1 صَمُوئيل 1

١ 1 كَانَ رَجُلٌ أَفْرَايِمِيٌّ اسْمُهُ أَلْقَانَةُ بْنُ يَرُوحَامَ بْنِ أَلِيهُوَ بْنِ تُوحُوَ بْنِ صُوفٍ، يُقِيمُ فِي رَامَتَايِمَ صُوفيِمَ مِنْ جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ.

And there was a certain man of Rama-thayim-zophim, of the mountain of Ephraim, whose name was Elkanah, the son of Yerocham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tochu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite.

٢ 2 وَكَانَ مُتَزَوِّجاً مِنِ امْرَأَتَيْنِ هُمَا حَنَّةُ وَفَنِنَّةُ. وَكَانَ لِفَنِنَّةَ أَوْلادٌ؛ أَمَّا حَنَّةُ فَكَانَتْ عَاقِراً.

And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.

٣ 3 وَكَانَ مِنْ عَادَةِ أَلْقَانَةَ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ مِنْ مَدِينَتِهِ مَعَ عَائِلَتِهِ فِي كُلِّ عَامٍ ليَسْجُدَ وَيُقَدِّمَ ذَبَائِحَ لِلرَّبِّ الْقَدِيرِ فِي شِيلُوهَ، وَكَانَ حُفْنِي وَفِينْحَاسُ ابْنَا عَالِي كَاهِنَيْنِ لِلرَّبِّ فِي ذَلِكَ الْوَقْتِ.

And this man went up out of his city from year to year to prostrate himself and to sacrifice unto the Lord of hosts in Shiloh. And at that place were the two sons of 'Eli, Chophni and Phinehas, priests of the Lord.

٤ 4 وَحِينَ يَأْتِي وَقْتُ تَقْدِيمِ الذَّبِيحَةِ كَانَ أَلْقَانَةُ يُعْطِي فَنِنَّةَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَجَمِيعَ أَبْنَائِهَا وَبَنَاتِهَا نَصِيباً وَاحِداً لِكُلٍّ مِنْهُمْ.

And when the day was come that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions;

٥ 5 أَمَّا حَنَّةُ فَكَانَ يُعْطِيهَا نَصِيبَ اثْنَيْنِ لأَنَّهُ كَانَ يُحِبُّهَا. غَيْرَ أَنَّ الرَّبَّ جَعَلَهَا عَاقِراً.

But unto Hannah he gave a double portion; for Hannah he loved [greatly]; but the Lord had shut up her womb.

٦ 6 فَكَانَتْ ضَرَّتُهَا، حُبّاً فِي إِغَاظَتِهَا، تُعَيِّرُهَا لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ جَعَلَهَا عَاقِراً.

And her rival also provoked her continually, in order to make her fret; because the Lord had shut up her womb.

٧ 7 وَثَابَرَتْ عَلَى إِثَارَةِ غَيْظِهَا سَنَةً بَعْدَ سَنَةٍ كُلَّمَا ذَهَبَتْ إِلَى بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ. فَبَكَتْ حَنَّةُ وَامْتَنَعَتْ عَنِ الأَكْلِ.

And he did so year by year, as often as she went up to the house of the Lord, so did she provoke her; wherefore she wept, and did not eat.

٨ 8 فَسَأَلَهَا أَلْقَانَةُ زَوْجُهَا: «يَا حَنَّةُ، لِمَاذَا تَبْكِينَ؟ وَلِمَاذَا تَمْتَنِعِينَ عَنِ الأَكْلِ؟ وَلِمَاذَا يَكْتَئِبُ قَلْبُكِ؟ أَلَسْتُ أَنَا خَيْراً لَكِ مِنْ عَشَرَةِ بَنِينَ؟».

Then said to her Elkanah her husband, Hannah, why wilt thou weep? and why wilt thou not eat? and why should thy heart be grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?

٩ 9 وَذَاتَ مَرَّةٍ بَعْدَ أَنْ فَرَغُوا مِنْ تَنَاوُلِ الطَّعَامِ فِي شِيلُوهَ، وَفِيمَا كَانَ عَالِي الْكَاهِنُ جَالِساً عَلَى الْكُرْسِيِّ عِنْدَ قَائِمَةِ خَيْمَةِ الرَّبِّ، قَامَتْ حَنَّةُ

And Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk; and 'Eli the priest was sitting upon a chair by the door-post of the temple of the Lord.

