1 Samuel 1
1 There was a man named Elkanah who lived in Ramah [town] in the hilly area where [the tribe of] Ephraim lived. His father was Jeroham, his grandfather was Elihu, and his great-grandfather was Tohu. He belonged to the Zuph clan.
Et il y avait un homme de Ramathaïm-Tsophim, des monts d'Ephraïm, nommé Elkana, fils de Jeroham, fils d'Elihu, fils de Thobu, fils de Tsouph: c'était un Ephratite.
2 He had two wives: Hannah and Peninnah. Peninnah had several children, but Hannah had no children.
Et il avait deux femmes nommées, l'une Hanna, la seconde Peninna; et Peninna avait des enfants, mais Hanna était sans enfants.
3 Once every year Elkanah went up [with his family] from Ramah to Shiloh [city]. He went there to worship Yahweh, [the commander] of the armies [of angels], and to offer sacrifices to him. The two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, [helped their father to do the work as] priests of Yahweh there.
Et chaque année depuis sa ville cet homme faisait le pèlerinage pour offrir ses adorations et ses sacrifices à l'Éternel des armées dans Silo. Or là se trouvaient les deux fils d'Eli, Hophni et Phinées, Prêtres de l'Éternel.
4 Each time Elkanah offered sacrifices there, he gave some of the meat to Peninnah and some to each of her sons and daughters.
Et le jour où Elkana faisait son sacrifice, il en donnait des parts à Peninna, sa femme, et à tous les fils et filles de celle-ci,
5 But even though he loved Hannah very much, he gave her only one special amount of meat because Yahweh had not permitted her to give birth to any children.
mais à Hanna il donnait une double part, car il aimait Hanna, mais l'Éternel l'avait frappée de stérilité.
6 And his other wife, Peninnah, would ridicule Hannah to make her feel miserable, because Yahweh had not allowed her to bear children.
Et sa rivale la mortifiait jusqu'à l'aigrir dans le but de l'irriter parce que l'Éternel l'avait frappée de stérilité.
7 This happened every year. When they went up to the temple of Yahweh [at Shiloh], Peninnah ridiculed Hannah so much that Hannah cried and would not eat.
C'est ainsi qu'il faisait d'année en année toutes les fois que [Hanna] se rendait à la maison de l'Éternel, et c'est ainsi que Peninna la mortifiait; et elle pleurait et ne mangeait point.
8 Then Elkanah would say to her, “Hannah, (why are you crying?/please quit crying!) [RHQ] (Why are you not eating?/Please eat something!) [RHQ] Why are you so upset/sad? You have me; is that not more important to you than if you had ten sons? (OR, I [love you] more than your sons [would love you], even if you had ten sons.)”
Alors Elkana, son mari, lui disait: Hanna, pourquoi pleures-tu et ne manges-tu pas? et pourquoi ton cœur s'attriste-t-il? Ne suis-je pas pour toi plus que dix fils?
9 One year, after they had finished eating and drinking at Shiloh, Hannah stood up [to pray]. Eli the priest was nearby, sitting on a chair by the doorway of the sacred tent of Yahweh.
Et Hanna se leva, après qu'on eut mangé et bu à Silo. Or le Prêtre Eli était assis sur son siège à côté de la Porte du Temple de l'Éternel.
10 Hannah was very distressed, and she cried very sorrowfully as she prayed to Yahweh.
Et elle avait l'amertume dans le cœur, et elle implorait l'Éternel, et était toute en larmes.
11 She made a vow saying, “O Almighty Commander of the armies of angels, if you will look at me and see how miserable I am, and think about me and allow me to give birth to a son, then I will dedicate him to you [to serve you] for the rest of his life. And [to show that he is dedicated to you], (no one will ever [be allowed to] cut his hair/his hair will never be cut).”
Et elle prononça un vœu en ces termes: Éternel des armées, si tu veux prendre en considération la misère de ta servante, et te souvenir de moi, et ne point oublier ta servante, et donner à ta servante une postérité mâle, alors j'en ferai don à l'Éternel tout le temps de sa vie, et jamais rasoir ne passera sur sa tête.
12 As she was praying like that to Yahweh, Eli the priest saw Hannah’s lips [moving as she was praying].
Et comme elle prolongeait sa prière devant l'Éternel, Eli observa sa bouche.
13 But Hannah was only praying silently; she was not making any sound. So Eli thought that she was drunk.
Or Hanna parlait mentalement, ne remuant que les lèvres, mais sa voix ne se faisait pas entendre; et Eli la crut ivre.
14 He said to her, “How long will you continue to get drunk [RHQ]? (Throw away your wine/Quit drinking wine)!”
Et Eli lui dit: Jusques à quand montreras-tu ton ivresse? dissipe le vin qui te maîtrise?
