Ruth 1
1 Now there came a time, in the days of the judges, when there was no food in the land. And a certain man went from Beth-lehem-judah, he and his wife and his two sons, to make a living-place in the country of Moab.
Og det skete i de Dage, da Dommerne dømte, da var der en Hunger i Landet; og en Mand fra Bethlehem i Juda gik hen at opholde sig i Moabiternes Land, han og hans Hustru og hans to Sønner.
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 Beth-lehem-judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and were there for some time.
Og Mandens Navn var Elimelek og hans Hustrus Navn Noomi og hans to Sønners Navn Malon og Kiljon, Efratiter fra Bethlehem i Juda; og de kom i Moabiternes Land og bleve der.
3 And Elimelech, Naomi's husband, came to his end; and only her two sons were with her.
Og Elimelek, Noomi Mand, døde; og hun og hendes to Sønner bleve tilbage.
4 And they took two women of Moab as their wives: the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth; and they went on living there for about ten years.
Og disse toge sig moabitiske Hustruer, den enes Navn var Orpa, og den andens Navn Ruth; og de boede der ved ti Aar.
5 And Mahlon and Chilion came to their end; and the woman was without her two sons and her husband.
Da døde ogsaa de begge, Malon og Kiljon; og Kvinden blev tilbage efter hendes tvende Sønner og efter hendes Mand.
6 So she and her daughters-in-law got ready to go back from the country of Moab, for news had come to her in the country of Moab that the Lord, in mercy for his people, had given them food.
Da gjorde hun sig rede, hun og hendes Sønners Hustruer, og vendte tilbage fra Moabiternes Land; thi hun havde hørt i Moabiternes Land, at Herren havde besøgt sit Folk og givet dem Brød.
7 And she went out of the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her; and they went on their way to go back to the land of Judah.
Og hun gik ud fra det Sted, hvor hun havde været, og begge hendes Sønners Hustruer med hende, og de gik paa Vejen for at komme tilbage til Judas Land.
8 And Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, Go back to your mothers' houses: may the Lord be good to you as you have been good to the dead and to me:
Da sagde Noomi til begge sine Sønners Hustruer: Gaar hen, vender tilbage hver til sin Moders Hus; Herren gøre Miskundhed imod eder, ligesom I have gjort imod de døde og imod mig!
9 May the Lord give you rest in the houses of your husbands. Then she gave them a kiss; and they were weeping bitterly.
Herren give eder, at I maa finde Rolighed hver i sin Mands Hus! Og hun kyssede dem, og de opløftede deres Røst og græd.
10 And they said to her, No, but we will go back with you to your people.
Og de sagde til hende: Vi ville vende tilbage med dig til dit Folk.
11 But Naomi said, Go back, my daughters; why will you come with me? Have I more sons in my body, to become your husbands?
Da sagde Noomi: Vender tilbage, mine Døtre! hvorfor ville I gaa med mig? mon jeg har Børn ydermere i mit Liv, som kunne blive eders Mænd?
12 Go back, my daughters, and go on your way; I am so old now that I may not have another husband. If I said, I have hopes, if I had a husband tonight, and might have sons,
Vender tilbage, mine Døtre! gaar bort, thi jeg er for gammel til at faa en Mand; dersom jeg end sagde: Der er Forventelse for mig, ja, dersom jeg havde en Mand i denne Nat og endog fødte Sønner,
13 Would you keep yourselves till they were old enough? would you keep from having husbands for them? No, my daughters; but I am very sad for you that the hand of the Lord is against me.
mon I skulde vente paa dem, indtil de bleve store? mon I skulde opholdes derefter, saa at I ikke skulde faa Mænd? Nej, mine Døtre! thi det er mig saare bittert, mere end eder, at Herrens Haand er udgangen over mig.
14 Then again they were weeping; and Orpah gave her mother-in-law a kiss, but Ruth would not be parted from her.
Da opløftede de deres Røst og græd ydermere; og Orpa kyssede sin Mands Moder, men Ruth hængte ved hende.
15 And Naomi said, See, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods: go back after your sister-in-law.
Da sagde hun: Se, din Svigerinde er vendt tilbage til sit Folk og til sin Gud; vend tilbage efter din Svigerinde!
16 But Ruth said, Give up requesting me to go away from you, or to go back without you: for where you go I will go; and where you take your rest I will take my rest; your people will be my people, and your God my God.
Og Ruth sagde: Vær mig ikke imod, at jeg skulde forlade dig og vende tilbage, fra dig; thi hvor du gaar hen, der vil jeg gaa hen, og hvor du bliver om Natten, der vil jeg blive om Natten; dit Folk er mit Folk, og din Gud er min Gud.
17 Wherever death comes to you, death will come to me, and there will be my last resting-place; the Lord do so to me and more if we are parted by anything but death.
Hvor du vil dø, der vil jeg dø, og der vil jeg begraves; Herren gøre nu og fremdeles saa og saa imod mig, saa vist som Døden alene skal skille imellem dig og imellem mig.
18 And when she saw that Ruth was strong in her purpose to go with her she said no more.
Og der hun saa, at hun havde fast foresat sig at gaa med hende, da lod hun af at tale til hende derom.
19 So the two of them went on till they came to Beth-lehem. And when they came to Beth-lehem all the town was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi?
Og de gik begge, indtil de kom til Bethlehem; og det skete, der de kom til Bethlehem, da kom den ganske Stad i Bevægelse over dem, og de sagde: Er dette Noomi?
20 And she said to them, Do not let my name be Naomi, but Mara, for the Ruler of all has given me a bitter fate.
Og hun sagde til dem: Kalder mig ikke Noomi, kalder mig Mara, thi den Almægtige har gjort det saare besk for mig.
21 I went out full, and the Lord has sent me back again with nothing; why do you give me the name Naomi, seeing that the Lord has given witness against me, and the Ruler of all has sent sorrow on me?
Jeg gik bort med fulde Hænder, men Herren har ført mig med tomme Hænder tilbage; hvi skulde I kalde mig Noomi, efterdi Herren har vidnet imod mig, og den Almægtige handlet ilde med mig?
22 So Naomi came back out of the country of Moab, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her; and they came to Beth-lehem in the first days of the grain-cutting.
Saa kom Noomi tilbage, og Ruth den moabitiske, hendes Sønnekone, var med hende, som kom tilbage af Moabiternes Land; og de kom til Bethlehem i Byghøstens Begyndelse.