١٠ 10 بِنَفْسٍ مُرَّةٍ وَصَلَّتْ إِلَى الرَّبِّ وَبَكَتْ بِحُرْقَةٍ،

But she had bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and wept greatly.

١١ 11 وَنَذَرَتْ نَذْراً لِلرَّبِّ قَائِلَةً: «يَا رَبَّ الْجُنُودِ، إِنْ عَطَفْتَ عَلَى مَذَلَّةِ أَمَتِكَ، وَذَكَرْتَنِي وَلَمْ تَنْسَنِي، بَلْ وَهَبْتَ أَمَتَكَ ذُرِّيَّةً، فَإِنَّنِي أُعْطِيهِ لِلرَّبِّ كُلَّ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِهِ، وَلَنْ أَحْلِقَ رَأْسَهُ».

And she vowed a vow, and said, O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thy handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thy handmaid, but wilt give unto thy handmaid a man-child: then will I give him unto the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor shall come upon his head.

١٢ 12 وَأَطَالَتْ حَنَّةُ صَلاتَهَا أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ بَيْنَمَا كَانَ عَالِي يُرَاقِبُ حَرَكَةَ شَفَتَيْهَا.

And it came to pass, as she continued praying long before the Lord, that 'Eli watched her mouth.

١٣ 13 فَإِنَّ حَنَّةَ كَانَتْ تُصَلِّي فِي قَلْبِهَا وَلا يَتَحَرَّكُ مِنْهَا سِوَى شَفَتَيْهَا، مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَصْدُرَ عَنْهُمَا صَوْتٌ، فَظَنَّ عَالِي أَنَّهَا سَكْرَى.

Now as for Hannah, she spoke in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice could not be heard; wherefore 'Eli regarded her as a drunken woman.

١٤ 14 فَقَالَ لَهَا عَالِي: «إِلَى مَتَى تَظَلِّينَ سَكْرَى؟ كُفِّي عَنْ شُرْبِ الْخَمْرِ»

And 'Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from off thee.

١٥ 15 فَأَجَابَتْهُ: «لا يَا سَيِّدِي: إِنَّنِي امْرَأَةٌ حَزِينَةُ الرُّوحِ، لَمْ أَشْرَبْ خَمْراً وَلا مُسْكِراً، بَلْ أَسْكُبُ نَفْسِي أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ.

And Hannah answered and said, No, my Lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit; but neither wine nor strong drink have I drunk, and I have poured out my soul before the Lord.

١٦ 16 لَا تَظُنَّ أَمَتَكَ ابْنَةَ بَلِيَّعَالَ، فَإِنَّنِي مِنْ فَرْطِ كُرْبَتِي وَغَيْظِي قَدْ أَطَلْتُ صَلاتِي إِلَى الآنَ».

Esteem not thy handmaid as a worthless woman; for out of the abundance of my grief and vexation have I spoken hitherto.

١٧ 17 فَقَالَ لَهَا عَالِي: «اذْهَبِي بِسَلامٍ، وَلْيُعْطِكِ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ مَا طَلَبْتِهِ مِنْ لَدُنْهِ».

Then 'Eli answered and said, Go in peace; and may the God of Israel grant thy petition which thou hast asked of him.

١٨ 18 فَقَالَتْ: «لَيْتَ أَمَتَكَ تَحْظَى بِرِضَاكَ». ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَتْ فِي سَبِيلِهَا وَأَكَلَتْ، وَلَمْ تَعُدْ أَمَارَاتُ الْحُزْنِ تَكْسُو وَجْهَهَا.

And she said, Let thy handmaid find grace in thy eyes. The woman then went on her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no longer as before.

١٩ 19 وَفِي الصَّبَاحِ التَّالِي بَكَّرُوا بِالنُّهُوضِ وَسَجَدُوا أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ، ثُمَّ عَادُوا إِلَى بَيْتِهِمْ فِي الرَّامَةِ. وَعَاشَرَ أَلْقَانَةُ زَوْجَتَهُ حَنَّةَ، وَاسْتَجَابَ الرَّبُّ دُعَاءَهَا.

