1 ح َدَثَتْ فِي زَمَنِ القُضاةِ مَجاعَةٌ فِي أرْضِ يَهُوذا. وَتَغَرَّبَ فِي تِلْكَ الفَتْرَةِ رَجُلٌ وَزَوْجَتُهُ وَابْناهُما فِي حُقُولِ مُوآبَ.

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 Bethlehem-judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.

2 ك انَ اسْمُ الرَّجُلِ ألِيمالِكَ، وَاسْمُ زَوْجَتِهِ نُعْمِي، وَاسْما ابْنَيهِ مَحلُونَ وَكِلْيُونَ. كانُوا أفْراتِيِّينَ مِنْ مَدِينَةِ بَيتَ لَحمَ فِي مُقاطَعَةِ يَهُوذا. فَرَحَلُوا إلَى حُقُولِ مُوآبَ وَاسْتَقَرُّوا هُناكَ.

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 Bethlehem-judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.

3 و َماتَ ألِيمالِكُ زَوْجُ نُعمِي بَعْدَ فَتْرَةٍ مِنَ الزَّمَنِ، فَبَقِيَتْ هِيَ وَابْناها

And Elimelech, Naomi's husband, died; and she was left, and her two sons.

4 ا للَّذانِ تَزَوَّجا امْرأتَينِ مُوآبِيَّتَينِ. اسْمُ الأُولَى عُرْفَةُ، وَاسْمُ الثّانِيَةِ راعُوثُ. وَقَدْ مَكَثُوا هُناكَ عَشْرَ سَنَواتٍ.

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 ث ُمَّ ماتَ أيضاً الابْنانِ مَحلُونُ وَكِلْيُونُ. فَتُرِكَتْ نُعمِي وَحِيدَةً لا زَوْجٌ لَها وَلا أولادٌ. نُعمِي تَعُودُ إلَى بِلادِها

And Mahlon and Chilion died both of them; and the woman was left of her two children and of her husband.

6 و َهَكَذا اسْتَعَدَّتْ نُعْمِي وَكَنَّتاها لِتَرْكِ حُقُولِ مُوآبَ. فَقَدْ سَمِعَتْ، وَهِيَ هُناكَ، أنَّ اللهَ قَدْ أعطَى شَعبَهُ طَعاماً.

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 ف َتَرَكَتْ نُعْمِي المَكانَ الَّذِي كانَتْ تَسْكُنُ فِيهِ، وَكانَتْ كَنَّتاها مَعَها. وَابتَدَأنَ مَسيرَتَهُنَّ إلَى أرْضِ يَهُوذا.

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 ث ُمَّ قالَتْ نُعمِي لِكَنَّتَيها: «لِتَرْجِعْ كُلُّ واحِدَةٍ مِنْكُما إلَى بَيتِ أُمِّها. لَيْتَ اللهَ يُحْسِنُ إلَيكُما كَما أحسَنْتُما إلَى زَوْجَيكُما المَيِّتَينِ وَمَعِي.

And Naomi said unto her two daughters-in-law, Go, return each of you to her mother's house: Jehovah deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.

9 و َلْيَرْزُقِ اللهُ كُلِّ واحِدَةٍ مِنْكُما بِزَوْجٍ تَسْتَقِرُّ فِي بَيتِهِ.» ثُمَّ قَبَّلَتْ نُعمِي كَنَّتَيها. وَبَدَأْنَ يَبْكِينَ بِصَوْتٍ مُرْتَفِعٍ.

Jehovah 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 و َقالَتا لَها: «نُرِيدُ الذَّهابَ مَعْكِ إلَى شَعبِكِ.»

And they said unto her, Nay, but we will return with thee unto thy people.

11 ف َقالَتْ نُعْمِي: «ارْجِعا يا ابْنَتَيَّ. لِماذا تَذْهَبانِ مَعِي؟ هَلْ مازالَ لِي أولادٌ فِي رَحمِي لِكَي تَتَزَوَّجا بِهِما؟

And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? have I yet sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?

