And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth-lehem-judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and were there for some time.

And they took two women of Moab as their wives: the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth and they went on living there for about ten years.

So 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.

And Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, Go back to your mothers' houses: may the Lord be good to you as you have been good to the dead and to me:

And they said to her, No, but we will go back with you to your people.

Go back, my daughters, and go on your way I am so old now that I may not have another husband. If I said, I have hopes, if I had a husband tonight, and might have sons,

Then again they were weeping and Orpah gave her mother-in-law a kiss, but Ruth would not be parted from her.

But Ruth said, Give up requesting me to go away from you, or to go back without you: for where you go I will go and where you take your rest I will take my rest your people will be my people, and your God my God.

And when she saw that Ruth was strong in her purpose to go with her she said no more.

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.

So Naomi came back out of the country of Moab, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her and they came to Beth-lehem in the first days of the grain-cutting.

And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, Now let me go into the field and take up the heads of grain after him in whose eyes I may have grace. And she said to her, Go, my daughter.

And Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and said to the grain-cutters, The Lord be with you. And they made answer, The Lord give you his blessing.

And the servant who was in authority over the cutters said, It is a Moabite girl who came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab

Then said Boaz to Ruth, Give ear to me, my daughter: do not go to take up the grain in another field, or go away from here, but keep here by my young women:

Then she went down on her face to the earth, and said to him, Why have I grace in your eyes, that you give attention to me, seeing I am from a strange people?

The Lord give you a reward for what you have done, and may a full reward be given to you by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take cover.

And at meal-time Boaz said to her, Come here, and take some of the bread, and put your bit into the wine. And she took her seat among the grain-cutters: and he gave her dry grain, and she took it, and there was more than enough for her meal.

And let some heads of grain be pulled out of what has been corded up, and dropped for her to take, and let no sharp word be said to her.

And she took it up and went into the town and she let her mother-in-law see what she had got, and after taking enough for herself she gave her the rest.

And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, May the blessing of the Lord, who has at all times been kind to the living and to the dead, be on him. And Naomi said to her, The man is of our family, one of our near relations.

And Naomi said to Ruth, her daughter-in-law, It is better, my daughter, for you to go out with his servant-girls, so that no danger may come to you in another field.

And now, is there not Boaz, our relation, with whose young women you were? See, tonight he is separating the grain from the waste in his grain-floor.

But see to it, when he goes to rest, that you take note of the place where he is sleeping, and go in there, and, uncovering his feet, take your place by him and he will say what you are to do.

So she went down to the grain-floor and did all her mother-in-law had said to her.

Now in the middle of the night, the man awaking from his sleep in fear, and lifting himself up, saw a woman stretched at his feet.

And he said, May the Lord give you his blessing, my daughter: even better than what you did at the first is this last kind act you have done, in not going after young men, with or without wealth.

Now it is true that I am a near relation: but there is a relation nearer than I.

And she took her rest at his feet till the morning: and she got up before it was light enough for one to see another. And he said, Let it not come to anyone's knowledge that the woman came to the grain-floor.

And when she came back her mother-in-law said to her, How did it go with you, my daughter? And she gave her an account of all the man had done to her.

Then she said, Do nothing now, my daughter, till you see what will come of this for the man will take no rest till he has put this thing through.

Then he got ten of the responsible men of the town, and said, Be seated here. And they took their seats.

And it was in my mind to give you the chance of taking it, with the approval of those seated here and of the responsible men of my people. If you are ready to do what it is right for a relation to do, then do it: but if you will not do it, say so to me now for there is no one who has the right to do it but you, and after you myself. And he said, I will do it.

And the near relation said, I am not able to do the relation's part, for fear of damaging the heritage I have: you may do it in my place, for I am not able to do it myself.

So the near relation said to Boaz, Take it for yourself. And he took off his shoe.

And, further, I have taken Ruth, the Moabitess, who was the wife of Mahlon, to be my wife, to keep the name of the dead man living in his heritage, so that his name may not be cut off from among his countrymen, and from the memory of his town: you are witnesses this day.

May your family be like the family of Perez, the son whom Tamar gave to Judah, from the offspring which the Lord may give you by this young woman.

And the women said to Naomi, A blessing on the Lord, who has not let you be this day without a near relation, and may his name be great in Israel.

And Naomi took the child and put her arms round it, and she took care of it.

Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez became the father of Hezron

And Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon became the father of Salmon

And Obed became the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David.

And straight away all the people, when they saw him, were full of wonder, and running to him, gave him worship.

And one of the number said to him in answer, Master, I came to you with my son, who has in him a spirit which takes away his power of talking

And he said to them in answer, O generation without faith, how long will I have to be with you? how long will I put up with you? let him come to me.

And Jesus questioning the father said, How long has he been like this? And he said, From a child.

And Jesus said to him, If you are able! All things are possible to him who has faith.

And when Jesus saw that the people came running together, he gave orders to the unclean spirit, saying to him, You, spirit, who are the cause of his loss of voice and hearing, I say to you, come out of him, and never again go into him.

But Jesus took him by the hand, lifting him up and he got up.

And he said to them, Nothing will make this sort come out but prayer.

For he was giving his disciples teaching, and saying to them, The Son of man is given up into the hands of men, and they will put him to death and when he is dead, after three days he will come back from the dead.