[NA-O^-MI DDI DDE^'N XU+' MO^-A'P.-- NGU+O+`I TRO+? VE^` VO+'I RU-TO+]
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Trong ddo+`i ca'c quan-xe't, mo^.t co+n ddo'i-ke'm xa?y dde^'n
trong xu+', co' mo^.t ngu+o+`i tu+` Be^'t-le^-hem xu+' Giu-dda, ddi vo+'i
vo+. va` hai con trai mi`nh dde^'n kie^`u-ngu. trong xu+' Mo^-a'p.
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Ngu+o+`i te^n la` E^-li-me^-le'c, vo+. te^n la` Na-o^-mi, hai con
trai te^n la` Ma.c-lo^n va` Ki-li-o^n, dde^`u la` da^n E^-pho+-ra't ve^`
Be^'t-le^-hem trong xu+' Giu-dda . DDe^'n xu+' Mo^-a'p, chu'ng be`n o+?
ta.i ddo'.
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E^-li-me^-le'c, cho^`ng cu?a Na-o^-mi, qua ddo+`i, dde^? na`ng
la.i vo+'i hai con trai mi`nh.
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Chu'ng no' cu+o+'i vo+. trong ngu+o+`i nu+~ Mo^-a'p, ngu+o+`i na^`y
te^n la` O.t-ba ngu+o+`i kia te^n la` Ru-to+; ho. o+? ta.i ddo' ddo^. mu+o+`i
na(m.
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Ke^' sau, Ma.c lo^n va` Ki-li-o^n cu~ng tha'c, dde^? Na-o^-mi o+?
la.i, kho^ng cho^`ng kho^ng con.
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Ba^'y gio+`, Na-o^-mi co' nghe no'i ra(`ng DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va dda~
ddoa'i-xem da^n-su+. Nga`i, va` ban lu+o+ng-thu+.c cho, be`n ddu+'ng da^.y
cu`ng hai da^u mi`nh, dda(.ng tu+` xu+' Mo^-a'p tro+? ve^`.
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Va^.y, ngu+o+`i li`a-bo? cho^~ mi`nh dda~ o+?, cu`ng hai da^u mi`nh
le^n ddu+o+`ng dda(.ng tro+? ve^` xu+' Giu-dda .
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Nhu+ng Na-o^-mi no'i cu`ng hai da^u mi`nh ra(`ng: Mo^~i con ha~y
tro+? ve^` nha` me. mi`nh ddi . Ca^`u DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va la^'y o+n dda~i
hai con nhu+ hai con dda~ dda~i ca'c ngu+o+`i tha'c cu?a chu'ng ta, va`
dda~ dda~i chi'nh mi`nh ta!
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Nguye^.n DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va ban cho hai con ddu+o+.c bi`nh-ye^n
o+? no+i nha` cho^`ng mo+'i! Ro^`i ngu+o+`i o^m ho^n hai na`ng, co`n hai
na`ng ca^'t tie^'ng le^n kho'c,
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va` no'i ra(`ng: Chu'ng to^i se~ ddi vo+'i me. dde^'n que^-hu+o+ng
cu?a me..
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Na-o^-mi dda'p: Ho+~i hai con ga'i ta, ha~y tro+? ve^` ddi vo+'i
me. la`m chi ? Me. ha' co`n nhu+~ng con trai trong lo`ng co' the^' la`m
cho^`ng chu'ng con sao ?
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Ho+~i hai con ga'i ta, ha~y tro+? ve^` ddi ddi; me. gia` qua' ma`
la^'y cho^`ng nu+~a . La.i da^`u ba^y gio+` me. no'i: Ta co' lo`ng tro^ng-mong,
tu+` chie^`u nay ta se~ co' cho^`ng, da^~u ta sanh-dde? con trai ddi nu+~a,
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chu'ng con ha' la.i muo^'n ddo+.i cho dde^'n chu'ng no' kho^n-lo+'n,
va` kho^ng la^'y cho^`ng kha'c hay sao ? Kho^ng, ho+~i chu'ng con, no^~i
sa^`u-tha?m cu?a me. cay dda('ng muo^n pha^`n ho+n cu?a chu'ng con, vi`
tay cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va dda~ gio+ ra ha.i me..
