Ruth 1
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Elimelech’s Family Goes to Moab
1 In the days when the judges ruled there was a famine in the land, and a certain man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons. 2 The name of the man was Elim′elech and the name of his wife Na′omi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chil′ion; they were Eph′rathites from Bethlehem in Judah. They went into the country of Moab and remained there. 3 But Elim′elech, the husband of Na′omi, died, and she was left with her two sons. 4 These took Moabite wives; the name of the one was Orpah and the name of the other Ruth. They lived there about ten years; 5 and both Mahlon and Chil′ion died, so that the woman was bereft of her two sons and her husband.
Na′omi and Her Moabite Daughters-in-Law
6 Then she started with her daughters-in-law to return from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the country of Moab that the Lord had visited his people and given them food. 7 So she set out from the place where she was, with her two daughters-in-law, and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah. 8 But Na′omi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go, return each of you to her mother’s house. May the Lord deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead and with me. 9 The Lord grant that you may find a home, each of you in the house of her husband!” Then she kissed them, and they lifted up their voices and wept. 10 And they said to her, “No, we will return with you to your people.” 11 But Na′omi said, “Turn back, my daughters, why will you go with me? Have I yet sons in my womb that they may become your husbands? 12 Turn back, my daughters, go your way, for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say I have hope, even if I should have a husband this night and should bear sons, 13 would you therefore wait till they were grown? Would you therefore refrain from marrying? No, my daughters, for it is exceedingly bitter to me for your sake that the hand of the Lord has gone forth against me.” 14 Then they lifted up their voices and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her.
15 And she said, “See, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods; return after your sister-in-law.” 16 But Ruth said, “Entreat me not to leave you or to return from following you; for where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God; 17 where you die I will die, and there will I be buried. May the Lord do so to me and more also if even death parts me from you.” 18 And when Na′omi saw that she was determined to go with her, she said no more.
19 So the two of them went on until they came to Bethlehem. And when they came to Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred because of them; and the women said, “Is this Na′omi?” 20 She said to them, “Do not call me Na′omi,[a] call me Mara,[b] for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. 21 I went away full, and the Lord has brought me back empty. Why call me Na′omi, when the Lord has afflicted[c] me and the Almighty has brought calamity upon me?”
22 So Na′omi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess her daughter-in-law with her, who returned from the country of Moab. And they came to Bethlehem at the beginning of barley harvest.
Ruth 1
New King James Version
Elimelech’s Family Goes to Moab
1 Now it came to pass, in the days when (A)the judges [a]ruled, that there was (B)a famine in the land. And a certain man of (C)Bethlehem, Judah, went to [b]dwell in the country of (D)Moab, he and his wife and his two sons. 2 The name of the man was Elimelech, the name of his wife was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion—(E)Ephrathites of Bethlehem, Judah. And they went (F)to the country of Moab and remained there. 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 [c]dwelt there about ten years. 5 Then both Mahlon and Chilion also died; so the woman survived her two sons and her husband.
Naomi Returns with Ruth
6 Then she arose with her daughters-in-law that she might return from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the country of Moab that the Lord had (G)visited[d] His people by (H)giving them bread. 7 Therefore she went out from the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her; and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah. 8 And Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, (I)“Go, return each to her mother’s house. (J)The Lord deal kindly with you, as you have dealt (K)with the dead and with me. 9 The Lord grant that you may find (L)rest, each in the house of her husband.”
So she kissed them, and they lifted up their voices and wept. 10 And they said to her, “Surely we will return with you to your people.”
11 But Naomi said, “Turn back, my daughters; why will you go with me? Are there still sons in my womb, (M)that they may be your husbands? 12 Turn back, my daughters, go—for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say I have hope, if I should have a husband tonight and should also bear sons, 13 would you wait for them till they were grown? Would you restrain yourselves from having husbands? No, my daughters; for it grieves me very much for your sakes that (N)the hand of the Lord has gone out against me!”
14 Then they lifted up their voices and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth (O)clung to her.
15 And she said, “Look, your sister-in-law has gone back to (P)her people and to her gods; (Q)return after your sister-in-law.”
16 But Ruth said:
(R)“Entreat[e] me not to leave you,
Or to turn back from following after you;
For wherever you go, I will go;
And wherever you lodge, I will lodge;
(S)Your people shall be my people,
And your God, my God.
17 Where you die, I will die,
And there will I be buried.
(T)The Lord do so to me, and more also,
If anything but death parts you and me.”
