Verse 16

But Ruth replied, "Do not urge me to leave you or to turn back from following you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you lodge, I will lodge. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Men Rut svarte: «Ikke tving meg til å forlate deg og vende tilbake, for hvor du går, vil jeg gå, og hvor du bor, vil jeg bo. Ditt folk er mitt folk, og din Gud er min Gud.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men Rut sa: Bøy meg ikke fra å forlate deg eller vende tilbake fra å følge deg; for hvor du går, vil jeg gå, og hvor du bor, vil jeg bo; ditt folk er mitt folk, og din Gud min Gud.

• Norsk King James

  Men Ruth sa: Tving meg ikke til å forlate deg, eller vende tilbake fra å følge deg: for dit du går, vil jeg gå; og hvor du blir, vil jeg bli: ditt folk skal være mitt folk, og din Gud min Gud:

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men Rut svarte: «Ikke tving meg til å forlate deg og dra bort fra deg; for dit du går, vil jeg gå, og der du bor, vil jeg bo; ditt folk er mitt folk, og din Gud er min Gud.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Men Rut svarte: «Ikke tving meg til å forlate deg og vende tilbake fra deg! For hvor du går, vil jeg gå, og hvor du bor, vil jeg bo. Ditt folk er mitt folk, og din Gud er min Gud.»

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men Rut sa: «Ikke bed meg forlate deg eller vende tilbake fra å følge deg, for dit du går, vil jeg gå, og hvor du bor, vil jeg bo. Ditt folk er mitt folk, og din Gud er min Gud.»

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Ruth svarte: 'Oppfordre meg ikke til å forlate deg eller snu om. For hvor du går, vil jeg gå, og hvor du bor, vil jeg bo. Ditt folk skal bli mitt folk, og din Gud min Gud.'

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Men Rut sa: «Ikke bed meg forlate deg eller vende tilbake fra å følge deg, for dit du går, vil jeg gå, og hvor du bor, vil jeg bo. Ditt folk er mitt folk, og din Gud er min Gud.»

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men Rut sa: «Ikke tving meg til å forlate deg eller vende tilbake fra deg, for dit du går vil jeg gå, og der du bor vil jeg bo. Ditt folk er mitt folk, og din Gud er min Gud.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Men Rut svarte: «Tving meg ikke til å forlate deg og vende tilbake! For dit du går, vil jeg gå, og hvor du bor, vil jeg bo. Ditt folk er mitt folk, og din Gud er min Gud.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Ruth sagde: Vær mig ikke imod, at jeg skulde forlade dig og vende tilbage fra dig; thi hvor du gaaer hen, der vil jeg gaae hen, og hvor du bliver om Natten, der vil jeg blive om Natten; dit Folk er mit Folk, og din Gud er min Gud.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And th said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men Rut svarte: Søk ikke å overtale meg til å forlate deg og vende tilbake fra deg, for hvor du går, vil jeg gå, og hvor du bor, vil jeg bo. Ditt folk er mitt folk, og din Gud er min Gud.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And Ruth said, Do not urge me to leave you, or to turn back from following you: for where you go, I will go; and where you stay, I will stay: your people shall be my people, and your God my God:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Rut sa, "Ikke tving meg til å forlate deg eller til å vende tilbake fra deg, for hvor du går, vil jeg gå; og hvor du bor, vil jeg bo; ditt folk er mitt folk, og din Gud er min Gud;

