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.
Al tempo dei giudici ci fu nel paese una carestia, e un uomo di Bethlehem di Giuda andò a stare nelle campagne di Moab con la moglie e i suoi due figliuoli.
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.
Quest’uomo si chiamava Elimelec; sua moglie, Naomi; e suoi due figliuoli, Mahlon e Kilion; erano Efratei, di Bethlehem di Giuda. Giunti nelle campagne di Moab, vi fissarono la loro dimora.
3 Thereupon died Elimelech Na'omi's husband; and she was left, with her two sons.
Elimelec, marito di Naomi, morì, ed ella rimase coi suoi due figliuoli.
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.
Questi sposarono delle Moabite, delle quali una si chiamava Orpa, e l’altra Ruth; e dimoraron quivi per circa dieci anni.
5 And then died also both of these, Machlon and Kilyon, and the woman was left [deprived] of her two children and her husband.
Poi Mahlon e Kilion morirono anch’essi tutti e due, e la donna restò priva de’ suoi due figliuoli e del marito.
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.
Allora si levò con le sue nuore per tornarsene dalle campagne di Moab perché nelle campagne di Moab avea sentito dire che l’Eterno avea visitato il suo popolo, dandogli del pane.
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.
Ella partì dunque con le sue due nuore dal luogo dov’era stata, e si mise in cammino per tornare nel paese di Giuda.
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.
E Naomi disse alle sue due nuore: “Andate, tornatevene ciascuna a casa di sua madre; l’Eterno sia buono con voi, come voi siete state con quelli che son morti, e con me!
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.
L’Eterno dia a ciascuna di voi di trovare riposo in casa d’un marito!” Essa le baciò, e quelle si misero a piangere ad alta voce, e le dissero:
10 And they said unto her, [No, ] for truly we will return with thee unto thy people.
“No noi torneremo con te al tuo popolo”.
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?
E Naomi rispose: “Ritornatevene, figliuole mie! Perché verreste con me? Ho io ancora de’ figliuoli in seno che possano diventare vostri mariti?
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:
Ritornatevene, figliuole mie, andate! Io son troppo vecchia per rimaritarmi; e anche se dicessi: Ne ho speranza, e andassi a marito stasera, e partorissi de’ figliuoli,
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.
aspettereste voi finché fossero grandi? Vi asterreste voi per questo dal maritarvi? No, figliuole mie; l’afflizione mia e più amara della vostra poiché la mano dell’Eterno si è stesa contro di me”.
14 And they lifted up their voice and wept a long time; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law; but Ruth cleaved unto her.
Allora esse alzarono la voce e piansero di nuovo; e Orpa baciò la suocera, ma Ruth non si staccò da lei.
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.
Naomi disse a Ruth: “Ecco, la tua cognata se n’è tornata al suo popolo e ai suoi dèi; ritornatene anche tu come la tua cognata!”
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.
Ma Ruth rispose: “Non insistere perch’io ti lasci, e me ne torni lungi da te; perché dove andrai tu, andrò anch’io; e dove starai tu, io pure starò; il tuo popolo sarà il mio popolo, e il tuo Dio sarà il mio Dio;
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.
dove morrai tu morrò anch’io, e quivi sarò sepolta. L’Eterno mi tratti col massimo rigore se altra cosa che la morte mi separerà da te!”
18 When she thus saw that she was persisting to go with her, she left off speaking unto her.
Quando Naomi la vide fermamente decisa ad andar con lei, non gliene parlò più.
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?
Così fecero il viaggio assieme fino al loro arrivo a Bethlehem. E quando giunsero a Bethlehem, tutta la città fu sossopra a motivo di loro. Le donne dicevano: “E’ proprio Naomi?”
20 And she said unto them, Call me not Na'omi, call me Mara; for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
Ed ella rispondeva: “Non mi chiamate Naomi; chiamatemi Mara, poiché l’Onnipotente m’ha ricolma d’amarezza.
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?
Io partii nell’abbondanza, e l’Eterno mi riconduce spoglia di tutto. Perché chiamarmi Naomi, quando l’Eterno ha attestato contro di me, e l’Onnipotente m’ha resa infelice?”
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.
Così Naomi se ne tornò con Ruth, la Moabita, sua nuora, venuta dalle campagne di Moab. Esse giunsero a Bethlehem quando si cominciava a mietere l’orzo.
