Књига о Рути 1
1 А у оно време кад судише судије би глад у земљи; и један човек из Витлејема Јудиног отиде да живи као дошљак у земљи моавској са женом својом и са два сина своја.
It happened in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land. A certain man of Bethlehem Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
2 А име том човеку беше Елимелех, а жени му име Нојемина, а имена двојице синова његових Малон и Хелеон; и беху Ефраћани, из Витлејема Јудиног; и дођоше у земљу моавску и настанише се онде.
The name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Kilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem Judah. They came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
3 Потом умре Елимелех муж Нојеминин и она оста са два сина своја.
Elimelech, Naomi's husband, died; and she was left, and her two sons.
4 Они се оженише Моавкама; Једној беше име Орфа а другој Рута; и онде стајаху до десет година.
And they took for themselves wives from the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they lived there about ten years.
5 Потом умреше обојица, Малон и Хелеон; и жена оста без два сина своја и без мужа свог.
Mahlon and Kilion both died, and the woman was bereaved of her two children and of her husband.
6 Тада се она подиже са снахама својим да се врати из земље моавске, јер чу у земљи моавској да је Господ походио народ свој давши им хлеба.
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 Jehovah had visited his people in giving them bread.
7 И изиђе из места где беше, и обе снахе њене с њом; пођоше путем да се врате у земљу Јудину.
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 Тада рече Нојемина обема снахама својим: Идите, вратите се свака у дом матере своје; Господ нека вам учини милост као што ви учинисте умрлима и мени.
Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, "Go, return each of you to her mother's house. May Jehovah deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead, and with me.
9 Да вам да Господ да нађете починак свака у дому мужа свог. И пољуби их; а оне повикавши заплакаше,
Jehovah 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 И рекоше јој: Не, него ћемо се с тобом вратити у твој народ.
They said to her, "No, but we will return with you to your people."
11 А Нојемина им рече: Идите натраг, кћери моје; што бисте ишле са мном? Зар ћу још имати синова у утроби својој да вам буду мужеви?
Naomi said, "Go back, my daughters. Why do you want to go with me? Do I still have sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?
12 Вратите се, кћери моје, идите; јер сам остарела и нисам за удају. А и да кажем да се надам и да се још ноћас удам, и да родим синове,
Go back, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say, 'I have hope,' if I should even have a husband tonight, and should also bear sons;
13 Зар ћете их ви чекати док одрасту? Зар ћете тога ради стајати неудате? Немојте, кћери моје; јер су моји јади већи од ваших, јер се рука Господња подигла на ме.
would you then wait until they were grown? Would you then refrain from having husbands? No, my daughters, for it grieves me much for your sakes, for the hand of Jehovah has gone out against me."
14 Тада оне подигавши глас свој плакаше опет; и Орфа пољуби свекрву своју; а Рута оста код ње.
They lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law and returned to her people, but Ruth clung to her.
15 А она јој рече: Ето, јетрва се твоја вратила народу свом и к боговима својим; врати се и ти за јетрвом својом.
She said, "Look, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people, and to her god. Follow your sister-in-law.
16 Али Рута рече: Немој ме наговарати да те оставим и од тебе отидем; јер куда год ти идеш, идем и ја; и где год ти настаниш, настанићу се и ја; твој је народ мој народ, и твој је Бог мој Бог.
Ruth said, "Do not urge me to leave you, and to return from following after you, for where you go, I will go; and where you stay, I will stay; your people shall be my people, and your God my God;
17 Где ти умреш, умрећу и ја, и онде ћу бити погребена. То нека ми учини Господ и то нека ми дода, смрт ће ме само раставити с тобом.
where you die, will I die, and there will I be buried. Jehovah do so to me, and more also, if anything but death part you and me."
18 А она кад виде да је тврдо наумила ићи с њом, преста је одвраћати.
When she saw that she was steadfastly minded to go with her, she left off speaking to her.
19 Тако идоше обе док не дођоше у Витлејем; а кад дођоше у Витлејем, сав град узавре њих ради, и говораху: Је ли то Нојемина?
So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. It happened, when they had come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they asked, "Is this Naomi?"
20 А она им говораше: Не зовите ме више Нојемина, него ме зовите Мара, јер ми велике јаде зададе Свемогући.
She said to them, "Do not call me Naomi. Call me Marah; for Shaddai has dealt very bitterly with me.
21 Обилна сам отишла, а празну ме врати Господ. Зашто ме зовете Нојемина, кад ме Господ обори и Свемогући ме уцвели.
I went out full, and Jehovah has brought me home again empty. Why do you call me Naomi, since Jehovah has testified against me, and Shaddai has afflicted me?"
22 Тако дође натраг Нојемина и с њом Рута Моавка, снаха њена, вративши се из земље моавске; а дођоше у Витлејем о почетку јечмене жетве.
So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her, who returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem at the beginning of barley harvest.
