Ruth 2
Het Boek
Boaz ontmoet Ruth
2 In Bethlehem woonde Boaz, een familielid van Naomiʼs man. Hij was schatrijk.
2 Op een dag zei Ruth tegen Naomi: ‘Zal ik naar een van de akkers gaan en vragen of ik de aren op mag rapen die de maaiers laten vallen?’ ‘Dat is goed, kind, ga je gang,’ zei Naomi. 3 De akker waar zij naartoe ging, bleek van Boaz te zijn. 4 Diezelfde dag ging Boaz kijken bij het werk op zijn akker. Nadat de maaiers en hij elkaar hadden begroet, 5 vroeg hij de opzichter: ‘Wie is die jonge vrouw daar?’ 6 ‘Dat is de vrouw die met Naomi is meegekomen uit Moab,’ antwoordde de opzichter. 7 ‘Zij heeft mij vanmorgen gevraagd of zij aren mocht rapen die de maaiers laten vallen. Sindsdien is zij voortdurend bezig geweest, afgezien van een korte pauze.’
8 Boaz liep naar haar toe en zei: ‘Luister eens, blijf maar hier om aren te verzamelen. Je hoeft niet naar een andere akker te gaan. Loop maar vlak achter mijn arbeidsters aan. 9 Ik heb mijn knechten gewaarschuwd dat ze je niet mogen lastigvallen. En als je dorst hebt, neem dan gerust wat water.’ 10,11 Daarop boog zij diep voor hem. ‘Waaraan heb ik deze vriendelijkheid te danken?’ vroeg zij. ‘Ik ben immers maar een vreemdelinge?’ ‘Ja, dat weet ik,’ antwoordde Boaz. ‘Ik heb gehoord wat je allemaal voor je schoonmoeder hebt gedaan na de dood van je man. En ook dat je je ouders en je vaderland hebt verlaten om hier bij een vreemd volk te komen wonen. 12 Moge de Here, de God van Israël, onder wiens vleugels je je toevlucht hebt gezocht, je hiervoor belonen.’ 13 ‘Dank u wel, meneer,’ antwoordde Ruth. ‘U bent zo vriendelijk voor mij, terwijl ik niet eens een arbeidster van u ben!’ 14 Tegen etenstijd riep Boaz haar: ‘Kom, eet met ons mee, er is brood genoeg.’ Zij ging bij de maaiers zitten en at het geroosterde koren dat hij haar gaf. Zij kreeg meer dan ze opkon!
15 Toen Ruth weer aan het werk ging, zei Boaz tegen zijn knechten: ‘Zij mag ook tussen de korenschoven aren verzamelen, laat haar haar gang maar gaan. 16 Trek ook zo nu en dan wat aren uit de schoven en laat die vallen, zodat zij die kan oprapen. Laat haar ongestoord haar gang gaan.’ 17 Zo werkte zij daar de hele dag. Toen zij ʼs avonds de aren uitklopte, bleek zij tweeëntwintig liter gerst te hebben! 18 Zij nam het mee naar de stad en gaf het aan haar schoonmoeder, samen met wat zij had overgehouden van het middageten. 19 ‘Wat heb je veel!’ riep Naomi uit. ‘Waar heb je dat vandaan? God zal de man zegenen die zo goed voor jou is geweest!’ Ruth vertelde wat er die dag was gebeurd en dat de eigenaar van de akker Boaz heette. 20 ‘Prijs de Here voor zoʼn man,’ riep Naomi. ‘God is toch trouw aan de levenden en aan de doden. Deze Boaz is een van onze naaste familieleden!’ 21 ‘Hij heeft ook gezegd dat ik mocht terugkomen. Ik moet vlak achter zijn maaiers blijven tot de oogst voorbij is,’ vulde Ruth aan. 22 ‘Maar dat is prachtig,’ zei Naomi. ‘Je kunt beter bij hem werken dan bij een ander. Daar zouden ze je misschien lastigvallen.’ 23 Daarom bleef Ruth bij Boaz werken. Totdat de gerst en de tarwe waren geoogst, bleef ze bij haar schoonmoeder wonen.
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 King James Version
Ruth Meets Boaz
2 There was a (A)relative of Naomi’s husband, a man of great wealth, of the family of (B)Elimelech. His name was (C)Boaz. 2 So Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go to the (D)field, and glean heads of grain after him in whose sight I may find favor.”
And she said to her, “Go, my daughter.”
3 Then she left, 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 family of Elimelech.
4 Now behold, Boaz came from (E)Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, (F)“The Lord be with you!”
And they answered him, “The Lord bless you!”
5 Then Boaz said to his servant who was in charge of the reapers, “Whose young woman is this?”
6 So the servant who was in charge of the reapers answered and said, “It is the young Moabite woman (G)who came back with Naomi from the country of Moab. 7 And she said, ‘Please let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves.’ So she came and has continued from morning until now, though she rested a little in the house.”
8 Then Boaz said to Ruth, “You will listen, my daughter, will you not? Do not go to glean in another field, nor go from here, but stay close by my young women. 9 Let your eyes be on the field which they reap, and go after them. Have I not commanded the young men not to touch you? And when you are thirsty, go to the vessels and drink from what the young men have drawn.”
10 So she (H)fell on her face, bowed down to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found (I)favor in your eyes, that you should take notice of me, since I am a foreigner?”
11 And Boaz answered and said to her, “It has been fully reported to me, (J)all that you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband, and how you have left your father and your mother and the land of your birth, and have come to a people whom you did not know before. 12 (K)The Lord repay your work, and a full reward be given you by the Lord God of Israel, (L)under whose wings you have come for refuge.”
13 Then she said, (M)“Let me find favor in your sight, my lord; for you have comforted me, and have spoken [a]kindly to your maidservant, (N)though I am not like one of your maidservants.”
14 Now Boaz said to her at mealtime, “Come here, and eat of the bread, and dip your piece of bread in the vinegar.” So she sat beside the reapers, and he passed parched grain to her; and she ate and (O)was satisfied, and kept some back. 15 And when she rose up to [b]glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, “Let her glean even among the sheaves, and do not [c]reproach her. 16 Also let grain from the bundles fall purposely for her; leave it that she may glean, and do not rebuke her.”
17 So she gleaned in the field until evening, and beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of (P)barley. 18 Then she took it up and went into the city, and her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned. So she brought out and gave to her (Q)what she had kept back after she had been satisfied.
19 And her mother-in-law said to her, “Where have you gleaned today? And where did you work? Blessed be the one who (R)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 Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, (S)“Blessed be he of the Lord, who (T)has not forsaken His kindness to the living and the dead!” And Naomi said to her, “This man is a relation of ours, (U)one of [d]our close relatives.”
21 Ruth the Moabitess said, “He also said to me, ‘You shall stay 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, and that people do not [e]meet you in any other field.” 23 So she stayed close by the young women of Boaz, to glean until the end of barley harvest and wheat harvest; and she dwelt with her mother-in-law.
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