Ruth

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1:1	Now it came about in the days when the judges governed, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the land of Moab with his wife and his two sons.	Now it happened in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the fields of Moab with his wife and his two sons.
1:2	The name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife, Naomi; and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem in Judah. Now they entered the land of Moab and remained there.	The name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife, Naomi; and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem in Judah. Now they came to the fields of Moab and remained there.
1:5	Then both Mahlon and Chilion also died, and the woman was bereft of her two children and her husband.	Then both Mahlon and Chilion also died, and the woman was left without her two children and her husband.
1:6	Then she arose with her daughters in law that she might return from the land of Moab, for she had heard in the land of Moab that the Lord had visited His people in giving them food.	Then she arose with her daughters in law and returned from the fields of Moab, for she had heard in the fields of Moab that Yahweh had visited His people to give them food.
1:7	So she departed from the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah.	So she went forth from the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah.
1:8	And Naomi said to her two daughters in law, Go, return each of you to her mothers house. May the Lord deal kindly with you as you have dealt with the dead and with me.	And Naomi said to her two daughters in law, Go, return each of you to her mothers house. May Yahweh show lovingkindness with you as you have shown with the dead and with me.
1:9	May the Lord grant that you may find rest, each in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them, and they lifted up their voices and wept.	May Yahweh grant that you may find rest, each in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them, and they lifted up their voices and wept.
1:10	And they said to her, No, but we will surely return with you to your people.	And they said to her, No, but we will return with you to your people.
1:13	would you therefore wait until they were grown? Would you therefore refrain from marrying? No, my daughters; for it is harder for me than for you, for the hand of the Lord has gone forth against me.	would you therefore wait until they were grown? Would you therefore refrain from marrying? No, my daughters; for it is more bitter for me than for you, for the hand of Yahweh has gone forth against me.
1:15	Then she said, Behold, your sister in law has gone back to her people and her gods; return after your sister in law.	Then she said, Behold, your sister in law has returned to her people and her gods; return after your sister in law.
1:16	But Ruth said, Do not urge me to leave you or turn back from following you; for where you go, I will go, and where you lodge, I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God.	But Ruth said, Do not press me to forsake you in turning back from following you; for where you go, I will go, and where you lodge, I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God.
1:17	Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. Thus may the Lord do to me, and worse, if anything but death parts you and me.	Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. Thus may Yahweh do to me, and more, if anything but death separates you and me.
1:18	When she saw that she was determined to go with her, she said no more to her.	So she saw that she was determined to go with her, and she said no more to her.
1:19	So they both went until they came to Bethlehem. And when they had come to Bethlehem, all the city was stirred because of them, and the women said, Is this Naomi?	Then they both went until they came to Bethlehem. Now it happened, when they had come to Bethlehem, all the city was stirred because of them, and the women said, Is this Naomi?
1:21	I went out full, but the Lord has brought me back empty. Why do you call me Naomi, since the Lord has witnessed against me and the Almighty has afflicted me?	I went out full, but Yahweh has caused me to return empty. Why do you call me Naomi? Yahweh has answered against me, and the Almighty has brought calamity against me.
1:22	So Naomi returned, and with her Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, who returned from the land of Moab. And they came to Bethlehem at the beginning of barley harvest.	So Naomi returned, and with her Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, who returned from the fields of Moab. Now they came to Bethlehem at the beginning of barley harvest.
2:1	Now Naomi had a kinsman of her husband, a man of great wealth, of the family of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz.	Now Naomi had a kinsman of her husband, a mighty man of excellence, of the family of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz.
2:2	And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, Please let me go to the field and glean among the ears of grain after one in whose sight I may find favor. And she said to her, Go, my daughter.	And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, Please let me go to the field and glean among the ears of grain after one whom I may find favor in his eyes. And she said to her, Go, my daughter.
2:3	So she departed and went and gleaned in the field after the reapers; and she happened to come to the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.	So she went. And she came and gleaned in the field after the reapers. And it so happened that she happened to come to the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.
