Ruth 3
1 One day, Naomi said to Ruth, “My daughter, I think that I should [RHQ] try to arrange for you to have a husband [MTY] who will (take care of/provide for) you.
Και είπε προς αυτήν η Ναομί η πενθερά αυτής, Θυγάτηρ μου, να μη ζητήσω ανάπαυσιν εις σε διά να ευημερήσης;
2 Boaz, the man with whose [servant] girls you have been [gathering grain], is a close relative [of our dead husbands]. Listen [carefully]. Tonight he will be at the ground where [the barley has] been threshed. He will be separating the barley grain from the chaff.
και τώρα, μήπως δεν είναι Βοόζ εκ της συγγενείας ημών, μετά των κορασίων του οποίου ήσο; ιδού, αυτός λικμίζει ταύτην την νύκτα το αλώνιον των κριθών·
3 Bathe yourself and put on some perfume. Put on your [best] clothes. Then go down to the ground where they have threshed [the grain]. But do not let Boaz know that you are there while he is eating [supper] and drinking.
λούσθητι λοιπόν και αλείφθητι και ενδύθητι την στολήν σου και κατάβα εις το αλώνιον· μη γνωρισθής εις τον άνθρωπον, εωσού τελειώση από του να φάγη και να πίη·
4 [When he has finished eating], notice where he lies down to sleep. Then [when he is asleep], take the blanket off his feet and lie [close to his feet]. [When he wakes up], he will tell you what to do.”
και ενώ πλαγιάζει, παρατήρησον τον τόπον όπου πλαγιάζει, και ελθούσα σήκωσον το σκέπασμα από των ποδών αυτού, και πλαγίασον· και εκείνος θέλει σοι ειπεί τι να κάμης.
5 Ruth replied, “I will do everything that you have told me [to do].”
Η δε είπε προς αυτήν, Πάντα όσα λέγεις εις εμέ, θέλω κάμει.
6 So she went down to the ground where they had threshed [the barley grain]. There she did everything that her mother-in-law had told her [to do].
Και κατέβη εις το αλώνιον και έκαμε πάντα όσα προσέταξεν εις αυτήν η πενθερά αυτής.
7 When Boaz finished eating [supper] and drinking [wine], he felt happy. Then he went over to the far end of the pile of grain. He lay down [and went to sleep]. Then Ruth approached him quietly. She took the blanket off his feet and lay down [there].
Και αφού ο Βοόζ έφαγε και έπιε, και ευφράνη η καρδία αυτού, υπήγε να πλαγιάση εις την άκραν του σωρού του σίτου· εκείνη δε ήλθε κρυφίως και εσήκωσε ο σκέπασμα από των ποδών αυτού και επλαγίασε.
8 In the middle of the night, he suddenly awoke. He sat up and saw that a woman was lying at his feet.
Και προς το μεσονύκτιον εξέστη ο άνθρωπος και συνεταράχθη· και ιδού, γυνή εκοιμάτο παρά τους πόδας αυτού.
9 He asked her, “Who are you?” She replied, “I am your servant, Ruth. Since you are the one who has a responsibility to take care of [someone like me whose dead husband was] your close relative, spread the corner of your cloak over my [feet to show that you will marry me].”
Και είπε, Ποία είσαι συ; Εκείνη δε απεκρίθη, Εγώ η Ρούθ η δούλη σου· άπλωσον λοιπόν την πτέρυγά σου επί την δούλην σου· διότι είσαι ο πλησιέστερος συγγενής μου.
10 Boaz replied, “Young lady, I hope that Yahweh will (bless/be kind to) you! You have acted kindly [toward your mother-in-law], and now you are acting even more kindly [toward me by wanting to marry me, instead of wanting to marry a young man]. You have not looked for either a rich young man or a poor young man, [to marry him].
Ο δε είπεν, Ευλογημένη να ήσαι παρά Κυρίου, θύγατερ· διότι έδειξας περισσοτέραν αγαθωσύνην εσχάτως παρά πρότερον, μη υπάγουσα κατόπιν νέων, είτε πτωχών είτε πλουσίων·
11 Now, young lady, I will do everything you ask. Don’t worry [that people in this town might think I am doing wrong by marrying you because you are a woman from Moab]. All the people in this town know that you are an honorable woman.
και τώρα, θύγατερ, μη φοβού· θέλω κάμει εις σε παν ό, τι είπης· διότι πάσα η πόλις του λαού μου εξεύρει ότι είσαι γυνή ενάρετος·
12 But [there is one problem]. Although it is true that I am a close relative [of your mother-in-law’s dead husband], there is another man who is a closer relative [than I am], and therefore he should be the one to [marry you and] take care of you.
και τώρα είναι αληθές ότι εγώ είμαι στενός συγγενής· είναι όμως άλλος συγγενής πλησιέστερος εμού·
13 You stay here for the rest of this night. Tomorrow morning [I will tell this man about you]. If he says that he will [marry you and] take care of you, fine, [we will] let him do that. But if he is not willing [to do that], I solemnly promise that as surely as Yahweh lives, I will [marry you and] take care of you. So lie/sleep here until it is morning.”
μείνον ταύτην την νύκτα· και το πρωΐ εάν αυτός θέλη να εκπληρώση προς σε το χρέος το συγγενικόν, καλόν· ας το εκπληρώση· αλλ' εάν δεν θέλη να εκπληρώση προς σε το χρέος το συγγενικόν, τότε εγώ θέλω εκπληρώσει τούτο προς σε, ζη Κύριος· κοιμήθητι έως πρωΐ.
14 So she lay at his feet until morning. But she got up and left before it was light enough that people would be able to recognize her, because Boaz said, “I do not want anyone to know that a woman was here.”
Και εκοιμήθη παρά τους πόδας αυτού έως πρωΐ· και εσηκώθη πριν διακρίνη άνθρωπος άνθρωπον. Και εκείνος είπεν, Ας μη γνωρισθή ότι ήλθεν η γυνή εις το αλώνιον.
15 He also said to her, “Bring to me your cloak and spread it out.” When she did that, he poured into it six measures/24 liters/50 pounds of barley, and put in on her back. Then he (OR, she) went back to the town.
Είπε προσέτι, Φέρε το περικάλυμμα το επάνω σου και κράτει αυτό. Και εκείνη εκράτει αυτό, και αυτός εμέτρησεν εξ μέτρα κριθής και έβαλεν επ' αυτήν· και υπήγεν εις την πόλιν.
16 When Ruth arrived home, her mother-in-law asked her, “My daughter, how did (things go/Boaz act toward you)?” Then Ruth told her everything that Boaz had done for her [and said to her].
Και ότε ήλθε προς την πενθεράν αυτής, εκείνη είπε, Τι έγεινεν εις σε, θυγάτηρ μου; Και αυτή ανήγγειλε προς αυτήν πάντα όσα έκαμεν εις αυτήν ο άνθρωπος·
17 She also said [to Naomi], “He gave me all this barley, saying ‘I do not want you to return to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’”
και είπεν, Έδωκεν εις εμέ ταύτα τα εξ μέτρα της κριθής· διότι, Δεν θέλεις υπάγει, μοι είπε, κενή προς την πενθεράν σου.
18 Then Naomi said, “My daughter, just wait until we see what happens. [I am sure that] Boaz will take care of [LIT] the matter [of your marriage]. [LIT]”
Η δε είπε, Κάθου, θυγάτηρ μου, εωσού ίδης πως θέλει τελειώσει το πράγμα· διότι ο άνθρωπος δεν θέλει ησυχάσει, εωσού τελειώση το πράγμα σήμερον.
