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World English Bible Classic
[1] 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. [2] 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. [3] Elimelech, Naomi’s husband, died; and she was left with her two sons. [4] 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. [5] Mahlon and Chilion both died, and the woman was bereaved of her two children and of her husband. [6] 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. [7] 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. [8] 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. [9] 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. [10] They said to her, “No, but we will return with you to your people.” [11] 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? [12] 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, [13] 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.” [14] They lifted up their voices and wept again; then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth stayed with her. [15] She said, “Behold,§ your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her god. Follow your sister-in-law.” [16] 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. [17] 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.” [18] When Naomi saw that she was determined to go with her, she stopped urging her. [19] 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?” [20] She said to them, “Don’t call me Naomi.ⓘ Call me Mara,ⓘ for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. [21] 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?” [22] 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.

Footnotes

  1. § 1:6 “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “Lord” (all caps) in other translations.
  2. § 1:15 “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
  3. § 1:16 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).
  4. ⓘ 1:20a “Naomi” means “pleasant”.
  5. ⓘ 1:20b “Mara” means “bitter”.
King James Version
[1] Now it came to pass H1961 in the days H3117 when the judges H8199 ruled, H8199§ that there was H1961 a famine H7458 in the land. H776 And a certain man H376 of Beth-lehem-judah H1035 H3063 went H3212 to sojourn H1481 in the country H7704 of Moab, H4124 he, H1931 and his wife, H802 and his two H8147 sons. H1121 [2] And the name H8034 of the man H376 was Elimelech, H458 and the name H8034 of his wife H802 Naomi, H5281 and the name H8034 of his two H8147 sons H1121 Mahlon H4248 and Chilion, H3630 Ephrathites H673 of Beth-lehem-judah. H1035 H3063 And they came H935 into the country H7704 of Moab, H4124 and continued H1961§ there. H8033 [3] And Elimelech H458 Naomi’s H5281 husband H376 died; H4191 and she H1931 was left, H7604 and her two H8147 sons. H1121 [4] And they took H5375 them wives H802 of the women of Moab; H4125 the name H8034 of the one H259 was Orpah, H6204 and the name H8034 of the other H8145 Ruth: H7327 and they dwelled H3427 there H8033 about ten H6235 years. H8141 [5] And Mahlon H4248 and Chilion H3630 died H4191 also H1571 both of them; H8147 and the woman H802 was left H7604 of her two H8147 sons H3206 and her husband. H376 [6] Then she H1931 arose H6965 with her daughters in law, H3618 that she might return H7725 from the country H7704 of Moab: H4124 for H3588 she had heard H8085 in the country H7704 of Moab H4124 how that H3588 the Lord H3068 H853 had visited H6485 his people H5971 in giving H5414 them bread. H3899 [7] Wherefore she went forth H3318 out