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.
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 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.
3 And Elimelech, Naomi's husband, came to his end; and only her two sons were with her.
Elimelekh meninggal. Maka tinggallah Naomi bersama kedua anaknya.
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.
Kedua anaknya itu menikah dengan gadis-gadis Moab, yang bernama Orpa dan Rut. Sepuluh tahun kemudian,
5 And Mahlon and Chilion came to their end; and the woman was without her two sons and her husband.
kedua anak lelaki Naomi itu, meninggal pula, sehingga Naomi kehilangan baik suaminya maupun kedua anaknya.
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.
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 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.
Mereka berangkat bersama-sama pulang ke Yehuda. Di tengah jalan
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:
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 give you rest in the houses of your husbands. Then she gave them a kiss; and they were weeping bitterly.
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 they said to her, No, but we will go back with you to your people.
dan berkata kepada Naomi, "Tidak, Bu! Kami ikut bersama Ibu pergi kepada bangsa Ibu."
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?
"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 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,
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 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.
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 Then again they were weeping; and Orpah gave her mother-in-law a kiss, but Ruth would not be parted from 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 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.
Berkatalah Naomi kepadanya, "Rut, lihatlah! Iparmu sudah pulang kepada bangsanya dan kepada dewa-dewanya. Pergilah kau juga, nak, ikutilah dia pulang!"
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.
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 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.
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 And when she saw that Ruth was strong in her purpose to go with her she said no more.
Naomi melihat bahwa Rut berkeras untuk ikut, jadi, ia tidak mengatakan apa-apa lagi.
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?
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 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.
"Janganlah panggil saya Naomi," kata Naomi, "panggillah saja Mara, sebab Allah Yang Mahakuasa telah membiarkan saya hidup penuh dengan kepahitan.
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?
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 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.
Demikianlah kisahnya bagaimana Naomi kembali dari Moab bersama Rut menantunya yang orang Moab itu. Mereka tiba di Betlehem pada permulaan musim panen gandum.
