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].
E sucedeu que, nos dias em que os juízes julgavam, houve uma fome na terra: pelo que um homem de Beth-lehem de Judá saiu a peregrinar nos campos de Moab, ele e sua mulher, e seus dois filhos:
2 Because of the famine, they left Bethlehem and went east to [live for a while in] Moab [region].
E era o nome deste homem Elimelech, e o nome de sua mulher Noemi, e os nomes de seus dois filhos Mahon e Chilion, ephrateos, de Beth-lehem de Judá: e vieram aos campos de Moab, e ficaram ali.
3 While they were there, Elimelech died, and Naomi had only her two sons with her.
E morreu Elimelech, marido de Noemi: e ficou ela com os 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,
Os quais tomaram para si mulheres moabitas: e era o nome de uma Orpha, e o nome da outra Ruth; e ficaram ali quase dez anos.
5 Mahlon and Chilion died. So then Naomi had no husband and no sons.
E morreram também ambos, Mahalon e Chilion, ficando assim esta mulher desamparada dos 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 se levantou ela com as suas noras, e voltou dos campos de Moab: porquanto na terra de Moab ouviu que o Senhor tinha visitado o seu povo. dando-lhe 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.
Pelo que saiu do lugar onde estivera, e as suas duas noras com ela. E, indo elas caminhando, para voltarem para a 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.
Disse Noemi às suas duas noras: Ide, voltai cada uma à casa de sua mãe; e o Senhor use convosco de benevolência, como vós usastes com os defuntos 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.
O Senhor vos dê que acheis descanço cada uma em casa de seu marido. E, beijando-as ela, levantaram a sua voz e choraram.
10 They each said, “No, we want to go with you as you return to your relatives.”
E disseram-lhe: Certamente voltaremos contigo ao teu 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?
Porém Noemi disse: tornai, minhas filhas, porque irieis comigo? tenho eu ainda no meu ventre mais filhos, para que vos fossem por 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,
Tornai, filhas minhas, ide-vos embora, que já mui velha sou para ter marido: ainda quando eu dissesse, Tenho esperança, ou ainda que esta noite tivesse marido e ainda parisse 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].”
Espera-los-ieis até que viessem a ser grandes? deter-vos-ieis por eles, sem tomardes marido? não, filhas minhas, que mais amargo me é a mim do que a vós mesmas; porquanto a mão do Senhor se descarregou 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.
Então levantaram a sua voz, e tornaram a chorar: e Orpha beijou a sua sogra, porém Ruth se apegou a 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!”
Pelo que disse: Eis que voltou tua cunhada ao seu povo e aos seus deuses: volta tu também após da tua 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].
Disse porém Ruth: Não me instes para que te deixe, e me torne de detraz de ti; porque aonde quer que tu fores irei eu, e onde quer que pousares à noite ali pousarei eu; o teu povo é o meu povo, o teu Deus é o 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 quer que morreres morrerei eu, e ali serei sepultada: me faça assim o Senhor, e outro tanto, se outra coisa que não seja a morte me separar de ti.
18 When Naomi realized that Ruth was very determined to go with her, she stopped urging her [to return home].
Vendo ela, pois, que de todo estava resolvida para ir com ela, deixou de lhe falar.
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]
Assim pois foram-se ambas, até que chegaram a Beth-lehem: e sucedeu que, entrando elas em Beth-lehem, toda a cidade se comoveu por causa delas, e diziam: Não é esta Noemi?
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.
Porém ela lhes dizia: Não me chameis Noemi; chamai-me Mara; porque grande amargura me tem dado o Todo-poderoso.
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.”
Cheia parti, porém vazia o Senhor me fez tornar: porque pois me chamareis Noemi? pois o Senhor testifica contra mim, e o Todo-poderoso me tem feito tanto mal.
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.
Assim Noemi voltou, e com ela Ruth a moabita, sua nora, que voltou dos campos de Moab: e chegaram a Beth-lehem no princípio da sega das cevadas.
