¹Erat autem viro Elimelech consanguineus,But there was a man related to Elimelech,homo potens,a powerful man,et magnarum opum,and very wealthy,nomine Booz.named Boaz.

¹Erat autem viro Elimelech consanguineus,But there was a man related to Elimelech,homo potens,a powerful man,et magnarum opum,and very wealthy,nomine Booz.named Boaz.

²Dixitque Ruth Moabitis ad socrum suam:And Ruth, the Moabite, said to her mother-in-law,Si jubes,“If you order,vadam in agrum, et colligam spicas quæ fugerint manus metentium,I will go into the field and gather the ears of grain which escape the reaping hand,ubicumque clementis in me patrisfamilias reperero gratiam.wherever I will find favor with the father of a family, who will be compassionate to me.”Cui illa respondit: Vade,She answered her, “Go,filia mea.my daughter.”

²Dixitque Ruth Moabitis ad socrum suam:And Ruth, the Moabite, said to her mother-in-law,Si jubes,“If you order,vadam in agrum, et colligam spicas quæ fugerint manus metentium,I will go into the field and gather the ears of grain which escape the reaping hand,ubicumque clementis in me patrisfamilias reperero gratiam.wherever I will find favor with the father of a family, who will be compassionate to me.”Cui illa respondit: Vade,She answered her, “Go,filia mea.my daughter.”

³Abiit itaque et colligebat spicas post terga metentium.And so she went and gathered the ears of grain after the completion of the reaping.Accidit autem ut ager ille haberet dominum nomine Booz,But it happened that this field was owned by Boaz,qui erat de cognatione Elimelech.who was of the kindred of Elimelech.

³Abiit itaque et colligebat spicas post terga metentium.And so she went and gathered the ears of grain after the completion of the reaping.Accidit autem ut ager ille haberet dominum nomine Booz,But it happened that this field was owned by Boaz,qui erat de cognatione Elimelech.who was of the kindred of Elimelech.

⁴Et ecce,And behold,ipse veniebat de Bethlehem,he came out of Bethlehemdixitque messoribus:and said to the reapers,Dominus vobiscum.“The Lord be with you.”Qui responderunt ei:They answered him,Benedicat tibi Dominus.“May the Lord bless you.”

⁴Et ecce,And behold,ipse veniebat de Bethlehem,he came out of Bethlehemdixitque messoribus:and said to the reapers,Dominus vobiscum.“The Lord be with you.”Qui responderunt ei:They answered him,Benedicat tibi Dominus.“May the Lord bless you.”

⁵Dixitque Booz juveni, qui messoribus præerat:And Boaz said to the young man who was in charge of the reapers,Cujus est hæc puella?“Whose young woman is this?”

⁵Dixitque Booz juveni, qui messoribus præerat:And Boaz said to the young man who was in charge of the reapers,Cujus est hæc puella?“Whose young woman is this?”

⁶Cui respondit:He answered him,Hæc est Moabitis,“This is the Moabite woman,quæ venit cum Noëmi,who came with Naomi,de regione Moabitide,from the land of the Moabites,

⁶Cui respondit:He answered him,Hæc est Moabitis,“This is the Moabite woman,quæ venit cum Noëmi,who came with Naomi,de regione Moabitide,from the land of the Moabites,

⁷et rogavit ut spicas colligeret remanentes,and she asked to gather the remnants of the ears of grain,sequens messorum vestigia:following the steps of the reapers,et de mane usque nunc stat in agro,and from morning until now she has remained in the field,et ne ad momentum quidem domum reversa est.and, indeed, not for one moment has she returned home.”

⁷et rogavit ut spicas colligeret remanentes,and she asked to gather the remnants of the ears of grain,sequens messorum vestigia:following the steps of the reapers,et de mane usque nunc stat in agro,and from morning until now she has remained in the field,et ne ad momentum quidem domum reversa est.and, indeed, not for one moment has she returned home.”

⁸Et ait Booz ad Ruth:And Boaz said to Ruth,Audi,“Listen to me,filia,daughter.ne vadas in alterum agrum ad colligendum,Do not go to gather in any other field,nec recedas ab hoc loco:nor depart from this place,sed jungere puellis meis,but join with my young women,

⁸Et ait Booz ad Ruth:And Boaz said to Ruth,Audi,“Listen to me,filia,daughter.ne vadas in alterum agrum ad colligendum,Do not go to gather in any other field,nec recedas ab hoc loco:nor depart from this place,sed jungere puellis meis,but join with my young women,

⁹et ubi messuerint,and follow where they reap.sequere. Mandavi enim pueris meis,For I have given orders to my young men,ut nemo molestus sit tibi:so that no one is to harass you.sed etiam si sitieris,And so, whenever you are thirsty,vade ad sarcinulas,go to the vessels,et bibe aquas, de quibus et pueri bibunt.and drink from the waters that the young men also drink.”

