Ru-tơ 2
New Vietnamese Bible
Ru-tơ Gặp Bô-ô
2 Bấy giờ Na-ô-mi có một người bà con bên chồng, một người khá giàu có, thuộc giòng họ Ê-li-mê-léc, tên là Bô-ô.
2 Ru-tơ, người Mô-áp, thưa cùng Na-ô-mi: “Xin mẹ cho con ra đồng mót lúa. Con sẽ đi sau người nào mà con được ơn trước mặt họ.”
Na-ô-mi nói cùng nàng: “Con hãy đi, con gái ta.”
3 Vậy Ru-tơ đi. Nàng theo sau những thợ gặt và mót lúa. Không ngờ nàng đến nhằm cánh đồng của Bô-ô, là người giòng họ Ê-li-mê-léc. 4 Bấy giờ, Bô-ô từ Bết-lê-hem ra, nói với các thợ gặt: “Nguyện xin CHÚA ở cùng các người.”
Họ đáp: “Nguyện xin CHÚA ban phước cho ông.”
5 Rồi Bô-ô hỏi người đầy tớ trông coi các thợ gặt: “Người thiếu nữ kia là con ai vậy?”
6 Người đầy tớ trông coi các thợ gặt trả lời: “Cô ấy là người Mô-áp, đã theo Na-ô-mi từ nước Mô-áp trở về. 7 Cô ấy có xin rằng: ‘Làm ơn cho tôi theo sau các thợ gặt để mót các gié lúa.’ Cô ấy đến đây mót lúa từ sáng đến giờ, ngoại trừ chỉ nghỉ dưới chòi một chút.”
8 Bấy giờ Bô-ô nói cùng Ru-tơ: “Hãy nghe đây, con gái ta, đừng đi đến ruộng khác mót lúa, hay rời khỏi đám ruộng này, nhưng hãy theo sát các cô thợ gặt của ta. 9 Hãy để ý xem các thợ gặt của ta gặt ở đám ruộng nào, con hãy theo họ đến đám ruộng đó. Ta đã dặn các tá điền không được khuấy phá con. Nếu con có khát, hãy lại uống nước trong các vò do các tá điền ta mang đến kia.”
10 Ru-tơ bèn sấp mặt xuống đất và nói rằng: “Bởi đâu mà con được ơn trước mặt ông như thế này, làm sao ông lại để ý đến con, trong khi con là một người ngoại quốc?”
11 Bô-ô đáp: “Tất cả những gì con đã làm cho mẹ chồng con, từ lúc chồng con qua đời, người ta đều thuật lại cho ta nghe cả rồi. Thể nào con đã lìa cha mẹ con và xứ sở con mà đến sống cùng một dân tộc mà con chưa biết trước. 12 Nguyện CHÚA ban thưởng cho con vì những việc con làm. Nguyện CHÚA là Đức Chúa Trời của Y-sơ-ra-ên, Đấng con đã chọn đến núp dưới bóng cánh Ngài, ban thưởng cho con thật đầy đủ.”
13 Ru-tơ đáp: “Thưa ông, nguyện con tiếp tục được ơn trước mặt ông, vì ông đã yên ủi con và dùng những lời tử tế nói cùng kẻ tôi tớ ông, mặc dù con biết mình không bằng một tớ gái của ông.”
14 Đến bữa ăn, Bô-ô nói cùng nàng: “Con hãy lại đây, mời con ăn bánh và chấm bánh vào nước giấm chua này.” Vậy nàng ngồi bên cạnh các thợ gặt, và Bô-ô cũng đem bắp rang mời nàng ăn. Nàng ăn no nê và để dành phần còn dư lại. 15 Xong, nàng đứng dậy mót lúa tiếp.
Bô-ô dặn các đầy tớ: “Hãy để cho nàng mót lúa, dẫu nàng có mót giữa những bó lúa, cũng đừng trách nàng. 16 Các ngươi cũng hãy rút những gié lúa trong bó ra, bỏ rơi, để cho nàng mót, và đừng quở trách nàng điều gì.”
