Ruth

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Verses

1:1	In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land, and a man from Bethlehem in Judah, together with his wife and two sons, went to live for a while in the country of Moab.	In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah, together with his wife and two sons, went to live for a while in the country of Moab.
1:2	The mans name was Elimelech, his wifes name Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem, Judah. And they went to Moab and lived there.	The mans name was Elimelek, his wifes name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem, Judah. And they went to Moab and lived there.
1:3	Now Elimelech, Naomis husband, died, and she was left with her two sons.	Now Elimelek, Naomis husband, died, and she was left with her two sons.
1:6	When she heard in Moab that the Lord had come to the aid of his people by providing food for them, Naomi and her daughters in law prepared to return home from there.	When Naomi heard in Moab that the Lord had come to the aid of his people by providing food for them, she and her daughters in law prepared to return home from there.
1:8	Then Naomi said to her two daughters in law, Go back, each of you, to your mothers home. May the Lord show kindness to you, as you have shown to your dead and to me.	Then Naomi said to her two daughters in law, Go back, each of you, to your mothers home. May the Lord show you kindness, as you have shown kindness to your dead husbands and to me.
1:9	May the Lord grant that each of you will find rest in the home of another husband. Then she kissed them and they wept aloud	May the Lord grant that each of you will find rest in the home of another husband. Then she kissed them goodbye and they wept aloud
1:13	would you wait until they grew up? Would you remain unmarried for them? No, my daughters. It is more bitter for me than for you, because the Lords hand has gone out against me!	would you wait until they grew up? Would you remain unmarried for them? No, my daughters. It is more bitter for me than for you, because the Lords hand has turned against me!
1:14	At this they wept again. Then Orpah kissed her mother in law good by, but Ruth clung to her.	At this they wept aloud again. Then Orpah kissed her mother in law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her.
1:17	Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord deal with me, be it ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me.	Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord deal with me, be it ever so severely, if even death separates you and me.
1:22	So Naomi returned from Moab accompanied by Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, arriving in Bethlehem as the barley harvest was beginning.	So Naomi returned from Moab accompanied by Ruth the Moabite, her daughter in law, arriving in Bethlehem as the barley harvest was beginning.
2:1	Now Naomi had a relative on her husbands side, from the clan of Elimelech, a man of standing, whose name was Boaz.	Now Naomi had a relative on her husbands side, a man of standing from the clan of Elimelek, whose name was Boaz.
2:2	And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, Let me go to the fields and pick up the leftover grain behind anyone in whose eyes I find favor. Naomi said to her, Go ahead, my daughter.	And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, Let me go to the fields and pick up the leftover grain behind anyone in whose eyes I find favor. Naomi said to her, Go ahead, my daughter.
2:3	So she went out and began to glean in the fields behind the harvesters. As it turned out, she found herself working in a field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelech.	So she went out, entered a field and began to glean behind the harvesters. As it turned out, she was working in a field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelek.
2:4	Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and greeted the harvesters, The Lord be with you! The Lord bless you! they called back.	Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and greeted the harvesters, The Lord be with you! The Lord bless you! they answered.
2:5	Boaz asked the foreman of his harvesters, Whose young woman is that?	Boaz asked the overseer of his harvesters, Who does that young woman belong to?
2:6	The foreman replied, She is the Moabitess who came back from Moab with Naomi.	The overseer replied, She is the Moabite who came back from Moab with Naomi.
2:7	She said, Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves behind the harvesters. She went into the field and has worked steadily from morning till now, except for a short rest in the shelter.	She said, Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves behind the harvesters. She came into the field and has remained here from morning till now, except for a short rest in the shelter.
2:8	So Boaz said to Ruth, My daughter, listen to me. Dont go and glean in another field and dont go away from here. Stay here with my servant girls.	So Boaz said to Ruth, My daughter, listen to me. Dont go and glean in another field and dont go away from here. Stay here with the women who work for me.
