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2:1 And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the
 family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.
2:2 And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and
 glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace.  And she
 said unto her, Go, my daughter.
2:3 And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers:  and
 her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who
 was of the kindred of Elimelech.
2:4 And, behold, Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and said unto the reapers, The
 LORD be with you.  And they answered him, The LORD bless thee.
2:5 Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose
 damsel is this?
2:6 And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is
 the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab:
2:7 And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers
 among the sheaves:  so she came, and hath continued even from the morning
 until now, that she tarried a little in the house.
2:8 Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter?  Go not to
 glean in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my
 maidens:
2:9 Let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go thou after
 them:  have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee? 
 and when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of that which
 the young men have drawn.
2:10 Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said
 unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take
 knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?
2:11 And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been showed me, all
 that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine
 husband:  and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land
 of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not
 heretofore.
2:12 The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the
 LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.
2:13 Then she said, Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord; for that thou
 hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine
 handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens.
2:14 And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the
 bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar.  And she sat beside the reapers: 
 and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and
 left.
2:15 And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men,
 saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not:
2:16 And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave
 them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.
2:17 So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had
 gleaned:  and it was about an ephah of barley.
2:18 And she took it up, and went into the city:  and her mother in law
 saw what she had gleaned:  and she brought forth, and gave to her that she
 had reserved after she was sufficed.
2:19 And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to day? 
 and where wroughtest thou?  blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. 
 And she showed her mother in law with whom she had wrought, and said, The
 man's name with whom I wrought to day is Boaz.
2:20 And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the LORD,
 who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead.  And
 Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next
 kinsmen.
2:21 And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said unto me also, Thou shalt keep fast
 by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.
2:22 And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter in law, it is good, my
 daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, that they meet thee not in any
 other field.
2:23 So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley
 harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother in law.

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3:1 Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not
 seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?
3:2 And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? 
 Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor.
3:3 Wash thy self therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee,
 and get thee down to the floor:  but make not thyself known unto the man,
 until he shall have done eating and drinking.
3:4 And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place
 where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay
 thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do.
3:5 And she said unto her, All that thou sayest unto me I will do.
3:6 And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her
 mother in law bade her.
3:7 And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to
 lie down at the end of the heap of corn:  and she came softly, and
 uncovered his feet, and laid her down.
3:8 And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned
 himself:  and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.
3:9 And he said, Who art thou?  And she answered, I am Ruth thine
 handmaid:  spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art a
 near kinsman.
3:10 And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou
 hast showed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch
 as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.
3:11 And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou
 requirest:  for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a
 virtuous woman.
3:12 And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman:  howbeit there is a
 kinsman nearer than I.
3:13 Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will
 perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman's
 part:  but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do
 the part of a kinsman to thee, as the LORD liveth:  lie down until the
 morning.
3:14 And she lay at his feet until the morning:  and she rose up before one
 could know another.  And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came
 into the floor.
3:15 Also he said, Bring the veil that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. 
 And when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid it
 on her:  and she went into the city.
3:16 And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who art thou, my
 daughter?  And she told her all that the man had done to her.
3:17 And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to
 me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law.
3:18 Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter
 will fall:  for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the
 thing this day.

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4:1 Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there:  and, behold, the
 kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! 
 turn aside, sit down here.  And he turned aside, and sat down.
4:2 And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down
 here.  And they sat down.
4:3 And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the
 country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother
 Elimelech's:
4:4 And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it before the
 inhabitants, and before the elders of my people.  If thou wilt redeem it,
 redeem it:  but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may
 know:  for there is none to redeem it beside thee; and I am after
 thee.  And he said, I will redeem it.
4:5 Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi,
 thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to
 raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.
4:6 And the kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine
 own inheritance:  redeem thou my right to thyself; for I cannot redeem
 it.
4:7 Now this was the manner in former time in Israel concerning redeeming
 and concerning changing, for to confirm all things; a man plucked off his
 shoe, and gave it to his neighbour:  and this was a testimony in
 Israel.
4:8 Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee.  So he drew off
 his shoe.
4:9 And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are
 witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech's, and all
 that was Chilion's and Mahlon's, of the hand of Naomi.
4:10 Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be
 my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the
 name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate
 of his place:  ye are witnesses this day.
4:11 And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We
 are witnesses.  The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like
 Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel:  and do thou
 worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Bethlehem:
4:12 And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto
 Judah, of the seed which the LORD shall give thee of this young woman.
4:13 So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife:  and when he went in unto her,
 the LORD gave her conception, and she bare a son.
4:14 And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the LORD, which hath not
 left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in
 Israel.
4:15 And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of
 thine old age:  for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better
 to thee than seven sons, hath borne him.
4:16 And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse
 unto it.
4:17 And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son
 born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed:  he is the father of Jesse,
 the father of David.
4:18 Now these are the generations of Pharez:  Pharez begat Hezron,
4:19 And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,
4:20 And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,
4:21 And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,
4:22 And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.