1 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 Beth-lehem, 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.

1 拿俄米的丈夫以利米勒有个同族的亲戚， 名叫波阿斯， 是个大财主。

2 摩押女子路得对拿俄米说： "让我到田里去， 我在谁的眼前蒙恩， 我就跟在谁的背后捡麦穗。"拿俄米说： "女儿啊， 你尽管去。"

3 路得就去了， 来到田里， 在收割的人背后捡麦穗。她恰巧来到以利米勒同族的人波阿斯那块田。

4 波阿斯刚好从伯利恒来， 对收割的人说： "愿耶和华与你们同在。"他们回答： "愿耶和华赐福与你。"

5 波阿斯问那监督收割的仆人： "那是谁家的姑娘呢？"

6 监督收割的仆人回答： "她是跟拿俄米从摩押地回来的摩押女子。

7 她说： ‘请让我捡一点麦穗吧。让我跟在收割的人背后， 在禾捆堆中捡些零碎的穗子。’于是她来了。除了在房子里休息了一会儿之外， 从早晨到现在一直都留在这里。"

8 波阿斯对路得说： "女儿啊， 听我说， 不要到别人田里去捡麦穗， 也不要离开这里， 要常常与我的女佣人在一起。

9 你看他们在哪块田里收割， 就跟着女佣人去。我不是已经吩咐仆人不可欺负你吗？假如你渴了， 就到水缸那里去， 喝仆人打来的水。"

10 路得就俯伏在地叩拜， 对他说： "我是个外族人， 为什么会在你眼前蒙恩， 蒙你关照呢？"

11 波阿斯回答她说： "自从你丈夫去世以后， 你对婆婆所行的， 和你怎样离开父母与出生之地， 来到素来不认识的人中间， 这一切我都知道得很清楚了。

12 愿耶和华照你所作的报答你； 你来投靠在耶和华以色列 神的翅膀下， 愿他充充足足酬报你。"

13 路得说： "主人啊， 但愿我在你眼前蒙恩， 虽然我连你的婢女都不是， 你还是安慰我， 对我这么好。"

14 到了吃饭的时候， 波阿斯对路得说： "你过来， 吃一点饼吧， 拿饼块蘸在醋里。"路得就在收割的人旁边坐下来。波阿斯把一些烘好的麦穗递给她， 她吃饱了， 还有剩下的。

15 她再起来去捡麦穗的时候， 波阿斯吩咐仆人说： "就算她在禾捆堆中捡麦穗， 也不可以辱骂她。

16 甚至要故意为她从禾捆中抽些出来， 留给她去捡， 千万不可责备她。"

17 路得就这样在田里捡麦穗， 直到傍晚。她把捡来的麦穗打了， 约有二十二公升大麦，

18 然后带回城里去。路得把捡来的麦子拿给婆婆看， 把吃剩的给了婆婆。

19 婆婆问她： "你今天在哪里捡麦穗？在哪里工作呢？愿那关照你的人蒙福。"路得就告诉婆婆她在谁那里工作， 说： "我今天在一个名叫波阿斯的人那里工作。"

20 拿俄米对媳妇说： "愿不断施慈爱给活人和死人的耶和华赐福给他。"拿俄米又对她说： "这个人是我们的亲人， 有买赎权的一位近亲。"

21 摩押女子路得说： "他还告诉我： ‘紧跟着我的仆人捡麦穗， 直到全部收割完毕。’"

22 拿俄米对媳妇路得说： "我女儿啊， 这样才好， 要与他的女佣人一起去， 免得在别人的田里遭受敌视。"

23 她就紧跟着波阿斯的女佣人捡麦穗， 直到大麦和小麦都收割好了。路得一直与婆婆住在一起。