Kings I 1
1 There was a man of Armathaim Sipha, of mount Ephraim, and his name [was] Helkana, a son of Jeremeel the son of Elias the son of Thoke, in Nasib Ephraim.
A Ramataïm-Çophim, sur la montagne d’Ephraïm, était un homme ayant nom Elkana, fils de Yeroham, fils d’Elihou, fils de Tohou, fils de Çouf, un Ephratéen.
2 And he [had] two wives; the name of the one [was] Anna, and the name of the second Phennana. And Phennana had children, but Anna had no child.
Il avait deux femmes, l’une nommée Hanna, la seconde Peninna; Peninna avait des enfants, Hanna n’en avait point.
3 And the man went up from year to year from his city, from Armathaim, to worship and sacrifice to the Lord God of Sabaoth at Selom: and [there were] Heli and his two sons Ophni and Phinees, the priests of the Lord.
Or, cet homme partait de sa ville, chaque année, pour se prosterner et sacrifier à l’Eternel-Cebaot dans Silo, où les deux fils d’Héli, Hophni et Phinéas, fonctionnaient comme prêtres du Seigneur.
4 And the day came, and Helkana sacrificed, and gave portions to his wife Phennana and her children.
L’Époque venue, Elkana faisait son sacrifice, dont il donnait des portions à Peninna, sa femme, et à tous les fils et filles qu’il avait d’elle;
5 And to Anna he gave a prime portion, because she had no child, only Helkana loved Anna more than the other; but the Lord [had] closed her womb.
tandis qu’à Hanna il ne donnait qu’une seule portion, à son grand déplaisir, parce qu’il aimait Hanna et que le Seigneur l’avait rendue stérile.
6 For the Lord gave her no child in her affliction, and according to the despondency of her affliction; and she was dispirited on this account, that the Lord shut up her womb so as not to give her a child.
Mais sa rivale l’exaspérait sans cesse pour provoquer ses murmures, sur ce que Dieu avait refusé à son sein la fécondité.
7 So she did year by year, in going up to the house of the Lord; and she was dispirited, and wept, and did not eat.
Cela se passait de la sorte chaque année, lorsque Hanna se rendait à la maison du Seigneur; chaque fois sa rivale l’exaspérait, et Hanna pleurait et ne mangeait point.
8 And Helkana her husband said to her, Anna: and she said to him, Here [am] I, my lord: and he said to her, What ails you that you weep? and why do you not eat? and why does your heart strike you? [am] I not better to you than ten children?
Elkana, son mari, lui disait: "Hanna, pourquoi pleures-tu? Pourquoi ne manges-tu point, et pourquoi ton cœur est-il affligé? Est-ce que je ne vaux pas, pour toi, plus que dix enfants?".
9 And Anna rose up after they had eaten in Selom, and stood before the Lord: and Heli the priest [was] on a seat by the threshold of the temple of the Lord.
Un jour, après qu’on eut mangé et bu à Silo, Hanna se leva… Héli le pontife se trouvait alors sur son siège, au seuil du sanctuaire de l’Eternel.
10 And she [was] very much grieved in spirit, and prayed to the Lord, and wept abundantly.
L’Âme remplie d’amertume, elle pria devant l’Eternel et pleura longtemps.
11 And she vowed a vow to the Lord, saying, O Lord God of Sabaoth, if you welt indeed look upon the humiliation of your handmaid, and remember me, and give to your handmaid a boy, then will I indeed dedicate him to you till the day of his death; and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink, and no razor shall come upon his head.
Puis elle prononça ce vœu: "Eternel-Cebaot! Si tu daignes considérer l’affliction de ta servante, te souvenir d’elle et ne point l’oublier; si tu donnes à ta servante un enfant mâle, je le vouerai au Seigneur pour toute sa vie, et le rasoir ne touchera point sa tête."
12 And it came to pass, while she was long praying before the Lord, that Heli the priest marked her mouth.
Or, comme elle priait longuement devant l’Eternel, Héli observa sa bouche:
13 And she was speaking in her heart, and her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: and Heli accounted her a drunken woman.
Hanna parlait en elle-même; on voyait seulement remuer ses lèvres, mais on n’entendait pas sa voix. Héli la crut ivre,
14 And the servant of Heli said to her, How long will you be drunken? take away your wine from you, and go out from the presence of the Lord.
et il lui dit: "Combien de temps veux-tu étaler ton ivresse? Va cuver ton vin!"
