1 Samuel 1

1 Now there was a man named Elkanah who was from Ramathaim-zophim in the hill country of Ephraim. He was the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.

Ada seorang laki-laki dari Ramataim-Zofim, dari pegunungan Efraim, namanya Elkana bin Yeroham bin Elihu bin Tohu bin Zuf, seorang Efraim.

2 He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.

Orang ini mempunyai dua isteri: yang seorang bernama Hana dan yang lain bernama Penina; Penina mempunyai anak, tetapi Hana tidak.

3 Year after year Elkanah would go up from his city to worship and sacrifice to the LORD of Hosts at Shiloh, where Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests to the LORD.

Orang itu dari tahun ke tahun pergi meninggalkan kotanya untuk sujud menyembah dan mempersembahkan korban kepada TUHAN semesta alam di Silo. Di sana yang menjadi imam TUHAN ialah kedua anak Eli, Hofni dan Pinehas.

4 And whenever the day came for Elkanah to present his sacrifice, he would give portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters.

Pada hari Elkana mempersembahkan korban, diberikannyalah kepada Penina, isterinya, dan kepada semua anaknya yang laki-laki dan perempuan masing-masing sebagian.

5 But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved her even though the LORD had closed her womb.

Meskipun ia mengasihi Hana, ia memberikan kepada Hana hanya satu bagian, sebab TUHAN telah menutup kandungannya.

6 Because the LORD had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival would provoke her and taunt her viciously.

Tetapi madunya selalu menyakiti hatinya supaya ia gusar, karena TUHAN telah menutup kandungannya.

7 And this went on year after year. Whenever Hannah went up to the house of the LORD, her rival taunted her until she wept and would not eat.

Demikianlah terjadi dari tahun ke tahun; setiap kali Hana pergi ke rumah TUHAN, Penina menyakiti hati Hana, sehingga ia menangis dan tidak mau makan.

8 “Hannah, why are you crying?” her husband Elkanah asked. “Why won’t you eat? Why is your heart so grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”

Lalu Elkana, suaminya, berkata kepadanya: "Hana, mengapa engkau menangis dan mengapa engkau tidak mau makan? Mengapa hatimu sedih? Bukankah aku lebih berharga bagimu dari pada sepuluh anak laki-laki?"

9 So after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up. Now Eli the priest was sitting on a chair by the doorpost of the temple of the LORD.

Pada suatu kali, setelah mereka habis makan dan minum di Silo, berdirilah Hana, sedang imam Eli duduk di kursi dekat tiang pintu bait suci TUHAN,

10 In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears.

dan dengan hati pedih ia berdoa kepada TUHAN sambil menangis tersedu-sedu.

11 And she made a vow, pleading, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever come over his head.”

Kemudian bernazarlah ia, katanya: "TUHAN semesta alam, jika sungguh-sungguh Engkau memperhatikan sengsara hamba-Mu ini dan mengingat kepadaku dan tidak melupakan hamba-Mu ini, tetapi memberikan kepada hamba-Mu ini seorang anak laki-laki, maka aku akan memberikan dia kepada TUHAN untuk seumur hidupnya dan pisau cukur tidak akan menyentuh kepalanya."

12 As Hannah kept on praying before the LORD, Eli watched her mouth.

Ketika perempuan itu terus-menerus berdoa di hadapan TUHAN, maka Eli mengamat-amati mulut perempuan itu;

13 Hannah was praying in her heart, and though her lips were moving, her voice could not be heard. So Eli thought she was drunk

dan karena Hana berkata-kata dalam hatinya dan hanya bibirnya saja bergerak-gerak, tetapi suaranya tidak kedengaran, maka Eli menyangka perempuan itu mabuk.

14 and said to her, “How long will you be drunk? Put away your wine!”

Lalu kata Eli kepadanya: "Berapa lama lagi engkau berlaku sebagai orang mabuk? Lepaskanlah dirimu dari pada mabukmu."

15 “No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman oppressed in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD.

Tetapi Hana menjawab: "Bukan, tuanku, aku seorang perempuan yang sangat bersusah hati; anggur ataupun minuman yang memabukkan tidak kuminum, melainkan aku mencurahkan isi hatiku di hadapan TUHAN.

