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 Bethlehem, Judah, went to dwell 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 T he name of the man was Elimelech, the name of his wife was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion—Ephrathites of Bethlehem, Judah. And they went to the country of Moab and remained 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 T hen 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 N ow they took 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.

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

5 T hen both Mahlon and Chilion also died; so the woman survived her two sons and her husband. Naomi Returns with Ruth

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 that the Lord had visited His people by giving them bread.

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

7 T herefore she went out from 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.

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

8 A nd Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go, return each to her mother’s house. The Lord deal kindly with you, as you 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 that you may find rest, each in the house of her husband.” So she kissed them, and they lifted up their voices and wept.

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

10 A nd they said to her, “Surely we will return with you to your people.”

وَقالَتا لَها: «نُرِيدُ الذَّهابَ مَعْكِ إلَى شَعبِكِ.»

11 B ut Naomi said, “Turn back, my daughters; why will you go with me? Are there still 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 back, my daughters, go—for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say I have hope, if I should have a husband tonight 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 you wait for them till they were grown? Would you restrain yourselves from having husbands? No, my daughters; for it grieves me very much for your sakes that the hand of the Lord has gone out against me!”

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

14 T hen they lifted up their voices and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her.

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

15 A nd she said, “Look, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods; return after your sister-in-law.”

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

16 B ut Ruth said: “Entreat me not to leave you, Or to turn back from following after you; For wherever you go, I will go; And wherever you lodge, I will lodge; Your people shall be my people, And your 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 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 you 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 determined to go with her, she stopped speaking to her.

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

19 N ow the two of them went until they came to Bethlehem. And it happened, when they had come to Bethlehem, that all the city was excited because of them; and the women 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 B ut she said to them, “Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has 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 has brought me home again empty. Why do you call me Naomi, since the Lord has testified against me, and the Almighty has 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, who returned from the country of Moab. Now they came to Bethlehem at the beginning of barley harvest.

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