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Ruth 3:1-11
New Living Translation
Ruth 3:1-11
New Living Translation
Ruth at the Threshing Floor
3 One day Naomi said to Ruth, “My daughter, it’s time that I found a permanent home for you, so that you will be provided for. 2 Boaz is a close relative of ours, and he’s been very kind by letting you gather grain with his young women. Tonight he will be winnowing barley at the threshing floor. 3 Now do as I tell you—take a bath and put on perfume and dress in your nicest clothes. Then go to the threshing floor, but don’t let Boaz see you until he has finished eating and drinking. 4 Be sure to notice where he lies down; then go and uncover his feet and lie down there. He will tell you what to do.”
5 “I will do everything you say,” Ruth replied. 6 So she went down to the threshing floor that night and followed the instructions of her mother-in-law.
7 After Boaz had finished eating and drinking and was in good spirits, he lay down at the far end of the pile of grain and went to sleep. Then Ruth came quietly, uncovered his feet, and lay down. 8 Around midnight Boaz suddenly woke up and turned over. He was surprised to find a woman lying at his feet! 9 “Who are you?” he asked.
“I am your servant Ruth,” she replied. “Spread the corner of your covering over me, for you are my family redeemer.”
10 “The Lord bless you, my daughter!” Boaz exclaimed. “You are showing even more family loyalty now than you did before, for you have not gone after a younger man, whether rich or poor. 11 Now don’t worry about a thing, my daughter. I will do what is necessary, for everyone in town knows you are a virtuous woman.
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Rut 3:1-11
Nueva Traducción Viviente
Rut 3:1-11
Nueva Traducción Viviente
Rut en el campo de trillar
3 Un día Noemí le dijo a Rut:
—Hija mía, es tiempo de que yo te encuentre un hogar permanente para que tengas un porvenir asegurado. 2 Booz es nuestro pariente cercano, y él ha sido muy amable al dejarte recoger grano con las jóvenes. Esta noche estará aventando cebada en el campo de trillar. 3 Mira, haz lo que te digo. Báñate, perfúmate y vístete con tu ropa más linda. Después baja al campo de trillar, pero no dejes que Booz te vea hasta que termine de comer y de beber. 4 Fíjate bien dónde se acuesta; después acércate a él, destapa sus pies y acuéstate allí. Entonces él te dirá lo que debes hacer.
5 —Haré todo lo que me dices—respondió Rut.
6 Así que esa noche bajó al campo donde se trilla el grano y siguió las instrucciones de su suegra.
7 Después de que Booz terminó de comer y de beber y estuvo de buen ánimo, se acostó al otro extremo del montón de grano y se durmió. Entonces Rut se acercó sin hacer ruido, le destapó los pies y se acostó. 8 Alrededor de la medianoche, Booz se despertó de pronto y se dio vuelta. Entonces se sorprendió, ¡al encontrar a una mujer acostada a sus pies!
9 —¿Quién eres?—preguntó.
—Soy Rut, su sierva—contestó ella—. Extienda sobre mí el borde de su manto ya que usted es el redentor de mi familia.
10 —¡El Señor te bendiga, hija mía!—exclamó Booz—. Muestras aún más lealtad familiar ahora que antes, pues no has ido tras algún hombre más joven, sea rico o pobre. 11 Ahora, hija mía, no te preocupes por nada. Yo haré lo que sea necesario, porque todo el pueblo sabe que eres una mujer virtuosa.
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Ruth 3:1-11
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Ruth and Boaz at the Threshing Floor
3 One day Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi(A) said to her, “My daughter, I must find a home[a](B) for you, where you will be well provided for. 2 Now Boaz, with whose women you have worked, is a relative(C) of ours. Tonight he will be winnowing barley on the threshing floor.(D) 3 Wash,(E) put on perfume,(F) and get dressed in your best clothes.(G) Then go down to the threshing floor, but don’t let him know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.(H) 4 When he lies down, note the place where he is lying. Then go and uncover his feet and lie down. He will tell you what to do.”
5 “I will do whatever you say,”(I) Ruth answered. 6 So she went down to the threshing floor(J) and did everything her mother-in-law told her to do.
7 When Boaz had finished eating and drinking and was in good spirits,(K) he went over to lie down at the far end of the grain pile.(L) Ruth approached quietly, uncovered his feet and lay down. 8 In the middle of the night something startled the man; he turned—and there was a woman lying at his feet!
9 “Who are you?” he asked.
“I am your servant Ruth,” she said. “Spread the corner of your garment(M) over me, since you are a guardian-redeemer[b](N) of our family.”
10 “The Lord bless you,(O) my daughter,” he replied. “This kindness is greater than that which you showed earlier:(P) You have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor. 11 And now, my daughter, don’t be afraid. I will do for you all you ask. All the people of my town know that you are a woman of noble character.(Q)
Ruth 3:1-11
King James Version
Ruth 3:1-11
King James Version
3 Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?
2 And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor.
3 Wash 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.
4 And 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.
5 And 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.
7 And 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.
9 And 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.
10 And 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.
11 And 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.
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