от Bulgarian Bible Society1Ноемин имаше роднина по мъж, човек твърде виден, от племето на Елимелеха, на име Вооз.2И моавката Рут каза на Ноемин: ще тръгна по нивите и ще събирам класове подир оногова, в чиито очи намеря благоволение. Тя и отговори: иди, дъще. (Лев 19:9; Лев 23:22; Вт 24:19)3Тя отиде и начена да бере на една нива класове подир жетварите. И оказа се, че тая нива принадлежеше на Вооза, който беше от племето Елимелехово. (Мт 1:5)4И ето, Вооз дойде от Витлеем и каза на жътварите: Господ с вас! Те му отговориха: благословил те Господ! (Съд 6:12)5И Вооз попита слугата си, нагледника на жътварите: чия е тая млада жена?6Слугата, нагледник на жътварите, отговори и каза: тая млада жена е моавка, дошла с Ноемин от Моавските поля;7тя ни каза: „оставете ме да бера и да събирам между снопите след жътварите“; дойде и остана тук от сутринта досега; тя малко стои вкъщи.8И Вооз каза на Рут: слушай, дъще моя, не ходи да събираш на друга нива и не си отивай оттук, но остани тук с моите слугини;9гледай на коя нива те жънат, и върви подире им; ето, аз заповядах на слугите си да ти не пречат; кога ожеднееш, отивай при съдовете и пий, отдето черпят слугите ми.10Тя падна ничком, поклони се доземи и му каза: с какво съм придобила пред очите ти милост, та ме приемаш, макар и чужденка? (1 Цар 25:23)11Вооз отговори и рече: обадиха ми всичко, що си сторила за свекърва си след смъртта на мъжа ти, че си оставила баща, майка и родина и си дошла между народ, който не си познавала довчера и завчера;12нека Господ ти върне за това твое дело, и да приемеш пълна награда от Господа, Бога Израилев, при Когото си дошла, за да се успокоиш под Неговите криле! (Рут 1:16; Пс 16:8; Пс 35:8)13Тя отговори: дано намеря милост пред очите ти, господарю мой! Ти ме утеши и говори по сърце на рабинята си, ако и да не струвам ни колкото една твоя слугиня. (Бит 30:27; Бит 34:3; Съд 19:3)14И рече и Вооз: време е за ядене; дойди тук и яж хляб и топи залъка си в оцета. И тя седна при жетварите. Той и даде хляб; тя яде, наяде се, и още и остана.15И стана да събира класове. Вооз заповяда на слугите си и рече: нека събира и между снопите, и я не обиждайте;16дори и от снопите и подхвърляйте и оставяйте; нека събира (и да яде), и недейте я гълча. (Лев 19:9; Лев 23:22; Вт 24:19)17Така събира тя на нивата до вечерта и очука събраното, и то даде близо една ефа ечемик. (Съд 6:11)18Като взе това, отиде в града, и свекърва и видя, що тя бе събрала. И извади (Рут от пазвата си) и даде и онова, що беше и останало, след като се беше наяла.19И каза свекърва и: де бра днес и де работи? Да бъде благословен оня, който те е приел! Рут обади на свекърва си, у кого бе работила, и каза: човекът, у когото днес работих, се нарича Вооз. (Рут 3:10)20И рече Ноемин на снаха си: да бъде благословен от Господа, задето не е лишил от милостта си нито живите, нито умрелите! И каза и Ноемин: тоя човек ни е близък; той е наш роднина. (Бит 24:31; Лев 25:25; 2 Цар 2:5)21Моавката Рут каза (на свекърва си): той дори ми рече: остани при слугините ми, докле свършат жетвата ми.22И рече Ноемин на снаха си Рут: добре е, дъще, че ще ходиш със слугините му, и няма да те оскърбяват на друга нива.23Тъй се присъедини тя към Воозовите слугини и бра (класове), докле се свърши ечемичената жетва и пшеничната жетва, и живееше при свекърва си.
1Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side of the family. The relative’s name was Boaz. He was a very important man from the family of Elimelek.2Ruth, who was from Moab, spoke to Naomi. Ruth said, ‘Let me go out to the fields. I’ll pick up the corn that has been left. I’ll do it behind anyone who is pleased with me.’ Naomi said to her, ‘My daughter, go ahead.’3So Ruth went out to a field and began to pick up corn. She worked behind those cutting and gathering the corn. As it turned out, she was working in a field that belonged to Boaz. He was from the family of Elimelek.4Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem. He greeted those cutting and gathering the corn. He said, ‘May the LORD be with you!’ ‘And may the LORD bless you!’ they replied.5Boaz spoke to the man in charge of his workers. He asked, ‘Who does that young woman belong to?’6The man replied, ‘She’s from Moab. She came back from there with Naomi.7The young woman said, “Please let me walk behind the workers. Let me pick up the corn that is left.” She came into the field. She has kept on working here from morning until now. She took only one short rest in the shade.’8So Boaz said to Ruth, ‘Dear woman, listen to me. Don’t pick up corn in any other field. Don’t go anywhere else. Stay here with the women who work for me.9Keep your eye on the field where the men are cutting corn. Walk behind the women who are gathering it. Pick up the corn that is left. I’ve told the men not to bother you. When you are thirsty, go and get a drink. Take water from the jars the men have filled.’10When Ruth heard that, she bowed down with her face to the ground. She asked him, ‘Why are you being so kind to me? In fact, why are you even noticing me? I’m from another country.’11Boaz replied, ‘I’ve been told all about you. I’ve heard about everything you have done for your mother-in-law since your husband died. I know that you left your father and mother. I know that you left your country. You came to live with people you didn’t know before.12May the LORD reward you for what you have done. May the LORD, the God of Israel, bless you richly. You have come to him to find safety under his care.’13‘Sir, I hope you will continue to be kind to me,’ Ruth said. ‘You have made me feel safe. You have spoken kindly to me. And I’m not even as important as one of your servants!’14When it was time to eat, Boaz spoke to Ruth again. ‘Come over here,’ he said. ‘Have some bread. Dip it in the wine vinegar.’ She sat down with the workers. Then Boaz offered her some corn that had been cooked. She ate all she wanted. She even had some left over.15Ruth got up to pick up more corn. Then Boaz gave orders to his men. He said, ‘Let her take some stalks from what the women have tied up. Don’t tell her she can’t.16Even pull out some stalks for her. Leave them for her to pick up. Don’t tell her she shouldn’t do it.’17So Ruth picked up corn in the field until evening. Then she separated the barley from the straw. The barley weighed 12 kilograms.18She carried it back to town. Her mother-in-law saw how much she had gathered. Ruth also brought out the food left over from the lunch Boaz had given her. She gave it to Naomi.19Her mother-in-law asked her, ‘Where did you pick up corn today? Where did you work? May the man who noticed you be blessed!’ Then Ruth told her about the man whose field she had worked in. ‘The name of the man I worked with today is Boaz,’ she said.20‘May the LORD bless him!’ Naomi said to her daughter-in-law. ‘The LORD is still being kind to those who are living and those who are dead.’ She continued, ‘That man is a close relative of ours. He’s one of our family protectors.’21Then Ruth, who was from Moab, said, ‘He told me more. He even said, “Stay with my workers until they have finished bringing in all my corn.” ’22Naomi replied to her daughter-in-law Ruth. She said, ‘That will be good for you, my daughter. Go with the women who work for him. You might be harmed if you go to someone else’s field.’23So Ruth stayed close to the women who worked for Boaz as she picked up corn. She worked until the time when all the barley and wheat had been harvested. And she lived with her mother-in-law.