And they rose up early in the morning, and prostrated themselves before the Lord, and returned, and came to their house at Ramah; and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the Lord remembered her.

٢٠ 20 وَفِي غُضُونِ سَنَةٍ حَبِلَتْ حَنَّةُ وَأَنْجَبَتِ ابْناً دَعَتْهُ صَمُوئِيلَ قَائِلَةً: «لأَنِّي سَأَلْتُهُ مِنَ الرَّبِّ».

And it came to pass, after the lapse of some time, that Hannah conceived, and bore a son; and she called his name Samuel, saying, Because from the Lord have I asked him.

٢١ 21 وَفِي مَوْعِدِ الذَّبِيحَةِ السَّنَوِيَّةِ مِنَ الْعَامِ التَّالِي، ذَهَبَ أَلْقَانَةُ وَأُسْرَتُهُ لِلْعِبَادَةِ.

And the man Elkanah went up, with all his house, to offer unto the Lord the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.

٢٢ 22 غَيْرَ أَنَّ حَنَّةَ تَخَلَّفَتْ عَنْهُمْ قَائِلَةً لِزَوْجِهَا: «سَأَنْتَظِرُ حَتَّى أَفْطِمَ الصَّبِيَّ، ثُمَّ آخُذُهُ لِيَمْثُلَ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ، وَأَتْرُكُهُ هُنَاكَ إِلَى الأَبَدِ».

But Hannah did not go up; for she said unto her husband, So soon as the child shall be weaned, then I will bring him, that he may appear before the Lord, and abide there for ever.

٢٣ 23 فَأَجَابَهَا أَلْقَانَةُ: «افْعَلِي مَا يَحْلُو لَكِ، وَامْكُثِي حَتَّى تَفْطِمِيهِ، وَيَكْفِينَا أَنَّ الرَّبَّ يَفِي بِمَا وَعَدَ بِهِ». فَمَكَثَتْ حَنَّةُ فِي بَيْتِهَا تُرْضِعُ ابْنَهَا إِلَى أَنْ فَطَمَتْهُ.

And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth good in thy eyes; tarry until thou hast weaned him; only may the Lord fulfill his word. So the woman remained behind, and gave her son suck until she weaned him.

٢٤ 24 ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَتْ بِالصَّبِيِّ، عَلَى الرَّغْمِ مِنْ صِغَرِ سِنِّهِ، إِلَى الرَّبِّ فِي شِيلُوهَ، وَمَعَهَا ثَلاثَةُ ثِيرَانٍ وَإِيفَةُ دَقِيقٍ (نَحْوَ أَرْبَعَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ لِتْراً) وَزِقُّ خَمْرٍ.

And she took him up with her, when she had weaned him, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and she brought him unto the house of the Lord at Shiloh; although the child was yet young.

٢٥ 25 وَبَعْدَ أَنْ ذَبَحُوا الثَّوْرَ حَمَلُوا الصَّبِيَّ إِلَى عَالِي،

And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to 'Eli.

٢٦ 26 وَقَالَتْ لَهُ: «لِتَحْيَ نَفْسُكَ يَا سَيِّدِي، أَنَا الْمَرْأَةُ الَّتِي مَثَلَتْ لَدَيْكَ هُنَا تُصَلِّي إِلَى الرَّبِّ،

And she said, Pardon, my Lord, as thy soul liveth, my Lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, to pray unto the Lord.

٢٧ 27 مُتَضَرِّعَةً إِلَيْهِ أَنْ يُعْطِيَنِي هَذَا الصَّبِيَّ، فاسْتَجَابَ الرَّبُّ دُعَائِي الَّذِي رَفَعْتُهُ إِلَيْهِ.

For this lad did I pray; and the Lord hath granted me my petition which I asked of him;

٢٨ 28 لِذَلِكَ أَنَا أَهَبُهُ لِلرَّبِّ جَمِيعَ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِهِ». وَسَجَدُوا هُنَاكَ لِلرَّبِّ.

Therefore also have I lent him, for my part, to the Lord; all the days that have been assigned to him shall he be lent to the Lord. And he bowed himself there before the Lord.