Rut 2
1 No'omi havde en Slægtning på sin Mands Side, en formuende Mand af Elimeleks Slægt ved Navn Boaz.
But there was a man related to Elimelech, a powerful man, and very wealthy, named Boaz.
2 En Dag sagde Moabiterinden Rut til No'omi: "Jeg vil gå ud i Marken og sanke Aks efter den, for hvis Øjne jeg finder Nåde." Hun svarede hende: "Ja, gør det, min Datter!"
And Ruth, the Moabite, said to her mother-in-law, “If you order, I will go into the field and gather the ears of grain which escape the reaping hand, wherever I will find favor with the father of a family, who will be compassionate to me.” She answered her, “Go, my daughter.”
3 Så gik hun hen og sankede Aks på Marken efter Høstfolkene; og det traf sig, at Marken tilhørte Boaz, som var af Elimeleks Slægt.
And so she went and gathered the ears of grain after the completion of the reaping. But it happened that this field was owned by Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.
4 Boaz kom just gående fra Betlehem; han sagde da til Høstfolkene: "HERREN være med eder!" Og de svarede: "HERREN velsigne dig!"
And behold, he came out of Bethlehem and said to the reapers, “The Lord be with you.” They answered him, “May the Lord bless you.”
5 Derpå sagde Boaz til den Karl, som havde Opsyn med Høstfolkene: "Hvor hører denne unge Kvinde hjemme?"
And Boaz said to the young man who was in charge of the reapers, “Whose young woman is this?”
6 Karlen, som havde Opsyn med Høstfolkene, svarede: "Det er en moabitisk Pige; det er hende, som fulgte med No'omi tilbage fra Moab;
He answered him, “This is the Moabite woman, who came with Naomi, from the land of the Moabites,
7 hun sagde: Lad mig få Lov at sanke og samle Aks blandt Negene efter Høstfolkene! Så kom hun og har holdt ud lige fra i Morges tidlig til nu uden at unde sig et Øjebliks Hvile."
and she asked to gather the remnants of the ears of grain, following the steps of the reapers, and from morning until now she has remained in the field, and, indeed, not for one moment has she returned home.”
8 Da sagde Boaz til Rut: "Hør, min Datter! Du skal ikke gå hen og sanke Aks på nogen anden Mark! Nej, gå ikke herfra, men hold dig til mine Piger her;
And Boaz said to Ruth, “Listen to me, daughter. Do not go to gather in any other field, nor depart from this place, but join with my young women,
9 hold Øje med, hvor de høster på Marken, og gå bag efter. Jeg har pålagt Karlene, at de ikke må fortrædige dig; og bliver du tørstig, kan du gå hen til Karrene og drikke af det, Karlene øser op!"
and follow where they reap. For I have given orders to my young men, so that no one is to harass you. And so, whenever you are thirsty, go to the vessels, and drink from the waters that the young men also drink.”
10 Da faldt hun på sit Ansigt, bøjede sig til Jorden og sagde til ham: "Hvorledes har jeg fundet Nåde for dine Øjne, så du viser mig Velvilje, skønt jeg er fremmed?"
She, falling on her face and paying homage on the ground, said to him: “How did this happen to me, that I should find favor before your eyes, and that you would condescend to accept me, a foreign woman?”
11 Boaz svarede hende: "Man har fortalt mig alt, hvad du har været for din Svigermoder efter din Mands Død, hvorledes du forlod din Fader og din Moder og dit Fædreland for at drage til et Folk, du ikke tidligere kendte;
He answered her, “Everything has been reported to me, what things you have done for your mother-in-law after the death of your husband, and how you left your parents, and the land in which you were born, and came to a people you did not know before.
12 HERREN gengælde dig, hvad du har gjort, og din Løn blive rigelig fra HERREN, Israels Gud, under hvis Vinger du kom og søgte Ly!"
May the Lord repay you for your work, and may you receive a full reward from the Lord, the God of Israel, to whom you have come, and under whose wings you have taken refuge.”