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Hai na`ng la.i ca^'t tie^'ng le^n kho'c. DDoa.n, O.t-ba ho^n va`
tu+`-bie^.t ba`-gia mi`nh; co`n Ru-to+ kho^ng chi.u pha^n-re~ ngu+o+`i
.
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Na-o^-mi no'i cu`ng Ru-to+ ra(`ng: Na^`y, chi. con dda~ tro+? ve^`
que^-hu+o+ng va` tha^`n cu?a no'; con ha~y tro+? ve^` theo no' ddi .
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Ru-to+ thu+a ra(`ng: Xin cho+' na`i to^i pha^n-re~ me.; vi` me.
ddi dda^u, to^i se~ ddi ddo'; me. o+? no+i na`o to^i se~ o+? no+i ddo'.
Da^n su+. cu?a me., tu+'c la` da^n-su+. cu?a to^i; DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i
cu?a me., tu+'c la` DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i cu?a to^i;
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me. tha'c no+i na`o, to^i muo^'n tha'c va` ddu+o+.c cho^n no+i
ddo'. Vi' ba(`ng co' su+. chi kha'c ho+n su+. che^'t pha^n ca'ch to^i kho?i
me., nguye^.n DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va gia'ng ho.a cho to^i!
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Na-o^-mi tha^'y na`ng quye^'t ddi.nh theo mi`nh, ne^n kho^ng no'i
nu+~a .
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Va^.y, hai ngu+o+`i ddi dde^'n Be^'t-le^-hem. Khi hai ngu+o+`i
dde^'n, ca? tha`nh dde^`u ca?m-ddo^.ng. Ca'c ngu+o+`i nu+~ ho?i ra(`ng:
A^'y co' pha?i Na-o^-mi cha(ng?
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Ngu+o+`i dda'p: Cho+' go.i to^i la` Na-o^-mi, ha~y go.i la` Ma-ra
(a) [Na-o^-mi nghi~a la` ngo.t nga`o; Ma-ra nghi~a la` cay dda('ng], vi`
DDa^'ng Toa`n-na(ng dda~ dda~i to^i ca'ch cay-dda('ng la('m.
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To^i ddi ra ddu+o+.c dda^`y-da^~y, nhu+ng DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va da('c
to^i ve^` tay kho^ng. DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va dda~ gia'ng ho.a cho to^i, va`
DDa^'ng Toa`n-na(ng khie^'n to^i bi. kho^'n-kho^?, va^.y co`n go.i to^i
Na-o^-mi la`m chi ?
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Na-o^-mi va` Ru-to+, ngu+o+`i Mo^-a'p da^u cu?a Na-o^-mi, tu+`
o+? xu+' Mo^-a'p tro+? ve^` la` nhu+ va^.y . Hai ngu+o+`i dde^'n Be^'t-le^-hem
nha(`m dda^`u mu`a ga(.t lu'a ma.ch.
[RU-TO+-DDI MO'T LU'A TRONG RUO^.NG BO^-O^]
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Na-o^-mi co' mo^.t ngu+o+`i ba` con be^n cho^`ng, ngu+o+`i co'
quye^`n-the^' va` gia`u, ve^` ho. ha`ng E^-li-me^-le'c; te^n ngu+o+`i la`
Bo^-o^ .
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Ru-to+, ngu+o+`i Mo^-a'p, thu+a cu`ng Na-o^-mi ra(`ng: Xin dde^?
cho con ddi ra ngoa`i ruo^.ng, dda(.ng mo't gie' lu'a theo sau ke? sa(~n
lo`ng cho con mo't. Na-o^-mi dda'p: ho+~i con, ha~y ddi ddi .
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Va^.y, Ru-to+ ddi theo sau ca'c con ga(.t ma` mo't trong mo^.t
ruo^.ng kia . Te' ra may cho na`ng ga(.p so+? dda^'t cu?a Bo^-o^, ve^`
ho.-ha`ng E^-li-me^-le'c.
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Va?, na^`y Bo^-o^ o+? Be^'t-le^-hem dde^'n, no'i cu`ng ca'c con
ga(.t ra(`ng: Nguye^.n DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va o+? cu`ng ca'c ngu+o+i! Chu'ng
dda'p: Nguye^.n DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va ban phu+o+'c cho o^ng!
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DDoa.n, Bo^-o^ no'i cu`ng dda^`y-to+' coi-so'c ca'c con ga(.t ra(`ng:
Ngu+o+`i ga'i tre? na^`y la` con cu?a ai ?
