Ruth 1:18-20

Good News Translation

¹⁸ When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she said nothing more.

¹⁹ They went on until they came to Bethlehem. When they arrived, the whole town became excited, and the women there exclaimed, “Is this really Naomi?”

²⁰ “Don't call me Naomi,” she answered; “call me Marah,^[a] because Almighty God has made my life bitter.