Ruts 1
1 I de dager da dommerne styrte, blev det engang hungersnød i landet. Da drog en mann med sin hustru og sine to sønner avsted fra Betlehem i Juda for å opholde sig nogen tid i Moabs land.
In the days of one of the judges, when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. And a man from Bethlehem in Judah departed to sojourn in the region of the Moabites with his wife and two children.
2 Mannen hette Elimelek, hans hustru No'omi og hans to sønner Mahlon og Kiljon; de var efratitter - fra Betlehem i Juda. De kom nu til Moabs land og blev der.
He called himself Elimelech, and his wife Naomi, and his two sons, the one Mahlon, and the other Chilion, Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. And entering into the region of the Moabites, they stayed there.
3 Så døde Elimelek, No'omis mann, og hun blev tilbake med sine to sønner.
And Elimelech the husband of Naomi died; and she remained with her sons.
4 De tok sig moabittiske hustruer, den ene hette Orpa og den andre Rut; og de bodde der omkring en ti års tid.
They took wives from among the Moabites, of whom one was called Orpah, and the other Ruth. And they lived there ten years.
5 Da døde også begge sønnene, Mahlon og Kiljon; og kvinnen var tilbake efter sine to sønner og efter sin mann.
And they both died, namely Mahlon and Chilion, and the woman was left alone, bereaved of her two children and her husband.
6 Da brøt hun op med sine sønnekoner og vendte tilbake fra Moabs land; for hun hadde hørt i Moabs land at Herren hadde sett til sitt folk og gitt dem brød.
And she arose so that she might journey to her native land, with both her daughters-in-law, from the region of the Moabites. For she had heard that the Lord had provided for his people and had given them food.
7 Hun drog bort fra det sted hvor hun hadde vært, og begge hennes sønnekoner var med henne. Mens de nu gikk frem efter veien for å vende tilbake til Juda land,
And so she departed from the place of her sojourn, with both her daughters-in-law, and having set out upon the way, she was about to return to the land of Judah.
8 sa No'omi til sine to sønnekoner: Vend om og gå hjem igjen, hver til sin mors hus. Herren vise godhet mot eder, som I har gjort mot de døde og mot mig!
She said to them, “Go to the home of your mother. May the Lord deal mercifully with you, just as you have dealt with the dead and with me.
9 Herren gi eder at I må finne et hjem, hver i sin manns hus! Og hun kysset dem; men de brast i gråt
May he grant you to find rest in the houses of the husbands, whom you will obtain by lot.” And she kissed them. They lifted up their voice, and began to weep,
10 og sa til henne: Nei, vi vil følge dig tilbake til ditt folk.
and to say, “We will journey with you to your people.”
11 Da sa No'omi: Vend om, mine døtre! Hvorfor vil I gå med mig? Har jeg da ennu sønner i mitt liv som kunde bli eders menn?
But she answered them, “Return, my daughters. Why come with me? Do I have any more sons in my womb, so that you could hope for husbands from me?
12 Vend om, mine døtre, og gå hjem! For jeg er for gammel til å bli en manns hustru. Om jeg så tenkte: Jeg har ennu håp, ja, om jeg så ennu inatt fikk en mann og så fødte sønner,
Return, my daughters, go forth. For I am now exhausted by old age, and not fit for the bond of marriage. Even if I were to conceive on this night, and bear sons,
13 skulde I derfor vente til de blev store? Skulde I derfor stenge eder inne og ikke få eder menn? Nei, mine døtre! For det er meget bitrere for mig enn for eder, eftersom Herrens hånd har rammet mig så hårdt.
if you were willing to wait until they were grown and had completed the years of adolescence, you would be elderly before you could marry. Do not do so, I beg you, my daughters. For your difficulties weigh upon me greatly, and the hand of the Lord has been set against me.”
14 Da brast de atter i gråt. Og Orpa kysset sin svigermor og sa henne farvel, men Rut vilde ikke skilles fra henne.
In response, they lifted up their voice and began to weep again. Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, and then turned back. Ruth clung to her mother-in-law.
15 Da sa hun: Du ser din svigerinne er vendt tilbake til sitt folk og til sin gud; vend nu du og tilbake og følg din svigerinne!
Naomi said to her, “See, your kinswoman returns to her people, and to her gods. Hurry after her.”
16 Men Rut sa: Søk ikke å overtale mig til å forlate dig og vende tilbake! For dit du går, vil jeg gå, og hvor du blir, vil jeg bli; ditt folk er mitt folk, og din Gud er min Gud;
She answered, “Do not be against me, as if I would abandon you and go away; for wherever you will go, I will go, and where you will stay, I also will stay with you. Your people are my people, and your God is my God.
17 hvor du dør, vil jeg dø, og der vil jeg begraves. Herren la det gå mig ille både nu og siden om noget annet enn døden skal skille mig fra dig.
Whichever land will receive you dying, in the same I will die, and there I will have the place of my burial. May God cause these things to happen to me, and add more also, if anything except death alone should separate you and I.”
18 Da No'omi så at hun var fast i sitt forsett om å gå med henne, holdt hun op med å tale til henne om det.
Therefore, Naomi saw that Ruth, being firmly resolved in her soul, was determined to go with her, and that she was unwilling to be dissuaded, and that nothing further could convince her to return to her own.
19 Så gikk de begge videre til de kom til Betlehem. Og da de kom til Betlehem, kom hele byen i bevegelse for deres skyld, og kvinnene sa: Er dette No'omi?
And so they set out together, and they came to Bethlehem. When they had entered the city, the news quickly spread among them all. And the women said, “This is that Naomi.”
20 Da sa hun til dem: Kall mig ikke No'omi, kall mig Mara! For den Allmektige har gjort det meget bittert for mig;
But she said to them, “Do not call me Naomi (that is, beautiful), but call me Mara (that is, bitter). For the Almighty has greatly filled me with bitterness.
21 med fulle hender drog jeg bort, men med tomme hender har Herren latt mig vende tilbake. Hvorfor kaller I mig No'omi, når Herren har vidnet imot mig, og den Allmektige har latt det gå mig ille?
I went out full and the Lord led me back empty. So then, why call me Naomi, whom the Lord has humbled and the Almighty has afflicted?”
22 Så kom da No'omi tilbake med sin sønnekone, moabittinnen Rut - hun var vendt tilbake fra Moabs land; og de kom til Betlehem i begynnelsen av bygghøsten.
Therefore, Naomi went with Ruth, the Moabite, her daughter-in-law, from the land of her sojourn, and returned to Bethlehem, at the time of the first reaping of the barley.
