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Translated from the Latin Vulgate
Diligently Compared with the Hebrew, Greek,and Other Editions in Divers Languages
THE OLD TESTAMENT
First Published by the English College at Douay
A.D. 1609 & 1610
and
THE NEW TESTAMENT
First Published by the English College at Rheims
A.D. 1582
With Annotations
The Whole Revised and Diligently Compared withthe Latin Vulgate by Bishop Richard ChallonerA.D. 1749-1752
This Book is called RUTH, from the name of the person whose history ishere recorded: who, being a Gentile, became a convert to the true faith,and marrying Booz, the great-grandfather of David, was one of those fromwhom Christ sprung according to the flesh, and an illustrious figure ofthe Gentile church. It is thought this book was written by the prophetSamuel.
Ruth Chapter 1
Elimelech of Bethlehem going with his wife Noemi, and two sons, into theland of Moab, dieth there. His sons marry wives of that country and diewithout issue. Noemi returneth home with her daughter in law Ruth, whorefuseth to part with her.
1:1. In the days of the judges, when the judges ruled, there came afamine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem Juda, went tosojourn in the land of Moab with his wife and his two sons.
1:2. He was named Elimelech, and his wife Noemi: and his two sons, theone Mahalon, and the other Chelion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem Juda. Andentering into the country of Moab, they abode there.
1:3. And Elimelech the husband of Noemi died: and she remained with hersons.
1:4. And they took wives of the women of Moab, of which one was calledOrpha, and the other Ruth. And they dwelt their ten years,
1:5. And they both died, to wit, Mahalon and Chelion: and the woman wasleft alone, having lost both her sons and her husband.
1:6. And she arose to go from the land of Moab to her own country, withboth her daughters in law: for she had heard that the Lord had lookedupon his people, and had given them food.
1:7. Wherefore she went forth out of the place of her sojournment, withboth her daughters in law: and being now in the way to return into theland of Juda,
1:8. She said to them: Go ye home to your mothers, the Lord dealmercifully with you, as you have dealt with the dead and with me.
1:9. May he grant you to find rest in the houses of the husbands whomyou shall take. And she kissed them. And they lifted up their voice, andbegan to weep,
1:10. And to say: We will go on with thee to thy people.
1:11. But she answered them: Return, my daughters: why come ye with me?have I any more sons in my womb, that you may hope for husbands of me?
1:12. Return again, my daughters, and go your ways: for I am now spentwith age, and not fit for wedlock. Although I might conceive this night,and bear children,
1:13. If you would wait till they were grown up, and come to man'sestate, you would be old women before you marry. Do not so, mydaughters, I