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| [1]And Noemin had a friend an acquaintance of her husband, and the man was a mighty man of the kindred of Elimelech, and his name was Booz. |
[1]Then Naomi's husband had a kinsman, one of great power of the family of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz. |
| [2]And Ruth the Moabitess said to Noemin, Let me go now to the field, and I will glean among the ears behind the man with whomsoever I shall find favour: and she said to her, Go, daughter. |
[2]And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, I pray thee, Let me go to the field, and gather ears of corn after him, in whose sight I find favor. And she said unto her, Go my daughter. |
| [3]And she went; and came and gleaned in the field behind the reapers; and she happened by chance to come on a portion of the land of Booz, of the kindred of Elimelech. |
[3]And she went, and came and gleaned in the field after the reapers, and it came to pass, that she met with the portion of the field of Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech. |
| [4]And, behold, Booz came from Bethleem, and said to the reapers, The Lord be with you: and they said to him, The Lord bless thee. |
[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]And Booz said to his servant who was set over the reapers, Whose is this damsel? |
[5]Then said Boaz unto his servant that was appointed over the reapers, Whose maid is this? |
| [6]And his servant who was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel who returned with Noemin out of the land of Moab. |
[6]And the servant that was appointed over the reapers, answered, and said, It is the Moabitish maid, that came with Naomi out of the country of Moab: |
| [7]And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather among the sheaves after the reapers: and she came and stood from morning till evening, and rested not even a little in the field. |
[7]And she said unto us, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued from that time in the morning unto now, save that she tarried a little in the house. |
| [8]And Booz said to Ruth, Hast thou not heard, my daughter? go not to glean in another field; and depart not thou hence, join thyself here with my damsels. |
[8]Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou, my daughter? Go to none other field to gather, neither go from hence: but abide here by my maidens. |
| [9]Let thine eyes be on the field where my men shall reap, and thou shalt go after them: behold, I have charged the young men not to touch thee: and when you shalt thirst, then thou shalt go to the vessels, and drink of that which the young men shall have drawn. |
[9]Let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go thou after the maidens. Have I not charged the servants, that they touch thee not? Moreover when thou art a thirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of that which the servants have drawn. |
| [10]And she fell upon her face, and did reverence to the ground, and said to him, How is it that I have found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take notice of me, whereas I am a stranger? |
[10]Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, How have I found favor in thine eyes, that thou shouldest know me, seeing I am a stranger? |
| [11]And Booz answered and said to her, It has fully been told me how thou hast dealt with thy mother-in-law after the death of thy husband; and how thou didst leave thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy birth, and camest to a people whom thou knewest not before. |
[11]And Boaz answered, and said unto her, All is told and showed me 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 where thou wast born, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not in time past. |
| [12]The Lord recompense thy work; may a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, to whom thou hast come to trust under his wings. |
[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]And she said, Let me find grace in thy sight, my lord, because thou hast comforted me, and because thou hast spoken kindly to thy handmaid, and behold, I shall be as one of thy servants. |
[13]Then she said, Let me find favor in thy sight, my lord: for thou hast comforted me, and spoken comfortably unto thy maid, though I be not like to one of thy maids. |
| [14]And Booz said to her, Now it is time to eat; come hither, and thou shalt eat of the bread, and thou shalt dip thy morsel in the vinegar: and Ruth sat by the side of the reapers: and Booz handed her meal, and she ate, and was satisfied, and left. |
[14]And Boaz said unto her, At the 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 thereof. |
| [15]And she rose up to glean; and Booz charged his young men, saying, Let her even glean among the sheaves, and reproach her not. |
[15]And when she arose to glean, Boaz commanded his servants, saying, Let her gather among the sheaves, and do not rebuke her. |
| [16]And do ye by all means carry it for her, and ye shall surely let fall for her some of that which is heaped up; and let her eat, and glean, and rebuke her not. |
[16]Also let fall some of the sheaves for her, and let it lie, that she may gather it up, and rebuke her not. |
| [17]So she gleaned in the field till evening, and beat out that she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barely. |
[17]So she gleaned in the field until evening, and she threshed that she had gathered, 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 Ruth brought forth and gave to her the food which she had left from what she had been satisfied with. |
[18]And she took it up, and went into the city, and her mother in law saw what she had gathered: Also she took forth, and gave to her that which she had reserved, when she was sufficed. |
| [19]And her mother-in-law said to her, Where hast thou gleaned to-day, and where hast thou wrought? blessed be he that took notice of thee. And Ruth told her mother-in-law where she had wrought, and said, The name of the man with whom I wrought to-day is Booz. |
[19]Then her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned today? And where wroughtest thou? Blessed be he, that knew thee. And she showed her mother in law, with whom she had wrought, and said, The man's name, with whom I wrought today, is Boaz. |
| [20]And Noemin said to her daughter-in-law, Blessed is he of the Lord, because he has not failed in his mercy with the living and with the dead: and Noemin said to her, The man is near akin to us, he is one of our relations. |
[20]And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the Lord: for he ceaseth not to do good to the living and to the dead. Again Naomi said unto her, The man is near unto us, and of our affinity. |
| [21]And Ruth said to her mother-in-law, Yea, he said also to me, Keep close to my damsels, until the men shall have finished all my reaping. |
[21]And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said also certainly unto me, Thou shalt be with my servants, until they have ended all mine harvest. |
| [22]And Noemin said to Ruth her daughter-in-law, It is well, daughter, that thou wentest out with his damsels; thus they shall not meet thee in another field. |
[22]And Naomi answered unto Ruth her daughter in law, It is best, my daughter, that thou go out with his maids, that they meet thee not in another field. |
| [23]And Ruth joined herself to the damsels of Booz to glean until they had finished the barley-harvest and the wheat-harvest. |
[23]Then she kept her by the maids of Boaz, to gather unto the end of barley harvest, and of wheat harvest, and dwelt with her mother in law. |