1 In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. And a certain man from Bethlehemin Judah, with his wife and two sons, went to reside in the land of Moab. 2 The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlonand Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehemin Judah, and they entered the land of Moaband settled there.
3 Then Naomi’s husband Elimelechdied, and she was left with her two sons, 4 who took Moabitewomen as their wives, one named Orpahand the other named Ruth.
And after they had lived in Moababout ten years, 5 both Mahlonand Chilionalso died, and Naomi was left without her two sons and without her husband.
Ruth’s Loyalty to Naomi
6 When Naomi heard in Moabthat the LORD had attended to His people by providing them with food, she and her daughters-in-law prepared to leave the land of Moab. 7 Accompanied by her two daughters-in-law, she left the place where she had been living and set out on the road leading back to the land of Judah.
8 Then Naomisaid to her two daughters-in-law, "Go back, each of you to your mother’s home. May the LORD show you loving devotion,1:8 Forms of the Hebrew chesed are translated here and in most cases throughout the Scriptures as loving devotion; the range of meaning includes love, goodness, kindness, faithfulness, and mercy, as well as loyalty to a covenant.as you have shown to your dead and to me. 9 May the LORD enable each of you to find rest in the home of your new husband."
And she kissed them as they wept aloud 10 and said, "Surely we will return with you to your people."
11 But Naomireplied, "Return home, my daughters. Why would you go with me? Are there still sons in my womb to become your husbands? 12 Return home, my daughters. Go on, for I am too old to have another husband. Even if I thought there was hope for me to have a husband tonight and to bear sons, 13 would you wait for them to grow up? Would you refrain from having husbands? No, my daughters, it is much more bitter for me than for you, because the hand of the LORD has gone out against me."
14 Again they wept aloud, and Orpahkissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruthclung to her.
15 "Look," said Naomi, "your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and her gods; follow her back home."
16 But Ruthreplied:
"Do not urge me to leave you
or to turn from following you.
For wherever you go, I will go,
and wherever you live, I will live;
your people will be my people,
and your God will be my God.
17 Where you die, I will die,
and there I will be buried.
May the LORD punish me,
and ever so severely,
if anything but death
separates you and me."
18 When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped trying to persuade her.
The Return to Bethlehem
19 So Naomiand Ruth traveled until they came to Bethlehem. When they entered Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred because of them, and the women of the town exclaimed, "Can this be Naomi?"
20 "Do not call me Naomi,1:20 Naomi means pleasant." she replied. "Call me Mara,1:20 Mara means bitter.because the Almighty1:20 Hebrew Shaddai; also in verse 21has dealt quite bitterly with me. 21 I went away full, but the LORD has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi? After all, the LORD has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me."
22 So Naomireturned from the land of Moabwith her daughter-in-law Ruththe Moabitess. And they arrived in Bethlehemat the beginning of the barley harvest.
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Cidade / Povoado
Bethlehem
Hoje: Bethlehem (Beit Lahm)
בֵּית לֶ֫חֶםbet lechemΒηθλεέμBēthleem
Bethlehem is the town in Judah from which the ruler who would shepherd Israel would come, and where David tended his father’s sheep; there Herod gave orders to kill the boys two years old and under (Matthew 2:16).
Moab is a land ruled by kings, such as Eglon and Balak, where David asked the king to shelter his parents; fire and punishment are proclaimed against it (Amos 2:2).
Naomi, from Bethlehem in Judah, was the wife of Elimelech and mother of Mahlon and Chilion. She went to live in Moab, where her husband died, and returned to Bethlehem with her daughter-in-law Ruth (Ruth 1:22).
Bethlehem is the town in Judah from which the ruler who would shepherd Israel would come, and where David tended his father’s sheep; there Herod gave orders to kill the boys two years old and under (Matthew 2:16).
Moab is a land ruled by kings, such as Eglon and Balak, where David asked the king to shelter his parents; fire and punishment are proclaimed against it (Amos 2:2).
Naomi, from Bethlehem in Judah, was the wife of Elimelech and mother of Mahlon and Chilion. She went to live in Moab, where her husband died, and returned to Bethlehem with her daughter-in-law Ruth (Ruth 1:22).
Moab is a land ruled by kings, such as Eglon and Balak, where David asked the king to shelter his parents; fire and punishment are proclaimed against it (Amos 2:2).
Moab is a land ruled by kings, such as Eglon and Balak, where David asked the king to shelter his parents; fire and punishment are proclaimed against it (Amos 2:2).
Moab is a land ruled by kings, such as Eglon and Balak, where David asked the king to shelter his parents; fire and punishment are proclaimed against it (Amos 2:2).
Moab is a land ruled by kings, such as Eglon and Balak, where David asked the king to shelter his parents; fire and punishment are proclaimed against it (Amos 2:2).
Naomi, from Bethlehem in Judah, was the wife of Elimelech and mother of Mahlon and Chilion. She went to live in Moab, where her husband died, and returned to Bethlehem with her daughter-in-law Ruth (Ruth 1:22).
Naomi, from Bethlehem in Judah, was the wife of Elimelech and mother of Mahlon and Chilion. She went to live in Moab, where her husband died, and returned to Bethlehem with her daughter-in-law Ruth (Ruth 1:22).
Naomi, from Bethlehem in Judah, was the wife of Elimelech and mother of Mahlon and Chilion. She went to live in Moab, where her husband died, and returned to Bethlehem with her daughter-in-law Ruth (Ruth 1:22).
Bethlehem is the town in Judah from which the ruler who would shepherd Israel would come, and where David tended his father’s sheep; there Herod gave orders to kill the boys two years old and under (Matthew 2:16).
Bethlehem is the town in Judah from which the ruler who would shepherd Israel would come, and where David tended his father’s sheep; there Herod gave orders to kill the boys two years old and under (Matthew 2:16).
Naomi, from Bethlehem in Judah, was the wife of Elimelech and mother of Mahlon and Chilion. She went to live in Moab, where her husband died, and returned to Bethlehem with her daughter-in-law Ruth (Ruth 1:22).
Naomi, from Bethlehem in Judah, was the wife of Elimelech and mother of Mahlon and Chilion. She went to live in Moab, where her husband died, and returned to Bethlehem with her daughter-in-law Ruth (Ruth 1:22).
Naomi, from Bethlehem in Judah, was the wife of Elimelech and mother of Mahlon and Chilion. She went to live in Moab, where her husband died, and returned to Bethlehem with her daughter-in-law Ruth (Ruth 1:22).
Naomi, from Bethlehem in Judah, was the wife of Elimelech and mother of Mahlon and Chilion. She went to live in Moab, where her husband died, and returned to Bethlehem with her daughter-in-law Ruth (Ruth 1:22).
Naomi, from Bethlehem in Judah, was the wife of Elimelech and mother of Mahlon and Chilion. She went to live in Moab, where her husband died, and returned to Bethlehem with her daughter-in-law Ruth (Ruth 1:22).
Moab is a land ruled by kings, such as Eglon and Balak, where David asked the king to shelter his parents; fire and punishment are proclaimed against it (Amos 2:2).
Bethlehem is the town in Judah from which the ruler who would shepherd Israel would come, and where David tended his father’s sheep; there Herod gave orders to kill the boys two years old and under (Matthew 2:16).