Ruth 2
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Nakilala ni Ruth si Boaz
2 1-3 Isang araw, sinabi ni Ruth kay Naomi, “Gusto ko po sanang pumunta sa bukid at mamulot[a] ng mga nalaglag na uhay mula sa mga tagapag-ani sa bukid ng taong magpapahintulot sa akin.” Sumagot si Naomi, “O sige anak.” Kaya umalis si Ruth at namulot ng mga nalaglag mula sa mga tagapag-ani. Nagkataon na doon siya namulot sa bukid ni Boaz na kamag-anak ni Elimelec. Si Boaz ay mayaman at makapangyarihan.
4 Habang nandoon si Ruth ay dumating si Boaz mula sa Betlehem at binati ang mga tagapag-ani, “Sumainyo nawa ang Panginoon!” Sumagot ang mga tagapag-ani, “Pagpalain nawa kayo ng Panginoon!” 5 Tinanong ni Boaz ang kanyang katiwala na nangangasiwa sa mga tagapag-ani, “Sino ang dalagang iyan?” 6 Sumagot ang katiwala, “Isa po siyang Moabita na sumama kay Naomi na bumalik mula sa Moab. 7 Nakiusap siya sa akin na payagan ko siyang mamulot ng mga uhay na nalaglag mula sa mga tagapag-ani. Mula kaninang umaga tuloy-tuloy ang pagtatrabaho niya hanggang ngayon. Nagpahinga lang siya ng sandali sa kubol.”[b] 8 Sinabi ni Boaz kay Ruth, “Anak, makinig ka. Huwag ka nang pumunta sa ibang bukid para mamulot ng mga nalaglag. Dito ka na lang mamulot kasama ng mga utusan kong babae. 9 Tingnan mo kung saan nag-aani ang mga tauhan ko at sumunod ka sa mga utusan kong babae. Sinabihan ko na ang mga tauhan ko na huwag kang galawin. At kapag nauhaw ka, uminom ka lang sa mga tapayan na inigiban ng mga tauhan ko.”
10 Nagpatirapa si Ruth sa harapan ni Boaz bilang paggalang at sinabi, “Bakit napakabuti nʼyo po sa akin gayong isang dayuhan lang ako?” 11 Sumagot si Boaz, “May nagkwento sa akin ng lahat ng ginawa mo para sa biyenan mong babae mula pa noong namatay ang asawa mo. Iniwan mo raw ang iyong ama at ina at ang bayang sinilangan mo para manirahang kasama ng mga taong hindi mo kilala. 12 Pagpalain ka nawa ng Panginoon dahil sa iyong ginawa. Malaking gantimpala nawa ang matanggap mo mula sa Panginoon, ang Dios ng Israel, na siyang pinagkanlungan mo.” 13 Sinabi ni Ruth, “Napakabuti po ninyo sa akin. Pinalakas ninyo ang loob ko at sinabihan ng mabuti kahit hindi ako isa sa mga utusan ninyo.”
14 Nang oras na para kumain, sinabi ni Boaz kay Ruth, “Halika, kumuha ka ng pagkain at isawsaw mo sa suka.” Kaya naupo si Ruth kasama ng mga tagapag-ani, at inabutan siya ni Boaz ng binusa na trigo. Kumain siya hanggang sa nabusog, at may natira pa siya. 15 Nang tumayo na si Ruth para mamulot ulit ng mga nalaglag na uhay, nag-utos si Boaz sa mga tauhan niya, “Huwag ninyong hihiyain si Ruth kahit mamulot pa siya malapit sa mga binigkis na uhay.[c] 16 Kumuha kayo ng mga uhay sa mga binigkis at iwan para sa kanya, at huwag nʼyo siyang sasawayin.”
17 Kaya namulot si Ruth ng mga nalaglag na uhay hanggang sa lumubog ang araw. At nang magiik na niya ang naipon niyang sebada[d] ay umabot ito ng mga kalahating sako. 18 Dinala niya ito pauwi sa bayan at ipinakita sa kanyang biyenan[e] na si Naomi. Pagkatapos kinuha niya ang natira niyang pagkain at ibinigay kay Naomi. 19 Nagtanong si Naomi sa kanya, “Saan ka namulot ng mga nalaglag na uhay kanina? Kaninong bukirin? Pagpalain nawa ang taong nagmagandang-loob sa iyo!”
Ikinuwento ni Ruth kay Naomi na doon siya namulot sa bukid ng taong ang pangalan ay Boaz. 20 Sinabi ni Naomi kay Ruth, “Pagpalain nawa ng Panginoon si Boaz. Ipinapakita niya ang kanyang kabutihan sa mga taong buhay pa at sa mga patay na.” At sinabi pa niya, “Si Boaz na sinasabi mo ay malapit nating kamag-anak; isa siya sa may tungkuling mangalaga sa atin.”
21 Sinabi ni Ruth kay Naomi, “Sinabi pa po ni Boaz sa akin na sa mga tauhan lang niya ako sumama sa pamumulot hanggang matapos ang lahat ng mga aanihin niya.” 22 Sinabi naman ni Naomi kay Ruth, “Anak, mabuti nga na sa mga utusan niyang babae ka sumama, dahil baka kung ano pa ang mangyari sa iyo sa ibang bukid.”
23 Kaya sumama si Ruth sa mga utusang babae ni Boaz sa pamumulot ng mga nalaglag na uhay hanggang sa matapos ang anihan ng sebada at trigo. At patuloy siyang nanirahan kasama ng biyenan niya.
