Livre de Ruth 3

JERUSALEM	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Noémi, sa belle-mère, lui dit: "Ma fille, ne dois-je pas chercher à t'établir pour que tu sois heureuse?	1 But afterwards, when she returned to her mother-in-law, Naomi said to her: “My daughter, I will seek rest for you, and I will provide so that it may be well with you.
2 Eh bien! Booz n'est-il pas notre parent, lui dont tu as suivi les servantes? Cette nuit, il doit vannerl'orge sur l'aire.	2 This Boaz, whose young women you joined in the field, is our near relative, and this night he will winnow the threshing floor of barley.
3 Lave-toi donc et parfume-toi, mets ton manteau et descends à l'aire, mais ne te laisse pas reconnaîtrepar lui avant qu'il ait fini de manger et de boire.	3 Therefore, wash and anoint yourself, and put on your decorative garments, and go down to the threshing floor, but do not let the man see you, while he finishes eating and drinking.
4 Quand il sera couché, observe l'endroit où il repose, alors tu iras, tu dégageras une place à ses pieds ettu te coucheras. Il te fera savoir lui-même ce que tu devras faire."	4 But when he goes sleep, observe the place where he sleeps. And you will approach and lift up the covering, the part which covers near his feet, and lay yourself down, and sleep there; but he will tell you what you are obliged to do.”
5 Et Ruth lui répondit: "Tout ce que tu me dis, je le ferai."	5 She answered, “I will do everything as you have instructed.”
6 Elle descendit donc à l'aire et fit tout ce que sa belle-mère lui avait commandé.	6 And she went down to the threshing floor, and she did everything that her mother-in-law had commanded her.
7 Booz mangea et but, puis, le coeur joyeux, s'en alla dormir auprès du tas d'orge. Alors Ruth s'en allatout doucement, dégagea une place à ses pieds et se coucha.	7 And when Boaz had finished eating and drinking, and he was merry, and he had gone to sleep by the pile of sheaves, she approached secretly, and, lifting the covering near his feet, she laid herself down.
8 Au milieu de la nuit, l'homme eut un frisson; il se retourna et vit une femme couchée à ses pieds.	8 And behold, when it was the middle of the night, the man became frightened and confused, and he saw a woman lying near his feet.
9 "Qui es-tu?" Dit-il. -- Je suis Ruth, ta servante, lui dit-elle. Etends sur ta servante le pan de tonmanteau, car tu as droit de rachat" --	9 And he said to her, “Who are you?” And she answered, “I am Ruth, your handmaid. Spread your covering over your servant, for you are a near relative.”
10 "Bénie sois-tu de Yahvé, ma fille, lui dit-il, ce second acte de piété que tu accomplis l'emporte sur lepremier, car tu n'as pas recherché des jeunes gens, pauvres ou riches.	10 And he said, “You are blessed by the Lord, daughter, and you have excelled beyond your earlier benevolence, because you have not followed young men, whether poor or rich.
11 Et maintenant, ma fille, sois sans crainte, tout ce que tu me diras, je le ferai pour toi, car tout le peupleà la porte de ma ville sait que tu es une femme parfaite.	11 Therefore, do not be afraid, but whatever you decide about me, I will accomplish for you. For all the people, who dwell within the gates of my city, know that you are a virtuous woman.
12 Toutefois, s'il est vrai que j'ai droit de rachat, il y a un parent plus proche que moi.	12 Neither do I deny myself to be a near relative, but there is another nearer than I.
13 Passe la nuit ici et au matin, s'il veut exercer son droit à ton égard, c'est bien, qu'il te rachète; mais s'ilne veut pas te racheter, alors, par Yahvé vivant, c'est moi qui te rachèterai. Reste couchée jusqu'au matin."	13 Be at peace for this night. And when morning arrives, if he is willing to uphold the law of kinship for you, things will turn out well; but if he is not willing, then, I will take you, without any doubt, as the Lord lives. Sleep until morning.”
14 Elle resta donc couchée à ses pieds jusqu'au matin, puis elle se leva avant l'heure où un homme peuten reconnaître un autre; il se disait: "Il ne faut pas qu'on sache que cette femme est venue à l'aire."	14 And so she slept by his feet until the night was ending. And she arose before men could inquire of one another. And Boaz said, “Be careful, lest someone know that you came here.”
15 Il dit alors: "Présente le manteau que tu as sur toi et tiens-le." Elle le tint et il mesura six parts d'orgequ'il chargea sur elle, puis elle retourna à la ville.	15 And again he said, “Spread your mantle that covers you, and hold it with both hands.” As she extended it and held it, he measured six measures of barley and placed it upon her. Carrying it, she went into the city.
16 Lorsque Ruth rentra chez sa belle-mère, celle-ci lui dit: "Qu'en est-il de toi, ma fille?" Ruth luiraconta tout ce que cet homme avait fait pour elle.	16 And she came to her mother-in-law, who said to her: “What have you been doing, daughter?” And she explained to her all that the man had accomplished for her.
17 Elle dit: "Ces six parts d'orge, il me les a données en disant: Tu ne reviendras pas les mains videschez ta belle-mère" --	17 And she said, “Behold, he gave me six measures of barley, for he said, ‘I am not willing to have you return empty to your mother-in-law.’ ”
18 "Ma fille, reste en repos, lui dit Noémi, jusqu'à ce que tu saches comment finira cette affaire;assurément, cet homme n'aura de cesse qu'il ne l'ait terminée aujourd'hui même."	18 And Naomi said, “Wait, daughter, until we see how things will turn out. For the man will not rest until he has accomplished what he said.”