1 Samuels 1

1 Det var en mann fra Ramata'im-Sofim i Efra'im-fjellene; han hette Elkana og var sønn av Jeroham, sønn av Elihu, sønn av Tohu, sønn av Suf, en efra'imitt

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.

2 Han hadde to hustruer; den ene hette Hanna og den andre Peninna; og Peninna hadde barn, men Hanna hadde ikke.

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.

3 Denne mann drog år efter år op fra sin by for å tilbede og ofre til Herren, hærskarenes Gud, i Silo; der var Elis to sønner, Hofni og Pinehas, prester for Herren.

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.

4 Og når dagen kom da Elkana bar frem sitt offer, da gav han sin hustru Peninna og alle hennes sønner og hennes døtre hver sitt stykke av offeret;

And the day came, and Helkana sacrificed, and gave portions to his wife Phennana and her children.

5 men Hanna gav han et dobbelt stykke, for han elsket Hanna, enda Herren hadde tillukket hennes morsliv,

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.

6 og hennes medbeilerske krenket henne også sårt for å egge henne til vrede, fordi Herren hadde lukket for hennes morsliv.

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.

7 Således gjorde han år efter år, så ofte hun drog op til Herrens hus, og således krenket Peninna henne, og hun gråt og vilde ikke ete.

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.

8 Da sa Elkana, hennes mann, til henne: Hanna, hvorfor gråter du, og hvorfor eter du ikke? Hvorfor er du så sorgfull? Er jeg ikke mere for dig enn ti sønner?

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?

9 Da de nu engang hadde ett og drukket i Silo, og mens Eli, presten, satt på sin stol ved dørposten i Herrens tempel, stod Hanna op,

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.

10 og i sin hjertesorg bad hun til Herren og gråt sårt.

And she [was] very much grieved in spirit, and prayed to the Lord, and wept abundantly.

11 Og hun gjorde et løfte og sa: Herre, hærskarenes Gud! Dersom du vil se til din tjenerinne i hennes nød og komme mig i hu og ikke glemme din tjenerinne, men la din tjenerinne få en sønn, så vil jeg gi ham til Herren for hele hans levetid, og det skal ikke komme rakekniv på hans hode.

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.

12 Således bad hun lenge for Herrens åsyn, og Eli gav akt på hennes munn;

And it came to pass, while she was long praying before the Lord, that Heli the priest marked her mouth.

13 for det var i sitt hjerte Hanna bad; bare hennes leber rørte sig, men hennes røst hørtes ikke. Derfor tenkte Eli at hun var drukken,

And she was speaking in her heart, and her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: and Heli accounted her a drunken woman.

14 og han sa til henne: Hvor lenge vil du te dig som drukken? Se til å bli av med ditt rus!

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.

15 Da svarte Hanna og sa: Nei, min herre! Jeg er en kvinne som bærer på en tung sorg i sitt hjerte; vin og sterk drikk har jeg ikke drukket, men jeg utøste min sjel for Herrens åsyn.

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.

16 Hold ikke din tjenerinne for en ryggesløs kvinne! For jeg har hele tiden talt av min store sorg og gremmelse.

Count not your handmaid for a pestilent woman, for by reason of the abundance of my importunity I have continued [my prayer] until now.

17 Da svarte Eli og sa: Gå bort i fred, og Israels Gud skal gi dig det du har bedt ham om.

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.

18 Hun sa: La din tjenerinne finne nåde for dine øine! Så gikk kvinnen sin vei, og nu åt hun og så ikke mere så sorgfull ut.

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.

19 Morgenen efter stod de tidlig op og tilbad for Herrens åsyn; så vendte de tilbake og kom hjem igjen til Rama. Og Elkana holdt sig til Hanna, sin hustru, og Herren kom henne i hu;

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.

20 og innen året var omme, blev Hanna fruktsommelig og fødte en sønn, og kalte ham Samuel; for sa hun jeg har bedt Herren om ham.

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.

21 Da så mannen - Elkana - drog op igjen med hele sitt hus for å ofre til Herren det årlige offer og sitt løfteoffer,

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.

22 drog Hanna ikke med op, men sa til sin mann: Jeg vil vente til gutten er avvent; da vil jeg ta ham med mig, så han kan fremstilles for Herrens åsyn og bli der all sin tid.

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.

23 Elkana, hennes mann, sa til henne: Gjør hvad du finner for godt; bli hjemme til du har avvent ham; bare Herren vil holde sitt ord! Så blev kvinnen hjemme, og hun gav sin sønn die til hun hadde avvent ham.

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.

24 Og så snart hun hadde avvent ham, reiste hun op med ham og hadde med sig tre okser og en efa mel og en skinnsekk med vin, og hun bar ham inn i Herrens hus i Silo - han var bare en ganske liten gutt.

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.

25 Så slaktet de oksen og førte gutten inn til Eli.

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.

26 Og hun sa: Hør mig, min herre! Så sant du lever, min herre: Jeg er den kvinne som stod her hos dig og bad til Herren.

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.

27 Denne gutt var det jeg bad om, og Herren har gitt mig det jeg bad ham om.

For this child I prayed; and the Lord has given me my request that I asked of him.

28 Og nu gir jeg ham tilbake til Herren for all den tid han er til; det var for Herrens skyld jeg bad om ham. Og de tilbad Herren der.

And I lend him to the Lord all his days that he lives, a loan to the Lord: and she said,