⁵⁸ When her neighbors and relatives heard how the Lord had shown great mercy to her, they ^(A)rejoiced with her.

^15 (A)Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.

²⁵ “Thus the Lord has dealt with me, in the days when He looked on me, to ^(A)take away my reproach among people.”

¹⁴ And you will have joy and gladness, and ^(A)many will rejoice at his birth.

²⁶ And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

¹⁴ Then ^(A)the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you this day without a ^[a]close relative; and may his name be famous in Israel! ¹⁵ And may he be to you a restorer of life and a ^[b]nourisher of your old age; for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, who is ^(B)better to you than seven sons, has borne him.” ¹⁶ Then Naomi took the child and laid him on her bosom, and became a nurse to him. ^17 (C)Also the neighbor women gave him a name, saying, “There is a son born to Naomi.” And they called his name Obed. He is the father of Jesse, the father of David.

⁶ And Sarah said, ^(A)“God has ^[a]made me laugh, and all who hear ^(B)will laugh with me.”

¹⁹ Indeed now, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have increased your mercy which you have shown me by saving my life; but I cannot escape to the mountains, lest some evil overtake me and I die.