Ruth 1
1 In the days of one of the judges, when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. And a man from Bethlehem in Judah departed to sojourn in the region of the Moabites with his wife and two children.
Pada zaman para hakim memerintah ada kelaparan di tanah Israel. Lalu pergilah seorang dari Betlehem-Yehuda beserta isterinya dan kedua anaknya laki-laki ke daerah Moab untuk menetap di sana sebagai orang asing.
2 He called himself Elimelech, and his wife Naomi, and his two sons, the one Mahlon, and the other Chilion, Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. And entering into the region of the Moabites, they stayed there.
Nama orang itu ialah Elimelekh, nama isterinya Naomi dan nama kedua anaknya Mahlon dan Kilyon, semuanya orang-orang Efrata dari Betlehem-Yehuda; dan setelah sampai ke daerah Moab, diamlah mereka di sana.
3 And Elimelech the husband of Naomi died; and she remained with her sons.
Kemudian matilah Elimelekh, suami Naomi, sehingga perempuan itu tertinggal dengan kedua anaknya.
4 They took wives from among the Moabites, of whom one was called Orpah, and the other Ruth. And they lived there ten years.
Keduanya mengambil perempuan Moab: yang pertama bernama Orpa, yang kedua bernama Rut; dan mereka diam di situ kira-kira sepuluh tahun lamanya.
5 And they both died, namely Mahlon and Chilion, and the woman was left alone, bereaved of her two children and her husband.
Lalu matilah juga keduanya, yakni Mahlon dan Kilyon, sehingga perempuan itu kehilangan kedua anaknya dan suaminya.
6 And she arose so that she might journey to her native land, with both her daughters-in-law, from the region of the Moabites. For she had heard that the Lord had provided for his people and had given them food.
Kemudian berkemaslah ia dengan kedua menantunya dan ia pulang dari daerah Moab, sebab di daerah Moab ia mendengar bahwa TUHAN telah memperhatikan umat-Nya dan memberikan makanan kepada mereka.
7 And so she departed from the place of her sojourn, with both her daughters-in-law, and having set out upon the way, she was about to return to the land of Judah.
Maka berangkatlah ia dari tempat tinggalnya itu, bersama-sama dengan kedua menantunya. Ketika mereka sedang di jalan untuk pulang ke tanah Yehuda,
8 She said to them, “Go to the home of your mother. May the Lord deal mercifully with you, just as you have dealt with the dead and with me.
berkatalah Naomi kepada kedua menantunya itu: "Pergilah, pulanglah masing-masing ke rumah ibunya; TUHAN kiranya menunjukkan kasih-Nya kepadamu, seperti yang kamu tunjukkan kepada orang-orang yang telah mati itu dan kepadaku;
9 May he grant you to find rest in the houses of the husbands, whom you will obtain by lot.” And she kissed them. They lifted up their voice, and began to weep,
kiranya atas karunia TUHAN kamu mendapat tempat perlindungan, masing-masing di rumah suaminya." Lalu diciumnyalah mereka, tetapi mereka menangis dengan suara keras
10 and to say, “We will journey with you to your people.”
dan berkata kepadanya: "Tidak, kami ikut dengan engkau pulang kepada bangsamu."
11 But she answered them, “Return, my daughters. Why come with me? Do I have any more sons in my womb, so that you could hope for husbands from me?
Tetapi Naomi berkata: "Pulanglah, anak-anakku, mengapakah kamu turut dengan aku? Bukankah tidak akan ada lagi anak laki-laki yang kulahirkan untuk dijadikan suamimu nanti?
