³ Then Elimelech, Naomi’s husband, died; and she was left, and her two sons. ⁴ Now they took wives of the women of Moab: the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth. And they ^[a]dwelt there about ten years. ⁵ Then both Mahlon and Chilion also died; so the woman survived her two sons and her husband.

²⁰ But she said to them, “Do not call me ^[a]Naomi; call me ^[b]Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. ²¹ I went out full, ^(A)and the Lord has brought me home again empty. Why do you call me Naomi, since the Lord has testified against me, and ^[c]the Almighty has afflicted me?”