KJV

1  Now it came to pass¹⁹⁶¹ in the days³¹¹⁷ when the judges⁸¹⁹⁹ ruled,⁸¹⁹⁹ that there was¹⁹⁶¹ a famine⁷⁴⁵⁸ in the land.⁷⁷⁶ And a certain man³⁷⁶ of Bethlehem-judah^{4480 1035 3063} went¹⁹⁸⁰ to sojourn¹⁴⁸¹ in the country⁷⁷⁰⁴ of Moab,⁴¹²⁴ he,¹⁹³¹ and his wife,⁸⁰² and his two⁸¹⁴⁷ sons.¹¹²¹

2  And the name⁸⁰³⁴ of the man³⁷⁶ was Elimelech,⁴⁵⁸ and the name⁸⁰³⁴ of his wife⁸⁰² Naomi,⁵²⁸¹ and the name⁸⁰³⁴ of his two⁸¹⁴⁷ sons¹¹²¹ Mahlon⁴²⁴⁸ and Chilion,³⁶³⁰ Ephrathites⁶⁷³ of Bethlehem-judah.^{4480 1035 3063} And they came⁹³⁵ into the country⁷⁷⁰⁴ of Moab,⁴¹²⁴ and continued¹⁹⁶¹ there.⁸⁰³³

3  And Elimelech⁴⁵⁸ Naomi's⁵²⁸¹ husband³⁷⁶ died;⁴¹⁹¹ and she¹⁹³¹ was left,⁷⁶⁰⁴ and her two⁸¹⁴⁷ sons.¹¹²¹

4  And they took⁵³⁷⁵ them wives⁸⁰² of the women of Moab;⁴¹²⁵ the name⁸⁰³⁴ of the one²⁵⁹ was Orpah,⁶²⁰⁴ and the name⁸⁰³⁴ of the other⁸¹⁴⁵ Ruth:⁷³²⁷ and they dwelled³⁴²⁷ there⁸⁰³³ about ten⁶²³⁵ years.⁸¹⁴¹

5  And Mahlon⁴²⁴⁸ and Chilion³⁶³⁰ died⁴¹⁹¹ also¹⁵⁷¹ both⁸¹⁴⁷ of them; and the woman⁸⁰² was left⁷⁶⁰⁴ of her two sons^{4480 8147 3206} and her husband.^{4480 376}

6  Then she¹⁹³¹ arose⁶⁹⁶⁵ with her daughters-in-law,³⁶¹⁸ that she might return⁷⁷²⁵ from the country^{4480 7704} of Moab:⁴¹²⁴ for³⁵⁸⁸ she had heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ in the country⁷⁷⁰⁴ of Moab⁴¹²⁴ how that³⁵⁸⁸ the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ had visited^{6485 853} his people⁵⁹⁷¹ in giving⁵⁴¹⁴ them bread.³⁸⁹⁹

7  Wherefore she went forth³³¹⁸ out of⁴⁴⁸⁰ the place⁴⁷²⁵ where^{834 8033} she was,¹⁹⁶¹ and her two⁸¹⁴⁷ daughters-in-law³⁶¹⁸ with her;⁵⁹⁷³ and they went¹⁹⁸⁰ on the way¹⁸⁷⁰ to return⁷⁷²⁵ unto⁴¹³ the land⁷⁷⁶ of Judah.³⁰⁶³

8  And Naomi⁵²⁸¹ said⁵⁵⁹ unto her two⁸¹⁴⁷ daughters-in-law,³⁶¹⁸ Go,¹⁹⁸⁰ return⁷⁷²⁵ each⁸⁰² to her mother's⁵¹⁷ house:¹⁰⁰⁴ the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ deal⁶²¹³ kindly²⁶¹⁷ with⁵⁹⁷³ you, as⁸³⁴ ye have dealt⁶²¹³ with⁵⁹⁷³ the dead,⁴¹⁹¹ and with⁵⁹⁷³ me.

