göra skall.
[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.”
5 Hon sade till henne: Allt det du säger mig, vill jag göra.
Ruth replied, “I will do everything that you have told me [to do].”
6 Hon gick neder till logan, och gjorde allt såsom hennes svära henne budit hade.
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].
7 Och då Boas hade ätit och druckit, vardt hans hjerta gladt, och kom och lade sig bakom en kornskyl; och hon kom sakta, och lyfte upp kläden vid hans fötter, och lade sig.
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].
8 Vid midnattstid vardt mannen förfärad, och tog om sig, och si, en qvinna låg vid hans fötter.
In the middle of the night, he suddenly awoke. He sat up and saw that a woman was lying at his feet.
9 Och han sade: Ho äst du? Hon svarade: Jag är Ruth din tjenarinna, sträck ut din vinga öfver dina tjenarinno; ty du äst arfvingen.
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].”
10 Han sade: Välsignad vare du Herranom, min dotter, du hafver sedermer gjort en bättre barmhertighet än tillförene, att du icke hafver gångit efter ynglingar, rika eller fattiga.
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].
11 Nu, min dotter, frukta dig intet; allt det du säger, vill jag göra dig; förty hela staden af mitt folk vet, att du äst en dygdesam qvinna.
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.
12 Det är sant, att jag är arfvingen, men en annar är närmer än jag.
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.
13 Blif i natt; i morgon om han tager dig, är så godt; lyster honom ock icke taga dig, så vill jag taga dig, så visst som Herren lefver. Sof intill morgonen.
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.”
14 Och hon sof intill morgonen vid hans fötter; och hon stod upp, förra än någor den andra känna kunde och han sade: Låt icke uppenbart varda, att någon qvinna är kommen till logan;
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.”
15 Och sade: Räck hit din mantel, som du hafver uppå, och håll honom fram; och hon höll honom fram, och han mälte sex mått korn, och lade på henne. Och han kom i staden.
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.
16 Men hon kom till sina sväro; den sade: Huru går det med dig, min dotter? Och hon sade henne allt det mannen hade gjort henne;
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].
17 Och sade: Dessa sex mått korn gaf han mig; ty han sade: Du skall icke komma med tomma händer till dina sväro.
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.’”
18 Hon sade: Låt oss bida, min dotter, tilldess du får se hvartut det vill; ty mannen vänder icke igen, med mindre han gör der i dag en ända med.
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]”