18 (U)When she saw that she [f]was determined to go with her, she stopped speaking to her.
19 Now the two of them went until they came to Bethlehem. And it happened, when they had come to Bethlehem, that (V)all the city was excited because of them; and the women said, (W)“Is this Naomi?”
20 But she said to them, “Do not call me [g]Naomi; call me [h]Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. 21 I went out full, (X)and the Lord has brought me home again empty. Why do you call me Naomi, since the Lord has testified against me, and [i]the Almighty has afflicted me?”
22 So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess her daughter-in-law with her, who returned from the country of Moab. Now they came to Bethlehem (Y)at the beginning of barley harvest.
Rute 1
Almeida Revista e Corrigida 2009
Noemi e suas noras Orfa e Rute
1 E sucedeu que, nos dias em que os juízes julgavam, houve uma fome na terra; pelo que um homem de Belém de Judá saiu a peregrinar nos campos de Moabe, ele, e sua mulher, e seus dois filhos. 2 E era o nome deste homem Elimeleque, e o nome de sua mulher, Noemi, e os nomes de seus dois filhos, Malom e Quiliom, efrateus, de Belém de Judá; e vieram aos campos de Moabe e ficaram ali. 3 E morreu Elimeleque, marido de Noemi; e ficou ela com os seus dois filhos, 4 os quais tomaram para si mulheres moabitas; e era o nome de uma Orfa, e o nome da outra, Rute; e ficaram ali quase dez anos. 5 E morreram também ambos, Malom e Quiliom, ficando assim esta mulher desamparada dos seus dois filhos e de seu marido.
6 Então, se levantou ela com as suas noras e voltou dos campos de Moabe, porquanto, na terra de Moabe, ouviu que o Senhor tinha visitado o seu povo, dando-lhe pão. 7 Pelo que saiu do lugar onde estivera, e as suas duas noras, com ela. E, indo elas caminhando, para voltarem para a terra de Judá, 8 disse Noemi às suas duas noras: Ide, voltai cada uma à casa de sua mãe; e o Senhor use convosco de benevolência, como vós usastes com os falecidos e comigo. 9 O Senhor vos dê que acheis descanso cada uma em casa de seu marido. E, beijando-as ela, levantaram a sua voz, e choraram, 10 e disseram-lhe: Certamente, voltaremos contigo ao teu povo. 11 Porém Noemi disse: Tornai, minhas filhas, por que iríeis comigo? Tenho eu ainda no meu ventre mais filhos, para que vos fossem por maridos? 12 Tornai, filhas minhas, ide-vos embora, que já mui velha sou para ter marido; ainda quando eu dissesse: Tenho esperança, ou ainda que esta noite tivesse marido, e ainda tivesse filhos, 13 esperá-los-íeis até que viessem a ser grandes? Deter-vos-íeis por eles, sem tomardes marido? Não, filhas minhas, que mais amargo é a mim do que a vós mesmas; porquanto a mão do Senhor se descarregou contra mim. 14 Então, levantaram a sua voz e tornaram a chorar; e Orfa beijou a sua sogra; porém Rute se apegou a ela.
15 Pelo que disse: Eis que voltou tua cunhada ao seu povo e aos seus deuses; volta tu também após a tua cunhada. 16 Disse, porém, Rute: Não me instes para que te deixe e me afaste de ti; porque, aonde quer que tu fores, irei eu e, onde quer que pousares à noite, ali pousarei eu; o teu povo é o meu povo, o teu Deus é o meu Deus. 17 Onde quer que morreres, morrerei eu e ali serei sepultada; me faça assim o Senhor e outro tanto, se outra coisa que não seja a morte me separar de ti. 18 Vendo ela, pois, que de todo estava resolvida para ir com ela, deixou de lhe falar nisso.
19 Assim, pois, foram-se ambas, até que chegaram a Belém; e sucedeu que, entrando elas em Belém, toda a cidade se comoveu por causa delas, e diziam: Não é esta Noemi? 20 Porém ela lhes dizia: Não me chameis Noemi; chamai-me Mara, porque grande amargura me tem dado o Todo-Poderoso. 21 Cheia parti, porém vazia o Senhor me fez tornar; por que, pois, me chamareis Noemi? Pois o Senhor testifica contra mim, e o Todo-Poderoso me tem afligido tanto. 22 Assim, Noemi voltou, e com ela, Rute, a moabita, sua nora, que voltava dos campos de Moabe; e chegaram a Belém no princípio da sega das cevadas.
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