1:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיְהִ֗י בִּימֵי֙ שְׁפֹ֣ט הַשֹּׁפְטִ֔ים וַיְהִ֥י רָעָ֖ב בָּאָ֑רֶץ וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ אִ֜ישׁ מִבֵּ֧ית לֶ֣חֶם יְהוּדָ֗ה לָגוּר֙ בִּשְׂדֵ֣י מוֹאָ֔ב ה֥וּא וְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ וּשְׁנֵ֥י בָנָֽיו ׃
καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ κρίνειν τοὺς κριτὰς καὶ ἐγένετο λιμὸς ἐν τῇ γῇ καὶ ἐπορεύθη ἀνὴρ ἀπὸ Βαιθλεεμ τῆς Ιουδα τοῦ παροικῆσαι ἐν ἀγρῷ Μωαβ αὐτὸς καὶ ἡ γυνὴ αὐτοῦ καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτοῦ
In diebus unius judicis , quando judices praeerant , facta est fames in terra . Abiitque homo de Bethlehem Juda , ut peregrinaretur in regione Moabitide cum uxore sua ac duobus liberis .
(ኦሪት ፡ ዘሩት ።)ወኮነ ፡ በመዋዕለ ፡ ይኴንኑ ፡ መሳፍንት ፡ መጽአ ፡ ረኃብ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ብሔር ፡ ወሖረ ፡ አሐዱ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ እምነ ፡ ቤተ ፡ ልሔም ፡ ዘይሁዳ ፡ ከመ ፡ ይንበር ፡ ውስተ ፡ ሐቅለ ፡ ሞአብ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ወብእሲቱ ፡ ወደቂቁ ።
In the days when the judges judged, there was a famine in the land. A certain man of Bethlehem Judah went to live in the country of Moab with his wife and his two sons.
1:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְשֵׁ֣ם הָאִ֣ישׁ אֱֽלִימֶ֡לֶךְ וְשֵׁם֩ אִשְׁתּ֨וֹ נׇעֳמִ֜י וְשֵׁ֥ם שְׁנֵֽי ־בָנָ֣יו ׀ מַחְל֤וֹן וְכִלְיוֹן֙ אֶפְרָתִ֔ים מִבֵּ֥ית לֶ֖חֶם יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ שְׂדֵֽי ־מוֹאָ֖ב וַיִּֽהְיוּ ־שָֽׁם ׃
καὶ ὄνομα τῷ ἀνδρὶ Αβιμελεχ καὶ ὄνομα τῇ γυναικὶ αὐτοῦ Νωεμιν καὶ ὄνομα τοῖς δυσὶν υἱοῖς αὐτοῦ Μααλων καὶ Χελαιων Εφραθαῖοι ἐκ Βαιθλεεμ τῆς Ιουδα καὶ ἤλθοσαν εἰς ἀγρὸν Μωαβ καὶ ἦσαν ἐκεῖ
Ipse vocabatur Elimelech , et uxor ejus Noëmi : et duo filii , alter Mahalon , et alter Chelion , Ephrathaei de Bethlehem Juda . Ingressique regionem Moabitidem , morabantur ibi .
ወስሙ ፡ ለውእቱ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ አሊሜሌክ ፡ ወስመ ፡ ብእሲቱ ፡ ኖሔሚን ፡ ወአስማተ ፡ ደቂቁ ፡ ክልኤቱ ፡ መሐሎን ፡ ወኬሌዎን ፡ ኤፍራታዊያን ፡ እምነ ፡ ቤተ ፡ ልሔም ፡ ዘይሁዳ ፡ ወመጽኡ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ሐቅለ ፡ ሞአብ ፡ ወነበሩ ፡ ህየ ።
The name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi. The names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem Judah. They came into the country of Moab and lived there.
1:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיָּ֥מׇת אֱלִימֶ֖לֶךְ אִ֣ישׁ נׇעֳמִ֑י וַתִּשָּׁאֵ֥ר הִ֖יא וּשְׁנֵ֥י בָנֶֽיהָ ׃
καὶ ἀπέθανεν Αβιμελεχ ὁ ἀνὴρ τῆς Νωεμιν καὶ κατελείφθη αὐτὴ καὶ οἱ δύο υἱοὶ αὐτῆς
Et mortuus est Elimelech maritus Noëmi : remansitque ipsa cum filiis .
