1 Samuel 1

1Houve um homem de Ramataim de Zofim, do monte de Efraim, que se chamava Elcana, filho de Jeroão, filho de Eliú, filho de Toú, filho de Zufe, efraimita. 2E tinha ele duas mulheres; o nome da uma era Ana, e o nome da outra Penina. E Penina tinha filhos, mas Ana não os tinha. 3E subia aquele homem todos os anos de sua cidade, a adorar e sacrificar ao SENHOR dos exércitos em Siló, de onde estavam dois filhos de Eli, Hofni e Fineias, sacerdotes do SENHOR. 4E quando vinha o dia, Elcana sacrificava, e dava a Penina sua mulher, e a todos seus filhos e a todas suas filhas, a cada um sua parte. 5Mas a Ana dava uma parte escolhida; porque amava a Ana, ainda que o SENHOR houvesse fechado sua madre. 6E sua concorrente a irritava, irando-a e entristecendo-a, porque o SENHOR havia fechado sua madre. 7E assim fazia cada ano: quando subia à casa do SENHOR, irritava assim à outra; pelo qual ela chorava, e não comia. 8E Elcana seu marido lhe disse: Ana, por que choras? Por que não comes? E por que está afligido teu coração? Não te sou eu melhor que dez filhos? 9E levantou-se Ana depois que havia comido e bebido em Siló; e enquanto o sacerdote Eli estava sentado em uma cadeira junto a um pilar do templo do SENHOR, 10Ela com amargura de alma orou ao SENHOR, e chorou abundantemente. 11E fez um voto, dizendo: “SENHOR dos exércitos, se olhares a aflição da tua serva, e te lembrares de mim, e não te esqueceres da tua serva, mas deres à tua serva um filho homem, eu o dedicarei ao SENHOR todos os dias da sua vida, e não subirá navalha sobre sua cabeça”. 12E sucedeu que, enquanto ela continuava a orar diante do SENHOR, Eli observava a sua boca. 13Mas Ana falava em seu coração, e somente se moviam seus lábios, e sua voz não se ouvia; e pensava Eli que ela estava embriagada. 14Então, disse-lhe Eli: “Até quando estarás embriagada? Afasta-te do vinho”. 15E Ana lhe respondeu: Não, meu senhor; eu sou uma mulher sofredora de espírito. Não bebi vinho nem bebida forte, mas tenho derramado minha alma diante do SENHOR. 16Não consideres a tua serva como mulher ímpia, porque é da grandeza das minhas angústias e da minha aflição que tenho falado até agora. 17E Eli respondeu: “Vai em paz, e o Deus de Israel te conceda o pedido que lhe fizeste”. 18E ela disse: “Que a tua serva ache favor diante de teus olhos”. E a mulher se foi seu caminho, e comeu, e não esteve mais triste. 19E levantando-se de manhã, adoraram diante do SENHOR, e voltaram, e vieram a sua casa em Ramá. E Elcana se deitou com sua mulher Ana, e o SENHOR se lembrou dela. 20E sucedeu que, corrido o tempo, depois de Ana haver concebido, deu à luz um filho, e pôs-lhe o nome de Samuel, dizendo: “Pois eu o pedi ao SENHOR”. 21Depois subiu o homem Elcana, com toda sua família, a sacrificar ao SENHOR o sacrifício costumeiro, e seu voto. 22Mas Ana não subiu, mas sim disse a seu marido: Eu não subirei até que o menino seja desmamado; para que o leve e seja apresentado diante do SENHOR, e fique ali para sempre. 23E Elcana seu marido lhe respondeu: Faze o que bem te parecer; fica-te até que o desmames; somente o SENHOR cumpra sua palavra. E ficou a mulher, e creu seu filho até que o desmamou. 24E depois que o desmamou, levou-o consigo, com três bezerros, e um efa de farinha, e uma vasilha de vinho, e trouxe-o à casa do SENHOR em Siló: e o menino era pequeno. 25E matando o bezerro, trouxeram o menino a Eli. 26E ela disse: Oh, senhor meu! Vive tua alma, senhor meu, eu sou aquela mulher que esteve aqui junto a ti orando ao SENHOR. 27Por este menino orava, e o SENHOR me deu o que lhe pedi. 28Eu, pois, o devolvo também ao SENHOR: todos os dias que viver, será do SENHOR. E adorou ali ao SENHOR.

1Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim Zophim, of the hill country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite: 2and he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children. 3This man went up out of his city from year to year to worship and to sacrifice to Yahweh of Armies in Shiloh. The two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests to Yahweh, were there. 4When the day came that Elkanah sacrificed, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions: 5but to Hannah he gave a double portion; for he loved Hannah, but Yahweh had shut up her womb. 6Her rival provoked her severely, to make her fret, because Yahweh had shut up her womb. 7As he did so year by year, when she went up to Yahweh’s house, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and didn’t eat. 8Elkanah her husband said to her, “Hannah, why do you weep? Why don’t you eat? Why is your heart grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?” 9So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest was sitting on his seat by the doorpost of Yahweh’s temple. 10She was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to Yahweh, and wept bitterly. 11She vowed a vow, and said, “Yahweh of Armies, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your handmaid, and remember me, and not forget your handmaid, but will give to your handmaid a boy, then I will give him to Yahweh all the days of his life, and no razor shall come on his head.” 12As she continued praying before Yahweh, Eli saw her mouth. 13Now Hannah spoke in her heart. Only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli thought she had been drunken. 14Eli said to her, “How long will you be drunken? Put away your wine from you.” 15Hannah answered, “No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I poured out my soul before Yahweh. 16Don’t count your handmaid for a wicked woman; for I have been speaking out of the abundance of my complaint and my provocation.” 17Then Eli answered, “Go in peace; and may the God of Israel grant your petition that you have asked of him.” 18She said, “Let your handmaid find favor in your sight.” So the woman went her way, and ate; and her facial expression wasn’t sad any more. 19They rose up in the morning early, and worshiped before Yahweh, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and Yahweh remembered her. 20When the time had come, Hannah conceived, and bore a son; and she named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked him of Yahweh.” 21The man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer to Yahweh the yearly sacrifice, and his vow. 22But Hannah didn’t go up; for she said to her husband, “Not until the child is weaned; then I will bring him, that he may appear before Yahweh, and stay there forever.” 23Elkanah her husband said to her, “Do what seems good to you. Wait until you have weaned him; only may Yahweh establish his word.” So the woman waited and nursed her son, until she weaned him. 24When she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bulls, and one ephah of meal, and a bottle of wine, and brought him to Yahweh’s house in Shiloh. The child was young. 25They killed the bull, and brought the child to Eli. 26She said, “Oh, my lord, as your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood by you here, praying to Yahweh. 27For this child I prayed; and Yahweh has given me my petition which I asked of him. 28Therefore also I have granted him to Yahweh. As long as he lives he is granted to Yahweh.” He worshiped Yahweh there.

