Ludi 1
1 Musa: hemonega, Isala: ili hina bagade amo mae hamone, bisisu dunu ilia Isala: ili soge ouligibiga, amo soge da ha: i bagade galu. Be dunu afae ea dio amo Ilimelege esalu, E da Efala: de sosogo fi amoga galu, amola E da Yuda soge amo ganodini, Bedeleheme moilaiga esalusu. Amalu Ea uda Na: ioumi amola elea dunu mano aduna Malone amola Gilione, ilia da Yuda soge yolesili, Moua: be sogega asili esalusu. Ilia da amogai esalu,
During the time before kings ruled Israel, (there was a famine/the people there had nothing to eat). There was a man who lived there whose name was Elimelech. His wife’s name was Naomi, and his sons’ names were Mahlon and Chilion. They were all from Bethlehem [town], from the Ephrath [clan] in Judah [region].
Because of the famine, they left Bethlehem and went east to [live for a while in] Moab [region].
3 Ilimelege e bogoi, amola Na: ioumi e da ea dunu mano ilisu fawane esalusu.
While they were there, Elimelech died, and Naomi had only her two sons with her.
4 Be ela da Moua: be fi uda a: fini amo Oba amola Ludi elea lai. Amalu ode nabuane agoane galagale,
They married women from Moab. One of them was named Orpah, and the other one was named Ruth. But after they had lived in that area for about ten years,
5 Malone amola Gilione ela bogoi. Amalu Na: ioumi e da gawa o mano hamedene hisu esalu. Na: ioumi amola Ludi ela Bedeleheme Moilaiga buhagi.
Mahlon and Chilion died. So then Naomi had no husband and no sons.
6 Eso enoga Na: ioumi e da amane nabi, Hina Gode e da Ea dunu fi ilima hahawane dogolegele amo gamisu noga: i amola ha: i manu sagale moma: ne bagade ilima i. Amabeba: le e amola esoa: , ilia Moua: be soge amoga masunusa: liligi momagei.
One day while Naomi was in Moab, she heard someone say that Yahweh had helped his people in Israel and that now there was plenty of food to eat. So she prepared to return [to Bethlehem].
7 Ilia gilisili Yuda sogega sinidigi, be logoga ahoanoba,
She left the place where she had been living and started to walk [with her daughters-in-law] along the road back to Judah.
8 Na: ioumi e da esoa: elama amane sia: i, “Sinidigili amola dia: me ali esaloma. Ali da nama amola bogogia: i dunu ilima asigi bagade hamoi. Gode da alima amo defele asigimu na da hanai.
Then as the three of them were walking, Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Each of you should turn around and go back to your mother’s home. You treated [your husbands] kindly [before] they died, and you have treated me kindly.
9 Amola Hina Gode da ali noga: le asigiba: le ali afae afae bu dunuma fimu amola diasu lamu da defea.” Be Na: ioumi ea ela nonogone asigibio sia: i. Be amomane ilia didiga: le,
Now I desire that Yahweh will enable each of you to have another husband in whose home you will [feel] secure.” Then she kissed both of them, and they cried aloud.
10 amola ema amane sia: i, “Hame mabu! Ninia da gilisili dia dunu fi ilima masunu.”
They each said, “No, we want to go with you as you return to your relatives.”
11 “Nadiwi alia da sinidigima!” Na: ioumi e sia: i. “Abuliba: le alia nana gilisili misunusa: sia: bela: ? Alia amola da na dunu mano eno galabeale amoma fimusa: mabela: ?
But Naomi said, “No, my daughters, return home. (It will not do any good for you to come with me!/What good will it do for you to come with me?) [RHQ] Do you think I will get married again and have more sons who could become your husbands?
12 Bu sinidigima! Na da da: i hamoi dagoiba: le, bu gawa hame fimu galebe. Be na dawa: loba da na da wali gasi ganodini gawa fili amola dunu mano lai galea,
Even if I thought I could have another husband, and even if I got married today and became pregnant [EUP] tonight and later gave birth to sons,
13 ali da amo mano asigilama: ne ouesaloma: bela: ? O amo hou da alia eno dunu fimusa: yolema: bela? Hame mabu, nadiwi! Amo da amane hame hamomu. Hina Gode da nama baligifa: i. Amaiba: le na da alima asigisa.”
would you remain single/unmarried until they grew up [and became old enough] for you to marry? No, my daughters, [you would not do that]. Your situations are bad [because your husbands have died, but it is possible that you will each marry again]. My situation is much worse, because Yahweh [SYN] has opposed me, [and now I am too old to get married again].”
