¹Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.

¹A stalo sa vo dňoch, keď súdili sudcovia, že povstal hlad v zemi. Vtedy odišiel nejaký muž z Betlehema Júdovho, aby pohostínil v moábskom kraji, on, jeho žena a jeho dvaja synovia.

²And 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 Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.

²A meno toho muža bolo Elimelech a meno jeho ženy Naoma a mená jeho dvoch synov Machlón a Kiljon, Efraťania, z Betlehema Júdovho. A prijdúc do moábskeho kraja boli tam.

³And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.

³A Elimelech, muž Naomin, zomrel, a zostala ona a jej dvaja synovia.

⁴And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years.

⁴A vzali si za ženy Moábänky; meno jednej bolo Orfa a meno druhej Ruť, a bývali tam asi desať rokov.

⁵And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.

⁵A zomreli aj oni obidvaja, Machlón a Kiljon. A tak zostala žena sama po oboch svojich deťoch a po svojom mužovi.

⁶Then 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 the LORD had visited his people in giving them bread.

⁶Potom vstala ona i jej nevesty, aby sa navrátila z moábskeho kraja, pretože počula tam v moábskom kraji, že Hospodin navštívil svoj ľud dajúc mu zase chleba.

⁷Wherefore 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 unto the land of Judah.

⁷Keď vyšla z miesta, na ktorom bola, aj obe jej nevesty s ňou, išly svojou cestou, aby sa navrátily do zeme Júdovej.

⁸And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her mother's house: the LORD deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.

⁸A Naoma riekla obom svojim nevestám: Iďte, navráťte sa každá do domu svojej matky. Hospodin nech učiní s vami milosrdenstvo, jako ste aj vy učinily so zomrelými i so mnou.

⁹The LORD 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 voice, and wept.

⁹Hospodin nech vám dá, aby ste našly odpočinok každá v dome svojho muža! A bozkala ich. Na to pozdvihly svoj hlas a plakaly.

¹⁰And they said unto her, Surely we will return with thee unto thy people.

¹⁰A povedaly jej: Nie, ale s tebou sa vrátime k tvojmu ľudu.

¹¹And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? are there yet any more sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?

¹¹Ale Naoma riekla: Vráťte sa, moje dcéry. Načo by ste išly so mnou? Či azda budem mať ešte synov, aby boli vašimi mužmi?

¹²Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have an husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have an husband also to night, and should also bear sons;

¹²Vráťte sa, moje dcéry, odídite, lebo som už pristará na vydaj. A keby som aj povedala, že mám nádej a vydala by som sa ešte tejto noci, a keby som aj porodila synov,

¹³Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD is gone out against me.

¹³či by ste na to čakaly, až by dorástli? Či preto by ste sa zdŕžaly, aby ste sa nevydaly? Nie, moje dcéry, lebo mne je o veľa trpkejšie ako vám, pretože ruka Hospodinova vyšla proti mne.

¹⁴And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.

¹⁴Vtedy pozdvihnúc svoj hlas znova plakaly. A Orfa bozkala svoju svokru a odišla, ale Ruť sa jej držala.

¹⁵And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law.

¹⁵A Naoma riekla: Hľa, tvoja švagriná sa vrátila ku svojmu ľudu a ku svojim bohom, vráť sa za svojou švagrinou!

¹⁶And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:

¹⁶Ale Ruť riekla: Nenúť ma, aby som ťa opustila a vrátila sa od teba zpät; lebo kam ty pojdeš, ta pojdem i ja, a kde ty budeš bývať, tam budem bývať i ja; tvoj ľud môj ľud a tvoj Bôh môj Bôh.

¹⁷Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.

¹⁷Kde ty zomrieš, tam zomriem i ja, a tam budem i pochovaná. Nech mi tak učiní Hospodin a tak nech pridá, že iba smrť ma odlúči od teba.

¹⁸When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her.

¹⁸A keď videla, že pevne stojí na tom, že pojde s ňou, prestala jej hovoriť a odhovárať ju.

¹⁹So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi?

¹⁹A tak išly obe spolu, až prišly do Betlehema. A stalo sa, keď prišly do Betlehema, že sa vzrušilo celé mesto pre ne, a vravely: Či je to tá Naoma?

²⁰And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.

²⁰A ona im riekla: Nevolajte ma Naoma, ale ma volajte Mara, lebo ma veľkou horkosťou naplnil Všemohúci.

²¹I went out full and the LORD hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?

²¹Ja som odišla plná, a Hospodin ma navrátil prázdnu. Prečo by ste ma volaly Naoma, keď Hospodin svedčí proti mne, a Všemohúci mi učinil zlé?

²²So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.

²²A tak sa navrátila Naoma a Ruť, Moábänka, jej nevesta, s ňou, ktorá sa navrátila z moábskeho kraja. A prišly do Betlehema, keď začínali žať jačmene.