¹It happened in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land. A certain man of Bethlehem Judah went to live in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.

¹Vaihawmmiten Vai a hawm lai un hichi ahi a, huai gamah kial a kia a. Huan, Bethlehem-juda a mi khat Moab gama om dingin amah leh a ji leh a tapate nih toh a hoh ua,

²The 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 Bethlehem Judah. They came into the country of Moab, and continued there.

²Huai mi min Elimelek ahi, a ji min Naomi ahi, a tapate nih min Malon leh Kilon, Bethlehem-juda a Ephrat mi ahi uh. Moab gamah a hoh ua, huai ah a om nilouh uh.

³Elimelech, Naomi’s husband, died; and she was left, and her two sons.

³Huan, Elimelek, Naomi pasal a si a, amah leh a tapate nih kia a hita ua.

⁴They took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they lived there about ten years.

⁴Huan, Moab gam numei jiin a nei ua, a khatpen min Orpa ahi a, a khatpen min Ruthi ahi: huaiah kum sawm hiam tak a om uhi.

⁵Mahlon and Chilion both died, and the woman was bereaved of her two children and of her husband.

⁵Huan, Malon leh Kilon a si tuaktuak ua; huchiin huai numei tuh a tate nih leh a pasalin a sihsanta uhi.

⁶Then 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 Yahweh “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. had visited his people in giving them bread.

⁶Huchiin a moute toh Moab gam a kipan kiknawn dingin a kisa ua, TOUPAN nek ding piain a mite a vehdan khawng Moab gama kipan a najak jiakin.

⁷She went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her; and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah.

⁷Huchiin a omna akipan a moute nih toh a pawt ua; Juda gam a kiknawn dingin a paita uh.

⁸Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go, return each of you to her mother’s house: Yahweh deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead, and with me.

⁸Huan Naomi-in a moute nih kiangah, Na nu uh inlam tuak tuaka pai nawn dingin paita un; misi tung leh ka tunga na hih bang un TOUPAN na tunguah siamtak in hih hen.

⁹Yahweh 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 voice, and wept.

⁹TOUPAN na nih un pasalte in a omna na muh theihna ding un hon hehpih hen, a chi a. Huchiin a tawpa, huan, aw suah hialin a kapta uhi.

¹⁰They said to her, “No, but we will return with you to your people.”

¹⁰Huan, a kiangah, Paikei nung, na chite kianga na pai naah ka teltei zo ding uh, a chi uh.

¹¹Naomi said, “Go back, my daughters. Why do you want to go with me? Do I still have sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?

¹¹Huan, Naomiin, Ka tanute aw, pai nawn jaw un; bangjiaka ka kianga hongpai tei mahmah ding na hi ua? Na pasal ding uh tapa ka pai nawn thei sin ahia?

¹²Go back, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say, ‘I have hope,’ if I should even have a husband tonight, and should also bear sons;

¹²Ka tanute aw, kisa unla pai un; pasal nei dingin lah ka upa lota ngala. Huan, lametna ka nei chi mahleng, tujan mahmahin leng pasal neiin tapate leng nei mahleng,

¹³would you then wait until they were grown? Would you then refrain from having husbands? No, my daughters, for it grieves me much for your sakes, for the hand of Yahweh has gone out against me.”

¹³A pichin tan ua om ding na hi ding uam? Pasal louin na om nilouh sin ua hia? Hi tel lou e, ka tanute aw; nou jiakin ka lungkhamna a uang semsem hi, Toupa khut ka tung a tu eita ve, a chi a.

¹⁴They lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth joined with her.

¹⁴Huan, a aw uh suahin a kap nawn leuleu ua; huan Orpain a pi a tawpa; Ruthiin bel a len chinten hi.

¹⁵She said, “Behold, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people, and to her god. Follow your sister-in-law.”

¹⁵Huan, aman, Ngaiin, na moupihnu a chite kiang leh a pathian kiang lamah a kik nawnta; nang leng na moupihnu delh inla, pai nawnta in aw, achia a.

¹⁶Ruth said, “Don’t entreat me to leave you, and to return from following after you, for where you go, I will go; and where you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “Elohim.” my God;

¹⁶Huan, Ruthiin, Nang khen ding leh nang jui loua kik nawn dingin hon khem kei teitei in; na paina peuhah ka pai dinga; na giahna peuhah ka giak dinga; na chite ka chite ahi ding ua, na Pathian ka Pathian ahi ding.

¹⁷where you die, will I die, and there will I be buried. Yahweh do so to me, and more also, if anything but death part you and me.”

¹⁷Na sihna peuhah ka si dinga, huaiah non vui sam ding ahi; nang leh kei zaw sihna kia lou thil dangin a honkhen sin leh TOUPAN a hihhihin honhih mai henla, huai sanga thupi zaw in leng, a chi a.

¹⁸When she saw that she was steadfastly minded to go with her, she left off speaking to her.

¹⁸Huchiin a kianga pai a tum chiltel chih a theih in a daih santa hi.

¹⁹So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. It happened, when they had come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they asked, “Is this Naomi?”

¹⁹Huchiin Bethlehem tan a pai khawmta uh. Huan, hichi ahia, Bethlehem a tun un a khuain a ling ua, numeiten, Hiai tua Naomi ahi maw? a chi ua.

²⁰She said to them, “Don’t call me Naomi. Call me Mara; for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.

²⁰Huan aman a kianguah, Naomi honchi kei un. Mara hon chi jaw un. Bangkimhihtheipan lah khasiathuai takin a honhihta ngala.

²¹I went out full, and Yahweh has brought me home again empty; why do you call me Naomi, since Yahweh has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?”

²¹Buching takin ka pawta, TOUPAN a vuakin a honpi nawn hi: TOUPAN ka tungah a lungkimlouhna a hihlang a, Bangkimhihtheipan a hon hih gentheih dan thei gige napia bang dia Naomi honchi lailai na hi ua? A chi a.Huchiin Naomi a hongkika, a mounu Moab mi Ruthi toh Moab gam akipanin a hongkik uh ahi: barli-buh lak pat tung laiin Bethlehem a tung uhi.

²²So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her, who returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.

²²Huchiin Naomi a hongkika, a mounu Moab mi Ruthi toh Moab gam akipanin a hongkik uh ahi: barli-buh lak pat tung laiin Bethlehem a tung uhi.