ወሞተ ፡ አሊሜሌክ ፡ ምታ ፡ ለኖሔሚን ፡ ወተርፈት ፡ ይእቲ ፡ ወደቂቃ ፡ ክልኤሆሙ ።
Elimelech, Naomi’s husband, died; and she was left with her two sons.
1:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ לָהֶ֗ם נָשִׁים֙ מֹֽאֲבִיּ֔וֹת שֵׁ֤ם הָאַחַת֙ עׇרְפָּ֔ה וְשֵׁ֥ם הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית ר֑וּת וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ שָׁ֖ם כְּעֶ֥שֶׂר שָׁנִֽים ׃
καὶ ἐλάβοσαν ἑαυτοῖς γυναῖκας Μωαβίτιδας ὄνομα τῇ μιᾷ Ορφα καὶ ὄνομα τῇ δευτέρᾳ Ρουθ καὶ κατῴκησαν ἐκεῖ ὡς δέκα ἔτη
Qui acceperunt uxores Moabitidas , quarum una vocabatur Orpha , altera vero Ruth . Manseruntque ibi decem annis ,
ወነሥኡ ፡ ሎሙ ፡ አንስተ ፡ ሞአባውያተ ፡ ስማ ፡ ለአሐቲ ፡ ዖርፋ ፡ ወስመ ፡ ካልእታ ፡ ሩት ፡ ወነበሩ ፡ ህየ ፡ የአክል ፡ ዐሠርተ ፡ ዓመተ ።
They took for themselves wives of the women of Moab. The name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other was Ruth. They lived there about ten years.
1:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיָּמֻ֥תוּ גַם ־שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם מַחְל֣וֹן וְכִלְי֑וֹן וַתִּשָּׁאֵר֙ הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה מִשְּׁנֵ֥י יְלָדֶ֖יהָ וּמֵאִישָֽׁהּ ׃
καὶ ἀπέθανον καί γε ἀμφότεροι Μααλων καὶ Χελαιων καὶ κατελείφθη ἡ γυνὴ ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀνδρὸς αὐτῆς καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν δύο υἱῶν αὐτῆς
et ambo mortui sunt , Mahalon videlicet et Chelion : remansitque mulier orbata duobus liberis ac marito .
ወሞቱ ፡ ክልኤሆሙ ፡ መሐሎን ፡ ወኬሌዎን ፡ ወተርፈት ፡ ይእቲ ፡ ብእሲት ፡ እምነ ፡ ምታ ፡ ወእምነ ፡ ክልኤሆሙ ፡ ደቂቃ ።
Mahlon and Chilion both died, and the woman was bereaved of her two children and of her husband.
1:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַתָּ֤קׇם הִיא֙ וְכַלֹּתֶ֔יהָ וַתָּ֖שׇׁב מִשְּׂדֵ֣י מוֹאָ֑ב כִּ֤י שָֽׁמְעָה֙ בִּשְׂדֵ֣ה מוֹאָ֔ב כִּֽי ־פָקַ֤ד יְהֹוָה֙ אֶת ־עַמּ֔וֹ לָתֵ֥ת לָהֶ֖ם לָֽחֶם ׃
καὶ ἀνέστη αὐτὴ καὶ αἱ δύο νύμφαι αὐτῆς καὶ ἀπέστρεψαν ἐξ ἀγροῦ Μωαβ ὅτι ἤκουσαν ἐν ἀγρῷ Μωαβ ὅτι ἐπέσκεπται κύριος τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ δοῦναι αὐτοῖς ἄρτους
Et surrexit ut in patriam pergeret cum utraque nuru sua de regione Moabitide : audierat enim quod respexisset Dominus populum suum , et dedisset eis escas .
ወተንሥአት ፡ ይእቲ ፡ ወክልኤሆን ፡ መራዕዊሃ ፡ ወተመይጣ ፡ እምነ ፡ ሐቅለ ፡ ሞአብ ፡ እስመ ፡ [ሰምዐት ፡ ከመ ፡] ተሣሀሎሙ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ለሕዝቡ ፡ ከመ ፡ የሀቦሙ ፡ እክለ ።
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 Yahweh had visited his people in giving them bread.
1:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַתֵּצֵ֗א מִן ־הַמָּקוֹם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָֽיְתָה ־שָּׁ֔מָּה וּשְׁתֵּ֥י כַלּוֹתֶ֖יהָ עִמָּ֑הּ וַתֵּלַ֣כְנָה בַדֶּ֔רֶךְ לָשׁ֖וּב אֶל ־אֶ֥רֶץ יְהוּדָֽה ׃
καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ἐκ τοῦ τόπου οὗ ἦν ἐκεῖ καὶ αἱ δύο νύμφαι αὐτῆς μετ’ αὐτῆς καὶ ἐπορεύοντο ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ τοῦ ἐπιστρέψαι εἰς τὴν γῆν Ιουδα
Egressa est itaque de loco peregrinationis suae , cum utraque nuru : et jam in via revertendi posita in terram Juda ,
ወወፅኣ ፡ እምነ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ መካን ፡ ኀበ ፡ ይነብራ ፡ ወክልኤሆን ፡ መራዕዊሃ ፡ ምስሌሃ ፡ ወሖራ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ፍኖት ፡ ከመ ፡ ይእትዋ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ምድረ ፡ ይሁዳ ።
She went out of the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her. They went on the way to return to the land of Judah.
1:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַתֹּ֤אמֶר נׇעֳמִי֙ לִשְׁתֵּ֣י כַלֹּתֶ֔יהָ לֵ֣כְנָה שֹּׁ֔בְנָה אִשָּׁ֖ה לְבֵ֣ית אִמָּ֑הּ (יעשה ) [יַ֣עַשׂ ] יְהֹוָ֤ה עִמָּכֶם֙ חֶ֔סֶד כַּאֲשֶׁ֧ר עֲשִׂיתֶ֛ם עִם ־הַמֵּתִ֖ים וְעִמָּדִֽי ׃
καὶ εἶπεν Νωεμιν ταῖς νύμφαις αὐτῆς πορεύεσθε δὴ ἀποστράφητε ἑκάστη εἰς οἶκον μητρὸς αὐτῆς ποιήσαι κύριος μεθ’ ὑμῶν ἔλεος καθὼς ἐποιήσατε μετὰ τῶν τεθνηκότων καὶ μετ’ ἐμοῦ
dixit ad eas : Ite in domum matris vestrae : faciat vobiscum Dominus misericordiam , sicut fecistis cum mortuis , et mecum .
ወትቤሎን ፡ ኖሔሚን ፡ ለመራዕዊሃ ፡ ሑራ ፡ እትዋ ፡ አብያተ ፡ እማቲክን ፡ ወይግበር ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ምስሌክን ፡ ምሕረቶ ፡ ከመ ፡ ገበርክን ፡ ምስለ ፡ እለ ፡ ሞቱ ፡ ወምስሌየ ።
Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go, return each of you to her mother’s house. May Yahweh deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead and with me.
1:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ יִתֵּ֤ן יְהֹוָה֙ לָכֶ֔ם וּמְצֶ֣אןָ מְנוּחָ֔ה אִשָּׁ֖ה בֵּ֣ית אִישָׁ֑הּ וַתִּשַּׁ֣ק לָהֶ֔ן וַתִּשֶּׂ֥אנָה קוֹלָ֖ן וַתִּבְכֶּֽינָה ׃
δῴη κύριος ὑμῖν καὶ εὕροιτε ἀνάπαυσιν ἑκάστη ἐν οἴκῳ ἀνδρὸς αὐτῆς καὶ κατεφίλησεν αὐτάς καὶ ἐπῆραν τὴν φωνὴν αὐτῶν καὶ ἔκλαυσαν
Det vobis invenire requiem in domibus virorum quos sortiturae estis . Et osculata est eas . Quae elevata voce flere coeperunt ,
ወየሀብክን ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ትርከባ ፡ ዕረፍተ ፡ ውስተ ፡ አብያተ ፡ አምታቲክን ፡ ወሰዐመቶን ፡ ወጸርኃ ፡ ወበከያ ።
May Yahweh 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 voices, and wept.
1:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַתֹּאמַ֖רְנָה ־לָּ֑הּ כִּֽי ־אִתָּ֥ךְ נָשׁ֖וּב לְעַמֵּֽךְ ׃
καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῇ μετὰ σοῦ ἐπιστρέφομεν εἰς τὸν λαόν σου
et dicere : Tecum pergemus ad populum tuum .
ወይቤላሃ ፡ ምስሌኪ ፡ ንገብእ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ሕዝብኪ ።
They said to her, “No, but we will return with you to your people.”
1:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַתֹּ֤אמֶר נׇעֳמִי֙ שֹׁ֣בְנָה בְנֹתַ֔י לָ֥מָּה תֵלַ֖כְנָה עִמִּ֑י הַעֽוֹד ־לִ֤י בָנִים֙ בְּֽמֵעַ֔י וְהָי֥וּ לָכֶ֖ם לַאֲנָשִֽׁים ׃
καὶ εἶπεν Νωεμιν ἐπιστράφητε δή θυγατέρες μου καὶ ἵνα τί πορεύεσθε μετ’ ἐμοῦ μὴ ἔτι μοι υἱοὶ ἐν τῇ κοιλίᾳ μου καὶ ἔσονται ὑμῖν εἰς ἄνδρας
Quibus illa respondit : Revertimini , filiae meae , cur venitis mecum ? num ultra habeo filios in utero meo , ut viros ex me sperare possitis ?
ወትቤሎን ፡ ኖሔሚን ፡ እትዋ ፡ አዋልድየ ፡ ለምንት ፡ ትመጽኣ ፡ ምስሌየ ፡ ቦኑ ፡ ዘብየ ፡ ዓዲ ፡ ውሉደ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ከርሥየ ፡ እለ ፡ ያወስቡክን ።
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?
1:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ שֹׁ֤בְנָה בְנֹתַי֙ לֵ֔כְןָ כִּ֥י זָקַ֖נְתִּי מִהְי֣וֹת לְאִ֑ישׁ כִּ֤י אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ יֶשׁ ־לִ֣י תִקְוָ֔ה גַּ֣ם הָיִ֤יתִי הַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ לְאִ֔ישׁ וְגַ֖ם יָלַ֥דְתִּי בָנִֽים ׃
ἐπιστράφητε δή θυγατέρες μου διότι γεγήρακα τοῦ μὴ εἶναι ἀνδρί ὅτι εἶπα ὅτι ἔστιν μοι ὑπόστασις τοῦ γενηθῆναί με ἀνδρὶ καὶ τέξομαι υἱούς
Revertimini , filiae meae , et abite : jam enim senectute confecta sum , nec apta vinculo conjugali : etiamsi possem hac nocte concipere , et parere filios ,
እትዋ ፡ እንከሰ ፡ አዋልድየ ፡ እስመ ፡ ረሣእኩ ፡ እምነ ፡ አውስቦ ፡ ዘእምወለድኩ ፡ ውሉደ ።
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,
1:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ הֲלָהֵ֣ן ׀ תְּשַׂבֵּ֗רְנָה עַ֚ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִגְדָּ֔לוּ הֲלָהֵן֙ תֵּעָגֵ֔נָה לְבִלְתִּ֖י הֱי֣וֹת לְאִ֑ישׁ אַ֣ל בְּנֹתַ֗י כִּֽי ־מַר ־לִ֤י מְאֹד֙ מִכֶּ֔ם כִּֽי ־יָצְאָ֥ה בִ֖י יַד ־יְהֹוָֽה ׃
μὴ αὐτοὺς προσδέξεσθε ἕως οὗ ἁδρυνθῶσιν ἢ αὐτοῖς κατασχεθήσεσθε τοῦ μὴ γενέσθαι ἀνδρί μὴ δή θυγατέρες μου ὅτι ἐπικράνθη μοι ὑπὲρ ὑμᾶς ὅτι ἐξῆλθεν ἐν ἐμοὶ χεὶρ κυρίου
si eos expectare velitis donec crescant , et annos pubertatis impleant , ante eritis vetulae quam nubatis . Nolite , quaeso , filiae meae : quia vestra angustia magis me premit , et egressa est manus Domini contra me .
