Ruth 2:1-23.

Ruth 2:1-23 (GNT)

1 "Naomi had a relative named Boaz, a rich and influential man who
belonged to the family of her husband Elimelech. 2 One day Ruth said
to Naomi, "Let me go to the fields to gather the grain that the
harvest workers leave. I am sure to find someone who will let me work
with him." Naomi answered, "Go ahead, daughter." 3 So Ruth went out to
the fields and walked behind the workers, picking up the heads of
grain which they left. It so happened that she was in a field that
belonged to Boaz. 4 Some time later Boaz himself arrived from
Bethlehem and greeted the workers. "The LORD be with you! " he said.
"The LORD bless you! " they answered. 5 Boaz asked the man in charge,
"Who is that young woman?" 6 The man answered, "She is the foreigner
who came back from Moab with Naomi. 7 She asked me to let her follow
the workers and gather grain. She has been working since early morning
and has just now stopped to rest for a while under the shelter. " 8
Then Boaz said to Ruth, "Let me give you some advice. Don't gather
grain anywhere except in this field. Work with the women here; 9 watch
them to see where they are reaping and stay with them. I have ordered
my men not to molest you. And whenever you are thirsty, go and drink
from the water jars that they have filled. " 10 Ruth bowed down with
her face touching the ground, and said to Boaz, "Why should you be so
concerned about me? Why should you be so kind to a foreigner?" 11 Boaz
answered, "I have heard about everything that you have done for your
mother-in-law since your husband died. I know how you left your father
and mother and your own country and how you came to live among a
people you had never known before. 12 May the LORD reward you for what
you have done. May you have a full reward from the LORD God of Israel,
to whom you have come for protection! " 13 Ruth answered, "You are
very kind to me, sir. You have made me feel better by speaking gently
to me, even though I am not the equal of one of your servants. " 14 At
mealtime Boaz said to Ruth, "Come and have a piece of bread, and dip
it in the sauce." So she sat with the workers, and Boaz passed some
roasted grain to her. She ate until she was satisfied, and she still
had some food left over. 15-16 After she had left to go and gather
grain, Boaz ordered the workers, "Let her gather grain even where the
bundles are lying, and don't say anything to stop her. Besides that,
pull out some heads of grain from the bundles and leave them for her
to pick up." 17 So Ruth gathered grain in the field until evening, and
when she had beaten it out, she found she had nearly twenty-five
pounds. 18 She took the grain back into town and showed her
mother-in-law how much she had gathered. She also gave her the food
left over from the meal. 19 Naomi asked her, "Where did you gather all
this grain today? Whose field have you been working in? May God bless
the man who took an interest in you!" So Ruth told Naomi that she had
been working in a field belonging to a man named Boaz. 20 "May the
LORD bless Boaz! " Naomi exclaimed. "The LORD always keeps his
promises to the living and the dead. " And she went on, "That man is a
close relative of ours, one of those responsible for taking care of
us." 21 Then Ruth said, "Best of all, he told me to keep gathering
grain with his workers until they finish the harvest." 22 Naomi said
to Ruth, "Yes, daughter, it will be better for you to work with the
women in Boaz' field. You might be molested if you went to someone
else's field." 23 So Ruth worked with them and gathered grain until
all the barley and wheat had been harvested. And she continued to live
with her mother-in-law."

God bless you.