Ruth 1

NEW JERUSALEM	GREEK BIBLE
1 In the days when the Judges were governing, a famine occurred in the country and a certain man fromBethlehem of Judah went-he, his wife and his two sons -- to live in the Plains of Moab.	1 Και εν ταις ημεραις καθ' ας οι κριται εκρινον, εγεινε πεινα εν τη γη. Και υπηγεν ανθρωπος τις απο Βηθλεεμ Ιουδα να παροικηση εν γη Μωαβ, αυτος και η γυνη αυτου και οι δυο υιοι αυτου.
2 The man was called Elimelech, his wife Naomi and his two sons Mahlon and Chilion; they wereEphrathites from Bethlehem of Judah. Going to the Plains of Moab, they settled there.	2 Το δε ονομα του ανθρωπου ητο Ελιμελεχ, και το ονομα της γυναικος αυτου Ναομι, και το ονομα των δυο υιων αυτου Μααλων και Χελαιων, Εφραθαιοι εκ Βηθλεεμ Ιουδα. Και ηλθον εις γην Μωαβ και ησαν εκει.
3 Elimelech, Naomi's husband, died, and she and her two sons were left.	3 Και απεθανεν Ελιμελεχ ο ανηρ της Ναομι? και εμεινεν αυτη και οι δυο υιοι αυτης.
4 These married Moabite women: one was called Orpah and the other Ruth. They lived there for aboutten years.	4 Και ουτοι ελαβον εις εαυτους γυναικας Μωαβιτιδας? το ονομα της μιας Ορφα και το ονομα της αλλης Ρουθ? και κατωκησαν εκει εως δεκα ετη.
5 Mahlon and Chilion then both died too, and Naomi was thus bereft of her two sons and her husband.	5 Απεθανον δε αμφοτεροι, ο Μααλων και ο Χελαιων? και εστερηθη η γυνη των δυο υιων αυτης και του ανδρος αυτης.
6 She then decided to come back from the Plains of Moab with her daughters-in-law, having heard in thePlains of Moab that God had visited his people and given them food.	6 Τοτε εσηκωθη αυτη και αι νυμφαι αυτης και επεστρεψαν εκ της γης Μωαβ? διοτι ηκουσεν εν γη Μωαβ, οτι επεσκεφθη ο Κυριος τον λαον αυτου διδων εις αυτους αρτον.
7 So, with her daughters-in-law, she left the place where she was living and they took the road back toJudah.	7 Και εξηλθεν εκ του τοπου οπου ητο, και αι δυο νυμφαι αυτης μετ' αυτης και επορευοντο την οδον δια να επιστρεψωσιν εις γην Ιουδα.
8 Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, 'Go back, each of you to your mother's house.	8 Ειπε δε η Ναομι προς τας δυο νυμφας αυτης, Υπαγετε, επιστρεψατε εκαστη εις τον οικον της μητρος αυτης. Ο Κυριος να καμη ελεος εις εσας, καθως σεις εκαμετε εις τους αποθανοντας και εις εμε?
9 May Yahweh show you faithful love, as you have done to those who have died and to me. Yahweh grantthat you may each find happiness with a husband!' She then kissed them, but they began weeping loudly,	9 ο Κυριος να σας δωση να ευρητε αναπαυσιν, εκαστη εν τω οικω του ανδρος αυτης. Και εφιλησεν αυτας? και αυται υψωσαν την φωνην αυτων και εκλαυσαν.
10 and said, 'No, we shal go back with you to your people.'	10 Και ειπον προς αυτην, Ουχι? αλλα μετα σου θελομεν επιστρεψει εις τον λαον σου.