9  The LORD³⁰⁶⁸ grant⁵⁴¹⁴ you that ye may find⁴⁶⁷² rest,⁴⁴⁹⁶ each⁸⁰² of you in the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of her husband.³⁷⁶ Then she kissed⁵⁴⁰¹ them; and they lifted up⁵³⁷⁵ their voice,⁶⁹⁶³ and wept.¹⁰⁵⁸

10  And they said⁵⁵⁹ unto her, Surely³⁵⁸⁸ we will return⁷⁷²⁵ with⁸⁵⁴ thee unto thy people.⁵⁹⁷¹

11  And Naomi⁵²⁸¹ said,⁵⁵⁹ Turn again,⁷⁷²⁵ my daughters:¹³²³ why⁴¹⁰⁰ will ye go¹⁹⁸⁰ with⁵⁹⁷³ me? are there yet⁵⁷⁵⁰ any more sons¹¹²¹ in my womb,⁴⁵⁷⁸ that they may be¹⁹⁶¹ your husbands?³⁷⁶

12  Turn again,⁷⁷²⁵ my daughters,¹³²³ go¹⁹⁸⁰ your way; for³⁵⁸⁸ I am too old²²⁰⁴ to have^{4480 1961} a husband.³⁷⁶ If³⁵⁸⁸ I should say,⁵⁵⁹ I have³⁴²⁶ hope,⁸⁶¹⁵ if I should have¹⁹⁶¹ a husband³⁷⁶ also¹⁵⁷¹ tonight,³⁹¹⁵ and should also¹⁵⁷¹ bear³²⁰⁵ sons;¹¹²¹

13  Would ye tarry⁷⁶⁶³ for them²⁰⁰⁴ till^{5704 834} they were grown?¹⁴³¹ would ye stay⁵⁷⁰² for them²⁰⁰⁴ from having¹⁹⁶¹ husbands?³⁷⁶ nay,⁴⁰⁸ my daughters;¹³²³ for³⁵⁸⁸ it grieveth⁴⁸⁴³ me much³⁹⁶⁶ for⁴⁴⁸⁰ your sakes that³⁵⁸⁸ the hand³⁰²⁷ of the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ is gone out³³¹⁸ against me.

14  And they lifted up⁵³⁷⁵ their voice,⁶⁹⁶³ and wept¹⁰⁵⁸ again:⁵⁷⁵⁰ and Orpah⁶²⁰⁴ kissed⁵⁴⁰¹ her mother-in-law;²⁵⁴⁵ but Ruth⁷³²⁷ cleaved¹⁶⁹² unto her.

15  And she said,⁵⁵⁹ Behold,²⁰⁰⁹ thy sister-in-law²⁹⁹⁴ is gone back⁷⁷²⁵ unto⁴¹³ her people,⁵⁹⁷¹ and unto⁴¹³ her gods:⁴³⁰ return⁷⁷²⁵ thou after³¹⁰ thy sister-in-law.²⁹⁹⁴

16  And Ruth⁷³²⁷ said,⁵⁵⁹ Entreat⁶²⁹³ me not⁴⁰⁸ to leave⁵⁸⁰⁰ thee, or to return⁷⁷²⁵ from following after^{4480 310} thee: for³⁵⁸⁸ whither^{413 834} thou goest,¹⁹⁸⁰ I will go;¹⁹⁸⁰ and where⁸³⁴ thou lodgest,³⁸⁸⁵ I will lodge:³⁸⁸⁵ thy people⁵⁹⁷¹ shall be my people,⁵⁹⁷¹ and thy God⁴³⁰ my God:⁴³⁰

17  Where⁸³⁴ thou diest,⁴¹⁹¹ will I die,⁴¹⁹¹ and there⁸⁰³³ will I be buried:⁶⁹¹² the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ do⁶²¹³ so³⁵⁴¹ to me, and more³²⁵⁴ also,³⁵⁴¹ if aught but³⁵⁸⁸ death⁴¹⁹⁴ part⁶⁵⁰⁴ thee⁹⁹⁶ and me.⁹⁹⁶

18  When she saw⁷²⁰⁰ that³⁵⁸⁸ she¹⁹³¹ was steadfastly minded⁵⁵³ to go¹⁹⁸⁰ with⁸⁵⁴ her, then she left²³⁰⁸ speaking¹⁶⁹⁶ unto⁴¹³ her.

19  So they two⁸¹⁴⁷ went¹⁹⁸⁰ until⁵⁷⁰⁴ they came⁹³⁵ to Bethlehem.¹⁰³⁵ And it came to pass,¹⁹⁶¹ when they were come⁹³⁵ to Bethlehem,¹⁰³⁵ that all³⁶⁰⁵ the city⁵⁸⁹² was moved¹⁹⁴⁹ about⁵⁹²¹ them, and they said,⁵⁵⁹ Is this²⁰⁶³ Naomi?⁵²⁸¹

20  And she said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ them, Call⁷¹²¹ me not⁴⁰⁸ Naomi,⁵²⁸¹ call⁷¹²¹ me Mara:⁴⁷⁵⁵ for³⁵⁸⁸ the Almighty⁷⁷⁰⁶ hath dealt very bitterly^{3966 4843} with me.

