< 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].
På den tiden, då domare regerade, vardt en hård tid i landena; och en man af BethLehem Juda for bort, och var främmande uti de Moabiters land, med sine hustru och två söner.
2 Because of the famine, they left Bethlehem and went east to [live for a while in] Moab [region].
Han het EliMelech, och hans hustru Naemi, och hans två söner Mahlon och Chilion, de voro Ephrateer af BethLehem Juda; och då de kommo in i de Moabiters land, blefvo de der.
3 While they were there, Elimelech died, and Naomi had only her two sons with her.
Och EliMelech, Naemis man, blef död; och hon blef qvar med sina två söner.
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,
De togo Moabitiska hustrur; den ena het Arpa, den andra Ruth.
5 Mahlon and Chilion died. So then Naomi had no husband and no sons.
Och som de hade bott der i tio år, blefvo de både döde, Mahlon och Chilion, så att qvinnan var qvar efter båda sina söner och sin man.
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].
Så gjorde hon redo med sina två sonahustrur, och for ut igen af de Moabiters land; ty hon hade förnummit i de Moabiters land, att Herren hade sökt sitt folk, och gifvit dem bröd;
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.
Och gick ut ifrå det rum, der hon varit hade, och båda hennes sonahustrur med henne. Och då hon i vägen var hem åt Juda land igen,
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.
Sade hon till båda sina sonahustrur: Går edra färde, och vänder om igen, hvar edra till sins moders hus. Herren göre barmhertighet med eder, såsom I med de döda och med mig gjort hafven.
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 gifve eder, att I mågen finna ro, hvar i sins mans hus. Och hon kysste dem. Då hofvo de sina röst upp, och greto;
10 They each said, “No, we want to go with you as you return to your relatives.”
Och sade till henne: Vi vilje gå med dig till ditt folk.
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 Naemi sade: Vänder om, mina döttrar; hvi viljen I gå med mig? Huru kan jag nu härefter hafva barn i mitt lif, som edra män blifva måtte?
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,
Vänder om, mina döttrar, och går edra färde: ty jag är nu för gammal, till att gifva mig manne i våld. Och om jag än sade: Det är förhoppandes, att jag i denna nattene må taga mig en man, och föda barn,
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].”
Så kunnen I dock icke bida, intilldess de varda store; ty I föråldradens, så att I kunden inga män hafva. Ingalunda, mina döttrar; ty det gör mig ångest för edra skull; ty Herrans hand är utgången öfver mig.
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 hofvo de sina röst upp, och greto ännu mer; och Arpa kysste sina sväro; men Ruth blef när 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!”
Men hon sade: Si, din svägerska hafver vändt tillbaka till sitt folk, och till sin gud. Vänd ock du om efter dina svägersko.
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].
Ruth svarade: Tala mig icke i det sinnet, att jag skall öfvergifva dig, och vända tillbaka igen ifrå dig; dit du går, dit vill jag ock gå; der du blifver, der blifver jag ock. Ditt folk är mitt folk, och din Gud är 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 dör, der dör jag ock, der vill jag ock begrafven varda. Herren göre mig det och det, om döden icke skall skilja oss åt.
18 When Naomi realized that Ruth was very determined to go with her, she stopped urging her [to return home].
Som hon nu såg, att hon stod fast i det sinnet, att hon ville följa henne, vände hon åter att tala mer derom med henne.
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]
Så gingo de båda med hvarandra, intilldess de kommo till BethLehem. Och då de kommo till BethLehem, rörde sig hela staden öfver dem, och sade: Är detta Naemi?
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 hon sade till dem: Kaller mig icke Naemi, utan Mara; ty den Allsmägtige hafver svårliga bedröfvat mig.
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.”
Full drog jag härut, och tomman hafver Herren låtit mig komma igen. Hvi kallen I mig då Naemi, efter Herren hafver så tryckt mig, och den Allsmägtige hafver bedröfvat mig?
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.
Och det var på den tiden, då bjugganden var begynt, då Naemi och hennes sonahustru Ruth, den Moabitiskan, igenkommo af de Moabiters land till BethLehem.