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Rut 2
Svenska Folkbibeln
Rut 2
Svenska Folkbibeln
Rut plockar ax på Boas åker
2 Noomi hade en släkting på sin mans sida, en mäktig man av Elimeleks släkt. Hans namn var Boas. 2 Moabitiskan Rut sade till Noomi: "Låt mig gå ut på åkern och plocka ax efter någon som ser till mig med välvilja." Hon svarade henne: "Ja, gå, min dotter." 3 Då gick hon i väg och kom till en åker och plockade där ax efter skördemännen. Det föll sig så att åkerstycket tillhörde Boas, som var av Elimeleks släkt.
4 Boas kom just då dit från Betlehem. " Herren vare med er", hälsade han skördemännen. De svarade honom: " Herren välsigne dig." 5 Boas frågade den av sina tjänare som var tillsyningsman över skördemännen: "Vem tillhör den där unga kvinnan?" 6 Tjänaren, som var tillsyningsman över skördemännen, svarade: "Hon är en moabitisk kvinna, som kom hit tillsammans med Noomi från Moabs land. 7 Hon bad att få plocka och samla ax bland kärvarna efter skördemännen. Sedan hon kom hit i morse har hon hållit på ända till nu, bortsett från att hon nyss vilade en kort stund i skjulet."
8 Då sade Boas till Rut: "Hör på mig, min dotter: Gå inte och plocka ax på någon annan åker och gå inte heller härifrån, utan håll dig till mina tjänstekvinnor här. 9 Se efter var skördemännen arbetar på åkern och följ efter dem. Jag har förbjudit mina tjänare att röra dig. Om du blir törstig, så gå till krukorna och drick av det som mina tjänare öser upp." 10 Då föll hon ner på sitt ansikte och bugade sig mot jorden och sade till honom: "Varför har du sett till mig med välvilja och tar dig an mig, fast jag är en främling?" 11 Boas svarade henne: "Man har berättat för mig allt vad du har gjort för din svärmor efter din mans död, hur du har lämnat din far och din mor och ditt fädernesland och följt med till ett folk som du inte kände förut. 12 Herren skall löna dig för vad du har gjort. Ja, full lön skall tillfalla dig från Herren, Israels Gud, som du har kommit till för att finna tillflykt under hans vingar." 13 Hon sade: "Herre, du har varit god mot mig. Du har tröstat mig och talat till din tjänarinnas hjärta, trots att jag inte är som någon av dina tjänstekvinnor."
14 När det var dags att äta, sade Boas till henne: "Kom hit och ät av brödet och doppa ditt brödstycke i vinättikan." Då satte hon sig vid sidan av skördemännen. Han räckte henne rostade ax, och hon åt och blev mätt och fick över. 15 När hon sedan steg upp för att plocka ax befallde Boas sina tjänare och sade: "Låt henne också få plocka mellan kärvarna och behandla henne inte illa. 16 Ja, ni kan till och med dra ut strån ur knipporna åt henne och låta dem ligga så att hon får plocka upp dem, och ni får inte klandra henne för det."
17 Hon plockade ax på åkern ända till kvällen. När hon klappade ut det som hon hade plockat, var det ungefär en efa korn. 18 Hon tog det med sig och gick in i staden, och hennes svärmor fick se vad hon hade plockat. Hon tog också fram och gav henne det hon hade fått över, sedan hon ätit sig mätt. 19 Då sade hennes svärmor till henne: "Var har du plockat ax i dag och var har du arbetat? Välsignad vare han som har tagit sig an dig!" Då berättade hon för sin svärmor vem hon hade arbetat hos. Hon sade: "Mannen som jag i dag har arbetat hos heter Boas." 20 Då sade Noomi till sin sonhustru: "Välsignad vare han av Herren, som inte har tagit bort sin nåd från vare sig de levande eller de döda!" Och Noomi tillade: "Den mannen är vår nära släkting. Han är en av våra återlösare."[a]
21 Moabitiskan Rut sade: "Han sade också till mig: Håll dig till mina tjänare, tills de har bärgat hela min skörd." 22 Då sade Noomi till sin sonhustru Rut: "Ja, det är bäst, min dotter, att du går med hans tjänstekvinnor, för på en annan åker kunde du bli antastad." 23 Så höll hon sig till Boas tjänstekvinnor och plockade ax där till dess både kornskörden och veteskörden var avslutade. Men hon bodde hos sin svärmor.
