1:1 And
it
came
to
pass
in
the
days
when
the
judges
judged,
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.
1:2 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.
1:3 And
Elimelech,
Naomi's
husband,
died;
and
she
was
left,
and
her
two
sons.
1:4 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
dwelt
there
about
ten
years.
1:5 And
Mahlon
and
Chilion
died
both
of
them;
and
the
woman
was
left
of
her
two
children
and
of
her
husband.
1:6 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
Jehovah
had
visited
his
people
in
giving
them
bread.
1:7 And
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.
1:8 And
Naomi
said
unto
her
two
daughters-in-law,
Go,
return
each
of
you
to
her
mother's
house:
Jehovah
deal
kindly
with
you,
as
ye
have
dealt
with
the
dead,
and
with
me.
1:9 Jehovah
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.
1:10 And
they
said
unto
her,
Nay,
but
we
will
return
with
thee
unto
thy
people.
1:11 And
Naomi
said,
Turn
again,
my
daughters:
why
will
ye
go
with
me
have
I
yet
sons
in
my
womb,
that
they
may
be
your
husbands
1:12 Turn
again,
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
to-night,
and
should
also
bear
sons;
1:13 would
ye
therefore
tarry
till
they
were
grown
would
ye
therefore
stay
from
having
husbands
nay,
my
daughters,
for
it
grieveth
me
much
for
your
sakes,
for
the
hand
of
Jehovah
is
gone
forth
against
me.
1:14 And
they
lifted
up
their
voice,
and
wept
again:
and
Orpah
kissed
her
mother-in-law,
but
Ruth
clave
unto
her.
1:15 And
she
said,
Behold,
thy
sister-in-law
is
gone
back
unto
her
people,
and
unto
her
god:
return
thou
after
thy
sister-in-law.
1:16 And
Ruth
said,
Entreat
me
not
to
leave
thee,
and
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;
1:17 where
thou
diest,
will
I
die,
and
there
will
I
be
buried:
Jehovah
do
so
to
me,
and
more
also,
if
aught
but
death
part
thee
and
me.
1:18 And
when
she
saw
that
she
was
stedfastly
minded
to
go
with
her,
she
left
off
speaking
unto
her.
1:19 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
[the
women]
said,
Is
this
Naomi
1:20 And
she
said
unto
them,
Call
me
not
Naomi,
call
me
Mara;
for
the
Almighty
hath
dealt
very
bitterly
with
me.
1:21 I
went
out
full,
and
Jehovah
hath
brought
me
home
again
empty;
why
call
ye
me
Naomi,
seeing
Jehovah
hath
testified
against
me,
and
the
Almighty
hath
afflicted
me
1:22 So
Naomi
returned,
and
Ruth
the
Moabitess,
her
daughter-in-law,
with
her,
who
returned
out
of
the
country
of
Moab:
and
they
came
to
Bethlehem
in
the
beginning
of
barley
harvest.