⁹et ubi messuerint,and follow where they reap.sequere. Mandavi enim pueris meis,For I have given orders to my young men,ut nemo molestus sit tibi:so that no one is to harass you.sed etiam si sitieris,And so, whenever you are thirsty,vade ad sarcinulas,go to the vessels,et bibe aquas, de quibus et pueri bibunt.and drink from the waters that the young men also drink.”

¹⁰Quæ cadens in faciem suam et adorans super terram,She, falling on her face and paying homage on the ground,dixit ad eum: Unde mihi hoc,said to him: “How did this happen to me,ut invenirem gratiam ante oculos tuos,that I should find favor before your eyes,et nosse me dignareris peregrinam mulierem?and that you would condescend to accept me, a foreign woman?”

¹⁰Quæ cadens in faciem suam et adorans super terram,She, falling on her face and paying homage on the ground,dixit ad eum: Unde mihi hoc,said to him: “How did this happen to me,ut invenirem gratiam ante oculos tuos,that I should find favor before your eyes,et nosse me dignareris peregrinam mulierem?and that you would condescend to accept me, a foreign woman?”

¹¹Cui ille respondit:He answered her,Nuntiata sunt mihi omnia quæ feceris socrui tuæ post mortem viri tui:“Everything has been reported to me,et quod reliqueris parentes tuos,what things you have done for your mother-in-law after the death of your husband,et terram in qua nata es,and how you left your parents,et veneris ad populum,and the land in which you were born,quem antea nesciebas.and came to a people you did not know before.

¹¹Cui ille respondit:He answered her,Nuntiata sunt mihi omnia quæ feceris socrui tuæ post mortem viri tui:“Everything has been reported to me,et quod reliqueris parentes tuos,what things you have done for your mother-in-law after the death of your husband,et terram in qua nata es,and how you left your parents,et veneris ad populum,and the land in which you were born,quem antea nesciebas.and came to a people you did not know before.

¹²Reddat tibi Dominus pro opere tuo,May the Lord repay you for your work,et plenam mercedem recipias a Domino Deo Israël,and may you receive a full reward from the Lord, the God of Israel,ad quem venisti,to whom you have come,et sub cujus confugisti alas.and under whose wings you have taken refuge.”

¹²Reddat tibi Dominus pro opere tuo,May the Lord repay you for your work,et plenam mercedem recipias a Domino Deo Israël,and may you receive a full reward from the Lord, the God of Israel,ad quem venisti,to whom you have come,et sub cujus confugisti alas.and under whose wings you have taken refuge.”

¹³Quæ ait:She said,Inveni gratiam apud oculos tuos,“I have found favor before your eyes,domine mi,my lord,qui consolatus es me,who has consoled me,et locutus es ad cor ancillæ tuæ,and you have spoken to the heart of your handmaid,quæ non sum similis unius puellarum tuarum.who is unlike one of your young women.”

¹³Quæ ait:She said,Inveni gratiam apud oculos tuos,“I have found favor before your eyes,domine mi,my lord,qui consolatus es me,who has consoled me,et locutus es ad cor ancillæ tuæ,and you have spoken to the heart of your handmaid,quæ non sum similis unius puellarum tuarum.who is unlike one of your young women.”

¹⁴Dixitque ad eam Booz:And Boaz said to her,Quando hora vescendi fuerit,“When mealtime begins,veni huc,come here,et comede panem,and eat bread,et intinge buccellam tuam in aceto.and dip your morsel in the vinegar.”Sedit itaque ad messorum latus,And so she sat beside the reapers,et congessit polentam sibi,and she piled up parched grain for herself,comeditque et saturata est,and she ate and was satisfied,et tulit reliquias.and carried off the leftovers.

¹⁴Dixitque ad eam Booz:And Boaz said to her,Quando hora vescendi fuerit,“When mealtime begins,veni huc,come here,et comede panem,and eat bread,et intinge buccellam tuam in aceto.and dip your morsel in the vinegar.”Sedit itaque ad messorum latus,And so she sat beside the reapers,et congessit polentam sibi,and she piled up parched grain for herself,comeditque et saturata est,and she ate and was satisfied,et tulit reliquias.and carried off the leftovers.

¹⁵Atque inde surrexit,And then she arose from there,ut spicas ex more colligeret.so as to gather the ears of grain,Præcepit autem Booz pueris suis, dicens:according to the custom. But Boaz commanded his servants,Etiamsi vobiscum metere voluerit,saying, “If she is even willing to reap with you,ne prohibeatis eam:do not prevent her,

¹⁵Atque inde surrexit,And then she arose from there,ut spicas ex more colligeret.so as to gather the ears of grain,Præcepit autem Booz pueris suis, dicens:according to the custom. But Boaz commanded his servants,Etiamsi vobiscum metere voluerit,saying, “If she is even willing to reap with you,ne prohibeatis eam:do not prevent her,

¹⁶et de vestris quoque manipulis projicite de industria,and purposely let fall some from your bundles,et remanere permittite,and allow them to remain,ut absque rubore colligat,so that she may gather without blushing,et colligentem nemo corripiat.and let no one rebuke her gathering.”

