| 1:1 |
In the days when the judges judged, there was a famine in the land. A certain man of Bethlehem Judah went to live in the country of Moab with his wife and his two sons. |
In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah went to live for a while in the land 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. The names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem Judah. They came into the country of Moab and lived there. |
The mans name was Elimelech, his wifes name was Naomi, and his two sons names were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. And they entered the land of Moab and lived there. |
| 1:3 |
Elimelech, Naomis husband, died; and she was left with her two sons. |
Then Naomis husband, Elimelech, died, and she was left with her two sons. |
| 1:4 |
They took for themselves wives of the women of Moab. The name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other was Ruth. They lived there about ten years. |
They took for themselves wives from the women of Moab, one named Orpah, and the other named Ruth. After they lived there about ten years, |
| 1:5 |
Mahlon and Chilion both died, and the woman was bereaved of her two children and of her husband. |
both Mahlon and Chilion 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 country of Moab; for she had heard in the country of Moab how Yahweh had visited his people in giving them bread. |
Then she arose to return from the country of Moab with her daughters in law, because she heard that YHWH had attended to ʜɪꜱ people by providing them food. |
| 1:7 |
She went out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her. They went on the way to return to the land of Judah. |
So she and her two daughters in law left the place where they had been living, and they went on the road returning to the land of Judah. |
| 1:8 |
Naomi said to her two daughters in law, Go, return each of you to her mothers house. May Yahweh deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead and with me. |
Then Naomi said to her two daughters in law, Yall should go back—return to yalls mothers house. May YHWH show yall the same kindness that yall have shown to your dead husbands and to me. |
| 1:9 |
May Yahweh grant you that you may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them, and they lifted up their voices, and wept. |
May YHWH grant that each of yall find rest in the house of a new husband. Then she kissed them, and they wept aloud. |
| 1:10 |
They said to her, No, but we will return with you to your people. |
They said to her, No! We will return with you to your people. |
| 1:11 |
Naomi said, Go back, my daughters. Why do you want to go with me? Do I still have sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands? |
But Naomi replied, Yall go back, my daughters. Why do yall want to go with me? Do I still have sons in my womb who could become yalls husbands? |
| 1:12 |
Go back, 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 tonight, and should also bear sons, |
Yall should return home, my daughters. Go, because I am too old to have a husband. Even if I said, I have hope, and even if I had a husband tonight and conceived sons, |
| 1:13 |
would you then wait until they were grown? Would you then refrain from having husbands? No, my daughters, for it grieves me seriously for your sakes, for Yahwehs hand has gone out against me. |
would yall wait until they were grown? Would yall then refrain from having husbands? No, my daughters, my life is too bitter for yall, because YHWHs hand has gone out against me. |
| 1:14 |
They lifted up their voices and wept again; then Orpah kissed her mother in law, but Ruth stayed with her. |
Again, they wept aloud. Then Orpah kissed her mother in law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her. |
| 1:15 |
She said, Behold, your sister in law has gone back to her people and to her god. Follow your sister in law. |
Naomi said, Look, your sister in law has gone back to her people and to her god. You should follow her. |
| 1:16 |
Ruth said, Dont urge me to leave you, and to return from following you, for where you go, I will go; and where you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people, and your God my God. |
Ruth said, Dont urge me to leave you or turn back from you. For where you go, I will go, and where you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people, and your God my God. |
| 1:17 |
Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May Yahweh do so to me, and more also, if anything but death parts you and me. |
Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May YHWH deal with me severely if anything but death parts you and me. |
| 1:18 |
When Naomi saw that she was determined to go with her, she stopped urging her. |
When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped urging her. |
| 1:19 |
So they both went until they came to Bethlehem. When they had come to Bethlehem, all the city was excited about them, and they asked, Is this Naomi? |
