1. But there was a man related to Elimelech, a powerful man, and very wealthy, named Boaz.
2. And Ruth, the Moabite, said to her mother-in-law, "If you order, I will go into the field and gather the ears of grain which escape the reaping hand, wherever I will find favor with the father of a family, who will be compassionate to me." She answered her, "Go, my daughter."
3. And so she went and gathered the ears of grain after the completion of the reaping. But it happened that this field was owned by Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.
4. And behold, he came out of Bethlehem and said to the reapers, "The Lord be with you." They answered him, "May the Lord bless you."
5. And Boaz said to the young man who was in charge of the reapers, "Whose young woman is this?"
6. He answered him, "This is the Moabite woman, who came with Naomi, from the land of the Moabites,
7. and she asked to gather the remnants of the ears of grain, following the steps of the reapers, and from morning until now she has remained in the field, and, indeed, not for one moment has she returned home."