1 Samuels 1
1 Elkana heitte ein mann, ein sufit som budde i Rama, på Efraimsheidi. Han var son åt Jeroham, son åt Elihu, son åt Tohu, son åt Suf, ein efraimit.
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 tvo konor; Hanna heitte den eine, Peninna heitte hi. Peninna hadde born, men Hanna var barnlaus.
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 År etter år drog denne mannen upp frå byen sin, og tilbad og ofra i Silo til Herren, allhers drott. Der var dei tvo Eli-sønerne Hofni og Pinehas prestar 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 Alltid når Elkana ofra, gav han Peninna, kona si, og alle sønerne og døtterne hennar kvar sin lut.
And the day came, and Helkana sacrificed, and gave portions to his wife Phennana and her children.
5 Men Hanna gav han ein lut for tvo; for han elska Hanna, endå Herren hadde stengt morslivet hennar.
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 medtevlaren hennar erga og terga henne, og vilde øsa henne upp i egse, for di Herren hadde stengt morslivet hennar.
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 Soleis gjorde han år etter år, kvar gong ho kom upp til Herrens hus; ho terga henne sameleis. Og då gret ho og vilde ikkje eta.
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 Elkana, mannen hennar, sagde til henne: «Hanna, kvifor græt du? og kvifor et du ikkje? Og kvifor er du so hugsjuk? Er ikkje eg meir for deg enn ti søner?»
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 thee that thou weepest? and why dost thou not eat? and why does thy heart smite thee? [am] I not better to thee than ten children?
9 Ein gong dei hadde ete og drukke i Silo, reis Hanna upp - presten Eli sat på ein stol attmed den eine dørstolpen til Herrens heilagdom -
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 hjartans sut bad ho til Herren og gret sårt.
And she [was] very much grieved in spirit, and prayed to the Lord, and wept abundantly.
11 Og ho gjorde ein lovnad og sagde: «Herre, du allhers drott! vil du venda augo til vesaldomen åt trælkvinna di og tenkja på meg, og ikkje gløyma trælkvinna di, men gjeva trælkvinna di eit gutebarn, so vil eg vigja honom til Herren for alle hans livedagar, og aldri skal det koma saks på hovudet hans.»
And she vowed a vow to the Lord, saying, O Lord God of Sabaoth, if thou welt indeed look upon the humiliation of thine handmaid, and remember me, and give to thine handmaid a man-child, then will I indeed dedicate him to thee till the day of his death; and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink, and no razor shall come upon his head.
12 Ho heldt lenge på og bad framfor Herren. Og Eli fylgde munnen hennar med augo;
And it came to pass, while she was long praying before the Lord, that Heli the priest marked her mouth.
13 for Hanna bad ikkje høgt; ho leda berre lipporne, men mælet høyrdest ikkje. So trudde Eli ho var drukki.
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 Difor sagde til henne: «Kor lenge vil du syna deg drukki? Sjå til å få ruset til å siga av deg!»
And the servant of Heli said to her, How long wilt thou be drunken? take away thy wine from thee, and go out from the presence of the Lord.
15 Men Hanna svara: «Nei, herre! eg er ei sorgtyngd kona. Vin og rusdrykk hev eg ikkje drukke; men eg hev rent ut hjarta mitt for Herren.
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 Haldt ikkje trælkvinna di for ei uvyrda! for det er utav stor sorg og trege eg hev tala heile tida.»
Count not thy handmaid for a pestilent woman, for by reason of the abundance of my importunity I have continued [my prayer] until now.
17 Eli svara og sagde: «Far i fred! Israels Gud skal gjeva deg det du hev bede honom um!»
And Heli answered and said to her, Go in peace: the God of Israel give thee all thy petition, which thou hast asked of him.
18 Då sagde ho: «Å gjev trælkvinna di må finna godvilje hjå deg!» So gjekk ho sin veg, og fekk seg mat, og ho synte ikkje suti si meir.
And she said, Thine handmaid has found favour in thine 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 Morgonen etter reis dei upp tidleg og heldt bøn framfor Herren. So for dei attende og kom til Rama. Elkana budde saman med Hanna, kona si, og Herren kom henne i hug.
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 Då det hadde lide ei tid, vart Hanna med barn, og åtte ein son, som ho kalla Samuel; «for», sagde ho, «eg hev bede Herren um honom.»
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 Elkana drog upp med heile huslyden sin og ofra til Herren det årlege slagtofferet sitt, og offer han hadde lova.
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 Men Hanna drog ikkje med. Ho sagde til mannen sin: «Eg vil bia til dess vesleguten er avvand. Då vil eg føra honom med meg og syna honom fram for Herren, so han sidan kann halda til der alle dagar.»
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, mannen hennar, sagde med henne: «Gjer som du tykkjer best. Bia til dess du hev vant honom av. Berre Herren må gjera etter sitt ord!» So var kona att heime og hadde son sin til brjostet, til dess ho vande honom av.
And Helkana her husband said to her, Do that which is good in thine eyes, abide still until thou shalt have weaned him; but may the Lord establish that which comes out of thy mouth: and the woman tarried, and suckled her son until she had weaned him.
24 Men då han var avvand, tok ho honom med dit upp, og hadde med seg tri uksar, ei skjeppa mjøl og ei vinhit, og ho førde honom inn i Herrens hus i Silo. Men han var berre ein liten gut.
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 Dei slagta uksen, og førde so vesleguten til Eli.
And they brought him before the Lord; and his father slew his offering which he offered from year to year to the Lord; and he brought near the child, and slew the calf; and Anna the mother of the child brought him to Heli.
26 Ho sagde: «Høyr, herre! so sant du liver, herre, so er eg den kona som stod her attmed deg og bad til Herren.
And she said, I pray thee, my lord, as thy soul liveth, I [am] the woman that stood in thy presence with thee while praying to the Lord.
27 Um denne guten bad eg, og Herren høyrde bøni mi og gav meg det eg bad um.
For this child I prayed; and the Lord has given me my request that I asked of him.
28 Difor gjev eg honom att til Herren, so han skal vera ei gåva frå Herren alle sine livedager.» Og dei bad til Herren der.
And I lend him to the Lord all his days that he lives, a loan to the Lord: and she said,
