< 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].
I den tidi då domarane styrde, vart det uår i landet. Då for ein mann frå Betlehem i Juda i veg med kona si og båe sønerne sine og vilde bu i Moablandet ei stund.
2 Because of the famine, they left Bethlehem and went east to [live for a while in] Moab [region].
Mannen heitte Elimelek og kona hans No’omi, og dei tvo sønerne Mahlon og Kiljon; dei var efratitar, frå Betlehem i Juda. No kom dei då til Moablandet og vart veranda der.
3 While they were there, Elimelech died, and Naomi had only her two sons with her.
Og Elimelek, mannen hennar No’omi, døydde; men ho livde att med dei tvo sønerne sine.
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,
Sønerne tok seg konor frå Moablandet; den eine heitte Orpa og den andre Rut. Og dei budde der på lag ti år.
5 Mahlon and Chilion died. So then Naomi had no husband and no sons.
Då døydde både Mahlon og Kiljon, og kvinna livde att etter sønerne sine og mannen sin.
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].
Då budde ho seg til å fara heim att frå Moablandet med sonekonorne sine; for ho hadde høyrt i Moablandet at Herren hadde set um folket sitt og gjeve deim brød.
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.
So gav ho seg i veg frå den staden der ho hadde butt, ho og båe sonekonorne hennar. Då dei var komne eit stykke på vegen heim til Judalandet,
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.
då sagde No’omi til sonekonorne sine: «Snu no og gakk heim att kvar til si mor! Herren vere miskunnsam mot dykk, so som de hev vore mot båe dei avlidne og mot meg!
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.
Herren gjeve at de må finna ro, kvar i huset hjå sin mann!» So kysste ho deim; men dei tok til å gråta,
10 They each said, “No, we want to go with you as you return to your relatives.”
og sagde til henne: «Nei, me vil fylgja med deg attende til folket ditt.»
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?
Men No’omi svara: «Snu att, døtterne mine; kvifor skulde de ganga med meg? Kann eg endå få søner i mitt liv som kunde verta menner åt dykk?
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,
Snu, døtterne mine, og gakk heim att! for eg er for gamall til å gifta meg att. Og um so var at eg kunde tenkja: «Eg hev endå von, » ja um eg so alt i natt gav meg åt ein mann, og so vart at eg fødde søner,
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].”
skulde so de bia til dei vart fullvaksne? skulde so de stengja dykk inne og liva utan menner? Nei, døtterne mine, eg tykkjer synd i dykk, for meg hev Herrens hand råma.»
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.
Då tok dei til å gråta att, og Orpa kysste vermor si til avskil, men Rut vilde ikkje slite seg laus frå henne.
15 Naomi said to her, “Look! Your sister-in-law is going back to her relatives and to her gods! Go back with her!”
Då sagde ho: Sjå, versyster di hev snutt heim att til folket sitt og til sin gud. Snu no du og, og fylg versyster di!»
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].
Men Rut svara: «Ikkje tel meg til å snu att og ganga frå deg! for der du gjeng, vil eg og ganga, og der du stanar, der vil eg og stana. Ditt folk er mitt folk, og din Gud er min Gud.
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.”
Der du døyr, vil eg og døy, og der vil eg verta jorda. Herren late meg bøta for det no og sidan, um noko anna enn dauden skulde skilja meg frå deg!»
18 When Naomi realized that Ruth was very determined to go with her, she stopped urging her [to return home].
Då ho no såg at ho stod fast på sitt og vilde vera med henne, tala ho ikkje meir med henne um dette.
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]
So gjekk dei saman til dei kom til Betlehem. Og då dei kom til Betlehem, kom heile byen i rørsla for deira skuld, og kvinnorne sagde: «Er dette No’omi?»
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.
Men ho sagde til deim: «Kalla meg ikkje No’omi, men kalla meg Mara, for Den Allmegtige hev late mykje sorg koma yver meg.
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.”
Rik for eg herifrå, og tomhendt hev Herren late meg koma att. Kvifor kallar de meg No’omi då når Herren hev vitna mot meg, og den Allmegtige hev late det ganga meg so ille?»
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.
So kom då No’omi heim att frå Moabland med sonekona si, moabitkvinna Rut, og dei kom til Betlehem då dei tok til med skurdonni.