1 Samuel 2
1 Hannah prayed, “I'm so happy in the Lord! He has empowered me! Now I have plenty to say in answer to those who hate me. I celebrate your salvation!
Hana do gbe ɖa be, “Nye dzi le aseye tsom le Yehowa me; le Yehowa me nye dzo de dzi bobobo. Nye nu ʋu ɖe nye futɔwo ŋu eye medzɔ dzi le wò ɖeɖe la me.
2 There's no one holy like the Lord—no one apart from you, no Rock like our God!
“Ame aɖeke mele kɔkɔe abe Yehowa ene o! Bubu aɖeke megali o kpe ɖe ŋutiwò o. Eye Agakpe aɖeke meli abe míaƒe Mawu ene o.
3 Don't speak so conceitedly! Don't talk so arrogantly! For the Lord is a God who knows everything—doesn't he judge what you do?
“Mèganɔ nu ƒom dadatɔe nenema o, elabena Yehowae nye Mawu si nya nu sia nu eye wòdaa miaƒe nuwɔnawo kpɔna.
4 The weapons of the powerful are shattered, while those who stumble along are made strong.
“Woŋe ŋusẽtɔwo ƒe aŋutrɔwo ke ame beliwo la, etsɔ ŋusẽ bla ali dzi na wo.
5 Those who used to have plenty of food now have to work to earn a crust, while those who used to be hungry now have become fat. The woman who was childless now has seven children, while the woman with many children fades away.
Ame siwo ɖi ƒo tsã la, tsɔ wo ɖokui ɖo awɔbae na nuɖuɖu, ke ame siwo dɔ wu tsã la, dɔ megale wo wum o. Ame si tsi ko tsã la dzi vi adre azɔ, ke ame si si vi adre nɔ la ƒe vidzidɔ lé ayi.
6 The Lord kills and he revives; he sends some down to the grave, but he raises others up. (Sheol h7585)
“Yehowa wua ame gagbɔa agbe ame; enana woyia yɔ me eye wògafɔa ame tso yɔ me. (Sheol h7585)
7 The Lord makes some poor, but others rich; he brings some down, but he lifts others up.
Yehowa ɖoa ahedada ɖa eye eya kee gaɖoa hokpɔkpɔ ɖa; eyae bɔbɔa ame ɖe anyi eye eya kee gadoa ame ɖe dzi.
8 He helps the poor up from the dust; he raises the lowborn from the trash pile and seats them with the upper class in places of honor. For the foundations of the earth belong to the Lord, and he has placed the world on them.
Eyae ɖea ame dahe tso ke me eye wòfɔa hiãtɔ tso afi me enaa zikpui wo ɖe dziɖulawo xa eye wònaa wonyia dome kple bubu ƒe fiazikpui. “Elabena Yehowa tɔe nye anyigba ƒe gɔmeɖokpe; eya dzie wòɖo xexea me gɔme anyi ɖo.
9 He will take care of those who trust him, but the wicked vanish into the darkness, for people don't succeed through their own strength.
Adzɔ eƒe ame kɔkɔewo ƒe afɔ ŋu, ke ɖoɖoe azi le ame vɔ̃ɖiwo nu le viviti me. “Menye kalẽ me ame tona ɖua dzi o;
10 The Lord crushes his enemies, he thunders against them from heaven. He rules the whole earth; he strengthens his king, and gives power to the one he has anointed.”
ame siwo tso ɖe Yehowa ŋu la, woakaka wo. Dziƒoʋĩtɔ la aɖe gbe ɖe wo dzi tso dziƒo; Yehowa adrɔ̃ ʋɔnu Anyigba ƒe mlɔenu ke hã. “Ana ŋusẽ eƒe fia la eye wòakɔ eƒe amesiamina la ƒe dzo ɖe dzi.”
11 Then Elkanah went home to Ramah while the boy stayed with Eli the priest serving the Lord.
Ale Elkana yi aƒe me le Rama, ke ɖevi la subɔ le Yehowa ŋkume le nunɔla Eli ƒe kpɔkplɔ te.
12 Eli's sons were worthless men who didn't have any time for the Lord
Azɔ Eli viŋutsuwo nye nu tovo wɔlawo, ame siwo mevɔ̃a Yehowa
13 or their role as priests to the people. They would send one of their servants over with a fork when anyone came to offer a sacrifice.
loo alo dea bubu nunɔlawo ƒe dɔdeasiwo na dukɔ la ŋu o. Ne ame aɖe va sa vɔ la, nunɔla la ƒe dɔla la vana léa gaflo nuetɔ̃ ɖe asi esime vɔsalã la le dzo dzi.
14 The servant would stick the fork into the pot while the meat from the sacrifice was being boiled, and would take whatever meat came up on the fork to Eli's sons. This is how they treated all the Israelites who came to Shiloh.