21  I⁵⁸⁹ went out¹⁹⁸⁰ full,⁴³⁹² and the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ hath brought me home again⁷⁷²⁵ empty:⁷³⁸⁷ why⁴¹⁰⁰ then call⁷¹²¹ ye me Naomi,⁵²⁸¹ seeing the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ hath testified⁶⁰³⁰ against me, and the Almighty⁷⁷⁰⁶ hath afflicted⁷⁴⁸⁹ me?

22  So Naomi⁵²⁸¹ returned,⁷⁷²⁵ and Ruth⁷³²⁷ the Moabitess,⁴¹²⁵ her daughter-in-law,³⁶¹⁸ with her,⁵⁹⁷³ which returned⁷⁷²⁵ out of the country^{4480 7704} of Moab:⁴¹²⁴ and they¹⁹⁹² came⁹³⁵ to Bethlehem¹⁰³⁵ in the beginning⁸⁴⁶² of barley⁸¹⁸⁴ harvest.⁷¹⁰⁵

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1 καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ κρίνειν τοὺς κριτὰς καὶ ἐγένετο λιμὸς ἐν τῇ γῇ καὶ ἐπορεύθη ἀνὴρ ἀπὸ Βαιθλεεμ τῆς Ιουδα τοῦ παροικῆσαι ἐν ἀγρῷ Μωαβ αὐτὸς καὶ ἡ γυνὴ αὐτοῦ καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτοῦ

2 καὶ ὄνομα τῷ ἀνδρὶ Αβιμελεχ καὶ ὄνομα τῇ γυναικὶ αὐτοῦ Νωεμιν καὶ ὄνομα τοῖς δυσὶν υἱοῖς αὐτοῦ Μααλων καὶ Χελαιων Εφραθαῖοι ἐκ Βαιθλεεμ τῆς Ιουδα καὶ ἤλθοσαν εἰς ἀγρὸν Μωαβ καὶ ἦσαν ἐκεῖ

3 καὶ ἀπέθανεν Αβιμελεχ ὁ ἀνὴρ τῆς Νωεμιν καὶ κατελείφθη αὐτὴ καὶ οἱ δύο υἱοὶ αὐτῆς

4 καὶ ἐλάβοσαν ἑαυτοῖς γυναῖκας Μωαβίτιδας ὄνομα τῇ μιᾷ Ορφα καὶ ὄνομα τῇ δευτέρᾳ Ρουθ καὶ κατῴκησαν ἐκεῖ ὡς δέκα ἔτη

5 καὶ ἀπέθανον καί γε ἀμφότεροι Μααλων καὶ Χελαιων καὶ κατελείφθη ἡ γυνὴ ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀνδρὸς αὐτῆς καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν δύο υἱῶν αὐτῆς

6 καὶ ἀνέστη αὐτὴ καὶ αἱ δύο νύμφαι αὐτῆς καὶ ἀπέστρεψαν ἐξ ἀγροῦ Μωαβ ὅτι ἤκουσαν ἐν ἀγρῷ Μωαβ ὅτι ἐπέσκεπται κύριος τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ δοῦναι αὐτοῖς ἄρτους

7 καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ἐκ τοῦ τόπου οὗ ἦν ἐκεῖ καὶ αἱ δύο νύμφαι αὐτῆς μετ᾽ αὐτῆς καὶ ἐπορεύοντο ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ τοῦ ἐπιστρέψαι εἰς τὴν γῆν Ιουδα

8 καὶ εἶπεν Νωεμιν ταῖς νύμφαις αὐτῆς πορεύεσθε δὴ ἀποστράφητε ἑκάστη εἰς οἶκον μητρὸς αὐτῆς ποιήσαι κύριος μεθ᾽ ὑμῶν ἔλεος καθὼς ἐποιήσατε μετὰ τῶν τεθνηκότων καὶ μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ

