Rut 1
1 Og det skete i de Dage, da Dommerne dømte, da var der en Hunger i Landet; og en Mand fra Bethlehem i Juda gik hen at opholde sig i Moabiternes Land, han og hans Hustru og hans to Sønner.
And it came to pass when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land: and a man went from Bethleem Juda to sojourn in the land of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
2 Og Mandens Navn var Elimelek og hans Hustrus Navn Noomi og hans to Sønners Navn Malon og Kiljon, Efratiter fra Bethlehem i Juda; og de kom i Moabiternes Land og bleve der.
And the man's name [was] Elimelech, and his wife's name Noemin, and the names of his two sons Maalon and Chelaion, Ephrathites of Bethleem of Juda: and they came to the land of Moab, and remained there.
3 Og Elimelek, Noomi Mand, døde; og hun og hendes to Sønner bleve tilbage.
And Elimelech the husband of Noemin died; and she was left, and her two sons.
4 Og disse toge sig moabitiske Hustruer, den enes Navn var Orpa, og den andens Navn Ruth; og de boede der ved ti Aar.
And they took to themselves wives, women of Moab; the name of the one [was] Orpha, and the name of the second Ruth; and they lived there about ten years.
5 Da døde ogsaa de begge, Malon og Kiljon; og Kvinden blev tilbage efter hendes tvende Sønner og efter hendes Mand.
And both Maalon and Chelaion died also; and the woman was left of her husband and her two sons.
6 Da gjorde hun sig rede, hun og hendes Sønners Hustruer, og vendte tilbage fra Moabiternes Land; thi hun havde hørt i Moabiternes Land, at Herren havde besøgt sit Folk og givet dem Brød.
And she rose up and her two daughters-in-law, and they returned out of the country of Moab, for she heard in the country of Moab that the Lord [had] visited his people to give them bread.
7 Og hun gik ud fra det Sted, hvor hun havde været, og begge hendes Sønners Hustruer med hende, og de gik paa Vejen for at komme tilbage til Judas Land.
And she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her: and they went by the way to return to the land of Juda.
8 Da sagde Noomi til begge sine Sønners Hustruer: Gaar hen, vender tilbage hver til sin Moders Hus; Herren gøre Miskundhed imod eder, ligesom I have gjort imod de døde og imod mig!
And Noemin said to her daughter-in-law, Go now, return each to the house of her mother: the Lord deal mercifully with you, as you have dealt with the dead, and with me.
9 Herren give eder, at I maa finde Rolighed hver i sin Mands Hus! Og hun kyssede dem, og de opløftede deres Røst og græd.
The Lord grant you that you may find rest each of you in the house of her husband: and she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept.
10 Og de sagde til hende: Vi ville vende tilbage med dig til dit Folk.
And they said to her, We will return with you to your people.
11 Da sagde Noomi: Vender tilbage, mine Døtre! hvorfor ville I gaa med mig? mon jeg har Børn ydermere i mit Liv, som kunne blive eders Mænd?
And Noemin said, Return now, my daughters; and why do you go with me? have I yet sons in my womb to be your husbands?
12 Vender tilbage, mine Døtre! gaar bort, thi jeg er for gammel til at faa en Mand; dersom jeg end sagde: Der er Forventelse for mig, ja, dersom jeg havde en Mand i denne Nat og endog fødte Sønner,
Turn now, my daughters, for I am too old to be married: for I said, Suppose I were married, and should bear sons;
13 mon I skulde vente paa dem, indtil de bleve store? mon I skulde opholdes derefter, saa at I ikke skulde faa Mænd? Nej, mine Døtre! thi det er mig saare bittert, mere end eder, at Herrens Haand er udgangen over mig.
would you wait for them till they should be grown? or would you refrain from being married for their sakes? Not so, my daughters; for I am grieved for you, that the hand of the Lord has gone forth against me.
14 Da opløftede de deres Røst og græd ydermere; og Orpa kyssede sin Mands Moder, men Ruth hængte ved hende.
And they lifted up their voice, and wept again; and Orpha kissed her mother-in-law and returned to her people; but Ruth followed her.
15 Da sagde hun: Se, din Svigerinde er vendt tilbage til sit Folk og til sin Gud; vend tilbage efter din Svigerinde!
And Noemin said to Ruth, Behold, your sister-in-law has returned to her people and to her gods; turn now you also after your sister-in-law.
16 Og Ruth sagde: Vær mig ikke imod, at jeg skulde forlade dig og vende tilbage, fra dig; thi hvor du gaar hen, der vil jeg gaa hen, og hvor du bliver om Natten, der vil jeg blive om Natten; dit Folk er mit Folk, og din Gud er min Gud.
And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave you, or to return from following you; for wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you lodge, I will lodge; your people [shall be] my people, and your God my God.
17 Hvor du vil dø, der vil jeg dø, og der vil jeg begraves; Herren gøre nu og fremdeles saa og saa imod mig, saa vist som Døden alene skal skille imellem dig og imellem mig.
And wherever you die, I will die, and there will I be buried: the Lord do so to me, and more also, [if I leave you], for death [only] shall divide between me and you.
18 Og der hun saa, at hun havde fast foresat sig at gaa med hende, da lod hun af at tale til hende derom.
And Noemin seeing that she was determined to go with her, ceased to speak to her any more.
19 Og de gik begge, indtil de kom til Bethlehem; og det skete, der de kom til Bethlehem, da kom den ganske Stad i Bevægelse over dem, og de sagde: Er dette Noomi?
And they went both of them until they came to Bethleem: and it came to pass, when they arrived at Bethleem, that all the city rang with them, and they said, Is this Noemin?
20 Og hun sagde til dem: Kalder mig ikke Noomi, kalder mig Mara, thi den Almægtige har gjort det saare besk for mig.
And she said to them, Nay, do not call me Noemin; call me 'Bitter,' for the Mighty One has dealt very bitterly with me.
21 Jeg gik bort med fulde Hænder, men Herren har ført mig med tomme Hænder tilbage; hvi skulde I kalde mig Noomi, efterdi Herren har vidnet imod mig, og den Almægtige handlet ilde med mig?
I went out full, and the Lord has brought me back empty: and why call you me Noemin, whereas the Lord has humbled me and the Mighty One has afflicted me?
22 Saa kom Noomi tilbage, og Ruth den moabitiske, hendes Sønnekone, var med hende, som kom tilbage af Moabiternes Land; og de kom til Bethlehem i Byghøstens Begyndelse.
So Noemin and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, returned from the country of Moab; and they came to Bethleem in the beginning of barley harvest.