11 'Go home, daughters,' Naomi replied. 'Why come with me? Have I any more sons in my womb to makehusbands for you?	11 Και ειπεν η Ναομι, Επιστρεψατε, θυγατερες μου? δια τι να ελθητε μετ' εμου; μηπως εχω ετι υιους εν τη κοιλια μου, δια να γεινωσιν ανδρες σας;
12 Go home, daughters, go, for I am now too old to marry again. Even if I said, "I stil have a hope: I shalltake a husband this very night and shal bear more sons,"	12 επιστρεψατε, θυγατερες μου, υπαγετε? διοτι εγηρασα και δεν ειμαι δια ανδρα? εαν ελεγον, Εχω ελπιδα, εαν μαλιστα υπανδρευομην ταυτην την νυκτα και εγεννων ετι υιους,
13 would you be prepared to wait for them until they were grown up? Would you refuse to marry for theirsake? No, daughters, I am bitterly sorry for your sakes that the hand of Yahweh should have been raised againstme.'	13 σεις ηθελετε προσμενει αυτους εωσου μεγαλωσωσιν; ηθελετε δι' αυτους αναβαλει το να υπανδρευθητε; μη, θυγατερες μου? επειδη επικρανθην πολυ πλεον παρα σεις, οτι η χειρ του Κυριου εξηλθε κατ' εμου.
14 They started weeping loudly al over again; Orpah then kissed her mother-in-law and went back to herpeople. But Ruth stayed with her.	14 Εκειναι δε υψωσαν την φωνην αυτων και εκλαυσαν παλιν? και κατεφιλησεν η Ορφα την πενθεραν αυτης? η δε Ρουθ επροσκολληθη εις αυτην.
15 Naomi then said, 'Look, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her god. Go home, too;fol ow your sister-in-law.'	15 Και ειπεν η Ναομι, Ιδου, η συννυμφος σου επεστρεψε προς τον λαον αυτης και προς τους θεους αυτης? επιστρεψον και συ κατοπιν της συννυμφου σου.
16 But Ruth said, 'Do not press me to leave you and to stop going with you, for wherever you go, I shalgo, wherever you live, I shal live. Your people will be my people, and your God wil be my God.	16 Αλλ' η Ρουθ ειπε, Μη με αναγκαζε να σε αφησω, δια να αναχωρησω απ' οπισθεν σου? διοτι οπου αν συ υπαγης, και εγω θελω υπαγει? και οπου αν συ παραμεινης, και εγω θελω παραμεινει? ο λαος σου, λαος μου, και ο Θεος σου, Θεος μου?
17 Where you die, I shall die and there I shal be buried. Let Yahweh bring unnameable il s on me andworse il s, too, if anything but death should part me from you!'	17 οπου αν αποθανης, θελω αποθανει και εκει θελω ταφη? ουτω να καμη ο Κυριος εις εμε και ουτω να προσθεση, εαν αλλο τι παρα τον θανατον χωριση εμε απο σου.
18 Seeing that Ruth was determined to go with her, Naomi said no more.	18 Ιδουσα δε η Ναομι οτι αυτη διισχυριζετο να υπαγη μετ' αυτης, επαυσε να λαλη προς αυτην.
19 The two of them went on until they came to Bethlehem. Their arrival set the whole town astir, and thewomen said, 'Can this be Naomi?'	19 Περιεπατησαν δε αμφοτεραι, εωσου εφθασαν εις Βηθλεεμ. Και οτε εφθασαν εις Βηθλεεμ, πασα η πολις συνεκινηθη δι' αυτας, και αι γυναικες ελεγον, Αυτη ειναι η Ναομι;
20 To this she replied, 'Do not cal me Naomi, cal me Mara, for Shaddai has made my lot bitter.	20 Και αυτη ειπε προς αυτας, Μη με ονομαζετε Ναομι? ονομαζετε με Μαρα? διοτι ο Παντοδυναμος με επικρανε σφοδρα?
21 I departed ful , and Yahweh has brought me home empty. Why, then, call me Naomi, since Yahwehhas pronounced against me and Shaddai has made me wretched?'	21 εγω πληρης ανεχωρησα, και κενην επανηγαγε με ο Κυριος? δια τι με ονομαζετε Ναομι, αφου ο Κυριος εμαρτυρησε κατ' εμου και ο Παντοδυναμος με κατεθλιψεν;
22 This was how Naomi came home with her daughter-in-law, Ruth the Moabitess, on returning from thePlains of Moab. They arrived in Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.	22 Επεστρεψε λοιπον η Ναομι, και μετ' αυτης Ρουθ η Μωαβιτις η νυμφη αυτης ελθουσα εκ γης Μωαβ? και αυται εφθασαν εις Βηθλεεμ εν τη αρχη του θερισμου των κριθων.