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Ruth Meet Boaz
1 Betlehem town had one importan rich guy Boaz. He come from da same blood jalike Elimelek, da guy dat was Naomi husban befo time. So fo dea peopo, Boaz jalike Naomi braddah-in-law.
2 ✡2:2: Pries 19:9-10; 25:25; Rules2 24:19; 25:5-6One time, da Moab wahine Ruth tell Naomi, “Eh, try let me go da fields fo go behind da worka guys an pick up da extra barley dat dey no pick up. Maybe get somebody dat make nice to me an let me do dat, cuz da Rules from God tell az good.”
Naomi tell her, “Kay den. Go.” 3 So Ruth go ova dea inside one field an pick up da extra barley dat da worka guys no pick up afta dey harves um. An you know wat? Dat field wea she stay pick up da extra barley, da owna guy was Boaz. Him an Ruth mahke faddah-in-law Elimelek, dey da same blood!
4 Same time Ruth stay pick up da extra barley, Boaz come ova dea from Betlehem town. He tell da guys dat stay harves da barley, “Aloha! I like Da One In Charge stay wit you guys!”
Dey tell Boaz, “Aloha to you! Us guys like Da One In Charge do plenny good tings fo you too!”
5 Boaz aks da luna guy dat stay in charge a da worka guys, “Eh! Dat young wahine ova dea, wat ohana her?”
6 Da luna guy tell, “Her, da Moab wahine dat come hea wit Naomi, da time Naomi come back from ova dea. 7 Morning time, she tell, ‘Try let me go ova dea wea dey tie up da barley, an pick up da extra barley dat da worka guys no pick up, fo bring um home.’ I tell ‘Shoots.’ She stay work all da time from den till now. Ony short time she go fo res ova dea by da shack.”
8 Den Boaz, he go ova dea wea Ruth stay an tell her, “Eh, sistah! Nobody tell you wat fo do, o wat? You can stay hea wit us guys wen you pick up da extra barley. No need go find anodda field. Stick wit my worka wahines ova hea. 9 Go see wea dey stay harves da barley, den go dea afta dem fo pick up da extra stuff. I wen tell da guys awready, no bodda you. Wen you thirsty, you go ova dea an drink da watta dat da guys bring from da puka wea da watta come out.”
10 Ruth, she go down quick by Boaz feet an put her face on top da groun fo show um respeck. She tell um, “Eh mista, mahalo plenny! How come you stay good to me an even talk to me? I ony one wahine from anodda country, you know.”
11 Boaz tell, “Yeah, I know. But erybody stay tell me bout all da good tings you wen do fo yoa muddah-in-law, afta yoa husban mahke. I know fo shua you wen go way from yoa faddah-muddah guys an from da land wea yoa ohana stay, an come ova hea wea get peopo you donno befo time.
12 “I like Da One In Charge do plenny good tings
Fo pay you back good kine,
Cuz a all da tings you wen do fo Naomi.
He Da One In Charge, da God fo da Israel peopo.
You wen come by him,
An now he goin take kea you!”
13 Ruth tell Boaz, “Eh boss! You stay real good to me! You wen give me good kine words an you talk to me wit one good heart. Jalike I one a yoa worka wahines, no matta I not, an no can come one a dem.”
14 Lunch time, Boaz tell Ruth, “Eh! Come ova hea! Eat wit us guys! Take some a da bread fo eat, an if you like, put litto bit inside dat sour wine ova dea.” Az why Ruth go sit down nea da peopo dat work fo harves da barley an eat lunch wit dem. Boaz, he pass some roas barley to her. So she eat all she like, an still yet, get mo plenny den she can eat.
15 Afta Ruth stan up fo go pick up some mo barley, Boaz tell his worka guys, “Let her pick up da extra barley, even ova dea wea you guys tie up da barley plants afta you harves um. No make her come shame. 16 An den wen you guys tie up da barley, make shua you pull out litto bit fo her an leave um ova dea fo her pick up. No go scold her notting!”
17 All day, Ruth pick up da extra barley. Wen da sun stay go down, she wack da barley dat she wen pick up fo make da part you eat fall off, an she pick up bout twenny poun barley. 18 She take da food back Betlehem town. Her muddah-in-law see how plenny she wen pick up. Ruth give her da stuff from lunch time too dat she no can eat. 19 Naomi aks Ruth, “Eh! Wea you wen pick up da extra barley today? Wat side you wen go work? I like Da One In Charge do plenny good tings fo da guy dat wen see you an help you!”
So Ruth tell her muddah-in-law bout da owna guy wea she wen pick up da barley. She tell um, “His name, Boaz.”
20 ✡2:20: Pries 25:25Naomi tell her daughtah-in-law, “I like Da One In Charge do plenny good tings fo Boaz! Da One In Charge stay tight wit us guys dat stay alive, an he goin take kea oua mahke husban guys, same time. Cuz you know, Boaz from oua ohana. An fo oua peopo, he one a da guys from oua ohana dat get da right fo marry you fo get kids dat goin carry yoa mahke husban name!”
21 Ruth tell, “An you know wat? Boaz even wen tell me, ‘Go come back tomorra. You can stay wit my worka guys till dey pau harves all da barley I get.’ ”
22 Naomi tell Ruth, “Az good, Ruth! Go work wit his worka wahines, till dey pau. You go some odda field, bumbye da guys make you any kine, but wit Boaz, nobody goin bodda you.” 23 So Ruth stay work fo pick up da extra barley wit da wahines dat work fo Boaz, till dat work pau. Den she do da same ting wen dey harves da wheat. She still yet live dea wit her muddah-in-law Naomi.

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