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.

Beberapa waktu kemudian, Naomi berkata kepada Rut, "Saya harus berusaha supaya engkau dapat berumah tangga lagi dan berbahagia.

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.

Kau bekerja bersama para wanita di ladang Boas, bukan? Nah, Boas itu keluarga kita. Jadi, dengarkan! Malam ini ia akan pergi mengirik gandum di ladangnya.

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.

Mandilah sekarang, pakailah wangi-wangian dan kenakanlah pakaianmu yang paling bagus. Lalu pergilah ke tempat di mana Boas sedang bekerja melepaskan gandum dari tangkainya. Tunggulah di situ sampai ia selesai makan dan minum, tetapi jangan sampai ia tahu kau berada di sana.

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.”

Perhatikanlah di mana ia pergi tidur. Kalau ia sudah tertidur, pergilah ke situ dan bukalah selimutnya, lalu berbaringlah dekat kakinya. Nanti ia akan memberitahukan kepadamu apa yang harus kaulakukan."

5 Ruth replied, “I will do everything that you have told me [to do].”

"Baik, Bu," jawab Rut, "saya akan melakukan semua yang dikatakan oleh Ibu."

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].

Maka pergilah Rut ke tempat orang bekerja melepaskan gandum dari tangkainya. Di sana ia melakukan semua yang disuruh oleh ibu mertuanya.

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].

Setelah Boas selesai makan dan minum, ia merasa puas dan hatinya pun senang. Lalu ia pergi tidur dekat timbunan gandum. Dengan diam-diam Rut datang dan membuka selimut Boas, kemudian berbaring dekat kakinya.

8 In the middle of the night, he suddenly awoke. He sat up and saw that a woman was lying at his feet.

Tengah malam tiba-tiba Boas terbangun dan hendak membalikkan badannya. Ia terkejut melihat ada seorang wanita tidur dekat kakinya.

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].”

"Siapa engkau?" tanyanya. "Saya Rut, Pak!" jawab Rut. "Bapak adalah keluarga kami yang dekat yang harus bertanggung jawab atas hidup saya. Sudilah Bapak mengambil saya menjadi istri Bapak."

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].

"Semoga TUHAN memberkati engkau, anakku," kata Boas. "Dibandingkan dengan apa yang sudah kaulakukan kepada ibu mertuamu, maka perbuatanmu yang sekarang ini menunjukkan cinta yang lebih besar lagi. Kau bisa saja mencari suami yang muda di antara orang kaya atau pun orang miskin, tetapi kau tidak melakukan itu.

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.

Sebab itu, jangan khawatir, Rut. Semua yang kauminta itu akan saya laksanakan; sebab semua orang di kota ini sudah tahu bahwa kau adalah seorang wanita yang baik budi.

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.

Memang benar, saya harus bertanggung jawab atas kehidupanmu, sebab saya adalah keluargamu yang dekat. Tetapi masih ada lagi seorang lain yang harus bertanggung jawab atas kehidupanmu. Dan dia adalah keluarga yang lebih dekat daripada saya.

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.”

Malam ini kautinggal dulu di sini saja. Besok pagi saya akan tanyakan apakah ia mau melaksanakan tanggung jawabnya itu terhadapmu atau tidak. Kalau ia mau, baiklah; tetapi kalau ia tidak mau, maka saya berjanji demi Allah yang hidup, saya akan melaksanakan tanggung jawab itu. Sekarang tidurlah saja di sini sampai pagi."

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.”

Maka tidurlah Rut di situ dekat kaki Boas. Besoknya pagi-pagi buta, Rut sudah bangun supaya tidak dilihat orang. Sebab Boas tidak mau seorang pun tahu bahwa Rut datang ke tempat itu.

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.

Berkatalah Boas kepada Rut, "Lepaskan selendangmu dan hamparkan di sini." Maka Rut melepaskan selendangnya dan menghamparkannya. Boas menuang ke dalam selendang itu kira-kira dua puluh kilogram gandum. Lalu ia mengangkatnya ke atas pundak Rut. Setelah itu Boas pergi ke kota.

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].

Setibanya Rut di rumah, ibu mertuanya bertanya, "Bagaimana jadinya, nak?" Maka Rut menceritakan semua yang dilakukan Boas kepadanya.

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.’”

"Dan," kata Rut selanjutnya, "malah dialah yang memberikan semua gandum ini kepada saya, sebab katanya saya tidak boleh pulang kepada Ibu dengan tangan kosong."

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]”

Lalu kata Naomi, "Tunggu saja, nak, sampai kau melihat bagaimana hal ini berakhir nanti. Boas tidak akan tinggal diam sebelum ia menyelesaikan perkara ini hari ini juga."