NowוּNaomi hadלְנָעֳמִיa relativeמוֹדַעof her husband,לְאִישָׁהּa manאִישׁmightyגִּבּוֹרand of worth,חַיִלof the clanמִמִּשְׁפַּחַתof Elimelech,אֱלִימֶלֶךְand his nameוּשְׁמוֹwasBoaz.בֹּעַז
And Ruthוַ רוּתthe MoabiteהַמּוֹאֲבִיָּהsaidתֹּאמֶרtoאֶלNaomi,נָעֳמִי“Let me go,אֵלְכָהplease,נָּאto the fieldהַשָּׂדֶהand gleanוַאֲלַקֳטָּהamong the ears of grainבַשִׁבֳּלִיםbehindאַחַרthe onein whoseאֲשֶׁר וeyesבְּעֵינָיI findאֶמְצָאfavor.”חֵןShe saidוַתֹּאמֶרto her,לָהּ“Go,לְכִיmy daughter.”בִתִּי
So she went,וַתֵּלֶךְcame,וַתָּבוֹאand gleanedוַתְּלַקֵּטin the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶהbehindאַחֲרֵיthe reapers;הַקֹּצְרִיםand her chanceוַ מִקְרֶהָhappened to beיִּקֶרthe plotחֶלְקַתof the fieldהַשָּׂדֶהbelonging to Boaz,לְבֹעַזwhoאֲשֶׁרwasof the clanמִמִּשְׁפַּחַתof Elimelech.אֱלִימֶלֶךְ
And look,וְהִנֵּהBoazבֹעַזcameבָּאfrom Bethlehem,מִבֵּית לֶחֶםand he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto the reapers,לַקּוֹצְרִים“YHWHיְהוָהbewith you.”עִמָּכֶםAnd they saidוַיֹּאמְרוּto him,לוֹ“May YHWHיְהוָהbless you.”יְבָרֶכְךָ
Then Boazוַ בֹּעַזsaidיֹּאמֶרto his young manלְנַעֲרוֹwho was setהַנִּצָּבoverעַלthe reapers,הַקּוֹצְרִים“Whoseלְמִיisthisהַזֹּאתyoung woman?”הַנַּעֲרָה
The young manוַ הַנַּעַרwho was setהַנִּצָּבoverעַלthe reapersהַקּוֹצְרִיםansweredיַּעַןand said,וַיֹּאמַר“Sheהִיאisa Moabiteמוֹאֲבִיָּהyoung woman,נַעֲרָהthe one who returnedהַשָּׁבָהwithעִםNaomiנָעֳמִיfrom the fieldמִשְּׂדֵהof Moab.מוֹאָב
She said,וַתֹּאמֶר‘Let me glean,אֲלַקֳטָהplease,נָּאand I will gatherוְאָסַפְתִּיamong the sheavesבָעֳמָרִיםbehindאַחֲרֵיthe reapers.’הַקּוֹצְרִיםSo she cameוַתָּבוֹאand has been standingוַתַּעֲמוֹדfromמֵאָזthe morningהַבֹּקֶרuntilוְעַדnow;עַתָּהshe has satשִׁבְתָּהּin the houseהַבַּיִתonlya little.”מְעָט
Then Boazוַ בֹּעַזsaidיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלRuth,רוּת“Have you notהֲלוֹאheard,שָׁמַעַתְּmy daughter?בִּתִּיDo notאַלgoתֵּלְכִיto gleanלִלְקֹטin anotherבְּ אַחֵרfield,שָׂדֶהand alsoוְגַםdo notלֹאpass onתַעֲבוּרִיfrom here;מִזֶּהand soוְכֹהclingתִדְבָּקִיןtoעִםmy young women.נַעֲרֹתָי
