Rute 1

8 she said to them, "Go back home and stay with your mothers. May the Lord be as good to you as you have been to me and to those who have died. 9 And may the Lord make it possible for each of you to marry again and have a home."

So Naomi kissed them good-bye. But they started crying 10 and said to her, "No! We will go with you to your people."

11 "You must go back, my daughters," Naomi answered. "Why do you want to come with me? Do you think I could have sons again for you to marry? 12 Go back home, for I am too old to get married again. Even if I thought there was still hope, and so got married tonight and had sons, 13 would you wait until they had grown up? Would this keep you from marrying someone else? No, my daughters, you know that’s impossible. The Lord has turned against me, and I feel very sorry for you."*1.13: sorry for you; or bitter about what has happened to you.

14 Again they started crying. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law good-bye and went back home,*1.14: One ancient translation and went back home; Hebrew does not have these words. but Ruth held on to her.