2:4	Now behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem and said to the reapers, May the Lord be with you. And they said to him, May the Lord bless you.	Now behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem and said to the reapers, May Yahweh be with you. And they said to him, May Yahweh bless you.
2:5	Then Boaz said to his servant who was in charge of the reapers, Whose young woman is this?	Then Boaz said to his young man who was in charge of the reapers, Whose young woman is this?
2:6	The servant in charge of the reapers replied, She is the young Moabite woman who returned with Naomi from the land of Moab.	The young man in charge of the reapers replied, She is the young Moabite woman who returned with Naomi from the fields of Moab.
2:8	Then Boaz said to Ruth, Listen carefully, my daughter. Do not go to glean in another field; furthermore, do not go on from this one, but stay here with my maids.	Then Boaz said to Ruth, Have you not heard, my daughter? Do not go to glean in another field; furthermore, do not go on from this one, but stay here with my young women.
2:9	Let your eyes be on the field which they reap, and go after them. Indeed, I have commanded the servants not to touch you. When you are thirsty, go to the water jars and drink from what the servants draw.	Let your eyes be on the field which they reap, and go after them. Indeed, I have commanded the young men not to touch you. And if you are thirsty, go to the water jars and drink from what the young men draw.
2:10	Then she fell on her face, bowing to the ground and said to him, Why have I found favor in your sight that you should take notice of me, since I am a foreigner?	Then she fell on her face, bowing to the ground and said to him, Why have I found favor in your sight that you should take notice of me, though I am a foreigner?
2:11	Boaz replied to her, All that you have done for your mother in law after the death of your husband has been fully reported to me, and how you left your father and your mother and the land of your birth, and came to a people that you did not previously know.	Boaz replied to her, All that you have done for your mother in law after the death of your husband has been fully told to me, and how you forsook your father and your mother and the land of your birth, and came to a people that you did not previously know.
2:12	May the Lord reward your work, and your wages be full from the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to seek refuge.	May Yahweh fully repay your work, and may your wages be full from Yahweh, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to seek refuge.
2:13	Then she said, I have found favor in your sight, my Lord, for you have comforted me and indeed have spoken kindly to your maidservant, though I am not like one of your maidservants.	Then she said, May I find favor in your eyes, my Lord, for you have comforted me and indeed have spoken to the heart of your servant woman, though I am not like one of your servant women.
2:15	When she rose to glean, Boaz commanded his servants, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and do not insult her.	Then she rose to glean, and Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and do not dishonor her.
2:20	Naomi said to her daughter in law, May he be blessed of the Lord who has not withdrawn his kindness to the living and to the dead. Again Naomi said to her, The man is our relative, he is one of our closest relatives.	Naomi said to her daughter in law, May he be blessed of Yahweh who has not forsaken his lovingkindness to the living and to the dead. Then Naomi said to her, The man is our relative; he is one of our kinsman redeemers.
2:21	Then Ruth the Moabitess said, Furthermore, he said to me, You should stay close to my servants until they have finished all my harvest.	Then Ruth the Moabitess said, Furthermore, he said to me, You should stay close to my young men until they have finished all my harvest.
2:22	Naomi said to Ruth her daughter in law, It is good, my daughter, that you go out with his maids, so that others do not fall upon you in another field.	Naomi said to Ruth her daughter in law, It is good, my daughter, that you go out with his young women, so that others do not oppress you in another field.
2:23	So she stayed close by the maids of Boaz in order to glean until the end of the barley harvest and the wheat harvest. And she lived with her mother in law.	So she stayed close by the young women of Boaz in order to glean until the end of the barley harvest and the wheat harvest. And she lived with her mother in law.
3:1	Then Naomi her mother in law said to her, My daughter, shall I not seek security for you, that it may be well with you?	Then Naomi her mother in law said to her, My daughter, shall I not seek a state of rest for you, that it may be well with you?
3:2	Now is not Boaz our kinsman, with whose maids you were? Behold, he winnows barley at the threshing floor tonight.	And now, is not Boaz our kinsman, with whose young women you were? Behold, he is winnowing barley at the threshing floor tonight.
