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].
Pada zaman para hakim memerintah ada kelaparan di tanah Israel. Lalu pergilah seorang dari Betlehem-Yehuda beserta isterinya dan kedua anaknya laki-laki ke daerah Moab untuk menetap di sana sebagai orang asing.
2 Because of the famine, they left Bethlehem and went east to [live for a while in] Moab [region].
Nama orang itu ialah Elimelekh, nama isterinya Naomi dan nama kedua anaknya Mahlon dan Kilyon, semuanya orang-orang Efrata dari Betlehem-Yehuda; dan setelah sampai ke daerah Moab, diamlah mereka di sana.
3 While they were there, Elimelech died, and Naomi had only her two sons with her.
Kemudian matilah Elimelekh, suami Naomi, sehingga perempuan itu tertinggal dengan kedua anaknya.
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,
Keduanya mengambil perempuan Moab: yang pertama bernama Orpa, yang kedua bernama Rut; dan mereka diam di situ kira-kira sepuluh tahun lamanya.
5 Mahlon and Chilion died. So then Naomi had no husband and no sons.
Lalu matilah juga keduanya, yakni Mahlon dan Kilyon, sehingga perempuan itu kehilangan kedua anaknya dan suaminya.
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].
Kemudian berkemaslah ia dengan kedua menantunya dan ia pulang dari daerah Moab, sebab di daerah Moab ia mendengar bahwa TUHAN telah memperhatikan umat-Nya dan memberikan makanan kepada mereka.
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.
Maka berangkatlah ia dari tempat tinggalnya itu, bersama-sama dengan kedua menantunya. Ketika mereka sedang di jalan untuk pulang ke tanah Yehuda,
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.
berkatalah Naomi kepada kedua menantunya itu: "Pergilah, pulanglah masing-masing ke rumah ibunya; TUHAN kiranya menunjukkan kasih-Nya kepadamu, seperti yang kamu tunjukkan kepada orang-orang yang telah mati itu dan kepadaku;
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.
kiranya atas karunia TUHAN kamu mendapat tempat perlindungan, masing-masing di rumah suaminya." Lalu diciumnyalah mereka, tetapi mereka menangis dengan suara keras
10 They each said, “No, we want to go with you as you return to your relatives.”
dan berkata kepadanya: "Tidak, kami ikut dengan engkau pulang kepada bangsamu."
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?
Tetapi Naomi berkata: "Pulanglah, anak-anakku, mengapakah kamu turut dengan aku? Bukankah tidak akan ada lagi anak laki-laki yang kulahirkan untuk dijadikan suamimu nanti?
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,
Pulanglah, anak-anakku, pergilah, sebab sudah terlalu tua aku untuk bersuami. Seandainya pikirku: Ada harapan bagiku, dan sekalipun malam ini aku bersuami, bahkan sekalipun aku masih melahirkan anak laki-laki,
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].”
masakan kamu menanti sampai mereka dewasa? Masakan karena itu kamu harus menahan diri dan tidak bersuami? Janganlah kiranya demikian, anak-anakku, bukankah jauh lebih pahit yang aku alami dari pada kamu, sebab tangan TUHAN teracung terhadap aku?"
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.
Menangis pula mereka dengan suara keras, lalu Orpa mencium mertuanya itu minta diri, tetapi Rut tetap berpaut padanya.
15 Naomi said to her, “Look! Your sister-in-law is going back to her relatives and to her gods! Go back with her!”
Berkatalah Naomi: "Telah pulang iparmu kepada bangsanya dan kepada para allahnya; pulanglah mengikuti iparmu itu."
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].
Tetapi kata Rut: "Janganlah desak aku meninggalkan engkau dan pulang dengan tidak mengikuti engkau; sebab ke mana engkau pergi, ke situ jugalah aku pergi, dan di mana engkau bermalam, di situ jugalah aku bermalam: bangsamulah bangsaku dan Allahmulah Allahku;
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.”
di mana engkau mati, akupun mati di sana, dan di sanalah aku dikuburkan. Beginilah kiranya TUHAN menghukum aku, bahkan lebih lagi dari pada itu, jikalau sesuatu apapun memisahkan aku dari engkau, selain dari pada maut!"
18 When Naomi realized that Ruth was very determined to go with her, she stopped urging her [to return home].
Ketika Naomi melihat, bahwa Rut berkeras untuk ikut bersama-sama dengan dia, berhentilah ia berkata-kata kepadanya.
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]
Dan berjalanlah keduanya sampai mereka tiba di Betlehem. Ketika mereka masuk ke Betlehem, gemparlah seluruh kota itu karena mereka, dan perempuan-perempuan berkata: "Naomikah itu?"
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.
Tetapi ia berkata kepada mereka: "Janganlah sebutkan aku Naomi; sebutkanlah aku Mara, sebab Yang Mahakuasa telah melakukan banyak yang pahit kepadaku.
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.”
Dengan tangan yang penuh aku pergi, tetapi dengan tangan yang kosong TUHAN memulangkan aku. Mengapakah kamu menyebutkan aku Naomi, karena TUHAN telah naik saksi menentang aku dan Yang Mahakuasa telah mendatangkan malapetaka kepadaku."
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.
Demikianlah Naomi pulang bersama-sama dengan Rut, perempuan Moab itu, menantunya, yang turut pulang dari daerah Moab. Dan sampailah mereka ke Betlehem pada permulaan musim menuai jelai.