1Daar was een man van Ramathaim-Zofim, van het gebergte van Efraim, wiens naam was Elkana, een zoon van Jerocham, den zoon van Elihu, den zoon van Tochu, den zoon van Zuf, een Efrathiet. 2En hij had twee vrouwen; de naam van de ene was Hanna, en de naam van de andere was Peninna. Peninna nu had kinderen, maar Hanna had geen kinderen. 3Deze man nu ging opwaarts uit zijn stad van jaar tot jaar om te aanbidden, en om te offeren den HEERE der heirscharen te Silo; en aldaar waren priesters des HEEREN, Hofni, en Pinehas, de twee zonen van Eli. 4En het geschiedde op dien dag, als Elkana offerde, zo gaf hij aan Peninna, zijn huisvrouw, en aan al haar zonen en haar dochteren, delen. 5Maar aan Hanna gaf hij een aanzienlijk deel, want hij had Hanna lief; doch de HEERE had haar baarmoeder toegesloten. 6En haar tegenpartijdige tergde haar ook met terging, om haar te vergrimmen, omdat de HEERE haar baarmoeder toegesloten had. 7En alzo deed hij jaar op jaar; van dat zij opging tot het huis des HEEREN, zo tergde zij haar alzo; daarom weende zij en at niet. 8Toen zeide Elkana, haar man: Hanna, waarom weent gij, en waarom eet gij niet, en waarom is uw hart kwalijk gesteld? Ben ik u niet beter dan tien zonen? 9Toen stond Hanna op, nadat hij gegeten, en nadat hij gedronken had te Silo. En Eli, de priester, zat op een stoel bij een post van den tempel des HEEREN. 10Zij dan viel bitterlijk bedroefd zijnde, zo bad zij tot den HEERE, en zij weende zeer. 11En zij beloofde een gelofte, en zeide: HEERE der heirscharen, zo Gij eenmaal de ellende Uwer dienstmaagd aanziet, en mijner gedenkt, en Uw dienstmaagd niet vergeet, maar geeft aan Uw dienstmaagd een mannelijk zaad, zo zal ik dat den HEERE geven al de dagen zijns levens, en er zal geen scheermes op zijn hoofd komen. 12Het geschiedde nu, als zij evenzeer bleef biddende voor het aangezicht des HEEREN, zo gaf Eli acht op haar mond. 13Want Hanna sprak in haar hart; alleenlijk roerden zich haar lippen, maar haar stem werd niet gehoord; daarom hield Eli haar voor dronken. 14En Eli zeide tot haar: Hoe lang zult gij u dronken aanstellen? Doe uw wijn van u. 15Doch Hanna antwoordde en zeide: Neen, mijn heer! ik ben een vrouw, bezwaard van geest; ik heb noch wijn, noch sterken drank gedronken; maar ik heb mijn ziel uitgegoten voor het aangezicht des HEEREN. 16Acht toch uw dienstmaagd niet voor een dochter Belials; want ik heb tot nu toe gesproken uit de veelheid van mijn gedachten en van mijn verdriet. 17Toen antwoordde Eli en zeide: Ga heen in vrede, en de God Israels zal uw bede geven, die gij van Hem gebeden hebt. 18En zij zeide: Laat uw dienstmaagd genade vinden in uw ogen! Alzo ging die vrouw haars weegs; en zij at, en haar aangezicht was haar zodanig niet meer. 19En zij stonden des morgens vroeg op, en zij aanbaden voor het aangezicht des HEEREN, en zij keerden weder, en kwamen tot hun huis te Rama. En Elkana bekende zijn huisvrouw Hanna, en de HEERE gedacht aan haar. 20En het geschiedde, na verloop van dagen, dat Hanna bevrucht werd, en baarde een zoon, en zij noemde zijn naam Samuel: Want, zeide zij, ik heb hem van de HEERE gebeden. 21En die man, Elkana toog op met zijn ganse huis, om den HEERE te offeren het jaarlijkse offer, en zijn gelofte. 22Doch Hanna toog niet op; maar zij zeide tot haar man: Als de jongen gespeend is, dan zal ik hem brengen, dat hij voor het aangezicht des HEEREN verschijne, en blijve daar tot in eeuwigheid. 23En Elkana, haar man, zeide tot haar: Doe, wat goed is in uw ogen; blijf, totdat gij hem zult gespeend hebben; de HEERE bevestige naar Zijn woord! Alzo bleef de vrouw, en zoogde haar zoon, totdat zij hem speende. 24Daarna, als zij hem gespeend had, bracht zij hem met zich opwaarts, met drie varren, en een efa meels, en een fles met wijn; en zij bracht hem in het huis des HEEREN te Silo; en het jongsken was zeer jong. 25En zij slachtten een var; alzo brachten zij het kind tot Eli. 26En zij zeide: Och, mijn heer! zo waarachtig als uw ziel leeft, mijn heer! Ik ben die vrouw, die hier bij u stond, om den HEERE te bidden. 27Ik bad om deze jongeling, en de HEERE heeft mij mijn bede gegeven, die ik van Hem gebeden heb. 28Daarom heb ik hem ook den HEERE overgegeven al de dagen, die hij wezen zal; hij is van den HEERE gebeden. En hij bad aldaar den HEERE aan.