Chapter 1

1 In the Days when a certain man ruled and there was not enough food for the people to eat and another man who lives in Jerusalem in Judea went to like in Moab with his wife and two sons. 2 the mans name 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 lived in Moab.