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OET (OET-RV)One day Naomi was in the countryside there in Moab when she heard someone telling about how Yahweh had helped his people in Yisrael and that now they had plenty of food, so she got ready to returnto Beyt-Lehem with hertwodaughters-in-law.
Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
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).
BrLXXΚαὶ ἀνεστη αὕτη καὶ αἱ δύο νύμφαι αὐτῆς, καὶ ἀπέστρεψαν ἐξ ἀγροῦ Μωὰβ, ὅτι ἤκουσεν ἐν ἀγρῷ Μωὰβ ὅτι ἐπέσκεπται Κύριος τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ, δοῦναι αὐτοῖς ἄρτους. (Kai anestaʸ hautaʸ kai hai duo numfai autaʸs, kai apestrepsan ex agrou Mōab, hoti aʸkousen en agrōi Mōab hoti epeskeptai Kurios ton laon autou, dounai autois artous. )
BrTrAnd 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.
ULTThen she arose, she and her daughters-in-law, and she returned from the fields of Moab, for she had heard in a field of Moab that Yahweh had visited his people, giving them bread.
USTOne day while Naomi was in Moab, she heard someone say that Yahweh had helped his people in Israel and that now they had plenty of food. So she got ready to return to Bethlehem with her daughters-in-law.
BSBWhen [Naomi] heard in Moab that the LORD had attended to His people by providing them with food, she and her daughters-in-law prepared to leave the land of Moab.
OEBSo she set out with her daughters-in-law to return from the land of Moab, for she had heard that the Lord had remembered his people and given them food.
WEBBEThen 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 the LORD[fn] had visited his people in giving them bread.
1:6When rendered in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, “LORD” or “GOD” is the translation of God’s Proper Name (Hebrew “יהוה”, usually pronounced Yahweh).
WMBBThen 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 the LORD[fn] had visited his people in giving them bread.
1:6When rendered in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, “LORD” or “GOD” is the translation of God’s Proper Name.
NETSo she decided to return home from the region of Moab, accompanied by her daughters-in-law, because while she was living in Moab she had heard that the Lord had shown concern for his people, reversing the famine by providing abundant crops.
LSVAnd she rises, she and her daughters-in-law, and turns back from the fields of Moab, for she has heard in the fields of Moab that God has looked after His people—to give to them bread.
FBVSo she and her daughters-in-law prepared to leave the country of Moab and return home because she had heard that the Lord had blessed his people there with food.
T4TOne day while Naomi was in Moab, she heard someone say that Yahweh had helped his people in Israel and that now there was plenty of food to eat. So she prepared to return to Bethlehem.
BBESo she and her daughters-in-law got ready to go back from the country of Moab, for news had come to her in the country of Moab that the Lord, in mercy for his people, had given them food.
JPSThen she arose with her daughters-in-law, that she might return from the field of Moab; for she had heard in the field of Moab how that the LORD had remembered His people in giving them bread.
ASVThen 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 Jehovah had visited his people in giving them bread.
DRAAnd she arose to go from the land of Moab to her own country with both her daughters in law: for she had heard that the Lord had looked upon his people, and had given them food.
YLTAnd she riseth, she and her daughters-in-law, and turneth back from the fields of Moab, for she hath heard in the fields of Moab that God hath looked after His people, — to give to them bread.
DrbyAnd she arose, she and her daughters-in-law, and returned from the fields of Moab; for she had heard in the fields of Moab how that Jehovah had visited his people to give them bread.
RVThen 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.
SLTAnd she will arise and her daughters-in-law, and she will turn back from the field of Moab: for she heard in the field of Moab that Jehovah reviewed his people to give bread to them.
WbstrThen 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.
KJB-1769¶ 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.
KJB-1611¶ Then shee arose with her daughters in law, that shee might returne from the countrey of Moab: for shee had heard in the countrey of Moab, how that the LORD had visited his people, in giuing them bread. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
GnvaThen she arose with her daughters in law, and returned from the countrey of Moab: for she had heard say in the countrey of Moab, that the Lord had visited his people, and giuen them bread. (Then she arose with her daughters in law, and returned from the country of Moab: for she had heard say in the country of Moab, that the Lord had visited his people, and given them bread. )
ClVgEt surrexit ut in patriam pergeret cum utraque nuru sua de regione Moabitide: audierat enim quod respexisset Dominus populum suum, et dedisset eis escas. (And got_up as in/into/on to_his_fatherampergeret when/with both nuru his_own from/about region Moabitide: listenerat because that respexisset Master the_people his_own, and I_gavesset to_them food. )
1:6giving: This same Hebrew verb is used in 4:13 (“enabled”). These two notices of God’s acts enclose the story between similar phrases (an inclusio, literary “bookends”). God gives good things, such as food and children, and he works providentially behind the scenes in the ordinary course of things.
This part of the sentence forms an introductory summary of what will happen in the following section. It does not relate events in the timeline of the story. If your language does not use introductory summaries like this, you can translate these actions as events. Alternate translation: [Then she, along with her daughters-in-law, prepared to return]
The verbs arose and returned are singular, and refer to Naomi. This shows that Naomi is the main character who takes the initiative in these actions. However, her daughters-in-law are included. If your language requires plural verbs when more than one person is included in an action, you can use them here. Alternate translation: [Then she and her daughters-in-law arose and returned]
וְכַלֹּתֶ֔יהָ
and,daughters-in-law_of,her
Alternate translation: [and the women who had married her sons]
Naomi first heard about Yahweh visiting his people and then decided to return to Bethlehem, so it might be more natural to put this information first, as in the UST.
It is implied that the news came from Israel. Alternate translation: [while she was in the region of Moab, she had heard from someone who came from Israel]
Here, visited is an idiom that means “taken care of.” If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use an idiom from your language that does have this meaning or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [had relieved the hunger of his people] or [had come through for his people]
The story of Ruth is set in the time of the Judges, a few generations before the birth of King David. While much animosity often existed between Israel and Moab (Judges 3:12-30; 10:6-12:7; 2 Samuel 8:2; 10; 2 Kings 3:4-27; 2 Chronicles 20; see also Nations across the Jordan River map), other times the two nations appear to have enjoyed a somewhat congenial relationship, as is demonstrated by Naomi’s willingness to relocate to Moab to seek relief from a famine. Later Naomi’s sons also marry Moabite women, and Ruth’s devotion to Naomi and her God no doubt speaks highly of the character of many Moabites. Many years later Ruth’s great-grandson David placed his parents in the care of the king of Moab while he was on the run from King Saul (1 Samuel 22:3-4).