of H4480 the place H4725 where H834 she was, H1961 H8033 and her two H8147 daughters in law H3618 with her; H5973 and they went H3212 on the way H1870 to return H7725 unto H413 the land H776 of Judah. H3063 [8] And Naomi H5281 said H559 unto her two H8147 daughters in law, H3618 Go, H3212 return H7725 each H802 to her mother’s H517 house: H1004 the Lord H3068 deal H6213 kindly H2617 with you, H5973 as H834 ye have dealt H6213 with H5973 the dead, H4191 and with me. H5973 [9] The Lord H3068 grant H5414 you that ye may find H4672 rest, H4496 each H802 of you in the house H1004 of her husband. H376 Then she kissed H5401 them; and they lifted up H5375 their voice, H6963 and wept. H1058 [10] And they said H559 unto her, Surely H3588 we will return H7725 with thee H854 unto thy people. H5971 [11] And Naomi H5281 said, H559 Turn again, H7725 my daughters: H1323 why H4100 will ye go H3212 with me? H5973 are there yet H5750 any more sons H1121 in my womb, H4578 that they may be H1961 your husbands? H582 [12] Turn again, H7725 my daughters, H1323 go H3212 your way; for H3588 I am too old H2204 to have H1961 an husband. H376 If H3588 I should say, H559 I have H3426 hope, H8615 if I should have H1961 an husband H376 also H1571 to night, H3915 and should H3205 also H1571 bear H3205 sons; H1121 [13] would ye tarry H7663§ for them H3860 till H5704 H834 they were grown? H1431 would ye stay H5702 for them H3860 from H1115 having H1961 husbands? H376 nay, H408 my daughters; H1323 for H3588 it grieveth H4843 me§ much H3966 for your sakes H4480 that H3588 the hand H3027 of the Lord H3068 is gone out H3318 against me. [14] And they lifted up H5375 their voice, H6963 and wept H1058 again: H5750 and Orpah H6204 kissed H5401 her mother in law; H2545 but Ruth H7327 clave H1692 unto her. [15] And she said, H559 Behold, H2009 thy sister in law H2994 is gone back H7725 unto H413 her people, H5971 and unto H413 her gods: H430 return thou H7725 after H310 thy sister in law. H2994 [16] And Ruth H7327 said, H559 Intreat H6293 me not H408 to leave thee, H5800§ or to return H7725 from following after thee: H310 for H3588 whither H413 H834 thou goest, H3212 I will go; H3212 and where H834 thou lodgest, H3885 I will lodge: H3885 thy people H5971 shall be my people, H5971 and thy God H430 my God: H430 [17] where H834 thou diest, H4191 will I die, H4191 and there H8033 will I be buried: H6912 the Lord H3068 do H6213 so H3541 to me, and more H3254 also, H3541 if ought but H3588 death H4194 part H6504 thee H996 and me. H996 [18] When she saw H7200 that H3588 she H1931 was stedfastly minded H553 to go H3212 with her, H854 then she left H2308 speaking H1696 unto her. H413 [19] So they two H8147 went H3212 until H5704 they came H935 to Beth-lehem. H1035 And it came to pass, H1961 when they were come H935 to Beth-lehem, H1035 that all H3605 the city H5892 was moved H1949 about them, H5921 and they said, H559 Is this H2063 Naomi? H5281 [20] And she said H559 unto them, H413 Call H7121 me not H408 Naomi, H5281ⓘ call H7121 me Mara: H4755ⓘ for H3588 the Almighty H7706 hath dealt H4843 very H3966 bitterly H4843 with me. [21] I H589 went out H1980 full, H4392 and the Lord H3068 hath brought me home again H7725 empty: H7387 why H4100 then call ye H7121 me Naomi, H5281 seeing the Lord H3068 hath testified H6030 against me, and the Almighty H7706 hath afflicted H7489 me? [22] So Naomi H5281 returned, H7725 and Ruth H7327 the Moabitess, H4125 her daughter in law, H3618 with her, H5973 which returned H7725 out of the country H7704 of Moab: H4124 and they H1992 came H935 to Beth-lehem H1035 in the beginning H8462 of barley H8184 harvest. H7105