ወትፀንሓሆሙ ፡ እስከ ፡ አመ ፡ ይልህቁ ፡ ወታጽንዓ ፡ ርእሰክን ፡ ወኢታውስባ ፤አልቦ ፡ አዋልድየ ፡ እስመ ፡ መረረተኒ ፡ ነፍስየ ፡ ጥቀ ፡ ፈድፋደ ፡ እምኔክን ፡ እስመ ፡ ወፅአት ፡ እምኔየ ፡ እደ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ።
would you then wait until they were grown? Would you then refrain from having husbands? No, my daughters, for it grieves me seriously for your sakes, for Yahweh’s hand has gone out against me.”
1:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַתִּשֶּׂ֣נָה קוֹלָ֔ן וַתִּבְכֶּ֖ינָה ע֑וֹד וַתִּשַּׁ֤ק עׇרְפָּה֙ לַחֲמוֹתָ֔הּ וְר֖וּת דָּ֥בְקָה בָּֽהּ ׃
καὶ ἐπῆραν τὴν φωνὴν αὐτῶν καὶ ἔκλαυσαν ἔτι καὶ κατεφίλησεν Ορφα τὴν πενθερὰν αὐτῆς καὶ ἐπέστρεψεν εἰς τὸν λαὸν αὐτῆς Ρουθ δὲ ἠκολούθησεν αὐτῇ
Elevata igitur voce , rursum flere coeperunt : Orpha osculata est socrum , ac reversa est ; Ruth adhaesit socrui suae :
ወጸርኃ ፡ ካዕበ ፡ ወበከያ ፡ ወሰዐመታ ፡ ዖርፋ ፡ [ለ ]ሐማታ ፡ ወተመይጠት ፡ ኀበ ፡ ሕዝባ ፡ ወሩትሰ ፡ ተለወታ ።
They lifted up their voices and wept again; then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth stayed with her.
1:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּה֙ שָׁ֣בָה יְבִמְתֵּ֔ךְ אֶל ־עַמָּ֖הּ וְאֶל ־אֱלֹהֶ֑יהָ שׁ֖וּבִי אַחֲרֵ֥י יְבִמְתֵּֽךְ ׃
καὶ εἶπεν Νωεμιν πρὸς Ρουθ ἰδοὺ ἀνέστρεψεν ἡ σύννυμφός σου πρὸς λαὸν αὐτῆς καὶ πρὸς τοὺς θεοὺς αὐτῆς ἐπιστράφητι δὴ καὶ σὺ ὀπίσω τῆς συννύμφου σου
cui dixit Noëmi : En reversa est cognata tua ad populum suum , et ad deos suos , vade cum ea .
ወትቤላ ፡ ኖሔሚን ፡ ለሩት ፡ ናሁ ፡ አተወት ፡ ካልእትኪ ፡ ኀበ ፡ ሕዝባ ፡ ወኀበ ፡ አማልክቲሃ ፡ እትዊ ፡ አንቲኒ ፡ ምስለ ፡ ካልእትኪ ።
She said, “Behold, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her god. Follow your sister-in-law.”
1:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַתֹּ֤אמֶר רוּת֙ אַל ־תִּפְגְּעִי ־בִ֔י לְעׇזְבֵ֖ךְ לָשׁ֣וּב מֵאַחֲרָ֑יִךְ כִּ֠י אֶל ־אֲשֶׁ֨ר תֵּלְכִ֜י אֵלֵ֗ךְ וּבַאֲשֶׁ֤ר תָּלִ֙ינִי֙ אָלִ֔ין עַמֵּ֣ךְ עַמִּ֔י וֵאלֹהַ֖יִךְ אֱלֹהָֽי ׃
εἶπεν δὲ Ρουθ μὴ ἀπαντήσαι ἐμοὶ τοῦ καταλιπεῖν σε ἢ ἀποστρέψαι ὄπισθέν σου ὅτι σὺ ὅπου ἐὰν πορευθῇς πορεύσομαι καὶ οὗ ἐὰν αὐλισθῇς αὐλισθήσομαι ὁ λαός σου λαός μου καὶ ὁ θεός σου θεός μου
Quae respondit : Ne adverseris mihi ut relinquam te et abeam : quocumque enim perrexeris , pergam , et ubi morata fueris , et ego pariter morabor . Populus tuus populus meus , et Deus tuus Deus meus .
