| 1:1 |
NowAnd it came to pass in the days when the judges ruledjudged that there was a famine in the land And a certain man of BethlehemjudahBeth 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 BethlehemjudahBeth lehem judah And they came into the country of Moab and continued there |
| 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 dwelleddwelt there about ten years |
| 1:5 |
And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sonschildren 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 theJehovah Lord had visited his people in giving them bread |
| 1:7 |
WhereforeAnd 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 mothers house: theJehovah Lord deal kindly with you as ye have dealt with the dead and with me |
| 1:9 |
TheJehovah 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 |
| 1:10 |
And they said unto her SurelyNay but we will return with thee unto thy people |
| 1:11 |
And Naomi said Turn again my daughters: why will ye go with me arehave thereI yet any more 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 ana husband If I should say I have hope if I should even have ana husband also to night and should also bear sons; |
| 1:13 |
Wouldwould ye therefore tarry for them till they were grown would ye therefore stay for them from having husbands nay my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes thatfor the hand of theJehovah Lord is gone outforth 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 godsgod: return thou after thy sister in law |
| 1:16 |
And Ruth said IntreatEntreat me not to leave thee orand 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 |
Wherewhere thou diest will I die and there will I be buried: theJehovah Lord do so to me and more also if oughtaught but death part thee and me |
| 1:18 |
WhenAnd when she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her then she left off speaking unto her |
| 1:19 |
So they two went until they came to BethlehemBeth lehem And it came to pass when they were come to BethlehemBeth lehem that all the city was moved about them and theythe 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 theJehovah Lord hath brought me home again empty:; why then call ye me Naomi seeing theJehovah Lord 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 whichwho returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to BethlehemBeth lehem in the beginning of barley harvest |
| 2:1 |
And Naomi had a kinsman of her husbands a mighty man of wealth of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz |
| 2:2 |
And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi Let me now go to the field and glean among the ears of corngrain after him in whose sight I shall find gracefavor And she said unto her Go my daughter |
| 2:3 |
And she went and came and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on athe partportion of the field belonging unto Boaz who was of the kindredfamily of Elimelech |
| 2:4 |
And behold Boaz came from BethlehemBeth lehem and said unto the reapers TheJehovah Lord be with you And they answered him TheJehovah Lord bless thee |
| 2:7 |
Andand she said Let me glean I pray you let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: soSo she came and hath continued even from the morning until now save that she tarried a little in the house |
| 2:8 |
Then said Boaz unto Ruth Hearest thou not my daughter Go not to glean in another field neither gopass from hence but abide here fast by my maidens: |
| 2:10 |
Then she fell on her face and bowed herself to the ground and said unto him Why have I found gracefavor in thinethy eyessight that thou shouldest take knowledge of me seeing I am a strangerforeigner |
| 2:11 |
And Boaz answered and said unto her It hath fully been shewedshowed me all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thinethy husband:; and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother and the land of thy nativity and art come unto a people whichthat thou knewest not heretofore |
| 2:12 |
TheJehovah Lord recompense thy work and a full reward be given thee of Jehovah the Lord God of Israel under whose wings thou art come to trusttake refuge |
| 2:13 |
Then she said Let me find favourfavor in thy sight my lord; for that thou hast comforted me and for that thou hast spoken friendlykindly unto thinethy handmaid though I be not likeas unto one of thinethy handmaidens |
| 2:14 |
And at meal time Boaz said unto her AtCome mealtime come thou hither and eat of the bread and dip thy morsel in the vinegar And she sat beside the reapers: and hethey reached her parched corngrain and she did eat and was sufficed and left thereof |
| 2:15 |
And when she was risen up to glean Boaz commanded his young men saying Let her glean even among the sheaves and reproach her not: |
| 2:16 |
And letalso fallpull alsoout some offor theher handfulsfrom ofthe purposebundles for her and leave themit thatand shelet mayher glean them and rebuke her not |
| 2:17 |
So she gleaned in the field until even; and she beat out that which she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley |
| 2:18 |
And she took it up and went into the city:; and her mother in law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth and gave to her that which she had reservedleft after she was sufficed |
| 2:19 |
And her mother in law said unto her Where hast thou gleaned to day and where wroughtesthast thou wrought blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee And she shewedshowed her mother in law with whom she had wrought and said The mans name with whom I wrought to day is Boaz |
| 2:20 |
And Naomi said unto her daughter in law Blessed be he of theJehovah Lord who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead And Naomi said unto her The man is nearnigh of kin unto us one of our nextnear kinsmen |
