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K מרגלתו
Q בטרום
BrLXXΚαὶ ἐκοιμήθη πρὸς ποδῶν αὐτοῦ ἕως πρωΐ· ἡ δὲ ἀνέστη πρὸ τοῦ ἐπιγνῶναι ἄνδρα τὸν πλησίον αὐτοῦ· καὶ εἶπε Βοὸζ, μὴ γνωσθήτω, ὅτι ἦλθε γυνὴ εἰς τὸν ἅλω. (Kai ekoimaʸthaʸ pros podōn autou heōs prōi; haʸ de anestaʸ pro tou epignōnai andra ton plaʸsion autou; kai eipe Booz, maʸ gnōsthaʸtō, hoti aʸlthe gunaʸ eis ton halō. )
BrTrAnd she lay at his feet until the morning; and she rose up before a man could know his neighbour; and Booz said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor.
ULTSo she lay at his feet until the morning, but she got up before a man could recognize his friend. And he said, “Do not let it be known that the woman came to the threshing floor.”
USTThen Boaz added, “It would be best if no one knew that a woman came here.” So she lay at his feet until early morning and got up to leave before it was light enough that people would be able to recognize her.
BSB § So she lay down at his feet until morning, but she got up before anyone else could recognize her. § Then Boaz said, “Do not let it be known that a woman came to the threshing floor.”
OEBSo she lay at his feet until morning, but rose before anyone could recognise her, for Boaz said, ‘No one must know that a woman came to the threshing-floor.’
WEBBEShe lay at his feet until the morning, then she rose up before one could discern another. For he said, “Let it not be known that the woman came to the threshing floor.”
NETSo she slept beside him until morning. She woke up while it was still dark. Boaz thought, “No one must know that a woman visited the threshing floor.”
LSVAnd she lies down at his feet until the morning, and rises before one discerns another; and he says, “Let it not be known that the woman has come into the floor.”
FBVSo Ruth lay at his feet until morning. Then she got up before it was light enough to recognize anyone because Boaz had told her, “No one must know that a woman came here to the threshing floor.”[fn]
3:14Clearly Boaz was concerned to protect Ruth's reputation.
T4TSo she lay at his feet until morning. But she got up and left before it was light enough that people would be able to recognize her, because Boaz said, “I do not want anyone to know that a woman was here.”
LEBSo she lay at his feet until morning and got up before anyone could recognize each other.[fn] And he said, “It must not be known that you[fn] came to the threshing floor.”
BBEAnd she took her rest at his feet till the morning: and she got up before it was light enough for one to see another. And he said, Let it not come to anyone's knowledge that the woman came to the grain-floor.
JPSAnd she lay at his feet until the morning; and she rose up before one could discern another. For he said: 'Let it not be known that the woman came to the threshing-floor.'
ASVAnd she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one could discern another. For he said, Let it not be known that the woman came to the threshing-floor.
DRASo she slept at his feet till the night was going off. And she arose before men could know one another, and Booz said: Beware lest any man know that thou camest hither.
YLTAnd she lieth down at his feet till the morning, and riseth before one doth discern another; and he saith, 'Let it not be known that the woman hath come into the floor.'
DrbyAnd 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 threshing-floor.
RVAnd she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one could discern another. For he said, Let it not be known that the woman came to the threshing-floor.
WbstrAnd she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came to the floor.
KJB-1769¶ 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.
KJB-1611¶ And shee lay at his feete vntill the morning: and she rose vp before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be knowen, that a woman came into the floore. (¶ 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 floore.)
BshpsAnd she lay at his feete vntill the morning: and she arose vp before one coulde knowe another. And he sayde: Let no man knowe that there came any woman into the floore. (And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she arose up before one could know another. And he said: Let no man know that there came any woman into the floore.)
GnvaAnd she lay at his feete vntill the morning: and she arose before one could know another: for he sayd, Let no man knowe, that a woman came into the floore. (And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she arose before one could know another: for he said, Let no man knowe, that a woman came into the floore. )
CvdlAnd she rose vp or euer one coulde knowe another. And he thoughte thus: That no ma knowe now yt there hath come a woman in to the barne, (And she rose up or ever one could know another. And he thought thus: That no man know now it there hath/has come a woman in to the barne,)
WyclTherfore sche slepte at `hise feet til to the goyng awey of nyyt, and so sche roos bifor that men knewen `hem silf togidere. And Booz seide to hir, Be thou war lest ony man knowe, that thou camest hidir. (Therefore she slept at `hise feet till to the going away of night, and so she rose before that men knew `hem self together. And Booz said to her, Be thou/you war lest any man knowe, that thou/you camest hither.)
LuthUnd sie schlief bis morgen zu seinen Füßen. Und sie stund auf, ehe denn einer den andern, kennen mochte; und er gedachte, daß nur niemand inne werde, daß ein Weib in die Tenne kommen sei! (And they/she/them schlief until morgen to his feet. And they/she/them stood on, before because einer the andern, kennen mochte; and he thought, that nur no_one inne become, that a woman in the Tenne coming sei!)
ClVgDormivit itaque ad pedes ejus, usque ad noctis abscessum. Surrexit itaque antequam homines se cognoscerent mutuo, et dixit Booz: Cave ne quis noverit quod huc veneris.[fn] (Dormivit therefore to pedes his, until to noctis abscessum. Surrexit therefore before homines se cognoscerent mutuo, and he_said Booz: Cave not who/any noverit that huc veneris. )
3.14Surrexit itaque antequam. Quia antequam Judæi doctrina legis imbuti naturæ suæ jura cognoscerent, Ecclesia gentium inertiæ suæ somnium excutiens diluculo nascentis fidei resurrexit, et ad Christi gratiam properavit.
3.14Surrexit therefore antequam. Because before Yudæi doctrina legis imbuti naturæ suæ yura cognoscerent, Ecclesia gentium inertiæ suæ somnium excutiens diluculo nascentis of_faith resurrexit, and to of_Christ gratiam properavit.
and,lay (Some words not found in UHB: and,lay feet,his until the,morning and=she/it_arose in/on/at/with,before recognize (a)_man DOM his/its=neighbour and=he/it_said not known that/for/because/then/when came the=woman the,threshing_floor )
The implication of So she lay at his feet is that although Ruth and Boaz were alone together all night, they did not sin sexually. You can include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “Ruth slept at the feet of Boaz”
(Some words not found in UHB: and,lay feet,his until the,morning and=she/it_arose in/on/at/with,before recognize (a)_man DOM his/its=neighbour and=he/it_said not known that/for/because/then/when came the=woman the,threshing_floor )
The idiom before a man could recognize his friend means that it was very early in the morning, before there was enough light to recognize the face of a familiar person. If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use an idiom from your language that does have that meaning or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “before you could see your hand in front of your face” or “while it was still quite dark”
Boaz probably said this before Ruth lay down to sleep. If it would be helpful in your language, you could move this to the beginning of the verse, as in the UST, or indicate that this happened before Ruth lay down. Alternate translation: “She did this because Boaz had said”
If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Do not let anyone know”
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).