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Ngu+o+`i dda^`y-to+' coi-so'c ca'c con ga(.t dda'p ra(`ng: A^'y
la` ga'i tre? Mo^-a'p o+? tu+` xu+' Mo^-a'p tro+? ve^` cu`ng Na-o^-mi;
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na`ng co' no'i cu`ng chu'ng to^i ra(`ng: Xin cho phe'p to^i ddi
sau ca'c con ga(.t ma` mo't va` lu+o+.m no+i giu+~a ca'c bo' lu'a . Na`ng
dda~ dde^'n tu+` sa'ng, ddu+'ng mo't cho dde^'n ba^y gio+`, tru+` ra co'
nghi? du+o+'i cho`i mo^.t chu't.
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Bo^-o^ no'i cu`ng Ru-to+ ra(`ng: Ho+~i con ga'i ta, ha~y nghe,
cho+' ddi mo't trong ruo^.ng kha'c, va` cu~ng ddu+`ng xa kho?i cho^~ na^`y
. Ha~y o+? cu`ng ca'c to+' ga'i ta;
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xem ngu+o+`i ta ga(.t trong ruo^.ng o+? no+i na`o, thi` ha~y ddi
theo ddo'. Ta dda~ ca^'m ca'c dda^`y-to+' ta ddu.ng dde^'n na`ng. Ne^'u
co' kha't, ha~y ddi uo^'ng no+i bi`nh cu?a chu'ng se~ mu'c cho .
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Ru-to+ be`n sa^'p mi`nh xuo^'ng du+o+'i cho+n ngu+o+`i, cu'i dda^`u
dde^'n dda^'t, ma` thu+a ra(`ng: Vi` duye^n-co+' na`o to^i du+o+.c o+n
tru+o+'c ma(.t o^ng, dde^'n ddo^~i o^ng ddoa'i-xem to^i, vo^'n la` mo^.t
ngu+o+`i ngoa.i- bang?
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Bo^-o^ dda'p: Ngu+o+`i ta co' thua^.t cho ta nghe mo.i dde^`u na`ng
dda~ la`m cho me. cho^`ng na`ng, tu+` khi cho^`ng na`ng che^'t, va` ca'ch
na`o na`ng dda~ li`a cha me., xu+'-so+? sanh cu?a na`ng, dda(.ng ddi dde^'n
mo^.t da^n-to^.c ma` na`ng kho^ng bie^'t tru+o+'c.
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Nguye^.n DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va ba'o-dda'p dde^`u na`ng dda~ la`m;
na`ng dda~ dde^'n nu'p du+o+'i ca'nh Gie^-ho^-va DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i cu?a
Y-so+-ra-e^n; ca^`u xin Nga`i thu+o+?ng cho na`ng ca'ch tro.n-ve.n.
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Na`ng thu+a ra(`ng: Ho+~i chu'a! chu'a dda~ an-u?y va` giu.c lo`ng
ke? to^i-to+' chu'a, ca^`u chu'a la^'y lo`ng a^n-hue^. dda~i to^i, da^~u
ra(`ng to^i kho^ng ddo^`ng bu+.c cu`ng ca'c to+' ga'i chu'a!
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Trong bu+~a a(n Bo^-o^ la.i no'i cu`ng na`ng ra(`ng: Ha~y la.i
ga^`n, a(n ba'nh na^`y va` nhu'ng mie^'ng na`ng trong gia^'m. Va.a^y, na`ng
ngo^`i ga^`n be^n ca'c con ga(.t. Ngu+o+`i ddu+a cho na`ng ho^.t ma.ch
rang, na`ng a(n cho dde^'n no-ne^, ro^`i dde^? da`nh pha^`n du+ la.i .
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DDoa.n, na`ng ddu+'ng da^.y dda(.ng mo't. Bo^-o^ truye^`n li.nh
cho ca'c dda^`y-to+' mi`nh ra(`ng: Ha~y dde^? cho na`ng mo't, da^~u o+?
giu+~a ca'c bo' lu'a, cho+' la`m xa^'u-ho^? na`ng.
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Cu~ng ha~y ru't va`i gie' trong bo' lu'a, bo? ro+'t cho na`ng lu+o+.m
la^'y, va` cho+' tra'ch-mo'c na`ng chu't na`o .
