Ruta 1
1 U ono vrijeme kada su vladali suci nastala glad u zemlji, pa iz Betlehema Judina jedan čovjek ode sa svojom ženom i sa svoja dva sina da se naseli na Moapskim poljanama.
And it came to pass in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem-judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
2 Taj se čovjek zvao Elimelek, žena mu Noemi, a dva njegova sina: Mahlon i Kiljon; svi bijahu Efraćani iz Betlehema Judina. Stigoše na Moapske poljane i tu se nastaniše.
And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem-judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
3 Tada Elimelek, Noemin muž, umrije, i ona osta sama sa svoja dva sina.
And Elimelech, Naomi's husband, died, and she was left, and her two sons.
4 Oni se oženiše Moapkama; jedna se zvala Orpa, a druga Ruta. I tu proboraviše deset godina.
And they took wives for them of the women of Moab. The name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth, and they dwelt there about ten years.
5 Onda umriješe i Mahlon i Kiljon, i tako Noemi osta i bez svoja dva sina i bez svoga muža.
And Mahlon and Chilion died, both of them, and the woman was left of her two children and of her husband.
6 Tada se ona diže sa svojim snahama da ode s Moapskih poljana jer je čula na Moapskim poljanama da je Jahve pohodio narod svoj i dao mu kruha.
Then she arose with her daughters-in-law that she might return from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the country of Moab how that Jehovah had visited his people in giving them bread.
7 Ode, dakle, ona iz mjesta gdje je živjela, a s njome i njezine snahe; krenuše na put da se vrate u zemlju Judinu.
And she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her, and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah.
8 Noemi tada reče svojim dvjema snahama: “Vratite se svaka domu majke svoje! Neka vam Jahve bude milostiv kao što vi bijaste pokojnicima i meni.
And Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, Go, return each of you to her mother's house. Jehovah deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.
9 Neka vam Jahve udijeli da obje nađete mir, svaka u domu svoga muža!” I poljubi ih, a one briznuše u plač.
Jehovah grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them, and they lifted up their voices, and wept.
10 I rekoše joj: “Ne! Mi ćemo s tobom, tvome narodu.”
And they said to her, No, but we will return with thee to thy people.
11 Ali im reče Noemi: “Vratite se natrag, kćeri moje! Zašto biste išle sa mnom? Zar ću još imati sinova u utrobi svojoj da vam budu muževi?
And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters. Why will ye go with me? Have I yet sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?
12 Vratite se natrag, kćeri moje, idite samo! Odviše sam stara, nisam za udaju. Pa i kad bih rekla: 'Imam nade da se udam još noćas i da rodim sinove' -
Turn again, my daughters. Go your way, for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say, I have hope. If I should even have a husband tonight, and should also bear sons,
13 zar biste mogle čekati da odrastu i zar biste radi njih ostale neudate? Ne, kćeri moje, tuga bi moja bila veća od vaše, jer se ruka Jahvina digla na me.”
would ye therefore delay till they were grown? Would ye therefore stay from having husbands? No, my daughters, for it grieves me much for your sakes, for the hand of Jehovah has gone forth against me.
14 One i opet zaplakaše i zajecaše. Orpa poljubi svoju svekrvu i vrati se, a Ruta ostade s njom.
And they lifted up their voices, and wept again. And Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her.
15 Noemi joj reče: “Eto vidiš, jetrva se tvoja vratila narodu svome i bogu svome: vrati se i ti za jetrvom svojom!”
And she said, Behold, thy sister-in-law has gone back to her people, and to her god. Return thou after thy sister-in-law.
16 A Ruta joj odgovori: “Nemoj me tjerati da te ostavim i da odem od tebe: jer kamo ti ideš, idem i ja i gdje se ti nastaniš, nastanit ću se i ja; tvoj narod moj je narod i tvoj Bog moj je Bog.
And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, and to return from following after thee, for where thou go, I will go, and where thou lodge, I will lodge. Thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God.
17 Gdje ti umreš, umrijet ću i ja, gdje tebe pokopaju, pokopat će i mene. Neka mi Jahve uzvrati svakim zlom i nevoljom ako me što drugo, osim smrti, rastavi od tebe.”
Where thou die, I will die, and there I will be buried. Jehovah do so to me, and more also, if anything but death parts thee and me.
18 Videći gdje je tvrdo naumila da ide s njom, prestade je odvraćati.
And when she saw that she was steadfastly minded to go with her, she left off speaking to her.
19 Tako su zajedno išle dok ne dođoše u Betlehem. A kad dođoše u Betlehem, sav se grad uzbudi zbog njih. “Ma je li ovo Noemi?” - pitahu žene.
So those two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they came to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and the women said, Is this Naomi?
20 A ona im odgovaraše: “Ne zovite me više Noemi nego me zovite Mara; jer me Šadaj gorčinom ispunio!
And she said to them, Call me not Naomi. Call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
21 Odavde sam otišla punih ruku, a sad me Jahve vraća bez igdje ičega. Zašto me zovete Noemi kad Jahve posvjedoči protiv mene i Svemogući me u tugu zavi?”
I went out full, and Jehovah has brought me home again empty. Why do ye call me Naomi, seeing Jehovah has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?
22 Tako se vrati Noemi s Rutom Moapkom, snahom svojom, s Moapskih poljana. Stigle su u Betlehem baš kad je počela žetva ječma.
So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her, who returned out of the country of Moab. And they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.
