The Book of Ruth, Chapter 3ΡΟΥΘ Γ′

Εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῇ Νωεμιν ἡ πενθερὰ αὐτῆς· Θύγατερ, οὐ ζητήσω σοι ἀνάπαυσιν, ἵνα εὖ σοι γένηται;

Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her: 'Daughter, shall I not seek rest for you, that it may go well with you?'

καὶ νῦν οὐχὶ Βοὸζ γνωστὸς ἡμῶν, οὗ ἦσθα μετὰ τῶν κορασίων αὐτοῦ; ἰδοὺ αὐτὸς λικμᾷ τὸν ἅλωνα τῶν κριθῶν ταύτῃ τῇ νυκτί.

And now, is not Boaz our kinsman, with whose maidens you were? Behold, he is winnowing the threshing floor of barley this night.

σὺ δὲ λοῦσαι καὶ ἀλείψαι καὶ περιβαλοῦ τὴν στολήν σου ἐπὶ σέ, καὶ ἀνάβηθι εἰς τὸν ἅλωνα· μὴ γνωρισθῇς τῷ ἀνδρί, ἕως οὗ συντελέσαι αὐτὸν πιεῖν καὶ φαγεῖν.

But you, wash and anoint yourself and put your cloak on yourself, and go up to the threshing floor; do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking.

καὶ ἔσται ἐν τῷ κοιμηθῆναι αὐτόν, καὶ γνώσῃ τὸν τόπον ὅπου κοιμᾶται ἐκεῖ, καὶ ἐλεύσῃ καὶ ἀποκαλύψεις τὰ πρὸς ποδῶν αὐτοῦ καὶ κοιμηθήσῃ· καὶ αὐτὸς ἀπαγγελεῖ σοι ἃ ποιήσεις.

And it shall be when he lies down, that you shall take note of the place where he lies down there, and you shall come and uncover the place at his feet and lie down; and he himself will tell you what you are to do.

εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῇ Ρουθ· Πάντα, ὅσα ἂν εἴπῃς, ποιήσω.

And Ruth said to her: 'All that you say, I will do.'

καὶ κατέβη εἰς τὸν ἅλωνα καὶ ἐποίησεν κατὰ πάντα, ὅσα ἐνετείλατο αὐτῇ ἡ πενθερὰ αὐτῆς.

And she went down to the threshing floor and did according to all that her mother-in-law had commanded her.

ἔφαγεν δὲ Βοὸζ καὶ ἔπιεν καὶ ἠγαθύνθη ἡ καρδία αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἦλθεν κοιμηθῆναι ἐν μερίδι τῆς στοιβῆς· καὶ ἦλθεν ἐν κρυφῇ καὶ ἀπεκάλυψεν τὰ πρὸς ποδῶν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐκοιμήθη.

And Boaz ate and drank, and his heart was merry, and he came to lie down at the end of the heap of grain; then she came secretly and uncovered the place at his feet and lay down.

ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν μέσῳ τῆς νυκτὸς καὶ ἐξέστη ὁ ἀνὴρ καὶ ἐταράχθη, καὶ ἰδοὺ γυνὴ κοιμᾶται πρὸς ποδῶν αὐτοῦ.

And it came to pass in the middle of the night that the man was startled and turned, and behold, a woman was lying at his feet.

εἶπεν δέ· Τίς εἶ σύ; ἡ δὲ εἶπεν· Ἐγώ εἰμι Ρουθ ἡ δούλη σου, καὶ περιβαλεῖς τὸ πτερύγιόν σου ἐπὶ τὴν δούλην σου, ὅτι ἀγχιστεὺς εἶ σύ.

And he said: 'Who are you?' And she said: 'I am Ruth your servant-girl; and you shall spread your wing over your servant-girl, because you are a kinsman-redeemer.'

καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ Βοόζ· Εὐλογημένη σὺ τῷ κυρίῳ θεῷ, θύγατερ· ὅτι ἠγάθυνας τὸ ἔλεός σου τὸ ἔσχατον ὑπὲρ τὸ πρῶτον, τοῦ μὴ πορευθῆναί σε ὀπίσω νεανίσκων, εἴτε πτωχὸς εἴτε πλούσιος.

And Boaz said to her: 'Blessed are you by the Lord God, daughter; for you have made your last act of kindness better than the first, in that you have not gone after young men, whether poor or rich.'

καὶ νῦν, θύγατερ, μὴ φοβοῦ· πάντα, ὅσα ἐὰν εἴπῃς, ποιήσω σοι· οἶδεν γὰρ πᾶσα φυλὴ τοῦ λαοῦ μου ὅτι γυνὴ δυνάμεως εἶ σύ.

And now, daughter, do not be afraid; all that you say I will do for you; for all the tribe of my people knows that you are a woman of worth.

καὶ νῦν ὅτι ἀληθῶς ἀγχιστεύς εἰμι ἐγώ, καὶ ἔστιν ἀγχιστεὺς ἐγγίων ὑπὲρ ἐμέ.

And now, truly I am a kinsman-redeemer, and yet there is a kinsman-redeemer nearer than I.

αὐλίσθητι τὴν νύκτα, καὶ ἔσται τὸ πρωί, ἐὰν ἀγχιστεύσῃ σε ἀγαθόν, ἀγχιστευέτω· εἰ δὲ μὴ βούλεται ἀγχιστεῦσαί σε, ἀγχιστεύσω σε ἐγώ, ζῇ κύριος· κοιμήθητι ἕως πρωί.

Lodge here this night, and in the morning, if he will redeem you, good — let him redeem; but if he does not wish to redeem you, I myself will redeem you, as the Lord lives. Lie down until morning.

καὶ ἐκοιμήθη πρὸς ποδῶν αὐτοῦ ἕως πρωί. καὶ ἀνέστη πρὸ τοῦ ἐπιγνῶναι ἄνδρα τὸν πλησίον αὐτοῦ· καὶ εἶπεν Βοόζ· Μὴ γνωσθήτω ὅτι ἦλθεν γυνὴ εἰς τὸν ἅλωνα.

And she lay at his feet until morning. And she arose before a man could recognize his neighbor. And Boaz said: 'Let it not be known that a woman came to the threshing floor.'

καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ· Φέρε τὸ περίζωμα τὸ ἐπί σοι καὶ κράτει αὐτό. καὶ ἐκράτησεν αὐτό. καὶ ἐμέτρησεν ἓξ κριθῶν καὶ ἐπέθηκεν ἐπ᾽ αὐτήν· καὶ εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὴν πόλιν.

And he said to her: 'Bring the shawl that is on you and hold it.' And she held it. And he measured out six measures of barley and put them on her; and he went into the city.

καὶ ἦλθεν πρὸς τὴν πενθερὰν αὐτῆς, ἡ δὲ εἶπεν· Τίς εἶ, θύγατερ; καὶ ἀνήγγειλεν αὐτῇ πάντα, ὅσα ἐποίησεν αὐτῇ ὁ ἀνήρ.

And she came to her mother-in-law, and she said: 'Who are you, daughter?' And she reported to her all that the man had done for her.

καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ· Τὰ ἓξ τῶν κριθῶν ταῦτα ἔδωκέν μοι, ὅτι εἶπεν πρός με· Μὴ εἰσέλθῃς κενὴ πρὸς τὴν πενθεράν σου.

And she said to her: 'These six measures of barley he gave me, for he said to me: Do not go to your mother-in-law empty-handed.'

ἡ δὲ εἶπεν· Κάθου, θύγατερ, ἕως τοῦ γνῶναί σε πῶς πεσεῖται τὸ πρᾶγμα· οὐ γὰρ ἀναπαύσεται ὁ ἀνήρ, ἐὰν μὴ τελέσῃ τὸ ῥῆμα σήμερον.

And she said: 'Sit still, daughter, until you know how the matter will fall; for the man will not rest unless he has settled the matter today.'