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

¹Naomi pa, njena tašča, ji reče: Hči moja, ni li treba, da ti poiščem počitka, da se ti bo dobro godilo?

²Now isn’t Boaz our kinsman, with whose maidens you were? Behold, he winnows barley tonight in the threshing floor.

²In sedaj, ni li Boaz, s čigar deklami si bila, sorodnik naš? Glej, nocoj veja ječmen na gumnu svojem.

³Therefore wash yourself, anoint yourself, get dressed, and go down to the threshing floor, but don’t make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking.

³Izkoplji se torej in se pomazili in obleci svoja oblačila, pa pojdi doli na gumno; a ne daj se spoznati možu, dokler ne neha jesti in piti.

⁴It shall be, when he lies down, that you shall mark the place where he shall lie, and you shall go in, and uncover his feet, and lay down; then he will tell you what you shall do.”

⁴In ko potem pojde leč, zapomni si mesto, kam leže, pa pojdi tja ter odgrni odejo pri nogah njegovih in lezi; in on ti pove, kaj naj storiš.

⁵She said to her, “All that you say I will do.”

⁵Ona ji reče: Vse, kar mi praviš, hočem storiti.

⁶She went down to the threshing floor, and did according to all that her mother-in-law told her.

⁶In odide doli na gumno in stori vse, kakor ji je bila velela tašča njena.

⁷When Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain. She came softly, uncovered his feet, and laid her down.

⁷Ko pa se je Boaz najedel in napil in srce mu je bilo dobre volje, pride in leže za kopico snopja; in ona pride tiho in odgrne odejo pri nogah njegovih in leže.

⁸It happened at midnight, that the man was startled and turned himself; and behold, a woman lay at his feet.

⁸In zgodi se opolnoči, da se mož prestraši in se obrne, kajti glej, žena mu leži pri nogah!

⁹He said, “Who are you?” She answered, “I am Ruth your handmaid. Therefore spread your skirt over your handmaid; for you are a near kinsman.”

⁹In vpraša: Kdo si ti? Ona pa odgovori: Jaz sem Ruta, dekla tvoja; razprostri perut svojo čez svojo deklo, zakaj odkupitelj si mi.

¹⁰He said, “Blessed are you by Yahweh, my daughter. You have shown more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as you didn’t follow young men, whether poor or rich.

¹⁰A on reče: Blagoslovljena bodi od GOSPODA, hči moja! Zdaj si se pa še milostnejša izkazala nego poprej, ker nisi hodila za mladeniči, ne za ubogimi, ne za bogatimi.

¹¹Now, my daughter, don’t be afraid; I will do to you all that you say; for all the city of my people does know that you are a worthy woman.

¹¹Sedaj pa, hči moja, nič se ne boj! Vse ti storim, kar praviš, zakaj vse mesto ljudstva mojega ve, da si krepostna žena.

¹²Now it is true that I am a near kinsman; however there is a kinsman nearer than I.

¹²In res je tudi, da sem odkupitelj; toda je odkupitelj bliže soroden nego jaz.

¹³Stay this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform for 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 for you, then will I do the part of a kinsman for you, as Yahweh lives. Lie down until the morning.”

¹³Počakaj to noč! Ako ti bo jutri hotel storiti sorodniško dolžnost, dobro, naj te odkupi. Če ga pa ne bo volja storiti ti sorodniško dolžnost, hočem te odkupiti jaz, kakor res GOSPOD živi! Ostani tu do jutra!

¹⁴She lay at his feet until the morning. She rose up before one could discern another. For he said, “Let it not be known that the woman came to the threshing floor.”

¹⁴In ležala je pri nogah njegovih do jutra. Potem vstane, preden je mogel kdo drugega spoznati. Zakaj on je dejal: Da bi tega kdo ne zvedel, da je prišla žena na gumno.

¹⁵He said, “Bring the mantle that is on you, and hold it.” She held it; and he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her; and he went into the city.

¹⁵In veli ji: Podaj sem plašč, ki ga imaš na sebi, in drži ga. In ga drži, in on ji nameri vanj šest meric ječmena in ji ga zadene, ter odide v mesto.

¹⁶When she came to her mother-in-law, she said, “How did it go, my daughter?” She told her all that the man had done to her.

¹⁶In ko pride k tašči svoji, reče ta: Kako je s teboj, hči moja? In ona ji pove vse, kar ji je storil tisti mož,

¹⁷She said, “He gave me these six measures of barley; for he said, ‘Don’t go empty to your mother-in-law.’”

¹⁷in reče: Teh šest meric ječmena mi je dal, zakaj, rekel je: Prazna ne smeš iti k tašči svoji!Ona pa ji reče: Le mirna bodi, hči moja, dokler ne zveš, kako se stvar konča; zakaj ta mož si ne da pokoja, dokler ne dožene stvari še danes.

¹⁸Then 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.”

¹⁸Ona pa ji reče: Le mirna bodi, hči moja, dokler ne zveš, kako se stvar konča; zakaj ta mož si ne da pokoja, dokler ne dožene stvari še danes.