Footnotes

  1. § 1:1 Heb. judged
  2. § 1:2 Heb. were
  3. § 1:13a Heb. hope
  4. § 1:13b Heb. I have much bitterness
  5. § 1:16 Or, Be not against me
  6. ⓘ 1:20a That is, pleasant
  7. ⓘ 1:20b That is, bitter
Septuaginta
[1] Καὶ G2532 ἐγένετο G1096 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 κρίνειν G2919 τοὺς G3588 κριτὰς G2923 καὶ G2532 ἐγένετο G1096 λιμὸς G3042 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 γῇ, G1093 καὶ G2532 ἐπορεύθη G4198 ἀνὴρ G435 ἀπὸ G575 Βαιθλεεμ τῆς G3588 Ιουδα τοῦ G3588 παροικῆσαι G3939 ἐν G1722 ἀγρῷ G68 Μωαβ, αὐτὸς G846 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 γυνὴ G1135 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 υἱοὶ G5207 αὐτοῦ. G846 [2] Καὶ G2532 ὄνομα G3686 τῷ G3588 ἀνδρὶ G435 Αβιμελεχ, καὶ G2532 ὄνομα G3686 τῇ G3588 γυναικὶ G1135 αὐτοῦ G846 Νωεμιν, καὶ G2532 ὄνομα G3686 τοῖς G3588 δυσὶν G1417 υἱοῖς G5207 αὐτοῦ G846 Μααλων καὶ G2532 Χελαιων, Εφραθαῖοι ἐκ G1537 Βαιθλεεμ τῆς G3588 Ιουδα· καὶ G2532 ἤλθοσαν G2064 εἰς G1519 ἀγρὸν G68 Μωαβ καὶ G2532 ἦσαν G2258 ἐκεῖ. G1563 [3] Καὶ G2532 ἀπέθανεν G599 Αβιμελεχ ὁ G3588 ἀνὴρ G435 τῆς G3588 Νωεμιν, καὶ G2532 κατελείφθη G2641 αὐτὴ G846 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 δύο G1417 υἱοὶ G5207 αὐτῆς. G846 [4] Καὶ G2532 ἐλάβοσαν G2983 ἑαυτοῖς G1438 γυναῖκας G1135 Μωαβίτιδας, ὄνομα G3686 τῇ G3588 μιᾷ G3391 Ορφα, καὶ G2532 ὄνομα G3686 τῇ G3588 δευτέρᾳ G1208 Ρουθ· G4503 καὶ G2532 κατῴκησαν G2730 ἐκεῖ G1563 ὡς G5613 δέκα G1176 ἔτη. G2094 [5] Καὶ G2532 ἀπέθανον G599 καί G2532 γε G1065 ἀμφότεροι, G297 Μααλων καὶ G2532 Χελαιων, καὶ G2532 κατελείφθη G2641 ἡ G3588 γυνὴ G1135 ἀπὸ G575 τοῦ G3588 ἀνδρὸς G435 αὐτῆς G846 καὶ G2532 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 δύο G1417 υἱῶν G5207 αὐτῆς. G846 [6] Καὶ G2532 ἀνέστη G450 αὐτὴ G846 καὶ G2532 αἱ G3588 δύο G1417 νύμφαι G3565 αὐτῆς G846 καὶ G2532 ἀπέστρεψαν G654 ἐξ G1537 ἀγροῦ G68 Μωαβ, ὅτι G3754 ἤκουσαν G191 ἐν G1722 ἀγρῷ G68 Μωαβ ὅτι G3754 ἐπέσκεπται G1980 κύριος G2962 τὸν G3588 λαὸν G2992 αὐτοῦ G846 δοῦναι G1325 αὐτοῖς G846 ἄρτους. G740 [7] Καὶ G2532 ἐξῆλθεν G1831 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 τόπου, G5117 οὗ G3757 ἦν G2258 ἐκεῖ, G1563 καὶ G2532 αἱ G3588 δύο G1417 νύμφαι G3565 αὐτῆς G846 μετ’ G3326 αὐτῆς· G846 καὶ G2532 ἐπορεύοντο G4198 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ὁδῷ G3598 τοῦ G3588 ἐπιστρέψαι G1994 εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 γῆν G1093 Ιουδα. [8] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Νωεμιν ταῖς G3588 νύμφαις G3565 αὐτῆς G846 Πορεύεσθε G4198 δὴ G1211 ἀποστράφητε G654 ἑκάστη G1538 εἰς G1519 οἶκον G3624 μητρὸς G3384 αὐτῆς· G846 ποιήσαι G4160 κύριος G2962 μεθ’ G3326 ὑμῶν G5216 ἔλεος, G1656 καθὼς G2531 ἐποιήσατε G4160 μετὰ G3326 τῶν G3588 τεθνηκότων G2348 καὶ G2532 μετ’ G3326 ἐμοῦ· G1699 [9] δῴη G1325 κύριος G2962 ὑμῖν G5213 καὶ G2532 εὕροιτε G2147 ἀνάπαυσιν G372 ἑκάστη G1538 ἐν G1722 οἴκῳ G3624 ἀνδρὸς G435 αὐτῆς. G846 Καὶ G2532 κατεφίλησεν G2705 αὐτάς, G846 καὶ G2532 ἐπῆραν G1869 τὴν G3588 φωνὴν G5456 αὐτῶν G846 καὶ G2532 ἔκλαυσαν. G2799 [10] Καὶ G2532 εἶπαν G2036 αὐτῇ G846 Μετὰ G3326 σοῦ G4675 ἐπιστρέφομεν G1994 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 λαόν G2992 σου. G4675 [11] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Νωεμιν Ἐπιστράφητε G1994 δή, G1211 θυγατέρες G2364 μου· G3450 καὶ G2532 ἵνα G2443 τί G5101 πορεύεσθε