17 Vậy nàng mót đến chiều tối. Rồi nàng đập lúa mình đã mót và gom được chừng một ê-pha[a] lúa mạch. 18 Nàng mang số lúa mình đã mót được vào trong thành. Mẹ chồng nàng thấy số lúa nàng đã mót được. Bấy giờ nàng lấy thức ăn dư nàng đã đem về ra, mời mẹ chồng ăn.
19 Mẹ chồng nàng hỏi: “Hôm nay con mót lúa ở đâu? Con đã làm việc ở ruộng của ai? Phước cho người đã lưu ý đến con.”
Vậy nàng nói cho mẹ chồng nghe mình đã làm việc ở ruộng của ai. Nàng đáp: “Tên của người chủ ruộng mà con đã làm việc hôm nay là Bô-ô.”
20 Na-ô-mi bèn nói cùng dâu mình: “Nguyện CHÚA là Đấng không ngừng ban phước cho người sống và người chết, ban phước cho người ấy.” Na-ô-mi lại nói tiếp: “Người ấy là bà con của chúng ta, cũng là người có quyền chuộc lại sản nghiệp cho chúng ta.”
21 Ru-tơ, người Mô-áp, nói cùng bà: “Người ấy cũng bảo con: ‘Hãy theo thợ gặt của ta, cho đến khi xong mùa gặt.’ ”
22 Na-ô-mi nói cùng nàng: “Hỡi con gái của mẹ, mẹ thấy tốt hơn là con cứ theo các cô thợ gặt của người ấy, vì con có thể gặp rắc rối nếu con đi mót lúa ở ruộng khác.”
23 Vậy nàng cứ đi theo sát các cô thợ gặt của Bô-ô, mà mót lúa cho đến cuối mùa gặt lúa mạch và lúa mì. Và như thế nàng sống với mẹ chồng mình.
Footnotes
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Ruth 2
New King James Version
Ruth Meets Boaz
2 There was a (A)relative of Naomi’s husband, a man of great wealth, of the family of (B)Elimelech. His name was (C)Boaz. 2 So Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go to the (D)field, and glean heads of grain after him in whose sight I may find favor.”
And she said to her, “Go, my daughter.”
3 Then she left, and went and gleaned in the field after the reapers. And she happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.
4 Now behold, Boaz came from (E)Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, (F)“The Lord be with you!”
And they answered him, “The Lord bless you!”
5 Then Boaz said to his servant who was in charge of the reapers, “Whose young woman is this?”
6 So the servant who was in charge of the reapers answered and said, “It is the young Moabite woman (G)who came back with Naomi from the country of Moab. 7 And she said, ‘Please let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves.’ So she came and has continued from morning until now, though she rested a little in the house.”
8 Then Boaz said to Ruth, “You will listen, my daughter, will you not? Do not go to glean in another field, nor go from here, but stay close by my young women. 9 Let your eyes be on the field which they reap, and go after them. Have I not commanded the young men not to touch you? And when you are thirsty, go to the vessels and drink from what the young men have drawn.”
10 So she (H)fell on her face, bowed down to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found (I)favor in your eyes, that you should take notice of me, since I am a foreigner?”
11 And Boaz answered and said to her, “It has been fully reported to me, (J)all that you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband, and how you have left your father and your mother and the land of your birth, and have come to a people whom you did not know before. 12 (K)The Lord repay your work, and a full reward be given you by the Lord God of Israel, (L)under whose wings you have come for refuge.”
13 Then she said, (M)“Let me find favor in your sight, my lord; for you have comforted me, and have spoken [a]kindly to your maidservant, (N)though I am not like one of your maidservants.”
14 Now Boaz said to her at mealtime, “Come here, and eat of the bread, and dip your piece of bread in the vinegar.” So she sat beside the reapers, and he passed parched grain to her; and she ate and (O)was satisfied, and kept some back. 15 And when she rose up to [b]glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, “Let her glean even among the sheaves, and do not [c]reproach her. 16 Also let grain from the bundles fall purposely for her; leave it that she may glean, and do not rebuke her.”
