रूथ 1
1 न्यायकर्ताहरूले शासन गरेको समयमा मुलुकमा अनिकाल पर्यो । यहूदाको बेथलेहेमको एक जना मानिस आफ्नी पत्नी र दुई जना छोराहरूसँग मोआब देशतिर गए ।
AND IT came to pass in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Beth-lehem in Judah went to sojourn in the field of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
2 ती मानिसको नाउँ एलीमेलेक थियो, र तिनकी पत्नीको नाउँ नाओमी थियो । तिनका दुई जना छोराहरूको नाउँ महलोन र किल्योन थियो । तिनीहरू यहूदाको बेथलेहेमका एप्रातीहरू थिए । तिनीहरू मोआब देशमा आइपुगे र त्यहाँ बोसबास गरे ।
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 Beth-lehem in Judah. And they came into the field of Moab, and continued there.
3 त्यसपछि नाओमीका पति एलीमेलेक मरे र तिनी आफ्ना दुई छोराहरूसहित छोडिइन् ।
And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.
4 यी छोराहरूले मोआबका महिलाहरूमध्येबाट पत्नीहरू ल्याए । एउटीको नाउँ ओर्पा र अर्कीको नाउँ रूथ थियो । तिनीहरू त्यहाँ झण्डै दश वर्ष जति बसे ।
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 dwelt there about ten years.
5 त्यसपछि नाओमीलाई पति र आफ्ना दुई सन्तानविहीन पारेर महलोन र किल्योन दुवै मरे ।
And Mahlon and Chilion died both of them; and the woman was left of her two children and of her husband.
6 त्यसपछि नाओमीले आफ्ना बुहारीहरूसँगै मोआब छोडेर यहूदा फर्कने निर्णय गरिन्, किनभने परमप्रभुले आफ्ना मानिसहरूलाई आवश्यकतामा सहायता गर्नुभएको र तिनीहरूलाई खाने कुरा दिनुभएको कुरा तिनले मोआब प्रदेशमा सुनिन् ।
Then she arose with her daughters-in-law, that she might return from the field of Moab; for she had heard in the field of Moab how that the LORD had remembered His people in giving them bread.
7 त्यसैले तिनले आफ्ना दुई बुहारीहरूसँग बस्दै आएको ठाउँ छोडिन् र तिनीहरू यहूदाको मुलुकमा फर्कनलाई बाटो लागे ।
And 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 unto the land of Judah.
8 नाओमीले आफ्ना दुई बुहारीहरूलाई भनिन्, “तिमीहरू हरेक आ-आफ्नो आमाको घरमा फर्केर जाओ । जसरी तिमीहरूले मृतहरूप्रति र मप्रति दया देखाएका छौ, त्यसरी परमप्रभुले तिमीहरूलाई पनि दया देखाउनुभएको होस् ।
And Naomi said unto her two daughters-in-law: 'Go, return each of you to her mother's house; the LORD deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.
9 परमप्रभुले तिमीहरू हरेकलाई अर्को पतिको घरमा विश्राम दिनुभएको होस्, ।” त्यसपछि तिनले तिनीहरूलाई चुम्बन गरिन् र तिनीहरू ठुलो स्वरमा रोए ।
The LORD grant you that ye 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 तिनीहरूले तिनलाई भने, “होइन, हामी तपाईंसँगै तपाईंका मानिसहरूकहाँ फर्कनेछौँ ।”
And they said unto her: 'Nay, but we will return with thee unto thy people.'
11 तर नाओमीले भनिन्, “मेरा छोरीहरू, फर्क! तिमीहरू मसँग किन जान्छौ? के तिमीहरूका पति हुनलाई मेरो कोखमा छोराहरू छन् र?
And Naomi said: 'Turn back, my daughters; why will ye go with me? have I yet sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?
