Ruth 1:18-20

New Century Version

¹⁸ When Naomi saw that Ruth had firmly made up her mind to go with her, she stopped arguing with her. ¹⁹ So Naomi and Ruth went on until they came to the town of Bethlehem. When they entered Bethlehem, all the people became very excited. The women of the town said, “Is this really Naomi?”

²⁰ Naomi answered the people, “Don’t call me Naomi.^[a] Call me Mara,^[b] because the Almighty has made my life very sad.