Letyour eyesעֵינַיִךְbeon the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶהthatאֲשֶׁרthey reap,יִקְצֹרוּןand goוְהָלַכְתִּafter them.אַחֲרֵיהֶןHave I notהֲלוֹאcommandedצִוִּיתִיthe young menאֶת הַנְּעָרִיםnotלְבִלְתִּיto touchנָגְעֵyou?ךְAnd when you are thirsty,וְצָמִתgoוְהָלַכְתְּtoאֶלthe vesselsהַכֵּלִיםand drinkוְשָׁתִיתfrom whatמֵאֲשֶׁרthe young menהַנְּעָרִיםdraw.”יִשְׁאֲבוּן
Then she fellוַתִּפֹּלonעַלher faceפָּנֶיהָand bowed downוַתִּשְׁתַּחוּto the groundאָרְצָהand saidוַתֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“Whyמַדּוּעַhave I foundמָצָאתִיfavorחֵןin your eyesבְּעֵינֶיךָthat you should take notice ofלְהַכִּירֵme,נִיwhen Iוְאָּנֹכִיama foreigner?”נָכְרִיָּה
Boazוַ בֹּעַזansweredיַּעַןand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto her,לָהּ“It has been fully toldהֻגֵּד הֻגַּדto me,לִיallכֹּלthatאֲשֶׁרyou have doneעָשִׂיתforאֶתyour mother-in-lawחֲמוֹתֵךְafterאַחֲרֵיthe deathמוֹתof your husband,אִישֵׁךְand how you abandonedוַתַּעַזְבִיyour fatherאָּבִיךְand your motherוְאִמֵּךְand the landוְאֶרֶץof your birth,מוֹלַדְתֵּךְand cameוַתֵּלְכִיtoאֶלa peopleעַםthatאֲשֶׁרyou did notלֹאknowיָדַעַתְּbefore.תְּמוֹל שִׁלְשׁוֹם
May YHWHיְהוָהrepayיְשַׁלֵּםyour work,פָּעֳלֵךְand mayוּyour wagesמַשְׂכֻּרְתֵּךְbeתְהִיfullשְׁלֵמָהfromמֵעִםYHWH,יְהוָהElohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלunderתַּחַתwhoseאֲשֶׁר וwingsכְּנָפָיyou have comeבָּאתto take refuge.”לַחֲסוֹת
And she said,וַתֹּאמֶר“May I findאֶמְצָאfavorחֵןin your eyes,בְּעֵינֶיךָmy lord,אֲדֹנִיforכִּיyou have comfortedנִחַמְתָּmeנִיand becauseוְכִיyou have spokenדִבַּרְתָּtoעַלthe heartלֵבof your servant,שִׁפְחָתֶךָthough Iוְאָנֹכִיam notלֹא אֶהְיֶהlikeכְּoneאַחַתof your servants.”שִׁפְחֹתֶיךָ
At mealtimeלְעֵת הָאֹכֶלBoazבֹעַזsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto her,לָה“Come overגֹּשִׁיhereהֲלֹםand eatוְאָכַלְתְּsome ofמִןthe breadהַלֶּחֶםand dipוְטָבַלְתְּyour morselפִּתֵּךְin the vinegar.”בַּחֹמֶץSo she satוַתֵּשֶׁבbesideמִצַּדthe reapers,הַקּוֹצְרִיםand he handedוַיִּצְבָּטherלָהּroasted grain;קָלִיshe ate,וַתֹּאכַלwas satisfied,וַתִּשְׂבַּעand had some left over.וַתֹּתַר
She roseוַתָּקָםto glean,לְלַקֵּטand Boazוַ בֹּעַזcommandedיְצַוhis young men,אֶת נְעָרָיוsaying,לֵאמֹר“Let her gleanתְּלַקֵּטevenגַּםamongבֵּיןthe sheaves,הָעֳמָרִיםand do notוְלֹאput her to shame.תַכְלִימוּהָ
