1 Samuel 2
1 “My heart exults in the Lord, and my horn is exalted in my God. My mouth is enlarged over my enemies. For I have rejoiced 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 Nothing is holy as the Lord is holy. For there is no other beside you. And nothing is strong as our God is strong.
No hay santo como Yavé, Porque ninguno hay fuera de Ti, Ni hay refugio como el ʼElohim nuestro.
3 Do not continue speaking of great things, boasting. Let what is old depart from your mouth. For the Lord is the God of knowledge, and thoughts are prepared for him.
No multipliquen palabras altivas, Ni salga arrogancia de su boca, Porque Yavé es ʼElohim de entendimiento, Y Él pesa las acciones.
4 The bow of the powerful has been overwhelmed, and the weak have been girded with strength.
Los arcos de los fuertes son quebrados, Pero los que se tambalean son fortalecidos.
5 Those who before were filled, have hired themselves out for bread. And the starving have been filled, so that the barren have given birth to many. But she who had borne many sons has become unable.
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 brings death, and he gives life. He leads away to death, and he brings back again. (Sheol h7585)
Yavé mata y da vida. Él hace bajar al Seol y hace subir. (Sheol h7585)
7 The Lord impoverishes, and he enriches. He humbles, and he lifts up.
Yavé empobrece y enriquece. Él abate y enaltece.
8 He raises up the indigent from the dust, and he lifts up the poor from filth, so that they may sit with princes, and take hold of a throne of glory. For the hinges of the earth belong to the Lord, and he has placed the globe upon them.
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 preserve the feet of his holy ones, and the impious will be silenced in darkness. For no man will prevail by his own strength.
Él guarda los pies de sus santos, Pero los perversos perecen en la oscuridad, Porque por su propia fuerza no prevalece un hombre.
10 The adversaries of the Lord will dread him. And over them, he will thunder in the heavens. The Lord will judge the parts of the earth, and he will give dominion to his king, and he will lift up the horn of his Christ.”
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 And Elkanah went away to Ramah, to his house. But the boy was a minister in the sight of the Lord, before the face of Eli, the priest.
Entonces Elcana regresó a su casa en Ramá, pero el niño ministraba a Yavé delante del sacerdote Elí.
12 But the sons of Eli were sons of Belial, not knowing the Lord,
Los hijos de Elí eran hombres despreciables. No tenían conocimiento de Yavé.
13 nor the priestly office for the people. And so, no matter who had immolated a victim, the servant of the priest would arrive, while the flesh was still cooking, and he would take a three-pronged hook in his hand,
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 and put it into the vessel, or into the cauldron, or into the cooking pot, or into the pan, and all that the hook lifted up, the priest took for himself. So they did to all of Israel who arrived at Shiloh.
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 In addition, before they burned the fat, the servant of the priest would arrive, and he would say to the one who was immolating: “Give me the flesh, so that I may boil it for the priest. For I will not accept cooked meat from you, but raw.”
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 the one who was immolating would say to him, “First, allow the fat to be burned today, according to custom, and then take for yourself whatever your soul desires.” But in response, he would say to him: “By no means. For you will give it to me now, otherwise 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 Therefore, the sin of the servants was exceedingly great before the Lord. For they drew men away from the sacrifice of the Lord.
Así que el pecado de los jóvenes era muy grave delante de Yavé, porque tales hombres despreciaban la ofrenda de Yavé.
18 But Samuel was ministering before the face of the Lord; he was a youth girded with a linen ephod.
[El] niño Samuel ministraba delante de Yavé vestido con un efod de lino.
19 And his mother fashioned a little tunic for him, which she brought to him on the appointed days, ascending with her husband, so that he might immolate the solemn sacrifice.
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 Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife. And he said to him, “May the Lord repay to you offspring from this woman, on behalf of the loan that you offered to the Lord.” And they went away to their own place.
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 Then the Lord visited Hannah, and she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. And the youth Samuel was magnified with 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 heard all that his sons were doing to all of Israel, and how they were sleeping with the women who were waiting at the door of the tabernacle.
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 these kinds of things, very wicked things, that I have heard from all the people?
Y él les decía: ¿Por qué hacen tales cosas? Porque yo oigo de todo este pueblo sus malas acciones.
24 My sons, do not be willing. For it is no good report that I am hearing, so that you would cause the people of the Lord to transgress.
No, hijos míos, no es bueno el rumor que oigo, porque hacen pecar al pueblo de Yavé.
25 If a man has sinned against a man, God may be able to be appeased over him. But if a man has sinned against the Lord, who will pray for him?” But they did not listen to the voice of their father, that the Lord was willing to kill 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 But the youth Samuel advanced, and grew up, and he was pleasing to the Lord, as well as to men.
El joven Samuel crecía y era aprobado delante de Yavé y de los hombres.
27 Then a man of God went to Eli, and he said to him: “Thus says the Lord: Was I not revealed openly to the house of your father, when they were in Egypt in the house of Pharaoh?
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 And I chose him out of all the tribes of Israel for myself as priest, so that he might ascend to my altar, and burn incense to me, and wear the ephod before me. And I gave to the house of your father all the sacrifices of the sons 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 have you kicked away my victims and my gifts, which I instructed to be offered in the temple? And why have you given more honor to your sons than to me, so that you eat the first-fruits of every sacrifice of my people Israel?
¿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 Because of this, the Lord God of Israel says: I have spoken clearly, so that your house, and the house of your father, may minister in my sight, even forever. But now the Lord says: May this be far from me. Instead, whoever will have glorified me, I will glorify him. But whoever despises me, they will be despised.
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 Behold the days are arriving, when I will cut off your arm, and the arm of the house of your father, so that there will not be an old man in your house.
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 you will see your rival in the temple, amid all the prosperity of Israel. And there will not be an old man in your house for all days.
Verás la aflicción de mi Casa, a pesar del bien que hago a Israel. Jamás habrá anciano en tu casa.
33 Yet truly, I will not entirely take away a man of you from my altar, but such that your eyes may fail, and your soul may melt away, and a great part of your house may die out, as it pertains to the state 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 But this will be a sign to you, which will happen to your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas: on one day they both will die.
Esto que vendrá sobre tus dos hijos, Ofni y Finees, te servirá de señal: Ambos morirán el mismo día.
35 And I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who will act in accord with my heart and my soul. And I will build a faithful house for him. And he will walk before my Christ for all days.
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 this will be in the future, that whoever will have remained of your house, he will approach so that he may pray on his behalf. And he will offer a coin of silver, and a twist of bread. And he will say: ‘Permit me, I beg you, one part of the priestly office, so that I may eat a mouthful of bread.’”
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.
