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].
U ono vrijeme kada su vladali suci nastala glad u zemlji, pa iz Betlehema Judina jedan čovjek ode sa svojom ženom i sa svoja dva sina da se naseli na Moapskim poljanama.
2 Because of the famine, they left Bethlehem and went east to [live for a while in] Moab [region].
Taj se čovjek zvao Elimelek, žena mu Noemi, a dva njegova sina: Mahlon i Kiljon; svi bijahu Efraćani iz Betlehema Judina. Stigoše na Moapske poljane i tu se nastaniše.
3 While they were there, Elimelech died, and Naomi had only her two sons with her.
Tada Elimelek, Noemin muž, umrije, i ona osta sama sa svoja dva sina.
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,
Oni se oženiše Moapkama; jedna se zvala Orpa, a druga Ruta. I tu proboraviše deset godina.
5 Mahlon and Chilion died. So then Naomi had no husband and no sons.
Onda umriješe i Mahlon i Kiljon, i tako Noemi osta i bez svoja dva sina i bez svoga muža.
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].
Tada se ona diže sa svojim snahama da ode s Moapskih poljana jer je čula na Moapskim poljanama da je Jahve pohodio narod svoj i dao mu kruha.
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.
Ode, dakle, ona iz mjesta gdje je živjela, a s njome i njezine snahe; krenuše na put da se vrate u zemlju Judinu.
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.
Noemi tada reče svojim dvjema snahama: “Vratite se svaka domu majke svoje! Neka vam Jahve bude milostiv kao što vi bijaste pokojnicima i meni.
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.
Neka vam Jahve udijeli da obje nađete mir, svaka u domu svoga muža!” I poljubi ih, a one briznuše u plač.
10 They each said, “No, we want to go with you as you return to your relatives.”
I rekoše joj: “Ne! Mi ćemo s tobom, tvome narodu.”
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?
Ali im reče Noemi: “Vratite se natrag, kćeri moje! Zašto biste išle sa mnom? Zar ću još imati sinova u utrobi svojoj da vam budu muževi?
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,
Vratite se natrag, kćeri moje, idite samo! Odviše sam stara, nisam za udaju. Pa i kad bih rekla: 'Imam nade da se udam još noćas i da rodim sinove' -
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].”
zar biste mogle čekati da odrastu i zar biste radi njih ostale neudate? Ne, kćeri moje, tuga bi moja bila veća od vaše, jer se ruka Jahvina digla na me.”
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.
One i opet zaplakaše i zajecaše. Orpa poljubi svoju svekrvu i vrati se, a Ruta ostade s njom.
15 Naomi said to her, “Look! Your sister-in-law is going back to her relatives and to her gods! Go back with her!”
Noemi joj reče: “Eto vidiš, jetrva se tvoja vratila narodu svome i bogu svome: vrati se i ti za jetrvom svojom!”
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].
A Ruta joj odgovori: “Nemoj me tjerati da te ostavim i da odem od tebe: jer kamo ti ideš, idem i ja i gdje se ti nastaniš, nastanit ću se i ja; tvoj narod moj je narod i tvoj Bog moj je Bog.
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.”
Gdje ti umreš, umrijet ću i ja, gdje tebe pokopaju, pokopat će i mene. Neka mi Jahve uzvrati svakim zlom i nevoljom ako me što drugo, osim smrti, rastavi od tebe.”
18 When Naomi realized that Ruth was very determined to go with her, she stopped urging her [to return home].
Videći gdje je tvrdo naumila da ide s njom, prestade je odvraćati.
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]
Tako su zajedno išle dok ne dođoše u Betlehem. A kad dođoše u Betlehem, sav se grad uzbudi zbog njih. “Ma je li ovo Noemi?” - pitahu žene.
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.
A ona im odgovaraše: “Ne zovite me više Noemi nego me zovite Mara; jer me Šadaj gorčinom ispunio!
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.”
Odavde sam otišla punih ruku, a sad me Jahve vraća bez igdje ičega. Zašto me zovete Noemi kad Jahve posvjedoči protiv mene i Svemogući me u tugu zavi?”
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.
Tako se vrati Noemi s Rutom Moapkom, snahom svojom, s Moapskih poljana. Stigle su u Betlehem baš kad je počela žetva ječma.