12 मेरा छोरीहरू, फर्क, आ-आफ्नो बाटो लाग, किनभने पति पाउनलाई म धेरै वृद्ध भइसकेकी छु । यदि मैले, आज राति नै पति पाउँछु भन्ने आशा गर्छु,' भनेँ र छोराहरू जन्माएँ भने पनि,
Turn back, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say: I have hope, should I even have an husband to-night, and also bear sons;
13 के तिमीहरूले तिनीहरूको उमेर पुगेसम्म पर्खन्छौ? के तिमीहरूले विवाह गर्न एउटा पति चुन्दैनौ र? होइन, मेरा छोरीहरू! यो त तिमीहरूको खातिर मलाई अति नै तीतो हुन्छ, परमप्रभुको हात मेरो विरुद्धमा लागेको छ ।”
would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye shut yourselves off for them and have no husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes, for the hand of the LORD is gone forth against me.'
14 त्यसपछि तिनका बुहारीहरू ठुलो स्वरमा रोए । ओर्पाले तिनकी सासूलाई बिदाइको चुम्बन गरिन्, तर रूथ तिनीसँगै टाँसिरहिन् ।
And they lifted up their voice, and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law; but Ruth cleaved unto her.
15 नाओमीले भनिन्, “सुन, तिम्री बहिनी त आफ्ना मानिसहरू र आफ्ना देवताहरूकहाँ गइन् । तिम्री बहिनीसँगै फर्केर जाऊ ।”
And she said: 'Behold, thy sister-in-law is gone back unto her people, and unto her god; return thou after thy sister-in-law.'
16 रूथले भनिन्, “मलाई तपाईंबाट जान नलगाउनुहोस्, किनभने तपाईं जहाँ जानुहुन्छ, म त्यहाँ नै जानेछु; तपाईं जहाँ बस्नुहुन्छ, म त्यहाँ नै बस्नेछु; तपाईंका मानिसहरू मेरा मानिसहरू हुनेछन् र तपाईंका परमेश्वर मेरा परमेश्वर हुनुहुनेछ ।
And Ruth said: 'Entreat me not to leave thee, and to return from following after thee; for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God;
17 तपाईं जहाँ मर्नुहुन्छ, म त्यहाँ नै मर्नेछु, र म त्यहीँ नै गाडिनेछु । यदि मृत्युबाहेक कुनै कुराले हामीलाई अलग गर्छ भने परमप्रभुले मलाई दण्ड दिनुभएको होस् र अझ यो भन्दा धैरै गर्नुभएको होस् ।”
where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried; the LORD do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me.'
18 जब नाओमीले रूथ तिनीसँगै जानलाई दृढ थिइन् भन्ने देखिन्, तिनले तिनीसँग तर्क गर्न छोडिन् ।
And when she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, she left off speaking unto her.
19 त्यसैले तिनीहरू बेथलेहेमको नगरसम्म यात्रा गरे । तिनीहरू बेथलेहेममा आइपुग्दा सारा नगर नै तिनीहरूको निम्ति धेरै उत्साहित थियो । माहिलाहरूले भने, “के यिनी नाओमी नै हुन्?”
So they two went until they came to Beth-lehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Beth-lehem, that all the city was astir concerning them, and the women said: 'Is this Naomi?'
20 तर तिनले तिनीहरूलाई भनिन्, “मलाई नाओमी नभन । मलाई तितो भन, किनभने सर्वशक्तिमानले मसँग धेरै तिक्ततापूर्ण रूपमा व्यवहार गर्नुभएको छ ।
And she said unto them: 'Call me not Naomi, call me Marah; for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
21 म पूर्ण भएर गएँ, तर परमप्रभुले मलाई फेरि रित्तो पारेर घरमा ल्याउनुभएको छ । त्यसैले परमप्रभुले मलाई दण्ड दिनुभएको र सर्वशक्तिमानले ममाथि विपत्ति ल्याउनुभएको देखेर पनि तिमीहरूले मलाई किन नाओमी भन्छौ?”
I went out full, and the LORD hath brought me back home empty; why call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?'
22 यसरी तिनि र तिनकी मोआबी बुहारी रूथ मोआब देशबाट फर्के । तिनीहरू बेथलेहेममा जौको कटनी सुरु हुने समयमा आइपुगे ।
So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her, who returned out of the field of Moab — and they came to Beth-lehem in the beginning of barley harvest.
