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وَقَالَتْ لَهَا نُعْمِي حَمَاتُهَا: «يَابِنْتِي أَلَا أَلْتَمِسُ لَكِ رَاحَةً لِيَكُونَ لَكِ خَيْرٌ؟ ١ 1
Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, shall I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you?
فَٱلْآنَ أَلَيْسَ بُوعَزُ ذَا قَرَابَةٍ لَنَا، ٱلَّذِي كُنْتِ مَعَ فَتَيَاتِهِ؟ هَا هُوَ يُذَرِّي بَيْدَرَ ٱلشَّعِيرِ ٱللَّيْلَةَ. ٢ 2
Now isn’t Boaz our kinsman, with whose maidens you were? Behold, he will be winnowing barley tonight on the threshing floor.
فَٱغْتَسِلِي وَتَدَهَّنِي وَٱلْبَسِي ثِيَابَكِ وَٱنْزِلِي إِلَى ٱلْبَيْدَرِ، وَلَكِنْ لَا تُعْرَفِي عِنْدَ ٱلرَّجُلِ حَتَّى يَفْرَغَ مِنَ ٱلْأَكْلِ وَٱلشُّرْبِ. ٣ 3
Therefore wash yourself, anoint yourself, get dressed, and go down to the threshing floor; but don’t make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking.
وَمَتَى ٱضْطَجَعَ فَٱعْلَمِي ٱلْمَكَانَ ٱلَّذِي يَضْطَجِعُ فِيهِ، وَٱدْخُلِي وَٱكْشِفِي نَاحِيَةَ رِجْلَيْهِ وَٱضْطَجِعِي، وَهُوَ يُخْبِرُكِ بِمَا تَعْمَلِينَ». ٤ 4
It shall be, when he lies down, that you shall note the place where he is lying. Then you shall go in, uncover his feet, and lie down. Then he will tell you what to do.”
فَقَالَتْ لَهَا: «كُلَّ مَا قُلْتِ أَصْنَعُ». ٥ 5
She said to her, “All that you say, I will do.”
فَنَزَلَتْ إِلَى ٱلْبَيْدَرِ وَعَمِلَتْ حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا أَمَرَتْهَا بِهِ حَمَاتُهَا. ٦ 6
She went down to the threshing floor, and did everything that her mother-in-law told her.
فَأَكَلَ بُوعَزُ وَشَرِبَ وَطَابَ قَلْبُهُ وَدَخَلَ لِيَضْطَجِعَ فِي طَرَفِ ٱلْعَرَمَةِ. فَدَخَلَتْ سِرًّا وَكَشَفَتْ نَاحِيَةَ رِجْلَيْهِ وَٱضْطَجَعَتْ. ٧ 7
When Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain. She came softly, uncovered his feet, and lay down.
وَكَانَ عِنْدَ ٱنْتِصَافِ ٱللَّيْلِ أَنَّ ٱلرَّجُلَ ٱضْطَرَبَ، وَٱلْتَفَتَ وَإِذَا بِٱمْرَأَةٍ مُضْطَجِعَةٍ عِنْدَ رِجْلَيْهِ. ٨ 8
At midnight, the man was startled and turned himself; and behold, a woman lay at his feet.
فَقَالَ: «مَنْ أَنْتِ؟» فَقَالَتْ: «أَنَا رَاعُوثُ أَمَتُكَ. فَٱبْسُطْ ذَيْلَ ثَوْبِكَ عَلَى أَمَتِكَ لِأَنَّكَ وَلِيٌّ». ٩ 9
He said, “Who are you?” She answered, “I am Ruth your servant. Therefore spread the corner of your garment over your servant; for you are a near kinsman.”
فَقَالَ: «إِنَّكِ مُبَارَكَةٌ مِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ يَابِنْتِي لِأَنَّكِ قَدْ أَحْسَنْتِ مَعْرُوفَكِ فِي ٱلْأَخِيرِ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِ، إِذْ لَمْ تَسْعَيْ وَرَاءَ ٱلشُّبَّانِ، فُقَرَاءَ كَانُوا أَوْ أَغْنِيَاءَ. ١٠ 10
He said, “You are blessed by the LORD, my daughter. You have shown more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, because you didn’t follow young men, whether poor or rich.
