< Ruth 1 >

1 And it came to pass in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land: and there went a certain man of Beth-lechem-judah to sojourn in the fields of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
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 Na'omi, and the name of his two sons Machlon and Kilyon, Ephrathites of Beth-lechem-judah. And they came into the fields of Moab, and remained there.
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 Thereupon died Elimelech Na'omi's husband; and she was left, with her two sons.
Потом умре Елимелех муж Нојеминин и она оста са два сина своја.
4 And they took themselves wives of the women of Moab; the name of one was 'Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelt there about ten years.
Они се оженише Моавкама; Једној беше име Орфа а другој Рута; и онде стајаху до десет година.
5 And then died also both of these, Machlon and Kilyon, and the woman was left [deprived] of her two children and her husband.
Потом умреше обојица, Малон и Хелеон; и жена оста без два сина своја и без мужа свог.
6 Then did she arise with her daughters-in-law, and returned homeward from the fields of Moab; for she had heard in the fields of Moab that the Lord had thought of his people in giving them bread.
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 Therefore she went forth out of the place where she had been, and her two daughters-in-law [were] with her; and they went on their way to return unto 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 Then said Na'omi unto her two daughters-in-law, Go, return each one to her mother's house: may the Lord deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with 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 grant unto you that ye may find rest, each one in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them, and they lifted up their voice, and wept.
Да вам да Господ да нађете починак свака у дому мужа свог. И пољуби их; а оне повикавши заплакаше,
10 And they said unto her, [No, ] for truly we will return with thee unto thy people.
И рекоше јој: Не, него ћемо се с тобом вратити у твој народ.
11 Then said Na'omi, Return back, my daughters; why will ye go with me? are there yet any more sons in my womb, that they may 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 Return back, my daughters, go; for I am too old to become [the wife] of any man; yea, if I were even to think, I have hope; should I even obtain this night a husband, and should also bear 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 ye wait in hopes for them till they were grown? would ye debar yourselves for them so as not to become the wives of any man? not so, my daughters; for I feel much more bitter pain than you; because the hand of the Lord is gone out 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 And they lifted up their voice and wept a long time; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law; but Ruth cleaved unto her.
Тада оне подигавши глас свој плакаше опет; и Орфа пољуби свекрву своју; а Рута оста код ње.
15 And she said, Behold, thy sister-in-law is returned back unto her people, and unto her gods; return thou after thy 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, Urge me not to leave thee, to return from following thee; for whither thou goest, will I go; and where thou lodgest, will I lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy 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 Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried; may the Lord do so to me, and may he so continue, if aught but death shall part me from thee.
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 When she thus saw that she was persisting to go with her, she left off speaking unto her.
А она кад виде да је тврдо наумила ићи с њом, преста је одвраћати.
19 So these two went until they came to Beth-lechem. And it came to pass, when they entered Beth-lechem, that all the city was in commotion about them, and people said, Is this Na'omi?
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 unto them, Call me not Na'omi, call me Mara; for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
А она им говораше: Не зовите ме више Нојемина, него ме зовите Мара, јер ми велике јаде зададе Свемогући.
21 I went out full, but empty hath the Lord brought me home again; why then will ye call me Na'omi, seeing the Lord hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath sent me affliction?
Обилна сам отишла, а празну ме врати Господ. Зашто ме зовете Нојемина, кад ме Господ обори и Свемогући ме уцвели.
22 So did Na'omi return, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her, who had returned out of the fields of Moab; and they came to Beth-lechem at the beginning of the barley-harvest.
Тако дође натраг Нојемина и с њом Рута Моавка, снаха њена, вративши се из земље моавске; а дођоше у Витлејем о почетку јечмене жетве.

< Ruth 1 >