Ruta 1
1 Pripetilo se je torej v dneh, ko so vladali sodniki, da je bila v deželi lakota. In nek mož iz Judovega Betlehema je odšel, da začasno prebiva v moábski deželi, on in njegova žena in njegova dva sinova.
In the time when the judges ruled, there was once a famine in the land. A man from Bethlehem in Judah took his wife and two sons to live in the territory of Moab.
2 Ime moža je bilo Eliméleh, ime njegove žene pa Naomí in ime njegovih dveh sinov Mahlón in Kiljón, Efrátejci iz Judovega Betlehema. Prišli so v moábsko deželo in tam ostali.
His name was Elimelech and his wife’s was Naomi, and his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. After they had been living in Moab for some time,
3 Naomín soprog Eliméleh je umrl in bila je zapuščena in njena dva sinova.
Elimelech died, and Naomi was left with her two sons,
4 In vzela sta si ženi izmed moábskih žensk. Ime ene je bilo Orpa, ime druge pa je bilo Ruta. In tam so prebivali okoli deset let.
who married Moabite women named Orpah and Ruth. After they had lived there about ten years,
5 Tudi Mahlón in Kiljón, oba izmed njiju, sta umrla. In ženska je bila zapuščena od svojih dveh sinov in od svojega soproga.
Mahlon and Chilion both died, and Naomi was left alone, without husband or sons.
6 Potem je vstala s svojima snahama, da bi se lahko vrnila iz moábske dežele, kajti v moábski deželi je slišala, kako je Gospod obiskal svoje ljudstvo, ko jim je dajal kruh.
So she set out with her daughters-in-law to return from the land of Moab, for she had heard that the Lord had remembered his people and given them food.
7 Zato je odšla iz kraja, kjer je bila in njeni dve snahi z njo in odšle so na pot, da se vrnejo v Judovo deželo.
As they were setting out together on the journey to Judah,
8 Naomí je svojima dvema snahama rekla: »Pojdita, vrnita se vsaka k hiši svoje matere. Gospod naj prijazno postopa z vama, kakor sta vidve postopali z mrtvima in z menoj.
Naomi said to her daughters-in-law, ‘Go, return both of you to the home of your mother. May the Lord be kind to you as you have been kind to the dead and to me.
9 Gospod naj vama zagotovi, da bosta lahko našli počitek, vsaka izmed vaju, v hiši svojega soproga.« Potem ju je poljubila. Oni pa sta povzdignili svoj glas in zajokali.
The Lord grant that each of you may find peace and happiness in the house of a new husband.’ Then she kissed them; but they began to weep aloud
10 Rekli sta ji: »Zagotovo se bova s teboj vrnili k tvojemu ljudstvu.«
and said to her, ‘No, we will return with you to your people.’
11 Naomí je rekla: »Obrnita se, moji hčeri. Čemu hočeta iti z menoj? Mar je v moji maternici vendar še kaj sinov, da bi bili vajini soprogi?
But Naomi said, ‘Go back, my daughters. Why should you go with me? Can I still bear sons who might become your husbands?
12 Ponovno se obrnita, moji hčeri, pojdita svojo pot, kajti prestara sem, da bi imela soproga. Če bi rekla, imam upanje, če bi tudi nocoj imela soproga in bi mu tudi rodila sinove,
Go back, my daughters, go your own way, because I am too old to have a husband. Even if I should say, “I have hope,” even if I should have a husband tonight and should bear sons,
13 bi se zadrževali zanju dokler ne bi odrasla? Bi ostali zanju, da ne bi imeli soprogov? Ne, moji hčeri, kajti to me zelo žalosti zaradi vaju, da se je Gospodova roka iztegnila zoper mene.«
would you wait for them until they were grown up? Would you remain single for them? No, my daughters! My heart grieves for you, for the Lord has sent me adversity.’
14 Povzdignili sta glas in ponovno zajokali. Orpa je poljubila svojo taščo, toda Ruta se je trdno pridružila k njej.
Then they again wept aloud, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth stayed with her.
15 Rekla je: »Glej, tvoja svakinja je odšla nazaj k svojemu ljudstvu in k svojim bogovom. Vrni se za svojo svakinjo.«
‘Look,’ said Naomi, ‘your sister-in-law is going back to her own people and to her own gods. Go along with her!’
16 Ruta pa je rekla: »Ne zahtevaj, da te zapustim ali da se vrnem od sledenja za teboj, kajti kamor greš ti, bom šla jaz. In kjer ti prenočuješ, bom prenočevala jaz. Tvoje ljudstvo bo moje ljudstvo in tvoj Bog [bo] moj Bog.
But Ruth answered, ‘Do not urge me to leave you or to go back. I will go where you go, and I will stay wherever you stay. Your people will be my people, and your God my God;
17 Kjer ti umreš, bom umrla jaz in tam bom pokopana. Gospod naj mi tako stori in še več, če bi karkoli razen smrti, ločilo tebe in mene.«
I will die where you die, and be buried there. May the Lord bring a curse upon me, if anything but death separate you and me.’
18 Ko je videla, da je bila neomajnega mišljenja, da gre z njo, potem je opustila, da ji prigovarja.
When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she ceased urging her to return.
19 Tako sta obe odšli, dokler nista prišli v Betlehem. Pripetilo se je, ko sta prišli v Betlehem, da je bilo vse mesto vznemirjeno glede njiju in rekli so: » Ali ni to Naomí?«
So they journeyed on until they came to Bethlehem. Their arrival stirred the whole town, and the women said, ‘Can this be Naomi?’
20 Odgovorila jim je: »Ne imenujte me Naomí, imenujte me Mara, kajti Vsemogočni je zelo grenko postopal z menoj.
‘Do not call me Naomi,’ she said to them, ‘call me Mara, for the Almighty has given me a bitter lot.
21 Odšla sem polna, Gospod pa me je ponovno privedel domov prazno. Zakaj me torej imenujete Naomí, glede na to, da je Gospod pričeval zoper mene in me je Vsemogočni prizadel?«
I had plenty when I left, but the Lord has brought me back empty handed. Why should you call me Naomi, now that the Lord has afflicted me, and the Almighty has brought misfortune on me?’
22 Tako se je Naomí vrnila in z njo njena snaha Moábka Ruta, ki sta se vrnili iz moábske dežele. V Betlehem sta prišli ob začetku ječmenove žetve.
So Naomi and Ruth, her Moabite daughter-in-law, returned from Moab. They reached Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.
