The Book of Ruth

001	A certain man of Bethlehem, Judah, went to dwell in the country of 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–Ephrathites of Bethlehem, Judah. And they went 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 dwelt there about ten years. 5 Then both Mahlon and Chilion also died; so, the woman survived her two sons and her husband. 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 visited His people by 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, “Go, return each to her mother’s house. The Lord deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead and with me.	1:8
002	Then they lifted up their voices and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her.	1:14
003	But Ruth said: “Entreat 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; Your people shall be my people, And your God, my God. 17 Where you die, I will die, and there will I be buried. The Lord do so to me, and more also, If anything but death parts you and me.”	1:16-17
004	But she said to them, “Do not call me Naomi (Pleasant); call me Mara (Bitter), for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.  I went out full, and the Lord has brought me home again empty. Why do you call me Naomi, since the Lord has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?”	1:21-22
005	There was a relative of Naomi’s husband, a man of great wealth, of the family of Elimelech. His name was Boaz.	2:1
006	So, Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go to the field, and glean heads of grain after him in whose sight I may find Favor.” And she said to her, “Go, my daughter.”	2:2
007	Now behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, “The Lord be with you!” And they answered him, “The Lord bless you!”	2:4
008	Let your eyes be on the field which they reap, and go after them. Have I not commanded the young men not to touch you? And when you are thirsty, go to the vessels and drink from what the young men have drawn.”	2:9
009	So, she fell on her face, bowed down to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found favor in your eyes, that you should take notice of me, since I am a foreigner?”	2:10
010	The Lord repays your work, and a full reward be given you by the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge.”	2:12
011	And now, my daughter, do not fear. I will do for you all that you request, for all the people of my town know that you are a virtuous woman.	3:11
012	And the close relative said, “I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I ruin my own inheritance. You redeem my right of redemption for yourself, for I cannot redeem it.”	4:6
013	Now this was the custom in former times in Israel concerning redeeming and exchanging, to confirm anything: one man took off his sandal and gave it to the other, and this was a confirmation in Israel.	4:7
014	Moreover, Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of Mahlon, I have acquired as my wife, to perpetuate the name of the dead through his inheritance, that the name of the dead may not be cut off from among his brethren and from his position at the gate. You are witnesses this day.”	4:10
015	And all the people who were at the gate, and the elders, said, “We are witnesses. The Lord makes the woman who is coming to your house like Rachel and Leah, the two who built the house of Israel; and may you prosper in Ephrathah and be famous in Bethlehem.	4:11
016	May your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, because of the offspring which the Lord will give you from this young woman.”	4:12
017	So, Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife; and when he went in to her, the Lord gave her conception, and she bore a son.	4:13
018	Then Naomi took the child and laid him on her bosom, and became a nurse to him.	4:16
019	And they called his name Obed. He is the father of Jesse, the father of David.	4:17
020	Now this is the genealogy of Perez: Perez begot Hezron; 19 Hezron begot Ram, and Ram begot Amminadab; 20 Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon; 21 Salmon begot Boaz, and Boaz begot Obed; 22 Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David.	4:18-22