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in diebus unius iudicis quando iudices praeerant facta estfames in terra abiitque homo de Bethleem Iuda ut peregrinareturin regione moabitide cum uxore sua ac duobus liberis

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ipse vocabatur Helimelech uxor eius Noemi e duobus filiisalter Maalon et alter Chellion Ephrathei de Bethleem Iudaingressique regionem moabitidem morabantur ibi

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et mortuus est Helimelech maritus Noemi remansitque ipsa cumfiliis

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qui acceperunt uxores moabitidas quarum una vocabatur Orphaaltera Ruth manseruntque ibi decem annis

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et ambo mortui sunt Maalon videlicet et Chellion remansitquemulier orbata duobus liberis ac marito

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et surrexit ut in patriam pergeret cum utraque nuru sua deregione moabitide audierat enim quod respexisset Dominuspopulum suum et dedisset eis escas

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egressa est itaque de loco peregrinationis suae cum utraquenuru et iam in via posita revertendi in terram Iuda

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dixit ad eas ite in domum matris vestrae faciat Dominusvobiscum misericordiam sicut fecistis cum mortuis et mecum

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det vobis invenire requiem in domibus virorum quossortiturae estis et osculata est eas quae elevata voce flerecoeperunt

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et dicere tecum pergemus ad populum tuum

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quibus illa respondit revertimini filiae mi cur venitismecum num ultra habeo filios in utero meo ut viros ex mesperare possitis

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revertimini filiae mi abite iam enim senectute confecta sumnec apta vinculo coniugali etiam si possem hac nocte concipereet parere filios

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si eos expectare velitis donec crescant et annos impleantpubertatis ante eritis vetulae quam nubatis nolite quaesofiliae mi quia vestra angustia me magis premit et egressa estmanus Domini contra me

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elevata igitur voce rursum flere coeperunt Orpha osculatasocrum est ac reversa Ruth adhesit socrui suae

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cui dixit Noemi en reversa est cognata tua ad populum suumet ad deos suos vade cum ea

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quae respondit ne adverseris mihi ut relinquam te et abeamquocumque perrexeris pergam ubi morata fueris et ego paritermorabor populus tuus populus meus et Deus tuus Deus meus

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quae te morientem terra susceperit in ea moriar ibiquelocum accipiam sepulturae haec mihi faciat Deus et haec addatsi non sola mors me et te separaverit

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videns ergo Noemi quod obstinato Ruth animo decrevissetsecum pergere adversari noluit nec ultra ad suos reditumpersuadere

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profectaeque sunt simul et venerunt in Bethleem quibusurbem ingressis velox apud cunctos fama percrebuit dicebantquemulieres haec est illa Noemi

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quibus ait ne vocetis me Noemi id est pulchram sed vocateme Mara hoc est amaram quia valde me amaritudine replevitOmnipotens

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egressa sum plena et vacuam reduxit me Dominus cur igiturvocatis me Noemi quam humiliavit Dominus et adflixit Omnipotens

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venit ergo Noemi cum Ruth Moabitide nuru sua de terraperegrinationis suae ac reversa est in Bethleem quando primumhordea metebantur

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Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.

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And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.

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And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.

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And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years.

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And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.

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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 how that the LORD had visited his people in giving them bread.

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Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah.

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And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her mother's house: the LORD deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.

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

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And they said unto her, Surely we will return with thee unto thy people.

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And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? are there yet any more sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?

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Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have an husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have an husband also to night, and should also bear sons;

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Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD is gone out against me.

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And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.

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And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law.

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And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:

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Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.

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When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her.

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So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi?

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And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.

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I went out full and the LORD hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?

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So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.

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