15. And she said, Behold, thy sister-in-law has returned to her people and to her gods; return thou after thy sister-in-law.
16. And Ruth said, Do not intreat me to leave thee or to return from following after thee, for wherever thou goest, I will go; and wherever thou shalt lodge, I will lodge; thy people shall be my people and thy God my God.
17. Where thou diest, I will die, and there will I be buried; let the Lord do so unto me and let him give unto me that only death shall part thee and me.
18. When she saw that she was courageous to go with her, then she left off speaking to her.
19. So the two walked until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, entering into Bethlehem, that all the city was moved because of them, and they said, Is this Naomi?
20. And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara; for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
21. I went out full, and the Lord has brought me home again empty. Why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the Lord has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?