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.
А у оно време кад судише судије би глад у земљи; и један човек из Витлејема Јудиног отиде да живи као дошљак у земљи моавској са женом својом и са два сина своја.
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.
А име том човеку беше Елимелех, а жени му име Нојемина, а имена двојице синова његових Малон и Хелеон; и беху Ефраћани, из Витлејема Јудиног; и дођоше у земљу моавску и настанише се онде.
3 And Elimelech, Naomi's husband, came to his end; and only her two sons were with her.
Потом умре Елимелех муж Нојеминин и она оста са два сина своја.
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.
Они се оженише Моавкама; Једној беше име Орфа а другој Рута; и онде стајаху до десет година.
5 And Mahlon and Chilion came to their end; and the woman was without her two sons and her husband.
Потом умреше обојица, Малон и Хелеон; и жена оста без два сина своја и без мужа свог.
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.
Тада се она подиже са снахама својим да се врати из земље моавске, јер чу у земљи моавској да је Господ походио народ свој давши им хлеба.
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.
И изиђе из места где беше, и обе снахе њене с њом; пођоше путем да се врате у земљу Јудину.
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:
Тада рече Нојемина обема снахама својим: Идите, вратите се свака у дом матере своје; Господ нека вам учини милост као што ви учинисте умрлима и мени.
9 May the Lord give you rest in the houses of your husbands. Then she gave them a kiss; and they were weeping bitterly.
Да вам да Господ да нађете починак свака у дому мужа свог. И пољуби их; а оне повикавши заплакаше,
10 And they said to her, No, but we will go back with you to your people.
И рекоше јој: Не, него ћемо се с тобом вратити у твој народ.
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?
А Нојемина им рече: Идите натраг, кћери моје; што бисте ишле са мном? Зар ћу још имати синова у утроби својој да вам буду мужеви?
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,
Вратите се, кћери моје, идите; јер сам остарела и нисам за удају. А и да кажем да се надам и да се још ноћас удам, и да родим синове,
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.
Зар ћете их ви чекати док одрасту? Зар ћете тога ради стајати неудате? Немојте, кћери моје; јер су моји јади већи од ваших, јер се рука Господња подигла на ме.
14 Then again they were weeping; and Orpah gave her mother-in-law a kiss, but Ruth would not be parted from her.
Тада оне подигавши глас свој плакаше опет; и Орфа пољуби свекрву своју; а Рута оста код ње.
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.
А она јој рече: Ето, јетрва се твоја вратила народу свом и к боговима својим; врати се и ти за јетрвом својом.
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.
Али Рута рече: Немој ме наговарати да те оставим и од тебе отидем; јер куда год ти идеш, идем и ја; и где год ти настаниш, настанићу се и ја; твој је народ мој народ, и твој је Бог мој Бог.
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.
Где ти умреш, умрећу и ја, и онде ћу бити погребена. То нека ми учини Господ и то нека ми дода, смрт ће ме само раставити с тобом.
18 And when she saw that Ruth was strong in her purpose to go with her she said no more.
А она кад виде да је тврдо наумила ићи с њом, преста је одвраћати.
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?
Тако идоше обе док не дођоше у Витлејем; а кад дођоше у Витлејем, сав град узавре њих ради, и говораху: Је ли то Нојемина?
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.
А она им говораше: Не зовите ме више Нојемина, него ме зовите Мара, јер ми велике јаде зададе Свемогући.
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?
Обилна сам отишла, а празну ме врати Господ. Зашто ме зовете Нојемина, кад ме Господ обори и Свемогући ме уцвели.
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.
Тако дође натраг Нојемина и с њом Рута Моавка, снаха њена, вративши се из земље моавске; а дођоше у Витлејем о почетку јечмене жетве.
