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.

Noemi tinha um parente por parte do marido. Era um homem rico e influente, pertencia ao clã de Elimeleque e chamava-se Boaz.

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.”

Rute, a moabita, disse a Noemi: “Vou recolher espigas no campo daquele que me permitir”. “Vá, minha filha”, respondeu-lhe Noemi.

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.

Então ela foi e começou a recolher espigas atrás dos ceifeiros. Casualmente entrou justo na parte da plantação que pertencia a Boaz, que era do clã de Elimeleque.

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.”

Naquele exato momento, Boaz chegou de Belém e saudou os ceifeiros: “O Senhor esteja com vocês!” Eles responderam: “O Senhor te abençoe!”

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

Boaz perguntou ao capataz dos ceifeiros: “A quem pertence aquela moça?”

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.

O capataz respondeu: “É uma moabita que voltou de Moabe com Noemi.

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.”

Ela me pediu que a deixasse recolher e juntar espigas entre os feixes, após os ceifeiros. Ela chegou cedo e está em pé até agora. Só sentou-se um pouco no abrigo”.

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.

Disse então Boaz a Rute: “Ouça bem, minha filha, não vá colher noutra lavoura, nem se afaste daqui. Fique com minhas servas.

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.”

Preste atenção onde os homens estão ceifando, e vá atrás das moças que vão colher. Darei ordem aos rapazes para que não toquem em você. Quando tiver sede, beba da água dos potes que os rapazes encheram”.

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.”

Ela inclinou-se e, prostrada, rosto em terra, exclamou: “Por que achei favor a seus olhos, ao ponto de o senhor se importar comigo, uma estrangeira?”

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.

Boaz respondeu: “Contaram-me tudo o que você tem feito por sua sogra, depois que você perdeu o seu marido: como deixou seu pai, sua mãe e sua terra natal para viver com um povo que você não conhecia bem.

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.”

O Senhor lhe retribua o que você tem feito! Que seja ricamente recompensada pelo Senhor, o Deus de Israel, sob cujas asas você veio buscar refúgio!”

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.”

E disse ela: “Continue eu a ser bem acolhida, meu senhor! O senhor me deu ânimo e encorajou sua serva — e eu sequer sou uma de suas servas!”

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.

Na hora da refeição, Boaz lhe disse: “Venha cá! Pegue um pedaço de pão e molhe-o no vinagre”. Quando ela se sentou junto aos ceifeiros, Boaz lhe ofereceu grãos tostados. Ela comeu até ficar satisfeita e ainda sobrou.

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.

Quando ela se levantou para recolher espigas, Boaz deu estas ordens a seus servos: “Mesmo que ela recolha entre os feixes, não a repreendam!

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.”

Ao contrário, quando estiverem colhendo, tirem para ela algumas espigas dos feixes e deixem-nas cair para que ela as recolha, e não a impeçam”.

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.

E assim Rute colheu na lavoura até o entardecer. Depois debulhou o que tinha ajuntado: quase uma arroba de cevada.

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.

Carregou-a para o povoado, e sua sogra viu quanto Rute havia recolhido quando ela lhe ofereceu o que havia sobrado da refeição.

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.”

A sogra lhe perguntou: “Onde você colheu hoje? Onde trabalhou? Bendito seja aquele que se importou com você!” Então Rute contou à sogra com quem tinha trabalhado: “O nome do homem com quem trabalhei hoje é Boaz”.

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.”

E Noemi exclamou: “Seja ele abençoado pelo Senhor, que não deixa de ser leal e bondoso com os vivos e com os mortos!” E acrescentou: “Aquele homem é nosso parente; é um de nossos resgatadores!”

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.’”

E Rute, a moabita, continuou: “Pois ele mesmo me disse também: ‘Fique com os meus ceifeiros até que terminem toda a minha colheita’”.

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.”

Então Noemi aconselhou à sua nora Rute: “É melhor mesmo você ir com as servas dele, minha filha. Noutra lavoura poderiam molestá-la”.

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.

Assim Rute ficou com as servas de Boaz para recolher espigas, até acabarem as colheitas de cevada e de trigo. E continuou morando com a sua sogra.