1 Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, "My daughter, shall I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you? 2 Now isn’t Boaz our kinsman, with whose maidens you were? Behold, he will be winnowing barley tonight on the threshing floor. 3 Therefore wash yourself, anoint yourself, get dressed, and go down to the threshing floor; but don’t make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking. 4 It shall be, when he lies down, that you shall note the place where he is lying. Then you shall go in, uncover his feet, and lay down. Then he will tell you what to do."

5 She said to her, "All that you say, I will do." 6 She went down to the threshing floor, and did everything that her mother-in-law told her. 7 When Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain. She came softly, uncovered his feet, and laid down. 8 At midnight, the man was startled and turned himself; and behold, a woman lay at his feet. 9 He said, "Who are you?"

She answered, "I am Ruth your servant. Therefore spread the corner of your garment over your servant; for you are a near kinsman."

10 He said, "You are blessed by Yahweh, my daughter. You have shown more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, because you didn’t follow young men, whether poor or rich. 11 Now, my daughter, don’t be afraid. I will do to you all that you say; for all the city of my people knows that you are a worthy woman. 12 Now it is true that I am a near kinsman. However, there is a kinsman nearer than I. 13 Stay this night, and in the morning, if he will perform for you the part of a kinsman, good. Let him do the kinsman’s duty. But if he will not do the duty of a kinsman for you, then I will do the duty of a kinsman for you, as Yahweh lives. Lie down until the morning."

14 She lay at his feet until the morning, then 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 He said, "Bring the mantle that is on you, and hold it." She held it; and he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her; then he went into the city.

16 When she came to her mother-in-law, she said, "How did it go, my daughter?"

She told her all that the man had done for her. 17 She said, "He gave me these six measures of barley; for he said, ‘Don’t go empty to your mother-in-law.’"

18 Then she said, "Wait, my daughter, until you know what will happen; for the man will not rest until he has settled this today."

1 路得的婆婆拿俄米对她说： "女儿啊， 我不是应当为你找个归宿， 使你得到幸福吗？

2 你常常和他的女佣人在一起的波阿斯不是我们的亲戚吗？他今天晚上要在禾场上簸大麦。

3 你洗个澡， 抹上香膏， 穿上斗篷， 就下到禾场去。不过， 那个人还没有吃喝完毕， 别让他认出你来。

4 等到他躺下来， 你要弄清楚他所躺的地方， 进去掀露他的脚， 然后躺下去。他就会告诉你该作什么。"

5 路得对她说： "你吩咐的， 我就去作。"

6 于是， 她下到禾场去， 照着婆婆吩咐的一切去作。

7 波阿斯吃喝完了， 心里舒畅， 就去躺在麦堆的旁边。路得悄悄地来， 掀露他的脚， 躺卧下去。

8 到了夜半， 波阿斯惊醒过来， 一翻身就看到一个女子躺在他的脚边，

9 就说： "你是谁？"她回答： "我是你的婢女路得， 请用你的衣襟遮盖你的婢女， 因为你是我的有买赎权的近亲。"

10 波阿斯说： "我女儿， 愿你蒙耶和华赐福。你末后表现的爱心比起初更大， 因为年轻人无论贫富， 你都没有跟从。

11 我女儿， 现在你不要怕， 你所说的， 我一定去作。本城的人都知道你是个贤慧的女人。

12 不错， 我是你那有买赎权的近亲， 可惜还有一个有买赎权的近亲比我更亲。

13 今晚你就在这里过夜， 明早如果他肯尽买赎你的本分， 好， 就由他来履行； 假如他不愿意这样作， 我指着永活的耶和华起誓， 我一定尽买赎你的本分。你只管躺到天亮吧。"

14 路得躺在波阿斯脚边直到早晨。因为波阿斯说过不可以让人知道有女人来过禾场， 路得就趁天色未明， 人们彼此无法辨认的时候就起来。

15 他又说： "拿你所披的外衣来， 把它打开。"她打开了， 他就量了六簸箕大麦， 放在她的肩上。路得就进城去。

16 到她婆婆那里， 婆婆就问： "我女儿， 怎样了？"路得就把那人对她所作的一切都告诉了婆婆，

17 又说： "他给我这六簸箕大麦， 对我说： ‘不要空手去见你婆婆。’"

18 拿俄米说： "我女儿， 你尽管安静等候， 直到你知道事情怎样了结， 因为那人今天不把事情办妥， 绝不歇息。"