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| [1]Then Naomi her mother in lawe sayde vnto her: My daughter, shal I not seke rest for thee, yt thou mayest prosper |
[1]Afterward Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall not I seek rest for thee, that thou mayest prosper? |
| [2]And is not Booz our kinsman, with whose maydens thou wast? Beholde, he winnoweth barlie to night in the thresshing floore |
[2]Now also is not Boaz our kinsman, with whose maids thou wast? Behold, he winoweth barley tonight in the floor. |
| [3]Wasshe thy selfe therfore, and annoynt thee, and put thy rayment vpon thee, & get thee downe to the floore: but let not the man knoweof thee, vntill he haue left eating and drincking |
[3]Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: let not the man know of thee, until he have left eating and drinking. |
| [4]And when he goeth to sleepe, marke the place where he layeth him downe, and then go and lyft vp the clothes that are on his feete, & lay thee downe there: and he shall tel thee what thou shalt do |
[4]And when he shall sleep, mark the place where he layeth him down, and go, and uncover the place of his feet, and lay thee down, and he shall tell thee what thou shalt do. |
| [5]And she aunswered her: All that thou biddest me, I will do |
[5]And she answered her, All that thou biddest me, I will do. |
| [6]And she went downe vnto the floore, and dyd according to al that her mother in lawe bad her |
[6]So she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother in law bade her. |
| [7]And when Booz had eaten and drunken, & cheared his heart, he went to lye downe at the ende of the heape of corne: and she came softly, and lift vp the clothes of his feete, and layed her downe |
[7]And when Boaz had eaten, and drunken, and cheered his heart, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn, and she came softly, and uncovered the place of his feet, and lay down. |
| [8]And at midnight, the man was afraide, and caught holde: and beholde, a woman lay at his feete |
[8]And at midnight the man was afraid and caught hold: and lo, a woman lay at his feet. |
| [9]And he sayde: What art thou? She aunswered, I am Ruth thyne handmayde: Spreade the wing of thy [garment] ouer thyne handmayde, for thou art the kinsman |
[9]Then he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore the wing of thy garment over thine handmaid: for thou art the kinsman. |
| [10]He sayde: Blessed be thou in the Lord my daughter, for thou hast shewed more goodnesse in the latter ende, then at the beginning, inasmuche as thou folowedst not young men, whether they were poore or riche |
[10]Then said he, Blessed be thou of the Lord, my daughter: thou hast showed more goodness in the latter end, than at the beginning, in as much as thou followedst not young men, were they poor or rich. |
| [11]And nowe my daughter feare not, I will do to the all that thou requirest: for all the citie of my people doth know, that thou art a woman of vertue |
[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 it is true that I am of thy next kinne, howbeit there is one nier then I |
[12]And now, it is true that I am thy kinsman, howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I. |
| [13]Tary this night, and when morning is come, if he wil perfourme the part of a kinsman vnto thee, it is good, let him do the kinsmans part: but if he wyl not do the kinsmans part, then wyl I do the duetie of a kinsman, as the Lorde liueth: sleepe vntil the morning |
[13]Tarry tonight, and when morning is come, if he will do the duty of a kinsman unto thee, well, let him do the kinsman's duty: but if he will not do the kinsman's part, then will I do the duty of a kinsman, as the Lord liveth: sleep until the morning. |
| [14]And she lay at his feete vntill the morning: and she arose vp before one coulde knowe another. And he sayde: Let no man knowe that there came any woman into the floore |
[14]And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she arose before one could know another: for he said, Let no man know, that a woman came into the floor. |
| [15]And he sayde againe: Bring the mantel that thou hast vpon thee, & holde it. And when she held it, he mette in sixe measures of barlye, and layde it on her: And she gat her into the citie |
[15]Also he said, Bring the sheet that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid them on her, and went into the city. |
| [16]And when she came in, to her mother in lawe, she sayde: Who art thou, my daughter? And she tolde her all that the man had done to her |
[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 sayde: These sixe measures of barlye gaue he me, and sayde: Thou shalt not come emptie vnto thy mother in lawe |
[17]And said, These six measures of barley gave he me: for he said to me, Thou shalt not come empty unto thy mother in law. |
| [18]Then sayde she: My daughter, sit still vntil thou knowe howe the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, vntill he haue finished the thing this same day |
[18]Then said she, My daughter, sit still, until thou know how the thing will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he hath finished the matter this same day. |