3:3	Wash yourself therefore, and anoint yourself and put on your best clothes, and go down to the threshing floor; but do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking.	So you shall wash yourself and anoint yourself and put on your best clothes, and you shall go down to the threshing floor; but do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking.
3:4	It shall be when he lies down, that you shall notice the place where he lies, and you shall go and uncover his feet and lie down; then he will tell you what you shall do.	Let it be that when he lies down, you shall know the place where he lies, and you shall go and uncover his feet and lie down; then he will tell you what you shall do.
3:7	When Boaz had eaten and drunk and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain; and she came secretly, and uncovered his feet and lay down.	And Boaz ate and drank and his heart was merry, and he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain; and she came secretly and uncovered his feet and lay down.
3:8	It happened in the middle of the night that the man was startled and bent forward; and behold, a woman was lying at his feet.	Then it happened in the middle of the night that the man was startled and bent forward; and behold, a woman was lying at his feet.
3:9	He said, Who are you? And she answered, I am Ruth your maid. So spread your covering over your maid, for you are a close relative.	And he said, Who are you? And she answered, I am Ruth your maidservant. So spread your wing over your maidservant, for you are a kinsman redeemer.
3:10	Then he said, May you be blessed of the Lord, my daughter. You have shown your last kindness to be better than the first by not going after young men, whether poor or rich.	Then he said, May you be blessed of Yahweh, my daughter. You have shown your last lovingkindness to be better than the first by not going after young men, whether poor or rich.
3:11	Now, my daughter, do not fear. I will do for you whatever you ask, for all my people in the city know that you are a woman of excellence.	So now, my daughter, do not fear. All that you say, I will do for you; for all my people within the gates of the city know that you are a woman of excellence.
3:12	Now it is true I am a close relative; however, there is a relative closer than I.	But now it is true I am a kinsman redeemer; however, there is a kinsman redeemer closer than I.
3:13	Remain this night, and when morning comes, if he will redeem you, good; let him redeem you. But if he does not wish to redeem you, then I will redeem you, as the Lord lives. Lie down until morning.	Stay this night, and it will be in the morning that, if he will redeem you, good; let him redeem you. But if he does not desire to redeem you, then I will redeem you, as Yahweh lives. Lie down until morning.
3:15	Again he said, Give me the cloak that is on you and hold it. So she held it, and he measured six measures of barley and laid it on her. Then she went into the city.	And he said, Give me the cloak that is on you and hold it. So she held it, and he measured six measures of barley and placed it on her. Then she went into the city.
3:16	When she came to her mother in law, she said, How did it go, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done for her.	Then she came to her mother in law, and she said, How did it go, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done for her.
3:17	She said, These six measures of barley he gave to me, for he said, Do not go to your mother in law empty handed.	She said, These six measures of barley he gave to me, for he said, Do not go to your mother in law empty.
3:18	Then she said, Wait, my daughter, until you know how the matter turns out; for the man will not rest until he has settled it today.	Then she said, Sit, then, my daughter, until you know how the matter falls into place; for the man will not remain quiet until he has finished the matter today.
4:1	Now Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there, and behold, the close relative of whom Boaz spoke was passing by, so he said, Turn aside, friend, sit down here. And he turned aside and sat down.	Now Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there, and behold, the kinsman redeemer of whom Boaz spoke was passing by, so he said, Turn aside, my fellow, sit down here. And he turned aside and sat down.
4:2	He took ten men of the elders of the city and said, Sit down here. So they sat down.	Then he took ten men of the elders of the city and said, Sit down here. So they sat down.
4:3	Then he said to the closest relative, Naomi, who has come back from the land of Moab, has to sell the piece of land which belonged to our brother Elimelech.	Then he said to the kinsman redeemer, Naomi, who has come back from the fields of Moab, has to sell the portion of the field which belonged to our brother Elimelech.
4:4	So I thought to inform you, saying, Buy it before those who are sitting here, and before the elders of my people. If you will redeem it, redeem it; but if not, tell me that I may know; for there is no one but you to redeem it, and I am after you.  And he said, I will redeem it.	So I thought to uncover this matter in your hearing, saying, Acquire it before those who are sitting here and before the elders of my people. If you will redeem it, redeem it; but if no one redeems it, tell me that I may know; for there is no one but you to redeem it, and I am after you.  And he said, I will redeem it.