15 Hannah replied, “Sir, I am not drunk! I have not been drinking wine or any other alcoholic drink. I feel very distressed and I have been telling Yahweh about how I feel.
Et Hanna répondit et dit: Non, mon Seigneur! je suis une femme qui souffre intérieurement, et je n'ai bu ni vin ni cervoise, mais j'épanchais mon cœur devant l'Éternel.
16 Do not think that I am a worthless/wicked woman! I have been praying like this because I am very distressed [DOU].”
Ne mets pas ta servante au rang des femmes viles; c'est sous le poids de ma pensée et de mon chagrin que j'ai parlé jusqu'ici.
17 Eli replied, “I wish/desire that things will go well for you. I desire that God, the one we Israeli people [worship], will give you what you requested from him.”
Et Eli répondit et dit: Va en paix! et que le Dieu d'Israël t'accorde la requête que tu lui as adressée.
18 She replied, “I want you to think highly/well about me.” Then she returned [to her family] and after she ate something, her face no longer looked sad.
Et elle dit: Puisse ta servante trouver grâce à tes yeux! Là-dessus elle suivit sa route, et elle mangea, et elle n'eut plus le même air.
19 Early the next morning, Elkanah and his family got up and worshiped Yahweh [again], and then they returned to their home at Ramah. Elkanah (slept with/had sex with) Hannah. Then Yahweh answered her prayer,
Et s'étant levés dès le matin, et avant présenté leurs adorations à l'Éternel, ils s'en retournèrent et revinrent chez eux à Rama. Et Elkana connut Hanna, sa femme, et l'Éternel se ressouvint d'elle.
20 and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, [which sounds like the words in the Hebrew language that mean ‘heard by God’], because she said “Yahweh [heard me when] I requested from him [a son].”
Et dans le courant de l'année Hanna devint enceinte et enfanta un fils, et elle lui donna le nom de Samuel (L'Éternel exauce), car [dit-elle] je l'ai sollicité de l'Éternel.
21 The following year, Elkanah again went up [to Shiloh] with his family to make the kind of sacrifice he made each year, and also to give a special offering to God that he had promised [to give him previously].
Et le mari, Elkana, fit le pèlerinage avec toute sa maison pour offrir le sacrifice annuel, et accomplir son vœu;
22 But Hannah did not go [with them]. She said to her husband, “After I have weaned the baby, I will take him [to Shiloh and present him] to Yahweh, and he will stay there for the rest of his life.”
mais Hanna ne le fit pas; car elle dit à son mari: Lorsque l'enfant sera sevré, je le mènerai pour qu'il soit présenté à l'Éternel, et qu'il reste là pour toujours.
23 Elkanah said, “Do what seems the best to you. Stay here until you have weaned him. What I desire is that Yahweh will [enable you to] do what you have promised.” So Hannah stayed at home and nursed her son until she weaned him.
Et Elkana, son mari, lui dit: Fais ce qui te semblera bon, et attends que tu l'aies sevré. Seulement que l'Éternel mette à effet sa parole! Sa femme resta donc et elle allaita son fils jusqu'au sevrage.
24 After she weaned him, even though Samuel was very young, she took him to the temple/house of Yahweh at Shiloh. [To offer as a sacrifice], she took along a three-year-old bull, [a sack containing] (20 pounds/9 kg.) of flour, and a container of wine.
Et quand elle l'eut sevré, elle l'amena avec elle, avec trois taureaux, et un épha de farine et une outre de vin, et elle l'introduisit dans la maison de l'Éternel à Silo. Or l'enfant était encore petit.
25 After the priest had slaughtered the bull [and offered it to Yahweh on the altar], Hannah and Elkanah brought the boy to Eli.
Et ils égorgèrent le taureau, et amenèrent l'enfant à Eli.
26 Then Hannah said to him, “Sir, (Do you remember me?/I solemnly affirm), I am the woman who prayed as I stood here beside you [several years ago].
Et Hanna dit: Pardonne, mon Seigneur! par ta vie, mon Seigneur! je suis cette femme qui me tenais ici debout près de toi adressant ma prière à l'Éternel.
27 I prayed that Yahweh would enable me to give birth to a child, and this is the child whom I requested Yahweh to give me.
C'est pour l'enfant ici présent que je le suppliais, et l'Éternel m'a accordé la requête que je lui présentais.
28 So now I am presenting him to Yahweh. He will belong to Yahweh as long as he lives.” Then Elkanah [and his family] worshiped Yahweh there.
A mon tour je veux le donner en prêt à l'Éternel: qu'il reste toute sa vie prêté à l'Éternel. Et ils rendirent là leurs adorations à l'Éternel.
