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.

¹Ja neil päevil, kui kohtumõistjad mõistsid kohut, juhtus, et nälg oli maal. Siis läks üks mees Petlemmast Juudamaalt, et võõrana elada Moabi väljadel, tema ja ta naine ja kaks poega.

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.

²Selle mehe nimi oli Elimelek, ta naise nimi Noomi ja ta kahe poja nimed Mahlon ja Kiljon; nad olid efratlased Petlemmast Juudamaalt, ja nad tulid Moabi väljadele ning jäid sinna.

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

³Aga Elimelek, Noomi mees, suri, ja Noomi jäi järele oma kahe pojaga.

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.

⁴Ja need võtsid endile moabi naised: ühe nimi oli Orpa ja teise nimi Rutt; ja nad elasid seal ligi kümme aastat.

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

⁵Siis surid ka mõlemad pojad, Mahlon ja Kiljon, ning naine jäi üksi, ilma oma kahest pojast ja mehest.

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.

⁶Ta võttis siis oma miniatega kätte ja läks Moabi väljadelt tagasi, sest ta oli Moabi väljadel kuulnud, et Issand oli hoolitsenud oma rahva eest, andes neile leiba.

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.

⁷Ta läks ära paigast, kus ta oli olnud, ja temaga koos ta kaks miniat. Aga olles teel tagasi Juudamaale,

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.

⁸ütles Noomi oma mõlemale miniale: 'Minge, pöörduge kumbki oma ema koju! Issand tehku teile head, nagu te olete teinud surnuile ja minule!

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.

⁹Andku teile Issand, et leiaksite varjupaiga kumbki oma mehe kojas!' Ja ta suudles neid. Aga nad tõstsid häält ja nutsid

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

¹⁰ning ütlesid temale: 'Ei, me läheme koos sinuga su rahva juurde!'

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?

¹¹Aga Noomi ütles: 'Minge tagasi, mu tütred! Miks peaksite tulema koos minuga? On mul siis veel poegi üsas, et need võiksid saada teile meesteks?

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;

¹²Minge tagasi, mu tütred, minge, sest mina olen liiga vana, et minna mehele! Kui ma ütleksin: Mul on veel lootust, kui ma veel täna öösel saaksin mehele ja sünnitaksin poegigi,

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.”

¹³kas tahaksite siis oodata, kuni nad suureks saavad? Kas tahate seni meheleminekust hoiduda? Ei, mu tütred, mina kannatan tõesti rohkem kui teie, et Issanda käsi mind on tabanud.'

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

¹⁴Aga nemad tõstsid häält ja nutsid veel enam; Orpa suudles seejärel oma ämma, kuna Rutt jäi tema seltsi.

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

¹⁵Noomi ütles: 'Vaata, su kälis pöördus tagasi oma rahva ja jumalate juurde. Pöördu ka sina oma käliksele järele!'

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;

¹⁶Kuid Rutt vastas: 'Ära käi mulle peale, et ma sind maha jätaksin ja pöörduksin tagasi su juurest, sest kuhu sina lähed, sinna lähen ka mina, ja kuhu sina jääd, sinna jään minagi! Sinu rahvas on minu rahvas ja sinu Jumal on minu Jumal.

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.”

¹⁷Kus sina sured, seal tahan ka mina surra ja sinna maetagu mindki! Issand tehku minuga ükskõik mida, ainult surm lahutagu mind ja sind!'

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

¹⁸Kui Noomi nägi, et Rutil oli kindel nõu temaga kaasa tulla, siis ta sellest enam ei rääkinud.

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?”

¹⁹Nii läksid nad mõlemad, kuni jõudsid Petlemma. Ja kui nad Petlemma tulid, siis oli kogu linn nende pärast liikvel ja naised küsisid: 'Kas see on Noomi?'

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

²⁰Aga tema vastas neile: 'Ärge hüüdke mind Noomiks, hüüdke mind Maaraks, sest Kõigeväeline on mulle valmistanud palju kibedust!

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?”

²¹Külluses läksin ma ära ja tühje käsi tõi Issand mind tagasi. Miks te hüüate mind Noomiks, sest Issand on tunnistanud minu vastu ja Kõigeväeline on teinud mulle paha!'

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.

²²Nõnda tuli Noomi tagasi ja koos temaga moabi naine Rutt, ta minia, kes tuli ära Moabi väljadelt; ja nad jõudsid Petlemma odralõikuse alguseks.