Protestantism
English
And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.12
- Naomi: that is, Pleasant
- Mara: that is, Bitter
And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara; for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
And she saith unto them, `Call me not Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly to me,
And she said to them, Call me not Naomi — call me Mara; for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
And she answered them, Call me not Naomi, but call me Mara: for the Almightie hath giuen me much bitternes.
And she said to them, Call me not Naomi. Call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
And she said to them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
And she said to them, Do not let my name be Naomi, but Mara, for the Ruler of all has given me a bitter fate.
“Do not call me Naomi,1” she replied. “Call me Mara,2 because the Almighty3 has dealt quite bitterly with me.
- Naomi means pleasant.
- Mara means bitter.
- Hebrew Shaddai; also in verse 21
And she said unto them: 'Call me not Naomi,1 call me Marah;2 for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
- That is, Pleasant.
- That is, Bitter.
And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara; for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
And she said to them, “You should not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for Shaddai1 has ⌞caused me to be very bitter⌟.2
- Often translated “the Almighty”
- Literally “caused very bitterness to me”
And she said to them, Do not call me Naomi. Call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt bitterly with me.
And she said to them, Do not call me Naomi, call me Mara. For the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
She said to them, "Do not call me Naomi.1 Call me Marah;2 for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
- "Naomi" means "pleasant"
- "Marah" means "bitter"
She said to them, "Do not call me Naomi.1 Call me Marah;2 for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
- "Naomi" means "pleasant"
- "Marah" means "bitter"
She said to them, "Do not call me Naomi.1 Call me Marah;2 for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
- "Naomi" means "pleasant"
- "Marah" means "bitter"
And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.12
- Naomi: that is, Pleasant.
- Mara: that is, Bitter.
And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
And she said unto them, Do not call me Naomi [="Sweet"],—call me Mara [="Bitter"], for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me:
And she said to them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.12
- Naomi: that is, Pleasant
- Mara: that is, Bitter
And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
Catholicism
English
But she said to them: Call me not Noemi (that is, beautiful,) but call me Mara (that is, bitter), for the Almighty hath quite filled me with bitterness.
But she said to them, “Do not call me Naomi (that is, beautiful), but call me Mara (that is, bitter). For the Almighty has greatly filled me with bitterness.1
- 1:20The text in parentheses is probably not original to the Hebrew text, since the meaning of these Hebrew names would not need to be explained to those who could understand Hebrew.(Conte)