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.
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 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.
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 Saa døde Elimelek, No'omis Mand, og hun sad tilbage med sine to Sønner.
And Elimelech the husband of Noemin died; and she was left, and 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,
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 dwelt there about ten years.
5 døde ogsaa de to, Malon og Kiljon, saa at Kvinden sad alene tilbage efter sine to Sønner og sin Mand.
And both Maalon and Chelaion died also; and the woman was left of her husband and her two sons.
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.
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 Saa drog hun sammen med sine to Sønnekoner bort fra det Sted, hvor hun havde opholdt sig, men paa Hjemvejen 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 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;
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 ye have dealt with the dead, and with 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
The Lord grant you that ye 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 sagde til hende: »Nej! vi vil følge dig hjem til dit Folk!«
And they said to her, We will return with thee to thy 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?
And Noemin said, Return now, my daughters; and why do ye go with me? have I yet sons in my womb to be 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,
Turn now, my daughters, for I am too old to be married: for I said, Suppose I were married, and should 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 ye wait for them till they should be grown? or would ye 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 De gav sig da igen til at græde højt, og Orpa kyssede sin Svigermoder, men Rut klyngede sig til 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 sin Gud; vend du ogsaa tilbage og følg din Svigerinde!«
And Noemin said to Ruth, Behold, thy sister-in-law has returned to her people and to her gods; turn now thou also after thy sister-in-law.
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;
And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following thee; for whithersoever thou goest, I will go, and wheresoever thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy people [shall be] my people, and thy God 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!«
And wherever thou diest, I will die, and there will I be buried: the Lord do so to me, and more also, [if I leave thee], for death [only] shall divide between me and thee.
18 Da No'omi saa, at det var hendes faste Vilje at drage med hende, holdt hun op 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 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?«
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 Men hun sagde til dem: »Kald mig ikke No'omi; kald mig Mara, thi den Almægtige har voldet mig megen bitter Smerte!
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 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 out full, and the Lord has brought me back empty: and why call ye me Noemin, whereas the Lord has humbled me and the Mighty One 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 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.