2:9	Watch the field where the men are harvesting, and follow along after the girls. I have told the men not to touch you. And whenever you are thirsty, go and get a drink from the water jars the men have filled.	Watch the field where the men are harvesting, and follow along after the women. I have told the men not to lay a hand on you. And whenever you are thirsty, go and get a drink from the water jars the men have filled.
2:10	At this, she bowed down with her face to the ground. She exclaimed, Why have I found such favor in your eyes that you notice me—a foreigner?	At this, she bowed down with her face to the ground. She asked him, Why have I found such favor in your eyes that you notice me—a foreigner?
2:13	May I continue to find favor in your eyes, my Lord, she said. You have given me comfort and have spoken kindly to your servant—though I do not have the standing of one of your servant girls.	May I continue to find favor in your eyes, my Lord, she said. You have put me at ease by speaking kindly to your servant—though I do not have the standing of one of your servants.
2:15	As she got up to glean, Boaz gave orders to his men, Even if she gathers among the sheaves, dont embarrass her.	As she got up to glean, Boaz gave orders to his men, Let her gather among the sheaves and dont reprimand her.
2:16	Rather, pull out some stalks for her from the bundles and leave them for her to pick up, and dont rebuke her.	Even pull out some stalks for her from the bundles and leave them for her to pick up, and dont rebuke her.
2:20	The Lord bless him! Naomi said to her daughter in law. He has not stopped showing his kindness to the living and the dead. She added, That man is our close relative; he is one of our kinsman redeemers.	The Lord bless him! Naomi said to her daughter in law. He has not stopped showing his kindness to the living and the dead. She added, That man is our close relative; he is one of our guardian redeemers.
2:21	Then Ruth the Moabitess said, He even said to me, Stay with my workers until they finish harvesting all my grain.	Then Ruth the Moabite said, He even said to me, Stay with my workers until they finish harvesting all my grain.
2:22	Naomi said to Ruth her daughter in law, It will be good for you, my daughter, to go with his girls, because in someone elses field you might be harmed.	Naomi said to Ruth her daughter in law, It will be good for you, my daughter, to go with the women who work for him, because in someone elses field you might be harmed.
2:23	So Ruth stayed close to the servant girls of Boaz to glean until the barley and wheat harvests were finished. And she lived with her mother in law.	So Ruth stayed close to the women of Boaz to glean until the barley and wheat harvests were finished. And she lived with her mother in law.
3:1	One day Naomi her mother in law said to her, My daughter, should I not try to find a home for you, where you will be well provided for?	One day Ruths mother in law Naomi said to her, My daughter, I must find a home for you, where you will be well provided for.
3:2	Is not Boaz, with whose servant girls you have been, a kinsman of ours? Tonight he will be winnowing barley on the threshing floor.	Now Boaz, with whose women you have worked, is a relative of ours. Tonight he will be winnowing barley on the threshing floor.
3:3	Wash and perfume yourself, and put on your best clothes. Then go down to the threshing floor, but dont let him know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.	Wash, put on perfume, and get dressed in your best clothes. Then go down to the threshing floor, but dont let him know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.
3:8	In the middle of the night something startled the man, and he turned and discovered a woman lying at his feet.	In the middle of the night something startled the man; he turned—and there was a woman lying at his feet!
3:9	Who are you? he asked. I am your servant Ruth, she said. Spread the corner of your garment over me, since you are a kinsman redeemer.	Who are you? he asked. I am your servant Ruth, she said. Spread the corner of your garment over me, since you are a guardian redeemer of our family.
3:11	And now, my daughter, dont be afraid. I will do for you all you ask. All my fellow townsmen know that you are a woman of noble character.	And now, my daughter, dont be afraid. I will do for you all you ask. All the people of my town know that you are a woman of noble character.
3:12	Although it is true that I am near of kin, there is a kinsman redeemer nearer than I.	Although it is true that I am a guardian redeemer of our family, there is another who is more closely related than I.
