1Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee? 2And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor. 3Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking. 4And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do.3.4 uncover: or, lift up the clothes that are on 5And she said unto her, All that thou sayest unto me I will do.
6¶ And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother in law bade her. 7And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down.
8¶ And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.3.8 turned: or, took hold on 9And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman.3.9 a near…: or, one that hath right to redeem 10And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich. 11And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous woman.3.11 city: Heb. gate 12And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I. 13Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman’s part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee, as the LORD liveth: lie down until the morning.
14¶ And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor. 15Also he said, Bring the vail that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her: and she went into the city.3.15 vail: or, sheet, or, apron 16And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her. 17And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law. 18Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day.
路得麦场见波阿斯
1一天，路得的婆婆拿俄米对她说：“我的女儿啊，我实在应该为你找个好归宿，使你生活幸福。 2波阿斯不是我们的亲戚吗？而且你又常与他的女工在一起。今天晚上他会在麦场簸大麦。 3你要梳洗打扮、抹上香膏、换件衣服，然后去麦场，但不要让他认出你是谁。等他吃饱喝足， 4躺下睡觉的时候，你看准他躺卧的地方，去掀开盖在他脚上的被，躺在那里，到时他必定会告诉你该怎样做。” 5路得说：“好，我一定照你的吩咐去做。”
6于是，路得就到麦场去，照她婆婆吩咐的去做。 7波阿斯吃过晚饭，心里舒畅，便躺在麦堆旁边睡着了。路得悄悄过去掀起盖在他脚上的被，躺在他脚旁。 8到了半夜，波阿斯忽然惊醒，翻过身来，发现一个女子躺在他的脚旁， 9便问道：“你是谁？”她答道：“我是你的婢女路得，请用你的衣襟遮盖我，因为你是我的近亲。” 10波阿斯说：“姑娘，愿耶和华赐福给你，因为你一直对婆家情深义重，现在更是如此。你本来可以找一个或穷或富的年轻丈夫，然而你却没有这样做。 11姑娘，不要怕，你所说的一切，我都会去为你安排，城里所有的人都知道你是个贤德的女子。 12不错，我是你的近亲，可是有一个人比我更近。 13你今晚就留在这里，明天早上，如果他答应尽亲属的义务，就由他照顾你；如果他不肯，我凭永活的耶和华起誓，我会尽我的本分。现在你只管安心睡觉吧。”
14路得就躺在波阿斯的脚旁。天未亮，还看不清人的时候，路得就起来了。因为波阿斯曾对她说：“不可让别人知道有女人来过这里。” 15离开的时候，波阿斯对她说：“把你的外衣拿来铺开。”路得就照做了。他用路得的外衣包了六簸箕大麦，帮她扛在肩上，她便回城了。 16回到家中，婆婆问她：“女儿啊，怎么样了？”路得便将事情的经过都告诉了婆婆。 17她又说：“那个人给了我六簸箕大麦，对我说，‘不要空手回去见你婆婆。’” 18拿俄米说：“女儿啊！你只管安静等候，看这事怎样发展，因为那人今天不把事情办妥，是绝不会休息的。”
