Ruth 3

vattomer lah no'omi khamotah bitti halo avaqqesh-lakh manoakh asher yitav-lakh

Naomi, her mother-in-law, said to her, “Daughter, I must seek a home for you, where you may be happy.

ve'attah halo vo'az modatanu asher hayit et-na'arotayw hinneh-hu zoreh et-goren hasse'orim hallayelah

Now there is our kinsman Boaz, whose girls you were close to. He will be winnowing barley on the threshing floor tonight.

verakhatst vasakht vesamt (shmltkh) [simlotayikh] alayikh (vyrdty) [veyaradt] haggoren al-tivvade'i la'ish ad kalloto le'ekhol velishtot

So bathe, anoint yourself, dress up, and go down to the threshing floor. But do not disclose yourself to the man until he has finished eating and drinking.

vihi veshokhvo veyada'at et-hammaqom asher yishkav-sham uvat vegillit margelotayw (vshkhvty) [veshakhavt] vehu yaggid lakh et asher ta'asin

When he lies down, note the place where he lies down, and go over and uncover his feet and lie down. He will tell you what you are to do.”

vattomer eleha kol asher-tomeri [elay] e'eseh

She replied, “I will do everything you tell me.”

vattered haggoren vatta'as kekhol asher-tsivvattah khamotah

She went down to the threshing floor and did just as her mother-in-law had instructed her.

vayyokhal bo'az vayyesht vayyitav libbo vayyavo lishkav biqtseh ha'aremah vattavo vallat vattegal margelotayw vattishkav

Boaz ate and drank, and in a cheerful mood went to lie down beside the grainpile. Then she went over stealthily and uncovered his feet and lay down.

vayehi bakhatsi hallaylah vayyekherad ha'ish vayyillafet vehinneh isha shokhevet margelotayw

In the middle of the night, the man gave a start and pulled back—there was a woman lying at his feet!

vayyomer mi-att vattomer anokhi rut amatekha ufarasta khenafekha al-amatekha ki go'el attah

“Who are you?” he asked. And she replied, “I am your handmaid Ruth. Spread your robe over your handmaid, for you are a redeeming kinsman.”

vayyomer berukhah at la-Adonai bitti hetavt khasdekh ha'akharon min-harishon levilti-lekhet akhare habbakhurim im-dal ve'im-ashir

He exclaimed, “Be blessed of GOD, daughter! Your latest deed of loyalty is greater than the first, in that you have not turned to younger men, whether poor or rich.

ve'attah bitti al-tire'i kol asher-tomeri e'eseh-llakh ki yodea kol-sha'ar ammi ki eshet khayil at

And now, daughter, have no fear. I will do in your behalf whatever you ask, for all the elders of my town know what a fine woman you are.

ve'attah ki omnam ki (m) go'el anokhi vegam yesh go'el qarov mimmenni

But while it is true I am a redeeming kinsman, there is another redeemer closer than I.

lini hallaylah vehayah vabboqer im-yigalekh tov yigal ve'im-lo yakhpots lego'olekh uge'altikh anokhi khay-Adonai shikhvi ad-habboqer

Stay for the night. Then in the morning, if he will act as a redeemer, good! Let him redeem. But if he does not want to act as redeemer for you, I will do so myself, as GOD lives! Lie down until morning.”

vattishkav margelotav ad-habboqer vattaqom (vtrvm) [beterem] yakkir ish et-re'ehu vayyomer al-yivvada ki-va'ah ha'isha haggoren

So she lay at his feet until dawn. She rose before one person could distinguish another, for he thought, “Let it not be known that the woman came to the threshing floor.”

vayyomer havi hammitpakhat asher-alayikh ve'ekhozi-vah vattokhez bah vayyamod shesh-se'orim vayyashet aleha vayyavo ha'ir

And he said, “Hold out the shawl you are wearing.” She held it while he measured out six measures of barley, and he put it on her back. When she got back to the town,

vattavo el-khamotah vattomer mi-att bitti vattagged-lah et kol-asher asah-lah ha'ish

she came to her mother-in-law, who asked, “How is it with you, daughter?” She told her all that the man had done for her;

vattomer shesh-hasse'orim ha'elleh natan li ki amar [elay] al-tavo'i reqam el-khamotekh

and she added, “He gave me these six measures of barley, saying to me, ‘Do not go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’”

vattomer shevi vitti ad asher tede'in ekh yippol davar ki lo yishqot ha'ish ki-im-killah haddavar hayyom

And Naomi said, “Stay here, daughter, till you learn how the matter turns out. For the man will not rest, but will settle the matter today.”