14 Bu ilia da muni didigia: i. Amalu Oba ea uda esoa: amo nonogoi amola asigibio sia: i. Amalalu bu sinidigi. Be Ludi da e gagulaligi.
Then Ruth and Orpah cried again [because of what Naomi said]. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, [and left], but Ruth clung to Naomi.
15 Be Na: ioumi ema amane sia: i “Ludi, di bai da ea dunuma bu ogobele asili amola ilia ogogosu ‘gode’ma asi. Di e amola gilisili moilaiga ogobema.”
Naomi said to her, “Look! Your sister-in-law is going back to her relatives and to her gods! Go back with her!”
16 Be Ludi da amane sia: i, “Di da na di yolesima: ne, mae sia: ma! Na da ani masunu, di habi ahoasea na masunu. Habi di fisia, na gilisili fifi masunu. Dia dunu fi amo da na dunu fi ganumu amola dia Gode amo da na Gode ganumu.
But Ruth replied, “No! Don’t urge me to leave you! I [want to] go with you. Where you go, I will go. Where you stay, I will stay. Your relatives will be my relatives, and the God you [worship] will be the God I [worship].
17 Di habi bogosea, na amogai bogomu amola na da amogai uli dogone salimu. Di amola na ania bogobeba: le fawane da afafamu. Amai hame galea, Gode da nama baligili se dabe imunu da defea.”
Where you die, I will die. Where you are buried, I will be buried. May Yahweh punish me severely if I separate from you. I will be separated from you only [when one of us] dies.”
18 Be Na: ioumi ea Ludi ba: loba e da ele masunusa: hanai bagade ba: i, be amaiba: le ea liligi eno hame sia: i.
When Naomi realized that Ruth was very determined to go with her, she stopped urging her [to return home].
19 Ilia ahoana amola Bedeleheme moilaiga doaga: i. Amola ilia doaga: loba, moilai fi dunu ilia bagade nodoi amola hahawane ba: i. Ilia fofogadigili amane sia: i;, “Goe da dafawane Na: ioumila: ?”
So the two women continued walking until they came to Bethlehem. When they arrived there, everyone in town was excited [to see] them. The women [of the town] exclaimed, “(Can this be Naomi?/It is difficult to believe that this is Naomi!)” [RHQ]
20 Amola Na: ioumi e amane sia: i, “Na dio Na: ioumi mae sia: ma! Be na da Mala sia: ma! Bai Gode Bagadedafa Ea nama se iasu.
Naomi said to them, “Don’t call me Naomi, [which means ‘pleasant’]. Instead, call me Mara, [which means ‘bitter’], because God Almighty has made my life very unpleasant.
21 Na gui yolesiba, na da liligi bagohame galu. Be amomane Hina Gode Ea na oule bu sinidigili, na liligi hame gaguli misi. Abuliba: le nama Na: ioumi sia: sala: ? Hina Gode Bagadedafa da nama fofada: nanu nama bidi hamosu ia dagoi.”
When I left here, I [felt] rich, [because I had a family]. But Yahweh has brought me back here and now I [feel] poor, [because I have no family]. Do not call me Naomi [RHQ]. [I feel as though] Yahweh has spoken against (OR, afflicted) me. Almighty [God] has caused me to experience a great tragedy.”
22 Amo da bu Na: ioumi ea Moua: be sogega buhagi. Esoa: Ludi (Moua: be uda) amola da misi. Amola ela da bu Bedeleheme moilaiga doaga: loba, ‘bali’ ha: i manu gamisu eso da doaga: i dagoi ba: i.
That [summarizes the account] of Naomi returning home along with her daughter-in-law Ruth, the woman from Moab. And [it happened that] when they arrived in Bethlehem, the barley [grain] harvest was just beginning.
