Berean Standard Bible

Ruth 1

(1 Timothy 5:3–16)

1In the daysבִּימֵי֙bi.MeiH3117when the judgesשְׁפֹ֣טshe.FotH8199ruledוַיְהִ֗י הַשֹּׁפְטִ֔יםvay.Hi ha.sho.fe.TimH8199 H1961,there wasוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961a famineרָעָ֖בra.'AvH7458in the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776.And a certain manאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376from BethlehemH1035in Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,with his wifeוְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹve.'ish.ToH802and twoוּשְׁנֵ֥יu.she.NeiH8147sonsבָנָֽיו׃va.NavH1121,wentוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to resideלָגוּר֙la.GurH1481in the landבִּשְׂדֵ֣יbis.DeiH7704of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124ה֥וּאhu'H1931.

2The man’sהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034was Elimelechאֱֽלִימֶ֡לֶךְ'eli.Me.lekhH458,his wife’sאִשְׁתּ֨וֹ'ish.ToH802nameוְשֵׁם֩ve.ShemH8034was Naomiנָעֳמִ֜יno.'o.MiH5281,and the namesוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of his twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147sonsבָנָ֣יו׀va.NavH1121were Mahlonמַחְל֤וֹןmach.LonH4248and Chilionוְכִלְיוֹן֙ve.khil.yOnH3630.They were Ephrathitesאֶפְרָתִ֔ים'ef.ra.TimH673fromמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1035Bethlehemלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH1035in Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and they enteredוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935the landשְׂדֵי־se.dei-H7704of Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124and settledוַיִּֽהְיוּ־vai.yih.yu-H1961thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

3Then Naomi’sנָעֳמִ֑יno.'o.MiH5281husbandאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376Elimelechאֱלִימֶ֖לֶךְ'e.li.Me.lekhH458diedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,and sheהִ֖יאhi'H1931was leftוַתִּשָּׁאֵ֥רva.ti.sha.'ErH7604with her twoוּשְׁנֵ֥יu.she.NeiH8147sonsבָנֶֽיהָ׃va.Nei.haH1121,

4who tookוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375Moabiteמֹֽאֲבִיּ֔וֹתmo.'a.vi.YotH4125women as their wivesנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802,oneהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259namedשֵׁ֤םshemH8034Orpahעָרְפָּ֔ה'a.re.PahH6204and the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145namedוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034Ruthר֑וּתRutH7327.And after they had livedוַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427in Moabשָׁ֖םshamH8033about tenכְּעֶ֥שֶׂרke.'E.serH6235yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141,

5bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147Mahlonמַחְל֣וֹןmach.LonH4248and Chilionוְכִלְי֑וֹןve.khil.YonH3630alsoגַם־gam-H1571diedוַיָּמ֥וּתוּvai.ya.Mu.tuH4191,and Naomiהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802was leftוַתִּשָּׁאֵר֙va.ti.sha.'ErH7604without her twoמִשְּׁנֵ֥יmi.she.NeiH8147sonsיְלָדֶ֖יהָye.la.Dei.haH3206and without her husbandוּמֵאִישָֽׁהּ׃u.me.'i.ShahH376.

Ruth’s Loyalty to Naomi

6Whenכִּ֤יkiH3588Naomiheardמִשְּׂדֵ֣י שָֽׁמְעָה֙mi.se.Dei sha.me.'AhH8085 H7704in Moabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068had attended toפָקַ֤דfa.KadH6485אֶת־'et-H853His peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971by providingלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414themwith foodלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899,sheהִיא֙hi'H1931and her daughters-in-lawוְכַלֹּתֶ֔יהָve.kha.lo.Tei.haH3618preparedוַתָּ֤קָםva.Ta.komH6965to leaveוַתָּ֖שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725the landבִּשְׂדֵ֣הbis.DehH7704of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124.

7Accompanied byעִמָּ֑הּ'i.MahH5973her twoוּשְׁתֵּ֥יu.she.TeiH8147daughters-in-lawכַלֹּתֶ֖יהָkha.lo.Tei.haH3618,she leftוַתֵּצֵ֗א מִן־va.te.Tze' min-H3318 H4480the placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834she had beenהָיְתָה־ שָׁ֔מָּהha.ye.tah- Sha.mahH1961 H8033livingand set outוַתֵּלַ֣כְנָהva.te.Lakh.nahH1980on the roadבַדֶּ֔רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870leading backלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725toאֶל־'el-H413the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

8Then Naomiנָעֳמִי֙no.'o.MiH5281saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to her twoלִשְׁתֵּ֣יlish.TeiH8147daughters-in-lawכַלֹּתֶ֔יהָkha.lo.Tei.haH3618, “Goלֵ֣כְנָהLe.khe.nahH1980backשֹּׁ֔בְנָהShoe.nahH7725,each of youאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802to your mother’sאִמָּ֑הּ'i.MahH517homeלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004.May the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068showיַ֣עַשׂya.'a.sehH6213youעִמָּכֶם֙'i.ma.KhemH5973loving devotionחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֧רka.'a.SherH834you have shownעֲשִׂיתֶ֛ם'a.si.TemH6213toעִם־'im-H5973your deadהַמֵּתִ֖יםha.me.TimH4191and to meוְעִמָּדִֽי׃ve.'i.ma.DiH5973.

