< Ruth 1 >

1 And it came to pass in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem-judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
Israelte lah a thutan vaihom hon vai ahoplaijun gamsung’a kel nasatah ahung lhungtan ahi. Hijeh chun Bethlehem akonnin Juda mi khatnin ajinu leh achateni akipuijin Moab gam’ah cheng ding in achetan ahi.
2 And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem-judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
Hichepa min chu Elimelech ahin ajinu min chu Naomi ahi. Achateni min chu Mahlon leh Chilion ahi. Amahohi Juda gam Bethlehem’a konna Euphrath mi ahiuvin, Moab mite gam alhun phat’un hichea chun achengtaovin ahi.
3 And Elimelech, Naomi's husband, died, and she was left, and her two sons.
Hichejou chun Elimelech chun, ajinu Naomi leh achapa teni chu dalhan ana thitan ahi.
4 And they took wives for them of the women of Moab. The name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth, and they dwelt there about ten years.
Achapa teni chun Moab numei akichenpi lhonnin, khatnu minchu Orpah ahin chuleh khatnu chu Ruth ahi. Ahinlah kum som joudon’in,
5 And Mahlon and Chilion died, both of them, and the woman was left of her two children and of her husband.
Mahlon leh Chilion chu athilhon tai. Naomi chu ajipa leh acha teni geijin adalha taovin ahi.
6 Then she arose with her daughters-in-law that she might return from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the country of Moab how that Jehovah had visited his people in giving them bread.
Moab’a aum na a kona chun Pathen in Judah phatthei aboh in, chang leh mim asuh neng peh kittai tithu Naomi in ajatan ahi. Hijeh chun Naomi in amou teni kipui a Moab dalha a agamlam a kile kit ding in aki gotan ahi.
7 And she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her, and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah.
Amou teni chutoh achennao gam'a kona kipat doh a Judah gam lang jon kit ding in ahung kipat doh taovin ahi.
8 And Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, Go, return each of you to her mother's house. Jehovah deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.
Ahinlah lampi achun Naomi in amou teni koma hitin asei jin ahi, “Nainkote kom lang’a kile kit lhon tan naji teni ding leh keima dinga naphatna lhonjeh’in Pakai jin phatthei naboh lhon hen!”
9 Jehovah grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them, and they lifted up their voices, and wept.
“Pakai jin lungmong in najinei sah lhon hen lang phatthei naboh lhon ta hen” ati. Hichun kivailhah nan aki chopto uvin aki ka-uvin achiplha taovin ahi.
10 And they said to her, No, but we will return with thee to thy people.
Ahin amouteni chun adonbutin “Kanompoi, kilhon u hitin namite komlang’a keini jong kahung nomlhon e,” atilhonnin ahi.
11 And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters. Why will ye go with me? Have I yet sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?
Ahinlah Naomi in adonbut nin, “Ibola keitoh iche khomdiu ham?” Keiman nangni toh kicheng theiding nao kanei kitthei beh dingham?
12 Turn again, my daughters. Go your way, for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say, I have hope. If I should even have a husband tonight, and should also bear sons,
Hithei ponte kamouteni, nanu napa lhon in'ah kile lhontan, keima hi la jinei kit ding in kateh valtai. Tujan tah jeng jonghin jinei thei kit ding hileng chapa neipai jeng thei ding hijong leng,
13 would ye therefore delay till they were grown? Would ye therefore stay from having husbands? No, my daughters, for it grieves me much for your sakes, for the hand of Jehovah has gone forth against me.
Midang toh kichen ding nom louvin hiche teni chu ahung letlhon nangahdoh jou lhon nadem? Ahipoi, hithei mong mong lou ding ahi, kamouteni! Nangni ding gelnan kei kalung akham lheh jenge, ajeh chu Pakai amatah in nangni jeh a hi eijeplo ding ahi,” atipeh lhon tan ahi.
14 And they lifted up their voices, and wept again. And Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her.
Hichun avellin akikato kittaove, hichun Orpah chun atehpi chu vailhahnan achop in adalhatai, ahin Ruth vang chun atehpi akolchah den tan ahi.
15 And she said, Behold, thy sister-in-law has gone back to her people, and to her god. Return thou after thy sister-in-law.
Naomi chun Ruth kom’ah, “Ven, na unu khu a Pathen komleh amite kom’ah akile kittai, nang jong hitia khu naum ding ahi,” ati.
16 And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, and to return from following after thee, for where thou go, I will go, and where thou lodge, I will lodge. Thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God.
Ahin Ruth in adonbutnin, “Nangma kadalha a kinungle ding in neijol jol tahih in, nache na channa kacheding, nachen chenna a kachen ding, namite chu kamite hi ding, na Pathen chu ka Pathen hiding,
17 Where thou die, I will die, and there I will be buried. Jehovah do so to me, and more also, if anything but death parts thee and me.
Nathi thina a kathi ding, nakivuina munna chu kakai vui ding ahi. Thinan eikhen lhon tilouva thildang a kakikhen pi poupouleh Pakaiyin kachunga thutan jeng hen!” ati.
18 And when she saw that she was steadfastly minded to go with her, she left off speaking to her.
Hichun Naomi in, Ruth chun kilhonpi tei ding lunggel dettah anei amudoh phat chun imacha aseitapoi.
19 So those two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they came to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and the women said, Is this Naomi?
Hiti chun anilhonnin akipat lhontai. Bethlehem alhun lhon phatnin, khopi miho chu akiling jeng taovin ahi. Anumei teho ho chu akihouvun, “Hiche khu Naomi hilou ham?” akitiuve.
20 And she said to them, Call me not Naomi. Call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
Amanun adonbutnin, “Naomi jong neiti tahih uvin, Marah joh neiti jouvin, ajeh chu Hatchungnung Pathen in kahinkho hi khaleuva eikoi ahitai,” ati.
21 I went out full, and Jehovah has brought me home again empty. Why do ye call me Naomi, seeing Jehovah has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?
“Keima bulhingset na potdoh kahin, ahinlah Pakaiyin ahomkeovin eihinle puilut kittai. Pakaiyin hichan geiya eibolgimta a nanghon Naomi neiti nahlai diu ham? chuleh Hatchungnung Pathenin hichangeija hi hamsetna eilhutkhum hitalou ham?” ati.
22 So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her, who returned out of the country of Moab. And they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.
Hiti chun Naomi chu Moab gamma kon in amounu Moab numei khangthahcha chutoh ahung kile lhon tai. Amani Bethlehem ahung lhun lhon hin sakolchang at akipantai.

< Ruth 1 >