1 N ow 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.

حَدَثَتْ فِي زَمَنِ القُضاةِ مَجاعَةٌ فِي أرْضِ يَهُوذا. وَتَغَرَّبَ فِي تِلْكَ الفَتْرَةِ رَجُلٌ وَزَوْجَتُهُ وَابْناهُما فِي حُقُولِ مُوآبَ.

2 A nd 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.

كانَ 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.

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

وَماتَ ألِيمالِكُ زَوْجُ نُعمِي بَعْدَ فَتْرَةٍ مِنَ الزَّمَنِ، فَبَقِيَتْ هِيَ وَابْناها

4 A nd 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.

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

5 A nd Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.

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

6 T hen 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.

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

7 W herefore 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.

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

8 A nd Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her mother's house: the Lord deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.

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

9 T he 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.

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

10 A nd they said unto her, Surely we will return with thee unto thy people.

وَقالَتا لَها: «نُرِيدُ الذَّهابَ مَعْكِ إلَى شَعبِكِ.»

11 A nd Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? are there yet any more sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?

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

12 T urn 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;

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

13 W ould ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the Lord is gone out against me.

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

14 A nd they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.

فابْتَدَأْنَ يَبْكِينَ ثانِيَةً بِصَوْتٍ مُرْتَفِعٍ. وَقَبَّلَتْ عُرْفَةُ حَماتَها وَرَجِعَتْ، أمّا راعُوثُ فَالْتَصَقَتْ بِها.

15 A nd she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law.

فَقالَتْ نُعْمِي: «ها سِلْفَتُكِ قَدْ رَجِعَتْ إلَى شَعبِها وَإلَهِها. قُومِي اتْبَعِيها.»

16 A nd Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or 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:

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

17 W here thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the Lord do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.

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

18 W hen she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her.

وَرَأتْ نُعْمِي أنَّ راعُوثَ مُصَمِّمَةٌ عَلَى الذَّهابِ مَعْها، فَكَفَّتْ عَنِ الجِدالِ مَعَها.

19 S o 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?

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

20 A nd she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.

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

21 I went out full and the Lord hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the Lord hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?

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

22 S o 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.

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