"Elimelech?" "Naomi." "I'm going out to the fields." "I need your help." "Quickly." "Now!" "Yah!" "Father!" "Don't give up!" "We must save the grain!" "The malet!" "I've got it!" "Hold the stake straight." "Hurry!" "Hurry!" "Hold on!" "help me hold it down!" "Father!" "the grain is gone!" "It's gone." "It's all gone." "easy." "Elimelech." "Perhaps we'll return..." "when this famine is over." "but we are related." "I want to help." "but thank you." "I..." "I've done well during the famine. and I don't intend to start now." "Elimelech." "Who was that?" "Boaz... a kinsman of mine..." "just wanted to say goodbye." "and their two sons left their home in Bethlehem." "they arrived in the land of Moab where they found relief from the famine." "Elimelech died." "Naomi's two sons grew older and eventually married Moabite women named Orpah and Ruth." "they knew very little of the God of Israel:" "The God of Naomi and her sons." "and Naomi loved them very much." "tragedy struck again." "Naomi's two sons also took ill and died." "Now three widows faced the future alone... together. and I want you to go back to your families." "What?" "Mother?" "do it for me." "but we can't let you live alone." "Bethlehem is no place for two Moabite women." "My people will not accept you." "You'll be strangers there." "As you were a stranger here." "Don't you understand?" "It's my fault that you've been hurt." "The Lord has punished me." "That's not true." "Your God is good." "You are good." "you'll do as I have asked." "Go." "Return to your own people." "I will go;" "I will die." "and your God is my God." "I love you!" "Everything this woman has is here;" "she has nothing else." "I will do my best to get her a good price." "Jabesh." "That's no surprise." "can we start the auction?" "Some of us have work to do." "Very well." "When a man dies..." "Not another lecture on the law. the brother of the dead man should marry her and care for her." "Such are the commandments of God." "(yawning)" "Excuse me!" "and now she is left with nothing." "She comes before you now to sell all that she owns." "be as generous as possible." "First up for sale is this poor widow's land." "Ten thousand shekels!" "indeed." "I like to help where I can." "What he'd like is to buy up Bethlehem and put everyone else out of business." "ten thousand shekels going once!" "I think I'll have a little fun." "and..." "Twelve thousand shekels!" "going once!" "Twelve thousand going twice!" "Twelve thousand and five shekels!" "Fourteen thousand shekels!" "Careful." "Don't worry;" "I know my cousin's greed all to well." "He won't let that land slip away." "Fourteen thousand and three shekels!" "Eighteen thousand shekels!" "you can't afford it." "but he doesn't. want to see how you get yourself out of it." "Eighteen thousand shekels going once!" "eighteen thousand shekels going twice!" "And eighteen thousand going..." "Eighteen thousand and one!" "Boaz?" "your charity has no end." "I'll follow." "I'll never leave you alone." "given love like no other." "Now you are my home." "I'll bear any burden." "Your worries will be my own." "I've been blessed by your care." "for you are my home." "and stone only make a dwelling." "It's you that makes this house a home." "I'll follow." "I'll never leave you alone." "given love like no other." "Now you are my home." "Heaven smiles on us both;" "for you are my home. ( end song)" "Good morning." "You're up early." "Oh!" "Thank you for letting me come with you." "you are so good!" "Where are you going?" "To find some food." "Stay and rest;" "I'll be back." "please bless her." "Lord." "she's very old." "There's no need to apologize." "I know Master Boaz would want to help you." "You see those women there?" "They're gleaners." "Many of them are widows like yourself." "Follow them and you can gather up all the loose grain you see." "Daniel?" "her." "that you're welcome here." "sir." "When you drink a need... go to the well;" "my men will draw it for you." "I am a Moabite; they may not want to." "I've ordered them to treat you kindly." "welcome." "My servants told me how you... how you gave up your home and your own people for the sake of your mother-in-law." "I think that's very kind." "May God bless you for it." "Thank you." "special