1 Samuel 2
1 Da bad Hanna og sagde: Mit Hjerte jubler over HERREN, mit Horn er løftet ved min Gud, min Mund vidt opladt mod mine Fjender, jeg glæder mig over din Frelse.
And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.
2 Der er ingen Hellig som HERREN, nej, der er ingen uden dig, der er ingen Klippe som vor Gud!
[There is] none holy as the LORD: for [there is] none beside thee: neither [is there] any rock like our God.
3 Vær varsomme med eders store Ord, Frækhed undslippe ej eders Mund! Thi en vidende Gud er HERREN, og Gerninger vejes af ham.
Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let [not] arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD [is] a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
4 Heltes Bue er brudt, men segnende omgjorder sig med Kraft;
The bows of the mighty men [are] broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.
5 mætte lader sig leje for Brød, men sultnes Slid hører op; den ufrugtbare føder syv, men den med de mange vansmægter.
[They that were] full have hired out themselves for bread; and [they that were] hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.
The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up. (Sheol h7585)
7 HERREN gør fattig, gør rig, han nedbøjer, og han ophøjer;
The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
8 han rejser ringe af Støvet, af Skarnet løfter han fattige for at bænke og give dem Ærespladsen. Thi HERRENS er Jordens Søjler, Jorderig bygged han paa dem!
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, [and] lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set [them] among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth [are] the LORD’s, and he hath set the world upon them.
9 Han vogter sine frommes Skridt, men gudløse omkommer i Mørket; thi ingen vinder Sejr ved egen kraft.
He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
10 HERREN — hans Fjender forfærdes, den Højeste tordner i Himmelen, HERREN dømmer den vide Jord! Han skænker sin Konge Kraft, løfter sin Salvedes Horn!
The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.
11 Saa drog hun til Rama, men Drengen gjorde Tjeneste for HERREN under Præsten Elis Tilsyn.
And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.
12 Men Elis Sønner var Niddinger; de ænsede hverken HERREN
Now the sons of Eli [were] sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.
13 eller Præstens Ret over for Folket. Hver Gang en Mand bragte et Slagtoffer, kom Præstens Tjener, medens Kødet kogte, med en tregrenet Gaffel i Haanden
And the priests’ custom with the people [was, that], when any man offered sacrifice, the priest’s servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand;
14 og stak den ned i Karret, Krukken, Kedelen eller Gryden, og alt, hvad Gaffelen fik med op, tog Præsten for sin Del. Saaledes bar de sig ad over for alle de Israeliter, som kom til Silo for at ofre der.
And he struck [it] into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the fleshhook brought up the priest took for himself. So they did in Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came thither.
15 Eller ogsaa kom Præstens Tjener, før de bragte Fedtet som Røgoffer, og sagde til Manden, som ofrede: »Giv Præsten Kød til at stege; han tager ikke mod kogt Kød af dig, kun raat!«
Also before they burnt the fat, the priest’s servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw.
16 Sagde Manden nu til ham: »Først maa Fedtet bringes som Røgoffer, bagefter kan du tage saa meget, du lyster!« svarede han: »Nej, giv mig det nu, ellers tager jeg det med Magt!«
And [if] any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and [then] take [as much] as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, [Nay; ] but thou shalt give [it me] now: and if not, I will take [it] by force.
17 Og de unge Mænds Synd var saare stor for HERRENS Aasyn, idet de viste Ringeagt for HERRENS Offergaver.
Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.
18 Imidlertid gjorde Samuel Tjeneste for HERRENS Aasyn; og Drengen var iført en linned Efod.
But Samuel ministered before the LORD, [being] a child, girded with a linen ephod.
19 Hans Moder lavede hvert Aar en lille Kappe til ham og bragte ham den, naar hun drog op med sin Mand for at ofre det aarlige Offer.
Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought [it] to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.
20 Og Eli velsignede Elkana og hans Hustru og sagde: »HERREN give dig Afkom af denne Kvinde til Gengæld for ham, hun overlod HERREN!« Saa gik de hjem igen.
