1 Samuel 2
1 And Hannah, in prayer before the Lord, said, My heart is glad in the Lord, my horn is lifted up in the Lord: my mouth is open wide over my haters; because my joy is in your salvation.
Entonces Ana oró y exclamó: Mi corazón se exalta en Yavé. Mi cuerno se exalta en Yavé. Mi boca habla osadamente contra mis enemigos, Porque me regocijo en tu salvación.
2 No other is holy as the Lord, for there is no other God but you: there is no Rock like our God.
No hay santo como Yavé, Porque ninguno hay fuera de Ti, Ni hay refugio como el ʼElohim nuestro.
3 Say no more words of pride; let not uncontrolled sayings come out of your mouths: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, by him acts are judged.
No multipliquen palabras altivas, Ni salga arrogancia de su boca, Porque Yavé es ʼElohim de entendimiento, Y Él pesa las acciones.
4 The bows of the men of war are broken, and the feeble are clothed with strength.
Los arcos de los fuertes son quebrados, Pero los que se tambalean son fortalecidos.
5 Those who were full are offering themselves as servants for bread; those who were in need are at rest; truly, she who had no children has become the mother of seven; and she who had a family is wasted with sorrow.
Los que estaban saciados se venden por pan, Pero los hambrientos dejan de tener hambre. Mientras la estéril da a luz a siete, La que tiene muchos hijos se debilita.
6 The Lord is the giver of death and life: sending men down to the underworld and lifting them up. (Sheol h7585)
Yavé mata y da vida. Él hace bajar al Seol y hace subir. (Sheol h7585)
7 The Lord gives wealth and takes a man's goods from him: crushing men down and again lifting them up;
Yavé empobrece y enriquece. Él abate y enaltece.
8 Lifting the poor out of the dust, and him who is in need out of the lowest place, to give them their place among rulers, and for their heritage the seat of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's and he has made them the base of the world.
Él levanta al pobre del polvo, Y exalta al necesitado desde el muladar Para sentarlo con príncipes y heredar un trono de honor. Porque de Yavé son las columnas de la tierra, Y Él colocó el mundo sobre ellas.
9 He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the evil-doers will come to their end in the dark night, for by strength no man will overcome.
Él guarda los pies de sus santos, Pero los perversos perecen en la oscuridad, Porque por su propia fuerza no prevalece un hombre.
10 Those who make war against the Lord will be broken; against them he will send his thunder from heaven: the Lord will be judge of the ends of the earth, he will give strength to his king, lifting up the horn of him on whom the holy oil has been put.
Los adversarios de Yavé son destrozados. Contra ellos truena desde el cielo. Yavé juzgará los confines de la tierra, Dará fortaleza a su Rey Y exaltará el cuerno de su Ungido.
11 Then Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child became the servant of the Lord under the direction of Eli the priest.
Entonces Elcana regresó a su casa en Ramá, pero el niño ministraba a Yavé delante del sacerdote Elí.
12 Now the sons of Eli were evil and good-for-nothing men, having no knowledge of the Lord.
Los hijos de Elí eran hombres despreciables. No tenían conocimiento de Yavé.
13 And the priests' way with the people was this: when any man made an offering, the priest's servant came while the flesh was being cooked, having in his hand a meat-hook with three teeth;
La costumbre de los sacerdotes con el pueblo era que cuando algún varón ofrecía un sacrificio, el esclavo del sacerdote se acercaba con un garfio de tres dientes en su mano mientras se cocía la carne,
14 This he put into the pot, and everything which came up on the hook the priest took for himself. This they did in Shiloh to all the Israelites who came there.
y de un golpe lo metía en el perol, la olla, el caldero o la olla metálica. Todo lo que el garfio sacaba el sacerdote lo tomaba para él. De esta manera hacían en Silo con todos los israelitas que iban allí.
15 And more than this, before the fat was burned, the priest's servant would come and say to the man who was making the offering, Give me some of the flesh to be cooked for the priest; he has no taste for meat cooked in water, but would have you give it uncooked.
También, antes de quemar la grasa, el esclavo del sacerdote llegaba y decía al que sacrificaba: Da al sacerdote carne para asar, porque no tomará de ti carne cocida, sino cruda.
16 And if the man said to him, First let the fat be burned, then take as much as you will; then the servant would say, No, you are to give it to me now, or I will take it by force.
Si el hombre le respondía: Quemen primero la grasa y después toma lo que desees, le decía: No, sino dámela ahora mismo, pues si no, la tomaré por la fuerza.
17 And the sin of these young men was very great before the Lord; for they gave no honour to the Lord's offerings.
Así que el pecado de los jóvenes era muy grave delante de Yavé, porque tales hombres despreciaban la ofrenda de Yavé.
18 But Samuel did the work of the Lord's house, while he was a child, dressed in a linen ephod.
[El] niño Samuel ministraba delante de Yavé vestido con un efod de lino.
19 And his mother made him a little robe and took it to him every year when she came with her husband for the year's offering.
Su madre le hacía una túnica pequeña y se la llevaba cada año cuando subía con su esposo a ofrecer el sacrificio acostumbrado.
20 And every year Eli gave Elkanah and his wife a blessing, saying, May the Lord give you offspring by this woman in exchange for the child you have given to the Lord. And they went back to their house.