Footnotes
- Rut 2:20 återlösare Grundtextens ord, som återkommer i 3:9, 12, 4:1, 3, 6, 8, 14, avser en släkting med rätt och skyldighet att återlösa en anhörig som sålts till slav eller inlösa en fattig eller avliden anhörigs egendom (3 Mos 25:25f, 5 Mos 25:5f).
Ruth 2
King James Version
Ruth 2
King James Version
2 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 Bethlehem, 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.
Ruth 2
New International Version
Ruth 2
New International Version
Ruth Meets Boaz in the Grain Field
2 Now Naomi had a relative(A) on her husband’s side, a man of standing(B) from the clan of Elimelek,(C) whose name was Boaz.(D)
2 And Ruth the Moabite(E) said to Naomi, “Let me go to the fields and pick up the leftover grain(F) behind anyone in whose eyes I find favor.(G)”
Naomi said to her, “Go ahead, my daughter.” 3 So she went out, entered a field and began to glean behind the harvesters.(H) As it turned out, she was working in a field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelek.(I)
4 Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and greeted the harvesters, “The Lord be with you!(J)”
“The Lord bless you!(K)” they answered.
5 Boaz asked the overseer of his harvesters, “Who does that young woman belong to?”
6 The overseer replied, “She is the Moabite(L) who came back from Moab with Naomi. 7 She said, ‘Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves(M) behind the harvesters.’ She came into the field and has remained here from morning till now, except for a short rest(N) in the shelter.”
8 So Boaz said to Ruth, “My daughter, listen to me. Don’t go and glean in another field and don’t go away from here. Stay here with the women who work for me. 9 Watch the field where the men are harvesting, and follow along after the women. I have told the men not to lay a hand on you. And whenever you are thirsty, go and get a drink from the water jars the men have filled.”
10 At this, she bowed down with her face to the ground.(O) She asked him, “Why have I found such favor in your eyes that you notice me(P)—a foreigner?(Q)”
11 Boaz replied, “I’ve been told all about what you have done for your mother-in-law(R) since the death of your husband(S)—how you left your father and mother and your homeland and came to live with a people you did not know(T) before.(U) 12 May the Lord repay you for what you have done. May you be richly rewarded by the Lord,(V) the God of Israel,(W) under whose wings(X) you have come to take refuge.(Y)”
13 “May I continue to find favor in your eyes,(Z) my lord,” she said. “You have put me at ease by speaking kindly to your servant—though I do not have the standing of one of your servants.”
14 At mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come over here. Have some bread(AA) and dip it in the wine vinegar.”
When she sat down with the harvesters,(AB) he offered her some roasted grain.(AC) She ate all she wanted and had some left over.(AD) 15 As she got up to glean, Boaz gave orders to his men, “Let her gather among the sheaves(AE) and don’t reprimand her. 16 Even pull out some stalks for her from the bundles and leave them for her to pick up, and don’t rebuke(AF) her.”
17 So Ruth gleaned in the field until evening. Then she threshed(AG) the barley she had gathered, and it amounted to about an ephah.[a](AH) 18 She carried it back to town, and her mother-in-law saw how much she had gathered. Ruth also brought out and gave her what she had left over(AI) after she had eaten enough.
19 Her mother-in-law asked her, “Where did you glean today? Where did you work? Blessed be the man who took notice of you!(AJ)”
Then Ruth told her mother-in-law about the one at whose place she had been working. “The name of the man I worked with today is Boaz,” she said.