12 ه َيّا ارجِعا يا ابنَتَيَّ. فَأنا كَبِرْتُ عَلَى الزَّواجِ. وَحَتَّى إنْ أقْنَعْتُ نَفْسِي بِأنَّ هُناكَ أمَلاً بِذَلِكَ، فَتَزَوَّجْتُ اللَّيلَةَ وَأنجَبْتُ أولاداً،

Turn again, 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 to-night, and should also bear sons;

13 ف َهَلْ سَتَنْتَظِرانَ حَتَّى يَكْبُرا؟ لا يا ابْنَتَيَّ. أنا جَرَّبْتُ طَعْمَ المَرارِ أكْثَرَ مِنْكُما، فَقَدْ أدْخَلَنِي اللهُ فِي مَصَاعِبَ كَثِيرَةٍ.»

would ye therefore tarry till they were grown? would ye therefore stay from having husbands? nay, my daughters, for it grieveth me much for your sakes, for the hand of Jehovah is gone forth against me.

14 ف ابْتَدَأْنَ يَبْكِينَ ثانِيَةً بِصَوْتٍ مُرْتَفِعٍ. وَقَبَّلَتْ عُرْفَةُ حَماتَها وَرَجِعَتْ، أمّا راعُوثُ فَالْتَصَقَتْ بِها.

And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clave unto her.

15 ف َقالَتْ نُعْمِي: «ها سِلْفَتُكِ قَدْ رَجِعَتْ إلَى شَعبِها وَإلَهِها. قُومِي اتْبَعِيها.»

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 ف َقالَتْ راعُوثُ لَها: «لا تُجبِرِينِي عَلَى تَرْكِكِ وَالكَفِّ عَنْ اتِّباعِكِ. لِأنَّهُ حَيثُ تَذْهَبِينَ أذْهَبُ، وَحَيثُ تَقْضِينَ اللَّيلَ أقِضِيهِ. شَعبُكِ شَعبِي، وَإلَهُكِ إلَهِي.

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 و َحَيثُ تَمُوتِينَ أمُوتُ، وَهُناكَ أُدفَنُ. وَلْيَضْرِبْنِي اللهُ إنْ لَمْ يَكُنِ المَوْتُ هُوَ الأمْرَ الوَحِيدَ الَّذِي سَيَفْصِلُنِي عَنْكِ.»

where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: Jehovah do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me.

18 و َرَأتْ نُعْمِي أنَّ راعُوثَ مُصَمِّمَةٌ عَلَى الذَّهابِ مَعْها، فَكَفَّتْ عَنِ الجِدالِ مَعَها.

And when she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, she left off speaking unto her.

19 و َسارَتِ الاثْنَتانِ مَعاً، حَتَّى وَصَلَتا إلَى مَدِينَةِ بَيتَ لَحمَ. وَعِندَما وَصَلَتا، هاجَتِ البَلْدَةُ كُلُّها بِسَبَبِها. وَقالَتِ النِّساءُ: «هَلْ هَذِهِ نُعْمِي حَقّاً؟»

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 the women said, Is this Naomi?

20 ف َقالَتْ نُعْمِي لَهُنَّ: «لا تُنادُونِي نُعْمِي بَلْ مُرَّةً، لِأنَّ يَدَ اللهِ القَدِيرِ قَدْ أَمَرَّتْ حَياتِي!

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

21 ر َحَلْتُ وَأنا أملِكُ الكَثِيرَ، وَلَكِنَّ اللهَ أرجَعَنِي إلَى هُنا وَأنا لا أملُكُ شَيئاً. فَلِماذا تُنادُونَنِي نُعمِي، وَاللهُ القَدِيرُ قَسَى عَلَيَّ.»

I went out full, and Jehovah hath brought me home again empty; why call ye me Naomi, seeing Jehovah hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?

22 و َرَجِعَتْ نُعمِي مِنْ حُقُولِ مُوآبَ وَمَعَها راعُوثُ كَنَّتُها المُوآبِيَّةُ. وَجاءَتا إلَى بَيتَ لَحمَ مَعَ ابتِداءِ وَقْتِ حَصادِ الشَّعِيرِ.

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 in the beginning of barley harvest.