Ruth 1
1 During the time before kings ruled Israel, (there was a famine/the people there had nothing to eat). There was a man who lived there whose name was Elimelech. His wife’s name was Naomi, and his sons’ names were Mahlon and Chilion. They were all from Bethlehem [town], from the Ephrath [clan] in Judah [region].
さばきづかさが世を治めているころ、国に飢きんがあったので、ひとりの人がその妻とふたりの男の子を連れてユダのベツレヘムを去り、モアブの地へ行ってそこに滞在した。
2 Because of the famine, they left Bethlehem and went east to [live for a while in] Moab [region].
その人の名はエリメレク、妻の名はナオミ、ふたりの男の子の名はマロンとキリオンといい、ユダのベツレヘムのエフラタびとであった。彼らはモアブの地へ行って、そこにおったが、
3 While they were there, Elimelech died, and Naomi had only her two sons with her.
ナオミの夫エリメレクは死んで、ナオミとふたりの男の子が残された。
4 They married women from Moab. One of them was named Orpah, and the other one was named Ruth. But after they had lived in that area for about ten years,
ふたりの男の子はそれぞれモアブの女を妻に迎えた。そのひとりの名はオルパといい、ひとりの名はルツといった。彼らはそこに十年ほど住んでいたが、
5 Mahlon and Chilion died. So then Naomi had no husband and no sons.
マロンとキリオンのふたりもまた死んだ。こうしてナオミはふたりの子と夫とに先だたれた。
6 One day while Naomi was in Moab, she heard someone say that Yahweh had helped his people in Israel and that now there was plenty of food to eat. So she prepared to return [to Bethlehem].
その時、ナオミはモアブの地で、主がその民を顧みて、すでに食物をお与えになっていることを聞いたので、その嫁と共に立って、モアブの地からふるさとへ帰ろうとした。
7 She left the place where she had been living and started to walk [with her daughters-in-law] along the road back to Judah.
そこで彼女は今いる所を出立し、ユダの地へ帰ろうと、ふたりの嫁を連れて道に進んだ。
8 Then as the three of them were walking, Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Each of you should turn around and go back to your mother’s home. You treated [your husbands] kindly [before] they died, and you have treated me kindly.
しかしナオミはふたりの嫁に言った、「あなたがたは、それぞれ自分の母の家に帰って行きなさい。あなたがたが、死んだふたりの子とわたしに親切をつくしたように、どうぞ、主があなたがたに、いつくしみを賜わりますよう。
9 Now I desire that Yahweh will enable each of you to have another husband in whose home you will [feel] secure.” Then she kissed both of them, and they cried aloud.
どうぞ、主があなたがたに夫を与え、夫の家で、それぞれ身の落ち着き所を得させられるように」。こう言って、ふたりの嫁に口づけしたので、彼らは声をあげて泣き、
10 They each said, “No, we want to go with you as you return to your relatives.”
ナオミに言った、「いいえ、わたしたちは一緒にあなたの民のところへ帰ります」。
11 But Naomi said, “No, my daughters, return home. (It will not do any good for you to come with me!/What good will it do for you to come with me?) [RHQ] Do you think I will get married again and have more sons who could become your husbands?
しかしナオミは言った、「娘たちよ、帰って行きなさい。どうして、わたしと一緒に行こうというのですか。あなたがたの夫となる子がまだわたしの胎内にいると思うのですか。
12 Even if I thought I could have another husband, and even if I got married today and became pregnant [EUP] tonight and later gave birth to sons,
娘たちよ、帰って行きなさい。わたしは年をとっているので、夫をもつことはできません。たとい、わたしが今夜、夫をもち、また子を産む望みがあるとしても、
13 would you remain single/unmarried until they grew up [and became old enough] for you to marry? No, my daughters, [you would not do that]. Your situations are bad [because your husbands have died, but it is possible that you will each marry again]. My situation is much worse, because Yahweh [SYN] has opposed me, [and now I am too old to get married again].”
そのためにあなたがたは、子どもの成長するまで待っているつもりなのですか。あなたがたは、そのために夫をもたずにいるつもりなのですか。娘たちよ、それはいけません。主の手がわたしに臨み、わたしを責められたことで、あなたがたのために、わたしは非常に心を痛めているのです」。
14 Then Ruth and Orpah cried again [because of what Naomi said]. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, [and left], but Ruth clung to Naomi.
彼らはまた声をあげて泣いた。そしてオルパはそのしゅうとめに口づけしたが、ルツはしゅうとめを離れなかった。
15 Naomi said to her, “Look! Your sister-in-law is going back to her relatives and to her gods! Go back with her!”
そこでナオミは言った、「ごらんなさい。あなたの相嫁は自分の民と自分の神々のもとへ帰って行きました。あなたも相嫁のあとについて帰りなさい」。
16 But Ruth replied, “No! Don’t urge me to leave you! I [want to] go with you. Where you go, I will go. Where you stay, I will stay. Your relatives will be my relatives, and the God you [worship] will be the God I [worship].
しかしルツは言った、「あなたを捨て、あなたを離れて帰ることをわたしに勧めないでください。わたしはあなたの行かれる所へ行き、またあなたの宿られる所に宿ります。あなたの民はわたしの民、あなたの神はわたしの神です。
17 Where you die, I will die. Where you are buried, I will be buried. May Yahweh punish me severely if I separate from you. I will be separated from you only [when one of us] dies.”
あなたの死なれる所でわたしも死んで、そのかたわらに葬られます。もし死に別れでなく、わたしがあなたと別れるならば、主よ、どうぞわたしをいくえにも罰してください」。
18 When Naomi realized that Ruth was very determined to go with her, she stopped urging her [to return home].
ナオミはルツが自分と一緒に行こうと、固く決心しているのを見たので、そのうえ言うことをやめた。
19 So the two women continued walking until they came to Bethlehem. When they arrived there, everyone in town was excited [to see] them. The women [of the town] exclaimed, “(Can this be Naomi?/It is difficult to believe that this is Naomi!)” [RHQ]
そしてふたりは旅をつづけて、ついにベツレヘムに着いた。彼らがベツレヘムに着いたとき、町はこぞって彼らのために騒ぎたち、女たちは言った、「これはナオミですか」。
20 Naomi said to them, “Don’t call me Naomi, [which means ‘pleasant’]. Instead, call me Mara, [which means ‘bitter’], because God Almighty has made my life very unpleasant.
ナオミは彼らに言った、「わたしをナオミ（楽しみ）と呼ばずに、マラ（苦しみ）と呼んでください。なぜなら全能者がわたしをひどく苦しめられたからです。
21 When I left here, I [felt] rich, [because I had a family]. But Yahweh has brought me back here and now I [feel] poor, [because I have no family]. Do not call me Naomi [RHQ]. [I feel as though] Yahweh has spoken against (OR, afflicted) me. Almighty [God] has caused me to experience a great tragedy.”
わたしは出て行くときは豊かでありましたが、主はわたしをから手で帰されました。主がわたしを悩まし、全能者がわたしに災をくだされたのに、どうしてわたしをナオミと呼ぶのですか」。
22 That [summarizes the account] of Naomi returning home along with her daughter-in-law Ruth, the woman from Moab. And [it happened that] when they arrived in Bethlehem, the barley [grain] harvest was just beginning.
こうしてナオミは、モアブの地から帰った嫁、モアブの女ルツと一緒に帰ってきて、大麦刈の初めにベツレヘムに着いた。