So they both went on until they came to Bethlehem. When they had come to Bethlehem, all the city was excited about them, and the women said, Is this Naomi? |
| 1:20 |
She said to them, Dont call me Naomi. Call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. |
She said to them, Yall must no longer call me Naomi. Yall must call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. |
| 1:21 |
I went out full, and Yahweh has brought me home again empty. Why do you call me Naomi, since Yahweh has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me? |
I left here full, but YHWH has brought me home again empty. Why do yall call me Naomi, since YHWH has testified against me, and the Almighty has 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. They came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest. |
So Naomi returned accompanied by Ruth the Moabite, her daughter in law, who returned with her from the country of Moab. They came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest. |
| 2:1 |
Naomi had a relative of her husbands, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz. |
Now Naomi had a relative on her husbands side from the family of Elimelech. His name was Boaz, and he was very wealthy. |
| 2:2 |
Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I find favor. She said to her, Go, my daughter. |
Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, Let me go to the field and glean among the ears of grain behind someone in whose eyes I find favor. Naomi said to her, Go, my daughter. |
| 2:3 |
She went, and came 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. |
She went out and began to glean in the field behind the harvesters. Now she just happened to come to the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was from the family of Elimelech. |
| 2:4 |
Behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, May Yahweh be with you. They answered him, May Yahweh bless you. |
Just then, Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and said to the harvesters, May YHWH be with yall. They answered him, May YHWH bless you. |
| 2:5 |
Then Boaz said to his servant who was set over the reapers, Whose young lady is this? |
Then Boaz asked his servant who oversaw the harvesters, Who does this young woman belong to? |
| 2:6 |
The servant who was set over the reapers answered, It is the Moabite lady who came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab. |
The servant who oversaw the harvesters answered, It is the young Moabite woman who came back with Naomi from the land of Moab. |
| 2:7 |
She said, Please let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves. So she came, and has continued even from the morning until now, except that she rested a little in the house. |
She said, Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves behind the harvesters. So she came and has continued from the morning until now, except for a short rest in the shelter. |
| 2:8 |
Then Boaz said to Ruth, Listen, my daughter. Dont go to glean in another field, and dont go from here, but stay here close to my maidens. |
Then Boaz said to Ruth, Listen carefully, my daughter. Dont go glean in another field. Dont leave this place, but stay here close to my maidens. |
| 2:9 |
Let your eyes be on the field that they reap, and go after them. Havent I commanded the young men not to touch you? When you are thirsty, go to the vessels, and drink from that which the young men have drawn. |
Keep your eyes on the field that they harvest and follow after them. Indeed, I have commanded the young men not to touch you. And when you are thirsty, go and drink from the water jars that the young men filled. |
| 2:10 |
Then she fell on her face and bowed herself to the ground, and said to him, Why have I found favor in your sight, that you should take knowledge 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 eyes that you would notice me, a foreigner? |
| 2:11 |
Boaz answered her, I have been told all about what you have done for your mother in law since the death of your husband, and how you have left your father, your mother, and the land of your birth, and have come to a people that you didnt know before. |
Boaz answered her, All that you have done for your mother in law since the death of your husband has been reported reported to me: how you left your father, your mother, and the land of your birth, and have come to a people that you didnt know before. |
| 2:12 |
May Yahweh repay your work, and a full reward be given to you from Yahweh, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge. |
May YHWH repay your work. And may a full reward be given to you from YHWH, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge. |
| 2:13 |
Then she said, Let me find favor in your sight, my Lord, because you have comforted me, and because you have spoken kindly to your servant, though I am not as one of your servants. |
