Ruth 2
1 Ngayon ang asawa ni Naomi, si Elimelek, ay may kamag-anak, si Boaz, na isang mayaman, maimpluwensiyang tao.
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 Sinabi ni Ruth, na Moabita, kay Naomi, “Ngayon hayaan mo akong umalis at mamulot ng mga uhay ng natitirang butil sa mga bukid. Susunod ako sa kahit kaninong mga mata ako makatagpo ng pabor.” Kaya sinabi ni Naomi sa kaniya, “Pumunta ka, aking anak.”
[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 Si Ruth ay nagpunta at namulot sa bukid kasunod ng mga mang-aani. Nangyaring napunta siya sa bahagi ng bukiring nabibilang kay Boaz, na may kaugnayan kay Elimelek.
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 Masdan, si Boaz ay dumating mula Betlehem at sinabi sa mga mang-aani, “Sumainyo nawa si Yahweh.” Sumagot sila sa kaniya, “Pagpalain kayo nawa ni Yahweh”.
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 Pagkatapos, sinabi ni Boaz sa kaniyang lingkod na nangangasiwa sa mga mang-aani,” Kanino nabibilang ang kabataang babaeng ito?”
Then Boaz saw Ruth, and asked the (foreman/man in charge of the other workmen), “Whose [daughter] is that young woman?”
6 Sumagot ang lingkod na nangangasiwa sa mga mang-aani at sinabi, “Iyan ang kabataang babaeng Moabitang bumalik kasama ni Naomi mula sa lupain ng Moab.
The foreman replied, “She is the woman from Moab who returned from there with [her mother-in-law] Naomi.
7 Sinabi niya sa akin, 'Pakiusap hayaan mo akong mamulot at magtipon ng mga uhay habang sumusunod ako sa mga nag-aani.' Kaya dumating siya rito at nagpapatuloy mula umaga hanggang ngayon, maliban na nagpahinga siya nang kaunti sa bahay.”
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 Pagkatapos sinabi ni Boaz kay Ruth, “Nakikinig ka ba sa akin, aking anak? Huwag kang pumaroon at mamulot sa ibang bukid; huwag mong iwan ang aking bukid. Sa halip, manatili ka rito at magtrabaho kasama ng aking mga kabataang babaing manggagawa.
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 Panatilihin mo lang na nakatuon ang iyong mga mata sa bukid kung saan ang mga lalaki ay nag-aani at sumusunod sa likod ng ibang kababaihan. Hindi ko ba tinagubilinan ang mga kalalakihan na huwag kang galawin? Kapag nauuhaw ka, maaari kang pumunta sa mga banga ng tubig at inumin ang tubig na naigib ng mga kalalakihan.”
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 Pagkatapos yumuko siya sa harap ni Boaz, na nakasayad ang ulo sa lupa. Sinabi niya sa kaniya, “Bakit ako nakatagpo ng pabor sa iyong paningin, dapat ka bang magmalasakit sa akin, isang dayuhan?”
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 Sumagot si Boaz at sinabi sa kaniya,” Naibalita sa akin, lahat ng nagawa mo simula nang mamatay ang iyong asawa. Iniwan mo ang iyong ama, ina, at ang lupain ng iyong kapanganakan para sundan ang iyong biyenang babae at para pumunta sa isang bayang hindi mo kilala.
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 Gantimpalaan ka nawa ni Yahweh dahil sa iyong ginawa. Makatanggap ka nawa ng buong kabayaran mula kay Yahweh, ang Diyos ng Israel, sa ilalim ng mga pakpak na nahanap mo ang kanlungan.”
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 Pagkatapos sinabi niya, “Hayaan mong makatagpo ako ng pabor sa inyong paningin, aking panginoon, dahil inaliw mo ako, at nakipag-usap kang may kagandahang-loob sa akin, kahit na hindi ako isa sa inyong mga babaeng lingkod.”
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 Nang oras na ng kainan sinabi ni Boaz kay Ruth, “Pumarito ka, at kumain ng kaunting tinapay, at isawsaw mo ang iyong pagkain sa sukang alak.” Umupo siya sa gilid ng mga mang-aani, at inalok niya siya ng kaunting inihaw na butil. Kumain siya hanggang sa mabusog siya at iniwan ang natira nito.
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 Nang tumindig siya para mamulot, inutusan ni Boaz ang kaniyang mga kabataang lalaki, sinasabing, “Hayaan ninyo siyang mamulot kahit sa mga binigkis, at huwag magsasabi ng kahit anong masama sa kaniya.
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 At dapat hilain ninyo palabas ang ilang mga binigkis para sa kaniya mula sa mga bigkis, at iwan ang mga ito para pulutin niya. Huwag ninyo siyang sasawayin.”
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 Kaya namulot siya sa bukid hanggang gabi. Pagkatapos giniik niya ang mga uhay ng butil na kaniyang napulot, at ang butil ay halos isang salop ng sebada.
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 Binuhat niya ito at nagtungo ng lungsod. Pagkatapos nakita ng kaniyang biyenan ang kaniyang napulot. Dinala din ni Ruth ang inihaw na butil na natira mula sa kaniyang pagkain at ibinigay ito sa kaniya.
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 Sinabi ng kaniyang biyenan sa kaniya, “Saan ka namulot ngayong araw? Saan ka pumunta para magtrabaho? Pagpalain nawa ang lalaking tumulong sa iyo.” Pagkatapos sinabi ni Ruth sa kaniyang biyenan ang tungkol sa lalaking nagmamay-ari ng bukid kung saan siya nagtrabaho. Sinabi niya,” Ang pangalan ng lalaking nagmamay-ari ng bukid kung saan ako nagtrabaho ngayon ay 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 Sinabi ni Naomi sa kaniyang manugang,” Pagpalain nawa siya ni Yahweh, na hindi itinigil ang kaniyang katapatan sa buhay at sa mga patay.” Sinabi ni Naomi sa kaniya,” Ang lalaking iyon ay malapit na kamag-anak natin; isa sa mga tagasagip na kamag-anak natin.”
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 Sinabi ni Ruth na Moabita, “Tunay nga, sinabi niya sa akin, 'Dapat kang manatiling malapit sa aking mga kabataang lalaki hanggang matapos nilang lahat ang aking ani.”
Then Ruth said, “He also said to me, ‘Stay with my workers until they have finished harvesting all my grain.’”
22 Sinabi ni Naomi kay Ruth na manugang niya, “Mabuti iyon, aking anak, lumabas ka kasama ng kaniyang mga kabaatang babaeng manggagawa, para hindi ka mapahamak alinman sa ibang bukid.”
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 Kaya nanatili siyang malapit sa mga babaing manggagawa ni Boaz para mamulot hanggang matapos ang pag-aani ng sebada at pag-aani ng trigo. Nakatira siya kasama ng kaniyang biyenan.
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.