9 δῴη κύριος ὑμῖν καὶ εὕροιτε ἀνάπαυσιν ἑκάστη ἐν οἴκῳ ἀνδρὸς αὐτῆς καὶ κατεφίλησεν αὐτάς καὶ ἐπῆραν τὴν φωνὴν αὐτῶν καὶ ἔκλαυσαν

10 καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῇ μετὰ σοῦ ἐπιστρέφομεν εἰς τὸν λαόν σου

11 καὶ εἶπεν Νωεμιν ἐπιστράφητε δή θυγατέρες μου καὶ ἵνα τί πορεύεσθε μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ μὴ ἔτι μοι υἱοὶ ἐν τῇ κοιλίᾳ μου καὶ ἔσονται ὑμῖν εἰς ἄνδρας

12 ἐπιστράφητε δή θυγατέρες μου διότι γεγήρακα τοῦ μὴ εἶναι ἀνδρί ὅτι εἶπα ὅτι ἔστιν μοι ὑπόστασις τοῦ γενηθῆναί με ἀνδρὶ καὶ τέξομαι υἱούς

13 μὴ αὐτοὺς προσδέξεσθε ἕως οὗ ἁδρυνθῶσιν ἢ αὐτοῖς κατασχεθήσεσθε τοῦ μὴ γενέσθαι ἀνδρί μὴ δή θυγατέρες μου ὅτι ἐπικράνθη μοι ὑπὲρ ὑμᾶς ὅτι ἐξῆλθεν ἐν ἐμοὶ χεὶρ κυρίου

14 καὶ ἐπῆραν τὴν φωνὴν αὐτῶν καὶ ἔκλαυσαν ἔτι καὶ κατεφίλησεν Ορφα τὴν πενθερὰν αὐτῆς καὶ ἐπέστρεψεν εἰς τὸν λαὸν αὐτῆς Ρουθ δὲ ἠκολούθησεν αὐτῇ

15 καὶ εἶπεν Νωεμιν πρὸς Ρουθ ἰδοὺ ἀνέστρεψεν ἡ σύννυμφός σου πρὸς λαὸν αὐτῆς καὶ πρὸς τοὺς θεοὺς αὐτῆς ἐπιστράφητι δὴ καὶ σὺ ὀπίσω τῆς συννύμφου σου

16 εἶπεν δὲ Ρουθ μὴ ἀπαντήσαι ἐμοὶ τοῦ καταλιπεῖν σε ἢ ἀποστρέψαι ὄπισθέν σου ὅτι σὺ ὅπου ἐὰν πορευθῇς πορεύσομαι καὶ οὗ ἐὰν αὐλισθῇς αὐλισθήσομαι ὁ λαός σου λαός μου καὶ ὁ θεός σου θεός μου

17 καὶ οὗ ἐὰν ἀποθάνῃς ἀποθανοῦμαι κἀκεῖ ταφήσομαι τάδε ποιήσαι μοι κύριος καὶ τάδε προσθείη ὅτι θάνατος διαστελεῖ ἀνὰ μέσον ἐμοῦ καὶ σοῦ

18 ἰδοῦσα δὲ Νωεμιν ὅτι κραταιοῦται αὐτὴ τοῦ πορεύεσθαι μετ᾽ αὐτῆς ἐκόπασεν τοῦ λαλῆσαι πρὸς αὐτὴν ἔτι

19 ἐπορεύθησαν δὲ ἀμφότεραι ἕως τοῦ παραγενέσθαι αὐτὰς εἰς Βαιθλεεμ καὶ ἤχησεν πᾶσα ἡ πόλις ἐπ᾽ αὐταῖς καὶ εἶπον αὕτη ἐστὶν Νωεμιν

20 καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτάς μὴ δὴ καλεῖτέ με Νωεμιν καλέσατέ με Πικράν ὅτι ἐπικράνθη ἐν ἐμοὶ ὁ ἱκανὸς σφόδρα

21 ἐγὼ πλήρης ἐπορεύθην καὶ κενὴν ἀπέστρεψέν με ὁ κύριος καὶ ἵνα τί καλεῖτέ με Νωεμιν καὶ κύριος ἐταπείνωσέν με καὶ ὁ ἱκανὸς ἐκάκωσέν με

22 καὶ ἐπέστρεψεν Νωεμιν καὶ Ρουθ ἡ Μωαβῖτις ἡ νύμφη αὐτῆς ἐπιστρέφουσα ἐξ ἀγροῦ Μωαβ αὐταὶ δὲ παρεγενήθησαν εἰς Βαιθλεεμ ἐν ἀρχῇ θερισμοῦ κριθῶν

