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.
My heart hath rejoiced in the Lord, and my horn is exalted in my God: my mouth is enlarged over my enemies: because I have joyed 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 is: for there is no other beside thee, and there is none strong 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 multiply to speak lofty things, boasting: let old matters depart from your mouth: for the Lord is a God of all knowledge, and to him are thoughts prepared.
4 Heltes Bue er brudt, men segnende omgjorder sig med Kraft;
The bow of the mighty is overcome, and the weak are girt 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 before have hired out themselves for bread: and the hungry are filled, so that the barren hath borne many: and she that had many children is weakened.
The Lord killeth and maketh alive, he bringeth down to hell and bringeth back again. (Sheol h7585)
7 HERREN gør fattig, gør rig, han nedbøjer
The Lord maketh poor and maketh rich, he humbleth and he exalteth.
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 på dem
He raiseth up the needy from the dust, and lifteth up the poor from the dunghill: that he may sit with princes, and hold the throne of glory. For the poles of the earth are the Lord’s, and upon them he hath set the world.
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, because no man shall prevail by his own 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 adversaries of the Lord shall fear him: and upon them shall he thunder in the heavens. The Lord shall judge the ends of the earth, and he shall give empire to his king, and shall exalt the horn of his Christ.
11 Så drog hun til Rama, men Drengen gjorde Tjeneste for HERREN under Præsten Elis Tilsyn.
And Elcana went to Ramatha, to his house: but the child ministered in the sight of the Lord before the face of Heli the priest.
12 Men Elis Sønner var Niddinger; de ænsede hverken HERREN
Now the sons of Heli were children of Belial, not knowing 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 Hånden
Nor the office of the priests to the people: but whosoever had offered a sacrifice, the servant of the priest came, while the flesh was in boiling, 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. Således bar de sig ad over for alle de Israelitter, som kom til Silo for at ofre der.
And thrust it into the kettle, or into the caldron, or into the pot, or into the pan: and all that the fleshhook brought up, the priest took to himself. Thus did they to all Israel that came to Silo.
15 Eller også 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 råt!"
Also before they burnt the fat, the servant of the priest came, and said to the man that sacrificed: Give me flesh to boil for the priest: for I will not take of thee sodden flesh, but raw.
16 Sagde Manden nu til ham: "Først må Fedtet bringes som Røgoffer, bagefter kan du tage så meget, du lyster!" svarede han: "Nej, giv mig det nu, ellers tager jeg det med Magt!"
And he that sacrificed said to him: Let the fat first be burnt today according to the custom, and then take as much as thy soul desireth. But he answered and said to him: Not so: but thou shalt give it me now, or else I will take it by force.
17 Og de unge Mænds Synd var såre stor for HERRENs Åsyn, idet de viste Ringeagt for HERRENs Offergaver.
Wherefore the sin of the young men was exceeding great before the Lord: because they withdrew men from the sacrifice of the Lord.
18 Imidlertid gjorde Samuel Tjeneste for HERRENs Åsyn; og Drengen var iført en linned Efod.
But Samuel ministered before the face of the Lord: being a child girded with a linen ephod.
19 Hans Moder lavede hvert År en lille Kappe til ham og bragte ham den, når hun drog op med sin Mand for at ofre det årlige Offer.
And his mother made him a little coat, which she brought to him on the appointed days, when she went up with her husband, to offer the solemn 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!" Så gik de hjem igen.
And Heli blessed Elcana and his wife: and he said to him: The Lord give thee seed of this woman, for the loan thou hast lent to the Lord. And they went to their own home.
21 Og HERREN så til Hanna, og hun blev frugtsommelig og fødte tre Sønner og to Døtre. Men Drengen Samuel voksede op hos HERREN.
And the Lord visited Anna, and she conceived, and bore three sons and two daughters: and the child Samuel became great before the Lord.
22 Eli var meget gammel, og da han hørte, hvorledes hans Sønner behandlede hele Israel, og at de lå hos Kvinderne, som gjorde Tjeneste ved Indgangen til Åbenbaringsteltet,
Now Heli was very old, and he heard all that his sons did to all Israel: and how they lay with the women that waited at the door of the tabernacle:
23 sagde han til dem: "Hvorfor gør I sådanne Ting, som jeg hører alt Folket tale om?
And he said to them: Why do ye these kinds of things, which I hear, very wicked things, from all the people?
24 Bær eder dog ikke således ad, mine Sønner! Thi det er ikke noget godt Rygte, jeg hører gå fra Mund til Mund i HERRENs Folk.
Do not so, my sons: for it is no good report that I hear, that you make the people of the Lord to transgress.
25 Når 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 shall sin against another, God may be appeased in his behalf: but if a man shall sin against the Lord, who shall pray for him? And they hearkened not to the voice of their father, because the Lord would slay them.
26 Men Drengen Samuel voksede til og gik stadig frem i Yndest både hos HERREN og Mennesker.
But the child Samuel advanced, and grew on, and pleased both the Lord and men.
27 Da kom en Guds Mand til Eli og sagde: Så siger HERREN: "Se, jeg åbenbarede mig for dit Fædrenehus, dengang de var Trælle for Faraos Hus i Ægypten,
And there came a man of God to Heli, and said to him: Thus saith the Lord: Did I not plainly appear to thy father’s house, when they were in Egypt in the house of Pharao?
28 og jeg udvalgte det af alle Israels Stammer til at gøre Præstetjeneste for mig, til at træde op på mit Alter for at tænde Offerild og til at bære Efod for mit Åsyn; 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 sitar, and burn incense to me, and to wear the ephod before me: and I gave to thy father’s house of all the sacrifices of the children of Israel.
29 Hvor kan du da se ondt til mit Slagtoffer og Afgrødeoffer, som jeg har påbudt, og ære dine Sønner fremfor mig, idet l gør eder tilgode med det bedste at alle mit Folk Israels Offergaver!
Why have you kicked away my victims, and my gifts which I commanded to be offered in the temple: and thou hast rather honoured thy sons than me, to eat the firstfruits of every sacrifice of my people Israel?
30 Derfor lyder det fra HERREN, Israels Gud: Vel har jeg sagt, at dit Hus og dit Fædrenehus for stedse skulde færdes for mit Åsyn; 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 thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father should minister in my sight, for ever. But now saith the Lord: Far be this from me: but whosoever shall glorify me, him will I glorify: but they that despise me, shall be despised.
31 Se, den Tid skal komme, da jeg, afhugger din og dit Fædrenehus's Arm, så ingen i dit Hus skal blive gammel;
Behold the days come: and I will cut off thy arm, and the arm of thy father’s house, that there shall not be an old man in thy 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 thy rival in the temple, in all the prosperity of Israel, and there shall not be an old man in thy 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.
However I will not altogether take away a man of thee from my altar: but that thy eyes may faint and thy soul be spent: and a great part of thy house shall die when they come to man’s estate.
34 Og det Tegn, du får derpå, skal være det, der overgår dine to Sønner Hofni og Pinehas: På een Dag skal de begge dø.
And this shall be a sign to thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, Ophni and Phinees: In one day they shall both of them 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, så han altid skal færdes for min Salvedes Åsyn.
And I will raise me up a faithful priest, who shall do according to my heart, and my soul, and I will build him a faithful house, and he shall walk all days before my anointed.
36 Da skal enhver, som er tilbage af din Slægt, komme og kaste sig til Jorden for ham for at få 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 whosoever shall remain in thy house, shall come that he may be prayed for, and shall offer a piece of silver, and a roll of bread, and shall say: Put me, I beseech thee, to somewhat of the priestly office, that I may eat a morsel of bread.
