룻기 3

1룻의 시모 나오미가 그에게 이르되 내 딸아 내가 너를 위하여 안식할 곳을 구하여 너로 복되게 하여야 하지 않겠느냐 2네가 함께 하던 시녀들을 둔 보아스는 우리의 친족이 아니냐 그가 오늘 밤에 타작 마당에서 보리를 까불리라 3그런즉 너는 목욕하고 기름을 바르고 의복을 입고 타작 마당에 내려가서 그 사람이 먹고 마시기를 다하기까지는 그에게 보이지 말고 4그가 누울 때에 너는 그 눕는 곳을 알았다가 들어 가서 그 발치 이불을 들고 거기 누우라 그가 너의 할 일을 네게 고하리라 5룻이 시모에게 이르되 어머니의 말씀대로 내가 다 행하리이다 하니라 6그가 타작 마당으로 내려가서 시모의 명대로 다 하니라 7보아스가 먹고 마시고 마음이 즐거워서 가서 노적가리 곁에 눕는지라 룻이 가만히 가서 그 발치 이불을 들고 거기 누웠더라 8밤중에 그 사람이 놀라 몸을 돌이켜 본즉 한 여인이 자기 발치에 누웠는지라 9가로되 네가 누구뇨 대답하되 나는 당신의 시녀 룻이오니 당신의 옷자락으로 시녀를 덮으소서 당신은 우리 기업을 무를 자가 됨이니이다 10가로되 내 딸아 여호와께서 네게 복주시기를 원하노라 네가 빈부를 물론하고 연소한 자를 좇지 아니하였으니 너의 베푼 인애가 처음보다 나중이 더하도다 11내 딸아 두려워말라 내가 네 말대로 네게 다 행하리라 네가 현숙한 여자인줄 나의 성읍 백성이 다 아느니라 12참으로 나는 네 기업을 무를 자나 무를 자가 나보다 더 가까운 친족이 있으니 13이 밤에 여기서 머무르라 아침에 그가 기업 무를 자의 책임을 네게 이행하려 하면 좋으니 그가 그 기업 무를 자의 책임을 행할 것이니라 만일 그가 기업 무를 자의 책임을 네게 이행코자 아니하면 여호와의 사심으로 맹세하노니 내가 기업 무를 자의 책임을 네게 행하리라 아침까지 누울지니라 14룻이 새벽까지 그 발치에 누웠다가 사람이 피차 알아보기 어려울 때에 일어났으니 보아스의 말에 여인이 타작 마당에 들어온 것을 사람이 알지 못하여야 할 것이라 하였음이라 15보아스가 가로되 네 겉옷을 가져다가 펴서 잡으라 펴서 잡으니 보리를 여섯번 되어 룻에게 이워주고 성으로 들어가니라 16룻이 시모에게 이르니 그가 가로되 내 딸아 어떻게 되었느냐 룻이 그 사람의 자기에게 행한 것을 다 고하고 17가로되 그가 내게 이 보리를 여섯번 되어 주며 이르기를 빈손으로 네 시모에게 가지말라 하더이다 18이에 시모가 가로되 내 딸아 이 사건이 어떻게 되는 것을 알기까지 가만히 앉아 있으라 그 사람이 오늘날 이 일을 성취하기 전에는 쉬지 아니하리라

1Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, shall I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you? 2Now isn’t Boaz our kinsman, with whose maidens you were? Behold, he winnows barley tonight in the threshing floor. 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. 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.” 5She said to her, “All that you say I will do.” 6She went down to the threshing floor, and did according to all that her mother-in-law told her. 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. 8At midnight, the man was startled and turned himself; and behold, a woman lay at his feet. 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.” 10He said, “Blessed are you by Yahweh, my daughter. You have shown more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, because you didn’t follow young men, whether poor or rich. 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. 12Now it is true that I am a near kinsman; however there is a kinsman nearer than I. 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 I will do the part of a kinsman for you, as Yahweh lives. Lie down until the morning.” 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.” 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. 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. 17She said, “He gave me these six measures of barley; for he said, ‘Don’t go empty to your mother-in-law.’” 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.”

1En Naomi, haar schoonmoeder, zeide tot haar: Mijn dochter! zoude ik u geen rust zoeken, dat het u welga? 2Nu dan, is niet Boaz, met wiens maagden gij geweest zijt, van onze bloedvriendschap? Zie, hij zal dezen nacht gerst op den dorsvloer wannen. 3Zo baad u, en zalf u, en doe uw klederen aan, en ga af naar den dorsvloer; maar maak u den man niet bekend, totdat hij geeindigd zal hebben te eten en te drinken. 4En het zal geschieden, als hij nederligt, dat gij de plaats zult merken, waar hij zal nedergelegen zijn; ga dan in, en sla zijn voetdeksel op, en leg u; zo zal hij u te kennen geven, wat gij doen zult. 5En zij zeide tot haar: Al wat gij tot mij zegt, zal ik doen. 6Alzo ging zij af naar den dorsvloer, en deed naar alles, wat haar schoonmoeder haar geboden had. 7Als nu Boaz gegeten en gedronken had, en zijn hart vrolijk was, zo kwam hij om neder te liggen aan het uiterste van een koren hoop. Daarna kwam zij stilletjes in, en sloeg zijn voetdeksel op, en legde zich. 8En het geschiedde te middernacht, dat die man verschrikte, en om zich greep; en ziet, een vrouw lag aan zijn voetdeksel. 9En hij zeide: Wie zijt gij? En zij zeide: Ik ben Ruth, uw dienstmaagd, breid dan uw vleugel uit over uw dienstmaagd, want gij zijt de losser. 10En hij zeide: Gezegend zijt gij den HEERE, mijn dochter! Gij hebt deze uw laatste weldadigheid beter gemaakt dan de eerste, dewijl gij geen jonge gezellen zijt nagegaan, hetzij arm of rijk. 11En nu, mijn dochter, vrees niet; al wat gij gezegd hebt, zal ik u doen; want de ganse stad mijns volks weet, dat gij een deugdelijke vrouw zijt. 12Nu dan, wel is waar, dat ik een losser ben; maar er is nog een losser, nader dan ik. 13Blijf dezen nacht over; voorts in den morgen zal het geschieden, indien hij u lost, goed, laat hem lossen; maar indien het hem niet lust u te lossen, zo zal ik u lossen, zo waarachtig als de HEERE leeft; leg u neder tot den morgen toe. 14Alzo lag zij neder aan zijn voetdeksel tot den morgen toe; en zij stond op, eer dat de een den ander kennen kon; want hij zeide: Het worde niet bekend, dat een vrouw op den dorsvloer gekomen is. 15Voorts zeide hij: Lang den sluier, die op u is, en houd dien; en zij hield hem; en hij mat zes maten gerst, en legde ze op haar; daarna ging hij in de stad. 16Zij nu kwam tot haar schoonmoeder, dewelke zeide: Wie zijt gij, mijn dochter? En zij verhaalde haar alles, wat die man haar gedaan had. 17Ook zeide zij: Deze zes maten gerst heeft hij mij gegeven; want hij zeide tot mij: Kom niet ledig tot uw schoonmoeder. 18Toen zeide zij: Zit stil, mijn dochter, totdat gij weet, hoe de zaak zal vallen; want die man zal niet rusten, tenzij dat hij heden deze zaak voleind hebbe.