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Va^.y, Ru-to+ mo't trong ruo^.ng cho dde^'n chie^`u to^'i, dda^.p
lu'a mi`nh dda~ mo't, hu+'ng ddu+o+.c chu+`ng mo^.t e^-pha lu'a ma.ch.
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Na`ng va'c ddem tro+? va`o trong tha`nh; ba` gia na`ng tha^'y lu'a
na`ng dda~ mo't. DDoa.n, Ru-to+ tru't pha^`n bu+~a a(n du+ ra ma` trao
cho ngu+o+`i .
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Ba` gia no'i: Nga`y nay, con co' mo't o+? dda^u ? Con co' la`m
vie^.c o+? dda^u ? Phu+o+'c cho ngu+o+`i dda~ nha^.n-tie^'p con! Na`ng
no'i cho ba` gia mi`nh hay mi`nh co' la`m vie^.c no+i chu? na`o . Na`ng
no'i: Ngu+o+`i chu? cu?a no+i to^i co' la`m vie^.c nga`y nay te^n la` Bo^-o^
.
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Na-o^-mi dda'p cu`ng da^u mi`nh ra(`ng: Nguye^.n DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va
ban-phu+o+'c cho ngu+o+`i, vi` Nga`i kho^ng du+'t la`m o+n cho ke? so^'ng
va` ke? che^'t! Tie^'p ra(`ng: Ngu+o+`i ddo' la` ba` con cu?a chu'ng ta,
vo^'n la` trong nhu+~ng ke? co' quye^`n chuo^.c sa?n-nghie^.p ta la.i .
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Ru-to+, ngu+o+`i Mo^-a'p, tie^'p ra(`ng: Ngu+o+`i cu~ng co' no'i
cu`ng to^i ra(`ng: Ha~y o+? cu`ng ca'c dda^`y-to+' ta cho dde^'n chu+`ng
la`m xong he^'t mu`a ga(.t.
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Na-o^-mi no'i cu`ng Ru-to+, da^u mi`nh, ra(`ng: Ho+~i con ga'i
ta, la^'y la`m pha?i cho con ddi vo+'i ca'c to+' ga'i ngu+o+`i, cho+' cho
ngu+o+`i ta ga(.p con trong mo^.t ruo^.ng kha'c.
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Va^.y, na`ng o+? cu`ng ca'c to+' ga'i cu?a Bo^-o^, dda(.ng mo't
cho dde^'n he^'t mu`a ga(.t lu'a ma.ch va` mu`a ga(.t lu'a mi`; na`ng o+?
nha` cu?a ba` gia mi`nh.
[RU-TO+ O+? TRONG SA^N DDA.P LU'A CU?A BO^-O^]
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Na-o^-mi, ba`-gia Ru-to+, no'i cu`ng na`ng ra(`ng: Ho+~i con ga'i
ta, me. pha?i lo cho con mo^.tu` cho^~ an-tha^n, la`m cho con ddu+o+.c
phu+o+'c-ha.nh.
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Va?, con dda~ theo ca'c to+' ga'i Bo^-o^, ma` ngu+o+`i a^'y vo^'n
la` ba` con cu?a chu'ng ta . Chi'nh dde^m nay ngu+o+`i pha?i ddi sa?y lu'a
ma.ch no+i sa^n dda.p lu'a ngu+o+`i .
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Ha~y ta('m-ru+?a, xu+'c da^`u va` ma(.c qua^`n-a'o, ro^`i ddi xuo^'ng
sa^n dda.p lu'a; nhu+ng tru+o+'c khi ngu+o+`i chu+a a(n uo^'ng xong, con
cho+' la`m cho ngu+o+`i nha^.n bie^'t mi`nh.
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Khi ngu+o+`i na(`m ngu?, ha~y dde^? y' xem ngu+o+`i na(`m no+i
na`o; ro^`i ddi do+? me^`n du+o+'i cho+n ngu+o+`i va` na(`m xuo^'ng; chi'nh
ngu+o+`i se~ no'i dde^`u gi` con pha?i la`m.
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Na`ng thu+a ra(`ng: Mo.i dde^`u me. dda~ no'i vo+'i con, con se~
la`m.
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Na`ng be`n ddi xuo^'ng sa^n dda.p lu'a, va` la`m theo mo.i dde^`u
me. cho^`ng mi`nh dda~ da(.n.
