Ruth 1
1 During the time before kings ruled Israel, (there was a famine/the people there had nothing to eat). There was a man who lived there whose name was Elimelech. His wife’s name was Naomi, and his sons’ names were Mahlon and Chilion. They were all from Bethlehem [town], from the Ephrath [clan] in Judah [region].
Hubo una hambruna durante la época en la que los jueces gobernaban Israel. Un hombre dejó Belén de Judá y se fue a vivir como exiliado en el país de Moab, junto con su esposa y sus dos hijos.
2 Because of the famine, they left Bethlehem and went east to [live for a while in] Moab [region].
Se llamaba Elimelec y su mujer Noemí. Sus hijos se llamaban Mahlón y Quelión. Eran efrateos de Belén de Judá. Se fueron al país de Moab y vivían allí.
3 While they were there, Elimelech died, and Naomi had only her two sons with her.
Sin embargo, Elimelec, el esposo de Noemí, murió, y ella se quedó con sus dos hijos.
4 They married women from Moab. One of them was named Orpah, and the other one was named Ruth. But after they had lived in that area for about ten years,
Los hijos se casaron con mujeres moabitas. Una se llamaba Orfa y la otra Rut. Después de unos diez años,
5 Mahlon and Chilion died. So then Naomi had no husband and no sons.
tanto Mahlón como Quelión murieron. Noemí se quedó sola, sin sus dos hijos ni su marido.
6 One day while Naomi was in Moab, she heard someone say that Yahweh had helped his people in Israel and that now there was plenty of food to eat. So she prepared to return [to Bethlehem].
Así que ella y sus nueras se prepararon para abandonar el país de Moab y volver a casa, porque habían oído que el Señor había bendecido a su pueblo allí con alimentos.
7 She left the place where she had been living and started to walk [with her daughters-in-law] along the road back to Judah.
Así que Nohemí se fue del lugar donde vivía y, con sus dos nueras, emprendió el camino de regreso a la tierra de Judá.
8 Then as the three of them were walking, Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Each of you should turn around and go back to your mother’s home. You treated [your husbands] kindly [before] they died, and you have treated me kindly.
Sin embargo, al partir, Noemí le dijo a sus dos nueras: “Vuelvan cada una a la casa de sus madres, y que el Señor sea tan bueno con ustedes como lo ha sido conmigo y con los que han muerto.
9 Now I desire that Yahweh will enable each of you to have another husband in whose home you will [feel] secure.” Then she kissed both of them, and they cried aloud.
Que el Señor les de un buen hogar con otro marido”. Entonces las besó, y todas se pusieron a llorar a gritos.
10 They each said, “No, we want to go with you as you return to your relatives.”
“¡No! Queremos volver contigo a tu pueblo”, respondieron.
11 But Naomi said, “No, my daughters, return home. (It will not do any good for you to come with me!/What good will it do for you to come with me?) [RHQ] Do you think I will get married again and have more sons who could become your husbands?
“¿Por qué quieren volver conmigo?” preguntó Noemí. “No puedo tener más hijos para que se casen con ellos.
12 Even if I thought I could have another husband, and even if I got married today and became pregnant [EUP] tonight and later gave birth to sons,
Regresena casa, hijas mías, porque soy demasiado vieja para volver a casarme. Aunque esta noche me acostara con un nuevo marido y tuviera hijos,
13 would you remain single/unmarried until they grew up [and became old enough] for you to marry? No, my daughters, [you would not do that]. Your situations are bad [because your husbands have died, but it is possible that you will each marry again]. My situation is much worse, because Yahweh [SYN] has opposed me, [and now I am too old to get married again].”
¿esperarían a que crecieran? ¿Decidirían que no van a casarse con nadie más? No. Toda esta situación es más amarga para mí que para ustedes, ¡pues el Señor se ha vuelto contra mí!”
14 Then Ruth and Orpah cried again [because of what Naomi said]. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, [and left], but Ruth clung to Naomi.
Y volvieron a llorar a gritos. Entonces Orfa se despidió de su suegra con un beso. Pero Rut se aferró con fuerza a Noemí.
15 Naomi said to her, “Look! Your sister-in-law is going back to her relatives and to her gods! Go back with her!”
“Mira, tu cuñada vuelve con su pueblo y sus dioses. Vuelve a casa con ella”, dijo Noemí.
16 But Ruth replied, “No! Don’t urge me to leave you! I [want to] go with you. Where you go, I will go. Where you stay, I will stay. Your relatives will be my relatives, and the God you [worship] will be the God I [worship].
Pero Rut contestó: “Por favor, no sigas pidiéndome que te deje y vuelva. Donde tú vayas, yo iré. Donde tú vivas, viviré yo. Tu pueblo será mi pueblo. Tu Dios será mi Dios.
17 Where you die, I will die. Where you are buried, I will be buried. May Yahweh punish me severely if I separate from you. I will be separated from you only [when one of us] dies.”
Donde tú mueras, moriré yo, y allí seré enterrada. Que el Señor me castigue duramente si dejo que algo que no sea la muerte nos separe”.
18 When Naomi realized that Ruth was very determined to go with her, she stopped urging her [to return home].
Cuando Noemí vio que Rut estaba decidida a irse con ella, dejó de decirle que se fuera a casa.
19 So the two women continued walking until they came to Bethlehem. When they arrived there, everyone in town was excited [to see] them. The women [of the town] exclaimed, “(Can this be Naomi?/It is difficult to believe that this is Naomi!)” [RHQ]
Así que las dos siguieron caminando hasta llegar a Belén. Cuando llegaron allí, todo el pueblo se alborotó. “¿Es ésta Noemí?” le preguntaron las mujeres.
20 Naomi said to them, “Don’t call me Naomi, [which means ‘pleasant’]. Instead, call me Mara, [which means ‘bitter’], because God Almighty has made my life very unpleasant.
Ella les dijo: “¡No me llamen Noemí! Llámenme Mara, porque el Todopoderoso me ha tratado muy amargamente.
21 When I left here, I [felt] rich, [because I had a family]. But Yahweh has brought me back here and now I [feel] poor, [because I have no family]. Do not call me Naomi [RHQ]. [I feel as though] Yahweh has spoken against (OR, afflicted) me. Almighty [God] has caused me to experience a great tragedy.”
Salí de aquí llena, pero el Señor me ha traído a casa vacía. ¿Por qué me llaman Noemí cuando el Señor me ha condenado, cuando el Todopoderoso ha traído el desastre sobre mí?”
22 That [summarizes the account] of Naomi returning home along with her daughter-in-law Ruth, the woman from Moab. And [it happened that] when they arrived in Bethlehem, the barley [grain] harvest was just beginning.
Así regresó Noemí de Moab con Rut, la moabita, su nuera. Llegaron a Belén al comienzo de la cosecha de cebada.
