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Ruth auf der Tenne des Boas

Naemi aber, ihre Schwiegermutter, sprach zu ihr: Meine Tochter, sollte ich dir nicht Ruhe verschaffen,[a] damit es dir gut gehen wird?

Und nun, ist nicht Boas, bei dessen Mägden du gewesen bist, unser Verwandter? Siehe, er worfelt diese Nacht auf der Gerstentenne.

So bade dich nun und salbe dich und lege deine Kleider an und geh zur Tenne hinab; aber lass dich von dem Mann nicht bemerken, bis er fertig ist mit Essen und Trinken!

Wenn er sich dann schlafen legt, so achte auf den Ort, wo er sich niederlegt, und geh hin und hebe die Decke zu seinen Füßen auf und lege dich dort hin; und er wird dir sagen, was du tun sollst.

Sie sprach zu ihr: Alles, was du sagst, das will ich tun!

Und sie ging zur Tenne hinab und machte es genau so, wie es ihre Schwiegermutter geboten hatte.

Als nun Boas gegessen und getrunken hatte und sein Herz guter Dinge war, ging er und legte sich hinter einen Garbenhaufen. Und sie kam leise und hob die Decke auf zu seinen Füßen und legte sich dort hin.

Als es nun Mitternacht war, da schrak der Mann auf und beugte sich vor, und siehe, da lag eine Frau zu seinen Füßen!

Da fragte er: Wer bist du? Sie aber antwortete: Ich bin Ruth, deine Magd! So breite deine Flügel über deine Magd; denn du bist ja Löser!

10 Er aber sprach: Gesegnet seist du vom Herrn, meine Tochter! Du hast jetzt noch edler gehandelt als zuvor,[b] dass du nicht den jungen Männern nachgelaufen bist, weder den armen noch den reichen!

11 Nun, meine Tochter, fürchte dich nicht! Alles, was du wünschst, das will ich für dich tun; denn jedermann im Tor meines Volkes weiß, dass du eine tugendhafte Frau[c] bist.

12 Und nun, es ist wahr, dass ich ein Löser bin; aber es ist noch ein anderer Löser da, der näher verwandt ist als ich.

13 Bleibe über Nacht! Und morgen dann — wenn er dich lösen will, nun, so löse er dich! Gefällt es ihm aber nicht, dich zu lösen, so will ich dich lösen, so wahr der Herr lebt! Bleibe bis zum Morgen liegen!

14 So lag sie bis zum Morgen zu seinen Füßen. Dann stand sie auf, ehe noch einer den anderen erkennen konnte, denn er sprach: Es soll nicht bekannt werden, dass eine Frau auf die Tenne gekommen ist!

15 Und er sagte: Gib den Überwurf her, den du anhast, und halte ihn auf! Und sie hielt ihn auf. Da maß er sechs [Maß] Gerste ab und lud es ihr auf und ging in die Stadt.

16 Sie aber kam zu ihrer Schwiegermutter, und die sprach: Wie steht es mit dir, meine Tochter? Da teilte sie ihr alles mit, was der Mann ihr getan hatte,

17 und sie sprach: Diese sechs [Maß] Gerste gab er mir; denn er sagte: Du sollst nicht leer zu deiner Schwiegermutter kommen!

18 Sie aber sprach: Bleibe still, meine Tochter, bis du erfährst, wie die Sache ausgeht; denn der Mann wird nicht ruhen, bis er die Sache noch heute zu Ende geführt hat!

Footnotes

  1. (3,1) d.h. indem sie für einen Ehemann sorgte, der sich um Ruth kümmern würde.
  2. (3,10) w. Du hast deine letzte Güte noch besser erwiesen als deine erste.
  3. (3,11) od. tüchtige Frau, der gleiche Ausdruck wie in Spr 31,10.

Ruth’s Redemption Assured

Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, (A)shall I not seek (B)security[a] for you, that it may be well with you? Now Boaz, (C)whose young women you were with, is he not our relative? In fact, he is winnowing barley tonight at the threshing floor. Therefore wash yourself and (D)anoint yourself, put on your best garment and go down to the threshing floor; but do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking. Then it shall be, when he lies down, that you shall notice the place where he lies; and you shall go in, uncover his feet, and lie down; and he will tell you what you should do.”

And she said to her, “All that you say to me I will do.”

So she went down to the threshing floor and did according to all that her mother-in-law instructed her. And after Boaz had eaten and drunk, and (E)his heart was cheerful, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain; and she came softly, uncovered his feet, and lay down.

