Now Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side , a prominent man of noble character from the clan of Elimelech , whose name (was) Boaz.
And Ruth - the Moabitess ... said to Naomi , “ Please let me go into the fields and glean heads of grain after (someone) in whose sight I may find favor. ” “ Go ahead , my daughter , ” Naomi replied
So Ruth - departed and went out into the field and gleaned after the harvesters. And she happened to come to the part of the field (belonging) to Boaz , who (was) from the clan of Elimelech.
Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and said to the harvesters , “ The LORD be with you. ” “ The LORD bless you , ” they replied
And Boaz asked the foreman ... of his harvesters , “ Whose young woman is this ? ”
The foreman ... ... ... ... answered , “ She (is) the Moabitess ... who returned with Naomi from the land of Moab.
She has said , ‘ Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves after the harvesters. ’ So she came out and has continued from morning until now , except that she rested a short time in the shelter. ”
Then Boaz said to Ruth - , “ - Listen , my daughter. Do not go and glean in another field , and do not go away from this (place) , but stay here close to my servant girls.
(Let) your eyes (be on) (the) field they are harvesting , and follow along after (these girls). Indeed , I have ordered - the young men not to touch you. And when you are thirsty , go ... and drink from the jars the young men have filled. ”
At this, she fell on her face , bowing low to the ground , and said to him , “ Why have I found such favor in your eyes that you should take notice of me , even though I (am) a foreigner ? ”
Boaz replied ... “ I have been made fully aware ... of all - you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband , how you left your father and mother and the land of your birth , and how you came to a people - you did not know before ....
May the LORD repay your work , and may you receive a rich reward from the LORD , the God of Israel , under whose wings you have taken refuge. ”
“ My lord , ” she said , “ may I continue to find favor in your eyes , for you have comforted ... and spoken kindly to your maidservant , though I am not like one of your servant girls. ”
At mealtime ... Boaz said “ Come over here ; have some bread and dip it into the vinegar sauce. ” So she sat down beside the harvesters , and he offered roasted grain , and she ate and was satisfied and had some left over.
When (Ruth -) got up to glean , Boaz - ordered his young men ... , “ Even if she gathers among the sheaves , do not insult her.
Rather , pull out ... (some stalks) from the bundles and leave them for her to gather. Do not rebuke
So Ruth - gathered grain in the field until evening. And when she beat out - what she had gleaned , it was about an ephah of barley.
She picked up the grain and went into the town , where her mother-in-law - saw what she had gleaned. And she brought out what she had saved from her meal and gave it -.
Then her mother-in-law asked “ Where did you glean today , and where did you work ? Blessed be (the man) who noticed you. ” So she told her mother-in-law - where she had worked -. “ The name of the man - I worked with today is Boaz , ” she said.
Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law , “ May he be blessed by the LORD , who has not withdrawn His kindness from the living ... or the dead. ” Naomi continued “ The man is a close relative. He kinsman-redeemers. ”
Then Ruth - the Moabitess said , “ He also ... told me , ... ‘ Stay with my young men - until ... they have finished gathering - all harvest -. ’”
And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law Ruth - , “ My daughter , ... it is good for you to work with his young women , so that nothing will happen in another field. ”
So Ruth - stayed close to the servant girls of Boaz to glean grain until the barley ... and wheat harvests were finished. And she lived with her mother-in-law.