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1:1  1 Elimelech goeth with his wife and children into the land of Moab. 3 He and his sons die. 19 Naomi and Ruth come to Bethlehem. In the time that the Judges ruled, there was a dearth in the land, and a man of Bethlehem Judah went for 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 names of his two sons, Mahlon, and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem Judah: and when they came into the land of Moab, they continued there.
1:3  Then Elimelech the husband of Naomi died, and she remained with her two sons,
1:4  Which took them wives of the Moabites: the one’s name was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years.
1:5  And Mahlon and Chilion dieth also both twain: so the woman was left, destitute of her two sons, and of her husband.
1:6  Then she arose with her daughters-in-law, and returned from the country of Moab: for she had heard say in the country of Moab, that the Lord had visited his people, and given them bread.
1:7  Wherefore she departed out of the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her, and they went on their way to return unto the land of Judah.
1:8  Then Naomi said unto her two daughters-in-law, Go, return each of you unto her own mother’s house: the Lord show favor unto you, as ye have done with the dead, and with me.
1:9  The Lord grant you, that you may find rest, either of you in the house of her husband. And when she kissed them, they lift up their voice and wept.
1:10  And they said unto her, Surely we will return with thee unto thy people.
1:11  But Naomi said, Turn again my daughters: for what cause will ye go with me? are there 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 an husband. If I should say, I have hope, and if I had an husband this night: yea, and if I had borne sons,
1:13  Would ye tarry for them, till they were of age? would ye be deferred for them from taking of husbands? nay my daughters: for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the Lord is gone out against me.
1:14  Then they lift up their voice and wept again, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth abode still with her.
1:15  And Naomi said, Behold, thy sister-in-law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister-in-law.
1:16  And Ruth answered, Entreat me not to leave thee, nor to depart from thee: for whither thou goest, I will go: and where thou dwellest, I will dwell: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God.
1:17  Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried. The Lord do so to me and more also, if ought but death depart thee and me.
1:18  When she saw that she was steadfastly minded to go with her, she left speaking unto her.
1:19  So they went both until they came to Bethlehem: and when they were come to Bethlehem, it was noised of them through all the city, and they said, Is not this Naomi?
1:20  And she answered them, Call me not Naomi, but call me Mara: for the Almighty hath given me much bitterness.
1:21  I went out full, and the Lord hath caused me to return empty: why call ye me Naomi, seeing the Lord hath humbled me, and the Almighty hath brought me unto adversity?
1:22  So Naomi returned and Ruth the Moabitess her daughter-in-law with her, when she came out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.