1 And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz. 2 And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter. 3 And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.
4 ¶ And, behold, Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee. 5 Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this? 6 And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab: 7 And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house. 8 Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens: 9 Let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go thou after them: have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee? and when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of that which the young men have drawn. 10 Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger? 11 And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore. 12 The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust. 13 Then she said, Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens. 14 And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corn , and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left. 15 And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not: 16 And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them , that she may glean them , and rebuke her not.
17 So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.
18 ¶ And she took it up, and went into the city: and her mother in law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to her that she had reserved after she was sufficed. 19 And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to day? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she shewed her mother in law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man’s name with whom I wrought to day is Boaz. 20 And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the LORD, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen. 21 And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said unto me also, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest. 22 And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter in law, It is good, my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, that they meet thee not in any other field. 23 So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother in law.
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Рутнинг Бўаз билан учрашуви
1 Наиманинг Бўаз деган қариндоши бўлиб, анчагина обрўли, бадавлат одам эди. У Наиманинг марҳум эри Элималек уруғидан эди. 2 Бир куни Мўаблик Рут Наимага:
— Мен далага бормоқчи эдим. Ким илтифот кўрсатса, ўша даладан бошоқ териб келардим , — деди.
— Майли, боравер, қизим, — деди Наима.
3 Рут кетди. Далага етиб келиб, ўроқчиларнинг орқасидан тўкилган бошоқларни тера бошлади. Қарангки, бу дала Элималекнинг қариндоши Бўазники экан.
4 Бир пайт Байтлаҳмдан Бўаз келиб қолди. У ўроқчиларга:
— Ҳорманглар, Худо сизларга ёр бўлсин! — деди. Улар ҳам:
— Бор бўлинг, Худо умрингизга барака берсин! — деб жавоб қайтаришди. 5 Бўаз ўроқчилар назоратчисига Рутни кўрсатиб:
— Бу жувон ким? — деб сўради. 6 Ўроқчилар назоратчиси:
— Бу ўша Мўаблик мусофир, — деди, — Наима билан бирга Мўаб юртидан келган. 7 У: “Мен ўроқчилар орқасидан юриб, тўкилган бошоқларни териб олсам”, деб сўраган эди. Тонг саҳарда келиб шу чоққача тинмай далада ишлади. Ҳозиргина чайлада бир оз дам олгани ўтирди.
8 Бўаз Рутга:
— Менга қара, қизим, — деди, — бошоқ териш учун бошқа далага бормай қўя қол. Шу ерда менинг чўриларим билан бирга юравер. 9 Сен фақат хизматкорларим буғдой ўраётган далада бўл, уларнинг орқасидан юравер. Хизматкорларимга тайинлаб қўяман, сенга индашмайди. Чанқасанг, анави идишларда сув бор. Қудуқдан хизматкорларим тортиб олган, ичавер!
10 Рут ер ўпгудай бўлиб таъзим қилди–да, Бўазга шундай деди:
— Нечун назарингизга тушиб, шунчалик меҳрингизга сазовор бўлдим? Мен ахир, келгинди бўлсам, сиз менга шу қадар эътибор беряпсиз.
11 Бўаз шундай жавоб берди:
— Эринг ўлгандан кейин қайнанангга қандай муносабатда бўлганингни менга айтиб беришди. Сен ота–онангни, юртингни ташлаб, илгари ўзингга бегона бўлган халқ орасида яшашга келдинг. 12 Яхшиликларинг учун Эгамдан қайтсин. Сен паноҳ истаб келган Исроил халқининг Худоси — Эгамдан сенга тўлиқ мукофот бўлсин.
13 — Сизнинг меҳрингизга сазовор бўлайин, тўрам! — деди Рут. — Сиз мендай чўрингизнинг дилидаги армонларини гапириб, тасалли бердингиз. Лекин мен сизнинг чўриларингиздан биронтаси эмасман–ку.
14 Тушлик пайти бўлганда Бўаз Рутга:
— Бу ёққа кел, нондан ол, мусалласга ботириб егин, — деди.
Рут хизматкорлар ёнидан жой олди. Бўаз унга қовурилган донлардан узатди. Рут тўйди ва озроқ орттириб ҳам қолдирди.
15 Сўнгра Рут яна бошоқ териб олай деб, ўрнидан туриб нарига кетди. Бўаз хизматкорларига шундай буйруқ берди:
— У боғламлар орасидан ҳам териб олаверсин, зинҳор хафа қила кўрманглар. 16 Ҳатто боғламдан атайин ташлаб қолдириб кетинглар. У териб олсин, уни койиманглар.
17 Шундай қилиб, Рут қош қорайгунча далада бошоқ терди, терганларини янчди. У янчган арпа бир тоғорадан кўпроқ чиқди. 18 Донни кўтариб, шаҳарга жўнади. У териб келган донни қайнанасига кўрсатди. Рут ўзи тўйгандан сўнг орттириб қолдирган қовурилган донларни қайнанасига берди. 19 Қайнанаси Рутдан сўради:
— Қайда ишладинг? Кимнинг даласидан бошоқ тердинг бугун? Сенга ёрдам кўрсатганни Худо ёрлақасин!
Рут кимникида ишлаганини қайнанасига айтди:
— Бугун мен ишлаган даланинг эгаси Бўаз деган одам экан, — деди. 20 Наима келинига:
— Уни Худо ёрлақасин! — деди ҳаяжонланиб. — Тирикларга, ҳам марҳумларга содиқ қолиб, марҳаматини дариғ тутмабди.
Сўнг:
— У киши бизнинг яқин қариндошларимиздан, оиламизни ўз паноҳига олишга бурчли одамлардан , — деб қўшиб қўйди.
21 Мўаблик Рут ҳам қўшимча қилди:
— У менга ҳатто, даламда ўрим–йиғим тугамагунча, менинг хизматкорларим билан бирга юравер, деб айтди.
22 Наима келинига:
— Яхши, қизим, сен унинг чўри қизлари билан юравер. Бегона далага борсанг, сенга озор беришлари мумкин, — деди.
23 Шу тариқа Рут арпа ва буғдой ўрими тугагунга қадар , Бўазнинг чўри қизлари ёнида бошоқ териб юрар, қайнанаси билан бирга яшарди.
