Naomi’s Plan to Give Rest to Her Daughter-in-Law, Ruth |
Ruth 3:1-18 The Book of Ruth [in Smaller Chunks] |
Then Naomi, her mother-in-law, said to [Ruth,] My daughter, [shouldn’t] I seek rest for you, [so] things [go] well [for] you? Isn’t Boaz our [close relative,] with whose [maidens you’re with?] |
[See,] he [is separating the chaff] from the barley tonight in the threshing floor. Therefore, wash & anoint [yourself,] & put your [best clothing] on you, & [go] down to the [threshing] floor, but [don’t] make yourself known to the man, [a.k.a. Boaz,] until he [has finished] eating & drinking. |
And it shall [happen,] when [Boaz lies] down, that you [shall note] the place where he shall lie [down.] And you [shall] go in, & uncover his feet & lay [yourself] down. And [Boaz] will tell you what you [shall] do. And [Ruth] said to [Naomi,] I will do all that you [said] to me. And [Ruth] went down to the floor, & did according to all her mother-in-law [requested of] her. |
And when Boaz had eaten & drunk, & his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of [a] heap of corn: & [Ruth] came softly & uncovered [the] feet of [Boaz] & laid [herself] down. |
And it [happened] at midnight, [Boaz] was [startled] & turned himself, & [saw,] a woman lay at his feet. And he said, Who [are] you? And she answered, I am Ruth, your handmaid. Therefore, spread your [robe] over your handmaid, [since] you [are] a [close relative.] |
And [Boaz] said, Blessed are you of the Lord, my daughter: for you [have shown] more kindness, in the end than at the beginning, [since] you [didn’t follow] young men, whether poor or rich. |
And now, my daughter, [don’t be fearful.] I will do [for] you all you [request,] for all the city of my people know you are a virtuous woman. And [although] it’s now true that I am your [close relative, however] there is a [closer relative] than I [am.] |
[Stay] this night, & it shall [happen,] in the morning, if he will perform [for] you a [close] [relative’s] part, well; let him do [so.] But if he [won’t] do the part of a [relative for] you, then I will do the part of a [relative for] you, as the Lord [lives.] |
Lie down until the morning. And [Ruth] lay at [the feet of Boaz] until morning, & she rose up before one could know another. And [Boaz] said, [Don’t] let it be known that a woman came into the [threshing] floor. |
Also [Boaz] said, Bring the [veil, a.k.a. shawl,] you have on you, & hold it. And when she held it, [Boaz poured out] 6 measures of barley, & laid it on her [shawl,] & she went into the city. And when [Ruth] came to her mother-in-law, [Naomi] said, [How] are you, my daughter? |
And [Ruth] told [Naomi] all that [Boaz] had done [for] her. And [Ruth] said, [Boaz] gave me these 6 measures of barley; for he said to me, [Don’t] go [away] empty [handed] to your mother-in-law. Then [Naomi] said, Sit still, my daughter, until you know how the matter will [be determined:] for [Boaz] will not rest, until he has finished [this] thing [today.] |