Ruth 1
1 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.
Pada zaman dahulu sebelum Israel mempunyai seorang raja, negeri Kanaan tertimpa bencana kelaparan. Pada waktu itu ada seorang laki-laki bernama Elimelekh. Ia dari kaum Efrata, dan tinggal di Betlehem di wilayah Yehuda. Karena bencana kelaparan itu, maka ia pergi ke negeri Moab bersama istrinya, Naomi, dan kedua anaknya yang laki-laki: Mahlon dan Kilyon. Lalu mereka tinggal di sana. Ketika mereka masih di sana,
2 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 Then Naomi’s husband Elimelech died, and she was left with her two sons,
Elimelekh meninggal. Maka tinggallah Naomi bersama kedua anaknya.
4 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,
Kedua anaknya itu menikah dengan gadis-gadis Moab, yang bernama Orpa dan Rut. Sepuluh tahun kemudian,
5 both Mahlon and Chilion also died, and Naomi was left without her two sons and without her husband.
kedua anak lelaki Naomi itu, meninggal pula, sehingga Naomi kehilangan baik suaminya maupun kedua anaknya.
6 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.
Beberapa waktu kemudian Naomi mendengar bahwa TUHAN telah memberkati umat Israel dengan hasil panen yang baik. Karena itu Naomi dengan kedua menantunya berkemas untuk meninggalkan Moab.
7 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.
Mereka berangkat bersama-sama pulang ke Yehuda. Di tengah jalan
8 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.
Naomi berkata kepada kedua menantunya itu, "Kalian pulang saja ke rumah ibumu. Semoga TUHAN baik terhadap kalian seperti kalian pun baik terhadap saya dan terhadap mereka yang telah meninggal itu.
9 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
Semoga TUHAN berkenan memberikan jodoh kepada kalian supaya kalian berumah tangga lagi." Setelah mengatakan demikian, Naomi pamit kepada mereka dan mencium mereka. Tetapi Orpa dan Rut menangis keras-keras,
10 and said, “Surely we will return with you to your people.”
dan berkata kepada Naomi, "Tidak, Bu! Kami ikut bersama Ibu pergi kepada bangsa Ibu."
11 But Naomi replied, “Return home, my daughters. Why would you go with me? Are there still sons in my womb to become your husbands?
"Jangan, nak!" jawab Naomi, "kalian lebih baik pulang. Untuk apa kalian ikut dengan saya? Bukankah saya tak bisa lagi melahirkan anak untuk menjadi suamimu?
12 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,
Pulanglah, nak, sebab saya sudah terlalu tua untuk menikah lagi. Dan seandainya masih ada juga harapan bagi saya untuk menikah malam ini juga dan mendapat anak laki-laki,
13 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.”
apakah kalian mau menunggu sampai mereka besar? Masakan karena hal itu kalian tidak menikah dengan orang lain? Tidak, anakku, janganlah begitu! Saya merasa sedih akan apa yang kalian harus alami karena hukuman TUHAN kepada saya."
14 Again they wept aloud, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her.
Rut dan Orpa menangis lagi keras-keras kemudian Orpa pamit sambil mencium ibu mertuanya lalu ia pun pulang. Tetapi Rut tidak mau berpisah dari ibu mertuanya itu.
15 “Look,” said Naomi, “your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and her gods; follow her back home.”
Berkatalah Naomi kepadanya, "Rut, lihatlah! Iparmu sudah pulang kepada bangsanya dan kepada dewa-dewanya. Pergilah kau juga, nak, ikutilah dia pulang!"
16 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.
Tetapi Rut menjawab, "Ibu, janganlah Ibu menyuruh saya pulang dan meninggalkan Ibu! Saya mau ikut bersama Ibu. Ke mana pun Ibu pergi, ke situlah saya pergi. Di mana pun Ibu tinggal, di situ juga saya mau tinggal. Bangsa Ibu, itu bangsa saya. Allah yang Ibu sembah, akan saya sembah juga.
17 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.”
Di mana pun Ibu meninggal, di situ juga saya mau meninggal dan dikuburkan. TUHAN kiranya menghukum saya seberat-beratnya, jika saya mau berpisah dari Ibu, kecuali kematian memisahkan kita!"
18 When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped trying to persuade her.
Naomi melihat bahwa Rut berkeras untuk ikut, jadi, ia tidak mengatakan apa-apa lagi.
19 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?”
Maka mereka meneruskan perjalanan sampai tiba di Betlehem. Begitu mereka tiba di sana, seluruh kota itu gempar. Para wanita di sana berkata, "Betulkah dia itu Naomi?"
20 “Do not call me Naomi,” she replied. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has dealt quite bitterly with me.
"Janganlah panggil saya Naomi," kata Naomi, "panggillah saja Mara, sebab Allah Yang Mahakuasa telah membiarkan saya hidup penuh dengan kepahitan.
21 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.”
Ketika saya pergi dari sini saya berkecukupan, tetapi sekarang TUHAN membawa saya kembali dengan tangan kosong. Oleh sebab itu janganlah kalian menyebut saya Naomi lagi, karena TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa sudah menghukum saya dengan banyak penderitaan!"
22 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.
Demikianlah kisahnya bagaimana Naomi kembali dari Moab bersama Rut menantunya yang orang Moab itu. Mereka tiba di Betlehem pada permulaan musim panen gandum.
