1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Ruth 1

1 Elimelech driven by famine into Moab, dieth there. 4 Mahlon and Chilion, having married wives of Moab, die also. 6 Naomi returning homeward, 8 dissuadeth her two daughters in law from going with her. 14 Orpah leaveth her, but Ruth with great constancy accompanieth her. 19 They two come to Beth-lehem, where they are gladly received.

 1:1 Now it came 1961 about in the days 3117 when the judges 8199 governed 8199, that there was a famine 7458 in the land 776. And a certain man 376 of Bethlehem 1035 in Judah 3063 went 1980 to sojourn 1481a in the land 7704 of Moab 4124 with his wife 802 and his two 8147 sons 1121.

 1:2 The name 8034 of the man 376 [was] Elimelech 458, and the name 8034 of his wife 802, Naomi 5281; and the names 8034 of his two 8147 sons 1121 [were] Mahlon 4248 and Chilion 3630, Ephrathites 673 of Bethlehem 1035 in Judah 3063. Now they entered 935 the land 7704 of Moab 4124 and remained 1961 there 8033.

 1:3 Then Elimelech 458, Naomi’s 5281 husband 376, died 4191; and she was left 7604 with her two 8147 sons 1121.

 1:4 They took 5375 for themselves 1992a Moabite 4125 women 802 [as] wives 802; the name 8034 of the one 259 was Orpah 6204 and the name 8034 of the other 8145 Ruth 7327. And they lived 3427 there 8033 about ten 6235 years 8141.

 1:5 Then both 8147 1992a Mahlon 4248 and Chilion 3630 also 1571 died 4191, and the woman 802 was bereft 7604 of her two 8147 children 3206 and her husband 376.

 1:6 ¶ Then she arose 6965 with her daughters-in-law 3618 that she might return 7725 from the land 7704 of Moab 4124, for she had heard 8085 in the land 7704 of Moab 4124 that the LORD 3068 had visited 6485 His people 5971a in giving 5414 them food 3899.

 1:7 So she departed 3318 from the place 4725 where 834 8033 she was, and her two 8147 daughters-in-law 3618 with her; and they went 1980 on the way 1870 to return 7725 to the land 776 of Judah 3063.

 1:8 And Naomi 5281 said 559 to her two 8147 daughters-in-law 3618, “Go 1980, return 7725 each 802 of you to her mother’s 517 house 1004. May the LORD 3068 deal 6213a kindly 2617a with you as you have dealt 6213a with the dead 4191 and with me.

 1:9 “May the LORD 3068 grant 5414 that you may find 4672 rest 4496, each 802 in the house 1004 of her husband 376.” Then she kissed 5401a them, and they lifted 5375 up their voices 6963 and wept 1058.

 1:10 And they said 559 to her, “[No], but we will surely 3588 return 7725 with you to your people 5971a.”

 1:11 But Naomi 5281 said 559, “Return 7725, my daughters 1323. Why 4100 should you go 1980 with me? Have I yet 5750 sons 1121 in my womb 4578, that they may be your husbands 376?

 1:12 “Return 7725, my daughters 1323! Go 1980, for I am 2204 too 4480 old 2204 to have 1961 a husband 376. If 3588 I said 559 I have 3426 hope 8615b, if I should even 1571 have 1961 a husband 376 tonight 3915 and also 1571 bear 3205 sons 1121,

 1:13 would you therefore 3860 wait 7663b until 5704 834 they were grown 1431? Would you therefore 3860 refrain 5702 from marrying 1166 1961 376? No 408, my daughters 1323; for it is harder 3966 4843 for me than 4480 for you, for the hand 3027 of the LORD 3068 has gone 3318 forth 3318 against me.”

 1:14 And they lifted 5375 up their voices 6963 and wept 1058 again 5750; and Orpah 6204 kissed 5401a her mother-in-law 2545, but Ruth 7327 clung 1692 to her.

 1:15 ¶ Then she said 559, “Behold 2009, your sister-in-law 2994 has gone 7725 back 7725 to her people 5971a and her gods 430; return 7725 after 310 your sister-in-law 2994.”

 1:16 But Ruth 7327 said 559, “Do not urge 6293 me to leave 5800a you [or] turn 7725 back 7725 from following 310 you; for where 413 834 you go 1980, I will go 1980, and where 834 you lodge 3885a, I will lodge 3885a. Your people 5971a [shall be] my people 5971a, and your God 430, my God 430.

 1:17 “Where 834 you die 4191, I will die 4191, and there 8033 I will be buried 6912. Thus 3541 may the LORD 3068 do 6213a to me, and worse 3541 3254, if 3588 [anything but] death 4194 parts 6504 you and me.”

 1:18 When she saw 7200 that she was determined 553 to go 1980 with her, she said 1696 no 2308 more to her.

 1:19 ¶ So they both 8147 went 1980 until 5704 they came 935 to Bethlehem 1035. And when they had come 935 to Bethlehem 1035, all 3605 the city 5892b was stirred 1949 because 5921 of them, and the women said 559, “Is this 2088 Naomi 5281?”

 1:20 She said 559 to them, “Do not call 7121 me Naomi 5281; call 7121 me Mara 4755, for the Almighty 7706b has dealt 4843 very 3966 bitterly 4843 with me.

 1:21 “I went 1980 out full 4392, but the LORD 3068 has brought 7725 me back 7725 empty 7387. Why 4100 do you call 7121 me Naomi 5281, since the LORD 3068 has witnessed 6030a against me and the Almighty 7706b has afflicted 7489a me?”

 1:22 ¶ So Naomi 5281 returned 7725, and with her Ruth 7327 the Moabitess 4125, her daughter-in-law 3618, who returned 7725 from the land 7704 of Moab 4124. And they came 935 to Bethlehem 1035 at the beginning 8462 of barley 8184 harvest 7105a.