ରୂତର ବିବରଣ 1:1
ସହେି ସମୟରେ ଯେତବେେଳେ ବିଗ୍ଭରକଗଣ ଶାସନ କରୁଥିଲେ, ସହେି ଦେଶ ରେ ଦକ୍ସ୍ଟର୍ଭିକ୍ଷ ପଡିଥିଲା। ତେଣୁ ଏଲିମଲକେ ନାମକ ଜଣେ ଲୋକ ୟିହକ୍ସ୍ଟଦାସ୍ଥିତ ନିଜର ଗୃହ ବୈଥ୍ଲହେମ୍କକ୍ସ୍ଟ ପରିତ୍ଯାଗ କଲା ଏବଂ ସେ ତା'ର ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଓ ଦକ୍ସ୍ଟଇ ପକ୍ସ୍ଟତ୍ର ସହିତ ମାୟୋବ ଦେଶ ରେ ବାସ କରିବାକୁ ଗଲା।
| Now it came to pass | וַיְהִ֗י | wayhî | vai-HEE |
| days the in | בִּימֵי֙ | bîmēy | bee-MAY |
| when the judges | שְׁפֹ֣ט | šĕpōṭ | sheh-FOTE |
| ruled, | הַשֹּֽׁפְטִ֔ים | haššōpĕṭîm | ha-shoh-feh-TEEM |
| that there was | וַיְהִ֥י | wayhî | vai-HEE |
| a famine | רָעָ֖ב | rāʿāb | ra-AV |
| land. the in | בָּאָ֑רֶץ | bāʾāreṣ | ba-AH-rets |
| man certain a And | וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ | wayyēlek | va-YAY-lek |
| of Bethlehem-judah | אִ֜ישׁ | ʾîš | eesh |
| מִבֵּ֧ית | mibbêt | mee-BATE | |
| went | לֶ֣חֶם | leḥem | LEH-hem |
| to sojourn | יְהוּדָ֗ה | yĕhûdâ | yeh-hoo-DA |
| country the in | לָגוּר֙ | lāgûr | la-ɡOOR |
| of Moab, | בִּשְׂדֵ֣י | biśdê | bees-DAY |
| he, | מוֹאָ֔ב | môʾāb | moh-AV |
| wife, his and | ה֥וּא | hûʾ | hoo |
| and his two | וְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ | wĕʾištô | veh-eesh-TOH |
| sons. | וּשְׁנֵ֥י | ûšĕnê | oo-sheh-NAY |
| בָנָֽיו׃ | bānāyw | va-NAIV |