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].
Aconteció en los días cuando gobernaban los jueces, que hubo una hambruna en la tierra. Un hombre de Belén de Judá fue a vivir temporalmente en los campos de Moab con su esposa y sus dos hijos.
2 Because of the famine, they left Bethlehem and went east to [live for a while in] Moab [region].
El nombre de aquel varón era Elimelec, el nombre de su esposa, Noemí, y los nombre de sus dos hijos Mahlón y Quelión, efrateos de Belén de Judá. Así que llegaron a los campos de Moab y permanecieron allí.
3 While they were there, Elimelech died, and Naomi had only her two sons with her.
Elimelec, esposo de Noemí, murió. Y [Noemí] quedó sola con sus dos hijos,
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,
los cuales tomaron esposas moabitas, cuyos nombres eran Orfa y Rut. Vivieron allí como diez años.
5 Mahlon and Chilion died. So then Naomi had no husband and no sons.
Después murieron también Mahlón y Quelión. [Noemí] quedó sin sus dos hijos y sin su esposo.
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].
Entonces ella se levantó con sus nueras para regresar de los campos de Moab, porque oyó que Yavé había visitado a su pueblo para darles pan.
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.
Así que ella salió del lugar donde estaba, y con sus dos nueras tomaron camino para regresar a la tierra 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.
Noemí dijo a sus dos nueras: Anden, regresen, cada una a la casa de su madre. ¡Tenga Yavé misericordia de ustedes como ustedes la tuvieron con los difuntos y conmigo!
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.
Yavé les conceda a cada una que hallen descanso en la casa de su esposo. Luego las besó. Ellas alzaron sus voces, lloraron
10 They each said, “No, we want to go with you as you return to your relatives.”
y le decían: Nosotras volveremos contigo a tu pueblo.
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?
Pero Noemí dijo: Regresen, hijas mías. ¿Por qué deben ir conmigo? ¿Tengo yo aún hijos en mis entrañas para que sean sus esposos?
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,
Regresen, hijas mías, vayan. Pues envejecí como para tener esposo, y aunque dijera: Tengo esperanza, y esta noche estuviera con mi esposo, e incluso diera a luz hijos,
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].”
¿los esperarían hasta que crezcan? ¿Se retraerían por ellos sin tomar esposo? No, hijas mías. Tengo mayor amargura que ustedes, pues la mano de Yavé se levantó contra mí.
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.
Entonces ellas alzaron su voz y lloraron otra vez. Orfa besó a su suegra, pero Rut siguió apegada a ella.
15 Naomi said to her, “Look! Your sister-in-law is going back to her relatives and to her gods! Go back with her!”
Noemí dijo: Mira, tu cuñada regresó a su pueblo y a sus ʼelohim. Regresa detrás de tu cuñada.
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].
Rut respondió: No me ruegues que te deje y me aparte de ti. Porque adondequiera que tú vayas, yo iré, y dondequiera que vivas, viviré. Tu pueblo será mi pueblo, y tu ʼElohim mi ʼElohim.
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.”
Donde tú mueras, yo moriré, y allí seré sepultada. Así me haga Yavé, y aun me añada, que solo la muerte hará separación entre nosotras dos.
18 When Naomi realized that Ruth was very determined to go with her, she stopped urging her [to return home].
Y al ver que estaba resuelta a irse con ella, desistió de decirle más.
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]
Caminaron las dos hasta que llegaron a Belén. Sucedió que al entrar en Belén, toda la ciudad se alborotó a causa de ellas, y las mujeres decían: ¿No es ésta Noemí?
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.
Y ella les decía: No me llamen Noemí. Llámenme Mara, porque ʼEL-Shadday me trató muy amargamente.
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.”
Yo salí llena, pero Yavé dispuso que regresara vacía. ¿Por qué me llaman Noemí, puesto que Yavé dio testimonio contra mí, y ʼEL-Shadday me afligió?
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.
Así regresó Noemí con su nuera, Rut la moabita, cuando volvió de la tierra de Moab. Llegaron a Belén al principio de la cosecha de la cebada.