| 2:21 |
And Ruth the Moabitess said HeYea he said unto me also Thou shalt keep fast by my young men until they have ended all my harvest |
| 2:22 |
And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter in law It is good my daughter that thou go out with his maidens and that they meet thee not in any other field |
| 2:23 |
So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and she dwelt with her mother in law |
| 3:1 |
ThenAnd Naomi her mother in law said unto her My daughter shall I not seek rest for thee that it may be well with thee |
| 3:2 |
And now is not Boaz of our kindredkinsman with whose maidens thou wast Behold he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloorthreshing floor |
| 3:3 |
Wash thyself therefore and anoint thee and put thy raiment upon thee and get thee down to the threshing floor: but make not thyself known unto the man until he shall have done eating and drinking |
| 3:5 |
And she said unto her All that thou sayest unto me I will do |
| 3:6 |
And she went down unto the threshing floor and did according to all that her mother in law bade her |
| 3:7 |
And when Boaz had eaten and drunk and his heart was merry he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corngrain: and she came softly and uncovered his feet and laid her down |
| 3:8 |
And it came to pass at midnight that the man was afraid and turned himself:; and behold a woman lay at his feet |
| 3:9 |
And he said Who art thou And she answered I am Ruth thinethy handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thinethy handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman |
| 3:10 |
And he said Blessed be thou of theJehovah Lord my daughter: for thou hast shewedshowed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning inasmuch as thou followedst not young men whether poor or rich |
| 3:11 |
And now my daughter fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest:sayest; for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a virtuousworthy woman |
| 3:12 |
And now it is true that I am thya near kinsman:; howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I |
| 3:13 |
Tarry this night and it shall be in the morning that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman well; let him do the kinsmans part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee as theJehovah Lord liveth: lie down until the morning |
| 3:14 |
And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one could knowdiscern another AndFor he said Let it not be known that athe woman came intoto the threshing floor |
| 3:15 |
AlsoAnd he said Bring the vailmantle that thouis hast upon thee and hold it; Andand when she held it; and he measured six measures of barley and laid it on her: and shehe went into the city |
| 3:17 |
And she said These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me Go not empty unto thy mother in law |
| 3:18 |
Then said she Sit still my daughter until thou know how the matter will fall:; for the man will not be in rest until he have finished the thing this day |
| 4:1 |
ThenNow Boaz went Boaz up to the gate and sat him down there: and behold the near kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said Ho such a one turn aside sit down here And he turned aside and sat down |
| 4:3 |
And he said unto the near kinsman Naomi that is come again out of the country of Moab selleth athe parcel of land which was our brother Elimelechs: |
| 4:4 |
Andand I thought to advertisedisclose it unto thee saying Buy it before thethem inhabitantsthat sit here and before the elders of my people If thou wilt redeem it redeem it: but if thou wilt not redeem it then tell me that I may know:; for there is none to redeem it besidebesides thee; and I am after thee And he said I will redeem it |
| 4:6 |
And the near kinsman said I cannot redeem it for myself lest I mar mine own inheritance: redeemtake thou my right toof thyselfredemption on thee; for I cannot redeem it |
| 4:7 |
Now this was the mannercustom in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changingexchanging for to confirm all things;: a man pluckeddrew off his shoe and gave it to his neighbour:neighbor; and this was athe testimonymanner of attestation in Israel |
| 4:8 |
ThereforeSo the near kinsman said unto Boaz Buy it for theethyself SoAnd he drew off his shoe |
| 4:11 |
And all the people that were in the gate and the elders said We are witnesses TheJehovah Lord make the woman that is come into thinethy house like Rachel and like Leah which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in EphratahEphrathah and be famous in BethlehemBeth lehem: |
| 4:12 |
Andand let thy house be like the house of PharezPerez whom Tamar bare unto Judah of the seed which theJehovah Lord shall give thee of this young woman |
| 4:13 |
So Boaz took Ruth and she wasbecame his wife:; and when he went in unto her theand LordJehovah gave her conception and she bare a son |
| 4:14 |
And the women said unto Naomi Blessed be theJehovah Lordwho which hath not left thee this day without a near kinsman; thatand let his name may be famous in Israel |
| 4:15 |
And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law whichwho loveth thee whichwho is better to thee than seven sons hath bornborne him |
| 4:17 |
And the women her neighboursneighbors gave it a name saying There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse the father of David |
| 4:18 |
Now these are the generations of PharezPerez: PharezPerez begat Hezron |
| 4:19 |
Andand Hezron begat Ram and Ram begat Amminadab |
| 4:20 |
Andand Amminadab begat Nahshon and Nahshon begat Salmon |
| 4:21 |
Andand Salmon begat Boaz and Boaz begat Obed |
| 4:22 |
Andand Obed begat Jesse and Jesse begat David |