9May the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068enableיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414eachאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802of youto findוּמְצֶ֣אןָu.me.Tze.naH4672restמְנוּחָ֔הme.nu.ChahH4496in the homeבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of your new husbandאִישָׁ֑הּ'i.ShahH376.”And she kissedוַתִּשַּׁ֣קva.ti.ShakH5401themas they weptוַתִּבְכֶּֽינָה׃va.tiv.Kei.nahH1058aloudוַתִּשֶּׂ֥אנָה קוֹלָ֖ןva.ti.Se.nah ko.LanH5375 H6963

10and saidוַתֹּאמַ֖רְנָה־va.to.Mar.nah-H559, “Surelyכִּי־ki-H3588we will returnנָשׁ֖וּבna.ShuvH7725with youאִתָּ֥ךְ'i.TakhH854to your peopleלְעַמֵּֽךְ׃le.'a.MekhH5971.”

11But Naomiנָעֳמִי֙no.'o.MiH5281repliedוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Return homeשֹׁ֣בְנָהShoe.nahH7725,my daughtersבְנֹתַ֔יve.no.TaiH1323.Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100would you goתֵלַ֖כְנָהte.Lakh.nahH1980with meעִמִּ֑י'i.MiH5973? Arethere stillהַֽעֽוֹד־ha.'od-H5750sonsבָנִים֙va.NimH1121in my wombבְּֽמֵעַ֔יbe.me.'AiH4578to becomeוְהָי֥וּve.ha.YuH1961yourhusbandsלַאֲנָשִֽׁים׃la.'a.na.ShimH582?

12Return homeשֹׁ֤בְנָהShoe.nahH7725,my daughtersבְנֹתַי֙ve.no.TaiH1323.Go onלֵ֔כְןָLe.khe.naH1980,forכִּ֥יkiH3588I am too oldזָקַ֖נְתִּיza.Kan.tiH2204to haveמִהְי֣וֹתmih.YotH1961another husbandלְאִ֑ישׁle.'IshH376.Even ifכִּ֤יkiH3588I thoughtאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559there wasיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426hopeתִקְוָ֔הtik.VahH8615for meto haveהָיִ֤יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961a husbandגַּ֣ם לְאִ֔ישׁgam le.'IshH376 H1571tonightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915andוְגַ֖םve.GamH1571to bearיָלַ֥דְתִּיya.Lad.tiH3205sonsבָנִֽים׃va.NimH1121,

13would you waitתְּשַׂבֵּ֗רְנָהte.sa.Be.re.nahH7663for themהֲלָהֵ֣ן׀ha.la.HenH3860toעַ֚ד'adH5704אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834grow upיִגְדָּ֔לוּ הֲלָהֵן֙yig.Da.lu ha.la.HenH1431 H3860?Would you refrainתֵּֽעָגֵ֔נָהte.'a.Ge.nahH5702fromלְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.TiH1115havingהֱי֣וֹתhe.YotH1961husbandsלְאִ֑ישׁle.'IshH376?Noאַ֣ל'alH408,my daughtersבְּנֹתַ֗יbe.no.TaiH1323כִּֽי־ki-H3588,it is much more bitterמַר־ מְאֹד֙mar- me.'OdH4843 H3966for me than for you,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the handיַד־yad-H3027of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has gone outיָצְאָ֥הya.tze.'AhH3318against me.”

14Againע֑וֹדodH5750they weptוַתִּבְכֶּ֖ינָהva.tiv.Kei.nahH1058aloudוַתִּשֶּׂ֣נָה קוֹלָ֔ןva.ti.Se.nah ko.LanH5375 H6963,and Orpahעָרְפָּה֙'a.re.PahH6204kissedוַתִּשַּׁ֤קva.ti.ShakH5401her mother-in-law goodbyeלַחֲמוֹתָ֔הּla.cha.mo.TahH2545,but Ruthוְר֖וּתve.RutH7327clungדָּ֥בְקָהDa.ve.kahH1692to her.

15“Lookהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009,”said Naomiוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “your sister-in-lawיְבִמְתֵּ֔ךְye.vim.TekhH2994has gone backשָׁ֣בָהSha.vahH7725toאֶל־'el-H413her peopleעַמָּ֖הּ'a.MahH5971andוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413her godsאֱלֹהֶ֑יהָ'e.lo.Hei.haH430;followשׁ֖וּבִיShu.viH7725herback homeאַחֲרֵ֥י יְבִמְתֵּֽךְ׃'a.cha.Rei ye.vim.TekhH310 H2994.”

