¹And Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?

¹Huan, a pi Naomiin a kiangah, Ka tanu, nang dinga hoih ding omna ka honzon sak sinta kei dia hia?

²And now, is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he is winnowing barley in the threshing-floor to-night.

²I tanaupa Boazi, a sikha nungakte toh a na navasepnapa om hilou hia? Ngaiin, tu jan chiangin barli-buh phual ah a jap siangsin hi.

³Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thyself, and put thy raiment upon thee, and go down to the floor; make not thyself known to the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.

³Huchiin, kisil inla, kinilh inla, kizepna puan silh inla, phualah va hohsuk in, ahihhangin an bang a nek a a dawn khit masiah a kiangah kithei sak het ken.

⁴And it shall be, when he lies down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall have lain down, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thyself down; and he will shew thee what thou shalt do.

⁴Huan, hichi ahi dinga, a lup chiangin a lupna chiamteh inla, huan, lut inla, a khe lem inla, lumin; huan, aman na hih ding a honna hilh ding a chi a.

⁵And she said to her, All that thou sayest will I do.

⁵Huan, aman a kiangah, Na gen peuh ka hih ding a chi a.

⁶And she went down to the floor, and did according to all that her mother-in-law had bidden her.

⁶Huchiin phualah a hoh suka, a pi hilh bangbang in a hih hi.

⁷And Boaz ate and drank, and his heart was merry, and he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn. Then she went softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid herself down.

⁷Huan, Boaziin an a ne a, a dawn khitin a lungsimin nuam a honsa mahmah a, buhvum bula lum dingin a hohta hi; huan awlawlin a vahoh a, a khe a lema, a lum samta hi.

⁸And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was startled, and turned himself; and behold, a woman lay at his feet.

⁸Huan, hichi ahi a, janlaiin huai mipa a lauta, a langkhat a nga a; huan, ngaiin, a khe kiangah numei a na lumta maia.

⁹And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth, thy handmaid: spread thy skirt over thy handmaid; for thou hast the right of redemption.

⁹Huan, aman, Kua na hia? a chi a. Aman, Na sikhanu Ruthi ka hi; huchiin na sikhanu na puan honjawnin, ka tanau bul lah na hi ngala, a chi a.

¹⁰And he said, Blessed be thou of Jehovah, my daughter! Thou hast shewn more kindness at the end than at the first, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.

¹⁰Huan, aman Ka tanu, TOUPAN nang hon vualjawl hen: tangval genthei hiam, hau hiam na zuih louh danin a tunglai sangin a nunglam ah hoihna na nak hihlat jaw hi.

¹¹And now, my daughter, fear not: all that thou sayest will I do to thee; for all the gate of my people knows that thou art a woman of worth.

¹¹Huchiin ka tanu, lauken aw; na gen bangbang in na tungah ka hih ding; I khua a mi tengteng in lah numei kizentak na hi chih a theivek ngal ua.

¹²And now, truly I am one that has the right of redemption, yet there is one that has the right of redemption who is nearer than I.

¹²Huan, tanau kinai ihi ngut a, himahleh kei sanga naizaw a om hi.

¹³Stay over to-night, and it shall be in the morning, if he will redeem thee, well -- let him redeem; but if he like not to redeem thee, then will I redeem thee, [as] Jehovah liveth. Lie down until the morning.

¹³Tujan zaw om peuhmah inla, jingchiang jingsangin na tunga aman a tanau hih ding a hihnop leh a hoih ahi dinga, tanau tuampen hih leh ake: ahihhangin tanau hihding na tunga ahih nop kei leh, tanau hih ding pen TOUPA a hing ngei bangin ken ka hih ngeingei ding: jingsang tan lum nilouh maiin, a chi a.

¹⁴And she lay at his feet until the morning; and she rose up before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the threshing-floor.

¹⁴Huchiin jingsang tanin a khe bulah a luma: huan, kuamah kimuh chian theih main a thoua, Phual ah numei a hong chih himhim kuamah in theikei u heh, a chi hima,

¹⁵And he said, Bring the cloak that thou hast upon thee, 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.

¹⁵Huan, a kiangah, Na puansilh la inla, dohin, a chi a. huchiin a doha; huan, barli buh dan guk a teha, a suana; huan, khuaah a paita hi.

¹⁶And she came to her mother-in-law; and she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her.

¹⁶Huan, a pi kiang a tunin, Ka tanu, bang nong chi a oi? a nachi a. Huan, aman huai mipain a tunga thil ana hih tengteng a hilh hi.

¹⁷And she said, These six [measures] of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty to thy mother-in-law.

¹⁷Hiai barli buh dan guk a honpiaa, Na pi kiangah a vuakin pai het ken, a honchi hi, a chi a.Huan, aman, Ka tanu, bangchibangin ahia thil a hongom sin na theih main om maiin; tunia hiai thil a hih khit mateng huai mipa lah a dai mai sin ngal keia, a chi a.

¹⁸Then she said, Be still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall; for the man will not rest until he have completed the matter this day.

¹⁸Huan, aman, Ka tanu, bangchibangin ahia thil a hongom sin na theih main om maiin; tunia hiai thil a hih khit mateng huai mipa lah a dai mai sin ngal keia, a chi a.