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OET (OET-RV)“My lord,” she replied, “I trust that I’ll continue to please you because you’ve comforted me by speaking so kindly to me, your servant, even though I’m not like your servant girls.”
Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXXἩ δὲ εἶπεν, εὕροιμι χάριν ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς σου κύριε, ὅτι παρεκάλεσάς με, καὶ ὅτι ἐλάλησας ἐπὶ καρδίαν τῆς δούλης σου, καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἔσομαι ὡς μία τῶν παιδισκῶν σου. (Haʸ de eipen, heuroimi ⱪarin en ofthalmois sou kurie, hoti parekalesas me, kai hoti elalaʸsas epi kardian taʸs doulaʸs sou, kai idou egō esomai hōs mia tōn paidiskōn sou. )
BrTrAnd she said, Let me find grace in thy sight, my lord, because thou hast comforted me, and because thou hast spoken kindly to thy handmaid, and behold, I shall be as one of thy servants.
ULTThen she said, “May I find favor in your eyes, my lord, since you have comforted me, and since you have spoken to the heart of your female servant. But as for me, I am not even like one of your female servants.”
USTShe replied, “Sir, I hope I will continue to please you. You have comforted me by speaking so kindly to me, your servant, and yet I am not even worthy to be one of your servant girls!”
BSB § “My lord,” she said, “may I continue to find favor in your eyes, for you have comforted and spoken kindly to your maidservant, though I am not like one of your servant girls.”
OEBThen she said, ‘I trust I may please you, my lord, for you have comforted me and spoken kindly to your servant, although I am not really equal to one of your own servants.’
WEBBEThen she said, “Let me find favour in your sight, my lord, because you have comforted me, and because you have spoken kindly to your servant, though I am not as one of your servants.”
NETShe said, “You really are being kind to me, sir, for you have reassured and encouraged me, your servant, even though I am not one of your servants!”
LSVAnd she says, “Let me find grace in your eyes, my lord, because you have comforted me, and because you have spoken to the heart of your maidservant, and I am not as one of your maidservants.”
FBVThank you for being so good to me, sir,” she replied. “You have reassured me by speaking to me kindly. I'm not even one of your servants.”
T4TShe replied, “Sir, I hope you will continue to act kindly toward me. You have comforted/encouraged me, even though I am lower in status than any of your servant girls.”
LEBAnd she said, “May I find favor in your eyes, my lord, for you have comforted me and have spoken kindly to your servant,[fn] and I am not one of your servants.”
BBEThen she said, May I have grace in your eyes, my lord, for you have given me comfort, and you have said kind words to your servant, though I am not like one of your servants.
JPSThen she said: 'Let me find favour in thy sight, my LORD; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken to the heart of thy handmaid, though I be not as one of thy handmaidens.'
ASVThen she said, Let me find favor in thy sight, my lord, for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken kindly unto thy handmaid, though I be not as one of thy handmaidens.
DRAAnd 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.
YLTAnd she saith, 'Let me find grace in thine eyes, my lord, because thou hast comforted me, and because thou hast spoken unto the heart of thy maid-servant, and I — I am not as one of thy maid-servants.'
DrbyAnd she said, Let me find favour in thine eyes, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken kindly to thy handmaid, though I am not like one of thy handmaidens.
RVThen she said, Let me find grace in thy sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken kindly unto thine handmaid, though I be not as one of thine handmaidens.
WbstrThen she said, Let me find favor in thy sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken kindly to thy handmaid, though I am not like to one of thy handmaidens.
KJB-1769Then 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.[fn][fn] (Then she said, Let me find favour in thy/your sight, my lord; for that thou/you hast comforted me, and for that thou/you hast spoken friendly unto thine/your handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine/your handmaidns. )
KJB-1611[fn][fn]Then she said, Let me finde fauour in thy sight, my lord, for that thou hast comforted mee, and for that thou hast spoken friendly vnto thine handmaid, though I be not like vnto one of thy hand-maidens. (Then she said, Let me find favour in thy/your sight, my lord, for that thou/you hast comforted me, and for that thou/you hast spoken friendly unto thine/your handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thy/your hand-maidens.)
BshpsThen she sayde: Let me finde fauour in thy sight my lord, thou that hast comforted me, and spoken comfortably vnto thy mayde, whiche yet am not lyke vnto one of thy maydens. (Then she said: Let me find favour in thy/your sight my lord, thou/you that hast comforted me, and spoken comfortably unto thy/your maid, which yet am not like unto one of thy/your maidens.)