And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto their own home.
21 Og HERREN saa til Hanna, og hun blev frugtsommelig og fødte tre Sønner og to Døtre. Men Drengen Samuel voksede op hos HERREN.
And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD.
22 Eli var meget gammel, og da han hørte, hvorledes hans Sønner behandlede hele Israel, og at de laa hos Kvinderne, som gjorde Tjeneste ved Indgangen til Aabenbaringsteltet,
Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled [at] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
23 sagde han til dem: »Hvorfor gør I saadanne Ting, som jeg hører alt Folket tale om?
And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.
24 Bær eder dog ikke saaledes ad, mine Sønner! Thi det er ikke noget godt Rygte, jeg hører gaa fra Mund til Mund i HERRENS Folk.
Nay, my sons; for [it is] no good report that I hear: ye make the LORD’s people to transgress.
25 Naar en Mand synder mod en anden, dømmer Gud dem imellem; men synder en Mand mod HERREN, hvem kan da optræde som Dommer til Gunst for ham?« Men de brød sig ikke om deres Faders Advarsel, thi HERREN vilde deres Død.
If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the LORD, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the LORD would slay them.
26 Men Drengen Samuel voksede til og gik stadig frem i Yndest baade hos HERREN og Mennesker.
And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men.
27 Da kom en Guds Mand til Eli og sagde: Saa siger HERREN: »Se, jeg aabenbarede mig for dit Fædrenehus, dengang de var Trælle for Faraos Hus i Ægypten,
And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh’s house?
28 og jeg udvalgte det af alle Israels Stammer til at gøre Præstetjeneste for mig, til at træde op paa mit Alter for at tænde Offerild og til at bære Efod for mit Aasyn; og jeg tildelte dit Fædrenehus alle Israeliternes Ildofre.
And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel [to be] my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?
29 Hvor kan du da se ondt til mit Slagtoffer og Afgrødeoffer, som jeg har paabudt, og ære dine Sønner fremfor mig, idet I gør eder til gode med det bedste at alle mit Folk Israels Offergaver!
Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded [in my] habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people?
30 Derfor lyder det fra HERREN, Israels Gud: Vel har jeg sagt, at dit Hus og dit Fædrenehus for stedse skulde færdes for mit Aasyn; men nu, lyder det fra HERREN, være det langt fra mig! Nej, dem, som ærer mig, vil jeg ære, og de, som ringeagter mig, skal beskæmmes.
Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed [that] thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
31 Se, den Tid skal komme, da jeg, afhugger din og dit Fædrenehus's Arm, saa ingen i dit Hus skal blive gammel;
Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father’s house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house.
32 og du skal se ondt til alt det gode, HERREN gør mod Israel, og ingen Sinde skal nogen i din Slægt blive gammel.
And thou shalt see an enemy [in my] habitation, in all [the wealth] which [God] shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old man in thine house for ever.
33 Kun en eneste af din Slægt vil jeg undlade at bortrydde fra mit Alter for at lade hans Øjne hentæres og hans Sjæl vansmægte: men alle de andre i din Slægt skal dø for Menneskers Sværd.
And the man of thine, [whom] I shall not cut off from mine altar, [shall be] to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age.
34 Og det Tegn, du faar derpaa, skal være det, der overgaar dine to Sønner Hofni og Pinehas: Paa een Dag skal de begge dø.
And this [shall be] a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them.
35 Men jeg vil udvælge mig en trofast Præst; han skal handle efter mit Hjerte og mit Sind, og ham vil jeg bygge et varigt Hus, saa han altid skal færdes for min Salvedes Aasyn.
And I will raise me up a faithful priest, [that] shall do according to [that] which [is] in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever.
36 Da skal enhver, som er tilbage af din Slægt, komme og kaste sig til Jorden for ham for at faa en Skilling eller en Skive Brød, og han skal sige: Und mig dog Plads ved et af dine Præsteskaber, for at jeg kan have en Bid Brød at spise!«
And it shall come to pass, [that] every one that is left in thine house shall come [and] crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests’ offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.
