2 — Ruth

1Now her husband Elimelech had a kinsman, a powerful man, and very rich, whose name was Booz.Or il marito di lei Elimelech avea un parente, uomo potente e di grandi ricchezze, per nome Booz.AND Elimelech her husband had a cosin, a mightie man, and of great riches, named Booz.Erat autem viro Elimelech consanguineus, homo potens, et magnarum opum, nomine Booz. 2And Ruth, the Moabitess, said to her mother in law: If thou wilt, I will go into the field, and glean the ears of corn that escape the hands of the reapers, wheresoever I shall find grace with a householder, that will be favourable to me. And she answered her: Go, my daughter.E Ruth di Moab disse alla suocera: Se tu mel comandi, andrò alla campagna, e raccoglierò le spighe che scapperanno alle mani de' mietitori, dovunque troverò grazia presso alcun padre di famiglia, che usi bontà con me. E quella risposele: Va, figliuola mia.And Ruth the Moabite said to her mother in law: If thou command, I wil goe into the field, and gather the eares of corne, that shal escape the handes of the reapers, where soeuer I shal find the grace of the father of the house fauorable towardes me. To whom she answered: Goe my daughter.Dixitque Ruth Moabitis ad socrum suam: Si jubes, vadam in agrum, et colligam spicas quæ fugerint manus metentium, ubicumque clementis in me patrisfamilias reperero gratiam. Cui illa respondit: Vade, filia mea. 3She went, therefore, and gleaned the ears of corn after the reapers. And it happened that the owner of that field was Booz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.Ella adunque andò, e raccoglieva le spighe andando dietro a' mietitori. Or egli avvenne, che il padrone di quel campo era colui che chiarivasi Booz, il quale era della famiglia di Elimelech.She went therfore and gathered the eares of corne after the backes of the reapers. And it chanced that the owner of the same field was Booz, who was of the kinred of Elimelech.Abiit itaque et colligebat spicas post terga metentium. Accidit autem ut ager ille haberet dominum nomine Booz, qui erat de cognatione Elimelech. 4And behold, he came out of Bethlehem, and said to the reapers: The Lord be with you. And they answered him: The Lord bless thee.Ed ecco che egli venne da Bethlehem, e disse a' mietitori: Il Signore sia con voi. Ed essi gli risposero: Il Signore ti benedica.And behold, he came out of Bethlehem, and said to the reapers: Our Lord be with you. Who answered him: Our Lord blesse thee.Et ecce, ipse veniebat de Bethlehem, dixitque messoribus: Dominus vobiscum. Qui responderunt ei: Benedicat tibi Dominus.

5And Booz said to the young man that was set over the reapers: Whose maid is this?E disse Booz al giovane che soprantendeva a' mietitori: Di chi è questa fanciulla?And Booz said to the yongman, that was ouerseer of the reapers: Whose maide is this?Dixitque Booz juveni, qui messoribus præerat: Cujus est hæc puella ? 6And he answered him: This is the Moabitess, who came with Noemi, from the land of Moab,E quegli rispose: Questa è la Moabitide, che è venuta con Noemi dal paese di Moab;To whom he answered: This is that Moabite, which came with Noemi, from the countrie of Moab,Cui respondit: Hæc est Moabitis, quæ venit cum Noëmi, de regione Moabitide, 7And she desired leave to glean the ears of corn that remain, following the steps of the reapers: and she hath been in the field from morning till now, and hath not gone home for one moment.E ha domandato in grazia di raccogliere le spighe che restavano andando dietro alle pedate de' mietitori: e dal mattino sino a quest'ora se ne sta nel campo, e non se v'è andata a casa neppure un momento.and she desired that she might gather the eares of corne that remayne, folowing the steppes of the reapers: and from morning vntil now she stayeth in the field, and not so much as for a very moment hath she returned home.et rogavit ut spicas colligeret remanentes, sequens messorum vestigia: et de mane usque nunc stat in agro, et ne ad momentum quidem domum reversa est. 8And Booz said to Ruth: Hear me, daughter, do not go to glean in any other field, and do not depart from this place: but keep with my maids,E Booz disse a Ruth: Senti, figliuola non andare in altro campo a raccogliere, e non partire da questo luogo; ma stà insieme colle mie figlie,And Booz said to Ruth: Heare me daughter, goe not into an other field to gather, neither depart thou from this place: but ioyne thy selfe to my maides,Et ait Booz ad Ruth: Audi, filia, ne vadas in alterum agrum ad colligendum, nec recedas ab hoc loco: sed jungere puellis meis, 9And follow where they reap. For I have charged my young men, not to molest thee: and if thou art thirsty, go to the vessels, and drink of the waters whereof the servants drink.E va lor dietro, dove avranno mietuto: perocché io ho ordinato a' miei servi che nissuno ti dia fastidio: e di più se avrai sete, va dove sono i vasi, e bevi dell'acqua, di cui beve anche la mia gente.and where they haue reaped, folow. For I haue commanded my seruantes, that no man molest thee: but if thou shalt thirst also, goe to the fardels, and drinke the waters, wherof the seruantes also doe drinke.et ubi messuerint, sequere. Mandavi enim pueris meis, ut nemo molestus sit tibi: sed etiam si sitieris, vade ad sarcinulas, et bibe aquas, de quibus et pueri bibunt.