GnvaThen she saide, Let me finde fauour in thy sight, my lord: for thou hast comforted mee, and spoken comfortably vnto thy mayde, though I be not like to one of thy maydes. (Then she said, Let me find favour in thy/your sight, my lord: for thou/you hast comforted me, and spoken comfortably unto thy/your maid, though I be not like to one of thy/your maids. )
CvdlShe sayde: let me fynde fauoure (syr) before thyne eyes, for thou hast comforted me, and spoken frendly vnto thy handmayde, where as I am not yet like one of yi handmaydes. (She said: let me find favour (syr) before thine/your eyes, for thou/you hast comforted me, and spoken frendly unto thy/your handmaid, where as I am not yet like one of yi handmaids.)
WycAnd sche seide, My lord, Y haue founde grace bifor thin iyen, which hast coumfortid me, and hast spoke to the herte of thin handmaide, which am not lijk oon of thi damesels. (And she said, My lord, I have found grace before thin eyes, which hast comforted me, and hast spoke to the heart of thin handmaid, which am not like one of thy/your damsels.)
LuthSie sprach: Laß mich Gnade vor deinen Augen finden, mein HErr; denn du hast mich getröstet und deine Magd freundlich angesprochen, so ich doch nicht bin als deiner Mägde eine. (They/She spoke: Let me Gnade before/in_front_of deinen Augen finden, my LORD; because you have me comforted and your Magd freundlich angesprochen, so I though/but not am als deiner Mägde eine.)
ClVgQuæ 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.[fn] (Quæ he_said: Inveni gratiam apud oculos tuos, domine mi, who consolatus you_are me, and spoke you_are to heart ancillæ tuæ, which not/no I_am similis of_one puellarum tuarum. )
2.13Inveniam, etc. Nota humilitatem gentilis Ecclesiæ, quæ se cognoscit imparem tantæ gratiæ, nec audet se æquiparare primitivæ Ecclesiæ; unde dicit: Nam et catelli edunt de micis, etc. Et alibi: Domine, non sum dignus ut intres sul tectum meum, sed tantum dic verbo et sanabitur puer meus Matth. 8..
2.13Inveniam, etc. Nota humilitatem gentilis Ecclesiæ, which se cognoscit imparem tantæ gratiæ, but_not audet se æquiparare primitivæ Ecclesiæ; whence he_says: Nam and catelli edunt about micis, etc. And alibi: Domine, not/no I_am dignus as intres sul roof mine, but only dic verbo and sanabitur puer meus Matth. 8..
Here find favor in your eyes is an idiom that means to be approved of or to be found to be pleasing. Alternate translation: “May you continue to approve of me” or “May you continue to be pleased with me”
Ruth speaks to Boaz using a respectful title, my lord. Use a form for addressing someone respectfully in your language. Boaz is not Ruth’s master, but he is the owner of the field where she is gleaning. He is also a Jew and a prominent man in the city. Therefore, Ruth is honoring him by calling him her lord, and speaking of herself as his servant. Alternate translation: “sir” or “master”
Ruth is speaking about herself in the third person. If this would not be natural in your language, you could use the first person form. Alternate translation: “to the heart of me, your female servant”
Here, the heart represents the inner thoughts and emotions of a person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different metaphor or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “to the liver of” or “with kindness to” or “in an encouraging way to”
Ruth is referring to herself as Boaz's servant to show respect to him. She is not actually one of his servants. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that clear. Alternate translation: “one who is as lowly as a servant”
Ruth is expressing surprise and gratitude that Boaz is treating her as if she belongs among his workers, which she does not. She is being very humble, admitting that she does not even have the status of a servant before him. Use a form for addressing someone respectfully in your language. Alternate translation: “But I do not even have the status of being one of your servant girls”
The story of Ruth is set in the time of the Judges, a few generations before the birth of King David. While much animosity often existed between Israel and Moab (Judges 3:12-30; 10:6-12:7; 2 Samuel 8:2; 10; 2 Kings 3:4-27; 2 Chronicles 20; see also Nations across the Jordan River map), other times the two nations appear to have enjoyed a somewhat congenial relationship, as is demonstrated by Naomi’s willingness to relocate to Moab to seek relief from a famine. Later Naomi’s sons also marry Moabite women, and Ruth’s devotion to Naomi and her God no doubt speaks highly of the character of many Moabites. Many years later Ruth’s great-grandson David placed his parents in the care of the king of Moab while he was on the run from King Saul (1 Samuel 22:3-4).