Now it happened at midnight that the man was startled, and turned himself; and there, a woman was lying at his feet. And he said, “Who are you?”

So she answered, “I am Ruth, your maidservant. (F)Take[b] your maidservant under your wing, for you are (G)a [c]close relative.”

10 Then he said, (H)“Blessed are you of the Lord, my daughter! For you have shown more kindness at the end than (I)at the beginning, in that you did not go after young men, whether poor or rich. 11 And now, my daughter, do not fear. I will do for you all that you request, for all the people of my town know that you are a (J)virtuous woman. 12 Now it is true that I am a (K)close relative; however, (L)there is a relative closer than I. 13 Stay this night, and in the morning it shall be that if he will (M)perform the duty of a close relative for you—good; let him do it. But if he does not want to perform the duty for you, then I will perform the duty for you, (N)as the Lord lives! Lie down until morning.”

14 So she lay at his feet until morning, and she arose before one could recognize another. Then he said, (O)“Do not let it be known that the woman came to the threshing floor.” 15 Also he said, “Bring the [d]shawl that is on you and hold it.” And when she held it, he measured six ephahs of barley, and laid it on her. Then [e]she went into the city.

16 When she came to her mother-in-law, she said, [f]Is that you, my daughter?”

Then she told her all that the man had done for her. 17 And she said, “These six ephahs of barley he gave me; for he said to me, ‘Do not go empty-handed to your mother-in-law.’ ”

18 Then she said, (P)“Sit still, my daughter, until you know how the matter will turn out; for the man will not rest until he has concluded the matter this day.”

Footnotes

  1. Ruth 3:1 Lit. rest
  2. Ruth 3:9 Or Spread the corner of your garment over your maidservant
  3. Ruth 3:9 redeemer, Heb. goel
  4. Ruth 3:15 cloak
  5. Ruth 3:15 Many Heb. mss., Syr., Vg. she; MT, LXX, Tg. he
  6. Ruth 3:16 Or How are you,

Ang Kahilingan ni Ruth kay Boaz

Isang araw, sinabi ni Naomi kay Ruth, “Anak, gusto kong makapag-asawa ka na para sa ikabubuti mo. Natatandaan mo ba si Boaz na kamag-anak natin, na ang kanyang mga utusang babae ay nakasama mo sa pagtatrabaho? Alam mo, maggigiik siya ng sebada mamayang gabi. Kaya maligo ka, magpabango, at isuot ang pinakamaganda mong damit. Pumunta ka sa giikan, pero huwag kang magpakita sa kanya hanggang sa makakain at makainom siya. Kapag matutulog na siya, tingnan mo kung saan siya hihiga. At kapag tulog na siya, puntahan mo at iangat ang kumot sa paanan niya, at doon ka mahiga.[a] At sasabihin niya sa iyo kung ano ang gagawin mo.” Sumagot si Ruth, “Gagawin ko po ang lahat ng sinabi ninyo.” Kaya pumunta siya sa giikan para gawin ang lahat ng sinabi sa kanya ng biyenan niya.

Nang matapos kumain at uminom si Boaz, gumanda ang pakiramdam niya. Nahiga siya sa tabi ng bunton ng sebada para matulog. Dahan-dahang lumapit si Ruth at iniangat ang kumot sa paanan niya at nahiga roon. At nang maghahatinggabi na ay nagising si Boaz, at nang nag-inat[b] siya, nagulat siya na may babaeng nakahiga sa paanan niya. Nagtanong si Boaz, “Sino ka?” Sumagot siya, “Ako po si Ruth. Isa po ako sa malapit nʼyong kamag-anak na dapat nʼyong pangalagaan. Takpan nʼyo po ako ng damit ninyo para ipakita na pakakasalan at pangangalagaan nʼyo ako.” 10 Sinabi ni Boaz, “Anak, pagpalain ka nawa ng Panginoon. Ang katapatan na ipinakita mo ngayon sa pamilya mo ay mas higit pa sa ipinakita mo noon.[c] Sapagkat hindi ka humabol sa mga binata, mayaman man o mahirap. 11 Kaya huwag kang mag-alala, anak. Gagawin ko ang lahat ng hinihiling mo, dahil alam ng lahat ng kababayan ko na mabuti kang babae. 12 Totoong malapit mo akong kamag-anak, na may tungkuling pangalagaan ka, pero mayroon ka pang mas malapit na kamag-anak kaysa sa akin. 13 Manatili ka rito nang magdamag, at bukas ng umaga ay malalaman natin kung gagampanan niya ang tungkulin niya sa iyo. Kung papayag siya, mabuti, pero kung hindi, isinusumpa ko sa buhay na Panginoon na gagampanan ko ang tungkulin ko sa iyo. Sige, dito ka muna matulog hanggang umaga.”