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men Ruth svarte: «Ikke tving meg til å forlate deg og vende tilbake fra deg. For hvor du går vil jeg gå, og hvor du bor vil jeg bo. Ditt folk er mitt folk, og din Gud er min Gud.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men Rut sa: Ikke tving meg til å forlate deg og vende tilbake fra å følge deg. Hvor du går, vil jeg gå; og hvor du bor, vil jeg bo; ditt folk er mitt folk, og din Gud er min Gud.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men Rut sa: «Tving meg ikke til å forlate deg eller vende tilbake fra å følge deg! For hvor du går, vil jeg gå, og hvor du bor, vil jeg bo. Ditt folk er mitt folk, og din Gud er min Gud.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Ruth answered: Speake not to me therof, that I shulde forsake the, and turne backe from the: whithersoeuer thou goest, thither wil I go also: and loke where thou abydest, there wil I abide also: Thy people is my people, & thy God is my God.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Ruth answered, Intreate mee not to leaue thee, nor to depart from thee: for whither thou goest, I will goe: and where thou dwellest, I will dwell: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Ruth aunswered: Entreat me not to leaue thee, and to returne from after thee: for whyther thou goest, I will go also, & where thou dwellest, there I wil dwell: Thy people shalbe my people, and thy god my god:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, [or] to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people [shall be] my people, and thy God my God:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Ruth said, "Don't entreat me to leave you, and to return from following after you, for where you go, I will go; and where you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Ruth saith, `Urge me not to leave thee -- to turn back from after thee; for whither thou goest I go, and where thou lodgest I lodge; thy people `is' my people, and thy God my God.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, and to return from following after thee, for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But Ruth said, Give up requesting me to go away from you, or to go back without you: for where you go I will go; and where you take your rest I will take my rest; your people will be my people, and your God my God.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Ruth said, "Don't entreat me to leave you, and to return from following after you, for where you go, I will go; and where you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But Ruth replied,“Stop urging me to abandon you! For wherever you go, I will go. Wherever you live, I will live. Your people will become my people, and your God will become my God.

Referenced Verses

• Ruth 2:11-12 : 11 Boaz replied, "It has been fully reported to me all that you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband—how you left your father and mother and your native land and came to a people you did not know before. 12 May the LORD reward you for what you have done. May you receive a full reward from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.
• Isa 14:1 : 1 For the LORD will have compassion on Jacob, and will again choose Israel, and He will settle them in their own land. Foreigners will join them and be united with the house of Jacob.
• 2 Cor 6:16-18 : 16 What agreement can there be between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: 'I will dwell among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.' 17 Therefore, 'Come out from among them and be separate,' says the Lord. 'Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.' 18 And, 'I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters,' says the Lord Almighty.
• 1 Thess 1:9 : 9 For they themselves tell about how you welcomed us and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God.
• Josh 24:18 : 18 The LORD drove out all the peoples before us, including the Amorites who lived in the land. We too will serve the LORD, for He is our God.
• Matt 8:19 : 19 Then a scribe came and said to Him, 'Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.'
• John 13:37 : 37 'Lord,' Peter asked, 'why can't I follow You now? I will lay down my life for You!'
• 2 Sam 15:21 : 21 But Ittai answered the king, 'As surely as the LORD lives and as my lord the king lives, wherever my lord the king may be—whether for death or for life—there your servant will be.'
• 2 Kgs 2:2-6 : 2 Elijah said to Elisha, "Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me to Bethel." But Elisha replied, "As the LORD lives and as you live, I will not leave you." So they went to Bethel. 3 The sons of the prophets who were in Bethel came out to Elisha and said to him, "Do you know that today the LORD is going to take your master away from you?" He replied, "Yes, I know it. Be quiet." 4 Then Elijah said to him, "Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me to Jericho." But Elisha replied, "As the LORD lives and as you live, I will not leave you." So they went to Jericho. 5 The sons of the prophets who were in Jericho approached Elisha and said to him, "Do you know that today the LORD is going to take your master away from you?" He answered, "Yes, I know it. Be quiet." 6 Then Elijah said to him, "Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me to the Jordan." But Elisha replied, "As the LORD lives and as you live, I will not leave you." So the two of them went on.
• Ps 45:10 : 10 Daughters of kings are among your noble women; at your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.
• Dan 2:47 : 47 The king spoke to Daniel, saying, "Truly, your God is the God of gods and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of mysteries, for you were able to reveal this mystery."
• Dan 3:29 : 29 Therefore I issue a decree that any people, nation, or language that speaks against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego shall be cut into pieces and their houses reduced to rubble, for no other god can save in this way.'
• Hos 13:4 : 4 But I am the LORD your God from the land of Egypt; you are to know no God but me, and there is no Savior besides me.
• Acts 21:13 : 13 Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
• Luke 24:28-29 : 28 As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus acted as if he were going farther. 29 But they urged him strongly, saying, "Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over." So he went in to stay with them.
• Rev 14:4 : 4 These are those who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They were redeemed from among mankind as firstfruits to God and the Lamb.