Rut 3

EL LIBRO DEL PUEBLO DE DIOS	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Entonces Noemí, su suegra, le dijo: «Hija mía, yo quisiera conseguirte un lugar seguro, donde puedas ser feliz.	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 Por otra parte, Booz, el hombre con cuyas servidoras estuviste, es pariente cercano nuestro. Esta noche él estará aventando la cebada en la era.	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 Lávate, perfúmate, cúbrete con tu manto y baja a la era. No dejes que te reconozca antes que termine de comer y beber.	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 Cuando se acueste, fíjate en el lugar donde él esté acostado; entonces ve, destápale los pies y acuéstate allí, Después él mismo te indicará lo que debes hacer».	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 Ella le respondió: «Haré todo lo que me has dicho».	5 She answered, “I will do everything as you have instructed.”
6 Rut bajó a la era e hizo todo lo que su suegra le había mandado.	6 And she went down to the threshing floor, and she did everything that her mother-in-law had commanded her.
7 Booz comió y bebió, y se puso alegre. Luego fue a acostarse junto a la parva de cebada. Ella fue sigilosamente, le destapó los pies y se acostó.	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 A eso de la media noche, el hombre se despertó sobresaltado, y al incorporarse, vio que había una mujer acostada a sus pies.	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 «Y tú, ¿quién eres?», le preguntó. «Soy Rut, tu servidora, respondió ella; extiende tu manta sobre tu servidora, porque a ti te toca responder por mí».	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 El exclamó: «¡Que el Señor te bendiga, hija mía! Tú has realizado un segundo acto de piedad filial, mejor que el primero, al no pretender a ningún joven, ni pobre ni rico.	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 Y ahora, no temas, hija mía. Haré por ti todo lo que me digas, porque toda la gente de mi pueblo sabe muy bien que eres una mujer virtuosa.	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 Es verdad que a mí me toca responder por ti, pero hay otro pariente más cercano que yo.	12 Neither do I deny myself to be a near relative, but there is another nearer than I.
13 Pasa aquí la noche; y mañana, si él quiere ejercer contigo su derecho, que lo haga; de lo contrario, lo haré yo. Te lo juro. Acuéstate hasta que amanezca».	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 Rut quedó acostada a sus pies hasta la madrugada, y se levantó a la hora en que un hombre todavía no puede reconocer a otro, porque Booz no quería que se supiera que la mujer había venido a la era.	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 Entonces le dijo: «Trae el manto que tienes puesto y sujétalo bien». Mientras ella lo sujetó, él midió media bolsa de cebada y puso la carga sobre sus hombros. Después, ella entró en la ciudad.	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 Cuando llegó adonde estaba su suegra, esta le dijo: «¿Cómo te ha ido, hija mía?». Rut le contó todo lo que el hombre había hecho por ella,	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 y añadió: «Me entregó esta media bolsa de cebada, diciéndome que no debía volver con las manos vacías a la casa de mi suegra».	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 Noemí respondió: «Quédate tranquila, hija mía, hasta que veas cómo se resuelve todo esto. Seguramente este hombre no descansará hasta arreglar hoy mismo este asunto».	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.”