1 Samuels 2
1 Og Hanna bad og sa: Mitt hjerte fryder sig i Herren, høit er mitt horn i Herren, vidt oplatt min munn mot mine fiender, for jeg gleder mig over din frelse.
“My heart exults in the Lord, and my horn is exalted in my God. My mouth is enlarged over my enemies. For I have rejoiced in your salvation.
2 Ingen er hellig som Herren; for det er ingen foruten dig, og det er ingen klippe som vår Gud.
Nothing is holy as the Lord is holy. For there is no other beside you. And nothing is strong as our God is strong.
3 Tal ikke så mange høie ord, la ikke frekke ord gå ut av eders munn! For en allvitende Gud er Herren, og av ham veies gjerninger.
Do not continue speaking of great things, boasting. Let what is old depart from your mouth. For the Lord is the God of knowledge, and thoughts are prepared for him.
4 Kjempenes bue brytes, og de snublende omgjorder sig med kraft.
The bow of the powerful has been overwhelmed, and the weak have been girded with strength.
5 De mette lar sig leie for brød, og de hungrige hører op å hungre; endog den ufruktbare føder syv barn, og den som er rik på sønner, visner bort.
Those who before were filled, have hired themselves out for bread. And the starving have been filled, so that the barren have given birth to many. But she who had borne many sons has become unable.
The Lord brings death, and he gives life. He leads away to death, and he brings back again. (Sheol h7585)
7 Herren gjør fattig og gjør rik; han nedtrykker, og han ophøier;
The Lord impoverishes, and he enriches. He humbles, and he lifts up.
8 han reiser den ringe av støvet, løfter den fattige av skarnet for å sette ham hos fyrster og gi ham et ærefullt sete; for Herren hører jordens støtter til, og på dem har han bygget jorderike.
He raises up the indigent from the dust, and he lifts up the poor from filth, so that they may sit with princes, and take hold of a throne of glory. For the hinges of the earth belong to the Lord, and he has placed the globe upon them.
9 Han verner sine frommes føtter, men ugudelige går til grunne i mørket; for ikke ved egen kraft er mannen sterk.
He will preserve the feet of his holy ones, and the impious will be silenced in darkness. For no man will prevail by his own strength.
10 Forferdes skal hver den som strider mot Herren; over ham lar han det tordne i himmelen. Herren dømmer jordens ender, og han vil gi sin konge styrke og ophøie sin salvedes horn.
The adversaries of the Lord will dread him. And over them, he will thunder in the heavens. The Lord will judge the parts of the earth, and he will give dominion to his king, and he will lift up the horn of his Christ.”
11 Så drog Elkana hjem igjen til Rama, men gutten tjente Herren under Elis, prestens, tilsyn.
And Elkanah went away to Ramah, to his house. But the boy was a minister in the sight of the Lord, before the face of Eli, the priest.
12 Men Elis sønner var ryggesløse; de brydde sig ikke om Herren.
But the sons of Eli were sons of Belial, not knowing the Lord,
13 Sådan var prestenes adferd mot folket: Så ofte nogen kom med et offer, og kjøttet blev kokt, kom prestens dreng og hadde en gaffel med tre grener i sin hånd;
nor the priestly office for the people. And so, no matter who had immolated a victim, the servant of the priest would arrive, while the flesh was still cooking, and he would take a three-pronged hook in his hand,
14 den stakk han ned i kjelen eller i gryten eller i pannen eller i potten, og alt det som kom op med gaffelen, tok presten til sig. Således gjorde de med alle israelitter som kom der til Silo.
and put it into the vessel, or into the cauldron, or into the cooking pot, or into the pan, and all that the hook lifted up, the priest took for himself. So they did to all of Israel who arrived at Shiloh.
15 Endog før de brente fettet, kom prestens dreng og sa til den mann som ofret: Kom hit med kjøtt til å steke for presten! Han tar ikke imot kokt kjøtt av dig, bare rått.
In addition, before they burned the fat, the servant of the priest would arrive, and he would say to the one who was immolating: “Give me the flesh, so that I may boil it for the priest. For I will not accept cooked meat from you, but raw.”
16 Så sa mannen til ham: Først må fettet brennes; siden kan du ta for dig efter som du har lyst til. Da svarte han: Nei, nu straks skal du komme med det; ellers tar jeg det med makt.
And the one who was immolating would say to him, “First, allow the fat to be burned today, according to custom, and then take for yourself whatever your soul desires.” But in response, he would say to him: “By no means. For you will give it to me now, otherwise I will take it by force.”
17 Og de unge menns synd var meget stor for Herrens åsyn; for mennene ringeaktet Herrens offer.
Therefore, the sin of the servants was exceedingly great before the Lord. For they drew men away from the sacrifice of the Lord.
18 Men Samuel tjente for Herrens åsyn - en ung gutt klædd i en livkjortel av lerret.
But Samuel was ministering before the face of the Lord; he was a youth girded with a linen ephod.
19 Og hans mor gjorde hvert år en liten kappe til ham; den hadde hun med til ham, når hun drog op med sin mann for å bære frem det årlige offer.
And his mother fashioned a little tunic for him, which she brought to him on the appointed days, ascending with her husband, so that he might immolate the solemn sacrifice.
20 Da velsignet Eli Elkana og hans hustru og sa: Herren gi dig barn igjen med denne kvinne istedenfor ham som hun bad om for Herren! Så drog de hjem igjen.