Footnotes
- 2:1-3 mamulot: Kaugalian ng mga Israelita ang mag-iwan ng mga uhay para pulutin ng mga mahihirap, biyuda, o dayuhan. (Tingnan ang Lev. 19:9-10; 23:22; Deu. 24:19-22.)
- 2:7 Mula kaninang … kubol: o, Mula kaninang umaga hanggang ngayon ay wala siyang pahinga kahit sandali lang.
- 2:15 Huwag ninyong hihiyain … binigkis na uhay: Pagkatapos kunin ang mga binigkis na mga uhay, pwede nang pulutin ang natirang mga uhay. Pero pinayagan ni Boaz si Ruth na mamulot kahit hindi pa nakuha ang mga binigkis na mga uhay.
- 2:17 sebada: sa Ingles, “barley.”
- 2:18 at ipinakita sa kanyang biyenan: o, at nakita ito ng kanyang biyenan.
Ruth 2
King James Version
2 And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.
2 And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.
3 And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.
4 And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The Lord be with you. And they answered him, The Lord bless thee.
5 Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this?
6 And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab:
7 And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house.
8 Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens:
9 Let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go thou after them: have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee? and when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of that which the young men have drawn.
10 Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?
11 And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore.
12 The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.
13 Then she said, Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens.
14 And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left.
15 And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not:
16 And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.
17 So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.
18 And she took it up, and went into the city: and her mother in law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to her that she had reserved after she was sufficed.
19 And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to day? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she shewed her mother in law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man's name with whom I wrought to day is Boaz.
20 And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the Lord, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen.
21 And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said unto me also, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.
22 And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter in law, It is good, my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, that they meet thee not in any other field.
23 So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother in law.
Ruth 2
New International Version
Ruth Meets Boaz in the Grain Field
2 Now Naomi had a relative(A) on her husband’s side, a man of standing(B) from the clan of Elimelek,(C) whose name was Boaz.(D)
2 And Ruth the Moabite(E) said to Naomi, “Let me go to the fields and pick up the leftover grain(F) behind anyone in whose eyes I find favor.(G)”
Naomi said to her, “Go ahead, my daughter.” 3 So she went out, entered a field and began to glean behind the harvesters.(H) As it turned out, she was working in a field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelek.(I)
4 Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and greeted the harvesters, “The Lord be with you!(J)”
“The Lord bless you!(K)” they answered.
5 Boaz asked the overseer of his harvesters, “Who does that young woman belong to?”
6 The overseer replied, “She is the Moabite(L) who came back from Moab with Naomi. 7 She said, ‘Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves(M) behind the harvesters.’ She came into the field and has remained here from morning till now, except for a short rest(N) in the shelter.”
8 So Boaz said to Ruth, “My daughter, listen to me. Don’t go and glean in another field and don’t go away from here. Stay here with the women who work for me. 9 Watch the field where the men are harvesting, and follow along after the women. I have told the men not to lay a hand on you. And whenever you are thirsty, go and get a drink from the water jars the men have filled.”
10 At this, she bowed down with her face to the ground.(O) She asked him, “Why have I found such favor in your eyes that you notice me(P)—a foreigner?(Q)”
11 Boaz replied, “I’ve been told all about what you have done for your mother-in-law(R) since the death of your husband(S)—how you left your father and mother and your homeland and came to live with a people you did not know(T) before.(U) 12 May the Lord repay you for what you have done. May you be richly rewarded by the Lord,(V) the God of Israel,(W) under whose wings(X) you have come to take refuge.(Y)”
13 “May I continue to find favor in your eyes,(Z) my lord,” she said. “You have put me at ease by speaking kindly to your servant—though I do not have the standing of one of your servants.”
14 At mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come over here. Have some bread(AA) and dip it in the wine vinegar.”
When she sat down with the harvesters,(AB) he offered her some roasted grain.(AC) She ate all she wanted and had some left over.(AD) 15 As she got up to glean, Boaz gave orders to his men, “Let her gather among the sheaves(AE) and don’t reprimand her. 16 Even pull out some stalks for her from the bundles and leave them for her to pick up, and don’t rebuke(AF) her.”
17 So Ruth gleaned in the field until evening. Then she threshed(AG) the barley she had gathered, and it amounted to about an ephah.[a](AH) 18 She carried it back to town, and her mother-in-law saw how much she had gathered. Ruth also brought out and gave her what she had left over(AI) after she had eaten enough.
19 Her mother-in-law asked her, “Where did you glean today? Where did you work? Blessed be the man who took notice of you!(AJ)”
Then Ruth told her mother-in-law about the one at whose place she had been working. “The name of the man I worked with today is Boaz,” she said.
20 “The Lord bless him!(AK)” Naomi said to her daughter-in-law.(AL) “He has not stopped showing his kindness(AM) to the living and the dead.” She added, “That man is our close relative;(AN) he is one of our guardian-redeemers.[b](AO)”
21 Then Ruth the Moabite(AP) said, “He even said to me, ‘Stay with my workers until they finish harvesting all my grain.’”
22 Naomi said to Ruth her daughter-in-law, “It will be good for you, my daughter, to go with the women who work for him, because in someone else’s field you might be harmed.”
23 So Ruth stayed close to the women of Boaz to glean until the barley(AQ) and wheat harvests(AR) were finished. And she lived with her mother-in-law.
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