12 Return, my daughters, go forth. For I am now exhausted by old age, and not fit for the bond of marriage. Even if I were to conceive on this night, and bear sons,
Pulanglah, anak-anakku, pergilah, sebab sudah terlalu tua aku untuk bersuami. Seandainya pikirku: Ada harapan bagiku, dan sekalipun malam ini aku bersuami, bahkan sekalipun aku masih melahirkan anak laki-laki,
13 if you were willing to wait until they were grown and had completed the years of adolescence, you would be elderly before you could marry. Do not do so, I beg you, my daughters. For your difficulties weigh upon me greatly, and the hand of the Lord has been set against me.”
masakan kamu menanti sampai mereka dewasa? Masakan karena itu kamu harus menahan diri dan tidak bersuami? Janganlah kiranya demikian, anak-anakku, bukankah jauh lebih pahit yang aku alami dari pada kamu, sebab tangan TUHAN teracung terhadap aku?"
14 In response, they lifted up their voice and began to weep again. Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, and then turned back. Ruth clung to her mother-in-law.
Menangis pula mereka dengan suara keras, lalu Orpa mencium mertuanya itu minta diri, tetapi Rut tetap berpaut padanya.
15 Naomi said to her, “See, your kinswoman returns to her people, and to her gods. Hurry after her.”
Berkatalah Naomi: "Telah pulang iparmu kepada bangsanya dan kepada para allahnya; pulanglah mengikuti iparmu itu."
16 She answered, “Do not be against me, as if I would abandon you and go away; for wherever you will go, I will go, and where you will stay, I also will stay with you. Your people are my people, and your God is my God.
Tetapi kata Rut: "Janganlah desak aku meninggalkan engkau dan pulang dengan tidak mengikuti engkau; sebab ke mana engkau pergi, ke situ jugalah aku pergi, dan di mana engkau bermalam, di situ jugalah aku bermalam: bangsamulah bangsaku dan Allahmulah Allahku;
17 Whichever land will receive you dying, in the same I will die, and there I will have the place of my burial. May God cause these things to happen to me, and add more also, if anything except death alone should separate you and I.”
di mana engkau mati, akupun mati di sana, dan di sanalah aku dikuburkan. Beginilah kiranya TUHAN menghukum aku, bahkan lebih lagi dari pada itu, jikalau sesuatu apapun memisahkan aku dari engkau, selain dari pada maut!"
18 Therefore, Naomi saw that Ruth, being firmly resolved in her soul, was determined to go with her, and that she was unwilling to be dissuaded, and that nothing further could convince her to return to her own.
Ketika Naomi melihat, bahwa Rut berkeras untuk ikut bersama-sama dengan dia, berhentilah ia berkata-kata kepadanya.
19 And so they set out together, and they came to Bethlehem. When they had entered the city, the news quickly spread among them all. And the women said, “This is that Naomi.”
Dan berjalanlah keduanya sampai mereka tiba di Betlehem. Ketika mereka masuk ke Betlehem, gemparlah seluruh kota itu karena mereka, dan perempuan-perempuan berkata: "Naomikah itu?"
20 But she said to them, “Do not call me Naomi (that is, beautiful), but call me Mara (that is, bitter). For the Almighty has greatly filled me with bitterness.
Tetapi ia berkata kepada mereka: "Janganlah sebutkan aku Naomi; sebutkanlah aku Mara, sebab Yang Mahakuasa telah melakukan banyak yang pahit kepadaku.
21 I went out full and the Lord led me back empty. So then, why call me Naomi, whom the Lord has humbled and the Almighty has afflicted?”
Dengan tangan yang penuh aku pergi, tetapi dengan tangan yang kosong TUHAN memulangkan aku. Mengapakah kamu menyebutkan aku Naomi, karena TUHAN telah naik saksi menentang aku dan Yang Mahakuasa telah mendatangkan malapetaka kepadaku."
22 Therefore, Naomi went with Ruth, the Moabite, her daughter-in-law, from the land of her sojourn, and returned to Bethlehem, at the time of the first reaping of the barley.
Demikianlah Naomi pulang bersama-sama dengan Rut, perempuan Moab itu, menantunya, yang turut pulang dari daerah Moab. Dan sampailah mereka ke Betlehem pada permulaan musim menuai jelai.
