1 Samuel 1
1 Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim, a Zuphite of the hill-country of Ephraim, named Elkanah; he was the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite:
Había un hombre de Ramataim-Sofim, de la montaña de Efraím, que se llamaba Elcaná. Era hijo de Jeroham, hijo de Eliú, hijo de Tohú, hijo de Suf, efraimita.
2 And he had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah: and Peninnah was the mother of children, but Hannah had no children.
Tenía dos mujeres, una llamada Ana, y la otra Fenená. Fenená tenía hijos, en tanto que Ana carecía de ellos.
3 Now this man went up from his town every year to give worship and to make offerings to the Lord of armies in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there.
Año tras año subía este hombre desde su ciudad, para adorar a Yahvé de los ejércitos en Silo y para ofrecerle sacrificios. Estaban allí los dos hijos de Helí, Ofní y Fineés, sacerdotes de Yahvé.
4 And when the day came for Elkanah to make his offering, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and daughters, their part of the feast:
Siempre cuando Elcaná ofrecía sacrificio, daba a Fenená, su mujer, y a todos sus hijos y sus hijas, porciones (de la víctima);
5 But to Hannah he gave one part, though Hannah was very dear to him, but the Lord had not let her have children.
mas a Ana le daba doble porción, porque amaba a Ana, aunque Yahvé le había negado hijos.
6 And the other wife did everything possible to make her unhappy, because the Lord had not let her have children;
Entretanto su rival la afligía en extremo, a fin de exasperarla porque Yahvé le había negado hijos.
7 And year by year, whenever she went up to the house of the Lord, she kept on attacking her, so that Hannah gave herself up to weeping and would take no food.
Esto se repetía todos los años. Siempre que ella subía a la casa de Yahvé (Fenená) la afligía de tal manera que lloraba y no comía.
8 Then her husband Elkanah said to her, Hannah, why are you weeping? and why are you taking no food? why is your heart troubled? am I not more to you than ten sons?
Dijo, pues, Elcaná, su marido: “Ana ¿por qué lloras? ¿Por qué no comes? ¿Por qué se aflige tu corazón? ¿No valgo yo para ti más que diez hijos?”
9 So after they had taken food and wine in the guest room, Hannah got up. Now Eli the priest was seated by the pillars of the doorway of the Temple of the Lord.
Después de haber comido y bebido se levantó Ana, mientras Helí, el sacerdote de Yahvé, estaba sentado sobre su silla, junto a una jamba de la puerta del Templo de Yahvé.
10 And with grief in her soul, weeping bitterly, she made her prayer to the Lord.
Y se puso ella a orar a Yahvé con el alma llena de amargura; y entre muchas lágrimas
11 And she made an oath, and said, O Lord of armies, if you will truly take note of the sorrow of your servant, not turning away from me but keeping me in mind, and will give me a man-child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and his hair will never be cut.
hizo un voto, diciendo: “Yahvé de los Ejércitos, si te dignares mirar la aflicción de tu sierva y te acordares de mí, y no te olvidares de tu sierva, sino que dieres a tu sierva un hijo varón, le consagraré a Yahvé todos los días de su vida, y no pasará navaja por su cabeza.”
12 Now while she was a long time in prayer before the Lord, Eli was watching her mouth.
Durante largo tiempo prolongaba ella su oración delante de Yahvé, y Helí observaba la boca de ella;
13 For Hannah's prayer came from her heart, and though her lips were moving she made no sound: so it seemed to Eli that she was overcome with wine.
pues Ana hablaba dentro de su corazón; se movían, sí, sus labios, pero no se oía su voz; y así Helí la tuvo por ebria.
14 And Eli said to her, How long are you going to be the worse for drink? Put away the effects of your wine from you.
Dijo, pues, Helí: “¿Hasta cuándo andarás embriagada? ¡Procura librarte de tu embriaguez!”
