Ruth:Chapter 1

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Ruth:Chapter 1

盧德傳	Ruth
¹當民長執政時代，國內發生了饑荒。有個人帶了他的妻子和兩個兒子，從猶大白冷到摩阿布鄉間去僑居。	¹There was a famine in the land during the time of the Judges, and a man from Bethlehem in Judah departed with his wife and two sons to sojourn in the country of Moab.
²這人名叫厄里默肋客，他的妻子名叫納敖米，他的兩個兒子：一個名叫瑪赫隆，一個名叫基肋雍，是猶大白冷厄弗辣大人。他們到了摩阿布鄉間，就住在那裏。	²The man was Elimelech, his wife Naomi, and his two sons Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem, Judah. A little later, after they had settled in Moab,
³後來納敖米的丈夫厄里默肋客死了，留下了她和她的兩個兒子。	³Naomi's husband Elimelech died. She was left with her two sons,
⁴他們都娶了摩阿布女子為妻：一個名叫敖爾帕，一個名叫盧德；他們在那裏大約住了十年。	⁴who married Moabite women, one named Orpah and the other Ruth. After living in Moab for about ten years,
⁵瑪赫隆和基肋雍二人也相繼去世，只剩下了那婦人，沒有兒子，也沒有丈夫。	⁵Mahlon and Chilion also died and Naomi was left bereft of husband and two sons.
⁶於是她便與她的兩個兒媳打算從摩阿布鄉間起程回家，因為她在摩阿布鄉間聽說天主垂顧了他的百姓，賜給了他們食糧。	⁶Having heard that Yahweh had come to help his people by giving them food, Naomi prepared to return home.
⁷當她和她的兩個兒媳，要從寄居的地方出發，取道回猶大故鄉的時候，	⁷With her two daughters-in-law, she took the road back to Judah.
⁸納敖米就對她的兩個兒媳說：「你們去罷！各自回娘家去！願上主恩待你們，如同你們待了死者和我一樣。	⁸It was then that Naomi said to her daughters-in-law, "Go back, each of you, to your mother's house. And may Yahweh be kind to you, as you have been to your dead and to me.
⁹願上主賜你們在新夫家裏，各得安身！」於是就吻了她們；她們便放聲大哭，	⁹May he also grant each of you rest in the home of another husband." She kissed them goodbye. But they wept aloud
¹⁰向她說：「我們要同你回到你的民族中去。」	¹⁰and said to her, "No, we will go back with you to your people."
¹¹納敖米回答說：「我的女兒，你們回去罷！為什麼要跟我去呢？難道我還能懷妊生子給你們做丈夫嗎？	¹¹Naomi said, "Return home, my daughters. Why should you come with me, when I have no more sons to become your husbands?
¹²我的女兒啊，你們回去罷！你們走罷！我已老了，不能再嫁人了；如說我尚有希望，今夜能嫁人，也懷妊生子，	¹²Return home, my daughters. I am now too old to marry again. Even if I hope to have a husband tonight and give birth to sons,
¹³你們又豈能等待他們長大，持身不嫁人？我的女兒啊！不要這樣，有了你們我反而更苦，因為上主已伸出手來與我作對。」	¹³would you remain unmarried waiting for them to grow up? No, my daughters. I won't share my lot with you for it is too bitter. Yahweh's hand has been raised against me!"
¹⁴她們於是又放聲大哭。敖爾帕吻了自己的婆婆，便回自己的家鄉去了；盧德對婆母仍依依不捨。	¹⁴Again they sobbed and wept. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her.
¹⁵納敖米向她說：「看，你的嫂子已回她民族和她的神那裏去了，你也跟你的嫂子回去罷！」	¹⁵Naomi said, "Look, your sister-in-law returns to her people and her gods. You too must return. Go after her."
¹⁶盧德答說：「請你別逼我離開你，而不跟你去。你到那裏去，我也到那裏去；你住在那裏，我也住在那裏；你的民族，就是我的民族；你的天主，就是我的天主；	¹⁶Ruth replied, "Don't ask me to leave you. For I will go where you go and stay where you stay. Your people will be my people and your god, my God.
¹⁷你死在那裏，我也死在那裏，埋在那裏；若不是死使我與你分離，願上主罰我，重重罰我！」	¹⁷Where you die, there will I die and be buried. May Yahweh deal with me severely if anything except death separates us."
¹⁸納敖米見她執意要與自己同去，就不再勸阻她了。	¹⁸Realizing that Ruth was determined to go with her, Naomi stopped urging her.
¹⁹於是二人同行，來到了白冷。她們一到了白冷，全城的人都為她們所驚動。婦女們驚問說：「這不是納敖米嗎？」	¹⁹So the two went on till they reached Bethlehem. Their arrival set the town astir. Women asked, "Can this be Naomi?"
²⁰她向她們說：「你們不要叫我納敖米，應叫我瑪辣，因為全能者待我好苦！	²⁰She said to them, "Don't call me Naomi. Call me Mara for Yahweh has made life bitter for me.
²¹我去時富足，如今上主卻使我空空而回。上主責罰了我，全能者降禍於我，你們為什麼還叫我納敖米呢？」	²¹I came away full but go back empty. Why call me Naomi, when Yahweh has afflicted me?"
²²納敖米同她的兒媳摩阿布女子盧德回來了，是從摩阿布鄉間回來的。她們來到白冷，正是開始收大麥的時候。	²²Thus it was that Naomi returned from Moab with her Moabite daughter-in-law and arrived in Bethlehem as the barley harvest began.

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