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1 Ary tamin’ ny andro nitsaran’ ny mpitsara dia nisy mosary teo amin’ ny tany. Ary nisy lehilahy avy any Betlehema-joda nandeha nivahiny tany amin’ ny tany Moaba, dia izy sy ny vadiny mbamin’ ny zanany roa lahy;
In the time that the Iudges ruled, there was a dearth in the lande, and a man of Beth-lehem Iudah went for to soiourne in the countrey of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sonnes.
2 Elimeleka no anaran-dralehilahy, ary Naomy no anaran’ ny vadiny, ary ny anaran’ ny zanany roa lahy dia Malona sy Kiliona, Efratita avy any Betlehema-joda izy ireo. Dia tonga tany amin’ ny tany Moaba izy ka nitoetra tany.
And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife, Naomi: and the names of his two sonnes, Mahlon, and Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth-lehem Iudah: and when they came into the land of Moab, they continued there.
3 Ary maty Elimeleka, vadin’ i Naomy ka izy sy ny zanany roa lahy ihany no sisa.
Then Elimelech the husband of Naomi died, and she remayned with her two sonnes,
4 Ary naka vady tamin’ ny vehivavy Moabita izy roa lahy: Orpa no anaran’ ny anankiray, ary Rota no anaran’ ny anankiray; dia nitoetra tany Moaba tokony ho folo taona izy.
Which tooke them wiues of the Moabites: the ones name was Orpah, and the name of ye other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten yeeres.
5 Ary maty koa izy mirahalahy, dia Malona sy Kiliona, ka dia namoy ny zanany roa lahy sy ny vadiny ravehivavy.
And Mahlon and Chilion dyed also both twaine: so the woman was left destitute of her two sonnes, and of her husband.
6 Dia niainga izy sy ny vinantoni-vavy ka nody avy tany amin’ ny tany Moaba; fa efa reny tany amin’ ny tany Moaba fa novangian’ i Jehovah ny olony ka nomeny hanina.
Then she arose with her daughters in law, and returned from the countrey of Moab: for she had heard say in the countrey of Moab, that the Lord had visited his people, and giuen them bread.
7 Dia niala tamin’ izay nitoerany izy, ary ny vinantony roa vavy niaraka taminy; ary nandeha teny an-dalana izy hiverina any amin’ ny tanin’ ny Joda.
Wherefore shee departed out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her, and they went on their way to returne vnto the land of Iudah.
8 Ary hoy Naomy tamin’ ny vinantony roa vavy: Andeha, samy mody any amin’ ny tranon-dreninareo avy ianareo; mba hohasoavin’ i Jehovah anie ianareo araka izay efa nataonareo tamin’ ny maty sy tamiko koa.
Then Naomi saide vnto her two daughters in lawe, Goe, returne eche of you vnto her owne mothers house: the Lord shew fauour vnto you, as ye haue done with the dead, and with me.
9 Homen’ i Jehovah tokan-trano anie ianareo ka hahita fiadanana amin’ izay tranon’ ny vadinareo avy. Dia nanoroka azy Naomy; ary izy roa vavy dia samy nanandratra ny feony ka nitomany.
The Lord graunt you, that you may finde rest, either of you in the house of her husband. And when she kissed them, they lift vp their voice and wept.
10 Dia hoy izy roa vavy taminy: Hiara-miverina aminao tokoa izahay ho any amin’ ny firenenao.
And they saide vnto her, Surely we will returne with thee vnto thy people.
11 Fa hoy Naomy: Miverena ihany ianareo, anaka; nahoana no hiara-mandeha amiko ianareo? Mbola misy zazalahy va ato an-kiboko mba ho vadinareo?
But Naomi saide, Turne againe, my daughters: for what cause will you go with me? are there any more sonnes in my wombe, that they may bee your husbands?