Then she said, Let me find favor in your eyes, my Lord, because you have comforted me, and because you have spoken kindly to your servant, though I am not one of your servants. |
| 2:14 |
At meal time Boaz said to her, Come here, and eat some bread, and dip your morsel in the vinegar. She sat beside the reapers, and they passed her parched grain. She ate, was satisfied, and left some of it. |
At meal time Boaz said to her, Come here, eat some food, and dip your bread in the vinegar. She sat beside the harvesters, and they passed her some roasted grain. She ate until she was satisfied, and saved the leftover. |
| 2:15 |
When she had risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and dont reproach her. |
When she rose up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the bundles, and yall dont reprimand her. |
| 2:16 |
Also pull out some for her from the bundles, and leave it. Let her glean, and dont rebuke her. |
Yall must also pull pull some from the bundles and leave it for her to glean. And yall must not rebuke her. |
| 2:17 |
So she gleaned in the field until evening; and she beat out that which she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley. |
So she gleaned in the field until evening. Then she beat out what she had gathered, and it was about an ephah of barley. |
| 2:18 |
She took it up, and went into the city. Then her mother in law saw what she had gleaned; and she brought out and gave to her that which she had left after she had enough. |
She carried it back into the city, and her mother in law saw how much she had gleaned. Ruth also brought out and gave Naomi what she had left after she had eaten enough. |
| 2:19 |
Her mother in law said to her, Where have you gleaned today? Where have you worked? Blessed be he who noticed you. She told her mother in law with whom she had worked, The mans name with whom I worked today is Boaz. |
Her mother in law said to her, Where did you glean today? Where did you work? Blessed be he who noticed you. She told her mother in law with whom she had worked, The mans name with whom I worked today is Boaz. |
| 2:20 |
Naomi said to her daughter in law, May he be blessed by Yahweh, who has not abandoned his kindness to the living and to the dead. Naomi said to her, The man is a close relative to us, one of our near kinsmen. |
Naomi said to her daughter in law, May YHWH bless him, the one who has not withdrawn his lovingkindness to the living and to the dead. Then Naomi also said to her, The man is our close relative, one of our kinsmen redeemers. |
| 2:21 |
Ruth the Moabitess said, Yes, he said to me, You shall stay close to my young men until they have finished all my harvest. |
Ruth the Moabite said, Yes, he said to me, You should stay close to my servants 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 maidens, and that they not meet you in any other field. |
Naomi said to Ruth her daughter in law, It is good, my daughter, that you go out with his maidens, so that you do not meet harm in another field. |
| 2:23 |
So she stayed close to the maidens of Boaz, to glean to the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and she lived with her mother in law. |
So she stayed close to the maidens of Boaz, to glean to the end of barley and wheat harvests, and she lived with her mother in law. |
| 3:1 |
Naomi her mother in law said to her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you? |
One day, Ruths mother in law Naomi said to her, My daughter, shouldnt I seek rest for you, where it will be well with you? |
| 3:2 |
Now isnt Boaz our kinsman, with whose maidens you were? Behold, he will be winnowing barley tonight on the threshing floor. |
Now Boaz, whose maidens you worked with, is our kinsman. Look, tonight he will be winnowing barley on the threshing floor. |
| 3:3 |
Therefore wash yourself, anoint yourself, get dressed, and go down to the threshing floor; but dont make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking. |
So bathe, anoint yourself with perfume, and put on your best clothes. Then go down to the threshing floor, but dont 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 note the place where he is lying. Then you shall go in, uncover his feet, and lie down. Then he will tell you what to do. |
When he lies down, take note of the place where he is lying. Then go in, uncover his feet, and lie down. Then he will tell you what to do. |
| 3:5 |
She said to her, All that you say, I will do. |
Ruth replied, I will do everything you said. |
| 3:6 |
She went down to the threshing floor, and did everything that her mother in law told her. |
So she went down to the threshing floor, and did everything that her mother in law told her. |
| 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. She came softly, uncovered his feet, and lay down. |
When Boaz had finished eating and drinking, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the grain heap. She approached softly, uncovered his feet, and lay down. |
| 3:8 |