And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife. And he said to him, “May the Lord repay to you offspring from this woman, on behalf of the loan that you offered to the Lord.” And they went away to their own place.
21 Og Herren så til Hanna, og hun blev fruktsommelig og fødte tre sønner og to døtre; men gutten Samuel vokste op hos Herren.
Then the Lord visited Hannah, and she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. And the youth Samuel was magnified with the Lord.
22 Eli var meget gammel, og når han hørte om alt det hans sønner gjorde mot hele Israel, og at de lå hos de kvinner som gjorde tjeneste ved inngangen til sammenkomstens telt,
Now Eli was very old, and he heard all that his sons were doing to all of Israel, and how they were sleeping with the women who were waiting at the door of the tabernacle.
23 sa han til dem: Hvorfor gjør I således? Jeg hører av hele folket her at eders adferd er ond.
And he said to them: “Why are you doing these kinds of things, very wicked things, that I have heard from all the people?
24 Ikke så, mine sønner! Det rykte jeg hører, er ikke godt; I forfører Herrens folk.
My sons, do not be willing. For it is no good report that I am hearing, so that you would cause the people of the Lord to transgress.
25 Når en mann synder mot en annen mann, skal Gud dømme ham; men når en mann synder mot Herren, hvem skal da bede for ham? Men de hørte ikke på det deres far sa; for det var Herrens vilje å la dem dø.
If a man has sinned against a man, God may be able to be appeased over him. But if a man has sinned against the Lord, who will pray for him?” But they did not listen to the voice of their father, that the Lord was willing to kill them.
26 Men gutten Samuel gikk frem i alder og i yndest både hos Herren og hos mennesker.
But the youth Samuel advanced, and grew up, and he was pleasing to the Lord, as well as to men.
27 Og det kom en Guds mann til Eli, og sa til ham: Så sier Herren: Har jeg ikke åpenbaret mig for din fars hus, da de var i Egypten og måtte tjene Faraos hus?
Then a man of God went to Eli, and he said to him: “Thus says the Lord: Was I not revealed openly to the house of your father, when they were in Egypt in the house of Pharaoh?
28 Og jeg valgte ham blandt alle Israels stammer til prest for mig, til å ofre på mitt alter, brenne røkelse, bære livkjortel for mitt åsyn, og jeg gav din fars hus alle Israels barns ildoffer.
And I chose him out of all the tribes of Israel for myself as priest, so that he might ascend to my altar, and burn incense to me, and wear the ephod before me. And I gave to the house of your father all the sacrifices of the sons of Israel.
29 Hvorfor treder I mitt slaktoffer og mitt matoffer under føtter, de offer som jeg har påbudt i min bolig? Og du ærer dine sønner mere enn mig, idet I mesker eder med det beste av hver offergave som mitt folk, Israel, bærer frem.
Why have you kicked away my victims and my gifts, which I instructed to be offered in the temple? And why have you given more honor to your sons than to me, so that you eat the first-fruits of every sacrifice of my people Israel?
30 Derfor lyder ordet fra Herren, Israels Gud: Vel har jeg sagt: Ditt hus og din fars hus skal ferdes for mitt åsyn til evig tid. Men nu lyder Herrens ord: Det være langt fra mig! Dem som ærer mig, vil jeg ære, og de som ringeakter mig, skal bli til skamme.
Because of this, the Lord God of Israel says: I have spoken clearly, so that your house, and the house of your father, may minister in my sight, even forever. But now the Lord says: May this be far from me. Instead, whoever will have glorified me, I will glorify him. But whoever despises me, they will be despised.
31 Se, dager skal komme da jeg avhugger din arm og din fars ætts arm, så ingen i din ætt skal bli gammel.
Behold the days are arriving, when I will cut off your arm, and the arm of the house of your father, so that there will not be an old man in your house.
32 Og du skal skue trengsel for Guds bolig tross alt det gode han gjør mot Israel, og det skal aldri finnes nogen gammel i ditt hus.
And you will see your rival in the temple, amid all the prosperity of Israel. And there will not be an old man in your house for all days.
33 Dog vil jeg ikke utrydde hver mann av din ætt fra mitt alter, så jeg lar dine øine slukne og din sjel vansmekte; men alle som vokser op i ditt hus, skal dø i sine manndomsår.
Yet truly, I will not entirely take away a man of you from my altar, but such that your eyes may fail, and your soul may melt away, and a great part of your house may die out, as it pertains to the state of men.
34 Og til tegn på dette skal du ha det som skal ramme begge dine sønner, Hofni og Pinehas: De skal begge dø på en dag.
But this will be a sign to you, which will happen to your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas: on one day they both will die.
35 Og jeg vil opreise for mig en trofast prest: han skal gjøre efter min hu og min vilje, og jeg vil bygge ham et hus som blir stående, og han skal ferdes for min salvedes åsyn alle dager.
And I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who will act in accord with my heart and my soul. And I will build a faithful house for him. And he will walk before my Christ for all days.
36 Og enhver som er igjen av ditt hus, skal komme og bøie sig for ham for å få en sølvskilling og et brød og si: Kjære, sett mig i et av presteembedene, sa jeg kan få et stykke brød å ete!
Then this will be in the future, that whoever will have remained of your house, he will approach so that he may pray on his behalf. And he will offer a coin of silver, and a twist of bread. And he will say: ‘Permit me, I beg you, one part of the priestly office, so that I may eat a mouthful of bread.’”
