Rut Ruth, chapter Book of Ruth, chapter 1

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would you wait for them to grow up? Would you decide you weren't going to marry anyone else? No. The whole situation is more bitter for me than it is for you, for the Lord has turned against me!”

Ruth 1:13 in different translations

English

KJV (66 books) Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD is gone out against me.

ASV would ye therefore tarry till they were grown? would ye therefore stay from having husbands? nay, my daughters, for it grieveth me much for your sakes, for the hand of Jehovah is gone forth against me.

BSB would you wait for them to grow up? Would you refrain from having husbands? No, my daughters, it is much more bitter for me than for you, because the hand of the LORD has gone out against me.”

DRA If you would wait till they were grown up, and come to man’s estate, you would be old women before you marry. Do not so, my daughters, I beseech you: for I am grieved the more for your distress, and the hand of the Lord is gone out against me.

GNV Would yee tarie for them, till they were of age? would ye be deferred for them from taking of husbands? nay my daughters: for it grieueth me much for your sakes that the hand of the Lord is gone out against me.

JPS would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye shut yourselves off for them and have no husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes, for the hand of the LORD is gone forth against me.'

LSV do yöu wait for them until they grow up? Do yöu shut yourselves up for them, not to be to a husband? No, my daughters, for more bitter to me than to yöu, for the hand of YHWH has gone out against me.”

NASB would you therefore wait until they were grown? Would you therefore refrain from marrying? No, my daughters; for it is much more bitter for me than for you, because the hand of the Lord has come out against me.” NASB 2020

NIV (US) would you wait until they grew up? Would you remain unmarried for them? No, my daughters. It is more bitter for me than for you, because the Lord’s hand has turned against me!”

NMV Would you2f wait for them till they were grown? would you2f stay for them from having husbands? No, my daughters; for it grieves me much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) is gone out against me.

OJB Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? Would ye stay from having ba'alim (husbands) for them? Nay, my banot; for it is more mar (bitter) for me than you, for the Yad Hashem has gone out against me.

RV would ye therefore tarry till they were grown? would ye therefore stay from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes, for the hand of the LORD is gone forth against me.

T4T would you remain single/unmarried until they grew up and became old enough for you to marry? No, my daughters, you would not do that. Your situations are bad because your husbands have died, but it is possible that you will each marry again. My situation is much worse, because Yahweh [SYN] has opposed me, and now I am too old to get married again.”

WEB (US) would you then wait until they were grown? Would you then refrain from having husbands? No, my daughters, for it grieves me seriously for your sakes, for Yahweh’s hand has gone out against me.”

WEB (UK) would you then wait until they were grown? Would you then refrain from having husbands? No, my daughters, for it grieves me seriously for your sakes, for the LORD’s hand has gone out against me.”

Russian

РСП (66 кн.) то можно ли вам ждать, пока они выросли бы? можно ли вам медлить и не выходить замуж? Нет, дочери мои, я весьма сокрушаюсь о вас, ибо рука Господня постигла меня.

НРП разве вам можно ждать, пока они вырастут? Можно ли вам оставаться всё это время незамужними? Нет, мои дочери. Моя горечь слишком тяжела для вас, потому что рука Господня обратилась против меня!

Заокская (Кулаков) стоит ли вам ждать, покуда они подрастут? Стоит ли вам медлить и не выходить замуж? Нет, дочери мои, мне самой много горше, чем вам, ибо постигли меня беды тяжкие от руки Господней».

ВП разве вам можно ждать, пока они вырастут? Можно ли вам оставаться всё это время незамужними? Нет, мои дочери. Моя горечь слишком тяжела для вас, потому что рука Вечного обратилась против меня!

СП (БЛ) Вам пришлось бы ждать, пока они вырастут и станут мужчинами. Я не могу заставить вас так долго ждать. Это меня сильно огорчает, а я уже и так достаточно опечалена, так как Господь принёс мне много несчастий!»