16But Ruthרוּת֙rutH7327repliedוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559: “Do notאַל־'al-H408urgeתִּפְגְּעִי־tif.ge.'i-H6293meto leave youלְעָזְבֵ֖ךְle.'a.ze.VekhH5800orto turnלָשׁ֣וּבla.ShuvH7725from following youמֵאַחֲרָ֑יִךְme.'a.cha.Ra.yikhH310.Forכִּ֠יkiH3588whereverאֶל־'el-H413אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you goתֵּלְכִ֜יte.le.KhiH1980,I will goאֵלֵ֗ךְ'e.LekhH1980,and whereverוּבַאֲשֶׁ֤רu.va.'a.SherH834you liveתָּלִ֙ינִי֙ta.Li.niH3885,I will liveאָלִ֔ין'a.LinH3885;your peopleעַמֵּ֣ךְ'a.MekhH5971will be my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,and your Godוֵאלֹהַ֖יִךְve.lo.Ha.yikhH430will be my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.

17Whereבַּאֲשֶׁ֤רba.'a.SherH834you dieתָּמ֙וּתִי֙ta.Mu.tiH4191,I will dieאָמ֔וּת'a.MutH4191,and thereוְשָׁ֖םve.ShamH8033I will be buriedאֶקָּבֵ֑ר'e.ka.VerH6912.May the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068punishכֹּה֩ יַעֲשֶׂ֨הkoh ya.'a.SehH3541 H6213me,and ever soוְכֹ֣הve.KhohH3541severelyיֹסִ֔יףyo.SifH3254,ifכִּ֣יkiH3588anything but deathהַמָּ֔וֶתha.Ma.vetH4194separatesיַפְרִ֖ידyaf.RidH6504youבֵּינִ֥יbei.NiH996and meוּבֵינֵֽךְ׃u.vei.NekhH996.”

18When Naomi sawוַתֵּ֕רֶאva.Te.re'H7200thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Ruthהִ֖יאhi'H1931was determinedמִתְאַמֶּ֥צֶתmit.'a.Me.tzetH553to goלָלֶ֣כֶתla.Le.khetH1980with herאִתָּ֑הּ'i.TahH854,she stoppedוַתֶּחְדַּ֖לva.tech.DalH2308trying to persuade herלְדַבֵּ֥ר אֵלֶֽיהָ׃le.da.Ber 'e.Lei.haH1696 H413.

The Return to Bethlehem

19Soשְׁתֵּיהֶ֔םshe.tei.HemH8147Naomi and Ruthtraveledוַתֵּלַ֣כְנָהva.te.Lakh.nahH1980untilעַד־'ad-H5704they cameבֹּאָ֖נָהbo.'A.nahH935toH1035BethlehemH1035.When theyוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961enteredכְּבֹאָ֙נָה֙ke.vo.'A.nahH935BethlehemH1035,the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605townהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892was stirredוַתֵּהֹ֤םva.te.HomH1949because of themעֲלֵיהֶ֔ן'a.lei.HenH5921,and the women of the town exclaimedוַתֹּאמַ֖רְנָהva.to.Mar.nahH559, “Can thisהֲזֹ֥אתha.ZotH2063be Naomiנָעֳמִֽי׃no.'o.MiH5281?”

20“Do notאַל־'al-H408callתִּקְרֶ֥אנָהtik.Re.nahH7121meNaomiנָעֳמִ֑יno.'o.MiH5281,”she repliedוַתֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֔ןva.To.mer 'a.lei.HenH559 H413. “Callקְרֶ֤אןָke.Re.naH7121meMaraמָרָ֔אma.Ra'H4755,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588the Almightyשַׁדַּ֛יsha.DaiH7706has dealt quite bitterlyהֵמַ֥ר מְאֹֽד׃he.Mar me.'OdH4843 H3966with me.

21Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589went awayהָלַ֔כְתִּיha.Lakh.tiH1980fullמְלֵאָ֣הme.le.'AhH4392,but the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068has brought me backהֱשִׁיבַ֣נִיhe.shi.Va.niH7725emptyוְרֵיקָ֖םve.rei.KamH7387.Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100callתִקְרֶ֤אנָהtik.Re.nahH7121meNaomiנָעֳמִ֔יno.'o.MiH5281?After all, the LORDוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068has testifiedעָ֣נָה'A.nahH6030against me,and the Almightyוְשַׁדַּ֖יve.sha.DaiH7706has afflictedהֵ֥רַֽעHe.ra'H7489me.”

22So Naomiנָעֳמִ֗יno.'o.MiH5281returnedוַתָּ֣שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725from the landמִשְּׂדֵ֣יmi.se.DeiH7704of Moabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124withעִמָּ֔הּ הַשָּׁ֖בָה'i.Mah ha.Sha.vahH5973 H7725her daughter-in-lawכַלָּתָהּ֙kha.la.TahH3618Ruthוְר֨וּתve.RutH7327the Moabitessהַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֤הha.mo.'a.vi.YahH4125.And theyוְהֵ֗מָּהve.He.mahH1992arrivedבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935in BethlehemH1035at the beginningבִּתְחִלַּ֖תbit.chi.LatH8462of the barleyשְׂעֹרִֽים׃se.'o.RimH8184harvestקְצִ֥ירke.TzirH7105.

(1 Timothy 5:3–16)

Ruth’s Loyalty to Naomi

The Return to Bethlehem

Commentaries on Ruth 1