Ruth 1
1 And it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man went from Bethlehem-Judah, to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
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 Bethlehem-Judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
3 And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.
Elimelekh meninggal. Maka tinggallah Naomi bersama kedua anaknya.
4 And they took them Moabitish wives; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the second Ruth: and they abode there about ten years.
Kedua anaknya itu menikah dengan gadis-gadis Moab, yang bernama Orpa dan Rut. Sepuluh tahun kemudian,
5 And Mahlon and Chilion died also, both of them; and the woman was left of her two children and of her husband.
kedua anak lelaki Naomi itu, meninggal pula, sehingga Naomi kehilangan baik suaminya maupun kedua anaknya.
6 And she arose, she and her daughters-in-law, and returned from the fields of Moab; for she had heard in the fields of Moab how that Jehovah had visited his people to give them bread.
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 Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she had been, and her two daughters-in-law with her; and they went on the way to return 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, return each to her mother's house. Jehovah deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead and with 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 Jehovah grant you that ye may find rest, each in the house of her husband. And she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice and wept.
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, We will certainly return with thee to thy people.
dan berkata kepada Naomi, "Tidak, Bu! Kami ikut bersama Ibu pergi kepada bangsa Ibu."
11 And Naomi said, Return, my daughters: why will ye go with me? Are there yet sons in my womb, that they could be 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, my daughters, go; for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say, I have hope, should I even have a husband to-night, and should I also 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 ye wait on that account till they were grown? Would ye stay on that account from having husbands? No, my daughters, for I am in much more bitterness than you; for the hand of Jehovah is 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 And they lifted up their voice and wept again. And Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clave 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 And she said, Behold, thy sister-in-law is gone back to her people and to her gods: return after thy 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 And Ruth said, Do not intreat me to leave thee, to return from [following] after thee; for whither thou goest I will go, and where thou lodgest I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy 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 where thou diest will I die, and there will I be buried. Jehovah do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part me and thee!
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 she was stedfastly minded to go with her, she left off speaking to her.
Naomi melihat bahwa Rut berkeras untuk ikut, jadi, ia tidak mengatakan apa-apa lagi.
19 And they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they came to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and the [women] 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, Call me not Naomi — call me Mara; for the Almighty has dealt very 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 out full, and Jehovah has brought me home again empty. Why do ye call me Naomi, seeing Jehovah has brought me low, 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, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her, who returned out of the fields of Moab; and they came to Bethlehem in 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.
