Ruth 2
1 And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.
Tenía Noemí un pariente por parte de su marido, de la familia de Elimelec, un hombre poderoso y rico, que se llamaba Booz.
2 And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.
Y dijo Rut, la moabita, a Noemí: “Si me permites, iré al campo, y recogeré espigas en pos de aquel en cuyos ojos hallare gracia.” Dijo ella: “Anda, hija mía.”
3 And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.
Fue, pues, y se puso a espigar en el campo detrás de los segadores. Por fortuna dio con la parcela del campo que pertenecía a Booz, de la familia de Elimelec.
4 And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless you.
Y he aquí que Booz vino de Betlehem, y dijo a los segadores: “Yahvé sea con vosotros.” Ellos le contestaron: “Yahvé te bendiga.”
5 Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this?
Preguntó Booz al criado suyo que era sobrestante de los segadores: “¿De quién es esa joven?”
6 And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab:
El criado, sobrestante de los segadores, contestó diciendo: “Es una joven moabita que ha vuelto con Noemí de los campos de Moab.
7 And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and has continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house.
Ella me dijo: “Déjame espigar e ir detrás de los segadores para recoger entre las gavillas.” Así vino y se ha quedado desde la mañana, hasta ahora; este descanso que (ahora) se toma en la cabaña es muy corto.”
8 Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hear you not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither go from behind, but abide here fast by my maidens:
Dijo luego Booz a Rut: “Oye, hija mía, no vayas a espigar a otro campo, ni te apartes de aquí, sino sigue de cerca a mis criadas.
9 Let your eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go you after them: have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch you? and when you are thirsty, go unto the vessels, and drink of that which the young men have drawn.
Fija tus ojos en el campo donde se siega y anda detrás de ellas: Pues he dado orden a los criados que no te toquen. Y si tienes sed, irás donde están las vasijas y beberás del agua que han sacado los criados.”
10 Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in your eyes, that you should take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?
Entonces ella cayó sobre su rostro, y postrada en tierra le dijo: “¿De dónde me viene el haber hallado gracia a tus ojos para que me mires, siendo como soy extranjera?”
11 And Boaz answered and said unto her, It has fully been showed me, all that you have done unto your mother in law since the death of your husband: and how you have left your father and your mother, and the land of your nativity, and are come unto a people which you knew not in time past.
Respondió Booz y le dijo: “Me han contado todo lo que has hecho para con tu suegra, después de la muerte de tu marido; y cómo has dejado a tu padre y a tu madre y al país de tu nacimiento, y has venido a un pueblo que no conocías antes.
12 The LORD recompense your work, and a full reward be given you of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings you are come to trust.
Recompense Yahvé lo que has hecho, y recibas pleno galardón de parte de Yahvé, el Dios de Israel, bajo cuyas alas te has amparado.”
13 Then she said, Let me find favour in your sight, my lord; for that you have comforted me, and for that you have spoken friendly unto your handmaid, though I be not like unto one of your handmaidens.
Respondió ella: “¡Halle yo gracia a tus ojos, señor mío! Pues tú me has consolado y has hablado al corazón de tu sierva, aunque no soy ni como una de tus criadas.”
14 And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come you here, and eat of the bread, and dip your morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left.
Llegada la hora de comer le dijo Booz: “Ven aquí y come del pan, y moja tu bocado en el vinagre.” Ella se sentó al lado de los segadores; y él le dio del grano tostado, del cual ella comió hasta saciarse, y guardó el resto.
15 And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not:
Y cuando se levantó para seguir espigando, mandó Booz a sus criados, diciendo: “Hasta entre las gavillas podrá ella recoger espigas, no la increpéis;
16 And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.
antes bien, dejad caer para ella algo de las gavillas, abandonándolo atrás para que ella lo recoja; y no la reprendáis.”
17 So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.
Estuvo Rut espigando en el campo hasta la tarde, y cuando batió lo que había recogido, había como una efa de cebada.
18 And she took it up, and went into the city: and her mother in law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to her that she had reserved after she was sufficed.
Cargó con ello y se volvió a la ciudad; y vio su suegra lo que había espigado. Tras esto Rut sacó lo que había guardado después de haberse saciado, y se lo dio.
19 And her mother in law said unto her, Where have you gleaned to day? and where wrought you? blessed be he that did take knowledge of you. And she showed her mother in law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man's name with whom I wrought to day is Boaz.
Le preguntó su suegra: “¿Dónde has espigado hoy, y en qué parte has trabajado? Bendito quien te ha mirado.” Dijo entonces a su suegra con quién había trabajado, y agregó: “El hombre con quien hoy he trabajado se llama Booz.”
20 And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the LORD, who has not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen.
Entonces dijo Noemí a su nuera: “¡Bendito sea él de Yahvé! porque no ha dejado de mostrar su bondad, tanto con los vivos como con los muertos.” Y añadió Noemí: “Pariente cercano nuestro es ese hombre; es uno de nuestros parientes, uno de los que tienen la obligación del levirato.”
21 And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said unto me also, You shall keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.
Y dijo Rut, la moabita: “Él me mandó también: Sigue de cerca a mis criados hasta que hayan acabado de segar toda mi cosecha.”
22 And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter in law, It is good, my daughter, that you go out with his maidens, that they meet you not in any other field.
Dijo entonces Noemí a Rut, su nuera: “Mejor es, hija mía, que salgas con sus criados, para que no te maltraten en otro campo.”
23 So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother in law.
Se acogió para espigar, a las criadas de Booz, hasta terminar la siega de las cebadas y la siega de los trigos. Y habitaba con su suegra.
