Ruth 3

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Biblija Hrvatski
1 When she was back with her mother-in-law, Naomi said to her, "My daughter, I must seek a home for you that will please you.	1 Onda će joj Noemi, svekrva njezina: »Kćeri moja, da ti potražim mirno mjesto gdje bi mogla biti sretna?
2 Now is not Boaz, with whose servants you were, a relative of ours? This evening he will be winnowing barley at the threshing floor.	2 Vidiš, Boaz, s čijim si se poslenicima našla, naš je rođak. Evo, on će noćas vijati ječam na gumnu.
3 So bathe and anoint yourself; then put on your best attire and go down to the threshing floor. Do not make yourself known to the man before he has finished eating and drinking.	3 Umij se ti i namaži, lijepo se odjeni pa idi na gumno. Ne daj da te prepozna prije nego što se najede i napije.
4 But when he lies down, take note of the place where he does so. Then go, uncover a place at his feet, and lie down. He will tell you what to do."	4 Kad bude lijegao, dobro pazi gdje će leći; pa kad legne, otiđi onamo, podigni mu pokrivač s nogu i lezi ondje! Tada će ti on reći što ti je činiti.«
5 "I will do whatever you advise," Ruth replied.	5 Ona joj odgovori: »Učinit ću sve kako mi kažeš.«
6 So she went down to the threshing floor and did just as her mother-in-law had instructed her.	6 I siđe na gumno i učini sve kako joj je svekrva naredila.
7 Boaz ate and drank to his heart's content. Then when he went and lay down at the edge of the sheaves, she stole up, uncovered a place at his feet, and lay down.	7 A Boaz, pošto je jeo i pio i tako se odobrovoljio, ode i leže kraj stoga. Onda ona priđe polako, otkri mu noge i leže.
8 In the middle of the night, however, the man gave a start and turned around to find a woman lying at his feet.	8 Kad bijaše oko ponoći, trže se čovjek i obrnu se, i gle: žena leži do njegovih nogu.
9 He asked, "Who are you?" And she replied, "I am your servant Ruth. Spread the corner of your cloak over me, for you are my next of kin."	9 »Tko si?« – upita on, a ona odgovori: »Ja sam Ruta, sluškinja tvoja. Raširi skut svoje haljine na sluškinju svoju jer si mi skrbnik.«
10 He said, "May the LORD bless you, my daughter! You have been even more loyal now than before in not going after the young men, whether poor or rich.	10 »Blagoslovio te Jahve, kćeri moja!« – dočeka on. »Ovaj drugi tvoj čin milosti još je vredniji od prvoga, jer se nisi trudila da slijediš mlade poslenike, bili oni bogati ili siromašni.
11 So be assured, daughter, I will do for you whatever you say; all my townspeople know you for a worthy woman.	11 I zato se, kćeri moja, sada ne plaši: učinit ću ti sve što zatražiš, jer sva vrata moga naroda znaju da si čestita žena.
12 Now, though indeed I am closely related to you, you have another relative still closer.	12 Jest, uistinu sam ti skrbnik; ali postoji još bliži od mene.
13 Stay as you are for tonight, and tomorrow, if he wishes to claim you, good! let him do so. But if he does not wish to claim you, as the LORD lives, I will claim you myself. Lie there until morning."	13 Ostani noćas; ako te sutra ujutro on kao skrbnik htjedne uzeti, dobro, neka te uzme; a ne htjedne li, uzet ću te ja, tako mi Jahve! Spavaj do jutra.«
14 So she lay at his feet until morning, but rose before men could recognize one another. Boaz said, "Let it not be known that this woman came to the threshing floor."	14 I spavaše ona do njegovih nogu do jutra. On ustade prije nego što mogaše čovjek čovjeka razaznati jer mišljaše: »Ne treba da znaju da je žena bila na gumnu.«
15 Then he said to her, "Take off your cloak and hold it out." When she did so, he poured out six measures of barley, helped her lift the bundle, and left for the city.	15 I kaza joj: »Daj ogrtač što je na tebi i drži ga dobro.« Ona ga pridrža, a on joj nasu šest mjerica ječma i naprti joj. I ode ona u grad.
16 Ruth went home to her mother-in-law, who asked, "How have you fared, my daughter?" So she told her all the man had done for her,	16 Kad je stigla, upita je svekrva: »Što je s tobom, kćeri moja?« A ona joj pripovjedi sve što je učinio za nju.
17 and concluded, "He gave me these six measures of barley because he did not wish me to come back to my mother-in-law emptyhanded!"	17 I nadoveza: »Ovih šest mjerica ječma dade mi kazujući: ‘Ne smiješ se vratiti svekrvi praznih ruku.’«
18 Naomi then said, "Wait here, my daughter, until you learn what happens, for the man will not rest, but will settle the matter today."	18 Nato će joj Noemi: »Budi mirna, kćeri moja, dok ne vidiš što će biti: jer neće on imati spokoja dok sve još danas ne dokrajči.«