1 Samuel 2
1 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.
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.
2 There is none holy as the Lord is: for there is no other beside thee, and there is none strong like our God.
Der er ingen Hellig som HERREN, nej, der er ingen uden dig, der er ingen Klippe som vor Gud!
3 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.
Vær varsomme med eders store Ord, Frækhed undslippe ej eders Mund! Thi en vidende Gud er HERREN, og Gerninger vejes af ham.
4 The bow of the mighty is overcome, and the weak are girt with strength.
Heltes Bue er brudt, men segnende omgjorder sig med Kraft;
5 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.
mætte lader sig leje for Brød, men sultnes Slid hører op; den ufrugtbare føder syv, men den med de mange vansmægter.
6 The Lord killeth and maketh alive, he bringeth down to hell and bringeth back again. (Sheol h7585)
HERREN døder, gør levende, fører ned i Dødsriget og fører op; (Sheol h7585)
7 The Lord maketh poor and maketh rich, he humbleth and he exalteth.
HERREN gør fattig, gør rig, han nedbøjer, og han ophøjer;
8 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.
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 paa dem!
9 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.
Han vogter sine frommes Skridt, men gudløse omkommer i Mørket; thi ingen vinder Sejr ved egen kraft.
10 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.
HERREN — hans Fjender forfærdes, den Højeste tordner i Himmelen, HERREN dømmer den vide Jord! Han skænker sin Konge Kraft, løfter sin Salvedes Horn!
11 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.
Saa drog hun til Rama, men Drengen gjorde Tjeneste for HERREN under Præsten Elis Tilsyn.
12 Now the sons of Heli were children of Belial, not knowing the Lord,
Men Elis Sønner var Niddinger; de ænsede hverken HERREN
13 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,
eller Præstens Ret over for Folket. Hver Gang en Mand bragte et Slagtoffer, kom Præstens Tjener, medens Kødet kogte, med en tregrenet Gaffel i Haanden
14 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.
og stak den ned i Karret, Krukken, Kedelen eller Gryden, og alt, hvad Gaffelen fik med op, tog Præsten for sin Del. Saaledes bar de sig ad over for alle de Israeliter, som kom til Silo for at ofre der.
15 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.
Eller ogsaa 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 raat!«
16 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.
Sagde Manden nu til ham: »Først maa Fedtet bringes som Røgoffer, bagefter kan du tage saa meget, du lyster!« svarede han: »Nej, giv mig det nu, ellers tager jeg det med Magt!«
17 Wherefore the sin of the young men was exceeding great before the Lord: because they withdrew men from the sacrifice of the Lord.
Og de unge Mænds Synd var saare stor for HERRENS Aasyn, idet de viste Ringeagt for HERRENS Offergaver.
18 But Samuel ministered before the face of the Lord: being a child girded with a linen ephod.
Imidlertid gjorde Samuel Tjeneste for HERRENS Aasyn; og Drengen var iført en linned Efod.
19 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.
Hans Moder lavede hvert Aar en lille Kappe til ham og bragte ham den, naar hun drog op med sin Mand for at ofre det aarlige Offer.
20 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.
Og Eli velsignede Elkana og hans Hustru og sagde: »HERREN give dig Afkom af denne Kvinde til Gengæld for ham, hun overlod HERREN!« Saa gik de hjem igen.
21 And the Lord visited Anna, and she conceived, and bore three sons and two daughters: and the child Samuel became great before the Lord.
Og HERREN saa til Hanna, og hun blev frugtsommelig og fødte tre Sønner og to Døtre. Men Drengen Samuel voksede op hos HERREN.
22 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:
Eli var meget gammel, og da han hørte, hvorledes hans Sønner behandlede hele Israel, og at de laa hos Kvinderne, som gjorde Tjeneste ved Indgangen til Aabenbaringsteltet,
23 And he said to them: Why do ye these kinds of things, which I hear, very wicked things, from all the people?
sagde han til dem: »Hvorfor gør I saadanne Ting, som jeg hører alt Folket tale om?
24 Do not so, my sons: for it is no good report that I hear, that you make the people of the Lord to transgress.
Bær eder dog ikke saaledes ad, mine Sønner! Thi det er ikke noget godt Rygte, jeg hører gaa fra Mund til Mund i HERRENS Folk.
25 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.
Naar 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.
26 But the child Samuel advanced, and grew on, and pleased both the Lord and men.
Men Drengen Samuel voksede til og gik stadig frem i Yndest baade hos HERREN og Mennesker.
27 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?
Da kom en Guds Mand til Eli og sagde: Saa siger HERREN: »Se, jeg aabenbarede mig for dit Fædrenehus, dengang de var Trælle for Faraos Hus i Ægypten,
28 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.
og jeg udvalgte det af alle Israels Stammer til at gøre Præstetjeneste for mig, til at træde op paa mit Alter for at tænde Offerild og til at bære Efod for mit Aasyn; og jeg tildelte dit Fædrenehus alle Israeliternes Ildofre.
29 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?
Hvor kan du da se ondt til mit Slagtoffer og Afgrødeoffer, som jeg har paabudt, og ære dine Sønner fremfor mig, idet I gør eder til gode med det bedste at alle mit Folk Israels Offergaver!
30 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.
Derfor lyder det fra HERREN, Israels Gud: Vel har jeg sagt, at dit Hus og dit Fædrenehus for stedse skulde færdes for mit Aasyn; 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.
31 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.
Se, den Tid skal komme, da jeg, afhugger din og dit Fædrenehus's Arm, saa ingen i dit Hus skal blive gammel;
32 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.
og du skal se ondt til alt det gode, HERREN gør mod Israel, og ingen Sinde skal nogen i din Slægt blive gammel.
33 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.
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.
34 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.
Og det Tegn, du faar derpaa, skal være det, der overgaar dine to Sønner Hofni og Pinehas: Paa een Dag skal de begge dø.
35 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.
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, saa han altid skal færdes for min Salvedes Aasyn.
36 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.
Da skal enhver, som er tilbage af din Slægt, komme og kaste sig til Jorden for ham for at faa 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!«
