Rut 1

BIBBIA TINTORI	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Al tempo in cui governavano i Giu­dici, sotto uno dei Giudici, ci fu nel pae­ se una carestia, ed un uomo di Betlem­me di Giuda andò a stare come pelle­grino nella terra di Moab, egli, la moglie e due figli.	1 In the days of one of the judges, when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. And a man from Bethlehem in Judah departed to sojourn in the region of the Moabites with his wife and two children.
2 Lui si chiamava Elimelec, la sua moglie Noemi: dei suoi due figli, uno si chiamava Mahalon e l'altro Chelion. Essi, che erano Efratei di Betlem­ me di Giuda, andarono a dimorare nel paese di Moab.	2 He called himself Elimelech, and his wife Naomi, and his two sons, the one Mahlon, and the other Chilion, Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. And entering into the region of the Moabites, they stayed there.
3 Essendole morto il ma­rito Elimelec, Noemi restò coi suoi figli,	3 And Elimelech the husband of Naomi died; and she remained with her sons.
4 che sposarono delle Moabite, delle quali una si chiamava Orfa e l'altra Rut. Dimorarono là dieci anni.	4 They took wives from among the Moabites, of whom one was called Orpah, and the other Ruth. And they lived there ten years.
5 Vennero poi a morire anche Maha­lon e Chelion, tutt'e due, e Noemi restò priva dei due figli e del marito.	5 And they both died, namely Mahlon and Chilion, and the woman was left alone, bereaved of her two children and her husband.
6 Allora si mosse per tornare, dalla ter­ra di Moab, con le due nuore nella sua patria, avendo sentito dire che il Si­gnore aveva dato da mangiare.	6 And she arose so that she might journey to her native land, with both her daughters-in-law, from the region of the Moabites. For she had heard that the Lord had provided for his people and had given them food.
7 Parti adunque dal luogo del suo pellegri­naggio con ambedue le nuore, e duran­te il viaggio di ritorno alla terra di Giuda,	7 And so she departed from the place of her sojourn, with both her daughters-in-law, and having set out upon the way, she was about to return to the land of Judah.
8 disse loro: « Tornatevene a casa di vostra madre: il Signore usi miseri­cordia con voi come voi l'avete usata con quelli che son morti e con me;	8 She said to them, “Go to the home of your mother. May the Lord deal mercifully with you, just as you have dealt with the dead and with me.
9 Egli vi faccia trovar pace nelle case dei ma­riti che vi toccheranno ». E le baciò. Ma esse, prorompendo in singhiozzi, tra il pianto	9 May he grant you to find rest in the houses of the husbands, whom you will obtain by lot.” And she kissed them. They lifted up their voice, and began to weep,
10 le dissero: «Verremo con te dal tuo popolo! »	10 and to say, “We will journey with you to your people.”
11 E Noemi: « Ritornatevene, figlie mie, perchè venire con me! Ho forse ancora dei figli nel mio seno da poterne voi sperare dei mariti!	11 But she answered them, “Return, my daughters. Why come with me? Do I have any more sons in my womb, so that you could hope for husbands from me?
12 Ritornatevene, figlie mie, andate: io son troppo vecchia per rimaritarmi, e quand'anche potessi concepir questa notte e partorir dei figli,	12 Return, my daughters, go forth. For I am now exhausted by old age, and not fit for the bond of marriage. Even if I were to conceive on this night, and bear sons,
13 a volere aspettar che crescano e giungano agli anni della pu­bertà, sareste già vecchie prima di spo­sarli. Non insistete, figlie mie, ve ne prego: la vostra angoscia mi peserebbe troppo, e la mano del Signore è stesa contro di me ».	13 if you were willing to wait until they were grown and had completed the years of adolescence, you would be elderly before you could marry. Do not do so, I beg you, my daughters. For your difficulties weigh upon me greatly, and the hand of the Lord has been set against me.”
14 Esse proruppero insinghiozzi e pianti. Orfa baciò la suocerae se ne andò; ma Rut rimase con lei.	14 In response, they lifted up their voice and began to weep again. Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, and then turned back. Ruth clung to her mother-in-law.
15 E Noemi le disse: « Guarda! la tua cognata, se ne torna al suo popolo e ai suoi dèi, seguila! »	15 Naomi said to her, “See, your kinswoman returns to her people, and to her gods. Hurry after her.”
16 Rut rispose: « Non insistere per costringermi a lasciarti e andarme­ne, perchè dovunque tu andrai, verrò anch'io, dove ti fermerai mi fermerò an­ch'io: il tuo popolo è il mio popolo, il tuo Dio è il mio Dio.	16 She answered, “Do not be against me, as if I would abandon you and go away; for wherever you will go, I will go, and where you will stay, I also will stay with you. Your people are my people, and your God is my God.
17 Nella terra dove morrai tu, morrò anch'io, e vi sarò se­polta. Cosi mi faccia il Signore e peggio, se altro che la morte mi potrà da te se­parare! »	17 Whichever land will receive you dying, in the same I will die, and there I will have the place of my burial. May God cause these things to happen to me, and add more also, if anything except death alone should separate you and I.”
18 Allora Noemi, vedendo che Rut era rermamente risoluta di andar con lei, cessò di opporsi e di persuaderla a tor­nare dai suoi.	18 Therefore, Naomi saw that Ruth, being firmly resolved in her soul, was determined to go with her, and that she was unwilling to be dissuaded, and that nothing further could convince her to return to her own.
19 Partirono adunque in­sieme e giunsero a Betlemme. Entrate che furono nella città, se ne sparse subito la fama presso di tutti, e le donne dice­vano: « E questa quella Noemi ».	19 And so they set out together, and they came to Bethlehem. When they had entered the city, the news quickly spread among them all. And the women said, “This is that Naomi.”
20 E lei a dire: « Non mi chiamate Noemi (bella), ma chiamatemi Mara (amara); perchè l'Onnipotente m'ha colmata d'a­ marezze.	20 But she said to them, “Do not call me Naomi (that is, beautiful), but call me Mara (that is, bitter). For the Almighty has greatly filled me with bitterness.
21 Partii piena, e il Signore mi ha ricondotta vuota! Perchè dunque chiamarmi ancora Noemi, dopo che il Signore m'ha umiliata e E Onnipotente m'ha afflitta! »	21 I went out full and the Lord led me back empty. So then, why call me Naomi, whom the Lord has humbled and the Almighty has afflicted?”
22 Or Noemi con la sua nuora Rut, la Moabita, tornò, dalla ter­ra del suo pellegrinaggio, a Betlemme, quando si cominciava a mietere l'orzo	22 Therefore, Naomi went with Ruth, the Moabite, her daughter-in-law, from the land of her sojourn, and returned to Bethlehem, at the time of the first reaping of the barley.