10She fell on her face, and worshipping upon the ground, said to him: Whence cometh this to me, that I should find grace before thy eyes, and that thou shouldst vouchsafe to take notice of me, a woman of another country?Ed ella inchinandosi fino a terra colla sua faccia gli fece riverenza, e disse: E donde a me questo, che io abbia trovato grazia dinanzi a' tuoi occhi, e che tu ti degni di far conto di me donna straniera?who falling on her face and adoring vpon the ground, said to him: Whence cometh this to me, that I should find grace before thine eies, and that thou wouldest voutsafe to know me a strange woman?Quæ cadens in faciem suam et adorans super terram, dixit ad eum: Unde mihi hoc, ut invenirem gratiam ante oculos tuos, et nosse me dignareris peregrinam mulierem ? 11And he answered her: All hath been told me, that thou hast done to thy mother in law after the death of thy husband: and how thou hast left thy parents, and the land wherein thou wast born, and art come to a people which thou knewest not heretofore.Egli le rispose: Mi è stato raccontato tutto quello che hai fatto in verso la tua suocera dopo la morte di tuo marito: e come hai abbandonati i tuoi parenti, e il paese, dove nascesti, e sei venuta in un popolo, cui tu prima non conoscevi.To whom he answered: Al thinges haue beene told me, which thou hast done to thy mother in law after the death of thy husband: and that thou hast leift thy parentes, and the land wherein thou wast borne, and art come to a people, which before thou knewest not.Cui ille respondit: Nuntiata sunt mihi omnia quæ feceris socrui tuæ post mortem viri tui: et quod reliqueris parentes tuos, et terram in qua nata es, et veneris ad populum, quem antea nesciebas. 12The Lord render unto thee for thy work, and mayst thou receive a full reward of the Lord the God of Israel, to whom thou art come, and under whose wings thou art fled.Il Signore renda mercede alle opere tue, e ti rimuneri con pienezza il Signore Dio d'Israele, a cui se' ricorsa, e sotto le ali del quale ti sei rifuggita.Our Lord render vnto thee for thy worke, and God grant thou mayest receiue a ful reward of our Lord the God of Israel, to whom thou art come, & vnder whose winges thou art fled.Reddat tibi Dominus pro opere tuo, et plenam mercedem recipias a Domino Deo Israël, ad quem venisti, et sub cujus confugisti alas. 13And she said: I have found grace in thy eyes, my lord, who hast comforted me, and hast spoken to the heart of thy handmaid, who am not like to one of thy maids.Ed ella disse: Io ho trovato grazia dinanzi agli occhi tuoi, o signor mio, che mi hai consolata, e hai parlato al cuore di me tua serva che non son da paragonare con una di tue ancelle.Who said: I haue found grace in thine eies my lord, which hast comforted me, and hast spoken to the hart of thy handmaide, which am not like to one of thy maides.Quæ ait: Inveni gratiam apud oculos tuos, domine mi, qui consolatus es me, et locutus es ad cor ancillæ tuæ, quæ non sum similis unius puellarum tuarum.

14And Booz said to her: At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. So she sat at the side of the reapers, and she heaped to herself frumenty, and ate and was filled, and took the leavings.E Booz le disse: Quando sarà l'ora di mangiare, vieni qua, e mangia del pane, e intingi i tuoi bocconi nell'aceto. Ed ella si pose a sedere accanto a' mietitori, ed ei le diede in copia della polenta, ed ella mangiò, e si satollò, e ne mise a parte gli avanzi.And Booz said to her: When the houre shal come to eate, come hither, and eate bread, and dippe thy morsel in the vinagre. She therfore sate at the side of the reapers, and she heaped to her selfe polent, and did eate and was filled, and tooke the leauinges.Dixitque ad eam Booz: Quando hora vescendi fuerit, veni huc, et comede panem, et intinge buccellam tuam in aceto. Sedit itaque ad messorum latus, et congessit polentam sibi, comeditque et saturata est, et tulit reliquias. 15And she arose from thence, to glean the ears of corn as before. And Booz commanded his servants, saying: If she would even reap with you, hinder her not:E di poi si alzò per raccorre le spighe secondo il solito. Ma Booz ordinò, e disse ai suoi servi: Quand'anche ella volesse mietere con voi, lasciatela fare:And from thence she arose, to gleane the eares of corne after her maner. And Booz commanded his seruantes, saying: Yea and if she wil reape with you, forbid her not:Atque inde surrexit, ut spicas ex more colligeret. Præcepit autem Booz pueris suis, dicens: Etiamsi vobiscum metere voluerit, ne prohibeatis eam: 16And let fall some of your handfuls of purpose, and leave them, that she may gather them without shame, and let no man rebuke her when she gathereth them.E gettate ancora per terra apposta delle spighe dei vostri manipoli, e lasciate che vi restino, affinchè ella non abbia rossore a raccorle, e nissuno la riprenda, mentre le raccorrà.and of your owne handfuls also cast forth of purpose, and let them remaine, that she may gather them without bashefulnes, and gathering let no man controwle her.et de vestris quoque manipulis projicite de industria, et remanere permittite, ut absque rubore colligat, et colligentem nemo corripiat. 17She gleaned therefore in the field till evening: and beating out with a rod, and threshing what she had gleaned, she found about the measure of an ephi of barley, that is, three bushels:Ella adunque spigolò nel campo fino alla sera: e battendo con un bastone, e scuotendo quello che avea raccolto, trovò all'incirca un ephi di orzo, cioè tre misure.She gleaned therfore in the field vntil euening: & that which she had gathered beating with a rodde & threshing she found of barley as it were the measure of an ephi, that is, three bushels.Collegit ergo in agro usque ad vesperam: et quæ collegerat virga cædens et excutiens, invenit hordei quasi ephi mensuram, id est, tres modios.

