Then you will say within yourself, “Who fathered these for me? I was deprived of my children and unable to conceive, exiled and wandering – but who brought them up? See, I was left by myself – but these, where did they come from? ” ’
Ruth 1:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised both Mahlon and Chilion also died, and the woman was left without her two children and without her husband. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Mahlon and Chilion died also, both of them, so the woman was bereft of her two sons and her husband. American Standard Version (1901) And Mahlon and Chilion died both of them; and the woman was left of her two children and of her husband. Common English Bible But both of the sons, Mahlon and Chilion, also died. Only the woman was left, without her two children and without her husband. Catholic Public Domain Version And they both died, namely Mahlon and Chilion, and the woman was left alone, bereaved of her two children and her husband. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they both died, to wit, Mahalon and Chelion: and the woman was left alone, having lost both her sons and her husband. |
Then you will say within yourself, “Who fathered these for me? I was deprived of my children and unable to conceive, exiled and wandering – but who brought them up? See, I was left by myself – but these, where did they come from? ” ’
Your own evil will discipline you; your own apostasies will reprimand you. Recognise how evil and bitter it is for you to abandon the Lord your God and to have no fear of me. This is the declaration of the Lord God of Armies.
Just as he neared the gate of the town, a dead man was being carried out. He was his mother’s only son, and she was a widow. A large crowd from the town was also with her.
See now that I alone am he; there is no God but me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal. No one can rescue anyone from my power.
The man’s name was Elimelech, and his wife’s name was Naomi. The names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. They entered the fields of Moab and settled there.
Her sons took Moabite women as their wives: one was named Orpah and the second was named Ruth. After they lived in Moab for about ten years,
She and her daughters-in-law set out to return from the territory of Moab, because she had heard in Moab that the Lord had paid attention to his people’s need by providing them with food.