1 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.
1 路得的婆婆拿俄米对她说: "女儿啊, 我不是应当为你找个归宿, 使你得到幸福吗?
2 你常常和他的女佣人在一起的波阿斯不是我们的亲戚吗?他今天晚上要在禾场上簸大麦。
3 你洗个澡, 抹上香膏, 穿上斗篷, 就下到禾场去。不过, 那个人还没有吃喝完毕, 别让他认出你来。
4 等到他躺下来, 你要弄清楚他所躺的地方, 进去掀露他的脚, 然后躺下去。他就会告诉你该作什么。"
5 路得对她说: "你吩咐的, 我就去作。"
6 于是, 她下到禾场去, 照着婆婆吩咐的一切去作。
7 波阿斯吃喝完了, 心里舒畅, 就去躺在麦堆的旁边。路得悄悄地来, 掀露他的脚, 躺卧下去。
8 到了夜半, 波阿斯惊醒过来, 一翻身就看到一个女子躺在他的脚边,
9 就说: "你是谁?"她回答: "我是你的婢女路得, 请用你的衣襟遮盖你的婢女, 因为你是我的有买赎权的近亲。"
10 波阿斯说: "我女儿, 愿你蒙耶和华赐福。你末后表现的爱心比起初更大, 因为年轻人无论贫富, 你都没有跟从。
11 我女儿, 现在你不要怕, 你所说的, 我一定去作。本城的人都知道你是个贤慧的女人。
12 不错, 我是你那有买赎权的近亲, 可惜还有一个有买赎权的近亲比我更亲。
13 今晚你就在这里过夜, 明早如果他肯尽买赎你的本分, 好, 就由他来履行; 假如他不愿意这样作, 我指着永活的耶和华起誓, 我一定尽买赎你的本分。你只管躺到天亮吧。"
14 路得躺在波阿斯脚边直到早晨。因为波阿斯说过不可以让人知道有女人来过禾场, 路得就趁天色未明, 人们彼此无法辨认的时候就起来。
15 他又说: "拿你所披的外衣来, 把它打开。"她打开了, 他就量了六簸箕大麦, 放在她的肩上。路得就进城去。
16 到她婆婆那里, 婆婆就问: "我女儿, 怎样了?"路得就把那人对她所作的一切都告诉了婆婆,
17 又说: "他给我这六簸箕大麦, 对我说: ‘不要空手去见你婆婆。’"
18 拿俄米说: "我女儿, 你尽管安静等候, 直到你知道事情怎样了结, 因为那人今天不把事情办妥, 绝不歇息。"