1 T here was an in-law of the family of Naomi’s husband there whose name was Boaz. He was a very rich man of the family of Elimelech.

وَكانَ لِنُعْمِي رَجُلٌ مِنْ أقارِبِ زَوْجِها اسْمُهُ بُوعَزُ. وَقَدْ كانَ رَجُلاً غَنِيّاً مِنْ عائِلَةِ ألِيمالِكَ.

2 R uth, the Moabite woman, said to Naomi, “Let me go to the field to gather grain behind someone who might show favor to me.” Naomi said to her, “Go, my daughter.”

وَفِي أحَدِ الأيّامِ، قالَتْ راعُوثُ المُوآبِيَّةُ لِنُعْمِي: «أوَدُّ الذَّهابَ إلَى الحُقُولِ لِألتَقِطَ سَنابِلَ وَراءَ مَنْ يُحسِنُ إلَيَّ وَيَسْمَحُ لِيَ بِذَلِكَ.» فَقالَتْ نُعْمِي لَها: «نَعَمْ يا ابْنَتِي، افعَلِي هَذا.»

3 S o Ruth went and gathered in the field behind those who picked the grain. And she happened to come to the part of the field that belonged to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.

فَذَهَبَتْ وَوَصَلَتْ إلَى أحَدِ الحُقُولِ. وَابْتَدَأتْ تَلْتَقِطُ سَنابِلَ وَراءَ الحَصّادِينَ. فَإذا بِذَلِكَ الحَقلِ مِنْ حُقُولِ بُوعَزَ الَّذِي مِنْ عائِلَةِ ألِيمالِكَ.

4 N ow Boaz was seen coming from Bethlehem. He said to the people gathering the grain, “May the Lord be with you.” And they said to him, “May the Lord bring good to you.”

وَبَعْدَ مُدَّةٍ، أتَى بُوعَزُ مِنْ مَدِينَةِ بَيتَ لَحمَ إلَى الحَقلِ، وَحَيّا الحَصّادِينَ وَقالَ: « اللهُ مَعْكُمْ.» فَرَدُّوا: «يُبارِكُكَ اللهُ.»

5 T hen Boaz said to his servant who was watching over those who gathered grain, “Whose young woman is this?”

ثُمَّ سَألَ بُوعَزُ خادِمَهُ المَسؤُولَ عَنِ الحَصّادِينَ: «ابْنَةُ مَنْ هَذِهِ الفَتاةُ؟»

6 T he servant who watched over those who gathered grain said, “She is the young Moabite woman who returned with Naomi from the land of Moab.

فَأجابَ الخادِمُ المَسؤُولُ عَنِ الحَصّادِينَ: «هَذِهِ فَتاةٌ مُوآبِيَّةٌ. هِيَ الَّتِي رَجِعَتْ مَعَ نُعْمِي مِنْ حُقُولِ مُوآبَ.

7 S he said, ‘Let me gather food behind the others who gather among the grain.’ So she came and has stayed from morning until now. She has rested in the house a short time.”

قالَتْ إنَّها تُرِيدُ أنْ تَلْتَقِطَ السَّنابِلَ الَّتي تَبْقَى بَيْنَ الحُزَمِ وَراءَ الحَصّادِينَ. فَأتَتْ مُنذُ الصَّباحٍ وَمَكَثَتْ إلَى الآنَ. وَهَذا بَيتُها، لَيسَ بَعِيداً مِنْ هُنا.»

8 T hen Boaz said to Ruth, “Be careful to listen, my daughter. Do not go to gather grain in another field. Do not leave this one. But stay here with my women who gather grain.

فَقالَ بُوعَزُ لِراعُوثَ: «اسْمَعِي يا ابْنَتِي، لا تَذْهَبِي إلَى حَقلٍ آخَرَ لِتَلْتَقِطِي السَّنابِلَ. ابْقَي هُنا قَرِيبَةً مِنَ العامِلاتِ لَدَيَّ.

9 K eep your eyes upon the field where they gather grain. Go behind them. I have told the servants not to touch you. When you are thirsty, go to the water jars. Drink the water the servants have put there.”

