Rut 3

1 Og Noomi, hendes Mands Moder, sagde til hende: Min Datter, mon jeg ikke skulde søge Rolighed for dig, at det maa gaa dig vel?

Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you?

2 Og nu, mon ikke Boas, hos hvis unge Piger du har været, er af vort Frændskab? se, han kaster Byg i Nat paa Loen.

And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens you were? Behold, he winnows barley to night in the threshing floor.

3 Saa bad dig og salv dig og tag dine Klæder paa dig og gak ned i Loen; giv dig ikke til Kende for Manden, før han er færdig med at æde og drikke.

Wash yourself therefore, and anoint you, and put your raiment upon you, and get you down to the floor: but make not yourself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.

4 Og det skal ske, naar han lægger sig, saa mærk det Sted, hvor han lægger sig, og kom og slaa op ved hans Fødder og læg dig; og han skal give dig til Kende, hvad du skal gøre.

And it shall be, when he lies down, that you shall mark the place where he shall lie, and you shall go in, and uncover his feet, and lay you down; and he will tell you what you shall do.

5 Og hun sagde til hende: Alt det, som du siger mig, vil jeg gøre.

And she said unto her, All that you say unto me I will do.

6 Og hun gik ned i Loen og gjorde efter alt det, som hendes Mands Moder havde befalet.

And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother in law bade her.

7 Der Boas havde ædt og drukket, og hans Hjerte var vel til Mode, da kom han at lægge sig i Udkanten af en Korndynge; og hun kom sagteligen og slog op ved hans Fødder og lagde sig.

And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, 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 her down.

8 Og det skete om Midnatten, da blev Manden forskrækket og greb omkring sig, og se, en Kvinde laa ved hans Fødder.

And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.

9 Og han sagde: Hvo er du? Og hun svarede: Jeg er Ruth, din Tjenestekvinde, udbred din Flig over din Tjenestekvinde, thi du er Løseren.

And he said, Who are you? And she answered, I am Ruth your handmaid: spread therefore your skirt over your handmaid; for you are a near kinsman.

10 Og han sagde: Velsignet være du for Herren, min Datter; du har bevist din Kærlighed sidste Gang bedre end første Gang, idet du ikke er gaaet efter de unge Karle, enten fattig eller rig.

And he said, Blessed be you of the LORD, my daughter: for you have showed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as you followed not young men, whether poor or rich.

11 Og nu, min Datter, frygt ikke, alt det, du siger, vil jeg gøre dig; thi mit Folk i den ganske Stad ved, at du er en duelig Kvinde.

And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to you all that you require: for all the city of my people does know that you are a virtuous woman.

12 Og nu er det vel saa i Sandhed, at jeg er Løseren; men der er dog en nærmere Løser end jeg.

And now it is true that I am your near kinsman: nevertheless there is a kinsman nearer than I.

13 Bliv her Natten over, og det skal ske i Morgen, dersom han vil løse dig, godt, da maa han løse dig, men dersom han ikke har Lyst til at løse dig, da vil jeg løse dig, saa vist som Herren lever; bliv liggende indtil Morgenen!

Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto you 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 you, then will I do the part of a kinsman to you, as the LORD lives: lie down until the morning.

14 Og hun laa ved hans Fødder indtil Morgenen og stod op, førend en kunde kende den anden, og han sagde: Lad det ikke vides, at en Kvinde er kommen i Loen.

And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor.

15 Og han sagde: Giv hid dit Forklæde, som du har for dig, og hold derved; og hun holdt derved, og han maalte seks Maal Byg og lagde paa hende, og hun gik ind i Staden.

Also he said, Bring the vail that you have upon you, 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.

16 Og hun kom til sin Mands Moder, og hun sagde: Hvorledes gaar det dig, min Datter? og hun forkyndte hende alt det, Manden havde gjort hende.

And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who are you, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her.

17 Og hun sagde: Disse seks Maal Byg gav han mig; thi han sagde til mig: Du skal ikke komme tomhændet til din Mands Moder.

And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto your mother in law.

18 Og hun sagde: Bliv, min Datter, indtil du faar at vide, hvorledes Sagen vil falde ud; thi den Mand hviler ikke, før han i Dag gør Ende paa denne Sag.

Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until you know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day.