Rut 2

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1 Noemí tenía, por parte de su esposo, un pariente muy rico llamado Booz, de la familia de Elimélec.	1 But there was a man related to Elimelech, a powerful man, and very wealthy, named Boaz.
2 Rut, la moabita, dijo una vez a Noemí: «Déjame ir a recoger espigas al campo, detrás de alguien que me haga ese favor». «Puedes ir, hija mía», le respondió ella.	2 And Ruth, the Moabite, said to her mother-in-law, “If you order, I will go into the field and gather the ears of grain which escape the reaping hand, wherever I will find favor with the father of a family, who will be compassionate to me.” She answered her, “Go, my daughter.”
3 Entonces Rut se puso a recoger espigas en el campo, detrás de los que cosechaban, y tuvo la suerte de hacerlo en una parcela perteneciente a Booz, el de la familia de Elimélec.	3 And so she went and gathered the ears of grain after the completion of the reaping. But it happened that this field was owned by Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.
4 En ese preciso momento, llegaba Booz de Belén y saludó a los cosechadores, diciendo: «El Señor esté con ustedes». «El Señor te bendiga», le respondieron.	4 And behold, he came out of Bethlehem and said to the reapers, “The Lord be with you.” They answered him, “May the Lord bless you.”
5 Booz preguntó al capataz: «¿De quién es esta muchacha?».	5 And Boaz said to the young man who was in charge of the reapers, “Whose young woman is this?”
6 El capataz le respondió: «Es una joven moabita que volvió con Noemí de los campos de Moab.	6 He answered him, “This is the Moabite woman, who came with Naomi, from the land of the Moabites,
7 Ella pidió que le permitieran recoger y juntar las espigas detrás de los cosechadores. Desde que llegó por la mañana, ha estado de pie todo el tiempo, y ahora está aquí descansando un poco».	7 and she asked to gather the remnants of the ears of grain, following the steps of the reapers, and from morning until now she has remained in the field, and, indeed, not for one moment has she returned home.”
8 Entonces Booz dijo a Rut: «¡Oyeme bien, hija mía! No vayas a recoger espigas a otro campo ni te alejes para nada de aquí; quédate junto a mis servidores.	8 And Boaz said to Ruth, “Listen to me, daughter. Do not go to gather in any other field, nor depart from this place, but join with my young women,
9 Fíjate en qué terreno cosechan y ve detrás de ellos. Ya di orden a mis servidores para que no te molesten. Si tienes sed, ve a beber en los cántaros el agua que ellos saquen».	9 and follow where they reap. For I given orders to my young men, so that no one is to harass you. And so, whenever you are thirsty, go to the vessels, and drink from the waters that the young men also drink.”
10 Rut se postró con el rostro en tierra y exclamó: «¿Por qué te he caído en gracia para que te fijes en mí, si no soy más que una extranjera?».	10 She, falling on her face and paying homage on the ground, said to him: “How did this happen to me, that I should find favor before your eyes, and that you would condescend to accept me, a foreign woman?”
11 Booz le respondió: «Me han contado muy bien todo lo que hiciste por tu suegra después que murió tu marido, y cómo has dejado a tu padre, a tu madre y tu tierra natal, para venir a un pueblo desconocido.	11 He answered her, “Everything has been reported to me, what things you have done for your mother-in-law after the death of your husband, and how you left your parents, and the land in which you were born, and came to a people you did not know before.
12 Que el Señor te pague lo que has hecho; que te recompense con creces el Señor, el Dios de Israel, al que has acudido para refugiarte bajo sus alas».	12 May the Lord repay you for your work, and may you receive a full reward from the Lord, the God of Israel, to whom you have come, and under whose wings you have taken refuge.”
13 Rut le dijo: «¡Ojalá pueda contar siempre con tu favor! Tú me has consolado y me has hablado amistosamente, a pesar de que ni siquiera soy como una de tus servidoras».	13 She said, “I have found favor before your eyes, my lord, who has consoled me, and you have spoken to the heart of your handmaid, who is unlike one of your young women.”
14 A la hora de la comida, Booz le dijo: «Acércate aquí; come de este pan y moja tu bocado en el vinagre». Rut se sentó al lado de los cosechadores y él le ofreció un puñado de grano tostado. Ella comió hasta quedar saciada y aún le sobró.	14 And Boaz said to her, “When mealtime begins, come here, and eat bread, and dip your morsel in the vinegar.” And so she sat beside the reapers, and she piled up parched grain for herself, and she ate and was satisfied, and carried off the leftovers.
15 Cuando se levantó para volver a recoger las espigas, Booz ordenó a sus servidores: «Déjenla recoger también entre las gavillas y no la molesten.	15 And then she arose from there, so as to gather the ears of grain, according to the custom. But Boaz commanded his servants, saying, “If she is even willing to reap with you, do not prevent her,
16 Más aún, saquen algunas espigas de las gavillas y déjenlas caer, y cuando ella las recoja, no le digan nada».	16 and purposely let fall some from your bundles, and allow them to remain, so that she may gather without blushing, and let no one rebuke her gathering.”
17 Así Rut estuvo recogiendo espigas hasta el atardecer. Luego desgranó lo que había recogido, y era casi una bolsa de cebada.	17 And so she gathered in the field until evening. And striking and threshing with a staff what she had gathered, she found about the measure of an ephah of barley, that is, three measures.
18 Ella tomó el grano, regresó a la ciudad y mostró a su suegra lo que había recogido. También sacó la comida que le había sobrado y se la dio.	18 Carrying this, she returned into the city and showed it to her mother-in-law. Moreover, she offered it to her and even gave her the leftovers of her food, with which she had been satisfied.
19 Su suegra le preguntó: «¿Dónde has ido hoy a recoger espigas? ¿Dónde estuviste trabajando? ¡Bendito sea el que se interesó por ti!». Rut contó a su suegra con quién había estado trabajando y le dijo: «Estuve trabajando en el campo de un hombre llamado Booz».	19 And her mother-in-law said to her, “Where have you gathered today, and where have you found work? Blessed is he who took pity on you!” And she informed her with whom she had been working, and she said the man’s name, that he was called Boaz.
20 Entonces Noemí exclamó: «¡Bendito sea de parte del Señor, que no deja de manifestar su bondad ni a los vivos ni a los muertos!». Luego añadió: «Ese hombre es pariente cercano nuestro, es uno de los que tienen el deber de responder por nosotros».	20 Naomi answered her, “May he be blessed by the Lord, because the same kindness which he provided for the living, he also kept for the dead.” And again she said: “This man is our near relative.”
21 Rut dijo a su suegra: «Incluso me permitió quedarme con sus servidores hasta que termine la cosecha».	21 And Ruth said, “He charged me with this also, that from now on I should join with his reapers until all the crop has been reaped.”
22 Noemí le respondió: «Es conveniente, hija mía, que vayas con las servidoras de ese hombre; así nadie te molestará en otro campo».	22 And her mother-in-law said to her, “It is better, my daughter, to go out reaping with his young women, lest in a stranger’s field someone may confront you.”
23 Rut siguió recogiendo espigas con las servidoras de Booz, hasta que terminó la cosecha de la cebada y del trigo. Mientras tanto, vivía con su suegra.	23 And so, she joined with the young women of Boaz, and from then on reaped with them, until the barley and the wheat were stored in the barns.