English Bible Presentation Sharing - Ruth Book, chapter 1, verse 21 in Lxxen Version

Ruth 1 : 1 (LXXEN)

And it came to pass when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land: and a man went from Bethleem Juda to sojourn in the land of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.

Ruth 1 : 2 (LXXEN)

And the man’s name was Elimelech, and his wife’s name Noemin, and the *Gr. Name names of his two sons Maalon and Chelaion, Ephrathites of Bethleem of Juda: and they came to the land of Moab, and Gr. were remained there.

Ruth 1 : 3 (LXXEN)

And Elimelech the husband of Noemin died; and she was left, and her two sons.

Ruth 1 : 4 (LXXEN)

And they took to themselves wives, women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpha, and the name of the second Ruth; and they dwelt there about ten years.

Ruth 1 : 5 (LXXEN)

And both Maalon and Chelaion died also; and the woman was left of her husband and her two sons.

Ruth 1 : 6 (LXXEN)

And she rose up and her two daughters-in-law, and they returned out of the country of Moab, for she heard in the country of Moab that the Lord had visited his people to give them bread.

Ruth 1 : 7 (LXXEN)

And she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her: and they went by the way to return to the land of Juda.

Ruth 1 : 8 (LXXEN)

And Noemin said to her daughter-in-law, Go now, return each to the house of her mother: the Lord deal mercifully with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.

Ruth 1 : 9 (LXXEN)

The Lord grant you that ye may find rest each of you in the house of her husband: and she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept.

Ruth 1 : 10 (LXXEN)

And they said to her, *Gr. we return We will return with thee to thy people.

Ruth 1 : 11 (LXXEN)

And Noemin said, Return now, my daughters; and why do ye go with me? have I yet sons in my womb to be your husbands?

Ruth 1 : 12 (LXXEN)

Turn now, my daughters, for I am too old to be married: for I said, Suppose I were married, and should bear sons;

Ruth 1 : 13 (LXXEN)

*Gr. will would ye wait for them till they should be grown? or would ye refrain from being married for their sakes? Not so, my daughters; for Gr. it is made bitter to me I am grieved for you, that the hand of the Lord has gone forth against me.

Ruth 1 : 14 (LXXEN)

And they lifted up their voice, and wept again; and Orpha kissed her mother-in-law and returned to her people; but Ruth followed her.

Ruth 1 : 15 (LXXEN)

And Noemin said to Ruth, Behold, thy *i. e. wife of a husband’s brother: no English word exactly answers to this sister-in-law has returned to her people and to her gods; turn now thou also after thy sister-in-law.

Ruth 1 : 16 (LXXEN)

And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following thee; for whithersoever thou goest, I will go, and wheresoever thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God.

Ruth 1 : 17 (LXXEN)

And wherever thou diest, I will die, and there will I be buried: the Lord do so to me, and more also, if I leave thee, for death only shall divide between me and thee.

Ruth 1 : 18 (LXXEN)

And Noemin seeing that she *Gr. is was determined to go with her, ceased to speak to her any more.

Ruth 1 : 19 (LXXEN)

And they went both of them until they came to Bethleem: and it came to pass, when they arrived at Bethleem, that all the city rang with them, and they said, Is this Noemin?

Ruth 1 : 20 (LXXEN)

And she said to them, Nay, do not call me Noemin; call me «Bitter,’ for the Mighty One has dealt very bitterly with me.

Ruth 1 : 21 (LXXEN)

I went out full, and the Lord has brought me back empty: and why call ye me Noemin, whereas the Lord has humbled me and the Mighty One has afflicted me?

Ruth 1 : 22 (LXXEN)

So Noemin and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, *Gr. returned, returning from returned from the country of Moab; and they came to Bethleem in the beginning of barley harvest.