1 N os dias em que os juízes governavam, houve uma fome na terra; pelo que um homem de Belém de Judá saiu a peregrinar no país de Moabe, ele, sua mulher, e seus dois filhos.

In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem of Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, his wife, and his two sons.

2 C hamava-se este homem Elimeleque, e sua mulher Noêmi, e seus dois filhos se chamavam Malom e Quiliom; eram efrateus, de Belém de Judá. Tendo entrado no país de Moabe, ficaram ali.

The man’s name was Elimelech and his wife’s name was Naomi and his two sons were named Mahlon and Chilion; they were Ephrathites from Bethlehem of Judah. They went to the country of Moab and continued there.

3 E morreu Elimeleque, marido de Noêmi; e ficou ela com os seus dois filhos,

But Elimelech, who Naomi’s husband, died, and she was left with her two sons.

4 o s quais se casaram com mulheres moabitas; uma destas se chamava Orfa, e a outra Rute; e moraram ali quase dez anos.

And they took wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah and the name of the other Ruth. They dwelt there about ten years;

5 E morreram também os dois, Malom e Quiliom, ficando assim a mulher desamparada de seus dois filhos e de seu marido.

And Mahlon and Chilion died also, both of them, so the woman was bereft of her two sons and her husband.

6 E ntão se levantou ela com as suas noras, para voltar do país de Moabe, porquanto nessa terra tinha ouvido que e Senhor havia visitado o seu povo, dando-lhe pão.

Then she arose with her daughters-in-law to return from the country of Moab, for she had heard in Moab how the Lord had visited His people in giving them food.

7 P elo que saiu de lugar onde estava, e com ela as duas noras. Indo elas caminhando para voltarem para a terra de Judá,

So she left the place where she was, her two daughters-in-law with her, and they started on the way back to Judah.

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But Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, Go, return each of you to her mother’s house. May the Lord deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead and with me.

9 O Senhor vos dê que acheis descanso cada uma em casa de seu marido. Quando as beijou, porém, levantaram a vóz e choraram.

The Lord grant that you may find a home and rest, each in the house of her husband! Then she kissed them and they wept aloud.

10 E disseram-lhe: Certamente voltaremos contigo para o teu povo.

And they said to her, No, we will return with you to your people.

11 N oêmi, porém, respondeu: Voltai, minhas filhas; porque ireis comigo? Tenho eu ainda filhos no meu ventre, para que vos viessem a ser maridos?

But Naomi said, Turn back, my daughters, why will you go with me? Have I yet sons in my womb that may become your husbands?

12 V oltai, filhas minhas; ide-vos, porque já sou velha demais para me casar. Ainda quando eu dissesse: Tenho esperança; ainda que esta noite tivesse marido e ainda viesse a ter filhos.

Turn back, my daughters, go; for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say I have hope, even if I should have a husband tonight and should bear sons,

13 e sperá-los-íeis até que viessem a ser grandes? deter-vos-íeis por eles, sem tomardes marido? Não, filhas minhas, porque mais amargo me é a mim do que a vós mesmas; porquanto a mão do Senhor se descarregou contra mim.

Would you therefore wait till they were grown? Would you therefore refrain from marrying? No, my daughters; it is far more bitter for me than for you that the hand of the Lord is gone out against me.

14 E ntão levantaram a voz, e tornaram a chorar; e Orfa beijou a sua sogra, porém Rute se apegou a ela.

Then they wept aloud again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her.

15 P elo que disse Noêmi: Eis que tua concunhada voltou para o seu povo e para os seus deuses; volta também tu após a tua concunhada.

And Naomi said, See, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods; return after your sister-in-law.

16 R espondeu, porém, Rute: Não me instes a que te abandone e deixe de seguir-te. Porque aonde quer que tu fores, irei eu; e onde quer que pousares, ali pousarei eu; o teu povo será o meu povo, o teu Deus será o meu Deus.

And Ruth said, Urge me not to leave you or to turn back from following 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 O nde quer que morreres, morrerei eu, e ali serei sepultada. Assim me faça o Senhor, e outro tanto, se outra coisa que não seja a morte me separar de ti.

Where you die I will die, and there will I be buried. The Lord do so to me, and more also, if anything but death parts me from you.

18 V endo Noêmi que de todo estava resolvida a ir com ela, deixou de lhe falar nisso.

When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she said no more.

19 A ssim, pois, foram-se ambas, até que chegaram a Belém. E sucedeu que, ao entrarem em Belém, toda a cidade se comoveu por causa delas, e as mulheres perguntavam: É esta, porventura, Noêmi?

So they both went on until they came to Bethlehem. And when they arrived in Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred about them, and said, Is this Naomi?

20 E la, porém, lhes respondeu: Não me chameis Noêmi; chamai-me Mara, porque o Todo-Poderoso me encheu de amargura.

And she said to them, Call me not Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.

21 C heia parti, porém vazia o Senhor me fez tornar. Por que, pois, me chamais Noêmi, visto que o Senhor testemunhou contra mim, e o Todo-Poderoso me afligiu?

I went out full, but the Lord has brought me home again empty. Why call me Naomi, since the Lord has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?

22 A ssim Noêmi voltou, e com ela Rute, a moabita, sua nora, que veio do país de Moabe; e chegaram a Belém no principio da sega da cevada.

So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her, who returned from the country of Moab. And they came to Bethlehem at the beginning of barley harvest.