RUTH 1:20 Parallel Verse View

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

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτὰς, μὴ δὴ καλεῖτέ με Νωεμίν· καλέσατέ με πικρὰν, ὅτι ἐπικράνθη ἐν ἐμοὶ ὁ ἱκανὸς σφόδρα.
(Kai eipe pros autas, maʸ daʸ kaleite me Nōemin; kalesate me pikran, hoti epikranthaʸ en emoi ho hikanos sfodra. )

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.

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

1:20 Naomi means pleasant.

1:20 Mara means bitter.

1:20 Hebrew Shaddai; also in verse 21

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

1:20 In Hebrew ‘Naomi’ means ‘pleasant,’ and ‘Mara’ means ‘bitter.’

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

1:20 “Naomi” means “pleasant”.

1:20 “Mara” means “bitter”.

WMBB (Same as above including footnotes)

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.

1:20 Naomi means “happy,” while Mara means “bitter.”

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]

1:20 Often translated “the Almighty”

1:20 Literally “caused very bitterness to me”

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.

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. )

1.20 Naomi: that is, Pleasant

1.20 Mara: that is, Bitter

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

1:20 That is, pleasant.

1:20 That is, bitter.

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: Cal me not Naomi: but call me Mara, for the almightie hath/has made me verie 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 Allmightie hath/has made me very sory.)

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, Clepe ye/you_all not me Noemy, that is, fair, but `clepe ye/you_all me Mara, that is, bittere; 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 to_them: Heißet me not Naemi, rather Mara; because the/of_the Allmächtige has me very betrübet.)

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: Ne vocetis me Noëmi (id it_is, pulchram), but vocate me Mara (id it_is, amaram), because amaritudine valde replevit me Omnipotens. )

1.20 Ne vocetis. Agnoscit synagoga calamitatem suam, quam post adventum Christi merito patitur: et refugit pulchra vocari, quia tempora prosperitatis suæ finiri conspicit. Quando primum. Id est quando lex incarnationis suæ ordinem ad mysterium passionis Christi convertit. Messis enim hordeacea tempus Dominicæ passionis exprimit, quæ mense novorum, id est, primo mense contigit. Bene ergo tempore illo ad Bethlehem veniunt, quando lex Christum quem docet in Bethlehem natum, in pascha, id est in mense novorum, prædicat occisum. Sancta quoque Ecclesia toto conatu laborat, ut quas ad fidem convocat, incarnationis, passionis, resurrectionis merito imbuat. Messis hordeacea Judæorum exprimit credulitatem: qui peracto sacramento passionis, prædicantibus apostolis, primum ad fidem veniunt. Qui alibi quinque panibus hordeaceis pasti a Domino leguntur.

1.20 Ne vocetis. Agnoscit synagoga calamitatem his_own, how after adventum of_Christ merito patitur: and refugit pulchra vocari, because tempora prosperitatis suæ finiri conspicit. When primum. That it_is when lex incarnationis suæ ordinem to mysterium passionis of_Christ convertit. Messis because hordeacea tempus Dominicæ passionis exprimit, which a_month novorum, id it_is, primo a_month contigit. Bene therefore tempore illo to Bethlehem veniunt, when lex Christum which teaches in Bethlehem natum, in pascha, id it_is in a_month novorum, prælet_him_say occisum. Sancta too Ecclesia toto conatu laborat, as which to faith convocat, incarnationis, passionis, resurrectionis merito imbuat. Messis hordeacea Yudæorum exprimit credulitatem: who peracto sacramento passionis, prædicantibus apostolis, primum to faith veniunt. Who alibi quinque panibus hordeaceis pasti from Master leguntur.

Parallel RUTH 1:20

The Setting of Ruth