12 Miverena ihany ianareo, anaka, ka mandehana; fa efa antitra aho ka tsy hahazo vady intsony tsy akory. Raha hoy izaho: Manantena ihany aho, eny, na dia hanam-bady anio alina aza aho ka hiteraka zazalahy,
Turne againe, my daughters: go your way: for I am too olde to haue an husband. If I should say, I haue hope, and if I had an husband this night: yea, if I had borne sonnes,
13 moa hahandry azy mandra-pahalehibeny va ianareo ka hijanona tsy hanam-bady? Tsia, anaka, fa mangidy lavitra ny nanjo ahy noho ny nanjo anareo; fa ny tànan’ i Jehovah efa nahinjiny hamely ahy.
Would yee tarie for them, till they were of age? would ye be deferred for them from taking of husbands? nay my daughters: for it grieueth me much for your sakes that the hand of the Lord is gone out against me.
14 Dia samy nanandratra ny feony indray izy roa vavy ka nitomany; ary Orpa dia nanoroka ny rafozani-vavy, fa Rota kosa nifikitra taminy ihany.
Then they lift vp their voyce and wept againe, and Orpah kissed her mother in lawe, but Ruth abode still with her.
15 Ary hoy izy: Indro ny rahavavinao lasa nody ho any amin’ ny fireneny sy ny andriamaniny ka mba miverena ianao koa hanaraka ny rahavavinao.
And Naomi said, Beholde, thy sister in law is gone backe vnto her people and vnto her gods: returne thou after thy sister in lawe.
16 Fa hoy Rota: Aza manery ahy handao anao sy hiala amin’ ny fanarahana anao; fa izay alehanao no halehako ary izay itoeranao no hitoerako, ny firenenao no ho fireneko, ary ny Andriamanitrao no ho Andriamanitro;
And Ruth answered, Intreate mee not to leaue thee, nor to depart from thee: for whither thou goest, I will goe: and where thou dwellest, I will dwell: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God.
17 izay tany hahafatesanao no hahafatesako, sady any koa no handevenana ahy; hataon’ i Jehovah amiko anie izany, eny mihoatra noho izany aza, raha tsy ny fahafatesana ihany no hampisaraka antsika.
Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried. the Lord do so to me and more also, if ought but death depart thee and me.
18 Ary rehefa hitany fa mbola mikikitra homba azy ihany Rota, dia nitsahatra tsy niteny taminy intsony izy.
Whe she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, she left speaking vnto her.
19 Dia nandeha izy mianaka mandra-pahatongany tany Betlehema. Ary rehefa tonga tany Betlehema izy, dia taitra taminy ny tanàna rehetra, ka hoy ny vehivavy hoe: Naomy va re ity?
So they went both vntill they came to Beth-lehem: and when they were come to Beth-lehem, it was noysed of them through all the citie, and they said, Is not this Naomi?
20 Fa hoy izy taminy: Aza atao hoe Naomy intsony aho, fa ataovy hoe Mara, satria mangidy indrindra ny nataon’ ny Tsitoha amiko.
And she answered them, Call me not Naomi, but call me Mara: for the Almightie hath giuen me much bitternes.
21 Nivoaka nanam-be aho, fa ampodin’ i Jehovah tsy manana na inona na inona. Nahoana aho no ataonareo hoe Naomy, fa Jehovah efa nitsangan-ko fahavaloko, ary ny Tsitoha efa nampahory ahy?
I went out full, and the Lord hath caused me to returne emptie: why call ye me Naomi, seeing the Lord hath humbled me, and the Almightie hath brought me vnto aduersitie?
22 Dia niverina Naomy, ary Rota, vehivavy Moabita, vinantoni-vavy, nomba azy tamin’ izy niverina avy tany amin’ ny tany Moaba; dia tonga tao Betlehema izy tamin’ ny niandohan’ ny taom-pijinjana ny vary hordea.
So Naomi returned and Ruth the Moabitesse her daughter in law with her, when she came out of the countrey of Moab: and they came to Beth-lehem in the beginning of barly haruest.

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