Then Naomi her mother-in-law
said
to her, "My daughter
, shall I not seek
1security
for you, that it may be well
with you?
"Now is not Boaz
aour 1kinsman
, with whose
maids
you were? Behold
, he winnows
barley
at the threshing
floor
tonight
.
"Wash yourself therefore, and anoint
yourself and put
on your best clothes
, and go
down
to the threshing
floor
; but do not make
yourself known
to the man
until
he has finished
eating
and drinking
.
"It shall be when he lies down
, that you shall 1notice
the place
where
he lies
, and you shall go
and uncover
his feet
and lie
down
; then he will tell
you what
you shall do
."
She said to her, " aAll
that you say
I will do
."
So she went down
to the threshing
floor
and did
according to all
that her mother-in-law
had commanded
her.
When Boaz had eaten
and drunk
and ahis heart
was merry
, he went
to lie
down
at the end
of the heap
of grain
; and she came
secretly
, and uncovered
his feet
and lay
down
.
It happened in the middle
of the night
that the man
was startled
and 1bent
forward
; and behold
, a woman
was lying
at his feet
.
He said, "Who
are you?" And she answered
, "I am Ruth
your maid
. So spread
your covering
over
your maid
, for you are a 1close
relative
."
Then he said, " aMay you be blessed
of the LORD
, my daughter
. You have shown
your last
kindness
to be better
than
the first
by not going
after
young
men
, whether
poor
or
rich
.
"Now, my daughter
, do not fear
. I will do
for you whatever
you 1ask
, for all
my people
in the 2city
know
that you are aa woman
of excellence
.
"Now it is true
I am a 1close
relative
; however
, there
is a 1relative
closer
than
I.
"Remain this night
, and when morning
comes
, aif
he will 1redeem
you, good
; let him redeem
you. But if
he does not wish
to 1redeem
you, then I will redeem
you, bas the LORD
lives
. Lie
down
until
morning
."
So she lay at his feet
until
morning
and rose
before
one
could recognize
another
; and he said
, " aLet it not be known
that the woman
came
to the threshing
floor
."
Again he said, "Give
me the cloak
that is on you and hold
it." So she held
it, and he measured
six
measures of barley
and laid
it on her. Then 1she went
into the city
.
When she came to her mother-in-law
, she said
, " 1How
did it go, my daughter
?" And she told
her all
that the man
had done
for her.
She said, "These
six
measures of barley
he gave
to me, for he said
, `Do not go
to your mother-in-law
empty-handed
.' "
Then she said, "Wait
, my daughter
, until
you know
how
the matter
1turns
out; for the man
will not rest
until
he has 2settled
it today
."