20 “The Lord bless him!(AK)” Naomi said to her daughter-in-law.(AL) “He has not stopped showing his kindness(AM) to the living and the dead.” She added, “That man is our close relative;(AN) he is one of our guardian-redeemers.[b](AO)”
21 Then Ruth the Moabite(AP) said, “He even said to me, ‘Stay with my workers until they finish harvesting all my grain.’”
22 Naomi said to Ruth her daughter-in-law, “It will be good for you, my daughter, to go with the women who work for him, because in someone else’s field you might be harmed.”
23 So Ruth stayed close to the women of Boaz to glean until the barley(AQ) and wheat harvests(AR) were finished. And she lived with her mother-in-law.
Ruth 2
English Standard Version
Ruth 2
English Standard Version
Ruth Meets Boaz
2 Now Naomi had (A)a relative of her husband's, a worthy man of the clan of Elimelech, whose name was (B)Boaz. 2 And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “Let me go to the field and (C)glean among the ears of grain after him (D)in whose sight I shall find favor.” And she said to her, “Go, my daughter.” 3 So she set out and went and gleaned in the field after the reapers, and she happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the clan of Elimelech. 4 And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem. And he said to the reapers, (E)“The Lord be with you!” And they answered, “The Lord bless you.” 5 Then Boaz said to his young man who was in charge of the reapers, “Whose young woman is this?” 6 And the servant who was in charge of the reapers answered, “She is the young Moabite woman, (F)who came back with Naomi from the country of Moab. 7 She said, ‘Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves after the reapers.’ So she came, and she has continued from early morning until now, except for a short rest.”[a]
8 Then Boaz said to Ruth, “Now, listen, my daughter, do not go to glean in another field or leave this one, but keep close to my young women. 9 Let your eyes be on the field that they are reaping, and go after them. Have I not charged the young men not to touch you? And when you are thirsty, go to the vessels and drink what the young men have drawn.” 10 Then (G)she fell on her face, bowing to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found favor in your eyes, that you should (H)take notice of me, since I am a foreigner?” 11 But Boaz answered her, (I)“All that you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband has been fully told to me, and how you left your father and mother and your native land and came to a people that you did not know before. 12 (J)The Lord repay you for what you have done, and a full reward be given you by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge!” 13 Then she said, (K)“I have found favor in your eyes, my lord, for you have comforted me and spoken kindly to your servant, though I am not one of your servants.”
14 And at mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come here and eat some bread and dip your morsel in the wine.” So she sat beside the reapers, and he passed to her roasted grain. And she ate until (L)she was satisfied, and she had some left over. 15 When she rose to glean, Boaz instructed his young men, saying, “Let her glean even among the sheaves, and do not reproach her. 16 And also pull out some from the bundles for her and leave it for her to glean, and do not rebuke her.”
17 So she gleaned in the field until evening. Then she beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah[b] of barley. 18 And she took it up and went into the city. Her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned. She also brought out and gave her what food she had left over (M)after being satisfied. 19 And her mother-in-law said to her, “Where did you glean today? And where have you worked? Blessed be the man (N)who took notice of you.” So she told her mother-in-law with whom she had worked and said, “The man's name with whom I worked today is Boaz.” 20 And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, (O)“May he be blessed by the Lord, whose kindness has not forsaken (P)the living or the dead!” Naomi also said to her, “The man is a close relative of ours, one of (Q)our redeemers.” 21 And Ruth the Moabite said, “Besides, he said to me, ‘You shall keep close by my young men until they have finished all my harvest.’” 22 And Naomi said to Ruth, her daughter-in-law, “It is good, my daughter, that you go out with his young women, lest in another field you be assaulted.” 23 So she kept close to the young women of Boaz, gleaning until the end of the barley and wheat harvests. And she lived with her mother-in-law.
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