راقِبِيهُنَّ لِتَعْرِفي إلَى أيَّةِ حُقُولٍ يَذْهَبْنَ لِلحَصادِ، وَاتبَعِيهِنَّ إلَيها. وَها أنا أمَرْتُ العامِلِينَ لَدَيَّ بِأنْ لا يُزعِجُوكِ. وَإذا عَطِشْتِ، اشْرَبِي مِنْ أوعِيَةِ الماءِ الَّتِي يَشْرَبُ مِنْها العُمّالُ.»

10 T hen she fell with her face to the ground and said to him, “Why have I found favor in your eyes? Why do you care about me? I am a stranger from another land.”

فَسَقَطَتْ راعُوثُ عَلَى الأرْضِ، وَسَجَدَتْ عَلَى وَجهِها إلَى الأرْضِ، وَقالَتْ لَهُ: «كَيفَ أحسَنْتَ إلَيَّ فَلاحَظتَ وُجُودِي، رُغمَ أنَّنِي فَتاةٌ غَرِيبَةٌ؟»

11 B oaz said to her, “I have heard about all you have done for your mother-in-law after the death of your husband. I have heard how you left your father and mother and the land of your birth to come to a people you did not know before.

فَأجابَها بُوعَزُ: «قَد أخبَرُونِي كَثِيراً عَنْ كُلِّ الأُمُورِ الحَسَنَةِ الَّتِي فَعَلْتِها نَحوَ حَماتِكِ بَعدَ مَوتِ زَوجِكِ، فَقَدْ تَرَكتِ أباكِ وَأُمَّكِ وَوَطَنَكِ، وَأتَيتِ إلَى شَعبٍ لَمْ تَعرِفِيهِ مِنْ قَبلُ.

12 M ay the Lord reward you for your work. May full pay be given to you from the Lord, the God of Israel. It is under His wings that you have come to be safe.”

لِيُجازِكِ اللهُ عَلَى العَمَلِ الصّالِحِ الَّذِي فَعَلتِهِ. وَلتَكُنْ مُكافَأتُكِ كامِلَةً مِنَ اللهِ ، إلَهِ إسْرائِيلَ، الَّذِي جِئتِ إلَيهِ لِلاحتِماءِ بِجَناحَيِهِ.»

13 T hen Ruth said, “Sir, I have found favor in your eyes. For you have brought comfort and have been kind in speaking to your woman servant. And I am not like any of your other women servants.”

فَقالَتْ راعُوثُ: «لَيتَنِي أكُونُ عِندَ حُسنِ ظَنِّكَ يا سَيِّدِي، لِأنَّكَ كُنتَ لَطِيفاً مَعِي وَمُحسِناً إلَيَّ. وَقَدْ تَكَلَّمْتَ بِكَلِماتٍ لَطِيفَةٍ إلَيَّ أنا خادِمَتَكَ، مَعَ أنَّنِي لا أسْتَحِقُّ أنْ أكُونَ واحِدَةً مِنْ جَوارِيكَ.»

14 W hen it was time to eat, Boaz said to Ruth, “Come here. Eat of the bread and put sour wine on it.” So she sat beside the people who gathered the grain. And Boaz brought her grain made ready over a fire. She ate and was filled and had some left.

وَفِي وَقتِ الغَداءِ، قالَ بُوعَزُ لَها: «تَعالَي وَتَناوَلِي الطَّعامَ مَعَنا، وَاغمِسِي خُبزَكِ فِي هَذا الطَّعامِ.» فَجَلَسَت راعُوثُ إلَى جانِبِ الحَصّادِينَ. ثُمَّ أعْطاها بُوعَزُ بَعضَ الفَرِيكَةِ المَشوِيَّةِ، فَأكَلَت حَتَّى شَبِعَت، وَفَضُلَ مِنْ طَعامِها.

15 W hen she got up to gather grain, Boaz told his servants, “Let her gather even among the standing grain. Do not speak against her.

ثُمَّ قامَتْ لِتَعُودَ إلَى جَمعِ السَّنابِلِ. فَأوصَى بُوعَزُ العامِلِينَ لَدَيهِ وَقالَ لَهُمْ: «دَعُوها تَجْمَعْ حَتَّى بَينَ أكْداسِ الحُبُوبِ، وَلا تُحْرِجُوها أوْ تُزعِجُوها.