3:13	Stay here for the night, and in the morning if he wants to redeem, good; let him redeem. But if he is not willing, as surely as the Lord lives I will do it. Lie here until morning.	Stay here for the night, and in the morning if he wants to do his duty as your guardian redeemer, good; let him redeem you. But if he is not willing, as surely as the Lord lives I will do it. Lie here until morning.
3:14	So she lay at his feet until morning, but got up before anyone could be recognized; and he said, Dont let it be known that a woman came to the threshing floor.	So she lay at his feet until morning, but got up before anyone could be recognized; and he said, No one must know that a woman came to the threshing floor.
3:15	He also said, Bring me the shawl you are wearing and hold it out. When she did so, he poured into it six measures of barley and put it on her. Then he went back to town.	He also said, Bring me the shawl you are wearing and hold it out. When she did so, he poured into it six measures of barley and placed the bundle on her. Then he went back to town.
4:1	Meanwhile Boaz went up to the town gate and sat there. When the kinsman redeemer he had mentioned came along, Boaz said, Come over here, my friend, and sit down. So he went over and sat down.	Meanwhile Boaz went up to the town gate and sat down there just as the guardian redeemer he had mentioned came along. Boaz said, Come over here, my friend, and sit down. So he went over and sat down.
4:3	Then he said to the kinsman redeemer, Naomi, who has come back from Moab, is selling the piece of land that belonged to our brother Elimelech.	Then he said to the guardian redeemer, Naomi, who has come back from Moab, is selling the piece of land that belonged to our relative Elimelek.
4:5	Then Boaz said, On the day you buy the land from Naomi and from Ruth the Moabitess, you acquire the dead mans widow, in order to maintain the name of the dead with his property.	Then Boaz said, On the day you buy the land from Naomi, you also acquire Ruth the Moabite, the dead mans widow, in order to maintain the name of the dead with his property.
4:6	At this, the kinsman redeemer said, Then I cannot redeem it because I might endanger my own estate. You redeem it yourself. I cannot do it.	At this, the guardian redeemer said, Then I cannot redeem it because I might endanger my own estate. You redeem it yourself. I cannot do it.
4:8	So the kinsman redeemer said to Boaz, Buy it yourself. And he removed his sandal.	So the guardian redeemer said to Boaz, Buy it yourself. And he removed his sandal.
4:9	Then Boaz announced to the elders and all the people, Today you are witnesses that I have bought from Naomi all the property of Elimelech, Kilion and Mahlon.	Then Boaz announced to the elders and all the people, Today you are witnesses that I have bought from Naomi all the property of Elimelek, Kilion and Mahlon.
4:10	I have also acquired Ruth the Moabitess, Mahlons widow, as my wife, in order to maintain the name of the dead with his property, so that his name will not disappear from among his family or from the town records. Today you are witnesses!	I have also acquired Ruth the Moabite, Mahlons widow, as my wife, in order to maintain the name of the dead with his property, so that his name will not disappear from among his family or from his hometown. Today you are witnesses!
4:11	Then the elders and all those at the gate said, We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who is coming into your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you have standing in Ephrathah and be famous in Bethlehem.	Then the elders and all the people at the gate said, We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who is coming into your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the family of Israel. May you have standing in Ephrathah and be famous in Bethlehem.
4:13	So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. Then he went 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. When he made love to her, the Lord enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son.
4:14	The women said to Naomi: Praise be to the Lord, who this day has not left you without a kinsman redeemer. May he become famous throughout Israel!	The women said to Naomi: Praise be to the Lord, who this day has not left you without a guardian redeemer. May he become famous throughout Israel!
4:16	Then Naomi took the child, laid him in her lap and cared for him.	Then Naomi took the child in her arms and cared for him.
4:17	The women living there said, Naomi has a son. And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.	The women living there said, Naomi has a son! And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.