15 And Hannah, answering him, said, No, my lord, I am a woman whose spirit is broken with sorrow: I have not taken wine or strong drink, but I have been opening my heart before the Lord.
Ana dio por respuesta: “No, señor mío; soy una mujer de corazón afligido. No he bebido ni vino ni bebida embriagante, sino que he derramado mi alma delante de Yahvé.
16 Do not take your servant to be a good-for-nothing woman: for my words have come from my stored-up sorrow and pain.
No tomes a tu sierva por hija de Belial, porque de la abundancia de mi pena y de mi aflicción he hablado así hasta ahora.”
17 Then Eli said to her, Go in peace: and may the God of Israel give you an answer to the prayer you have made to him.
Respondió Helí y dijo: “Vete en paz, y el Dios de Israel te conceda lo que le has pedido.”
18 And she said, May your servant have grace in your eyes. So the woman went away, and took part in the feast, and her face was no longer sad.
Y ella contestó: “¡Halle tu sierva gracia a tus ojos!” Luego la mujer se fue por su camino, y comió, y su cara ya no era como antes.
19 And early in the morning they got up, and after worshipping before the Lord they went back to Ramah, to their house: and Elkanah had connection with his wife; and the Lord kept her in mind.
A la mañana se levantaron muy temprano, y después de postrarse ante Yahvé regresaron y vinieron a su casa, a Rama. Y Elcaná conoció a Ana, su mujer, y Yahvé se acordó de ella.
20 Now the time came when Hannah, being with child, gave birth to a son; and she gave him the name Samuel, Because, she said, I made a prayer to the Lord for him.
Con el correr de los días, Ana que había concebido, dio a luz un hijo y le puso por nombre Samuel, diciendo: “porque de Yahvé lo he impetrado.”
21 And the man Elkanah with all his family went up to make the year's offering to the Lord, and to give effect to his oath.
Cuando después su marido Elcaná subió con toda su familia, para ofrecer a Yahvé el sacrificio anual, y para cumplir su voto,
22 But Hannah did not go, for she said to her husband, I will not go till the child has been taken from the breast, and then I will take him with me and put him before the Lord, where he may be for ever.
Ana no subió; pues dijo a su marido: “Cuando haya sido destetado el niño, lo llevaré para que sea presentado ante Yahvé, y se quede allí para siempre.”
23 And her husband Elkanah said to her, Do whatever seems right to you, but not till you have taken him from the breast; only may the Lord do as he has said. So the woman, waiting there, gave her son milk till he was old enough to be taken from the breast.
Respondiole Elcaná, su marido: “Haz lo que mejor te parezca. Quédate hasta que lo hayas destetado. Dígnese Yahvé llevar a cabo su promesa.” Se quedó la mujer y dio de mamar a su hijo hasta que lo destetó.
24 Then when she had done so, she took him with her, with a three-year old ox and an ephah of meal and a skin full of wine, and took him to the house of the Lord at Shiloh: now the child was still very young.
Después de destetarlo, lo llevó consigo, con un becerro de tres años, un efa de flor de harina y un cuero de vino, y lo condujo a la Casa de Yahvé, a Silo, siendo el niño todavía pequeño.
25 And when they had made an offering of the ox, they took the child to Eli.
Inmolaron el becerro y entregaron el niño a Helí,
26 And she said, O my lord, as your soul is living, my lord, I am that woman who was making a prayer to the Lord here by your side:
y ella dijo: “¡Óyeme, señor mío! Por la vida de tu alma, señor mío, yo soy aquella mujer que estuvo aquí contigo orando a Yahvé.
27 My prayer was for this child; and the Lord has given him to me in answer to my request:
Estaba rogando por este niño, y Yahvé me ha otorgado lo que le pedí.
28 So I have given him to the Lord; for all his life he is the Lord's. Then he gave the Lord worship there.
Por eso yo por mi parte lo doy a Yahvé. Todos los días de su vida, será consagrado a Yahvé.” Y se prosternaron allí ante Yahvé.
