¹It happened in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land. A certain man of Bethlehem Judah went to live in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.

¹以利米勒與妻兒遷居摩押在士師統治期間，國內發生了饑荒。有一個人帶著妻子和兩個兒子，從猶大的伯利恆前往摩押地去，寄居在那裡。

²The 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. They came into the country of Moab, and continued there.

²這個人名叫以利米勒，妻子名叫拿俄米，兩個兒子叫瑪倫和基連，都是猶大伯利恆的以法他人。他們到了摩押地，就在那裡住下來了。

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

³後來拿俄米的丈夫以利米勒去世了，留下她和兩個兒子。

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

⁴他們娶了摩押女子作妻子，一個名叫俄耳巴，一個名叫路得。他們在那裡住了約有十年。

⁵Mahlon and Chilion both died, and the woman was bereaved of her two children and of her husband.

⁵後來，瑪倫和基連二人也死了，留下拿俄米，既沒有了兩個兒子，又沒有了丈夫。

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 Yahweh “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. had visited his people in giving them bread.

⁶拿俄米與路得同返伯利恆拿俄米還在摩押地的時候，因為聽說耶和華眷顧他的子民，賜糧食給他們，就帶著兩個媳婦動身從摩押地回來。

⁷She 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 to the land of Judah.

⁷她離開居住的地方，兩個媳婦也隨她出發，要回到猶大地去。

⁸Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go, return each of you to her mother’s house: Yahweh deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead, and with me.

⁸拿俄米對兩個媳婦說：“去吧，你們還是各自回娘家吧。願耶和華恩待你們，像你們善待已死的人和我一樣。

⁹Yahweh grant you that you may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband.” Then she kissed them, and they lifted up their voice, and wept.

⁹願耶和華使你們各人有機會再嫁（“有機會再嫁”原文作“在丈夫家裡”），找到歸宿。”跟著親吻她們，她們就發聲大哭，

¹⁰They said to her, “No, but we will return with you to your people.”

¹⁰說：“不，我們一定要跟你一起回到你同胞那裡去。”

¹¹Naomi said, “Go back, my daughters. Why do you want to go with me? Do I still have sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?

¹¹拿俄米說：“我女兒啊，你們回去吧，為甚麼要跟我去呢？我肚子裡還有兒子作你們的丈夫嗎？

¹²Go back, 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 tonight, and should also bear sons;

¹²走吧，我女兒啊，你們回去吧，因為我太老，不能嫁人了，就算我說我還有希望今天晚上有個丈夫，又生兒子，

¹³would you then wait until they were grown? Would you then refrain from having husbands? No, my daughters, for it grieves me much for your sakes, for the hand of Yahweh has gone out against me.”

¹³你們可以等到他們長大嗎？你們可以為他們守節而不嫁人嗎？不行，我女兒啊，我為你們非常難過，因為耶和華伸手對付我。”

¹⁴They lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth joined with her.

¹⁴她們又放聲大哭。俄耳巴就和婆婆吻別，路得卻捨不得離開拿俄米。

¹⁵She said, “Behold, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people, and to her god. Follow your sister-in-law.”

¹⁵拿俄米說：“你看，你嫂嫂已經回到她同胞和她的神那裡去了。你也跟著嫂嫂回去吧。”

¹⁶Ruth said, “Don’t entreat me to leave you, and to return from following after you, for where you go, I will go; and where you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “Elohim.” my God;

¹⁶路得說：“請不要逼我離開你回去，不跟從你。你到哪裡去，我也要到哪裡去；你在哪裡過夜，我也要在哪裡過夜；你的同胞就是我的同胞，你的　神就是我的　神；

¹⁷where you die, will I die, and there will I be buried. Yahweh do so to me, and more also, if anything but death part you and me.”

¹⁷你死在哪裡，我也要死在哪裡，葬在哪裡。除非死亡把你我分離；如果我離開你，願耶和華加倍懲罰我。”

¹⁸When she saw that she was steadfastly minded to go with her, she left off speaking to her.

¹⁸拿俄米看路得堅決要跟她走，就不再多費唇舌了。

¹⁹So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. It happened, when they had come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they asked, “Is this Naomi?”

¹⁹她們雙雙上路，來到伯利恆。她們到達的時候，全城都因她們的緣故騷動起來。婦女們說：“這是拿俄米嗎？”

²⁰She said to them, “Don’t call me Naomi. Call me Mara; for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.

²⁰拿俄米對她們說：“不要叫我拿俄米，叫我瑪拉吧，因為全能者使我吃盡了苦頭。

²¹I went out full, and Yahweh has brought me home again empty; why do you call me Naomi, since Yahweh has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?”

²¹我滿滿地出去，耶和華卻使我空空地回來，你們為甚麼還叫我拿俄米呢？耶和華折磨我，全能者加害於我。”

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.

²²拿俄米就這樣回來了。她媳婦摩押女子路得隨著她從摩押地回來。她們到達伯利恆，正是開始收割大麥的時候。