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‎1 ‏וַיְהִ֗י בִּימֵי֙ שְׁפֹ֣ט הַשֹּׁפְטִ֔ים וַיְהִ֥י רָעָ֖ב בָּאָ֑רֶץ וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ אִ֜ישׁ מִבֵּ֧ית לֶ֣חֶם יְהוּדָ֗ה לָגוּר֙ בִּשְׂדֵ֣י מוֹאָ֔ב ה֥וּא וְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ וּשְׁנֵ֥י בָנָֽיו׃

‎2 ‏וְשֵׁ֣ם הָאִ֣ישׁ אֱ‍ֽלִימֶ֡לֶךְ וְשֵׁם֩ אִשְׁתּ֨וֹ נָעֳמִ֜י וְשֵׁ֥ם שְׁנֵֽי־בָנָ֣יו׀ מַחְל֤וֹן וְכִלְיוֹן֙ אֶפְרָתִ֔ים מִבֵּ֥ית לֶ֖חֶם יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ שְׂדֵי־מוֹאָ֖ב וַיִּֽהְיוּ־שָֽׁם׃

‎3 ‏וַיָּ֥מָת אֱלִימֶ֖לֶךְ אִ֣ישׁ נָעֳמִ֑י וַתִּשָּׁאֵ֥ר הִ֖יא וּשְׁנֵ֥י בָנֶֽיהָ׃

‎4 ‏וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ לָהֶ֗ם נָשִׁים֙ מֹֽאֲבִיּ֔וֹת שֵׁ֤ם הָֽאַחַת֙ עָרְפָּ֔ה וְשֵׁ֥ם הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית ר֑וּת וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ שָׁ֖ם כְּעֶ֥שֶׂר שָׁנִֽים׃

‎5 ‏וַיָּמ֥וּתוּ גַם־שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם מַחְל֣וֹן וְכִלְי֑וֹן וַתִּשָּׁאֵר֙ הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה מִשְּׁנֵ֥י יְלָדֶ֖יהָ וּמֵאִישָֽׁהּ׃

‎6 ‏וַתָּ֤קָם הִיא֙ וְכַלֹּתֶ֔יהָ וַתָּ֖שָׁב מִשְּׂדֵ֣י מוֹאָ֑ב כִּ֤י שָֽׁמְעָה֙ בִּשְׂדֵ֣ה מוֹאָ֔ב כִּֽי־פָקַ֤ד יְהוָה֙ אֶת־עַמּ֔וֹ לָתֵ֥ת לָהֶ֖ם לָֽחֶם׃

‎7 ‏וַתֵּצֵ֗א מִן־הַמָּקוֹם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָיְתָה־שָׁ֔מָּה וּשְׁתֵּ֥י כַלֹּתֶ֖יהָ עִמָּ֑הּ וַתֵּלַ֣כְנָה בַדֶּ֔רֶךְ לָשׁ֖וּב אֶל־אֶ֥רֶץ יְהוּדָֽה׃

‎8 ‏וַתֹּ֤אמֶר נָעֳמִי֙ לִשְׁתֵּ֣י כַלֹּתֶ֔יהָ לֵ֣כְנָה שֹּׁ֔בְנָה אִשָּׁ֖ה לְבֵ֣ית אִמָּ֑הּ יעשה יַ֣עַשׂ יְהוָ֤ה עִמָּכֶם֙ חֶ֔סֶד כַּאֲשֶׁ֧ר עֲשִׂיתֶ֛ם עִם־הַמֵּתִ֖ים וְעִמָּדִֽי׃

‎9 ‏יִתֵּ֤ן יְהוָה֙ לָכֶ֔ם וּמְצֶ֣אןָ מְנוּחָ֔ה אִשָּׁ֖ה בֵּ֣ית אִישָׁ֑הּ וַתִּשַּׁ֣ק לָהֶ֔ן וַתִּשֶּׂ֥אנָה קוֹלָ֖ן וַתִּבְכֶּֽינָה׃

