The people of Ammon and Moab can’t join in worship with the Lord’ s people. That also applies to their children after them for all time to come.

“亚扪人或是摩押人不可入耶和华的会；他们的子孙，虽过十代，也永不可入耶和华的会。

“亚扪人或摩押人不可入耶和华的会；甚至到第十代，也永不可入耶和华的会。

“亚扪人或摩押人不可入耶和华的会；甚至到第十代，也永不可入耶和华的会。

“亚扪人或摩押人及其十代以内的子孙都不可加入耶和华的会众。

亚扪人或摩押人不可进耶和华的会；他们的后代直到第十代，也永远不可进耶和华的会。

「亞捫人或是摩押人不可入耶和華的會；他們的子孫，雖過十代，也永不可入耶和華的會。

「亞捫人或摩押人不可入耶和華的會；甚至到第十代，也永不可入耶和華的會。

「亞捫人或摩押人不可入耶和華的會；甚至到第十代，也永不可入耶和華的會。

「亞捫人或摩押人及其十代以內的子孫都不可加入耶和華的會眾。

亞捫人或摩押人不可進耶和華的會；他們的後代直到第十代，也永遠不可進耶和華的會。

亞捫人或摩押人不可進永恆主的公會，甚至到第十代也不可進永恆主的公會，永不可進。

亞捫人、摩押人、不得入耶和華會、凡屬斯族者、雖歷十世、至於永遠、亦不得入耶和華會、

亞捫人、摩押人、雖歷十世、至於永遠、亦不得入耶和華會。

亞捫人摩押人不可入主之會、即至十代、至於永遠、不可入主之會、

No Ammonite or Moabite or any of their descendants may enter the assembly of the Lord, not even in the tenth generation.

“ No Ammonite or Moabite may enter the assembly of the Lord. Even to the tenth generation, none of them may enter the assembly of the Lord forever,

“ No Ammonite or Moabite or any of their descendants for ten generations may be admitted to the assembly of the Lord.

No Ammonite or Moabite may enter the LORD’s assembly; none of their descendants, even to the tenth generation, may ever enter the LORD’s assembly.

No Ammonite or Moabite may enter the assembly of the Lord; none of their descendants, even to the tenth generation, may ever enter the assembly of the Lord,

“ An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter the assembly of the Lord; even to the tenth generation none of his descendants shall enter the assembly of the Lord forever,

An Ammonite or a Moabite shall not enter into the assembly of Jehovah; even to the tenth generation shall none belonging to them enter into the assembly of Jehovah for ever:

No Ammonite or Moabite may enter the Lord’s assembly; none of their descendants, even to the tenth generation, may ever enter the Lord’s assembly.

An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever:

An Ammonite or Moabite may not enter the assembly of the LORD; to the tenth generation none of their descendants shall ever do so,

An Ammonite or a Moabite shall not enter into Yahweh’s assembly; even to the tenth generation shall no one belonging to them enter into Yahweh’s assembly forever,

At that time the Book of Moses was read out loud. All the people heard it. It was written there that no Ammonite or Moabite could ever become a member of God’s community.That’s because they hadn’t given the people of Israel food and water. Instead, they had hired Balaam to put a curse on them. But our God turned the curse into a blessing.

But Sanballat and Tobiah heard that Jerusalem’s walls continued to be repaired. The Arabs, the Ammonites and the people of Ashdod heard about it too. They heard that the gaps in the wall were being filled in. So they were very angry.

Tobiah from Ammon was at Sanballat’s side. He said,“ What are they building? They’re putting up a stone wall. But suppose a fox climbs on top of it. Even that will break it down!”

I’ve also taken Ruth, who is from Moab, to become my wife. She is Mahlon’s widow. I’ve decided to marry her so the dead man’s name will stay with his property. Now his name won’t disappear from his family line or from his hometown. Today you are witnesses!”Then the elders and all the people at the gate said,“ We are witnesses. The woman is coming into your home. May the Lord make her like Rachel and Leah. Together they built up the family of Israel. May you be an important person in Ephrathah. May you be famous in Bethlehem.The Lord will give you children through this young woman. May your family be like the family of Perez. He was the son Tamar had by Judah.”So Boaz married Ruth. Then he slept with her. The Lord blessed her so that she became pregnant. And she had a son.The women said to Naomi,“ We praise the Lord. Today he has provided a family protector for you. May this child become famous all over Israel!He will make your life new again. He’ll take care of you when you are old. He’s the son of your very own daughter- in- law. She loves you. She is better to you than seven sons.”Then Naomi took the child in her arms and took care of him.The women living there said,“ Naomi has a son!” They named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse. Jesse was the father of David.Here is the family line of Perez. Perez was the father of Hezron.Hezron was the father of Ram. Ram was the father of Amminadab.Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was the father of Salmon.Salmon was the father of Boaz. Boaz was the father of Obed.Obed was the father of Jesse. And Jesse was the father of David.

When the family protector heard that, he said,“ Then I can’t buy the land. If I did, I might put my own property in danger. So you buy it. I can’t do it.”

In those days I also saw that some men of Judah had married women from Ashdod. Others had married women from Ammon or Moab.

Suppose an outsider wants to follow the Lord. Then that person shouldn’t say,“ The Lord won’t accept me as one of his people.” And a eunuch shouldn’t say,“ I’m like a dry tree that doesn’t bear any fruit.”