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Ruth 1 (WEBP)

[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.

Ruth 1:6 “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “Lord” (all caps) in other translations.
Ruth 1:15 “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
Ruth 1:16 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).
Ruth 1:20a “Naomi” means “pleasant”.
Ruth 1:20b “Mara” means “bitter”.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Ruth 1 (KJVS)

[1] Now it came to pass in the days when the judges () ruled, () that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Beth-lehem-judah went () to sojourn () in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
[2] And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth-lehem-judah. And they came () into the country of Moab, and continued there.
[3] And Elimelech Naomi’s husband died; () and she was left, () and her two sons.
[4] And they took () them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled () there about ten years.
[5] And Mahlon and Chilion died () also both of them; and the woman was left () of her two sons and 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 that the Lord had visited () his people in giving () them bread.
[7] Wherefore she went forth () out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her; and they went () on the way to return () unto the land of Judah.
[8] And Naomi said () unto her two daughters in law, Go, () return () each to her mother’s house: the Lord deal () kindly with you, as ye have dealt () with the dead, () and with me.
[9] The Lord grant () you that ye may find () rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed () them; and they lifted up () their voice, and wept. ()
[10] And they said () unto her, Surely we will return () with thee unto thy people.
[11] And Naomi said, () Turn again, () my daughters: why will ye go () with me? are there yet any more sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?
[12] Turn again, () my daughters, go () your way; for I am too old () to have an husband. If I should say, () I have hope, if I should have an husband also to night, and should also bear () sons;
[13] would ye tarry () for them till they were grown? () would ye stay () for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth () me much for your sakes that the hand of the Lord is gone out () against me.
[14] And they lifted up () their voice, and wept again: () and Orpah kissed () her mother in law; but Ruth clave () unto her.
[15] And she said, () Behold, thy sister in law is gone back () unto her people, and unto her gods: return () thou after thy sister in law.
[16] And Ruth said, () Intreat () me not to leave () thee, or to return () from following after thee: for whither thou goest, () I will go; () and where thou lodgest, () I will lodge: () thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:
[17] where thou diest, () will I die, () and there will I be buried: () the Lord do () so to me, and more () also, if ought but death part () thee and me.
[18] When she saw () that she was stedfastly minded () to go () with her, then she left () speaking () unto her.
[19] So they two went () until they came () to Beth-lehem. And it came to pass, when they were come () to Beth-lehem, that all the city was moved () about them, and they said, () Is this Naomi?
[20] And she said () unto them, Call () me not Naomi, call () me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly () with me.
[21] I went out () full, and the Lord hath brought me home again () empty: why then call () ye me Naomi, seeing the Lord hath testified () against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted () me?
[22] So Naomi returned, () and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned () out of the country of Moab: and they came () to Beth-lehem in the beginning of barley harvest.

Ruth 1:1 Heb. judged
Ruth 1:2 Heb. were
Ruth 1:13a Heb. hope
Ruth 1:13b Heb. I have much bitterness
Ruth 1:16 Or, Be not against me
Ruth 1:20a that is, pleasant
Ruth 1:20b That is, bitter

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Ruth 1 (BYZ)

