9
Then he said, Who
art thou? And she answered, I
am Ruth, thy handmaid; spread therefore the edge
of thy mantle over thy handmaid; for thou
art a redeemer.
10
And he said, Blessed
be thou of the LORD, my daughter,
for thou hast shown more mercy in the end than at the first, not going after the young men, whether poor or rich.
11
And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do unto thee all that thou hast said, for all the city of my people know that thou
art a valiant woman.
12
And now it is true that I
am thy redeemer; however, there is
another redeemer nearer than I
(in kinship).
13
Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning
that if he will redeem thee, well, let him redeem thee, but if he does not wish to redeem, then I will redeem thee,
as the LORD lives; lie down until the morning.
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 the woman has come to the threshing floor.
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.
16
And when she came to her mother-in-law, she said, What now, my daughter? And she told her all that had happened to her with the man.
17
And she said, He gave me these six
measures of barley, saying, Do not go empty unto thy mother-in-law.
18
Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou shall know how the matter will fall, for that man will not rest until he has concluded the thing today.