Ruth 2

2 ¹Naomi get one relative through her husband, one big man wey get plenty money, from Elimelech im clan, wey im name na Boaz. ²Ruth di Moabite woman tok give Naomi say, "Make I go pick di grain wey remain for ground, behind anybody wey go show me favour." She tok say, "Go, my pikin."

³So she comot go, she dey pick di grain wey remain behind di people wey dey harvest, and e come be say she waka enter di farm wey belong to Boaz, from Elimelech im family.

⁴For di same time, Boaz come from Bethlehem, e dey tok give di people wey dey harvest say, "Make our Papa dey with una." "Make our Papa bless you," na so dem answer am.

⁵Then Boaz tok give im foreman say, "Na who young woman be dis?"

⁶Di foreman answer say, "Na di young Moabite woman wey come back with Naomi from Moab country. ⁷She tok say, 'Abeg make I pick and gather di grain wey remain among di sheaves behind di people wey dey harvest.' She come, and she don dey here from morning reach now, she rest small small only for di shelter."

⁸Boaz tok give Ruth say, "Listen, my pikin. No go pick grain for another farm, no comot from here; stay near my young women. ⁹Watch di farm wey dem dey harvest, and follow behind dem. I don tell di young men say make dem no touch you. When thirst catch you, drink from di jars wey di young men don fill."

¹⁰She bend down put her face for ground, and she ask am, "Why I take find favour for your eye, wey make you notice me, one stranger?"

¹¹Boaz answer say, "I don hear everything wey you do for your mother-in-law since your husband die—how you take leave your papa, your mama, and your own land come to people wey you no know before. ¹²Make our Papa pay you back for wetin you do; make our Papa, di God of Israel, wey you come hide under im wings for cover, reward you well well."

¹³"Make I find favour for your eye, my oga," na so she tok, "because you don comfort me and you don tok kind word give your servant, even though I no be one of your servants."

¹⁴For chop time Boaz tok say, "Come here, chop small bread, dip your own piece inside di wine vinegar." She sidon near di people wey dey harvest; e give her roasted grain. She chop reach her belle full, and some still remain.

¹⁵As she stand up go pick grain, Boaz command im young men say, "Make she pick grain even among di sheaves; no shame her. ¹⁶Instead, pull some stalks comot from di bundles for her, and leave dem make she pick, and no correct her."

¹⁷She pick grain for di farm reach evening, then she beat out wetin she don gather—e be like twenty quart of barley. ¹⁸She carry am go town; her mother-in-law see how plenty wey she don pick. She also bring out and give her wetin she keep after her belle don full.

¹⁹Her mother-in-law ask, "Where you gather am today? Where you work? Make blessing dey for di man wey notice you!" Ruth call whose farm e be: "Di man wey I work with today na Boaz."

²⁰Naomi tok give her daughter-in-law say, "Make our Papa bless am, di one wey im kindness never leave di living or di dead." She add say, "E be close relative, one of our redeemers." ^a a v20 Naomi call Boaz as one of dia kinsman-redeemers — di relative wey get di right to buy back wetin dem lose and bring di family back. Boaz im role for here dey show shadow of Jesus, our Redeemer wey pay di price to carry us come house to our Papa.

²¹Then Ruth di Moabite woman tok say, "E even tell me say, 'Stay with my workers until dem finish all my harvest.'"

²²Naomi tok give her daughter-in-law Ruth say, "E good, my pikin—comot with im young women, so dat nobody go harm you for another farm." ²³She stay near Boaz im young women, she dey pick grain until di barley and wheat harvest end, and she dey live with her mother-in-law.