MLV(i)
1 And Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you?
2 And now is not Boaz our kinsman, with whose maidens you were? Behold, he winnows barley tonight in the threshing-floor.
3 Therefore wash yourself and anoint you and put your garments upon you and get you down to the threshing-floor. But do not make yourself known to the man until he will have done eating and drinking.
4 And it will be, when he lies down, that you will notice the place where he will lie. And you will go in and uncover his feet and lie you down. And he will tell you what you will do. 5 And she said to her, All that you say I will do. 6 And she went down to the threshing-floor and did according to all that her mother-in-law commanded 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 grain. And she came softly and uncovered his feet and laid down.
8 And it happened at midnight, that the man was startled and turned himself, and behold, a woman lay at his feet. 9 And he said, Who are you? And she answered, I am Ruth your handmaid. Therefore spread your skirt over your handmaid, for you are a near kinsman.
10 And he said, You are blessed of Jehovah, my daughter. You have shown more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as you did not follow young men, whether poor or rich. 11 And now, my daughter, do not fear. I will do to you all that you say, for all the city of my people know that you are a worthy woman.
12 And now it is true that I am a near kinsman. However there is a kinsman nearer than I. 13 Remain this night and it will be in the morning that if he will perform to you 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 you, then I will do the part of a kinsman to you, as Jehovah lives. Lie down until the morning.
14 And she lay at his feet until the morning. And she rose up before one could discern another. For he said, Let it not be known that the woman came to the threshing-floor. 15 And he said, Give me the cloak that is upon you and hold it. And she held it and he measured six measures of barley and laid it on her and he went into the city.
16 And when she came to her mother-in-law, she said, Who are you, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her. 17 And she said, He gave me these six measures of barley, for he said, Do not go empty to your mother-in-law. 18 Then she said, Sit still, my daughter, until you know how the matter will fall, for the man will not rest until he has finished the thing this day.
4 And it will be, when he lies down, that you will notice the place where he will lie. And you will go in and uncover his feet and lie you down. And he will tell you what you will do. 5 And she said to her, All that you say I will do. 6 And she went down to the threshing-floor and did according to all that her mother-in-law commanded 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 grain. And she came softly and uncovered his feet and laid down.
8 And it happened at midnight, that the man was startled and turned himself, and behold, a woman lay at his feet. 9 And he said, Who are you? And she answered, I am Ruth your handmaid. Therefore spread your skirt over your handmaid, for you are a near kinsman.
10 And he said, You are blessed of Jehovah, my daughter. You have shown more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as you did not follow young men, whether poor or rich. 11 And now, my daughter, do not fear. I will do to you all that you say, for all the city of my people know that you are a worthy woman.
12 And now it is true that I am a near kinsman. However there is a kinsman nearer than I. 13 Remain this night and it will be in the morning that if he will perform to you 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 you, then I will do the part of a kinsman to you, as Jehovah lives. Lie down until the morning.
14 And she lay at his feet until the morning. And she rose up before one could discern another. For he said, Let it not be known that the woman came to the threshing-floor. 15 And he said, Give me the cloak that is upon you and hold it. And she held it and he measured six measures of barley and laid it on her and he went into the city.
16 And when she came to her mother-in-law, she said, Who are you, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her. 17 And she said, He gave me these six measures of barley, for he said, Do not go empty to your mother-in-law. 18 Then she said, Sit still, my daughter, until you know how the matter will fall, for the man will not rest until he has finished the thing this day.