4:5	Then Boaz said, On the day you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you must also acquire Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of the deceased, in order to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance.	Then Boaz said, On the day you acquire the field from the hand of Naomi, you must also acquire Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of the one who had died, in order to raise up the name of the one who had died, on behalf of his inheritance.
4:6	The closest relative said, I cannot redeem it for myself, because I would jeopardize my own inheritance. Redeem it for yourself; you may have my right of redemption, for I cannot redeem it.	So the kinsman redeemer said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I ruin my own inheritance. You redeem my right of redemption for yourself, for I cannot redeem it.
4:7	Now this was the custom in former times in Israel concerning the redemption and the exchange of land to confirm any matter: a man removed his sandal and gave it to another; and this was the manner of attestation in Israel.	Now this was the custom in former times in Israel concerning the right of redemption and the exchange of land to establish any matter: a man removed his sandal and gave it to another; and this was the manner of attestation in Israel.
4:8	So the closest relative said to Boaz, Buy it for yourself. And he removed his sandal.	So the kinsman redeemer said to Boaz, Acquire this for yourself. And he removed his sandal.
4:9	Then Boaz said to the elders and all the people, You are witnesses today that I have bought from the hand of Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech and all that belonged to Chilion and Mahlon.	Then Boaz said to the elders and all the people, You are witnesses today that I have acquired all that belonged to Elimelech and all that belonged to Chilion and Mahlon from the hand of Naomi.
4:10	Moreover, I have acquired Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of Mahlon, to be my wife in order to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance, so that the name of the deceased will not be cut off from his brothers or from the court of his birth place; you are witnesses today.	And also, I have acquired Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of Mahlon, to be my wife in order to raise up the name of the one who had died, on behalf of his inheritance, so that the name of the one who had died will not be cut off from his brothers or from the gate of his birth place; you are witnesses today.
4:11	All the people who were in the court, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who is coming into your home like Rachel and Leah, both of whom built the house of Israel; and may you achieve wealth in Ephrathah and become famous in Bethlehem.	And all the people who were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. May Yahweh grant the woman who is coming into your home to be like Rachel and Leah, both of whom built the house of Israel, and so you shall achieve excellence in Ephrathah and shall proclaim your name in Bethlehem.
4:12	Moreover, may your house be like the house of Perez whom Tamar bore to Judah, through the offspring which the Lord will give you by this young woman.	Moreover, may your house be like the house of Perez whom Tamar bore to Judah, through the seed which Yahweh will grant you by this young woman.
4:13	So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife, and he went in to her. And the Lord enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son.	So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife, and he went in to her. And Yahweh granted her conception, and she gave birth to a son.
4:14	Then the women said to Naomi, Blessed is the Lord who has not left you without a redeemer today, and may his name become famous in Israel.	Then the women said to Naomi, Blessed is Yahweh who has not left you without a kinsman redeemer today, and may his name be proclaimed in Israel.
4:15	May he also be to you a restorer of life and a sustainer of your old age; for your daughter in law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons, has given birth to him.	May he also be to you a restorer of your soul and a sustainer of your old age; for your daughter in law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons, has given birth to him.
4:16	Then Naomi took the child and laid him in her lap, and became his nurse.	Then Naomi took the child and put him on her bosom and became his nurse.
4:18	Now these are the generations of Perez: to Perez was born Hezron,	Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez became the father of Hezron,
4:19	and to Hezron was born Ram, and to Ram, Amminadab,	and Hezron became the father of Ram, and Ram became the father of Amminadab,
4:20	and to Amminadab was born Nahshon, and to Nahshon, Salmon,	and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon became the father of Salmah,
4:21	and to Salmon was born Boaz, and to Boaz, Obed,	and Salmon became the father of Boaz, and Boaz became the father of Obed,
4:22	and to Obed was born Jesse, and to Jesse, David.	and Obed became the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David.