^{1 2} 1It happened in the days when the judges ruled that there was a famine in the land, and a certain man of Bethlehem of Judah went to the country of Moab with his wife and his two sons. 2The name of the man was Elimelek, and the name of his wife was Naomi. The names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion, who were Ephrathites of Bethlehem of Judah. They arrived at the country of Moab and lived there. ^{3 4 5} 3Then Elimelek, Naomi's husband, died, and she was left with her two sons. 4These sons took wives from the women of Moab; the name of one was Orpah, and the name of the other was Ruth. They lived there for about ten years. 5Then both Mahlon and Kilion died, leaving Naomi without her husband and without her two children.