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OEB ‘Look,’ said Naomi, ‘your sister-in-law is going back to her own people and to her own gods. Go along with her!’
WEBBE She said, “Behold,[fn] your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her god. Follow your sister-in-law.”
WMBB (Same as above including footnotes)
NET So Naomi said, “Look, your sister-in-law is returning to her people and to her god. Follow your sister-in-law back home!”
LSV And she says, “Behold, your sister-in-law has turned back to her people, and to her god, turn back after your sister-in-law.”
FBV “Look, your sister-in-law is going back to her people and her gods. Go back home with her,” said Naomi.
T4T Naomi said to her, “Look! Your sister-in-law is going back to her relatives and to her gods! Go back with her!”
LEB And she said, “Look, your sister-in-law has returned to her people and to her gods. Return after your sister-in-law too.”
BBE And Naomi said, See, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods: go back after your sister-in-law.
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JPS And she said: 'Behold, thy sister-in-law is gone back unto her people, and unto her god; return thou after thy sister-in-law.'
ASV And she said, Behold, thy sister-in-law is gone back unto her people, and unto her god: return thou after thy sister-in-law.
DRA And Noemi said to her: Behold thy kinswoman is returned to her people, and to her gods, go thou with her.
YLT And she saith, 'Lo, thy sister-in-law hath turned back unto her people, and unto her god, turn thou back after thy sister-in-law.'
Drby And she said, Behold, thy sister-in-law is gone back to her people and to her [fn]gods: return after thy sister-in-law.
RV And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her god: return thou after thy sister in law.
Wbstr And she said, Behold, thy sister-in-law hath gone back to her people, and to her gods: return thou after thy sister-in-law.
KJB-1769 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.
(And she said, Behold, thy/your sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou/you after thy/your sister in law. )
KJB-1611 And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone backe vnto her people, and vnto her gods: returne thou after thy sister in law.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
Bshps And Naomi said: See, thy sister in law is gone backe againe vnto her people, & vnto her gods: returne thou after her.
(And Naomi said: See, thy/your sister in law is gone back again unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou/you after her.)
Gnva And Naomi said, Beholde, thy sister in law is gone backe vnto her people and vnto her gods: returne thou after thy sister in lawe.
(And Naomi said, Behold, thy/your sister in law is gone back unto her people and unto her gods: return thou/you after thy/your sister in law. )
Cvdl Neuertheles she sayde: Beholde, thy syster in lawe is turned backe vnto hir people and to hir god, turne thou againe also after thy sister in lawe.
(Nevertheless she said: Behold, thy/your syster in law is turned back unto her people and to her god, turn thou/you again also after thy/your sister in law.)
Wycl To whom Noemy seide, Lo! thi kyneswomman turnede ayen to hir puple, and to hir goddis; go thou with hir.
(To whom Noemy said, Lo! thy/your kyneswomman turned again to her people, and to her gods; go thou/you with her.)
Luth Sie aber sprach: Siehe, deine Schwägerin ist umgewandt zu ihrem Volk und zu ihrem GOtt; kehre du auch um, deiner Schwägerin nach.
(They/She but spoke: See, your Schwägerin is umgewandt to their people and to their God; kehre you also um, deiner Schwägerin after.)
ClVg cui dixit Noëmi: En reversa est cognata tua ad populum suum, et ad deos suos, vade cum ea.
(cui he_said Noëmi: En reversa it_is cognata your to the_people his_own, and to deos suos, vade when/with ea. )
UTN uW Translation Notes:
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
הִנֵּה֙
see/lo/see!
Naomi is using the term Behold to focus Ruth's attention on what she is about to say. Your language may have a comparable expression that you could use in your translation. Alternate translation: “Listen” or You know”
Note 2 topic: writing-participants
יְבִמְתֵּ֔ךְ
sister-in-law,your
Naomi is using the phrase your sister-in-law to refer to Orpah, the widow of Ruth's deceased husband's brother. Use the natural term in your language to refer to that relationship. Alternate translation: “the widow of your husband’s brother” or “Orpah”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession
עַמָּ֖הּ
people,her
Here, Naomi is using the possessive form to describe the people to whom Orpah belongs. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this in another way. Alternate translation: “the clan that she came from”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession
אֱלֹהֶ֑יהָ
gods,her
Here, Naomi is using the possessive form to describe the god of the Moabites that Orpah and Ruth used to worship before they married Naomi's sons and began to worship Yahweh. If your language would not use the possessive form to express the relationship between Orpah and this god, you could express this in another way. Alternate translation: “the god that they worship”
Note 5 topic: translate-plural
אֱלֹהֶ֑יהָ
gods,her
The word translated here as god is plural, but Hebrew quite commonly uses the plural when referring to a deity. Here it probably refers to the god of the Moabites named Chemosh, as it does in 1 Kings 11:33. If the Bible commonly used in your area uses a plural here, you may choose to do so too. Alternate translation: “her gods”
