Verse List for RUTH 1:20

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator,Naomi (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) But Naomi told them not to call her ‘Naomi’ (which means ‘pleasant’) but to call her ‘Mara’ (meaning ‘miserable’) because she said, “The almighty God has made my life very miserable.

OET-LV And_she/it _said to_them do _not call to_me Nāˊₒmī call to_me Mara if/because the_almighty he _has _caused _bitterness to_me exceedingly.

ULT But she said to them, “Do not call me Naomi. Call me Mara, for the Almighty has acted exceedingly bitterly to me.

UST Naomi said to them, “You should not call me Naomi anymore, since it means ‘pleasant.’ Instead, call me Mara, because it means ‘bitter.’ God Almighty has made my life very bitter.

BSB & MSB “Do not call me Naomi,[fn]” she replied. “Call me Mara,[fn] because the Almighty[fn] has dealt quite bitterly with me.

OEB ‘Do not call me Naomi,’ she said to them, ‘call me Mara[fn], for the Almighty has given me a bitter lot.

WEBBE & WMBB She said to them, “Don’t call me Naomi.[fn] Call me Mara,[fn] for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.

NET But she replied to them, “Don’t call me ‘Naomi’! Call me ‘Mara’ because the Sovereign One has treated me very harshly.

LSV And she says to them, “Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly to me,

FBV She said to them, “Don't call me Naomi! Call me Mara,[fn] for the Almighty has treated me very bitterly.

T4T Naomi said to them, “Don’t call me Naomi, which means ‘pleasant’. Instead, call me Mara, which means ‘bitter’, because God Almighty has made my life very unpleasant.

LEB And she said to them, “You should not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for Shaddai[fn] has _⌊caused me to be very bitter_⌋.[fn]

BBE And she said to them, Do not let my name be Naomi, but Mara, for the Ruler of all has given me a bitter fate.

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

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

DRA But she said to them: Call me not Noemi, (that is, beautiful,) but call me Mara, (that is, bitter,) for the Almighty hath quite filled me with bitterness.

YLT And she saith unto them, 'Call me not Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly to me,

Drby And she said to them, Call me not Naomi — call me Mara; for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.

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

SLT And she will say to them, Ye shall not call to me Naomi; call to me, Mara: for the Almighty made bitter to me greatly.

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

KJB-1769 And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.[fn][fn]
(And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath/has dealt very bitterly with me.)

KJB-1611 And she said vnto them, Call me not [fn]Naomi; call mee [fn]Mara: for the Almightie hath dealt very bitterly with me.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps And she annswered them: Cal me not Naomi: but call me Mara, for the almightie hath made me verie bitter.
(And she annswered them: Call me not Naomi: but call me Mara, for the almighty hath/has made me very/true bitter.)

Gnva And she answered them, Call me not Naomi, but call me Mara: for the Almightie hath giuen me much bitternes.
(And she answered them, Call me not Naomi, but call me Mara: for the Almighty hath/has given me much bitternes.)

Cvdl Neuerthelesse she sayde vnto them: call me not Naemi, but Mara: for the Allmightie hath made me very sory.
(Nevertheless she said unto them: call me not Naomi, but Mara: for the Almighty hath/has made me very sorry.)

Wycl To whiche sche seide, Clepe ye not me Noemy, that is, fair, but `clepe ye me Mara, that is, bittere; for Almyyti God hath fillid me greetli with bitternesse.
(To which she said, Call ye/you_all not me Noemy, that is, fair, but call ye/you_all me Mara, that is, bitter; for Almyyti God hath/has filled me greatly with bitterness.)

Luth Sie aber sprach zu ihnen: Heißet mich nicht Naemi, sondern Mara; denn der Allmächtige hat mich sehr betrübet.
(They/She but spoke to/for to_them: Call/Namet me not Naemi, rather Mara; because/than the/of_the Allmächtige has me very saddened.)

ClVg Quibus ait: Ne vocetis me Noëmi (id est, pulchram), sed vocate me Mara (id est, amaram), quia amaritudine valde replevit me Omnipotens.[fn]
(To_whom he_said: Don’t voicetis me Noahmi (id it_is, beautiful), but call me Mara (id it_is, bitterm), because with_bitterness very_much he_filled me Allpotent/Almighty.)

UHB וַ⁠תֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵי⁠הֶ֔ן אַל־תִּקְרֶ֥אנָה לִ֖⁠י נָעֳמִ֑י קְרֶ֤אןָ לִ⁠י֙ מָרָ֔א כִּי־הֵמַ֥ר שַׁדַּ֛י לִ֖⁠י מְאֹֽד׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτὰς, μὴ δὴ καλεῖτέ με Νωεμίν· καλέσατέ με πικρὰν, ὅτι ἐπικράνθη ἐν ἐμοὶ ὁ ἱκανὸς σφόδρα.

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