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Khi Bo^-o^ dda~ a(n-uo^'ng song, lo`ng ddu+o+ng mu+`ng ro+~, ddi
na(`m o+? be^n mo^.t ddo^'ng lu'a ma.ch kia, na`ng be`n ddi dde^'n nhe.
nhe., do+? me^`n du+o+'i cho+n ngu+o+`i ro^`i na(`m xuo^'ng.
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Nu+?a dde^m, Bo^-o^ so+.-ha~i, nghie^ng mi`nh qua, ki`a tha^'y
co' mo^.t ngu+o+`i nu+~ na(`m ta.i du+o+'i cho+n mi`nh.
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Bo^-o^ ho?i: Ngu+o+i la` ai ? Na`ng dda'p to^i la` Ru-to+, ke?
to+' ga'i o^ng; xin dda('p me^`n o^ng tre^n ke? to+' ga'i o^ng, vi` o^ng
co' quye^`n chuo^.c sa?n-nghie^.p to^i .
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Ngu+o+`i no'i: Ho+~i con ga'i ta, nguye^.n DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va ban
phu+o+'c cho con! Vie^.c nho+n-tu+` con la`m la^`n sau na^`y, la.i co`n
tro.ng ho+n la^`n tru+o+'c; vi` con cha(?ng co' theo nhu+~ng ga~ trai-tre?,
vo^-lua^.n nghe`o hay gia`u .
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Va^.y ba^y gio+`, ho+~i con ga'i ta, cho+' so+. chi: ta se~ la`m
cho na`ng mo.i dde^`u na`ng se~ no'i; vi` ca? da^n-su+. trong tha`nh ta
dde^`u bie^'t ra(`ng na`ng la` mo^.t ngu+o+`i ddo+`n-ba` hie^`n-ddu+'c.
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Ba^y gio+`, dde^`u ddo' qua? tha^.t, ta co' quye^`n chuo^.c sa?n-nghie^.p
na`ng la.i; song co' mo^.t ngu+o+`i kha'c la.i la` ba` con ga^`n ho+n ta
.
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Ha~y o+? dde^m la.i dda^y . DDe^'n sa'ng, ne^'u ngu+o+`i kia muo^'n
chuo^.c sa?n-nghie^.p na`ng la.i, thi` ngu+o+`i buo^.c pha?i la`m; co`n
ne^'u nhu+ ngu+o+`i kho^ng dde.p lo`ng chuo^.c sa?n-nghie^.p na`ng la.i,
thi` ta chi? DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va ha(`ng so^'ng the^` ra(`ng cha('c se~ chuo^.c
sa?n-nghie^.p na`ng la.i! Ha~y o+? la.i ngu? dda^y cho dde^'n sa'ng.
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Va^.y, na`ng o+? ngu? no+i cho+n ngu+o+`i cho dde^'n sa'ng, ro^`i
da^.y so+'m, tru+o+'c khi hai ngu+o+`i co' the^? nhi`n bie^'t nhau; vi`
Bo^-o^ no'i ra(`ng: Cho+' cho ngu+o+`i ta bie^'t ra(`ng co' mo^.t ngu+o+`i
nu+~ va`o sa^n dda.p lu'a .
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Ngu+o+`i la.i no'i: Ha~y gio+ ra a'o to+i cu?a na`ng ma(.c, ro^`i
na('m no' cho cha('c. Na`ng be`n gio+ ra; ngu+o+`i tru't cho sa'u dda^'u
lu'a ma.ch, bie^?u na`ng ddem ddi; ddoa.n ngu+o+`i tro+? va`o tha`nh.
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Ru-to+ tro+? ve^` nha` ba`-gia mi`nh; ngu+o+`i ho?i: Co' pha?i
con ga'i ta cha(ng? Ru-to+ thua^.t cho ngu+o+`i mo.i dde^`u Bo^-o^ dda~
la`m cho mi`nh,
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ro^`i tie^'p ra(`ng: Ngu+o+`i co' cho to^i sa'u dda^'u lu'a ma.ch
na^`y, ma` ra(`ng: Na`ng cho+' tro+? ve^` cu`ng ba`-gia hai tay kho^ng.
