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.
Il y avait un homme de Ramathaïm-Sophim, de la montagne d’Ephraïm, nommé Elcana, fils de Jéroham, fils d’Eliu, fils de Thohu, fils de Suph, 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, dont l’une s’appelait Anne, et l’autre Phénenna; et Phénenna avait des enfants, mais Anne était sans enfants.
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.
Cet homme montait de sa ville, chaque année, pour adorer Yahweh des armées et lui offrir des sacrifices à Silo. Là étaient les deux fils d’Héli, Ophni et Phinées, prêtres de Yahweh.
4 And the day came, and Helkana sacrificed, and gave portions to his wife Phennana and her children.
Le jour où Elcana offrait son sacrifice, il donnait des portions de la victime à Phénenna, sa femme, et à tous ses fils et à toutes ses filles;
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.
et il donnait à Anne une double portion, car il aimait Anne, et Yahweh 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.
Sa rivale l’affligeait encore extrêmement, afin de l’aigrir de ce que Yahweh l’avait rendue stérile.
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.
Et chaque année Elcana faisait ainsi, toutes les fois qu’elle montait à la maison de Yahweh, et Phénenna la mortifiait de la même manière. Alors elle 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?
Elcana, son mari, lui disait: « Anne, pourquoi pleures-tu et ne manges-tu pas? Pourquoi ton cœur est-il triste? Est-ce que je ne suis pas pour toi mieux que dix fils? »
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.
Anne se leva, après qu’on eut mangé et bu à Silo. — Héli, le grand prêtre, était assis sur un siège devant un des poteaux du temple de Yahweh. —
10 And she [was] very much grieved in spirit, and prayed to the Lord, and wept abundantly.
L’âme pleine d’amertume, elle pria Yahweh et versa beaucoup de larmes;
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.
et elle fit un vœu, en disant: « Yahweh des armées, si vous daignez regarder l’affliction de votre servante, si vous vous souvenez de moi et n’oubliez pas votre servante, et si vous donnez à votre servante un enfant mâle, je le donnerai à Yahweh pour tous les jours de sa vie, et le rasoir ne passera pas sur sa tête. »
12 And it came to pass, while she was long praying before the Lord, that Heli the priest marked her mouth.
Comme elle restait longtemps en prière devant Yahweh, 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.
Anne parlait en son cœur et remuait seulement les lèvres, sans que sa voix se fit entendre. Héli pensa donc qu’elle était 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: « Jusques à quand seras-tu dans l’ivresse? Fais passer 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.
Anne répondit: « Non, mon seigneur je suis une femme affligée dans son cœur; je n’ai bu ni vin ni boisson enivrante, mais j’épanchais mon âme devant Yahweh.
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 de Bélial, car c’est dans l’excès de ma peine et de ma douleur que j’ai parlé jusqu’ici. »
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 lui dit: « Va en paix, et que le Dieu d’Israël exauce la prière que tu lui as adressée! »
18 And she said, Your handmaid has found favour 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.
Elle dit: « Que ta servante trouve grâce à tes yeux! » Et cette femme alla son chemin; elle mangea, et son visage n’était plus le 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.
Ils se levèrent de bon matin et, s’étant prosternés devant Yahweh, ils s’en retournèrent et revinrent dans leur maison à Rama.
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.
Elcana connut Anne, sa femme, et Yahweh se souvint d’elle. Après le temps révolu, Anne ayant conçu, enfanta un fils, qu’elle nomma Samuel, « car, dit-elle, je l’ai demandé à Yahweh. »
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.
Son mari Elcana monta avec toute sa maison pour offrir à Yahweh le sacrifice annuel et pour accomplir son vœu.
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.
Mais Anne ne monta pas, et elle dit à son mari: « Quand l’enfant sera sevré, je le mènerai pour qu’il paraisse devant Yahweh et qu’il demeure là 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.
Elcana, son mari, lui dit: « Fais ce qui te semblera bon, reste ici jusqu’à ce que tu l’aies sevré. Daigne seulement Yahweh accomplir sa parole! » Et la femme resta et allaita son fils, jusqu’à ce qu’elle le sevrât.
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 le fit monter avec elle, ayant pris trois taureaux, un épha de farine et une outre de vin, et elle le mena dans la maison de Yahweh 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.
Ils égorgèrent le taureau, et ils conduisirent 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.
Anne dit: « Pardon, mon seigneur. Aussi vrai que ton âme vit, mon seigneur, je suis cette femme qui me tenais ici près de toi pour prier Yahweh.
27 For this child I prayed; and the Lord has given me my request that I asked of him.
C’est pour cet enfant que je priais, et Yahweh m’a accordé la demande que je lui avais faite.
28 And I lend him to the Lord all his days that he lives, a loan to the Lord: and she said,
Moi aussi je le donne à Yahweh; tous les jours de sa vie, il sera donné à Yahweh. » Et ils se prosternèrent là devant Yahweh.
