Ruta 1
1 U ono vrijeme kada su vladali suci nastala glad u zemlji, pa iz Betlehema Judina jedan čovjek ode sa svojom ženom i sa svoja dva sina da se naseli na Moapskim poljanama.
In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. And a certain man from Bethlehem in Judah, with his wife and two sons, went to reside in the land of Moab.
2 Taj se čovjek zvao Elimelek, žena mu Noemi, a dva njegova sina: Mahlon i Kiljon; svi bijahu Efraćani iz Betlehema Judina. Stigoše na Moapske poljane i tu se nastaniše.
The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah, and they entered the land of Moab and settled there.
3 Tada Elimelek, Noemin muž, umrije, i ona osta sama sa svoja dva sina.
Then Naomi’s husband Elimelech died, and she was left with her two sons,
4 Oni se oženiše Moapkama; jedna se zvala Orpa, a druga Ruta. I tu proboraviše deset godina.
who took Moabite women as their wives, one named Orpah and the other named Ruth. And after they had lived in Moab about ten years,
5 Onda umriješe i Mahlon i Kiljon, i tako Noemi osta i bez svoja dva sina i bez svoga muža.
both Mahlon and Chilion also died, and Naomi was left without her two sons and without her husband.
6 Tada se ona diže sa svojim snahama da ode s Moapskih poljana jer je čula na Moapskim poljanama da je Jahve pohodio narod svoj i dao mu kruha.
When Naomi heard in Moab that the LORD had attended to His people by providing them with food, she and her daughters-in-law prepared to leave the land of Moab.
7 Ode, dakle, ona iz mjesta gdje je živjela, a s njome i njezine snahe; krenuše na put da se vrate u zemlju Judinu.
Accompanied by her two daughters-in-law, she left the place where she had been living and set out on the road leading back to the land of Judah.
8 Noemi tada reče svojim dvjema snahama: “Vratite se svaka domu majke svoje! Neka vam Jahve bude milostiv kao što vi bijaste pokojnicima i meni.
Then Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back, each of you to your mother’s home. May the LORD show you loving devotion, as you have shown to your dead and to me.
9 Neka vam Jahve udijeli da obje nađete mir, svaka u domu svoga muža!” I poljubi ih, a one briznuše u plač.
May the LORD enable each of you to find rest in the home of your new husband.” And she kissed them as they wept aloud
10 I rekoše joj: “Ne! Mi ćemo s tobom, tvome narodu.”
and said, “Surely we will return with you to your people.”
11 Ali im reče Noemi: “Vratite se natrag, kćeri moje! Zašto biste išle sa mnom? Zar ću još imati sinova u utrobi svojoj da vam budu muževi?
But Naomi replied, “Return home, my daughters. Why would you go with me? Are there still sons in my womb to become your husbands?
12 Vratite se natrag, kćeri moje, idite samo! Odviše sam stara, nisam za udaju. Pa i kad bih rekla: 'Imam nade da se udam još noćas i da rodim sinove' -
Return home, my daughters. Go on, for I am too old to have another husband. Even if I thought there was hope for me to have a husband tonight and to bear sons,
13 zar biste mogle čekati da odrastu i zar biste radi njih ostale neudate? Ne, kćeri moje, tuga bi moja bila veća od vaše, jer se ruka Jahvina digla na me.”
would you wait for them to grow up? Would you refrain from having husbands? No, my daughters, it grieves me very much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD has gone out against me.”
14 One i opet zaplakaše i zajecaše. Orpa poljubi svoju svekrvu i vrati se, a Ruta ostade s njom.
Again they wept aloud, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her.
15 Noemi joj reče: “Eto vidiš, jetrva se tvoja vratila narodu svome i bogu svome: vrati se i ti za jetrvom svojom!”
“Look,” said Naomi, “your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and her gods; follow her back home.”
16 A Ruta joj odgovori: “Nemoj me tjerati da te ostavim i da odem od tebe: jer kamo ti ideš, idem i ja i gdje se ti nastaniš, nastanit ću se i ja; tvoj narod moj je narod i tvoj Bog moj je Bog.
But Ruth replied: “Do not urge me to leave you or to turn from following you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you live, I will live; your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.
17 Gdje ti umreš, umrijet ću i ja, gdje tebe pokopaju, pokopat će i mene. Neka mi Jahve uzvrati svakim zlom i nevoljom ako me što drugo, osim smrti, rastavi od tebe.”
Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me.”
18 Videći gdje je tvrdo naumila da ide s njom, prestade je odvraćati.
When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped trying to persuade her.
19 Tako su zajedno išle dok ne dođoše u Betlehem. A kad dođoše u Betlehem, sav se grad uzbudi zbog njih. “Ma je li ovo Noemi?” - pitahu žene.
So Naomi and Ruth traveled until they came to Bethlehem. When they entered Bethlehem, the whole city was stirred because of them, and the women of the city exclaimed, “Can this be Naomi?”
20 A ona im odgovaraše: “Ne zovite me više Noemi nego me zovite Mara; jer me Šadaj gorčinom ispunio!
“Do not call me Naomi,” she replied. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has dealt quite bitterly with me.
21 Odavde sam otišla punih ruku, a sad me Jahve vraća bez igdje ičega. Zašto me zovete Noemi kad Jahve posvjedoči protiv mene i Svemogući me u tugu zavi?”
I went away full, but the LORD has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi? After all, the LORD has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me.”
22 Tako se vrati Noemi s Rutom Moapkom, snahom svojom, s Moapskih poljana. Stigle su u Betlehem baš kad je počela žetva ječma.
So Naomi returned from the land of Moab with her daughter-in-law Ruth the Moabitess. And they arrived in Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.