And alsoוְגַםpull outשֹׁל תָּשֹׁלּוּfor herלָהּsomefromמִןthe bundlesהַצְּבָתִיםand leave themוַעֲזַבְתֶּםand let her glean them,וְלִקְּטָהand do notוְלֹאrebukeתִגְעֲרוּher.”בָהּ
So she gleanedוַתְּלַקֵּטin the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶהuntilעַדevening,הָעָרֶבand she beat outוַתַּחְבֹּטwhatאֵת אֲשֶׁרshe had gleaned,לִקֵּטָהand it wasוַיְהִיaboutכְּan ephahאֵיפָהof barley.שְׂעֹרִים
She picked it upוַתִּשָּׂאand went intoוַתָּבוֹאthe city,הָעִירand her mother-in-lawוַ חֲמוֹתָהּsawתֵּרֶאwhatאֵת אֲשֶׁרshe had gleaned.לִקֵּטָהThen she brought outוַתּוֹצֵאand gaveוַתִּתֶּןherלָהּwhatאֵת אֲשֶׁרshe had left overהוֹתִרָהafter she was satisfied.מִשָּׂבְעָהּ
Her mother-in-lawחֲמוֹתָהּsaidוַתֹּאמֶרto her,לָהּ“Whereאֵיפֹהdid you gleanלִקַּטְתְּtoday,הַיּוֹםand whereוְאָנָהdid you work?עָשִׂיתMay the one who took notice ofמַכִּירֵyouךְbeיְהִיblessed.”בָּרוּךְSo she toldוַתַּגֵּדher mother-in-lawלַחֲמוֹתָהּwith whomאֵת אֲשֶׁר עִמּוֹshe had worked,עָשְׂתָהand said,וַתֹּאמֶר“The nameשֵׁםof the manהָאִישׁwith whomאֲשֶׁר עִמּוֹI workedעָשִׂיתִיtodayהַיּוֹםisBoaz.”בֹּעַז
And Naomiוַ נָעֳמִיsaidתֹּאמֶרto her daughter-in-law,לְכַלָּתָהּ“Blessed beבָּרוּךְheהוּאby YHWH,לַיהוָהwhoאֲשֶׁרhas notלֹאabandonedעָזַבhis loyal loveחַסְדּוֹwithאֶתthe livingהַחַיִּיםand withוְאֶתthe dead.”הַמֵּתִיםAnd Naomiוַ נָעֳמִיsaidתֹּאמֶרto her,לָהּ“The manהָאִישׁiscloseקָרוֹבto us;לָנוּheהוּאisone ofמִour kinsman-redeemers.”גֹּאֲלֵנוּ
And Ruthוַ רוּתthe Moabiteהַמּוֹאֲבִיָּהsaid,תֹּאמֶר“He alsoגַּם כִּיsaidאָמַרto me,אֵלַי‘Clingתִּדְבָּקִיןtoעִםthe young menהַנְּעָרִיםwhoאֲשֶׁרaremineלִיuntilעַד אִםthey have finishedכִּלּוּallאֵת כָּלthe harvestהַקָּצִירthatאֲשֶׁרismine.’”לִי
And Naomiוַ נָעֳמִיsaidתֹּאמֶרtoאֶלRuth,רוּתher daughter-in-law,כַּלָּתָהּ“It is good,טוֹבmy daughter,בִּתִּיthatכִּיyou go outתֵצְאִיwithעִםhis young women,נַעֲרוֹתָיוand thatוְthey do notלֹאattackיִפְגְּעוּyouבָךְin anotherבְּ אַחֵרfield.”שָׂדֶה
So she clungוַתִּדְבַּקto the young womenבְּנַעֲרוֹתof Boazבֹּעַזto gleanלְלַקֵּטuntilעַדthe endכְּלוֹתof the barleyהַשְּׂעֹרִיםharvestקְצִירand the wheatוּ הַחִטִּיםharvest.קְצִירAnd she livedוַתֵּשֶׁבwithאֶתher mother-in-law.חֲמוֹתָהּ