Ruth
1: 1 Di tɛm we di jɔj dɛn bin de rul, a
angri na di land. Ɛn wan man we kɔmɔt na Bɛtliɛm Juda go de na ɔda kɔntri
na di kɔntri we dɛn kɔl Moab, in ɛn in wɛf ɛn in tu bɔy pikin dɛn.
1: 2 Di man in nem na Ɛlimelɛk ɛn in wɛf in nem Naomi.
ɛn in tu bɔy pikin dɛn nem Mahlɔn ɛn Kiliɔn, we na Ɛfratayt dɛn
Bɛtliɛm na Juda. En deibin go langa det kantri deya Moab, en deibin jidan
de.
1:3 Ɛn Ɛlimɛlek Naomi in man day; ɛn in tu bɔy pikin dɛn lɛf.
1: 4 Dɛn mared to di uman dɛn na Moab; di nem fɔ di wan na
Ɔpa ɛn di ɔda wan in nem Rut, ɛn dɛn bin de de lɛk tɛn so
ia dɛn.
1: 5 Mahlɔn ɛn Kiliɔn dɛn ɔl tu day; ɛn di uman bin lɛf fɔ
in tu bɔy pikin dɛn ɛn in man.
1:6 Dɔn i grap wit in gyal pikin dɛn, so dat i go kam bak frɔm di
kɔntri na Moab: bikɔs i bin dɔn yɛri na di kɔntri na Moab aw di
PAPA GƆD bin dɔn go fɛn in pipul dɛn fɔ gi dɛn bred.
1: 7 So i kɔmɔt na di ples usay i bin de ɛn in tu
in gyal pikin dɛn wit am; ɛn dɛn go na di rod fɔ go bak na di
land na Juda.
1: 8 Nain Naomi tɛl in tu gyal pikin dɛn se: “Una go ɛn kam bak to am.”
mama in os: PAPA GƆD du gud to una, lɛk aw una dɔn du to di
day, ɛn wit mi.
1:9 PAPA GƆD mek una gɛt rɛst, una ɔl na di os fɔ
na in man. Dɔn i kis dɛn; ɛn dɛn es dɛn vɔys ɔp, ɛn
kray.
1: 10 Dɛn tɛl am se: “Fɔ tru, wi go go bak wit yu to yu pipul dɛn.”
1: 11 Naomi se, “Una tɔn bak, mi gyal pikin dɛn, wetin mek una go go wit mi?” de
i stil gɛt bɔy pikin dɛn igen na mi bɛlɛ, so dat dɛn go bi una man?
1: 12 Una tɔn bak, mi gyal pikin dɛn, una go; bikɔs a dɔn ol fɔ gɛt wan
maredman. If a fɔ se, a gɛt op, if a fɔ gɛt man bak
na nɛt, ɛn i go bɔn bɔy pikin dɛn bak;
1: 13 Una go de fɔ dɛn te dɛn big? una go want fɔ de fɔ dɛn
frɔm we dɛn gɛt man dɛn? nɔto so, mi gyal pikin dɛn; bikɔs i de mek a fil bad fɔ
una sek se PAPA GƆD in an dɔn go agens mi.
1: 14 Dɛn es dɛn vɔys ɛn kray bak, ɛn Ɔpa kis am
mama in lɔya; bɔt Rut bin tay pan am.
1: 15 Di uman tɛl am se: “Yu sista in lɔya dɔn go bak to in pipul dɛn.
ɛn to in gɔd dɛn: yu go bak afta yu sista in lɔya.
1: 16 Rut tɛl mi se: “Nɔ beg mi fɔ lɛ a lɛf yu ɔ fɔ kam bak fɔ fala yu.”
afta yu: bikɔs usay yu go, a go go; ɛn usay yu de slip, mi
go slip: yu pipul dɛn go bi mi pipul dɛn, ɛn yu Gɔd go bi mi Gɔd.
1: 17 Usay yu day, a go day, ɛn na de dɛn go bɛr mi
to mi, ɛn mɔ, if yu ɛn mi nɔ fɔ day.
1: 18 We i si se i gɛt maynd fɔ go wit am, na in i si
lɛf fɔ tɔk to am.
1: 19 So dɛn tu go te dɛn rich na Bɛtliɛm. Ɛn i apin, we
dɛn bin kam na Bɛtliɛm, so ɔl di siti bin muf rawnd dɛn, ɛn
dɛn se, “Na Naomi dis?”
1: 20 I tɛl dɛn se: “Una nɔ kɔl mi Naomi, kɔl mi Mara
Ɔlmayti dɔn trit mi bad bad wan.
1:21 A go ful-ɔp, ɛn PAPA GƆD dɔn briŋ mi bak na os ɛmti
una kɔl mi Naomi, bikɔs PAPA GƆD dɔn tɔk agens mi, ɛn di
Ɔlmayti dɔn mek a sɔfa?
1: 22 So Naomi kam bak, ɛn Rut we na Moab, in gyal pikin, wit
in, we kɔmɔt na Moab kɔntri, ɛn dɛn kam
Bɛtliɛm we dɛn bigin fɔ avɛst bali.