1 Disse-lhe Noemi, sua sogra: Minha filha, não hei de eu buscar-te um lar, para que sejas feliz? 2 Ora, pois, não é Boaz, na companhia de cujas servas estiveste, um dos nossos parentes? Eis que esta noite alimpará a cevada na eira. 3 Banha-te, e unge-te, e põe os teus melhores vestidos, e desce à eira; porém não te dês a conhecer ao homem, até que tenha acabado de comer e beber. 4 Quando ele repousar, notarás o lugar em que se deita; então, chegarás, e lhe descobrirás os pés, e te deitarás; ele te dirá o que deves fazer. 5 Respondeu-lhe Rute: Tudo quanto me disseres farei.

6 Então, foi para a eira e fez conforme tudo quanto sua sogra lhe havia ordenado. 7 Havendo, pois, Boaz comido e bebido e estando já de coração um tanto alegre, veio deitar-se ao pé de um monte de cereais; então, chegou ela de mansinho, e lhe descobriu os pés, e se deitou. 8 Sucedeu que, pela meia-noite, assustando-se o homem, sentou-se; e eis que uma mulher estava deitada a seus pés. 9 Disse ele: Quem és tu? Ela respondeu: Sou Rute, tua serva; estende a tua capa sobre a tua serva, porque tu és resgatador. 10 Disse ele: Bendita sejas tu do Senhor, minha filha; melhor fizeste a tua última benevolência que a primeira, pois não foste após jovens, quer pobres, quer ricos. 11 Agora, pois, minha filha, não tenhas receio; tudo quanto disseste eu te farei, pois toda a cidade do meu povo sabe que és mulher virtuosa. 12 Ora, é muito verdade que eu sou resgatador; mas ainda outro resgatador há mais chegado do que eu. 13 Fica-te aqui esta noite, e será que, pela manhã, se ele te quiser resgatar, bem está, que te resgate; porém, se não lhe apraz resgatar-te, eu o farei, tão certo como vive o Senhor; deita-te aqui até à manhã.

14 Ficou-se, pois, deitada a seus pés até pela manhã e levantou-se antes que pudessem conhecer um ao outro; porque ele disse: Não se saiba que veio mulher à eira. 15 Disse mais: Dá-me o manto que tens sobre ti e segura-o. Ela o segurou, ele o encheu com seis medidas de cevada e lho pôs às costas; então, entrou ela na cidade. 16 Em chegando à casa de sua sogra, esta lhe disse: Como se te passaram as coisas, filha minha? Ela lhe contou tudo quanto aquele homem lhe fizera. 17 E disse ainda: Estas seis medidas de cevada, ele mas deu e me disse: Não voltes para a tua sogra sem nada. 18 Então, lhe disse Noemi: Espera, minha filha, até que saibas em que darão as coisas, porque aquele homem não descansará, enquanto não se resolver este caso ainda hoje.

1 And Naomi her mother-in-law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee? 2 And now is not Boaz our kinsman, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to-night in the threshing-floor. 3 Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the threshing-floor, but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking. 4 And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do. 5 And she said unto her, All that thou sayest I will do.

6 And she went down unto the threshing-floor, and did according to all that her mother-in-law bade her. 7 And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down. 8 And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself; and, behold, a woman lay at his feet. 9 And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thy handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thy handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman. 10 And he said, Blessed be thou of Jehovah, my daughter: thou hast showed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich. 11 And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou sayest; for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a worthy woman. 12 And now it is true that I am a near kinsman; howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I. 13 Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman’s part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee, as Jehovah liveth: lie down until the morning.

14 And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one could discern another. For he said, Let it not be known that the woman came to the threshing-floor. 15 And he said, Bring the mantle that is upon thee, and hold it; and she held it; and he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her: and he went into the city. 16 And when she came to her mother-in-law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her. 17 And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said, Go not empty unto thy mother-in-law. 18 Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall; for the man will not rest, until he have finished the thing this day.

1 One day Ruth's mother-in-law Naomi said to her, "My daughter, I must find a home "for you, where you will be well provided for.

2 Now Boaz, with whose women you have worked, is a relative of ours. Tonight he will be winnowing barley on the threshing floor.

3 Wash, put on perfume, and get dressed in your best clothes. Then go down to the threshing floor, but don't let him know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.

4 When he lies down, note the place where he is lying. Then go and uncover his feet and lie down. He will tell you what to do."

5 "I will do whatever you say," Ruth answered.

6 So she went down to the threshing floor and did everything her mother-in-law told her to do.

7 When Boaz had finished eating and drinking and was in good spirits, he went over to lie down at the far end of the grain pile. Ruth approached quietly, uncovered his feet and lay down.

8 In the middle of the night something startled the man; he turned —and there was a woman lying at his feet!

9 "Who are you?" he asked. "I am your servant Ruth," she said. "Spread the corner of your garment over me, since you are a guardian-redeemer "of our family."

10 "The LORD bless you, my daughter," he replied. "This kindness is greater than that which you showed earlier: You have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor.

11 And now, my daughter, don't be afraid. I will do for you all you ask. All the people of my town know that you are a woman of noble character.

12 Although it is true that I am a guardian-redeemer of our family, there is another who is more closely related than I.

13 Stay here for the night, and in the morning if he wants to do his duty as your guardian-redeemer, good; let him redeem you. But if he is not willing, as surely as the LORD lives I will do it. Lie here until morning."

14 So she lay at his feet until morning, but got up before anyone could be recognized; and he said, "No one must know that a woman came to the threshing floor."

15 He also said, "Bring me the shawl you are wearing and hold it out." When she did so, he poured into it six measures of barley and placed the bundle on her. Then he "went back to town.

16 When Ruth came to her mother-in-law, Naomi asked, "How did it go, my daughter?" Then she told her everything Boaz had done for her

17 and added, "He gave me these six measures of barley, saying, 'Don't go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.'"

18 Then Naomi said, "Wait, my daughter, until you find out what happens. For the man will not rest until the matter is settled today."