2–BOB
Rutning Boʻaz bilan uchrashuvi
1 Naimaning Boʻaz degan qarindoshi boʻlib, anchagina obroʻli, badavlat odam edi. U Naimaning marhum eri Elimalek urugʻidan edi. 2 Bir kuni Moʻablik Rut Naimaga:
— Men dalaga bormoqchi edim. Kim iltifot koʻrsatsa, oʻsha daladan boshoq terib kelardim , — dedi.
— Mayli, boraver, qizim, — dedi Naima.
3 Rut ketdi. Dalaga yetib kelib, oʻroqchilarning orqasidan toʻkilgan boshoqlarni tera boshladi. Qarangki, bu dala Elimalekning qarindoshi Boʻazniki ekan.
4 Bir payt Baytlahmdan Boʻaz kelib qoldi. U oʻroqchilarga:
— Hormanglar, Xudo sizlarga yor boʻlsin! — dedi. Ular ham:
— Bor boʻling, Xudo umringizga baraka bersin! — deb javob qaytarishdi. 5 Boʻaz oʻroqchilar nazoratchisiga Rutni koʻrsatib:
— Bu juvon kim? — deb soʻradi. 6 Oʻroqchilar nazoratchisi:
— Bu oʻsha Moʻablik musofir, — dedi, — Naima bilan birga Moʻab yurtidan kelgan. 7 U: “Men oʻroqchilar orqasidan yurib, toʻkilgan boshoqlarni terib olsam”, deb soʻragan edi. Tong saharda kelib shu choqqacha tinmay dalada ishladi. Hozirgina chaylada bir oz dam olgani oʻtirdi.
8 Boʻaz Rutga:
— Menga qara, qizim, — dedi, — boshoq terish uchun boshqa dalaga bormay qoʻya qol. Shu yerda mening choʻrilarim bilan birga yuraver. 9 Sen faqat xizmatkorlarim bugʻdoy oʻrayotgan dalada boʻl, ularning orqasidan yuraver. Xizmatkorlarimga tayinlab qoʻyaman, senga indashmaydi. Chanqasang, anavi idishlarda suv bor. Quduqdan xizmatkorlarim tortib olgan, ichaver!
10 Rut yer oʻpguday boʻlib taʼzim qildi–da, Boʻazga shunday dedi:
— Nechun nazaringizga tushib, shunchalik mehringizga sazovor boʻldim? Men axir, kelgindi boʻlsam, siz menga shu qadar eʼtibor beryapsiz.
11 Boʻaz shunday javob berdi:
— Ering oʻlgandan keyin qaynanangga qanday munosabatda boʻlganingni menga aytib berishdi. Sen ota–onangni, yurtingni tashlab, ilgari oʻzingga begona boʻlgan xalq orasida yashashga kelding. 12 Yaxshiliklaring uchun Egamdan qaytsin. Sen panoh istab kelgan Isroil xalqining Xudosi — Egamdan senga toʻliq mukofot boʻlsin.
13 — Sizning mehringizga sazovor boʻlayin, toʻram! — dedi Rut. — Siz menday choʻringizning dilidagi armonlarini gapirib, tasalli berdingiz. Lekin men sizning choʻrilaringizdan birontasi emasman–ku.
14 Tushlik payti boʻlganda Boʻaz Rutga:
— Bu yoqqa kel, nondan ol, musallasga botirib yegin, — dedi.
Rut xizmatkorlar yonidan joy oldi. Boʻaz unga qovurilgan donlardan uzatdi. Rut toʻydi va ozroq orttirib ham qoldirdi.
15 Soʻngra Rut yana boshoq terib olay deb, oʻrnidan turib nariga ketdi. Boʻaz xizmatkorlariga shunday buyruq berdi:
— U bogʻlamlar orasidan ham terib olaversin, zinhor xafa qila koʻrmanglar. 16 Hatto bogʻlamdan atayin tashlab qoldirib ketinglar. U terib olsin, uni koyimanglar.
17 Shunday qilib, Rut qosh qorayguncha dalada boshoq terdi, terganlarini yanchdi. U yanchgan arpa bir togʻoradan koʻproq chiqdi. 18 Donni koʻtarib, shaharga joʻnadi. U terib kelgan donni qaynanasiga koʻrsatdi. Rut oʻzi toʻygandan soʻng orttirib qoldirgan qovurilgan donlarni qaynanasiga berdi. 19 Qaynanasi Rutdan soʻradi:
— Qayda ishlading? Kimning dalasidan boshoq terding bugun? Senga yordam koʻrsatganni Xudo yorlaqasin!
Rut kimnikida ishlaganini qaynanasiga aytdi:
— Bugun men ishlagan dalaning egasi Boʻaz degan odam ekan, — dedi. 20 Naima keliniga:
— Uni Xudo yorlaqasin! — dedi hayajonlanib. — Tiriklarga, ham marhumlarga sodiq qolib, marhamatini darigʻ tutmabdi.
Soʻng:
— U kishi bizning yaqin qarindoshlarimizdan, oilamizni oʻz panohiga olishga burchli odamlardan , — deb qoʻshib qoʻydi.
21 Moʻablik Rut ham qoʻshimcha qildi:
— U menga hatto, dalamda oʻrim–yigʻim tugamaguncha, mening xizmatkorlarim bilan birga yuraver, deb aytdi.
22 Naima keliniga:
— Yaxshi, qizim, sen uning choʻri qizlari bilan yuraver. Begona dalaga borsang, senga ozor berishlari mumkin, — dedi.
23 Shu tariqa Rut arpa va bugʻdoy oʻrimi tugagunga qadar , Boʻazning choʻri qizlari yonida boshoq terib yurar, qaynanasi bilan birga yashardi.
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.
