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.
Og No'omi, hennes svigermor, sa til henne: Min datter! Jeg vil prøve å la dig få et hjem, så du kan ha det godt.
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.
Hør nu: Boas, hvis piker du har vært sammen med, er jo vår frende. Han kaster inatt sitt bygg på treskeplassen.
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.
Nu skal du tvette dig og salve dig og ta dine klær på og gå ned til treskeplassen; men gi dig ikke til kjenne for mannen før han er ferdig med å ete og drikke!
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.”
Når han så legger sig, skal du merke dig stedet hvor han legger sig; gå så der bort og slå op dekket ved hans føtter og legg dig; så vil han selv si dig hvad du skal gjøre.
5 Ruth replied, “I will do everything that you have told me [to do].”
Hun svarte: Jeg skal gjøre alt det du sier.
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].
Så gikk hun ned til treskeplassen og gjorde aldeles som hennes svigermor hadde pålagt henne.
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].
Da Boas hadde ett og drukket og var blitt vel til mote, gikk han og la sig ved kanten av kornhaugen; da kom hun stille og slo op dekket ved hans føtter og la sig der.
8 In the middle of the night, he suddenly awoke. He sat up and saw that a woman was lying at his feet.
Midt på natten blev mannen opskremt; han bøide sig frem og fikk se at der lå en kvinne ved hans føtter.
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].”
Og han sa: Hvem er du? Hun svarte: Jeg er Rut, din tjenerinne. Bre ditt dekke ut over din tjenerinne; for du er løser.
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].
Da sa han: Velsignet være du av Herren, min datter! Du har nu lagt en større kjærlighet for dagen enn før, ved ikke å gå efter de unge menn, hverken de fattige eller de rike.
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.
Så vær nu ikke redd, min datter! Alt det du sier, vil jeg gjøre for dig; for alt folket i min by vet at du er en bra kvinne.
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.
Det er sant som du sier: Jeg er virkelig løser; men det er en annen løser som er nærmere enn jeg.
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.”
Bli nu her natten over! Vil han da imorgen løse dig, godt, så la ham det! Men har han ikke lyst til å løse dig, så løser jeg dig, så sant Herren lever! Bli liggende til imorgen tidlig!
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.”
Så blev hun liggende ved hans føtter til om morgenen; da stod hun op, før folk ennu kunde kjenne hverandre. For han sa: Det må ikke bli kjent at kvinnen er kommet hit til treskeplassen.
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.
Så sa han: Kom hit med den kåpe du har på, og hold i den! Og hun holdt i den, og han målte op seks mål bygg og la det på hennes rygg; og hun gikk inn til byen.
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].
Da hun kom til sin svigermor, spurte hun: Hvorledes er det gått dig, min datter? Og hun fortalte henne alt det mannen hadde gjort mot henne,
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.’”
og sa: Disse seks mål bygg gav han mig; for han sa: Du må ikke komme tomhendt hjem til din svigermor.
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]”
Men hun sa: Hold dig nu i ro, min datter, til du får vite hvorledes saken faller ut! For den mann hviler ikke før han får saken avgjort, og det ennu idag.