17 So she gleaned in the field until evening, and beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of (P)barley. 18 Then she took it up and went into the city, and her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned. So she brought out and gave to her (Q)what she had kept back after she had been satisfied.
19 And her mother-in-law said to her, “Where have you gleaned today? And where did you work? Blessed be the one who (R)took notice of you.”
So she told her mother-in-law with whom she had worked, and said, “The man’s name with whom I worked today is Boaz.”
20 Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, (S)“Blessed be he of the Lord, who (T)has not forsaken His kindness to the living and the dead!” And Naomi said to her, “This man is a relation of ours, (U)one of [d]our close relatives.”
21 Ruth the Moabitess said, “He also said to me, ‘You shall stay close by my young men until they have finished all my harvest.’ ”
22 And Naomi said to Ruth her daughter-in-law, “It is good, my daughter, that you go out with his young women, and that people do not [e]meet you in any other field.” 23 So she stayed close by the young women of Boaz, to glean until the end of barley harvest and wheat harvest; and she dwelt with her mother-in-law.
Ruth 2
English Standard Version
Ruth Meets Boaz
2 Now Naomi had (A)a relative of her husband's, a worthy man of the clan of Elimelech, whose name was (B)Boaz. 2 And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “Let me go to the field and (C)glean among the ears of grain after him (D)in whose sight I shall find favor.” And she said to her, “Go, my daughter.” 3 So she set out and went and gleaned in the field after the reapers, and she happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the clan of Elimelech. 4 And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem. And he said to the reapers, (E)“The Lord be with you!” And they answered, “The Lord bless you.” 5 Then Boaz said to his young man who was in charge of the reapers, “Whose young woman is this?” 6 And the servant who was in charge of the reapers answered, “She is the young Moabite woman, (F)who came back with Naomi from the country of Moab. 7 She said, ‘Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves after the reapers.’ So she came, and she has continued from early morning until now, except for a short rest.”[a]
8 Then Boaz said to Ruth, “Now, listen, my daughter, do not go to glean in another field or leave this one, but keep close to my young women. 9 Let your eyes be on the field that they are reaping, and go after them. Have I not charged the young men not to touch you? And when you are thirsty, go to the vessels and drink what the young men have drawn.” 10 Then (G)she fell on her face, bowing to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found favor in your eyes, that you should (H)take notice of me, since I am a foreigner?” 11 But Boaz answered her, (I)“All that you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband has been fully told to me, and how you left your father and mother and your native land and came to a people that you did not know before. 12 (J)The Lord repay you for what you have done, and a full reward be given you by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge!” 13 Then she said, (K)“I have found favor in your eyes, my lord, for you have comforted me and spoken kindly to your servant, though I am not one of your servants.”
14 And at mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come here and eat some bread and dip your morsel in the wine.” So she sat beside the reapers, and he passed to her roasted grain. And she ate until (L)she was satisfied, and she had some left over. 15 When she rose to glean, Boaz instructed his young men, saying, “Let her glean even among the sheaves, and do not reproach her. 16 And also pull out some from the bundles for her and leave it for her to glean, and do not rebuke her.”
17 So she gleaned in the field until evening. Then she beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah[b] of barley. 18 And she took it up and went into the city. Her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned. She also brought out and gave her what food she had left over (M)after being satisfied. 19 And her mother-in-law said to her, “Where did you glean today? And where have you worked? Blessed be the man (N)who took notice of you.” So she told her mother-in-law with whom she had worked and said, “The man's name with whom I worked today is Boaz.” 20 And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, (O)“May he be blessed by the Lord, whose kindness has not forsaken (P)the living or the dead!” Naomi also said to her, “The man is a close relative of ours, one of (Q)our redeemers.” 21 And Ruth the Moabite said, “Besides, he said to me, ‘You shall keep close by my young men until they have finished all my harvest.’” 22 And Naomi said to Ruth, her daughter-in-law, “It is good, my daughter, that you go out with his young women, lest in another field you be assaulted.” 23 So she kept close to the young women of Boaz, gleaning until the end of the barley and wheat harvests. And she lived with her mother-in-law.
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