13 Hun sagde: "Så har jeg da fundet Nåde for dine Øjne, Herre, siden du har trøstet mig og talt venligt til din Trælkvinde, skønt jeg ikke er så meget som en af dine Trælkvinder!"
She said, “I have found favor before your eyes, my lord, who has consoled me, and you have spoken to the heart of your handmaid, who is unlike one of your young women.”
14 Ved Spisetid sagde Boaz til hende: "Kom herhen og spis med og dyp din Bid i Eddiken!" Så satte hun sig hos Høstfolkene, og han rakte hende så meget ristet Korn, at hun kunde spise sig mæt og endda levne.
And Boaz said to her, “When mealtime begins, come here, and eat bread, and dip your morsel in the vinegar.” And so she sat beside the reapers, and she piled up parched grain for herself, and she ate and was satisfied, and carried off the leftovers.
15 Da hun rejste sig for at sanke Aks, bød Boaz sine Karle: "Lad hende også sanke mellem Negene og fornærm hende ikke;
And then she arose from there, so as to gather the ears of grain, according to the custom. But Boaz commanded his servants, saying, “If she is even willing to reap with you, do not prevent her,
16 I kan også trække nogle Aks ud af Knipperne til hende og lade dem ligge, så hun kan sanke dem op, og I må ikke skænde på hende!"
and purposely let fall some from your bundles, and allow them to remain, so that she may gather without blushing, and let no one rebuke her gathering.”
17 Så sankede hun Aks på Marken lige til Aften; og da hun tærskede, hvad hun havde sanket, var det omtrent en Efa Byg.
And so she gathered in the field until evening. And striking and threshing with a staff what she had gathered, she found about the measure of an ephah of barley, that is, three measures.
18 Derpå tog hun det og gik til Byen, og hendes Svigermoder så, hvad hun havde sanket; og Rut tog og gav hende, hvad hun havde levnet efter at have spist sig mæt.
Carrying this, she returned into the city and showed it to her mother-in-law. Moreover, she offered it to her and even gave her the leftovers of her food, with which she had been satisfied.
19 Da sagde hendes Svigermoder til hende: "Hvor har du sanket Aks i Dag, hvor har du været? Velsignet være han, der viste dig Velvilje!" Så fortalte hun sin Svigermoder, hvem hun havde været hos, og sagde: "Den Mand, jeg var hos i Dag, hedder Boaz!"
And her mother-in-law said to her, “Where have you gathered today, and where have you found work? Blessed is he who took pity on you!” And she informed her with whom she had been working, and she said the man’s name, that he was called Boaz.
20 Da sagde No'omi til sin Sønnekone: "HERREN, som ikke har unddraget de levende og døde sin Miskundhed, velsigne ham!" Og No'omi sagde fremdeles til hende: "Den Mand er en nær Slægtning af os; han er en af vore Løsere."
Naomi answered her, “May he be blessed by the Lord, because the same kindness which he provided for the living, he also kept for the dead.” And again she said: “This man is our near relative.”
21 Moabiterinden Rut sagde: "Han sagde også til mig: Hold dig kun til mine Folk, indtil de er helt færdige med min Høst!"
And Ruth said, “He charged me with this also, that from now on I should join with his reapers until all the crop has been reaped.”
22 Da sagde No'omi til sin Sønnekone: "Du gør ret, min Datter. i at følge med hans Piger, at man ikke skal volde dig Men på en anden Mark!"
And her mother-in-law said to her, “It is better, my daughter, to go out reaping with his young women, lest in a stranger’s field someone may confront you.”
23 Så holdt hun sig til Boazs Piger og sankede Aks der, indtil Byghøsten og Hvedehøsten var til Ende; og hun blev boende hos sin Svigermoder.
And so, she joined with the young women of Boaz, and from then on reaped with them, until the barley and the wheat were stored in the barns.