¹⁶et de vestris quoque manipulis projicite de industria,and purposely let fall some from your bundles,et remanere permittite,and allow them to remain,ut absque rubore colligat,so that she may gather without blushing,et colligentem nemo corripiat.and let no one rebuke her gathering.”

¹⁷Collegit ergo in agro usque ad vesperam:And so she gathered in the field until evening.et quæ collegerat virga cædens et excutiens,And striking and threshing with a staff what she had gathered,invenit hordei quasi ephi mensuram,she found about the measure of an ephah of barley,id est,that is,tres modios.three measures.

¹⁷Collegit ergo in agro usque ad vesperam:And so she gathered in the field until evening.et quæ collegerat virga cædens et excutiens,And striking and threshing with a staff what she had gathered,invenit hordei quasi ephi mensuram,she found about the measure of an ephah of barley,id est,that is,tres modios.three measures.

¹⁸Quos portans reversa est in civitatem,Carrying this,et ostendit socrui suæ:she returned into the city and showed it to her mother-in-law.insuper protulit,Moreover,et dedit ei de reliquiis cibi sui,she offered it to her and even gave her the leftovers of her food,quo saturata fuerat.with which she had been satisfied.

¹⁸Quos portans reversa est in civitatem,Carrying this,et ostendit socrui suæ:she returned into the city and showed it to her mother-in-law.insuper protulit,Moreover,et dedit ei de reliquiis cibi sui,she offered it to her and even gave her the leftovers of her food,quo saturata fuerat.with which she had been satisfied.

¹⁹Dixitque ei socrus sua:And her mother-in-law said to her,Ubi hodie collegisti,“Where have you gathered today,et ubi fecisti opus?and where have you found work?sit benedictus qui misertus est tui.Blessed is he who took pity on you!”Indicavitque ei apud quem fuisset operata:And she informed her with whom she had been working,et nomen dixit viri,and she said the man’s name,quod Booz vocaretur.that he was called Boaz.

¹⁹Dixitque ei socrus sua:And her mother-in-law said to her,Ubi hodie collegisti,“Where have you gathered today,et ubi fecisti opus?and where have you found work?sit benedictus qui misertus est tui.Blessed is he who took pity on you!”Indicavitque ei apud quem fuisset operata:And she informed her with whom she had been working,et nomen dixit viri,and she said the man’s name,quod Booz vocaretur.that he was called Boaz.

²⁰Cui respondit Noëmi:Naomi answered her,Benedictus sit a Domino:“May he be blessed by the Lord,quoniam eamdem gratiam, quam præbuerat vivis,because the same kindness which he provided for the living,servavit et mortuis.he also kept for the dead.”Rursumque ait:And again she said:Propinquus noster est homo.“This man is our near relative.”

²⁰Cui respondit Noëmi:Naomi answered her,Benedictus sit a Domino:“May he be blessed by the Lord,quoniam eamdem gratiam, quam præbuerat vivis,because the same kindness which he provided for the living,servavit et mortuis.he also kept for the dead.”Rursumque ait:And again she said:Propinquus noster est homo.“This man is our near relative.”

²¹Et ait Ruth:And Ruth said,Hoc quoque, inquit, præcepit mihi,“He charged me with this also,ut tamdiu messoribus ejus jungerer, donec omnes segetes meterentur.that from now on I should join with his reapers until all the crop has been reaped.”

²¹Et ait Ruth:And Ruth said,Hoc quoque, inquit, præcepit mihi,“He charged me with this also,ut tamdiu messoribus ejus jungerer, donec omnes segetes meterentur.that from now on I should join with his reapers until all the crop has been reaped.”

²²Cui dixit socrus:And her mother-in-law said to her,Melius est,“It is better,filia mea,my daughter,ut cum puellis ejus exeas ad metendum,to go out reaping with his young women,ne in alieno agro quispiam resistat tibi.lest in a stranger’s field someone may confront you.”

²²Cui dixit socrus:And her mother-in-law said to her,Melius est,“It is better,filia mea,my daughter,ut cum puellis ejus exeas ad metendum,to go out reaping with his young women,ne in alieno agro quispiam resistat tibi.lest in a stranger’s field someone may confront you.”

²³Juncta est itaque puellis Booz:And so,et tamdiu cum eis messuit,she joined with the young women of Boaz,donec hordeaand from then on reaped with them,et triticum in horreis conderentur.until the barley and the wheat were stored in the barns.

²³Juncta est itaque puellis Booz:And so,et tamdiu cum eis messuit,she joined with the young women of Boaz,donec hordeaand from then on reaped with them,et triticum in horreis conderentur.until the barley and the wheat were stored in the barns.