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.
It happened in the days when the judges ruled that there was a famine in the land, and a certain man of Bethlehem of Judah went to the country of Moab with 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.
The name of the man was Elimelek, and the name of his wife was Naomi. The names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion, who were Ephrathites of Bethlehem of Judah. They arrived at the country of Moab and lived there.
3 Saa døde Elimelek, No'omis Mand, og hun sad tilbage med sine to Sønner.
Then Elimelek, Naomi's husband, 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,
These sons took wives from the women of Moab; the name of one was Orpah, and the name of the other was Ruth. They lived there for about ten years.
5 døde ogsaa de to, Malon og Kiljon, saa at Kvinden sad alene tilbage efter sine to Sønner og sin Mand.
Then both Mahlon and Kilion died, leaving Naomi without her husband and without her two children.
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.
Then Naomi decided to leave Moab with her daughters-in-law and return to Judah because she had heard in the region of Moab that Yahweh had helped his people in need and had given them food.
7 Saa drog hun sammen med sine to Sønnekoner bort fra det Sted, hvor hun havde opholdt sig, men paa Hjemvejen til Judas Land
So she left the place where she had been with her two daughters-in-law, and they walked down the road to return 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;
Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go, return, each of you, to your mother's house. May Yahweh show kindness toward you, as you have shown kindness toward the dead and toward 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 grant you that you find rest, each of you in the house of another husband.” Then she kissed them, and they raised their voices and cried.
10 og sagde til hende: »Nej! vi vil følge dig hjem til dit Folk!«
They said to her, “No! 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 said, “Turn back, my daughters! Why will you go with me? Do I still have sons in my womb for you, so that they may 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,
Turn back, my daughters, go your own way, for I am too old to have a husband. If I said, 'I hope I get a husband tonight,' and then give birth to 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 therefore wait until they were grown? Would you choose not to marry a husband? No, my daughters! It is exceedingly bitter to me for your sake that the hand of Yahweh 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.
Then her daughters-in-law lifted up their voices and cried again. Orpah kissed her mother-in-law farewell, but Ruth held on 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!«
Naomi said, “Listen, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods. Go back with your 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;
But Ruth said, “Do not make me go away from you, for where you go, I will go; where you stay, I will stay; 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 Yahweh punish me, and even more, if anything but death ever separates us.”
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 arguing with 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 the two traveled until they came to the town of Bethlehem. It happened that when they arrived in Bethlehem, the entire town was very excited about them. The women said, “Is this Naomi?”
20 Men hun sagde til dem: »Kald mig ikke No'omi; kald mig Mara, thi den Almægtige har voldet mig megen bitter Smerte!
But she said to them, “Do not call me Naomi. Call me Bitter, for the Almighty 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, but Yahweh has brought me home again empty. So why do you call me Naomi, seeing Yahweh has condemned me, that 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 and Ruth the Moabite woman, her daughter-in-law, returned from the country of Moab. They came to Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.