15 And Anna answered and said, Nay, my lord, [I live] in a hard day, and I have not drunk wine or strong drink, and I pour out my soul before the Lord.
Hanna répondit: "Non, Seigneur, je ne suis qu’une femme au cœur navré; je n’ai bu ni vin ni liqueur forte, j’ai seulement épanché mon âme devant l’Eternel.
16 Count not your handmaid for a pestilent woman, for by reason of the abundance of my importunity I have continued [my prayer] until now.
Ne prends pas ta servante pour une femme perverse, car c’est l’excès de mes griefs et de ma douleur qui m’a fait parler si longtemps."
17 And Heli answered and said to her, Go in peace: the God of Israel give you all your petition, which you have asked of him.
Héli reprit la parole et dit: "Va donc en paix; et que le Dieu d’Israël t’accorde ce que tu lui as demandé."
18 And she said, Your handmaid has found favor in your eyes: and the woman went her way, and entered into her lodging, and ate and drank with her husband, and her countenance was no more sad.
Et Hanna dit: "Puisse ta servante trouver grâce à tes yeux!" Alors cette femme se remit en chemin, prit de la nourriture, et sa physionomie ne fut plus la même.
19 And they rise early in the morning, and worship the Lord, and they go their way: and Helkana went into his house at Armathaim, and knew his wife Anna; and the Lord remembered her, and she conceived.
Le lendemain de bon matin, ils se prosternèrent devant l’Eternel, puis s’en retournèrent à leur demeure à Rama. Elkana s’unit à Hanna, et le Seigneur se souvint d’elle.
20 And it came to pass when the time was come, that she brought forth a son, and called his name Samuel, and said, Because I asked him of the Lord God of Sabaoth.
Au terme de la période, Hanna, qui avait conçu, enfanta un fils et lui donna le nom de Samuel, "parce que, dit-elle, j’ai demandé cet enfant au Seigneur."
21 And the man Helkana and all his house went up to offer in Selom the yearly sacrifice, and his vows, and all the tithes of his land.
Le mari, Elkana, étant parti avec toute sa maison pour faire au Seigneur son sacrifice annuel et ses offrandes votives,
22 But Anna did not go up with him, for she said to her husband, [I will not go up] until the child goes up, when I have weaned him, and he shall be presented before the Lord, and he shall abide there continually.
Hanna ne l’accompagna point, car elle dit à son époux: "Une fois que l’enfant sera sevré, je l’emmènerai, et il paraîtra en présence du Seigneur, et il y restera toujours."
23 And Helkana her husband said to her, Do that which is good in your eyes, abide still until you shall have weaned him; but may the Lord establish that which comes out of your mouth: and the woman tarried, and suckled her son until she had weaned him.
Elkana, son époux, lui répondit: "Fais comme il te plaît, attends que tu l’aies sevré; veuille seulement le Seigneur accomplir sa parole!" La femme resta donc et allaita son fils, jusqu’à ce qu’elle l’eût sevré.
24 And she went up with him to Selom with a calf of three years old, and loaves, and an ephah of fine flour, and a bottle of wine: and she entered into the house of the Lord in Selom, and the child with them.
Quand elle l’eut sevré, elle l’emmena avec trois taureaux, une êpha de farine et une outre de vin et le conduisit à la maison du Seigneur, à Silo; l’enfant était encore tout jeune.
25 And they brought him before the Lord; and his father killed his offering which he offered from year to year to the Lord; and he brought near the child, and killed the calf; and Anna the mother of the child brought him to Heli.
On immola l’un des taureaux, puis on présenta l’enfant à Héli;
26 And she said, I pray you, my lord, as your soul lives, I [am] the woman that stood in your presence with you while praying to the Lord.
et Hanna lui dit: "Ecoute-moi, seigneur! Par ta vie, seigneur! Je suis cette femme que tu as vue ici, près de toi, implorer l’Eternel.
27 For this child I prayed; and the Lord has given me my request that I asked of him.
C’Est pour obtenir cet enfant que j’avais prié; et l’Eternel m’a accordé ce que je lui avais demandé.
28 And I lend him to the Lord all his days that he lives, a loan to the Lord: and she said,
Mais à mon tour je l’avais voué au Seigneur: depuis qu’il est né, il est consacré à Dieu." Alors on se prosterna devant l’Eternel.
