So, the Jewish messiah is the world's redeemer,

犹太人弥赛亚是世界的救世主
and the presence of the alien, the stranger, in his bloodline

在他的血族中出现的外族人
suggests that expansion of the promise.

暗示着预言的扩展
So, Ruth is a very important character.

所以露丝是个很重要的角色
She is identified both by her status as a stranger and by her absolute

这是由她外族人的身份以及
centrality to a strong identity, either as Israelite or as Christian,

毋庸置疑的血统无论是作为希伯来人还是基督教徒
in these two versions of this story of lineage.

对血统而言这个故事的两个版本都有说明
It is no accident that this is the name that

罗宾逊并不是巧合地选择
Robinson has chosen for this character.

它作为人物的名字
Lots of elements of that story enter into Ruth's story.

那个故事中的许多元素都被融进了露丝的故事里
So Ruth, like her namesake, cleaves to a woman relative, and this is Sylvie.

露丝和与她同名的人物一样跟随着女亲戚希尔维
She cleaves to and becomes faithful to Sylvie, her aunt,

她忠诚地跟随着自己的姑母希尔维