Rit 1
1 Alò li te vin rive nan jou ke jij yo te gouvène yo, te genyen yon gwo grangou nan peyi a. Yon sèten mesye ki sòti Bethléem nan Juda te ale pou demere nan peyi Moab la avèk madanm li ak de fis li yo.
Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
2 Mesye a te rele Élimélec e madanm li, Naomi. Epi non a de fis li yo se te Machlon avèk Kiljon, Efratyen yo, de Bethléhem nan Juda. Alò, yo te antre nan peyi Moab la pou te demere la.
And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
3 Epi Élimélec, mari a Naomi an te mouri. Konsa, se li ki te rete avèk de fis li yo.
And Elimelech Naomi’s husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.
4 De fis yo te pran pou kont yo fanm Moabit yo kon madanm yo. Youn nan yo te rele Orpa e lòt la Ruth. Epi yo te viv la pandan anviwon dis ane.
And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years.
5 Alò Machlon avèk Kiljon te vin mouri osi. Konsa, fanm nan vin pèdi de pitit li yo, ansanm ak mari li.
And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.
6 Konsa li te leve avèk bèlfi li pou l ta kab retounen kite Moab. Paske, depi lè li Moab, li tande ke SENYÈ a te vizite pèp li a nan bay yo manje.
Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the LORD had visited his people in giving them bread.
7 Konsa, li te pati kote li te ye, de bèlfi li yo te avèk li. Epi yo te fè wout la pou retounen nan peyi Juda.
Why she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah.
8 Epi Naomi te di a de bèlfi li yo: “Ale, retounen nou chak lakay manman nou. Ke SENYÈ a kapab aji anvè nou avèk dousè, jan nou te aji avèk sila ki mouri yo e avèk mwen menm tou.
And Naomi said to her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her mother’s house: the LORD deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead, and with me.
9 Ke SENYÈ a kapab pèmèt nou jwenn repo, nou chak lakay a pwòp mari pa li.” Alò, li te bo yo, yo te leve vwa yo wo, epi te kriye.
The LORD grant you that you may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept.
10 Epi yo te di li: “Non, men n ap retounen avè w vè pèp ou a.”
And they said to her, Surely we will return with you to your people.
11 Naomi te di yo: “Retounen fi mwen yo. Poukisa nou ta dwe ale avè m? Èske m toujou gen fis nan vant mwen pou yo ta vin mari nou?
And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will you go with me? are there yet any more sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?
12 Retounen fi mwen yo, paske mwen twò vye pou m gen yon mari. Si m te di nou ke m gen espwa, si m ta menm gen yon mari aswè a pou fè fis,
Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have an husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have an husband also to night, and should also bear sons;
13 Èske konsa nou ta tann jiskaske yo ta grandi? Èske pou sa, nou ta refize marye? Non fi mwen yo, sa fè m trist pou ka nou yo. Paske, men SENYÈ a gen tan parèt kont mwen.”
Would you tarry for them till they were grown? would you stay for them from having husbands? no, my daughters; for it grieves me much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD is gone out against me.
14 Epi yo te leve vwa yo wo e te kriye ankò. Orpa te bo bèlmè li, men Ruth te rete sou li.
And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth joined to her.
15 Li te di: “Veye byen, bèlsè ou te retounen vè pèp li avèk dye li yo. Ale swiv bèlsè ou.”
And she said, Behold, your sister in law is gone back to her people, and to her gods: return you after your sister in law.
16 Men Ruth te di: “Pa pouse m kite ou ni pou m ta fè bak nan swiv ou. Paske kote ou ale mwen va ale, e kote ou viv, se la mwen va viv. Pèp ou, pèp pa m, e Dye pa ou, Dye pa m.
And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave you, or to return from following after you: for where you go, I will go; and where you lodge, I will lodge: your people shall be my people, and your God my God:
17 Kote ou mouri mwen va mouri; epi la mwen va antere. Se konsa pou SENYÈ a fè m, ak pi mal, si anyen sof ke lanmò ta separe ou de mwen.”
Where you die, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do so to me, and more also, if anything but death part you and me.
18 Lè li wè ke li te fin pran desizyon pou ale avè l, li pa t di l anyen ankò.
When she saw that she was steadfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking to her.
19 Konsa yo ale ansanm jis rive Bethléhem. Lè yo te rive Bethléhem, tout vil la te boulvèse akoz yo menm. Fanm yo te di: “Se Naomi sa a?”
So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi?
20 Li te di yo: “Pa rele m Naomi. Rele m Mara, paske Toupwisan an te aji byen anmè avè m.
And she said to them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
21 Mwen te sòti plen, men SENYÈ a mennen m tounen vid. Poukisa nou rele m Naomi, konsi SENYÈ a gen tan temwaye kont mwen, e Toupwisan an te aflije mwen?”
I went out full and the LORD has brought me home again empty: why then call you me Naomi, seeing the LORD has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?
22 Konsa Naomi te retounen, epi avèk li, Ruth, Moabit la, bèlfi li ki te retounen soti nan peyi Moab la. Yo te vini Bethléhem nan kòmansman rekòlt lòj la.
So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.
