[和合本] 当士师秉政的时候，国中遭遇饥荒。在犹大伯利恒，有一个人带着妻子和两个儿子往摩押地去寄居。
[新标点] （以利米勒全家迁往摩押）当士师秉政的时候，国中遭遇饥荒。在犹大的伯利恒，有一个人带着妻子和两个儿子往摩押地去寄居。
[和合修] （以利米勒全家迁往摩押）士师统治的时候，国中有饥荒。在犹大的伯利恒，有一个人带着妻子和两个儿子往摩押地去寄居。
[新译本] 在士师统治期间，国内发生了饥荒。有一个人带着妻子和两个儿子，从犹大的伯利恒前往摩押地去，寄居在那里。
[当代修] （拿俄米和路得）在士师执政的时代，犹大发生了饥荒。有一个人带着妻子和两个儿子从犹大的伯利恒迁到摩押境内寄居。
[现代修] 很久以前，在士师治理以色列的那段时期，地方上发生了饥荒。有一个以法他族人，名叫以利米勒，原住在犹大的伯利恒；他带着妻子拿娥美和两个儿子——玛伦和基连，一起到摩押国，暂时住在那里。他们在那里的时候，
[吕振中] 当士师执政的日子、犹大地闹饥荒；有一个人从犹大伯利恒往摩押乡间去寄居；他和他妻子跟两个儿子一同去。
[思高本] （纳敖米逃难摩阿布）当民长执政时代，国内发生了饥荒。有个人带了他的妻子和两个儿子，从犹大白冷到摩阿布乡间去侨居。
[文理本] 当士师主治时、斯土荐饥、有犹大伯利恒人、与妻及二子、往旅于摩押地、
[GNT] 1-2 Long ago, in the days before Israel had a king, there was a famine in the land. So a man named Elimelech, who belonged to the clan of Ephrath and who lived in Bethlehem in Judah, went with his wife Naomi and their two sons Mahlon and Chilion to live for a while in the country of Moab. While they were living there,
[BBE] Now there came a time, in the days of the judges, when there was no food in the land. And a certain man went from Beth-lehem-judah, he and his wife and his two sons, to make a living-place in the country of Moab.
[KJV] Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
[NKJV] Now it came to pass, in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem, Judah, went to dwell in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons.
[KJ21] Now it came to pass, in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons.
[NASB] (Naomi Widowed) Now it came about in the days when the judges (Or judged)governed, that there was a famine in the land. And a man of Bethlehem in Judah went to reside in the land of Moab (Lit he, and)with his wife and his two sons.
[NRSV] In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land, and a certain man of Bethlehem in Judah went to live in the country of Moab, he and his wife and two sons.
[WEB] In the days when the judges judged, there was a famine in the land. A certain man of Bethlehem Judah went to live in the country of Moab with his wife and his two sons.
[ESV] In the days when the judges ruled there was a famine in the land, and a man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons.
[NIV] In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land, and a man from Bethlehem in Judah, together with his wife and two sons, went to live for a while in the country of Moab.
[NIrV] There was a time when Israel didn't have kings to rule over them. But they had leaders to help them. This is a story about some things that happened during that time. There wasn't enough food in the land of Judah. So a man went to live in the country of Moab for a while. He was from Bethlehem in Judah. His wife and two sons went with him.
[HCSB] During the time of the judges, there was a famine in the land. A man left Bethlehem in Judah with his wife and two sons to live in the land of Moab for a while.
[CSB] During the time of the judges, there was a famine in the land. A man left Bethlehem in Judah with his wife and two sons to live in the land of Moab for a while.
[AMP] IN THE days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem of Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, his wife, and his two sons.
[NLT] In the days when the judges ruled in Israel, a severe famine came upon the land. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah left his home and went to live in the country of Moab, taking his wife and two sons with him.
[YLT] And it cometh to pass, in the days of the judging of the judges, that there is a famine in the land, and there goeth a man from Beth-Lehem-Judah to sojourn in the fields of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.