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].
Nos dias em que os juízes julgavam, havia uma fome na terra. Um certo homem de Belém Judá foi viver no país de Moab com sua esposa e seus dois filhos.
2 Because of the famine, they left Bethlehem and went east to [live for a while in] Moab [region].
O nome do homem era Elimelech, e o nome de sua esposa Noemi. Os nomes de seus dois filhos eram Mahlon e Chilion, Efratitas de Belém de Judá. Eles vieram para o país de Moab e lá viveram.
3 While they were there, Elimelech died, and Naomi had only her two sons with her.
Elimelech, marido de Noemi, morreu; e ela ficou com seus dois filhos.
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,
Eles tomaram para si esposas das mulheres de Moab. O nome de uma era Orpah, e o nome da outra era Ruth. Elas viveram lá cerca de dez anos.
5 Mahlon and Chilion died. So then Naomi had no husband and no sons.
Mahlon e Chilion morreram ambos, e a mulher foi enlutada de seus dois filhos e de seu marido.
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].
Então ela se levantou com suas noras, para poder voltar do país de Moab; pois ela tinha ouvido no país de Moab como Yahweh tinha visitado seu povo ao dar-lhes pão.
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.
Ela saiu do lugar onde estava, e suas duas noras com ela. Elas seguiram o caminho de volta à terra de Judá.
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.
Naomi disse a suas duas noras: “Vão, devolvam cada uma à casa de sua mãe”. Que Yahweh lide gentilmente com vocês, assim como vocês lidaram com os mortos e comigo”.
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.
Que Yahweh lhes conceda que possam encontrar descanso, cada uma de vocês na casa de seu marido”. Então ela os beijou, e eles levantaram a voz e choraram.
10 They each said, “No, we want to go with you as you return to your relatives.”
Eles disseram a ela: “Não, mas voltaremos com você para o seu povo”.
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?
Naomi disse: “Voltem, minhas filhas”. Por que vocês querem ir comigo? Eu ainda tenho filhos no meu ventre, para que eles possam ser seus maridos?
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,
Voltem, minhas filhas, sigam seu caminho, pois sou muito velha para ter um marido. Se eu dissesse: “Tenho esperança”, se eu tivesse um marido esta noite, e também tivesse filhos,
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].”
você então esperaria até que eles crescessem? Você se absteria então de ter maridos? Não, minhas filhas, pois isso me entristece seriamente por causa de vocês, pois a mão de Yahweh saiu contra mim”.
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.
Eles levantaram suas vozes e choraram novamente; depois Orpah beijou sua sogra, mas Ruth ficou com ela.
15 Naomi said to her, “Look! Your sister-in-law is going back to her relatives and to her gods! Go back with her!”
Ela disse: “Eis que sua cunhada voltou para seu povo e para seu deus”. Siga sua cunhada”.
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].
Rute disse: “Não me exorte a deixá-lo, e a voltar de segui-lo, pois para onde você for, eu irei; e onde você ficar, eu ficarei”. Seu povo será meu povo, e seu Deus, meu Deus”.
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.”
Onde você morrer, eu morrerei, e lá serei enterrado. Que Yahweh o faça comigo, e mais ainda, se tudo menos a morte nos separar”.
18 When Naomi realized that Ruth was very determined to go with her, she stopped urging her [to return home].
Quando Naomi viu que estava determinada a ir com ela, ela parou de exortá-la.
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]
Então ambos foram até chegar a Belém. Quando chegaram a Belém, toda a cidade estava entusiasmada com eles, e perguntaram: “É esta Naomi?
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.
Ela disse a eles: “Não me chamem de Naomi”. Chamem-me Mara, pois o Todo-Poderoso tem lidado de forma muito amarga comigo.
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.”
Eu saí cheio, e Yahweh me trouxe para casa novamente vazio. Por que me chamam Noemi, já que Javé testemunhou contra mim, e o Todo-Poderoso me afligiu”?
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.
Então Noemi voltou, e Ruth a moabita, sua nora, com ela, que voltou para fora do país de Moab. Eles vieram para Belém no início da colheita da cevada.