At midnight, the man was startled and turned himself; and behold, a woman lay at his feet. |
In the middle of the night, the man was startled. He turned, and there was a woman lying at his feet! |
| 3:9 |
He said, Who are you? She answered, I am Ruth your servant. Therefore spread the corner of your garment over your servant; for you are a near kinsman. |
He said, Who are you? She answered, I am Ruth, your servant. Spread the edge of your garment over your servant because you are a kinsman redeemer. |
| 3:10 |
He said, You are blessed by Yahweh, my daughter. You have shown more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, because you didnt follow young men, whether poor or rich. |
He said, May YHWH bless you, my daughter. You have shown more kindness in this than what you did earlier, because you didnt go after the young men, whether poor or rich. |
| 3:11 |
Now, my daughter, dont be afraid. I will do to you all that you say; for all the city of my people knows that you are a worthy woman. |
Now, my daughter, dont be afraid. I will do for you all that you ask, for everyone in the city knows that you are a worthy woman. |
| 3:12 |
Now it is true that I am a near kinsman. However, there is a kinsman nearer than I. |
Now, it is true that I am a kinsman redeemer. However, there is a relative closer than I. |
| 3:13 |
Stay this night, and in the morning, if he will perform for you the part of a kinsman, good. Let him do the kinsmans duty. But if he will not do the duty of a kinsman for you, then I will do the duty of a kinsman for you, as Yahweh lives. Lie down until the morning. |
Stay here tonight. In the morning, if he will redeem you, good, let him redeem you. But if he does not want to redeem you, then as YHWH lives lives, I will do it. Lie here until the morning. |
| 3:14 |
She lay at his feet until the morning, then she rose up before one could discern another. For he said, Let it not be known that the woman came to the threshing floor. |
So she lay at his feet until the morning, then she rose up before anyone could recognize another. For he said, No one must know that a woman came to the threshing floor. |
| 3:15 |
He said, Bring the mantle that is on you, and hold it. She held it; and he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her; then he went into the city. |
He said, Bring the mantle you are wearing, and hold it out. As she held it, he measured six measures of barley and laid it on her. Then he went into the city. |
| 3:16 |
When she came to her mother in law, she said, How did it go, my daughter? She told her all that the man had done for her. |
When Ruth came to her mother in law, Naomi said, How did it go, my daughter? Then she told her everything the man had done for her. |
| 3:17 |
She said, He gave me these six measures of barley; for he said, Dont go empty to your mother in law. |
She said, He gave me these six measures of barley, and he said, Dont go back to your mother in law empty handed. |
| 3:18 |
Then she said, Wait, my daughter, until you know what will happen; for the man will not rest until he has settled this today. |
Then she said, Sit here, my daughter, until you know what will happen. For the man will not rest until he has settled it today. |
| 4:1 |
Now Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there. Behold, the near kinsman of whom Boaz spoke came by. Boaz said to him, Come over here, friend, and sit down! He came over, and sat down. |
Boaz went up to the city gate and sat down there. Then he saw the kinsman redeemer that he mentioned come by. Boaz said to him, Come over here, unnamed character, and sit down! So he turned and sat down. |
| 4:2 |
Boaz took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit down here, and they sat down. |
Boaz took ten elders of the city, and said, Yall sit down here. So they sat down too. |
| 4:3 |
He said to the near kinsman, Naomi, who has come back out of the country of Moab, is selling the parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelechs. |
He said to the kinsman redeemer, Naomi, who has come back from the land of Moab, is selling the piece of land that belonged to our relative Elimelech. |
| 4:4 |
I thought I should tell you, saying, Buy it before those who sit here, and before the elders of my people. If you will redeem it, redeem it; but if you will not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know. For there is no one to redeem it besides you; and I am after you. He said, I will redeem it. |
So I thought I should inform you by saying, Buy it in front of those who sit here and before the elders of my people. If you will redeem it, redeem it. But if you wont redeem it, tell me, so that I may know. For there is no one besides you with the right to redeem it, and I am after you. 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 buy it also from Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead on his inheritance. |