[1] και εγενετο εν τω κρινειν τους κριτας και εγενετο λιμος εν τη γη και επορευθη ανηρ απο βαιθλεεμ της ιουδα του παροικησαι εν αγρω μωαβ αυτος και η γυνη αυτου και οι υιοι αυτου
[2] και ονομα τω ανδρι αβιμελεχ και ονομα τη γυναικι αυτου νωεμιν και ονομα τοις δυσιν υιοις αυτου μααλων και χελαιων εφραθαιοι εκ βαιθλεεμ της ιουδα και ηλθοσαν εις αγρον μωαβ και ησαν εκει
[3] και απεθανεν αβιμελεχ ο ανηρ της νωεμιν και κατελειφθη αυτη και οι δυο υιοι αυτης
[4] και ελαβοσαν εαυτοις γυναικας μωαβιτιδας ονομα τη μια ορφα και ονομα τη δευτερα ρουθ και κατωκησαν εκει ως δεκα ετη
[5] και απεθανον και γε αμφοτεροι μααλων και χελαιων και κατελειφθη η γυνη απο του ανδρος αυτης και απο των δυο υιων αυτης
[6] και ανεστη αυτη και αι δυο νυμφαι αυτης και απεστρεψαν εξ αγρου μωαβ οτι ηκουσαν εν αγρω μωαβ οτι επεσκεπται κυριος τον λαον αυτου δουναι αυτοις αρτους
[7] και εξηλθεν εκ του τοπου ου ην εκει και αι δυο νυμφαι αυτης μετ αυτης και επορευοντο εν τη οδω του επιστρεψαι εις την γην ιουδα
[8] και ειπεν νωεμιν ταις νυμφαις αυτης πορευεσθε δη αποστραφητε εκαστη εις οικον μητρος αυτης ποιησαι κυριος μεθ υμων ελεος καθως εποιησατε μετα των τεθνηκοτων και μετ εμου
[9] δωη κυριος υμιν και ευροιτε αναπαυσιν εκαστη εν οικω ανδρος αυτης και κατεφιλησεν αυτας και επηραν την φωνην αυτων και εκλαυσαν
[10] και ειπαν αυτη μετα σου επιστρεφομεν εις τον λαον σου
[11] και ειπεν νωεμιν επιστραφητε δη θυγατερες μου και ινα τι πορευεσθε μετ εμου μη ετι μοι υιοι εν τη κοιλια μου και εσονται υμιν εις ανδρας
[12] επιστραφητε δη θυγατερες μου διοτι γεγηρακα του μη ειναι ανδρι οτι ειπα οτι εστιν μοι υποστασις του γενηθηναι με ανδρι και τεξομαι υιους
[13] μη αυτους προσδεξεσθε εως ου αδρυνθωσιν η αυτοις κατασχεθησεσθε του μη γενεσθαι ανδρι μη δη θυγατερες μου οτι επικρανθη μοι υπερ υμας οτι εξηλθεν εν εμοι χειρ κυριου
[14] και επηραν την φωνην αυτων και εκλαυσαν ετι και κατεφιλησεν ορφα την πενθεραν αυτης και επεστρεψεν εις τον λαον αυτης ρουθ δε ηκολουθησεν αυτη
[15] και ειπεν νωεμιν προς ρουθ ιδου ανεστρεψεν η συννυμφος σου προς λαον αυτης και προς τους θεους αυτης επιστραφητι δη και συ οπισω της συννυμφου σου
[16] ειπεν δε ρουθ μη απαντησαι εμοι του καταλιπειν σε η αποστρεψαι οπισθεν σου οτι συ οπου εαν πορευθης πορευσομαι και ου εαν αυλισθης αυλισθησομαι ο λαος σου λαος μου και ο θεος σου θεος μου
[17] και ου εαν αποθανης αποθανουμαι κακει ταφησομαι ταδε ποιησαι μοι κυριος και ταδε προσθειη οτι θανατος διαστελει ανα μεσον εμου και σου
[18] ιδουσα δε νωεμιν οτι κραταιουται αυτη του πορευεσθαι μετ αυτης εκοπασεν του λαλησαι προς αυτην ετι
[19] επορευθησαν δε αμφοτεραι εως του παραγενεσθαι αυτας εις βαιθλεεμ και ηχησεν πασα η πολις επ αυταις και ειπον αυτη εστιν νωεμιν
[20] και ειπεν προς αυτας μη δη καλειτε με νωεμιν καλεσατε με πικραν οτι επικρανθη εν εμοι ο ικανος σφοδρα
[21] εγω πληρης επορευθην και κενην απεστρεψεν με ο κυριος και ινα τι καλειτε με νωεμιν και κυριος εταπεινωσεν με και ο ικανος εκακωσεν με
[22] και επεστρεψεν νωεμιν και ρουθ η μωαβιτις η νυμφη αυτης επιστρεφουσα εξ αγρου μωαβ αυται δε παρεγενηθησαν εις βαιθλεεμ εν αρχη θερισμου κριθων