Dɔla la tsɔa gaflo la ƒona ɖe gaze, kutu, agba alo nuɖaze si me wole lã la ɖam le la me eye nu sia nu si ke gaflo la tɔ la etsɔnɛ doa goe na nunɔla. Aleae wowɔna le Silo ɖe Israelvi ɖe sia ɖe si vaa afi ma la ŋuti.
15 In fact even before the fat of the sacrifice was burned up the servant would come and would demand from the man sacrificing, “Give me meat to roast for the priest. He doesn't want boiled meat from you—he wants it raw.”
Gawu la, hafi woatɔ dzo lãmia la nunɔla la ƒe dɔla vana gblɔna na ame si le vɔ la sam la be, “Tsɔ lã la ƒe ɖe na nunɔlaa be wòame elabena maxɔ lã ɖaɖa le asiwò o negbe mumua ko.”
16 The man might answer, “Let me first burn up all the fat, and then you can have as much as you want.” But the priest's servant would reply, “No, you must give it to me now. If you don't, I'll take it by force.”
Ne ame si le vɔ la sam gblɔ be, “Àte ŋu atsɔ lã si dze ŋuwò, gake ele be woatɔ dzo lãmi la gbã abe ale si woɖoe da ɖi ene” la, subɔla la gblɔna be, “Ao, ne mèɖe asi le eŋu nam fifi laa o la, matsɔe sesẽtɔe!”
17 The sins of these young men were extremely serious from the Lord's perspective because they were treating with contempt the Lord's offerings.
Ale ɖekakpui siawo ƒe nu vɔ̃ tri akɔ le Yehowa ƒe ŋkume elabena wodoa vlo ameawo ƒe vɔ siwo wosana na Yehowa.
18 But Samuel served before the Lord—a boy dressed as a priest, wearing a linen ephod.
Ke Samuel ya subɔna le Yehowa ŋkume, enye ɖevi si doa aklala biɖibiɖi ƒe kɔmewu.
19 Every year his mother made him a little robe and took it to him when she went with her husband to offer the annual sacrifice.
Dadaa tɔa awu ʋlaya sue aɖe nɛ ƒe sia ƒe ne eya kple srɔ̃a gbɔna vɔsaƒe.
20 Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, “May the Lord give you children by this woman to replace the one she prayed for and dedicated to the Lord.” Then they would return home.
Eli yraa Elkana kple srɔ̃a Hana gblɔna be, “Yehowa nana nyɔnu sia nadzi viwo na wò ne woaxɔ ɖe esi wòdo gbe ɖa bia gagbugbɔ tsɔ na Yehowa la teƒe.” Ale wodzona yina ɖe wo de.
21 The Lord blessed Hannah with three sons and two daughters. The boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the Lord.
Yehowa ve Hana nu wòdzi viŋutsu etɔ̃ kple vinyɔnu eve ɖe Samuel yome. Ale Samuel tsi ɖe edzi le Yehowa ƒe ŋkume.
22 Eli was very old, however he had heard about all the things his sons were doing to the people of Israel, and how they were seducing the women who were serving at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
Eli zu amegãɖeɖi aɖe azɔ gake enya nu siwo katã viawo nɔa wɔwɔm ɖe Israel blibo la ŋu. Le kpɔɖeŋu me, enya be ye viŋutsuwo nɔ ahasi wɔm kple ɖetugbi siwo wɔa subɔsubɔdɔwo le Agbadɔ la me.
23 He asked them, “Why are you doing all this? I keep on hearing from everyone about your evil actions.
Egblɔ na viawo be, “Nu ka ta miele nu vɔ̃ɖi sia wɔm? Ame sia ame le nu ƒom le miaƒe agbe vlo nɔnɔ ŋu nam.
24 No, my sons, the report I hear about you from the Lord's people isn't good.
Nya siwo sem mele tso mia ŋu la, menya sena kura o. Miele Yehowa ƒe amewo kplɔm de nu vɔ̃ me.
25 If a man sins against someone, God can intercede for him; but if a man sin against the Lord, who is going to intercede for him?” But they didn't pay attention to what their father said, for the Lord was planning to put them to death.
Ne ame aɖe wɔ nu vɔ̃ ɖe nɔvia amegbetɔ ŋu la, Mawu adrɔ̃ ʋɔnui. Ke ne ame aɖe wɔ nu vɔ̃ ɖe Yehowa ŋu la, ame kae aɖe kuku ɖe enu?” Togbɔ be wo fofo gbe nya na wo alea hã la, womeɖo toe o elabena Yehowa ɖo be yeawu wo.
