Rut 2
1 No'omi havde en Slægtning på sin Mands Side, en formuende Mand af Elimeleks Slægt ved Navn Boaz.
Now Naomi was related through her husband to a very wealthy man of the family of Elimelech 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!"
Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, ‘Let me now go into the fields and gather leftover grain behind anyone who will allow me.’ ‘Go, my daughter,’ she replied.
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.
So she went to glean in the field after the reapers. As it happened, she was in that part of the field which belonged to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.
4 Boaz kom just gående fra Betlehem; han sagde da til Høstfolkene: "HERREN være med eder!" Og de svarede: "HERREN velsigne dig!"
When Boaz came from 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?"
‘Whose girl is this?’ Boaz asked his servant who had charge of the reapers.
6 Karlen, som havde Opsyn med Høstfolkene, svarede: "Det er en moabitisk Pige; det er hende, som fulgte med No'omi tilbage fra Moab;
The servant who had charge of the reapers replied, ‘It is the Moabite girl who came back with Naomi from the territory of Moab.
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."
She asked to be allowed to glean and gather sheaves after the reapers. So she came and has continued to work until now and she has not rested a moment in the field.’
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;
Then Boaz said to Ruth, ‘Listen, my daughter. Do not go to glean in another field nor leave this place, but stay here with my girls.
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!"
Watch where the men are reaping and follow the gleaners. I have told the young men not to trouble you. When you are thirsty, go to the jars and drink of that which the young men have drawn.’
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?"
Then she bowed low and said to him, ‘Why are you so kind to me, to take interest in me when I am just a foreigner?’
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;
Boaz replied, ‘I have heard what you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband, and how you left your father and mother and your native land to come to a people that 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 what you have done, and may you be fully rewarded by the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take 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!"
Then she said, ‘I trust I may please you, my lord, for you have comforted me and spoken kindly to your servant, although I am not really equal to one of your own servants.’
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.
At mealtime Boaz said to Ruth, ‘Come here and eat some of the food and dip your piece of bread in the vinegar.’ So she sat beside the reapers, and he passed her some roasted grain. She ate until she was satisfied and had some left.
15 Da hun rejste sig for at sanke Aks, bød Boaz sine Karle: "Lad hende også sanke mellem Negene og fornærm hende ikke;
When she rose to glean, Boaz gave this order to his young men: ‘Let her glean even among the sheaves and do not disturb 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!"
Also pull out some for her from the bundles and leave for her to glean, and do not find fault with her.’
17 Så sankede hun Aks på Marken lige til Aften; og da hun tærskede, hvad hun havde sanket, var det omtrent en Efa Byg.
So she gleaned in the field until evening, then beat out what she had gleaned. It was about a bushel of barley.
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.
Then she took it up and went into the town and showed her mother-in-law what she had gleaned. She also brought out and gave her that which she had left from her meal after she had had enough.
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!"
‘Where did you glean today, and where did you work?’ asked her mother-in-law. ‘A blessing on him who took notice of you!’ So she told her mother-in-law where she had worked. ‘The name of the man with whom I worked today,’ she said, ‘is 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 said to her daughter-in-law, ‘May the blessing of the Lord rest on this man who has not ceased to show his loving-kindness to the living and to the dead. The man,’ she added, ‘is a near relation of ours.’
21 Moabiterinden Rut sagde: "Han sagde også til mig: Hold dig kun til mine Folk, indtil de er helt færdige med min Høst!"
‘He told me,’ Ruth said, ‘that I must keep near his young men until they have completed all his harvest.’
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!"
Naomi said to Ruth, ‘It is best, my daughter, that you should go out with his girls because you might not be as safe in another field.’
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.
So she gleaned with the girls of Boaz until the end of the barley and wheat harvest; but she lived with her mother-in-law.
