¹حدث في ايام حكم القضاة انه صار جوع في الارض فذهب رجل من بيت لحم يهوذا ليتغرب في بلاد موآب هو وامرأته وابناه.

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

²واسم الرجل أليمالك واسم امرأته نعمي واسما ابنيه محلون وكليون. افراتيون من بيت لحم يهوذا فأتوا الى بلاد موآب وكانوا هناك.

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 Bethlehem-judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.

³ومات أليمالك رجل نعمي وبقيت هي وابناها.

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

⁴فأخذا لهما امرأتين موآبيتين اسم احداهما عرفة واسم الاخرى راعوث واقاما هناك نحو عشر سنين.

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 dwelt there about ten years.

⁵ثم ماتا كلاهما محلون وكليون فتركت المرأة من ابنيها ومن رجلها

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

⁶فقامت هي وكنتاها ورجعت من بلاد موآب لانها سمعت في بلاد موآب ان الرب قد افتقد شعبه ليعطيهم خبزا.

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 Jehovah had visited his people in giving them bread.

⁷وخرجت من المكان الذي كانت فيه وكنتاها معها وسرن في الطريق للرجوع الى ارض يهوذا.

⁷And 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.

⁸فقالت نعمي لكنتيها اذهبا ارجعا كل واحدة الى بيت امها. وليصنع الرب معكما احسانا كما صنعتما بالموتى وبي.

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

⁹وليعطكما الرب ان تجدا راحة كل واحدة في بيت رجلها. فقبّلتهما ورفعن اصواتهنّ وبكين.

⁹Jehovah 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.

¹⁰فقالتا لها اننا نرجع معك الى شعبك.

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

¹¹فقالت نعمي ارجعا يا بنتيّ. لماذا تذهبان معي. هل في احشائي بنون بعد حتى يكونوا لكما رجالا.

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

¹²ارجعا يا بنتي واذهبا لاني قد شخت عن ان اكون لرجل. وان قلت لي رجاء ايضا باني اصير هذه الليلة لرجل وألد بنين ايضا

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

¹³هل تصبران لهم حتى يكبروا. هل تنحجزان من اجلهم عن ان تكونا لرجل. لا يا بنتيّ فاني مغمومة جدا من اجلكما لان يد الرب قد خرجت عليّ.

¹³would ye therefore tarry till they were grown? would ye therefore stay from having husbands? nay, my daughters, for it grieveth me much for your sakes, for the hand of Jehovah is gone forth against me.

¹⁴ثم رفعن اصواتهنّ وبكين ايضا. فقبّلت عرفة حماتها واما راعوث فلصقت بها.

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

¹⁵فقالت هوذا قد رجعت سلفتك الى شعبها وآلهتها. ارجعي انت وراء سلفتك.

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

¹⁶فقالت راعوث لا تلحّي عليّ ان اتركك وارجع عنك لانه حيثما ذهبت اذهب وحيثما بتّ ابيت. شعبك شعبي والهك الهي.

¹⁶And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, and 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;

¹⁷حيثما مت اموت وهناك اندفن. هكذا يفعل الرب بي وهكذا يزيد. انما الموت يفصل بيني وبينك.

¹⁷where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: Jehovah do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me.

¹⁸فلما رأت انها مشدّدة على الذهاب معها كفّت عن الكلام اليها

¹⁸And when she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, she left off speaking unto her.

¹⁹فذهبتا كلتاهما حتى دخلتا بيت لحم وكان عند دخولهما بيت لحم ان المدينة كلها تحرّكت بسببهما وقالوا أهذه نعمي.

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 [the women] said, Is this Naomi?

²⁰فقالت لهم لا تدعوني نعمي بل ادعوني مرّة لان القدير قد أمرّني جدا.

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

²¹اني ذهبت ممتلئة وارجعني الرب فارغة لماذا تدعونني نعمي والرب قد اذلّني والقدير قد كسّرني.

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

²²فرجعت نعمي وراعوث الموآبية كنتها معها التي رجعت من بلاد موآب ودخلتا بيت لحم في ابتداء حصاد الشعير

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