New American Standard Bible 1995

Ruth 1:11-18

11But Naomiנָעֳמִי֙no.'o.MiH5281saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Returnשֹׁ֣בְנָהShoe.nahH7725,my daughtersבְנֹתַ֔יve.no.TaiH1323.Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100should you goתֵלַ֖כְנָהte.Lakh.nahH1980with me? Have I yetהַֽעֽוֹד־ha.'od-H5750sonsבָנִים֙va.NimH1121in my wombבְּֽמֵעַ֔יbe.me.'AiH4578, thatthey may be your husbandsH376?

12Returnשֹׁ֤בְנָהShoe.nahH7725,my daughtersבְנֹתַי֙ve.no.TaiH1323!Goלֵ֔כְןָLe.khe.naH1980,for I amH2204tooH4480oldזָקַ֖נְתִּיza.Kan.tiH2204to haveמִהְי֣וֹתmih.YotH1961a husbandלְאִ֑ישׁle.'IshH376.IfH3588I saidאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559I haveיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426hopeתִקְוָ֔הtik.VahH8615,if I should evenגַּ֣םgamH1571haveהָיִ֤יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961a husbandלְאִ֔ישׁle.'IshH376tonightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915and alsoוְגַ֖םve.GamH1571bearיָלַ֥דְתִּיya.Lad.tiH3205sonsבָנִֽים׃va.NimH1121,

13would you thereforeהֲלָהֵ֣ן׀ha.la.HenH3860waitתְּשַׂבֵּ֗רְנָהte.sa.Be.re.nahH7663untilעַ֚ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר'ad 'a.SherH5704 H834they were grownיִגְדָּ֔לוּyig.Da.luH1431?Would you thereforeהֲלָהֵן֙ha.la.HenH3860refrainתֵּֽעָגֵ֔נָהte.'a.Ge.nahH5702from marryingהֱי֣וֹת לְאִ֑ישׁhe.Yot le.'IshH1166 H1961 H376?Noאַ֣ל'alH408,my daughtersבְּנֹתַ֗יbe.no.TaiH1323; for it isharderמַר־ מְאֹד֙mar- me.'OdH3966 H4843for me thanH4480for you, forthe handיַד־yad-H3027of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has goneH3318forthיָצְאָ֥הya.tze.'AhH3318against me.”

14And they liftedוַתִּשֶּׂ֣נָהva.ti.Se.nahH5375up their voicesקוֹלָ֔ןko.LanH6963and weptוַתִּבְכֶּ֖ינָהva.tiv.Kei.nahH1058againע֑וֹדodH5750;and Orpahעָרְפָּה֙'a.re.PahH6204kissedוַתִּשַּׁ֤קva.ti.ShakH5401her mother-in-lawלַחֲמוֹתָ֔הּla.cha.mo.TahH2545,but Ruthוְר֖וּתve.RutH7327clungדָּ֥בְקָהDa.ve.kahH1692to her.

15Then she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009,your sister-in-lawיְבִמְתֵּ֔ךְye.vim.TekhH2994has goneH7725backH7725to her peopleעַמָּ֖הּ'a.MahH5971and hergodsאֱלֹהֶ֑יהָ'e.lo.Hei.haH430;returnH7725afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310your sister-in-lawיְבִמְתֵּֽךְ׃ye.vim.TekhH2994.”

16But Ruthרוּת֙rutH7327saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Do not urgeתִּפְגְּעִי־tif.ge.'i-H6293me to leaveלְעָזְבֵ֖ךְle.'a.ze.VekhH5800you orturnלָשׁ֣וּבla.ShuvH7725backH7725from followingמֵאַחֲרָ֑יִךְme.'a.cha.Ra.yikhH310you; for whereאֶל־ אֲשֶׁ֨ר'el- 'a.SherH413 H834you goתֵּלְכִ֜יte.le.KhiH1980,I will goאֵלֵ֗ךְ'e.LekhH1980,and whereוּבַאֲשֶׁ֤רu.va.'a.SherH834you lodgeתָּלִ֙ינִי֙ta.Li.niH3885,I will lodgeאָלִ֔ין'a.LinH3885.Your peopleעַמֵּ֣ךְ'a.MekhH5971shall bemy peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,and your Godוֵאלֹהַ֖יִךְve.lo.Ha.yikhH430,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.Thusכֹּה֩kohH3541maythe Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068doיַעֲשֶׂ֨הya.'a.SehH6213to me, and worseוְכֹ֣ה יֹסִ֔יףve.Khoh yo.SifH3541 H3254,ifכִּ֣יkiH3588anything butdeathהַמָּ֔וֶתha.Ma.vetH4194partsיַפְרִ֖ידyaf.RidH6504you and me.”

18Whenshe sawוַתֵּ֕רֶאva.Te.re'H7200that she was determinedמִתְאַמֶּ֥צֶתmit.'a.Me.tzetH553to goלָלֶ֣כֶתla.Le.khetH1980with her, shesaidלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696noוַתֶּחְדַּ֖לva.tech.DalH2308more to her.

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