便問道:「你是誰?」她答道:「我是你的婢女路得,請用你的衣襟遮蓋我,因為你是我的近親。」 10 波阿斯說:「姑娘,願耶和華賜福給你,因為你一直對婆家情深義重,現在更是如此。你本來可以找一個或窮或富的年輕丈夫,然而你卻沒有這樣做。 11 姑娘,不要怕,你所說的一切,我都會去為你安排,城裡所有的人都知道你是個賢德的女子。

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“Who are you?” he asked.

“I am your servant Ruth,” she said. “Spread the corner of your garment(A) over me, since you are a guardian-redeemer[a](B) of our family.”

10 “The Lord bless you,(C) my daughter,” he replied. “This kindness is greater than that which you showed earlier:(D) 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.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 3:9 The Hebrew word for guardian-redeemer is a legal term for one who has the obligation to redeem a relative in serious difficulty (see Lev. 25:25-55); also in verses 12 and 13.