16 P ull some grain out of the grain that has been gathered together and leave it for her to gather. And do not speak sharp words to her.”

تَعَمَّدُوا أنْ تُسْقِطُوا بَعْضَ السَّنابِلِ السَّمِينَةِ أيضاً، وَاترُكُوها وَراءَكُمْ كَي تَلتَقِطَها. تَذَكَّرُوا أنْ لا تُزعِجُوها.» نُعمِي تَعلَمُ بِأمرِ بُوعَز

17 S o Ruth gathered grain in the field until evening. Then she beat out what she had gathered. It was enough barley to fill a basket.

وَهَكَذا بَقِيَت فِي الحَقلِ لِجَمعِ السَّنابِلِ حَتَّى المَساءِ. ثُمَّ دَرَسَتْ ما جَمَعَتهُ، فَكانَ مِقدارَ قُفَّةٍ مِنَ الشَّعِيرِ.

18 S he picked it up and went into the city to show her mother-in-law what she had gathered. Ruth gave Naomi what she had left after she was filled.

فَحَمَلَتْ ما دَرَسَتْهُ وَعادَتْ إلَى البَلدَةِ. وَأرَت راعُوثُ حَماتَها ما جَمَعَتْهُ. ثُمَّ أخرَجَتِ الطَّعامَ الَّذِي زادَ عَنْ حاجَتِها مِنَ وَجْبَةِ الغَداءِ، وَأعْطَتْهُ لَها.

19 H er mother-in-law said to her, “Where did you gather grain today? Where did you work? May good come to the man who showed you favor.” So Ruth told her mother-in-law, “The name of the man I worked with today is Boaz.”

فَقالَتْ لَها حَماتُها: «أينَ التَقَطْتِ السَّنابِلَ اليَومَ؟ أينَ عَمِلْتِ؟ مُبارَكٌ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي انْتَبَهَ إلَيكِ.» فَأخبَرَتْ راعُوثُ حَماتَها بِكُلِّ ما حَدَثَ مَعَ الرَّجُلِ، وَقالَتْ: «اسمُ الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي عَمِلتُ عِندَهُ اليَومَ بُوعَزُ.»

20 N aomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he receive good from the Lord, Who has not kept His kindness from the living and the dead.” Then Naomi said to her, “The man is near to us. He is of our family.”

فَقالَتْ نُعمِي لِكِنَّتِها: «لِيُبارِكْهُ اللهُ ، الَّذِي هُوَ مُحسِنٌ وَأمِينٌ نَحوَ الأمواتِ وَالأحياءِ.» ثُمَّ قالَتْ نُعمِي لِراعُوثَ: «بُوعَزُ مِنْ أقرِبائِنا، وَهُوَ مِنْ حُماتِنا.»

21 R uth, the Moabite woman, said, “He told me, ‘You should stay close to my servants until they have finished gathering all my grain.’”

فَقالَتْ راعُوثُ المُوآبِيَّةُ: «وَقَدْ قالَ لِي أيضاً: ‹التَصِقِي بِالعامِلاتِ وَالعامِلِينَ لَدَيَّ إلَى أنْ يُكمِلُوا الحَصادَ كُلَّهُ.›»

22 N aomi said to her daughter-in-law Ruth, “It is good that you go out with his women servants, my daughter. Then no danger will come upon you in another field.”

فَقالَتْ نُعمِي لِكِنَّتِها راعُوثُ: «يا ابنَتِي، جَيِّدٌ أنْ تُلازِمِي جَوارِيِهِ حَتَّى لا يَعتَدِيَ عَلَيكِ أحَدٌ فِي أيِّ حَقلٍ آخَرَ.»

23 S o she stayed close to those who worked for Boaz until the end of the time of gathering grain. And she lived with her mother-in-law.

فَالتَصَقَتْ راعُوثُ بِجَوارِي بُوعَزَ لِتَلتَقِطَ السَّنابِلَ حَتَّى نِهايَةِ حَصادِ الشَّعِيرِ، بَلْ وَحَتَّى نِهايَةِ حَصادِ القَمْحِ. وَكانَتْ تَسكُنُ مَعَ حَماتِها.