Rut 1
1 I Dommernes Dage blev der engang Hungersnød i Landet. Da drog en Mand fra Betlehem i Juda til Moabiternes Land for at bo der som fremmed med sin Hustru og sine to Sønner.
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 Manden bed Elimelek, hans Hustru No'omi og hans to Sønner Malon og Kiljon, Efratiter fra Betlehem i Juda, og de kom til Moabiternes Land og opholdt sig der.
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 Saa døde Elimelek, No'omis Mand, og hun sad tilbage med sine to Sønner.
Then Naomi’s husband Elimelech died, and she was left with her two sons,
4 De tog sig moabitiske Hustruer; den ene hed Orpa, den anden Rut. Men da de havde boet der en halv Snes Aar,
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 døde ogsaa de to, Malon og Kiljon, saa at Kvinden sad alene tilbage efter sine to Sønner og sin Mand.
both Mahlon and Chilion also died, and Naomi was left without her two sons and without her husband.
6 Da brød hun op med sine Sønnekoner for at vende hjem fra Moabiternes Land; thi hun havde hørt i Moabiternes Land, at HERREN havde set til sit Folk og givet dem Brød.
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 Saa drog hun sammen med sine to Sønnekoner bort fra det Sted, hvor hun havde opholdt sig, men paa Hjemvejen til Judas Land
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 sagde No'omi til sine to Sønnekoner: »Vend nu tilbage hver til sin Moders Hus! HERREN være barmhjertig imod eder, som I har været imod de døde og mig;
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 HERREN give eder, at I maa finde Ro, hver i sin Mands Hus!« Og hun kyssede dem. Men de gav sig til at græde højt
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 og sagde til hende: »Nej! vi vil følge dig hjem til dit Folk!«
and said, “Surely we will return with you to your people.”
11 Men No'omi sagde: »Vend tilbage, mine Døtre! Hvorfor vil I drage med mig? Bærer jeg endnu Sønner i mit Skød, som kan blive eders Mænd?
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 Vend tilbage, mine Døtre, gaa nu hjem, thi jeg er for gammel til at blive en Mands Hustru. Og selv om jeg tænkte, at jeg endnu havde Haab, selv om jeg endnu i Nat tilhørte en Mand og virkelig fødte Sønner,
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 skulde I saa derfor vente, til de blev voksne? Skulde I derfor stænge eder inde og leve ugifte? Nej, mine Døtre, det gør mig saare ondt for eder, thi mig har HERRENS Haand ramt!«
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 De gav sig da igen til at græde højt, og Orpa kyssede sin Svigermoder, men Rut klyngede sig til hende.
Again they wept aloud, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her.
15 Da sagde hun: »Se, din Svigerinde er vendt tilbage til sit Folk og sin Gud; vend du ogsaa tilbage og følg din Svigerinde!«
“Look,” said Naomi, “your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and her gods; follow her back home.”
16 Men Rut svarede: »Nød mig ikke til at forlade dig og vende tilbage! Nej, hvor du gaar hen, der vil jeg gaa hen, og hvor du tager Bolig, der vil jeg tage Bolig; dit Folk skal være mit Folk, og din Gud skal være min Gud;
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 hvor du dør, der vil jeg dø, og der vil jeg jordes. HERREN ramme mig baade med det ene og det andet: Kun Døden skal skille os ad!«
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 Da No'omi saa, at det var hendes faste Vilje at drage med hende, holdt hun op at tale til hende derom,
When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped trying to persuade her.
19 og de drog da videre sammen, indtil de kom til Betlehem. Men da de kom til Betlehem, blev der Røre i hele Byen, og Kvinderne sagde: »Er det No'omi?«
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 Men hun sagde til dem: »Kald mig ikke No'omi; kald mig Mara, thi den Almægtige har voldet mig megen bitter Smerte!
“Do not call me Naomi,” she replied. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has dealt quite bitterly with me.
21 Rig drog jeg herfra, og fattig har HERREN ført mig tilbage. Hvorfor kalder I mig No'omi, naar HERREN har vidnet imod mig og den Almægtige tilskikket mig Ulykke?«
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 Saaledes vendte No'omi tilbage fra Moabiternes Land tillige med sin Sønnekone, Moabiterinden Rut, og de kom til Betlehem først paa Byghøsten.
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.