وَٱلْآنَ يَابِنْتِي لَا تَخَافِي. كُلُّ مَا تَقُولِينَ أَفْعَلُ لَكِ، لِأَنَّ جَمِيعَ أَبْوَابِ شَعْبِي تَعْلَمُ أَنَّكِ ٱمْرَأَةٌ فَاضِلَةٌ. ١١ 11
Now, my daughter, don’t be afraid. I will do to you all that you say; for all the city of my people knows that you are a worthy woman.
وَٱلْآنَ صَحِيحٌ أَنِّي وَلِيٌّ، وَلَكِنْ يُوجَدُ وَلِيٌّ أَقْرَبُ مِنِّي. ١٢ 12
Now it is true that I am a near kinsman. However, there is a kinsman nearer than I.
بِيتِي ٱللَّيْلَةَ، وَيَكُونُ فِي ٱلصَّبَاحِ أَنَّهُ إِنْ قَضَى لَكِ حَقَّ ٱلْوَلِيِّ فَحَسَنًا. لِيَقْضِ. وَإِنْ لَمْ يَشَأْ أَنْ يَقْضِيَ لَكِ حَقَّ ٱلْوَلِيِّ، فَأَنَا أَقْضِي لَكِ. حَيٌّ هُوَ ٱلرَّبُّ. اِضْطَجِعِي إِلَى ٱلصَّبَاحِ». ١٣ 13
Stay this night, and in the morning, if he will perform for you the part of a kinsman, good. Let him do the kinsman’s duty. But if he will not do the duty of a kinsman for you, then I will do the duty of a kinsman for you, as the LORD lives. Lie down until the morning.”
فَٱضْطَجَعَتْ عِنْدَ رِجْلَيْهِ إِلَى ٱلصَّبَاحِ. ثُمَّ قَامَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَقْدِرَ ٱلْوَاحِدُ عَلَى مَعْرِفَةِ صَاحِبِهِ. وَقَالَ: «لَا يُعْلَمْ أَنَّ ٱلْمَرْأَةَ جَاءَتْ إِلَى ٱلْبَيْدَرِ». ١٤ 14
She lay at his feet until the morning, then she rose up before one could discern another. For he said, “Let it not be known that the woman came to the threshing floor.”
ثُمَّ قَالَ: «هَاتِي ٱلرِّدَاءَ ٱلَّذِي عَلَيْكِ وَأَمْسِكِيهِ». فَأَمْسَكَتْهُ، فَٱكْتَالَ سِتَّةً مِنَ ٱلشَّعِيرِ وَوَضَعَهَا عَلَيْهَا، ثُمَّ دَخَلَتَ ٱلْمَدِينَةَ. ١٥ 15
He said, “Bring the mantle that is on you, and hold it.” She held it; and he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her; then he went into the city.
فَجَاءَتْ إِلَى حَمَاتِهَا فَقَالَتْ: «مَنْ أَنْتِ يَابِنْتِي؟». فَأَخْبَرَتْهَا بِكُلِّ مَا فَعَلَ لَهَا ٱلرَّجُلُ. ١٦ 16
When she came to her mother-in-law, she said, “How did it go, my daughter?” She told her all that the man had done for her.
وَقَالَتْ: «هَذِهِ ٱلسِّتَّةَ مِنَ ٱلشَّعِيرِ أَعْطَانِي، لِأَنَّهُ قَالَ: لَا تَجِيئِي فَارِغَةً إِلَى حَمَاتِكِ». ١٧ 17
She said, “He gave me these six measures of barley; for he said, ‘Don’t go empty to your mother-in-law.’”
فَقَالَتِ: «ٱجْلِسِي يَابِنْتِي حَتَّى تَعْلَمِي كَيْفَ يَقَعُ ٱلْأَمْرُ، لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّجُلَ لَا يَهْدَأُ حَتَّى يُتَمِّمَ ٱلْأَمْرَ ٱلْيَوْمَ». ١٨ 18
Then she said, “Wait, my daughter, until you know what will happen; for the man will not rest until he has settled this today.”

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