ወትቤላ ፡ ሩት ፡ ኢያብሐኒ ፡ ከመ ፡ እኅድጊ ፡ ወከመ ፡ እትመየጥ ፡ እምድኅሬኪ ፡ ኀበ ፡ ሖርኪ ፡ አንቲ ፡ አሐውር ፡ ወኀበ ፡ ኀደርኪ ፡ አኀድር ፡ ሕዝብኪ ፡ ሕዝብየ ፡ ወአምላክኪ ፡ አምላክየ ።
Ruth said, “Don’t urge me to leave you, and to return from following you, for where you go, I will go; and where you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people, and your God my God.
1:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ בַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר תָּמ֙וּתִי֙ אָמ֔וּת וְשָׁ֖ם אֶקָּבֵ֑ר כֹּה֩ יַעֲשֶׂ֨ה יְהֹוָ֥ה לִי֙ וְכֹ֣ה יוֹסִ֔יף כִּ֣י הַמָּ֔וֶת יַפְרִ֖יד בֵּינִ֥י וּבֵינֵֽךְ ׃
καὶ οὗ ἐὰν ἀποθάνῃς ἀποθανοῦμαι κἀκεῖ ταφήσομαι τάδε ποιήσαι μοι κύριος καὶ τάδε προσθείη ὅτι θάνατος διαστελεῖ ἀνὰ μέσον ἐμοῦ καὶ σοῦ
Quae te terra morientem susceperit , in ea moriar : ibique locum accipiam sepulturae . Haec mihi faciat Dominus , et haec addat , si non sola mors me et te separaverit .
ወበኀበ ፡ ሞትኪ ፡ እመውት ፡ ወህየ ፡ እትቀበር ፡ ከመዝ ፡ ለይረስየኒ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ወከመዝ ፡ ለይኩን ፡ ከመ ፡ አልቦ ፡ ዘይፈልጠኒ ፡ እምኔኪ ፡ እንበለ ፡ ሞት ።
Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May Yahweh do so to me, and more also, if anything but death parts you and me.”
1:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַתֵּ֕רֶא כִּֽי ־מִתְאַמֶּ֥צֶת הִ֖יא לָלֶ֣כֶת אִתָּ֑הּ וַתֶּחְדַּ֖ל לְדַבֵּ֥ר אֵלֶֽיהָ ׃
ἰδοῦσα δὲ Νωεμιν ὅτι κραταιοῦται αὐτὴ τοῦ πορεύεσθαι μετ’ αὐτῆς ἐκόπασεν τοῦ λαλῆσαι πρὸς αὐτὴν ἔτι
Videns ergo Noëmi quod obstinato animo Ruth decrevisset secum pergere , adversari noluit , nec ad suos ultra reditum persuadere :
ወሶበ ፡ ርእየት ፡ ኖሔሚን ፡ ከመ ፡ አጽንዐት ፡ ለሐዊር ፡ ምስሌሃ ፡ ኀደገት ፡ እንከ ፡ ብሂሎታ ።
When Naomi saw that she was determined to go with her, she stopped urging her.
1:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַתֵּלַ֣כְנָה שְׁתֵּיהֶ֔ם עַד ־בּוֹאָ֖נָה בֵּ֣ית לָ֑חֶם וַיְהִ֗י כְּבוֹאָ֙נָה֙ בֵּ֣ית לֶ֔חֶם וַתֵּהֹ֤ם כׇּל ־הָעִיר֙ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ן וַתֹּאמַ֖רְנָה הֲזֹ֥את נׇעֳמִֽי ׃
ἐπορεύθησαν δὲ ἀμφότεραι ἕως τοῦ παραγενέσθαι αὐτὰς εἰς Βαιθλεεμ καὶ ἤχησεν πᾶσα ἡ πόλις ἐπ’ αὐταῖς καὶ εἶπον αὕτη ἐστὶν Νωεμιν
profectaeque sunt simul , et venerunt in Bethlehem . Quibus urbem ingressis , velox apud cunctos fama percrebruit : dicebantque mulieres : Haec est illa Noëmi .