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Na-o^-mi no'i ra(`ng: Ho+~i con ga'i ta, ha~y o+? dda^y, dde^?
ddo+.i xem cho bie^'t co^ng vie^.c xoay the^' na`o; vi` ne^'u nga`y nay
vie^.c na`y chu+a ro^`i, thi` ngu+o+`i a^'y cha(?ng nghi? dda^u .
[BO^-O^ CU+O+'I RU-TO+ LA`M VO+..-- O^-BE^'T LA` O^NG TO^? DDA-VI'T RA DDO+`I]
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Bo^-o^ ddi dde^'n cu+?a tha`nh va` ngo^`i ddo'. Ba^'y gio+`, ngu+o+`i
co' quye^`n chuo^.c sa?n-nghie^.p, ma` Bo^-o^ dda~ no'i dde^'n, vu+`a ddi
qua; Bo^-o^ be`n no'i ra(`ng: Ho+~i anh, ha~y la.i ga^`n va` ngo^`i dda^y
. Ngu+o+`i a^'y be`n la.i ga^`n va` ngo^`i .
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Bo^-o^ be`n cho.n mu+o+`i ngu+o+`i trong ca'c tru+o+?ng-la~o cu?a
tha`nh, ma` ra(`ng: Ca'c o^ng ha~y ngo^`i dda^y . Ca'c tru+o+?ng-la~o be`n
ngo^`i .
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DDoa.n Bo^-o^ no'i cu`ng ngu+o+`i co' quye^`n chuo^.c sa?n-nghie^.p
ra(`ng: Na-o^-mi o+? Mo^-a'p tro+? ve^`, rao ba'n mie^'ng dda^'t cu?a E^-li-me^-le'c,
anh chu'ng ta .
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To^i muo^'n ba'o-ca'o cho anh hay va` no'i ra(`ng: Ta.i tru+o+'c
ma(.t nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i ngo^`i dda^y va` tru+o+'c ma(.t ca'c tru+o+?ng-la~o
cu?a da^n-su+. to^i, xin ha~y mua sa?n-nghie^.p ddo' ddi . Ne^'u anh muo^'n
chuo^.c sa?n-nghie^.p ddo' la.i, thi` ha~y la`m ddi; ba(`ng kho^ng thi`
ha~y to? ra cho to^i bie^'t. Vi` tru+o+'c anh cha(?ng ai co' quye^`n chuo^.c
la.i, va` sau anh, quye^`n na^`y tro+? ve^` to^i . Ngu+o+`i dda'p: To^i
se~ chuo^.c.
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Bo^-o^ la.i no'i: Khi mua ruo^.ng bo+?i tay Na-o^-mi, anh cu~ng
pha?i mua luo^n bo+?i Ru-to+, ngu+o+`i Mo^-a'p, vo+. cu?a ke? che^'t, dde^?
no^'i danh ke? che^'t cho sa?n-nghie^.p ngu+o+`i .
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Ngu+o+`i co' quye^`n chuo^.c la.i dda'p ra(`ng: Ne^'u va^.y, to^i
kho^ng chuo^.c la.i ddu+o+.c, e pha?i hu?y- hoa.i sa?n-nghie^.p cu?a mi`nh;
xin ha~y la^'y ve^` cho anh quye^`n chuo^.c la.i cu?a to^i, vi` to^i kho^ng
the^' chuo^.c ddu+o+.c.
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Va?, xu+a trong Y-so+-ra-e^n khi chuo^.c la.i hay la` ddo^?i nhau,
muo^'n la`m cho cha('c lo+`i giao-ke^'t, thi` ngu+o+`i na^`y pha?i co^?i
gia`y mi`nh trao cho ngu+o+`i kia . No+i Y-so+-ra-e^n a^'y la` ca'ch u+ng
chi.u mo^.t to+` giao-u+o+'c.
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Va^.y, ngu+o+`i co' quye^`n chuo^.c la.i no'i cu`ng Bo^-o^ ra(`ng:
Anh ha~y chuo^.c sa?n-nghie^.p ddo'. Ro^`i ngu+o+`i co^?i gia`y mi`nh ra
.
