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.

¹In zgodi se v dneh, ko so sodniki vladali, da nastane lakota v deželi. In neki mož iz Betlehema Judovega odide, da prebiva kot tujec na Moabski poljani, on in žena njegova in dva sinova.

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.

²Možu pa je bilo ime Elimelek in ženi njegovi Naomi, njegova dva sinova pa sta se imenovala Mahlon in Kiljon, Efratejca iz Betlehema Judovega. In prišli so na Moabsko poljano in bivali ondi.

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

³Elimelek pa, Naomin mož, je umrl, in ona je ostala z dvema sinoma svojima.

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.

⁴Ta si vzameta ženi Moabki, eni je bilo ime Orfa in drugi Ruta. In prebivali so ondi blizu deset let.

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

⁵Potem umrjeta obadva, Mahlon in Kiljon, in žena ostane za dvema sinoma svojima in za možem svojim.

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.

⁶Tedaj vstane ona z dvema snahama svojima, da bi se povrnila z Moabske poljane; slišala je namreč v kraju moabskem, da je GOSPOD obiskal ljudstvo svoje, ko mu je dal kruha.

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.

⁷Odpravi se torej iz mesta, kjer je bivala, in ž njo dve snahi njeni, in nastopijo pot, da se vrnejo v deželo Judovo.

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.

⁸In Naomi reče dvema snahama svojima: Pojdita in vrnita se, vsaka v svoje matere hišo! GOSPOD stóri vama milost, kakor ste jo storili mrtvima in meni.

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.

⁹Daj vama GOSPOD, da najdeta pokoj, vsaka v svojega moža hiši. In ju poljubi. Oni pa povzdigneta glas svoj in jočeta.

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

¹⁰In ji rečeta: Nikar, ampak vrneva se s teboj k ljudstvu tvojemu.

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?

¹¹Naomi pa reče: Vrnita se, hčerki moji! Čemu bi hoteli z menoj iti? Nosim li še sinove v telesu svojem, ki bi vam bili možje?

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;

¹²Vrnita se, hčerki moji, in pojdita! Prestara sem že, da bi vzela moža. In ko bi tudi rekla: Upam, da dobim še to noč moža in porodim sinove,

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.

¹³bosta li hoteli čakati, dokler odrastejo? hočeta li zaradi njih odlašati, da ne bi vzeli moža? Ne, hčerki moji! zakaj meni je veliko bridkejše nego vama, ker roka GOSPODOVA je iztegnjena zoper mene.

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

¹⁴In oni povzdigneta glas svoj in jočeta še bolj. Orfa pa poljubi taščo svojo in odide. A Ruta se je oklene.

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.

¹⁵Ona pa reče: Glej, jetrva tvoja se je vrnila k svojemu ljudstvu in k svojemu bogu; vrni se tudi ti za jetrvo svojo!

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:

¹⁶Ruta odgovori: Nikar me ne sili, da te zapustim in se obrnem, da ne bi šla za teboj! Ker kamor ti greš, hočem iti tudi jaz, in kjerkoli ostaneš, ostanem tudi jaz: tvoje ljudstvo je ljudstvo moje, in tvoj Bog je moj Bog!

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.

¹⁷Kjer umrješ, umrjem tudi jaz in ondi hočem biti pokopana. GOSPOD mi stóri to in ono, če sama smrt ne loči mene in tebe.

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

¹⁸Ko torej vidi, da se je trdno namenila iti ž njo, neha jo odvračati.

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?

¹⁹In šli sta obedve, da sta dospeli v Betlehem. In zgodi se, ko prideta v Betlehem, da se vznemiri zanju vse mesto, in žene so dejale: Je li ta Naomi?

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

²⁰Ona pa reče: Ne imenujte me Naome [T. j. radost.], ampak kličite me Maro [T. j. bridkost.], ker me je Vsegamogočni prenapolnil z bridkostjo!

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?

²¹Polna sem šla odtod, a prazno me je pripeljal domov GOSPOD. Zakaj mi pravite Naomi, ker me je ponižal GOSPOD in Vsegamogočni mi hudo storil?Tako se je vrnila Naomi in ž njo Ruta Moabka, njena snaha, ki je odšla z Moabske poljane; in dospeli sta v Betlehem, prav ko se je ječmenova žetev začela.

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.

²²Tako se je vrnila Naomi in ž njo Ruta Moabka, njena snaha, ki je odšla z Moabske poljane; in dospeli sta v Betlehem, prav ko se je ječmenova žetev začela.