16 Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; for all this time I have been praying out of the depth of my anguish and grief.”

Janganlah anggap hambamu ini seorang perempuan dursila; sebab karena besarnya cemas dan sakit hati aku berbicara demikian lama."

17 “Go in peace,” Eli replied, “and may the God of Israel grant the petition you have asked of Him.”

Jawab Eli: "Pergilah dengan selamat, dan Allah Israel akan memberikan kepadamu apa yang engkau minta dari pada-Nya."

18 “May your maidservant find favor with you,” said Hannah. Then she went on her way, and she began eating again, and her face was no longer downcast.

Sesudah itu berkatalah perempuan itu: "Biarlah hambamu ini mendapat belas kasihan dari padamu." Lalu keluarlah perempuan itu, ia mau makan dan mukanya tidak muram lagi.

19 The next morning Elkanah and Hannah got up early to bow in worship before the LORD, and then returned home to Ramah. And Elkanah had relations with his wife Hannah, and the LORD remembered her.

Keesokan harinya bangunlah mereka itu pagi-pagi, lalu sujud menyembah di hadapan TUHAN; kemudian pulanglah mereka ke rumahnya di Rama. Ketika Elkana bersetubuh dengan Hana, isterinya, TUHAN ingat kepadanya.

20 So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.”

Maka setahun kemudian mengandunglah Hana dan melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki. Ia menamai anak itu Samuel, sebab katanya: "Aku telah memintanya dari pada TUHAN."

21 Then Elkanah and all his house went up to make the annual sacrifice to the LORD and to fulfill his vow,

Elkana, laki-laki itu, pergi dengan seisi rumahnya mempersembahkan korban sembelihan tahunan dan korban nazarnya kepada TUHAN.

22 but Hannah did not go. “After the boy is weaned,” she said to her husband, “I will take him to appear before the LORD and to stay there permanently.”

Tetapi Hana tidak ikut pergi, sebab katanya kepada suaminya: "Nanti apabila anak itu cerai susu, aku akan mengantarkan dia, maka ia akan menghadap ke hadirat TUHAN dan tinggal di sana seumur hidupnya."

23 “Do what you think is best,” her husband Elkanah replied, “and stay here until you have weaned him. Only may the LORD confirm His word.” So Hannah stayed and nursed her son until she had weaned him.

Kemudian Elkana, suaminya itu, berkata kepadanya: "Perbuatlah apa yang kaupandang baik; tinggallah sampai engkau menyapih dia; hanya, TUHAN kiranya menepati janji-Nya." Jadi tinggallah perempuan itu dan menyusui anaknya sampai disapihnya.

24 Once she had weaned him, Hannah took the boy with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. Though the boy was still young, she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh.

Setelah perempuan itu menyapih anaknya, dibawanyalah dia, dengan seekor lembu jantan yang berumur tiga tahun, satu efa tepung dan sebuyung anggur, lalu diantarkannya ke dalam rumah TUHAN di Silo. Waktu itu masih kecil betul kanak-kanak itu.

25 And when they had slaughtered the bull, they brought the boy to Eli.

Setelah mereka menyembelih lembu, mereka mengantarkan kanak-kanak itu kepada Eli;

26 “Please, my lord,” said Hannah, “as surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the LORD.

lalu kata perempuan itu: "Mohon bicara tuanku, demi tuanku hidup, akulah perempuan yang dahulu berdiri di sini dekat tuanku untuk berdoa kepada TUHAN.

27 I prayed for this boy, and since the LORD has granted me what I asked of Him,

Untuk mendapat anak inilah aku berdoa, dan TUHAN telah memberikan kepadaku, apa yang kuminta dari pada-Nya.

28 I now dedicate the boy to the LORD. For as long as he lives, he is dedicated to the LORD.” So they worshiped the LORD there.

Maka akupun menyerahkannya kepada TUHAN; seumur hidup terserahlah ia kiranya kepada TUHAN." Lalu sujudlah mereka di sana menyembah kepada TUHAN.