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 she said, "My heart rejoices in the LORD. My strength rises up in my God. My mouth boasts over my enemies, because I rejoice in your salvation.
2 Der er ingen Hellig som HERREN, nej, der er ingen uden dig, der er ingen Klippe som vor Gud!
Truly, there is no one as holy as the LORD. Truly, there is no one besides you, nor 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.
Do not speak boastfully or let arrogance come out of your mouth, for the LORD is a God of knowledge. By him actions are weighed.
4 Heltes Bue er brudt, men segnende omgjorder sig med Kraft;
The bows of the mighty men are broken. Those who stumbled are armed with strength.
5 mætte lader sig leje for Brød, men sultnes Slid hører op; den ufrugtbare føder syv, men den med de mange vansmægter.
Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread. Those who were hungry are satisfied. Even the barren has borne seven, and she who has many children languishes.
The LORD kills, and makes alive. He brings down to Sheol, and brings up. (Sheol h7585)
7 HERREN gør fattig, gør rig, han nedbøjer, og han ophøjer;
The LORD makes poor, and makes rich. He brings low, he also lifts 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 raises up the poor out of the dust. He lifts up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, and inherit the throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are the LORD's. He has set the world on them.
9 Han vogter sine frommes Skridt, men gudløse omkommer i Mørket; thi ingen vinder Sejr ved egen kraft.
He will guard the feet of his faithful ones, but the wicked will be put to silence in darkness. For no man will prevail by strength.
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 LORD will shatter his adversaries. He will thunder against them in the sky. "The LORD will judge the farthest parts of the earth. He will give strength to 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 she went to Ramah, while the child served the LORD before Eli the priest.
12 Men Elis Sønner var Niddinger; de ænsede hverken HERREN
Now the sons of Eli were worthless men; they did not know 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
The custom of the priests with the people was that when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was boiling, with a fork 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 fork brought up the priest took therewith. So they did in Shiloh to all the Israelites who came there.
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!«
Yes, before they burnt the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man who sacrificed, "Give meat to roast for the priest; for he will not accept boiled meat from you, 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!«
If the man said to him, "Let the fat be burned first, and then take all of it which your soul desires"; then he would say, "No, but you shall give it to 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.
The sin of the young men was very great before the LORD; for they despised 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, clothed 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 robe, 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 would bless Elkanah and his wife, and said, "May the LORD repay you with offspring by this woman for the gift which she made to the LORD." And the man returned to his 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.
The LORD visited Hannah, and she bore more children, three sons and two daughters. 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 he heard what his sons did to the children of Israel (and how that they lay with the women who served at the door of the Tent of Meeting).
23 sagde han til dem: »Hvorfor gør I saadanne Ting, som jeg hører alt Folket tale om?
And he said to them, "Why do you do such things as these that I hear being said of you from the mouth of the people of the LORD?
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.
No, my sons, do not do this. For it is not a good report that I hear the people of the LORD spreading.
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 sins against another, he shall appeal to the LORD; but if a man sins against the LORD, who shall entreat for him?" But, they did not listen to the voice of their father, because the LORD intended to kill them.
26 Men Drengen Samuel voksede til og gik stadig frem i Yndest baade hos HERREN og Mennesker.
The child Samuel grew on, and increased in favor 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,
A man of God came to Eli, and said, "Thus says the LORD, I plainly revealed myself to the house of your father, when they were slaves in Egypt to the house of Pharaoh.
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 I chose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod. And I gave to the house of your father all the offerings by fire of the children of Israel as food.
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!
Then why do you look at my sacrifice and my offering with a selfish eye, and honor your sons more than me in letting them eat from the first part of every offering of Israel before me?'
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.
"Therefore the LORD, the God of Israel, says, 'I said indeed that your house, and the house of your father, should walk before me forever.' But now the LORD says, 'Be it far from me; for those who honor me I will honor, and those who 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;
Look, the days come, that I will cut off your descendants, and the descendants of your father's house, that there shall not be an old man in your 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 you will see distress in the dwelling place, in all that he does good with Israel. And there will not be an old man in your house all the days.
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 yours I do not cut off from my altar will be to cause his eyes to fail and to grieve his soul, and all the increase of your house will die by the sword of men.
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.
"'This shall be the sign to you, that shall come on your two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they shall both die.
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.
I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in my heart and in my mind. I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before my anointed forever.
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!«
It shall happen, that everyone who is left in your house shall come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread, and shall say, "Please put me into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a morsel of bread."'"
