Ruth’s Redemption Assured 1 ULT Then Naomi, her mother- in- law, said to her,“My daughter, shall I not seek a resting place for you, that will be good for you? BSB BSB: One day Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek a resting place for you, that it may be well with you?
2 ULT So now, is not Boaz our relative, the one with whose young female workers you have been working? Behold, he will be winnowing barley at the threshing floor tonight. BSB BSB: Now is not Boaz, with whose servant girls you have been working, a relative of ours? In fact, tonight he is winnowing barley on the threshing floor.
3 ULT Now wash yourself and anoint yourself and put on your cloak, and go down to the threshing floor. Do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking. BSB BSB: Therefore wash yourself, put on perfume, and wear your best clothes. Go down to the threshing floor, but do not let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.
4 ULT And let it be, when he lies down, know the exact place where he is lying. Then go and uncover his feet and lie down. Then he, himself, will tell you what you should do.” BSB BSB: When he lies down, note the place where he lies. Then go in and uncover his feet, and lie down, and he will explain to you what you should do.”
5 ULT And she said to her,“Everything that you say, I will do.” BSB BSB: “I will do everything you say,” Ruth answered.
6 ULT So she went down to the threshing floor and did according to everything that her mother- in- law had instructed her. BSB BSB: So she went down to the threshing floor and did everything her mother-in-law had instructed her to do.
7 ULT And Boaz ate and drank, and his heart was good, and he went to lie down at the end of the pile of grain. Then she came secretly and uncovered his feet and lay down. BSB BSB: After Boaz had finished eating and drinking and was in good spirits, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain. Then Ruth went in secretly, uncovered his feet, and lay down.
8 ULT Then it happened in the middle of the night that the man was startled and turned over. And behold, a woman was lying at his feet! BSB BSB: At midnight, Boaz was startled, turned over, and there lying at his feet was a woman!
9 ULT And he said,“Who are you?” Then she said,“I am Ruth, your female servant. So spread the edge of your cloak over your female servant, for you are a kinsman- redeemer.” BSB BSB: “Who are you?” he asked. “I am your servant Ruth,” she replied. “Spread the corner of your garment over me, for you are a kinsman-redeemer.”
10 ULT Then he said,“Blessed be you by Yahweh, my daughter! You have made your covenant faithfulness better at the end than at the beginning by not going after the young men, either poor or rich. BSB BSB: Then Boaz said, “May the LORD bless you, my daughter. You have shown more kindness now than before, because you have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor.
11 ULT So now, my daughter, do not be afraid! Everything that you say, I will do for you; for the whole gate of my people knows that you are a woman of worth. BSB BSB: And now do not be afraid, my daughter. I will do for you whatever you request, since all my fellow townspeople know that you are a woman of noble character.
12 ULT And now, it is indeed true that I am a kinsman- redeemer, but there is also a kinsman- redeemer nearer than I. BSB BSB: Yes, it is true that I am a kinsman-redeemer, but there is a redeemer nearer than I.
13 ULT Stay here tonight. And when it is morning, if he will redeem you, good, let him redeem. But if he does not want to redeem you, then I will redeem you myself, as Yahweh lives. Lie down until morning.” BSB BSB: Stay here tonight, and in the morning, if he wants to redeem you, good. Let him redeem you. But if he does not want to redeem you, as surely as the LORD lives, I will. Now lie here until morning.”
14 ULT So she lay at his feet until the morning, but she got up before a man could recognize his friend. And he said,“Do not let it be known that the woman came to the threshing floor.” BSB BSB: So she lay down at his feet until morning, but she got up before anyone else could recognize her. Then Boaz said, “Do not let it be known that a woman came to the threshing floor.”
15 ULT Then he said,“Bring the cloak that is on you and hold it.” So she held it. And he measured six of barley and put it on her. Then he went into the city. BSB BSB: And he told her, “Bring the shawl you are wearing and hold it out.” When she did so, he poured in six measures of barley and placed it on her. Then he went into the city.
16 ULT Then she came to her mother- in- law, and she said,“Who are you, my daughter?” Then she told her everything that the man had done for her. BSB BSB: When Ruth returned to her mother-in-law, Naomi asked her, “How did it go, my daughter?” Then Ruth told her all that Boaz had done for her.
17 ULT And she said,“He gave to me these six of barley, for he said,‘You must not go empty to your mother- in- law.’” BSB BSB: And she said, “He gave me these six measures of barley, for he said, ‘Do not go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’”
18 ULT Then she said,“Sit, my daughter, until the time when you know how the matter falls. For the man will not rest unless he has finished this matter today.” BSB BSB: “Wait, my daughter,” said Naomi, “until you find out how things go, for he will not rest unless he has resolved the matter today.”
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