needs." "Let some extra grain fall for her." "tell her she can just harvest some of her own." "you cut some down and bundle it up for her." "they'll have me to deal with." "Tell the men that." "All of this in one day?" "!" "The man who owned the field was very kind." "He let me take all that I wanted." "And then he invited me to eat with him." "I think the others were very surprised." "Who was it?" "What was his name?" "Boaz." "Boaz?" "You know him?" "he is my nearest kinsman." "then... then he must marry you." "not me." "He must marry you." "Me?" "too." "what are you waiting for?" "Go tell him; tell him that he's the nearest kinsman." "I don't want to force him to marry me." "it's his duty." "Master Boaz?" "Ruth?" "Uh... um... isn't it?" "yes it is." "(Boaz thinking) She knows I love her." "That's why she's so kind." "an old man." "How foolish I was to think that she could fall in love with me." "I'll never know." "All she can do is say "no."" "I'll ask her to marry me." "I will." "Uh... wou... you... uh..." "Good morning." "(Ruth thinking) What could he ever see in me?" "a Moabite with nothing!" "I'm sure he sees nothing but a child." "But I did promise Naomi..." "she's done so much for me." "I'll tell him!" "I'll tell him he's my near kinsman." "I will." "Uh..." "Goodnight." "Did you tell him?" "It... it didn't come up." "you have to bring it up." "I know." "Jabesh." "and I'm in a generous mood." "Any poor who need help?" "various items for sale?" "you mean?" "it doesn't have to be land." "Could be land." "Doesn't have to be." "Why?" "Is there?" "Someone?" "Selling land?" "Not at the present moment." "well it's been nice chatting with you." "Bye." "I don't see why I have to talk to him tonight." "Because it's your last chance." "and the gleaning is done." "When would you see him again?" "But the harvest party is for the workers." "All you have to do is get his attention." "then do it for me." "I'll be right back." "Eat up!" "There's plenty more food." "Boaz?" "Ruth!" "don't think evil of me." "it's all right." "or to ask you..." "you... you are a near kinsman to me." "I'm a what?" "A... a near kinsman... to me." "You know what that means?" "Yes." "Do... do you?" "Yes." "Will you?" "Will I?" "Will you?" "Yes." "Ruth..." "What's wrong?" "There is a nearer kinsman than I." "but I don't think he'd... unless... unless you have anything of worth." "I'm worthless!" "you're priceless!" "where are you?" "!" "Tomorrow morning?" "please." "Boaz." "if you could tell me what all this is about?" "I think I am." "You're not sure?" "but Jabesh is the nearest kinsman." "I think you may have a problem." "gave this to me before he left Bethlehem." "It's the deed to a plot of land:" "A huge plot of land!" "everything belongs to Jabesh." "He'll marry her!" "I don't think so." "He will!" "He'll marry her just to get the land!" "Maybe not." "Maybe he'll..." "Don't' you see?" "!" "Jabesh lives for land because land means money!" "And money is all he cares about!" "the widow Naomi recently returned to Bethlehem." "the widow Naomi recently returned to Bethlehem." "What's that got to do with me?" "She's selling a parcel of land." "Land? that you are the nearest kinsman." "very well." "I'm happy to help the poor widow out." "How much?" "then you want the land?" "I'm willing to buy it." "I'm willing to buy it." "it's mine." "You do understand?" "You're the nearest kinsman." "you must take everything that comes with it." "Bring it on!" "Bring it on!" "I can afford it all!" "cousin Jabesh!" "This is your new wife!" "My new what?" "Your wife." "She's a widow;" "you're the nearest kinsman." "you'll also have Naomi as a mother-in-law." "Mother-in-what?" "of course." "and they'll need separate rooms." "I guess you'll have to buy a larger house." "A larger house?" "don't worry." "and she'll have it decorated in no time." "A few th?" "!" "This is an outrage!" "and I'm already broke!" "Wait until you have six or seven children;" "that's the expensive part!" "help me!" "I can't afford a family!" "I have my money to think about!" "You take her!" "Done!" "and they were married." "and they called him Obed." "Ruth's loyalty and courage was the beginning of Israel's greatest age." "the king who united Israel in righteousness."