18Which she took up, and returned into the city, and shewed it to her mother in law: moreover, she brought out, and gave her of the remains of her meat, wherewith she had been filled.E portandole seco tornò alla città, e le fece vedere alla suocera: e oltre a questo mise fuori, e le offerse la porzione del cibo che l'era avanzata dopo essersi saziata.Which carying she returned into the citie, and shewed to her mother in law: moreouer she brought forth, and gaue her of the remaynes of her meate, wherwith she had beene filled.Quos portans reversa est in civitatem, et ostendit socrui suæ: insuper protulit, et dedit ei de reliquiis cibi sui, quo saturata fuerat. 19And her mother in law said to her: Where hast thou gleaned today, and where hast thou wrought? blessed be he that hath had pity on thee. And she told her with whom she had wrought: and she told the man’s name, that he was called Booz.E la suocera dissele: Dove se' stata oggi a raccogliere, e a lavorare? sia benedetto colui che ha avuto misericordia di te. Ed ella le disse presso di chi avesse lavorato, e le disse il nome di quell'uomo, e come chiamavasi Booz.And her mother in law said to her: Where hast thou gathered to day, and where hast thou wrought? blessed be he that hath had mercie on thee. And she told her with whom she had wrought: and she told the mans name, that he was called Booz.Dixitque ei socrus sua: Ubi hodie collegisti, et ubi fecisti opus ? sit benedictus qui misertus est tui. Indicavitque ei apud quem fuisset operata: et nomen dixit viri, quod Booz vocaretur. 20And Noemi answered her: Blessed be he of the Lord: because the same kindness which he shewed to the living, he hath kept also to the dead. And again she said: The man is our kinsman.Rispose Noemi: Sia egli benedetto dal Signore, dappoiché l'amore che ha avuto pei vivi, lo serba anche pei morti. E soggiunse: Quest'uomo è nostro parente.To whom Noemi answered: Be he blessed of our Lord: because the same grace, which he had shewed to the liuing, he hath kept also to the dead. And agayne she said: The man is our nigh cosin.Cui respondit Noëmi: Benedictus sit a Domino: quoniam eamdem gratiam, quam præbuerat vivis, servavit et mortuis. Rursumque ait: Propinquus noster est homo. 21And Ruth said: He also charged me, that I should keep close to his reapers, till all the corn should be reaped.E Ruth disse: Egli ha ancora ordinato che io vada co' suoi mietitori per fino a tanto che sia finita tutta la messe.And Ruth, This also, quoth she, he commanded me, that so long I should ioyne my self to the reapers, til al the corne were reaped.Et ait Ruth: Hoc quoque, inquit, præcepit mihi, ut tamdiu messoribus ejus jungerer, donec omnes segetes meterentur.

22And her mother in law said to her: It is better for thee, my daughter, to go out to reap with his maids, lest in another man’s field some one may resist thee.Dissele la suocera: È meglio, figliuola mia, che tu vada a mietere colle figlie di lui, affinchè andando al campo d'un altro non ti sia dato fastidio da qualcheduno.To whom her motherinlaw said: It is better my daughter, that thou goe forth with his maides to reape, lest in an other mans field some may resist thee.Cui dixit socrus: Melius est, filia mea, ut cum puellis ejus exeas ad metendum, ne in alieno agro quispiam resistat tibi. 23So she kept close to the maids of Booz: and continued to glean with them, till all the barley and the wheat were laid up in the barns.Ella adunque andò colle fanciulle di Booz, e continuò a raccorre fino a tanto che l'orzo, e il frumento furono riposti ne' granai.She therfore ioyned her self to the maides of Booz: and so long reaped with them, til the barley and the wheate were layd vp in the barnes.Juncta est itaque puellis Booz: et tamdiu cum eis messuit, donec hordea et triticum in horreis conderentur.