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Ba^'y gio+`, Bo^-o^ no'i cu`ng ca'c tru+o+?ng-la~o va` ca? da^n-su+.
ra(`ng: Nga`y nay ca'c o^ng chu+'ng- kie^'n ra(`ng to^i mua no+i tay Na-o^-mi
mo.i ta`i sa?n; thuo^.c ve^` E^-li-me^-le'c, ve^` Ki-li-o^n, va` ve^` Ma.c-lo^n,
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va` cu~ng la^'y Ru-to+, ngu+o+`i Mo^-a'p, vo+. cu?a Ma.c-lo^n,
la`m vo+. to^i, dda(.ng no^'i danh ke? che^'t cho sa?n-nghie^.p ngu+o+`i;
ha^`u cho danh ke? che^'t kho^ng ma^'t kho?i giu+~a anh em mi`nh va` kho?i
da^n-su+. cu?a tha`nh ngu+o+`i; nga`y nay ca'c o^ng la`m chu+'ng ve^` dde^`u
ddo'.
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Ca? da^n-su+. hie^.n o+? no+i cu+?a, va` ca'c tru+o+?ng-la~o, dde^`u
dda'p ra(`ng: Chu'ng to^i la`m chu+'ng dde^`u ddo'. Nguye^.n DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va
la`m cho ngu+o+`i nu+~ va`o nha` ngu+o+i gio^'ng nhu+ Ra-che^n va` Le^-a,
la` hai ngu+o+`i dda~ du+.ng ne^n nha` Y-so+-ra-e^n! Ha~y tro+? ne^n cu+o+`ng-tha.nh
no+i E'p-ra-ta va` la`m cho no^?i danh ngu+o+i trong Be^'t- le^-hem!
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Nguye^.n con cha'u ngu+o+i ma` DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va dda~ ban cho
ngu+o+i bo+?i ngu+o+`i ga'i tre? na^`y, la`m cho nha` ngu+o+i gio^'ng nhu+
nha` Pha-re^'t, ma` Tha-ma dda~ sanh cho Giu-dda!
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Nhu+ va^.y, Bo^-o^ la^'y Ru-to+ la`m vo+., ngu+o+`i ddi la.i cu`ng
na`ng; DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va la`m cho na`ng ddu+o+.c tho.-thai va` sanh mo^.t
con trai .
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Ca'c ngu+o+`i ddo+`n ba` no'i cu`ng Na-o^-mi ra(`ng: DDa'ng ngo+.i-khen
DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va cha(?ng tu+` cho^'i cho ba` mo^.t ngu+o+`i co' quye^`n
chuo^.c la.i; nguye^.n danh cu?a ngu+o+`i tro+? ne^n sang tro.ng no+i Y-so+-ra-e^n!
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No' se~ an-u?y lo`ng ba`, du+o+~ng gia` ba`; vi` a^'y la` da^u
ba` va^~n thu+o+ng ba`, dda~ sanh no' cho ba`; na`ng qui' cho ba` ho+n
ba?y con trai .
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Na-o^-mi bo^`ng ddu+'a tre?, dde^? va`o lo`ng mi`nh, va` nuo^i
no'.
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Nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i nu+~ la^n-ca^.n dda(.t te^n cho no' la` O^-be^'t,
ma` ra(`ng: Mo^.t ddu+'a trai sanh cho Na-o^-mi . O^-be^'t la` cha cu?a
Y-sai, o^ng cu?a DDa-vi't.
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Na^`y la` do`ng-do~i cu?a Pha-re^'t: Pha-re^'t sanh He^'t-ro^n,
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He^'t-ro^n sanh Ram; Ram sanh A-mi-na-dda'p;
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A-mi-na-dda'p sanh Na-ha-so^n; Na-ha-so^n sanh Sanh-mo^n;
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Sanh-mo^n sanh Bo^-o^; Bo^-o^ sanh O^-be^'t;
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O^-be^'t sanh Y-sai, va` Y-sai sanh DDa-vi't.
[CUO^'I SA'CH CU?A RU-TO+ Tu+` Chu+o+ng 1:1 dde^'n 4:22
Che'p la.i va`o ddi~a ta.i Fullerton, California tu+` nga`y 2 dde^'n nga`y 6 tha'ng 8 1997
Nguye^n ba?n Chi'nh-ta? DDoa.n:Ca^u
da('c da('t 1:21
an-u?y an-u?i 4:15
Ngu+o+`i che'p la.i va`o ddi~a: Nguye^~n Da^~n Bao, nga`y 6, tha'ng 8, na(m 1997 ta.i Fullerton, California
Retyped into computer disk by Bao Da^~n Nguye^~n 08/06/1997 in Fullerton, California.