Verse
KJV
King James Version
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
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
Bethlehemjudah
went
to sojourn in the country
of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
And
it cometh
to pass ,
in the days of
the judging
of
the
judges, that there is
a famine in the land ,
and there
goeth
a man from
Beth-Lehem-Judah
to sojourn in the fields
of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
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
Bethlehemjudah.
And they came
into the country
of Moab, and continued
there.
And the name of the man `is'
Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites from
Beth-Lehem-Judah;
and they come
into the fields
of Moab, and are
there.
And Elimelech Naomi's
husband died;
and she was
left, and her two sons .
And Elimelech husband of
Naomi
dieth,
and she is
left, she
and her two sons ;
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.
and they take
to
them wives ,
Moabitesses:
the name of the one `is'
Orpah, and the name of the second
Ruth ;
and they dwell
there about ten years.
And Mahlon
and
Chilion
died
also both of them ;
and the woman was
left of her two sons
and her husband.
And they
die
also ,
both of them --
Mahlon
and Chilion
--
and
the woman is
left of her two children
and of
her husband.
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.
And
she riseth,
she
and
her daughters -
in -
law, and
turneth
back
from the fields
of Moab ,
for she hath
heard in the fields
of Moab that God
hath
looked
after
His people ,
--
to
give
to
them bread.
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.
And
she goeth
out from
the place where she hath
been
, and her two daughters -
in -
law with her ,
and they go
in
the way to turn
back
unto the land of Judah.
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 .
And Naomi saith
to
her two daughters -
in -
law, `
Go, turn
back,
each to the house
of
her
mother;
Jehovah
doth
with you kindness
as ye have done
with the dead, and with me ;
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
.
Jehovah
doth
grant to
you ,
and
find ye
rest each in the house of her husband ;'
and
she kisseth
them ,
and they lift
up their voice and weep
.
And they said
unto
her, Surely we
will
return
with thee unto
thy people.
And they say
to
her, `
Surely with thee we
go
back
to
thy people. '
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?
And Naomi saith
, `
Turn back
, my daughters ;
why do
ye go with me? are there yet to
me
sons in my bowels
that they have
been
to
you
for
husbands?
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 ;
Turn back
, my daughters, go ,
for I am too aged
to be
to
a
husband ;
though
I had
said
, There
is
for
me
hope, also,
I have been
to -
night to
a
husband
, and also I
have
borne
sons :
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.
for them do
ye
wait
till that
they grow
up
? for them do
ye
shut
yourselves
up,
not
to
be
to
a
husband
? nay, my daughters ,
for more
bitter
to
me than
to
you,
for the hand of Jehovah
hath
gone out against me. '
And they lifted
up their voice, and wept
again :
and Orpah kissed
her mother in law ;
but
Ruth clave
unto
her.
And they lift
up their voice, and weep
again ,
and Orpah kisseth
her mother -
in -
law ,
and
Ruth hath
cleaved
to
her.
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.
And she saith
, `Lo
, thy sister -
in -
law hath
turned
back unto her people, and unto her god,
turn
thou back
after thy sister -
in -
law. '
And Ruth said
, Entreat
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 :
And Ruth saith
, `Urge
me not to leave thee --
to turn
back
from after thee ;
for whither thou goest I go ,
and where thou lodgest I lodge ;
thy people `is'
my people, and thy God my God .
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.
Where thou diest I die, and there I am
buried ;
thus
doth
Jehovah
to me, and thus
doth
He
add
--
for
death itself
doth
part between
me and
thee
. '
When
she saw
that she was
stedfastly
minded
to go with her, then
she left
speaking
unto her .
And
she seeth
that she is
strengthening
herself
to go with her, and
she ceaseth
to
speak
unto her ;
So
they
two
went
until
they came
to Bethlehem.
And it came
to pass ,
when
they
were
come
to Bethlehem
, that all the city was
moved about
them, and they said
, Is this Naomi?
and
they go
both
of
them
till
their
coming
in
to Beth-Lehem;
and it cometh
to pass at
their
coming
in
to Beth-Lehem
, that all the city is
moved at
them, and they say
, `
Is this Naomi? '
And she said
unto them, Call me not Naomi ,
call me Mara :
for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with
me .
And she saith
unto them, `
Call me not Naomi ;
call me Mara ,
for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly to
me ,
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?
I went out full ,
and empty
hath Jehovah
brought me back,
why do
ye call
me Naomi, and
Jehovah
hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath done
evil
to
me? '
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
Bethlehem
in the beginning
of barley harvest.
And
Naomi turneth
back
, and Ruth the Moabitess her daughter -
in -
law with her, who
hath
turned
back
from
the fields
of Moab ,
and they have
come
in to
Beth-Lehem
at
the commencement
of barley -
harvest.
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