19 So the two women went on until they came to Bethlehem.(A) When they arrived in Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred(B) because of them, and the women exclaimed, “Can this be Naomi?”

20 “Don’t call me Naomi,[a]” she told them. “Call me Mara,[b] because the Almighty[c](C) has made my life very bitter.(D) 21 I went away full, but the Lord has brought me back empty.(E) Why call me Naomi? The Lord has afflicted[d] me;(F) the Almighty has brought misfortune upon me.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 1:20 Naomi means pleasant.
  2. Ruth 1:20 Mara means bitter.
  3. Ruth 1:20 Hebrew Shaddai; also in verse 21
  4. Ruth 1:21 Or has testified against

19 So they both went on until they came to Bethlehem. And when they had come to Bethlehem, (A)all the city was stirred because of them, and [a]the women said, “Is this Naomi?” 20 But she said to them, “Do not call me [b]Naomi; call me [c]Mara, for [d](B)the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. 21 I went away full, but (C)the Lord has brought me back empty. Why do you call me Naomi, since the Lord has testified against me and [e]the Almighty has afflicted me?”

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 1:19 Lit they
  2. Ruth 1:20 I.e., pleasant
  3. Ruth 1:20 I.e., bitter
  4. Ruth 1:20 Heb Shaddai
  5. Ruth 1:21 Heb Shaddai

Amargo retorno a Belén

19 Caminaron ellas dos hasta que llegaron a Belén. Y aconteció que cuando entraron en Belén, toda la ciudad se conmovió a causa de ellas. Y decían:

—¿No es esta Noemí?

20 Y ella les respondía:

—No me llamen Noemí[a]; llámenme Mara[b], porque el Todopoderoso ha hecho muy amarga mi vida. 21 Yo me fui llena, pero el SEÑOR me ha hecho volver vacía. ¿Por qué, pues, me llaman Noemí[c], ya que el SEÑOR me ha afligido[d] y el Todopoderoso me ha abatido?

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Footnotes

  1. Rut 1:20 Significa dulce.
  2. Rut 1:20 Significa amarga.
  3. Rut 1:21 Significa dulce.
  4. Rut 1:21 Según vers. antiguas; TM, ha testificado contra mí.