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.
Now there came a time, in the days of the judges, when there was no food in the land. And a certain man went from Beth-lehem-judah, he and his wife and his two sons, to make a living-place in the country of Moab.
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.
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 Beth-lehem-judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and were there for some time.
3 Så døde Elimelek, No'omis mann, og hun blev tilbake med sine to sønner.
And Elimelech, Naomi's husband, came to his end; and only her two sons were with her.
4 De tok sig moabittiske hustruer, den ene hette Orpa og den andre Rut; og de bodde der omkring en ti års tid.
And they took two women of Moab as their wives: the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth; and they went on living there for about ten years.
5 Da døde også begge sønnene, Mahlon og Kiljon; og kvinnen var tilbake efter sine to sønner og efter sin mann.
And Mahlon and Chilion came to their end; and the woman was without her two sons 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.
So she and her daughters-in-law got ready to go back from the country of Moab, for news had come to her in the country of Moab that the Lord, in mercy for his people, 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 she went out of the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her; and they went on their way to go back 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!
And Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, Go back to your mothers' houses: may the Lord be good to you as you have been good to the dead and to 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 the Lord give you rest in the houses of your husbands. Then she gave them a kiss; and they were weeping bitterly.
10 og sa til henne: Nei, vi vil følge dig tilbake til ditt folk.
And they said to her, No, but we will go back 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 Naomi said, Go back, my daughters; why will you come with me? Have I more sons in my body, to become your husbands?
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,
Go back, my daughters, and go on your way; I am so old now that I may not have another husband. If I said, I have hopes, if I had a husband tonight, and might have 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.
Would you keep yourselves till they were old enough? would you keep from having husbands for them? No, my daughters; but I am very sad for you that the hand of the Lord is 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.
Then again they were weeping; and Orpah gave her mother-in-law a kiss, but Ruth would not be parted from her.
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!
And Naomi said, See, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods: go back after your sister-in-law.
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;
But Ruth said, Give up requesting me to go away from you, or to go back without you: for where you go I will go; and where you take your rest I will take my rest; your people will be my people, and your God 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.
Wherever death comes to you, death will come to me, and there will be my last resting-place; the Lord do so to me and more if we are parted by anything but death.
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.
And when she saw that Ruth was strong in her purpose to go with her she said no more.
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?
So the two of them went on till they came to Beth-lehem. And when they came to Beth-lehem all the town was moved about them, and they said, Is this 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;
And she said to them, Do not let my name be Naomi, but Mara, for the Ruler of all has given me a bitter fate.
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 has sent me back again with nothing; why do you give me the name Naomi, seeing that the Lord has given witness against me, and the Ruler of all has sent sorrow on me?
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.
So Naomi came back out of the country of Moab, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her; and they came to Beth-lehem in the first days of the grain-cutting.