‎10 ‏וַתֹּאמַ֖רְנָה־לָּ֑הּ כִּי־אִתָּ֥ךְ נָשׁ֖וּב לְעַמֵּֽךְ׃

‎11 ‏וַתֹּ֤אמֶר נָעֳמִי֙ שֹׁ֣בְנָה בְנֹתַ֔י לָ֥מָּה תֵלַ֖כְנָה עִמִּ֑י הַֽעֽוֹד־לִ֤י בָנִים֙ בְּֽמֵעַ֔י וְהָי֥וּ לָכֶ֖ם לַאֲנָשִֽׁים׃

‎12 ‏שֹׁ֤בְנָה בְנֹתַי֙ לֵ֔כְןָ כִּ֥י זָקַ֖נְתִּי מִהְי֣וֹת לְאִ֑ישׁ כִּ֤י אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ יֶשׁ־לִ֣י תִקְוָ֔ה גַּ֣ם הָיִ֤יתִי הַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ לְאִ֔ישׁ וְגַ֖ם יָלַ֥דְתִּי בָנִֽים׃

‎13 ‏הֲלָהֵ֣ן׀ תְּשַׂבֵּ֗רְנָה עַ֚ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִגְדָּ֔לוּ הֲלָהֵן֙ תֵּֽעָגֵ֔נָה לְבִלְתִּ֖י הֱי֣וֹת לְאִ֑ישׁ אַ֣ל בְּנֹתַ֗י כִּֽי־מַר־לִ֤י מְאֹד֙ מִכֶּ֔ם כִּֽי־יָצְאָ֥ה בִ֖י יַד־יְהוָֽה׃

‎14 ‏וַתִּשֶּׂ֣נָה קוֹלָ֔ן וַתִּבְכֶּ֖ינָה ע֑וֹד וַתִּשַּׁ֤ק עָרְפָּה֙ לַחֲמוֹתָ֔הּ וְר֖וּת דָּ֥בְקָה בָּֽהּ׃

‎15 ‏וַתֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּה֙ שָׁ֣בָה יְבִמְתֵּ֔ךְ אֶל־עַמָּ֖הּ וְאֶל־אֱלֹהֶ֑יהָ שׁ֖וּבִי אַחֲרֵ֥י יְבִמְתֵּֽךְ׃

‎16 ‏וַתֹּ֤אמֶר רוּת֙ אַל־תִּפְגְּעִי־בִ֔י לְעָזְבֵ֖ךְ לָשׁ֣וּב מֵאַחֲרָ֑יִךְ כִּ֠י אֶל־אֲשֶׁ֨ר תֵּלְכִ֜י אֵלֵ֗ךְ וּבַאֲשֶׁ֤ר תָּלִ֙ינִי֙ אָלִ֔ין עַמֵּ֣ךְ עַמִּ֔י וֵאלֹהַ֖יִךְ אֱלֹהָֽי׃

‎17 ‏בַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר תָּמ֙וּתִי֙ אָמ֔וּת וְשָׁ֖ם אֶקָּבֵ֑ר כֹּה֩ יַעֲשֶׂ֨ה יְהוָ֥ה לִי֙ וְכֹ֣ה יֹסִ֔יף כִּ֣י הַמָּ֔וֶת יַפְרִ֖יד בֵּינִ֥י וּבֵינֵֽךְ׃

‎18 ‏וַתֵּ֕רֶא כִּֽי־מִתְאַמֶּ֥צֶת הִ֖יא לָלֶ֣כֶת אִתָּ֑הּ וַתֶּחְדַּ֖ל לְדַבֵּ֥ר אֵלֶֽיהָ׃

‎19 ‏וַתֵּלַ֣כְנָה שְׁתֵּיהֶ֔ם עַד־בֹּאָ֖נָה בֵּ֣ית לָ֑חֶם וַיְהִ֗י כְּבֹאָ֙נָה֙ בֵּ֣ית לֶ֔חֶם וַתֵּהֹ֤ם כָּל־הָעִיר֙ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ן וַתֹּאמַ֖רְנָה הֲזֹ֥את נָעֳמִֽי׃

‎20 ‏וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֔ן אַל־תִּקְרֶ֥אנָה לִ֖י נָעֳמִ֑י קְרֶ֤אןָ לִי֙ מָרָ֔א כִּי־הֵמַ֥ר שַׁדַּ֛י לִ֖י מְאֹֽד׃