G4198 μετ’ G3326 ἐμοῦ; G1699 Μὴ G3361 ἔτι G2089 μοι G3427 υἱοὶ G5207 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 κοιλίᾳ G2836 μου G3450 καὶ G2532 ἔσονται G2071 ὑμῖν G5213 εἰς G1519 ἄνδρας; G435 [12] Ἐπιστράφητε G1994 δή, G1211 θυγατέρες G2364 μου, G3450 διότι G1360 γεγήρακα G1095 τοῦ G3588 μὴ G3361 εἶναι G1511 ἀνδρί· G435 ὅτι G3754 εἶπα G2036 ὅτι G3754 ἔστιν G2076 μοι G3427 ὑπόστασις G5287 τοῦ G3588 γενηθῆναί G1096 με G3165 ἀνδρὶ G435 καὶ G2532 τέξομαι G5088 υἱούς, G5207 [13] μὴ G3361 αὐτοὺς G846 προσδέξεσθε G4327 ἕως G2193 οὗ G3739 ἁδρυνθῶσιν; Ἢ G2228 αὐτοῖς G846 κατασχεθήσεσθε G2722 τοῦ G3588 μὴ G3361 γενέσθαι G1096 ἀνδρί; G435 Μὴ G3361 δή, G1211 θυγατέρες G2364 μου, G3450 ὅτι G3754 ἐπικράνθη G4087 μοι G3427 ὑπὲρ G5228 ὑμᾶς G5209 ὅτι G3754 ἐξῆλθεν G1831 ἐν G1722 ἐμοὶ G1698 χεὶρ G5495 κυρίου. G2962 [14] Καὶ G2532 ἐπῆραν G1869 τὴν G3588 φωνὴν G5456 αὐτῶν G846 καὶ G2532 ἔκλαυσαν G2799 ἔτι· G2089 καὶ G2532 κατεφίλησεν G2705 Ορφα τὴν G3588 πενθερὰν G3994 αὐτῆς G846 καὶ G2532 ἐπέστρεψεν G1994 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 λαὸν G2992 αὐτῆς, G846 Ρουθ G4503 δὲ G1161 ἠκολούθησεν G190 αὐτῇ. G846 [15] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Νωεμιν πρὸς G4314 Ρουθ G4503 Ἰδοὺ G2400 ἀνέστρεψεν G390 ἡ G3588 σύννυμφός σου G4675 πρὸς G4314 λαὸν G2992 αὐτῆς G846 καὶ G2532 πρὸς G4314 τοὺς G3588 θεοὺς G2316 αὐτῆς· G846 ἐπιστράφητι G1994 δὴ G1211 καὶ G2532 σὺ G4771 ὀπίσω G3694 τῆς G3588 συννύμφου σου. G4675 [16] Εἶπεν G2036 δὲ G1161 Ρουθ G4503 Μὴ G3361 ἀπαντήσαι G528 ἐμοὶ G1699 τοῦ G3588 καταλιπεῖν G2641 σε G4571 ἢ G2228 ἀποστρέψαι G654 ὄπισθέν G3693 σου· G4675 ὅτι G3754 σὺ G4771 ὅπου G3699 ἐὰν G1437 πορευθῇς, G4198 πορεύσομαι, G4198 καὶ G2532 οὗ G3739 ἐὰν G1437 αὐλισθῇς, G835 αὐλισθήσομαι· G835 ὁ G3588 λαός G2992 σου G4675 λαός G2992 μου, G3450 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 θεός G2316 σου G4675 θεός G2316 μου· G3450 [17] καὶ G2532 οὗ G3739 ἐὰν G1437 ἀποθάνῃς, G599 ἀποθανοῦμαι G599 κἀκεῖ G2546 ταφήσομαι· G2290 τάδε G3592 ποιήσαι G4160 μοι G3427 κύριος G2962 καὶ G2532 τάδε G3592 προσθείη, G4369 ὅτι G3754 θάνατος G2288 διαστελεῖ G1291 ἀνὰ G303 μέσον G3319 ἐμοῦ G1699 καὶ G2532 σοῦ. G4675 [18] Ἰδοῦσα G1492 δὲ G1161 Νωεμιν ὅτι G3754 κραταιοῦται G2901 αὐτὴ G846 τοῦ G3588 πορεύεσθαι G4198 μετ’ G3326 αὐτῆς, G846 ἐκόπασεν G2869 τοῦ G3588 λαλῆσαι G2980 πρὸς G4314 αὐτὴν G846 ἔτι. G2089 [19] Ἐπορεύθησαν G4198 δὲ G1161 ἀμφότεραι G297 ἕως G2193 τοῦ G3588 παραγενέσθαι G3854 αὐτὰς G846 εἰς G1519 Βαιθλεεμ. Καὶ G2532 ἤχησεν G2278 πᾶσα G3956 ἡ G3588 πόλις G4172 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐταῖς G846 καὶ G2532 εἶπον G2036 Αὕτη G3778 ἐστὶν G2076 Νωεμιν; [20] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 πρὸς G4314 αὐτάς G846 Μὴ G3361 δὴ G1211 καλεῖτέ G2564 με G3165 Νωεμιν, καλέσατέ G2564 με G3165 Πικράν, ὅτι G3754 ἐπικράνθη G4087 ἐν G1722 ἐμοὶ G1698 ὁ G3588 ἱκανὸς G2425 σφόδρα· G4970 [21] ἐγὼ G1473 πλήρης G4134 ἐπορεύθην, G4198 καὶ G2532 κενὴν G2756 ἀπέστρεψέν G654 με G3165 ὁ G3588 κύριος· G2962 καὶ G2532 ἵνα G2443 τί G5101 καλεῖτέ G2564 με G3165 Νωεμιν; Καὶ G2532 κύριος G2962 ἐταπείνωσέν G5013 με, G3165 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 ἱκανὸς G2425 ἐκάκωσέν G2559 με. G3165 [22] Καὶ G2532 ἐπέστρεψεν G1994 Νωεμιν καὶ G2532 Ρουθ G4503 ἡ G3588 Μωαβῖτις ἡ G3588 νύμφη G3565 αὐτῆς G846 ἐπιστρέφουσα G1994 ἐξ G1537 ἀγροῦ G68 Μωαβ· αὐταὶ δὲ G1161 παρεγενήθησαν G3854 εἰς G1519 Βαιθλεεμ ἐν G1722 ἀρχῇ G746 θερισμοῦ G2326 κριθῶν. G2915
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