ወሖራ ፡ ክልኤሆን ፡ እስከ ፡ በጽሓ ፡ ቤተ ፡ ልሔም ፡ ወደምፀት ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ሀገር ፡ በእንቲአሃ ፡ ወይቤልዋ ፡ ሕያውትኑ ፡ አንቲ ፡ ኖሔሚን ።
So they both went until they came to Bethlehem. When they had come to Bethlehem, all the city was excited about them, and they asked, “Is this Naomi?”
1:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֔ן אַל ־תִּקְרֶ֥אנָה לִ֖י נׇעֳמִ֑י קְרֶ֤אןָ לִי֙ מָרָ֔א כִּֽי ־הֵמַ֥ר שַׁדַּ֛י לִ֖י מְאֹֽד ׃
καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτάς μὴ δὴ καλεῖτέ με Νωεμιν καλέσατέ με Πικράν ὅτι ἐπικράνθη ἐν ἐμοὶ ὁ ἱκανὸς σφόδρα
Quibus ait : Ne vocetis me Noëmi (id est , pulchram ), sed vocate me Mara (id est , amaram ), quia amaritudine valde replevit me Omnipotens .
ወትቤሎን ፡ ኢትስምያኒ ፡ ኖሔሚን ፡ ስምያኒ ፡ መራር ፡ እስመ ፡ መረርኩ ፡ ፈድፋደ ፡ ወብዙኀ ።
She said to them, “Don’t call me Naomi. Call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
1:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ אֲנִי֙ מְלֵאָ֣ה הָלַ֔כְתִּי וְרֵיקָ֖ם הֱשִׁיבַ֣נִי יְהֹוָ֑ה לָ֣מָּה תִקְרֶ֤אנָה לִי֙ נׇעֳמִ֔י וַֽיהֹוָה֙ עָ֣נָה בִ֔י וְשַׁדַּ֖י הֵ֥רַֽע לִֽי ׃
ἐγὼ πλήρης ἐπορεύθην καὶ κενὴν ἀπέστρεψέν με ὁ κύριος καὶ ἵνα τί καλεῖτέ με Νωεμιν καὶ κύριος ἐταπείνωσέν με καὶ ὁ ἱκανὸς ἐκάκωσέν με
Egressa sum plena , et vacuam reduxit me Dominus . Cur ergo vocatis me Noëmi , quam Dominus humiliavit , et afflixit Omnipotens ?
አንሰ ፡ ምልእትየ ፡ ሖርኩ ፡ ወዕራቅየ ፡ አግብአኒ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ለምንት ፡ ትብላኒ ፡ ኖሔሚን ፡ እንዘ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ አኅሰረኒ ፡ ወፈድፋደ ፡ አሕመመኒ ።
I went out full, and Yahweh has brought me home again empty. Why do you call me Naomi, since Yahweh has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?”
1:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַתָּ֣שׇׁב נׇעֳמִ֗י וְר֨וּת הַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֤ה כַלָּתָהּ֙ עִמָּ֔הּ הַשָּׁ֖בָה מִשְּׂדֵ֣י מוֹאָ֑ב וְהֵ֗מָּה בָּ֚אוּ בֵּ֣ית לֶ֔חֶם בִּתְחִלַּ֖ת קְצִ֥יר שְׂעֹרִֽים ׃
καὶ ἐπέστρεψεν Νωεμιν καὶ Ρουθ ἡ Μωαβῖτις ἡ νύμφη αὐτῆς ἐπιστρέφουσα ἐξ ἀγροῦ Μωαβ αὐταὶ δὲ παρεγενήθησαν εἰς Βαιθλεεμ ἐν ἀρχῇ θερισμοῦ κριθῶν
Venit ergo Noëmi cum Ruth Moabitide nuru sua , de terra peregrinationis suae : ac reversa est in Bethlehem , quando primum hordea metebantur .
ወገብአት ፡ ኖሔሚን ፡ ወሩት ፡ መርዓታ ፡ ሞአባዊት ፡ ወአተዋ ፡ እምነ ፡ ሐቅለ ፡ ሞአብ ፡ ወበጽሓ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ቤተ ፡ ልሔም ፡ አመ ፡ ቀዳሜ ፡ ማእረረ ፡ ስገም ።
So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her, who returned out of the country of Moab. They came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.