Then Boaz said, On the day you buy the land from the hand of Naomi, you must acquire Ruth the Moabite, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead on his property. |
| 4:6 |
The near kinsman said, I cant redeem it for myself, lest I endanger my own inheritance. Take my right of redemption for yourself; for I cant redeem it. |
The near kinsman redeemer said, Then I cant redeem it, because I would endanger my own property. Take my right of redemption for yourself because I cant redeem it. |
| 4:7 |
Now this was the custom in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning exchanging, to confirm all things: a man took off his sandal, and gave it to his neighbor; and this was the way of formalizing transactions in Israel. |
Now this was the custom in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and exchanging: to confirm a transaction, a man would remove his sandal and give it to the other person. This was the way of formalizing transactions in Israel. |
| 4:8 |
So the near kinsman said to Boaz, Buy it for yourself, then he took off his sandal. |
So the kinsman redeemer said to Boaz, Buy it for yourself. Then he removed his sandal. |
| 4:9 |
Boaz said to the elders and to all the people, You are witnesses today, that I have bought all that was Elimelechs, and all that was Chilions and Mahlons, from the hand of Naomi. |
Boaz said to the elders and to all the people, Yall are witnesses today that I have bought from the hand of Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech, Chilion, and Mahlon. |
| 4:10 |
Moreover, Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, I have purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead on his inheritance, that the name of the dead may not be cut off from among his brothers and from the gate of his place. You are witnesses today. |
I have also acquired Ruth the Moabite, the widow of Mahlon, to be my wife in order to raise up the name of the dead on his property, so that the name of the dead may not be cut off from among his relatives and from the gate of his hometown. Yall are witnesses today. |
| 4:11 |
All the people who were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. May Yahweh make the woman who has come into your house like Rachel and like Leah, which both built the house of Israel; and treat you worthily in Ephrathah, and be famous in Bethlehem. |
Then the elders and everyone at the gate said, We are witnesses. May YHWH make the woman who has come into your house like Rachel and like Leah, both of whom built the house of Israel. May you prosper in Ephrathah and become famous in Bethlehem. |
| 4:12 |
Let your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, of the offspring which Yahweh will give you by this young woman. |
May your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, through the offspring which YHWH will give you by this young woman. |
| 4:13 |
So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife; and he went in to her, and Yahweh enabled her to conceive, and she bore a son. |
So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. When he went in to her, YHWH enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son. |
| 4:14 |
The women said to Naomi, Blessed be Yahweh, who has not left you today without a near kinsman. Let his name be famous in Israel. |
The women said to Naomi, Blessed be YHWH, who has not left you today without a near kinsman redeemer. May his name become famous in Israel! |
| 4:15 |
He shall be to you a restorer of life and sustain you in your old age; for your daughter in law, who loves you, who is better to you than seven sons, has given birth to him. |
He will restore your soul and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter in law, who loves you and who is better to you than seven sons, has given birth to him. |
| 4:16 |
Naomi took the child, laid him in her bosom, and became nurse to him. |
Naomi took the child and laid him in her lap, and became his caregiver. |
| 4:17 |
The women, her neighbors, gave him a name, saying, A son is born to Naomi. They named him Obed. He is the father of Jesse, the father of David. |
The neighbor women gave him a name, saying, A son is born to Naomi! So they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David. |
| 4:18 |
Now this is the history of the generations of Perez: Perez became the father of Hezron, |
Now this is the history of the generations of Perez: Perez fathered Hezron, |
| 4:19 |
and Hezron became the father of Ram, and Ram became the father of Amminadab, |
and Hezron fathered Ram, and Ram fathered Amminadab, |
| 4:20 |
and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon became the father of Salmon, |
and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, and Nahshon fathered Salmon, |
| 4:21 |
and Salmon became the father of Boaz, and Boaz became the father of Obed, |
and Salmon fathered Boaz, and Boaz fathered Obed, |
| 4:22 |
and Obed became the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David. |
and Obed fathered Jesse, and Jesse fathered David. |