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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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?

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,

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;

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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;

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.

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.

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

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

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?

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?

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

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

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?

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.

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.