14 Kaya natulog si Ruth sa paanan ni Boaz hanggang sa mag-umaga, pero madilim-dilim pa ay bumangon na si Ruth para hindi siya makilala, dahil ayaw ni Boaz na may makaalam na pumunta si Ruth doon sa giikan niya. 15 Sinabi ni Boaz kay Ruth, “Dalhin mo rito sa akin ang balabal mo at ilatag mo.” Inilatag ito ni Ruth, at nilagyan ni Boaz ng mga anim na kilong sebada at ipinasan kay Ruth. At bumalik si Ruth[d] sa bayan.

16 Pagdating ni Ruth sa biyenan niya, tinanong siya, “Kumusta, anak?” Ikinuwento naman ni Ruth ang lahat ng ginawa ni Boaz. 17 At sinabi pa ni Ruth, “Ayaw po ni Boaz na umuwi ako sa inyo nang walang dala, kaya binigyan niya ako nitong anim na kilong sebada.” 18 Sinabi ni Naomi, “Maghintay ka lang, anak, hanggang malaman mo kung ano ang mangyayari, dahil hindi titigil si Boaz hanggang sa maisaayos niya sa araw na ito ang hinihiling mo sa kanya.”

Footnotes

  1. 3:4 iangat … mahiga: Maaaring pagpapakita na humihingi siya ng proteksyon kay Boaz.
  2. 3:8 nag-inat: o, bumaling.
  3. 3:10 Ang katapatan na ipinakita niya noon sa pamilya niya ay ang pagsama niya sa kanyang biyenan pabalik sa Juda. At ang katapatan na ipinakita niya ngayon ay ang pagpapahalaga niya na makapag-asawa ng kamag-anak ng yumao niyang asawa.
  4. 3:15 si Ruth: o, si Boaz.

Ruth and Boaz at the Threshing Floor

One day Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi(A) said to her, “My daughter, I must find a home[a](B) for you, where you will be well provided for. Now Boaz, with whose women you have worked, is a relative(C) of ours. Tonight he will be winnowing barley on the threshing floor.(D) Wash,(E) put on perfume,(F) and get dressed in your best clothes.(G) Then go down to the threshing floor, but don’t let him know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.(H) When he lies down, note the place where he is lying. Then go and uncover his feet and lie down. He will tell you what to do.”

“I will do whatever you say,”(I) Ruth answered. So she went down to the threshing floor(J) and did everything her mother-in-law told her to do.

When Boaz had finished eating and drinking and was in good spirits,(K) he went over to lie down at the far end of the grain pile.(L) Ruth approached quietly, uncovered his feet and lay down. In the middle of the night something startled the man; he turned—and there was a woman lying at his feet!

“Who are you?” he asked.

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

10 “The Lord bless you,(O) my daughter,” he replied. “This kindness is greater than that which you showed earlier:(P) 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.(Q) 12 Although it is true that I am a guardian-redeemer of our family,(R) there is another who is more closely related than(S) I. 13 Stay here for the night, and in the morning if he wants to do his duty as your guardian-redeemer,(T) good; let him redeem you. But if he is not willing, as surely as the Lord lives(U) I will do it.(V) Lie here until morning.”

14 So she lay at his feet until morning, but got up before anyone could be recognized; and he said, “No one must know that a woman came to the threshing floor.(W)(X)

15 He also said, “Bring me the shawl(Y) you are wearing and hold it out.” When she did so, he poured into it six measures of barley and placed the bundle on her. Then he[c] went back to town.

16 When Ruth came to her mother-in-law, Naomi asked, “How did it go, my daughter?”

Then she told her everything Boaz had done for her 17 and added, “He gave me these six measures of barley, saying, ‘Don’t go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’”

18 Then Naomi said, “Wait, my daughter, until you find out what happens. For the man will not rest until the matter is settled today.”(Z)

Footnotes

  1. Ruth 3:1 Hebrew find rest (see 1:9)
  2. 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.
  3. Ruth 3:15 Most Hebrew manuscripts; many Hebrew manuscripts, Vulgate and Syriac she