26 The boy Samuel grew physically, and also grew in the approval of both the Lord and the people.
Samuel, ɖevi sue la, nɔ tsitsim ɖe edzi, enye ame sia ame ƒe lɔlɔ̃tɔ eye eƒe nu nyo Yehowa hã ŋu.
27 A man of God came to Eli and told him, “This is what the Lord says: Didn't I very clearly reveal myself to your forefather's family when they were ruled by Pharaoh in Egypt?
Gbe ɖeka la, Mawu ƒe ame aɖe va Eli gbɔ eye wògblɔ nya siawo, siwo tso Yehowa gbɔ la nɛ. “Ɖe nyemeɖe nye ŋusẽ fia esi Israelviwo nye kluviwo le Egiptenyigba dzi oa?
28 I chose him out of all the tribes of Israel as my priest, to offer sacrifices on my altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in my presence. I also gave to your forefather's family all the Israelites' offerings made with fire.
Ɖe nyemetia mia tɔgbi Levi tso Israel towo katã dome be wòanye nunɔla nam, be wòasa vɔ le nye vɔsamlekpui dzi, wòatsɔ nu ʋeʋĩ ado dzudzɔ nam eye wòado nunɔlawo ƒe awu ne ele subɔyem oa? Eye ɖe nyemetsɔa vɔsanuwo naa mi nunɔlawo oa?
29 So why have you treated with contempt my sacrifices and offerings that I have ordered for my place of worship? You honor your sons more than me by fattening yourselves with the best parts of all the offerings from my people Israel.
Ekema nu ka ta miele ŋu klẽm ale ɖe vɔsanu bubu siwo ameawo tsɔna vanɛ nam la ŋu? Nu ka ta nède bubu viwòwo ŋu wu ŋunye? Nu nyui siwo Israel, nye amewo tsɔna vanɛ la na be wò kple woawo siaa mieda ami!
30 Consequently, this is the declaration of the Lord: I made a definite promise that your family and your father's family would always serve me as priests. But now the Lord declares: Not anymore! Instead I will honor those who honor me, but those who despise me I will treat with contempt.
“Eya ta Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu la gblɔ be, ‘Medo ŋugbe be wò kple fofowò ƒe aƒe asubɔ le ŋkunye me tegbee.’ Ke azɔ la Yehowa be, ‘Esia nete ɖa xaa tso gbɔnye! Ame siwo de bubu ŋutinye la, made bubu wo ŋu, ke ame siwo do vlom la, woaɖu ŋukpe.
31 The time is coming when I will bring your family and your father's family to an end. No one will live to an old age.
Ɣeyiɣi la gbɔna esi maɖe wò kple fofowò ƒe aƒe ƒe ŋusẽ dzi akpɔtɔ ale be amegãɖeɖi aɖeke manɔ wò ƒomea me o,
32 You will see tragedy in the place of worship. While Israel will prosper, no one in your family will ever again reach old age.
eye àkpɔ xaxa le nye nɔƒe la me. Togbɔ be woawɔ nyui na Israel hã la, ke wò ƒome me ya la, amegãɖeɖi manɔ anyi akpɔ gbeɖe o.
33 Anyone of your family not cut off from serving at my altar will make your eyes weep and cause you grief. All your descendants will die when full of life.
Mia dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe si nyemeɖe ɖa le nye vɔsamlekpui ŋgɔ o la atsi agbe, gake woana aɖatsi natsyɔ wò ŋkuwo dzi eye woahe dzigbagbã vɛ na wò. Ale wò dzidzimeviwo katã aku le woƒe ɖekakpui dzodzoe me.
34 Here is a sign for you that this will happen regarding your two sons Hophni and Phinehas: both will die on the same day.
“‘Azɔ nu si ava dzɔ ɖe viwò ŋutsu eveawo, siwo nye Hofni kple Finehas dzi anye dzesi na wò; wo ame evea katã woaku le ŋkeke ɖeka dzi.
35 I will choose for myself a trustworthy priest who will do what I really want, what I have in mind. I will make sure he and his descendants are trustworthy and they will always serve my anointed one.
Maɖo nunɔla nuteƒewɔla na ɖokuinye ame si awɔ ɖe nu si meɖo ɖe nye dzi me kple ta me la dzi. Mali ke eƒe aƒe la sesĩe eye wòasubɔ le nye amesiamina la ƒe ŋkume ɖaa.
36 Every one of your descendants who is left will come and bow down to him, asking for money and food, saying, ‘Please give me work as a priest so that I can have food to eat.’”
Ekema ame sia ame si susɔ ɖe wò ƒome la me ava de ta agu ɖe eŋkume abia klosaloga ɖeka alo abolo kakɛ aɖe kple kukuɖeɖe be, “De nunɔla ƒe dɔ aɖe asi nam ale be mate ŋu akpɔ nu vi aɖe aɖu.”’”