‎21 ‏אֲנִי֙ מְלֵאָ֣ה הָלַ֔כְתִּי וְרֵיקָ֖ם הֱשִׁיבַ֣נִי יְהוָ֑ה לָ֣מָּה תִקְרֶ֤אנָה לִי֙ נָעֳמִ֔י וַֽיהוָה֙ עָ֣נָה בִ֔י וְשַׁדַּ֖י הֵ֥רַֽע³ לִֽי׃

‎22 ‏וַתָּ֣שָׁב נָעֳמִ֗י וְר֨וּת הַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֤ה כַלָּתָהּ֙ עִמָּ֔הּ הַשָּׁ֖בָה מִשְּׂדֵ֣י מוֹאָ֑ב וְהֵ֗מָּה בָּ֚אוּ בֵּ֣ית לֶ֔חֶם בִּתְחִלַּ֖ת קְצִ֥יר שְׂעֹרִֽים׃

Vul

1 In diebus unius judicis, quando judices præerant, facta est fames in terra. Abiitque homo de Bethlehem Juda, ut peregrinaretur in regione Moabitide cum uxore sua ac duobus liberis.

2 Ipse vocabatur Elimelech, et uxor ejus Noëmi: et duo filii, alter Mahalon, et alter Chelion, Ephrathæi de Bethlehem Juda. Ingressique regionem Moabitidem, morabantur ibi.

3 Et mortuus est Elimelech maritus Noëmi: remansitque ipsa cum filiis.

4 Qui acceperunt uxores Moabitidas, quarum una vocabatur Orpha, altera vero Ruth. Manseruntque ibi decem annis,

5 et ambo mortui sunt, Mahalon videlicet et Chelion: remansitque mulier orbata duobus liberis ac marito.

6 Et surrexit ut in patriam pergeret cum utraque nuru sua de regione Moabitide: audierat enim quod respexisset Dominus populum suum, et dedisset eis escas.

7 Egressa est itaque de loco peregrinationis suæ, cum utraque nuru: et jam in via revertendi posita in terram Juda,

8 dixit ad eas: Ite in domum matris vestræ: faciat vobiscum Dominus misericordiam, sicut fecistis cum mortuis, et mecum.

9 Det vobis invenire requiem in domibus virorum quos sortituræ estis. Et osculata est eas. Quæ elevata voce flere cœperunt,

10 et dicere: Tecum pergemus ad populum tuum.

11 Quibus illa respondit: Revertimini, filiæ meæ, cur venitis mecum? num ultra habeo filios in utero meo, ut viros ex me sperare possitis?

12 Revertimini, filiæ meæ, et abite: jam enim senectute confecta sum, nec apta vinculo conjugali: etiamsi possem hac nocte concipere, et parere filios,

13 si eos expectare velitis donec crescant, et annos pubertatis impleant, ante eritis vetulæ quam nubatis. Nolite, quæso, filiæ meæ: quia vestra angustia magis me premit, et egressa est manus Domini contra me.

14 Elevata igitur voce, rursum flere cœperunt: Orpha osculata est socrum, ac reversa est; Ruth adhæsit socrui suæ:

15 cui dixit Noëmi: En reversa est cognata tua ad populum suum, et ad deos suos, vade cum ea.

16 Quæ respondit: Ne adverseris mihi ut relinquam te et abeam: quocumque enim perrexeris, pergam, et ubi morata fueris, et ego pariter morabor. Populus tuus populus meus, et Deus tuus Deus meus.

17 Quæ te terra morientem susceperit, in ea moriar: ibique locum accipiam sepulturæ. Hæc mihi faciat Dominus, et hæc addat, si non sola mors me et te separaverit.

18 Videns ergo Noëmi quod obstinato animo Ruth decrevisset secum pergere, adversari noluit, nec ad suos ultra reditum persuadere:

19 profectæque sunt simul, et venerunt in Bethlehem. Quibus urbem ingressis, velox apud cunctos fama percrebruit: dicebantque mulieres: Hæc est illa Noëmi.

20 Quibus ait: Ne vocetis me Noëmi (id est, pulchram), sed vocate me Mara (id est, amaram), quia amaritudine valde replevit me Omnipotens.

21 Egressa sum plena, et vacuam reduxit me Dominus. Cur ergo vocatis me Noëmi, quam Dominus humiliavit, et afflixit Omnipotens?

22 Venit ergo Noëmi cum Ruth Moabitide nuru sua, de terra peregrinationis suæ: ac reversa est in Bethlehem, quando primum hordea metebantur.