Ruth 2

1 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.

2 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.

3 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.

4 Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and said to the harvesters, “The LORD be with you.” “The LORD bless you,” they replied.

5 And Boaz asked the foreman of his harvesters, “Whose young woman is this?”

6 The foreman answered, “She is the Moabitess who returned with Naomi from the land of Moab.

7 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.”

8 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.

9 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.”

10 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?”

11 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.

12 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.”

13 “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.”

14 At mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come over here; have some bread and dip it into the vinegar sauce.” So she sat down beside the harvesters, and he offered her roasted grain, and she ate and was satisfied and had some left over.

15 When Ruth got up to glean, Boaz ordered his young men, “Even if she gathers among the sheaves, do not insult her.

16 Rather, pull out for her some stalks from the bundles and leave them for her to gather. Do not rebuke her.”

17 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.

18 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 to Naomi.

19 Then her mother-in-law asked her, “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.

20 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 is one of our kinsman-redeemers.”

21 Then Ruth the Moabitess said, “He also told me, ‘Stay with my young men until they have finished gathering all my harvest.’”

22 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 to you in another field.”

23 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.

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.

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.

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.

4 ¶ And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD [be] with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee.

5 Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel [is] this?

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:

7 And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house.

8 Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens:

9 [Let] thine eyes [be] on the field that they do reap, and go thou after them: have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee? and when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of [that] which the young men have drawn.

10 Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I [am] a stranger?

11 And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and [how] thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore.

12 The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.

13 Then she said, Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens.

14 And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy 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.

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:

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.

17 ¶ So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.

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.

19 And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to day? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she shewed her mother in law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man's name with whom I wrought to day [is] Boaz.

20 And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed [be] he of the LORD, who hath 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.

21 And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said unto me also, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.

22 And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter in law, [It is] good, my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, that they meet thee not in any other field.

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.

1 There was also a man, the friend of Naomi, of the family of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz; he was a goodly man.

2 And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me go into the field, and glean ears of corn, after him that I find grace in. And she said unto her, Go thy way, my daughter.

3 And she went, and came, and gleaned after the reapers in the field. And it came to pass, that the same field was Boaz's, who was of the family of Elimelech.

4 And, behold, Boaz came even from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered: The LORD bless thee.

5 And Boaz said unto his lad that was set over the reapers, Whose is the damsel?

6 And the lad that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the damsel the Moabitess, which came again with Naomi out of the country of Moab.

7 For she said, Let me glean, I pray thee, and gather me among the sheaves after the reapers: and she came and stood there from the morning until now, and tarried a little at home.

8 And Boaz said unto Ruth, Hearest thou, my daughter? Thou shalt not go to glean another field; neither go thou hence, but keep thee with my damsels;

9 And, behold, where they cut in the field, go after them. I have commanded my son that no man should touch thee. And if thou thirst, go to the vessel, and drink where my servants draw.

10 And she fell on her face, and worshipped the earth, and said unto him, Wherefore have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest know me, which am a stranger?

11 And Boaz answered and said unto her, It is told me all that thou hast done unto thy wife after the death of thy husband, that thou hast left thy father, and thy mother, and thy country, and hast gone unto a people which thou knewest not before.

12 The LORD repay thee for thy deed: and let thy reward be perfect with the LORD God of Israel, unto whom thou camest, that thou mayest have confidence under his wings.

13 And she said, Let me find grace in thine eyes, my lord: for thou hast comforted me, and hast spoken kindly unto thine handmaid, when I am not as one of thy handmaids.

14 And Boaz said unto her, When it is time to eat, come hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat down by the side of the reapers. And he put singing before her: and she did eat, and was filled, and left over.

15 And when she arose to read, Boaz commanded his lads, saying, Let her also read among the sheaves, and shame her not.

16 And of the heaps also let it remain, and let it lie, that they may gather it up; and let no man reproach them for it.

17 So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that which she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.

18 And she took it up, and came into the city. And her sister in law saw it, what she had read. And she drew out, and gave her that which was left her, whereof she was filled.

19 And her husband's wife said unto her, Where hast thou read this day, and where hast thou wrought? Blessed is he that knoweth thee. And she told her husband's wife with whom she had wrought, saying, The man with whom I wrought this day is called Boaz.

20 And Naomi said unto her cord, Blessed be he unto the LORD, for he hath not left his mercy, both on the living, and on the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is ours, and he is our inheritance.

21 And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said also this unto me, Thou shalt cleave unto my lads, until they have reaped all for me.

22 And Naomi said unto Ruth her cord, It is better, my daughter, that thou go out with his damsels, lest any man spoil thee in another field.

23 So she went to the damsels of Boaz, and read until the harvest of barley and wheat was ended. And she came again to her wife in law.