Rut 3
Dios Habla Hoy
La bondad de Booz
3 Un día Noemí le dijo a Rut:
—Hija mía, yo debo buscarte un esposo que te haga feliz. 2 Mira, nuestro pariente Booz, con cuyas criadas estuviste trabajando, va a ir esta noche al campo a separar el grano de la paja. 3 Haz, pues, lo siguiente: Báñate, perfúmate y ponte tu mejor vestido, y vete allá. Pero no dejes que Booz te reconozca antes que termine de comer y beber. 4 Fíjate bien en dónde se acuesta a dormir. Entonces ve y destápale los pies, y acuéstate allí. Luego, él mismo te dirá lo que debes hacer.
5 Rut contestó:
—Haré todo lo que me has dicho.
6 Rut se fue al campo e hizo todo lo que su suegra le había mandado. 7 Booz comió, bebió y se mostró muy contento. Luego se acostó a dormir junto al montón de grano. Más tarde Rut llegó sin hacer ruido, le destapó los pies y se acostó allí. 8 A medianoche, Booz se despertó de pronto, y al darse una vuelta se sorprendió de que una mujer estuviera acostada a sus pies.
9 —¿Quién eres tú? —preguntó Booz.
—Soy Rut, su servidora —contestó ella—. Usted es mi pariente más cercano y tiene el deber de ampararme. Quiero que se case usted conmigo.
10 —¡Que el Señor te bendiga! —dijo Booz—. Ahora más que nunca has mostrado que eres fiel a tu difunto esposo. Bien podrías haber buscado a otro más joven que yo, pobre o rico, pero no lo has hecho. 11 No tengas miedo, hija mía, que todos en mi pueblo saben ya que eres una mujer ejemplar. Por eso, yo haré lo que me pidas. 12 Sin embargo, aunque es verdad que soy pariente cercano tuyo, tú tienes otro pariente aún más cercano que yo. 13 Quédate aquí esta noche. Si mañana él quiere cumplir con sus deberes de pariente, que lo haga; pero si no lo hace, te prometo delante del Señor que yo lo haré. Ahora duérmete hasta que amanezca.
14 Rut durmió aquella noche a los pies de Booz. Al día siguiente se levantó antes del amanecer, cuando todavía estaba muy oscuro, porque Booz había dicho: «Nadie debe saber que esta mujer ha venido al campo.»
15 Entonces Booz le dijo:
—Quítate la capa y sujétala bien.
Mientras Rut sostenía su capa, Booz echó en ella más de cuarenta kilos de cebada. Luego la ayudó a echarse la carga sobre el hombro, y ella se fue a la ciudad.
16 Cuando Rut llegó a donde estaba su suegra, ésta le preguntó:
—¿Qué tal te fue, hija mía?
Rut le contó todo lo que Booz había hecho por ella, 17 y añadió:
—Me dio toda esta cebada, y me dijo: «No debes volver a tu suegra con las manos vacías.»
18 Entonces Noemí dijo:
—Ahora, hija mía, espera a ver qué pasa. Este hombre no descansará hoy hasta dejar resuelto el asunto.
Ruth 3
English Standard Version
Ruth and Boaz at the Threshing Floor
3 Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek (A)rest for you, that it may be well with you? 2 Is not Boaz (B)our relative, (C)with whose young women you were? See, he is winnowing barley tonight at the threshing floor. 3 (D)Wash therefore and anoint yourself, and put on your cloak and go down to the threshing floor, but do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking. 4 But when he lies down, observe the place where he lies. Then go and uncover his feet and lie down, and he will tell you what to do.” 5 And she replied, “All that you say I will do.”
6 So she went down to the threshing floor and did just as her mother-in-law had commanded her. 7 And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and (E)his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain. Then she came softly and uncovered his feet and lay down. 8 At midnight the man was startled and turned over, and behold, a woman lay at his feet! 9 He said, “Who are you?” And she answered, “I am Ruth, your servant. (F)Spread your wings[a] over your servant, for you are (G)a redeemer.” 10 And he said, (H)“May you be blessed by the Lord, my daughter. You have made this last kindness greater than (I)the first in that you have not gone after young men, whether poor or rich. 11 And now, my daughter, do not fear. I will do for you all that you ask, for all my fellow townsmen know that you are (J)a worthy woman. 12 And now it is true that I am (K)a redeemer. Yet there is a redeemer nearer than I. 13 Remain tonight, and in the morning, if he will (L)redeem you, good; let him do it. But if he is not willing to redeem you, then, (M)as the Lord lives, I will redeem you. Lie down until the morning.”
14 So she lay at his feet until the morning, but arose before one could recognize another. And he said, “Let it not be known that the woman came to the threshing floor.” 15 And he said, “Bring the garment you are wearing and hold it out.” So she held it, and he measured out six measures of barley and put it on her. Then she went into the city. 16 And when she came to her mother-in-law, she said, “How did you fare, my daughter?” Then she told her all that the man had done for her, 17 saying, “These six measures of barley he gave to me, for he said to me, ‘You must not go back empty-handed to your mother-in-law.’” 18 She replied, “Wait, my daughter, until you learn how the matter turns out, for the man will not rest but will settle the matter today.”
Footnotes
- Ruth 3:9 Compare 2:12; the word for wings can also mean corners of a garment
Ruth 3
King James Version
3 Then 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 of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor.
3 Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the 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 unto me I will do.
6 And she went down unto the 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 corn: 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 thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman.
10 And he said, Blessed be thou of the Lord, my daughter: for thou hast shewed 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 requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous woman.
12 And now it is true that I am thy 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 the Lord liveth: lie down until the morning.
14 And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor.
15 Also he said, Bring the vail that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her: and she 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 to me, 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 be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day.
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