She responded by saying not to call her Naomi, which meant “pleasant,” but instead to call her Mara, which meant “bitter,” for she had been chastised for living in Moab. She explained that she had departed many years ago with her husband and her two sons, and now she had returned empty, as a widow without children.—vss. 19-21
Tumugon siya at nagsabing huwag na siyang tawaging Naomi, na ang kahulugan ay “kagalakan,” kundi Mara na lamang, na ang ibig sabihin ay “mapait,” sapagkat siya ay pinakitunguhan nang may kapaitan ng Makapangyarihan sa Lahat dahil sa kaniyang pagtira sa Moab. Pinaliwanag niya na siya ay umalis kasama ang kanyang asawa at dalawang anak matagal nang mga taon ang nakalipas, sulbait ngayon siya ay walang-wala na, nag-iisa.—Ruth 1:19-21