Elí bendecía a Elcana y a su esposa y decía: Yavé te dé descendientes de esta esposa en lugar del que ella dedicó a Yavé. Y ellos regresaban a su casa.
21 And the Lord had mercy on Hannah and she gave birth to three sons and two daughters. And the young Samuel became older before the Lord.
Yavé visitó a Ana, y concibió. Dio a luz tres hijos y dos hijas. Y el joven Samuel crecía delante de Yavé,
22 Now Eli was very old; and he had news from time to time of what his sons were doing to all Israel.
pero Elí envejeció mucho. Oía todo lo que sus hijos hacían a todo Israel, y cómo se unían con las mujeres que servían en la entrada del Tabernáculo de Reunión.
23 And he said to them, Why are you doing such things? for from all this people I get accounts of your evil ways.
Y él les decía: ¿Por qué hacen tales cosas? Porque yo oigo de todo este pueblo sus malas acciones.
24 No, my sons, the account which is given me, which the Lord's people are sending about, is not good.
No, hijos míos, no es bueno el rumor que oigo, porque hacen pecar al pueblo de Yavé.
25 If one man does wrong to another, God will be his judge: but if a man's sin is against the Lord, who will take up his cause? But they gave no attention to the voice of their father, for it was the Lord's purpose to send destruction on them.
Si un hombre peca contra otro hombre, ʼElohim intercederá. Pero si alguno peca contra Yavé, ¿quién intercederá por él? Pero ellos no escucharon la voz de su padre, pues Yavé había decidido que murieran.
26 And the young Samuel, becoming older, had the approval of the Lord and of men.
El joven Samuel crecía y era aprobado delante de Yavé y de los hombres.
27 And a man of God came to Eli and said to him, The Lord says, Did I let myself be seen by your father's people when they were in Egypt, servants in Pharaoh's house?
Entonces un varón de ʼElohim fue a Elí y le dijo: Yavé dice: ¿No me revelé en verdad a la casa de tu antepasado cuando estaba en Egipto [esclavo] en casa de Faraón?
28 Did I take him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest and to go up to my altar to make the smoke of the offerings go up and to take up the ephod? Did I give to your father's family all the offerings made by fire by the children of Israel?
¿No te escogí de entre todas las tribus de Israel para que fueras mi sacerdote, ofrecieras sobre mi altar y quemaras incienso y llevaras [el] efod en mi Presencia, y di a la casa de tu antepasado todas las ofrendas encendidas de los hijos de Israel?
29 Why then are you looking with envy on my offerings of meat and of meal which were ordered by my word, honouring your sons before me, and making yourselves fat with all the best of the offerings of Israel, my people?
¿Por qué desprecian mis sacrificios y mis ofrendas que Yo ordené ofrecer en mi Tabernáculo? ¿Por qué honras a tus hijos más bien que a Mí, para que se engorden con lo más sustancioso de todas las ofrendas de mi pueblo Israel?
30 For this reason the Lord God of Israel has said, Truly I did say that your family and your father's people would have their place before me for ever: but now the Lord says, Let it not be so; I will give honour to those by whom I am honoured, and those who have no respect for me will be of small value in my eyes.
Por tanto, Yavé ʼElohim de Israel dice: En verdad dije que tu casa y la casa de tu antepasado estarían delante de Mí perpetuamente. Pero ahora, Yavé dice: ¡Lejos esté esto de Mí! Porque a los que me honran Yo los honraré, pero los que me desprecian serán tenidos en poco.
31 See, the days are coming when your arm and the arm of your father's people will be cut off;
Ciertamente vienen días en los cuales cortaré tu brazo y el brazo de la casa de tu padre para que no quede anciano en tu casa.
32 And never again will there be an old man in your family.
Verás la aflicción de mi Casa, a pesar del bien que hago a Israel. Jamás habrá anciano en tu casa.
33 But one man of your family will not be cut off by my hand, and his eyes will be made dark, and grief will be in his heart: and all the offspring of your family will come to their end by the sword of men.
El varón de los tuyos que Yo no corte de mi altar, servirá para consumir tus ojos y entristecer tu alma. Todos los nacidos en tu casa morirán en la flor de su edad.
34 And this will be the sign to you, which will come on Hophni and Phinehas, your sons; death will overtake them on the same day.
Esto que vendrá sobre tus dos hijos, Ofni y Finees, te servirá de señal: Ambos morirán el mismo día.
35 And I will make a true priest for myself, one who will do what is in my heart and in my mind: and I will make for him a family which will not come to an end; and his place will be before my holy one for ever.
Pero levantaré para Mí un sacerdote fiel que actuará según mi corazón y mi alma. Le edificaré casa firme, y él andará delante de Mí ungido todos los días.
36 Then it will be that the rest of your family, anyone who has not been cut off, will go down on his knees to him for a bit of silver or a bit of bread, and say, Be pleased to put me into one of the priest's places so that I may have a little food.
Sucederá que todo aquel que quede de tu casa acudirá a postrarse ante él por una moneda de plata o una torta de pan, y dirá: Te ruego que me asignes alguna función sacerdotal para que pueda comer un bocado de pan.
