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OEB The Lord grant that each of you may find peace and happiness in the house of a new husband.’
¶ Then she kissed them; but they began to weep aloud
WEBBE May the LORD grant you that you may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband.”
¶ Then she kissed them, and they lifted up their voices, and wept.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET May the Lord enable each of you to find security in the home of a new husband!” Then she kissed them goodbye and they wept loudly.
LSV YHWH grants to you, and you find rest each in the house of her husband”; and she kisses them, and they lift up their voice and weep.
FBV May the Lord give you a good home with another husband.” She kissed them, and they all started to cry loudly.
T4T Now I desire that Yahweh will enable each of you to have another husband in whose home you will feel secure.” Then she kissed both of them, and they cried aloud.
LEB May Yahweh grant that you[fn] find a resting place, each in the house of her husband.” And she kissed them, and they lifted up their voices and cried.
BBE May the Lord give you rest in the houses of your husbands. Then she gave them a kiss; and they were weeping bitterly.
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JPS 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.
ASV Jehovah 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.
DRA May he grant you to find rest in the houses of the husbands which you shall take. And she kissed them. And they lifted up their voice and began to weep,
YLT Jehovah doth grant to you, and find ye rest each in the house of her husband;' and she kisseth them, and they lift up their voice and weep.
Drby Jehovah grant you that ye may find rest, each in the house of her husband. And she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice and wept.
RV 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.
Wbstr 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.
KJB-1769 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.
(The LORD grant you that ye/you_all may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept. )
KJB-1611 The LORD graunt you, that you may finde rest each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them, and they lift vp their voyce and wept.
(The LORD grant you, that you may find rest each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them, and they lift up their voice and wept.)
Bshps And the Lord geue you, that you may fynde rest, either of you in the house of her husbande. And when she kyssed them, they lift vp their voyce and wept,
(And the Lord give you, that you may find rest, either of you in the house of her husband. And when she kissed them, they lift up their voice and wept,)
Gnva The Lord graunt you, that you may finde rest, either of you in the house of her husband. And when she kissed them, they lift vp their voice and wept.
(The Lord grant you, that you may find rest, either of you in the house of her husband. And when she kissed them, they lift up their voice and wept. )
Cvdl The LORDE graunte you, yt ye maie fynde rest ether of you in hir husbades house (whom ye shal get) and she kyssed them. Then lift they vp their voyce, and wepte,
(The LORD grant you, it ye/you_all may find rest ether of you in her husbades house (whom ye/you_all shall get) and she kissed them. Then lift they up their voice, and wept,)
Wycl the Lord yyue to you to fynde reste in the howsis of hosebondis, whiche ye schulen take. And sche kiste hem. Whiche bigunnen to wepe with `vois reisid,
(the Lord give to you to find rest in the howsis of husbandis, which ye/you_all should take. And she kissed them. Which began to weep with `vois reisid,)
Luth Der HErr gebe euch, daß ihr Ruhe findet, eine jegliche in ihres Mannes Hause! Und küssete sie. Da huben sie ihre Stimme auf und weineten.
(The LORD give you, that you/their/her rest findet, one jegliche in ihres Mannes house! And küssete sie. So huben they/she/them their/her voice on and weineten.)
ClVg Det vobis invenire requiem in domibus virorum quos sortituræ estis. Et osculata est eas. Quæ elevata voce flere cœperunt,
(Det to_you invenire requiem in domibus of_men which sortituræ estis. And osculata it_is eas. Quæ elevata voce flere cœperunt, )
UTN uW Translation Notes:
Note 1 topic: translate-blessing
יִתֵּ֤ן יְהוָה֙ לָכֶ֔ם וּמְצֶ֣אןָ
he/it_gave YHWH to/for=you_all and,find
Here, Naomi continues her blessing. Use a natural form for a blessing in your language. Alternate translation: “May Yahweh give you” or “I pray that Yahweh will allow you to have”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
וּמְצֶ֣אןָ מְנוּחָ֔ה
and,find rest
The word rest here does not refer to sitting down to rest. It means a place where these women would belong, a home for them, which would include the security that comes through marriage. Alternate translation: “a safe and stable home”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
בֵּ֣ית אִישָׁ֑הּ
house_of her/its=husband/man
This means with new husbands, not with their previous husbands, who died, or with someone else’s husband. The word house refers to both a physical house that belongs to the husband and to the protection from shame and poverty that a husband provides. Alternate translation: “in her own husband's household”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
וַתִּשֶּׂ֥אנָה קוֹלָ֖ן וַתִּבְכֶּֽינָה
and,lifted_up voices,their and,wept
To lift up the voice is an idiom for speaking or crying loudly. Alternate translation: “and they cried loudly” or “and they wept bitterly”
