Naomi,נָעֳמִיher mother-in-law,חֲמוֹתָהּsaidוַתֹּאמֶרto her,לָהּ“My daughter,בִּתִּיshould I notהֲלֹאseekאֲבַקֶּשׁfor youלָךְa place of rest,מָנוֹחַwhereאֲשֶׁרit may be wellיִיטַבwith you?לָךְ
And now,וְעַתָּהis notהֲלֹאBoazבֹעַזour relative,מֹדַעְתָּנוּwith whoseאֲשֶׁר אֶת וyoung womenנַעֲרוֹתָיyou have been?הָיִיתLook,הִנֵּהheהוּאis winnowingזֹרֶהthe threshing floorאֶת גֹּרֶןof barleyהַשְּׂעֹרִיםtonight.הַלָּיְלָה
So wash yourself,וְרָחַצְתְּanoint yourself,וָסַכְתְּputוְשַׂמְתְּyour cloakשִׂמְלֹתַיִךְon you,עָלַיִךְand go downוְיָרַדְתְּtothe threshing floor;הַגֹּרֶןdo notאַלmake yourself knownתִּוָּדְעִיto the manלָאִישׁuntilעַדhe has finishedכַּלֹּתוֹeatingלֶאֱכֹלand drinking.וְלִשְׁתּוֹת
And whenוִיהִי בְhe lies down,שָׁכְבוֹtake note ofוְיָדַעַתְּthe placeאֶת הַמָּקוֹםwhereאֲשֶׁר שָׁםhe lies;יִשְׁכַּבthen go in,וּבָאתuncoverוְגִלִּיתhis feet,מַרְגְּלֹתָיוand lie down;וְשָׁכָבְתְּand heוְהוּאwill tellיַגִּידyouלָךְwhatאֵת אֲשֶׁרyou are to do.”תַּעַשִׂין
She saidוַתֹּאמֶרto her,אֵלֶיהָ“Allכֹּלthatאֲשֶׁרyou sayתֹּאמְרִיto meאֵלַיI will do.”אֶעֱשֶׂה
So she went downוַתֵּרֶדtothe threshing floorהַגֹּרֶןand didוַתַּעַשׂaccording to allכְּכֹלthatאֲשֶׁרher mother-in-lawחֲמוֹתָהּhad commanded her.צִוַּתָּה
Boazבֹּעַזateוַיֹּאכַלand drank,וַיֵּשְׁתְּand his heartוַ לִבּוֹwas glad,יִּיטַבand he wentוַיָּבֹאto lie downלִשְׁכַּבat the endבִּקְצֵהof the heap.הָעֲרֵמָהThen she cameוַתָּבֹאquietly,בַלָּטuncoveredוַתְּגַלhis feet,מַרְגְּלֹתָיוand lay down.וַתִּשְׁכָּב
And it happenedוַיְהִיat midnightבַּחֲצִי הַלַּיְלָהthat the manוַ הָאִישׁtrembledיֶּחֱרַדand turned over,וַיִּלָּפֵתand look,וְהִנֵּהa womanאִשָּׁהwaslyingשֹׁכֶבֶתat his feet.מַרְגְּלֹתָיו
He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Whoמִיareyou?”אָתּAnd she said,וַתֹּאמֶר“IאָנֹכִיamRuth,רוּתyour servant.אֲמָתֶךָSpreadוּפָרַשְׂתָּthe edge of your cloakכְנָפֶךָoverעַלyour servant,אֲמָתְךָforכִּיyouאָתָּהarea kinsman-redeemer.”גֹאֵל
And he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Blessed beבְּרוּכָהyouאַתְּby YHWH,לַיהוָהmy daughter.בִּתִּיYou have madeהֵיטַבְתְּyour lastךְ הָאַחֲרוֹןloyal loveחַסְדֵּbetterהֵיטַבְתְּthanמִןthe first,הָרִאשׁוֹןby notלְבִלְתִּיgoingלֶכֶתafterאַחֲרֵיthe young men,הַבַּחוּרִיםwhetherאִםpoorדַּלorוְאִםrich.עָשִׁיר
And now,וְעַתָּהmy daughter,בִּתִּיdo notאַלbe afraid.תִּירְאִיAllכֹּלthatאֲשֶׁרyou sayתֹּאמְרִיI will doאֶעֱשֶׂהfor you,לָּךְforכִּיallכָּלthe gateשַׁעַרof my peopleעַמִּיknowsיוֹדֵעַthatכִּיyouאָתְּarea womanאֵשֶׁתof worth.חַיִל
And now,וְעַתָּהit is trueכִּי אָמְנָםthatכִּיIאָנֹכִיama kinsman-redeemer;גֹאֵלbut alsoוְגַםthere isיֵשׁa kinsman-redeemerגֹּאֵלcloserקָרוֹבthan I.מִמֶּנִּי
Spendלִינִיthis nightהַלַּיְלָהhere,and in the morning,וְהָיָה בַבֹּקֶרifאִםhe will redeem you,יִגְאָלֵךְgood;טוֹבlet him redeem.יִגְאָלBut ifוְאִםhe does notלֹאwantיַחְפֹּץto redeem you,לְגָאֳלֵךְthen Iוּ אָנֹכִיwill redeem you,גְאַלְתִּיךְas YHWHיְהוָהlives.חַיLie downשִׁכְבִיuntilעַדthe morning.”הַבֹּקֶר
So she layוַתִּשְׁכַּבat his feetמַרְגְּלוֹתָיוֹuntilעַדthe morning,הַבֹּקֶרand roseוַתָּקָםbeforeבְּטֶרֶםa manאִישׁcould recognizeיַכִּירhis companion;אֶת רֵעֵהוּand he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Let it notאַלbe knownיִוָּדַעthatכִּיthe womanהָאִשָּׁהcameבָאָהtothe threshing floor.”הַגֹּרֶן
And he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Bringהָבִיthe shawlהַמִּטְפַּחַתthatאֲשֶׁרison youעָלַיִךְand hold it out.”וְאֶחֳזִי בָהּSo she held it,וַתֹּאחֶז בָּהּand he measuredוַיָּמָדsix measuresשֵׁשׁof barleyשְׂעֹרִיםand put itוַיָּשֶׁתon her;עָלֶיהָthen he went intoוַיָּבֹאthe city.הָעִיר
She cameוַתָּבוֹאtoאֶלher mother-in-law,חֲמוֹתָהּand she said,וַתֹּאמֶר“Whoמִיareyou,אַתְּmy daughter?”בִּתִּיAnd she toldוַתַּגֶּדherלָהּallאֵת כָּלthatאֲשֶׁרthe manהָאִישׁhad doneעָשָׂהfor her.לָהּ
And she said,וַתֹּאמֶר“Theseהָאֵלֶּהsix measuresשֵׁשׁof barleyהַשְּׂעֹרִיםhe gaveנָתַןme,לִיforכִּיhe saidאָמַרto me,אֵלַי‘Do notאַלgoתָּבוֹאִיemptyרֵיקָםtoאֶלyour mother-in-law.’”חֲמוֹתֵךְ
She said,וַתֹּאמֶר“Sit,שְׁבִיmy daughter,בִתִּיuntilעַד אֲשֶׁרyou knowתֵּדְעִיןhowאֵיךְthe matterדָּבָרfalls out;יִפֹּלforכִּיthe manהָאִישׁwill notלֹאbe at restיִשְׁקֹטuntilכִּי אִםhe has finishedכִּלָּהthe matterהַדָּבָרtoday.”הַיּוֹם