< 1 Samuel 2 >

1 And Hannah prays and says: “My heart has exulted in YHWH, My horn has been high in YHWH, My mouth has been large over my enemies, For I have rejoiced in Your 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 like YHWH, For there is none except You, And there is no rock like our God.
Der er ingen Hellig som HERREN, nej, der er ingen uden dig, der er ingen Klippe som vor Gud!
3 You do not multiply—you speak haughtily—The old saying goes out from your mouth, For YHWH [is] a God of knowledge, And actions are weighed by Him.
Vær varsomme med eders store Ord, Frækhed undslippe ej eders Mund! Thi en vidende Gud er HERREN, og Gerninger vejes af ham.
4 Bows of the mighty are broken, And the stumbling have girded on strength.
Heltes Bue er brudt, men segnende omgjorder sig med Kraft;
5 The satiated hired themselves for bread, And the hungry have ceased. While the barren has borne seven, And she abounding with sons has languished.
mætte lader sig leje for Brød, men sultnes Slid hører op; den ufrugtbare føder syv, men den med de mange vansmægter.
6 YHWH puts to death, and keeps alive, He brings down to Sheol, and brings up. (Sheol h7585)
HERREN døder, gør levende, fører ned i Dødsriget og fører op; (Sheol h7585)
7 YHWH dispossesses, and He makes rich, He makes low, indeed, He makes high.
HERREN gør fattig, gør rig, han nedbøjer, og han ophøjer;
8 He raises the poor from the dust, He lifts up the needy from a dunghill, To cause [them] to sit with nobles, Indeed, He causes them to inherit a throne of glory, For the fixtures of earth [are] of YHWH, And He sets the habitable world on them.
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 keeps the feet of His saints, And the wicked are silent in darkness, For man does not become mighty by power.
Han vogter sine frommes Skridt, men gudløse omkommer i Mørket; thi ingen vinder Sejr ved egen kraft.
10 YHWH—His adversaries are broken down, He thunders against them in the heavens: YHWH judges the ends of the earth, And gives strength to His king, And exalts the horn of His anointed.”
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 Elkanah goes to Ramath, to his house, and the youth has been serving YHWH [in] the presence of Eli the priest;
Saa drog hun til Rama, men Drengen gjorde Tjeneste for HERREN under Præsten Elis Tilsyn.
12 and the sons of Eli [are] sons of worthlessness, they have not known YHWH.
Men Elis Sønner var Niddinger; de ænsede hverken HERREN
13 And the custom of the priests with the people [is that when] any man is sacrificing a sacrifice, then the servant of the priest has come in when the flesh is boiling, and [with] the hook 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 has struck [it] into the pan, or kettle, or cauldron, or pot; all that the hook brings up the priest takes for himself; thus they do to all Israel who are coming in there in Shiloh.
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 make incense with the fat, then the priest’s servant has come in and said to the man who is sacrificing, “Give flesh to roast for the priest, and he does not take boiled flesh from you, 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 the man says to him, “Let them surely make incense with the fat according to the [custom] today, then take to yourself as your soul desires”; and he has said to him, “Surely you give now; and if not—I have taken by strength.”
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 And the sin of the young men is very great [in] the presence of YHWH, for the men have despised the offering of YHWH.
Og de unge Mænds Synd var saare stor for HERRENS Aasyn, idet de viste Ringeagt for HERRENS Offergaver.
18 And Samuel is ministering [in] the presence of YHWH, a youth girt [with] an ephod of linen;
Imidlertid gjorde Samuel Tjeneste for HERRENS Aasyn; og Drengen var iført en linned Efod.
19 and his mother makes a small upper coat for him, and she has brought it up to him from time to time, in her coming up with her husband to sacrifice the sacrifice of the time.
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 Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, “YHWH appoints seed of this woman for you, for the petition which she asked for YHWH”; and they have gone to their place.
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 When YHWH has looked after Hannah, then she conceives and bears three sons and two daughters; and the youth Samuel grows up with YHWH.
Og HERREN saa til Hanna, og hun blev frugtsommelig og fødte tre Sønner og to Døtre. Men Drengen Samuel voksede op hos HERREN.
22 And Eli [is] very old, and has heard all that his sons do to all Israel, and how that they lie with the women who are assembling [at] the opening of the Tent of Meeting,
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 says to them, “Why do you do things like these? For I am hearing of your evil words from all the people—these!
sagde han til dem: »Hvorfor gør I saadanne Ting, som jeg hører alt Folket tale om?
24 No, my sons; for the report which I am hearing is not good, causing the people of YHWH 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 a man sins against a man, then God has judged him; but if a man sins against YHWH, who prays for him?” And they do not listen to the voice of their father, though YHWH has delighted to put them to death.
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 And the youth Samuel is going on and growing up, and [is] good with both YHWH, and also with men.
Men Drengen Samuel voksede til og gik stadig frem i Yndest baade hos HERREN og Mennesker.
27 And a man of God comes to Eli and says to him, “Thus said YHWH: Was I really revealed to the house of your father in their being in Egypt, before Pharaoh’s house,
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 even to choose him out of all the tribes of Israel for a priest for Myself, to go up on My altar, to make incense, to bear an ephod before Me, and I give to the house of your father all the fire-offerings of the sons 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 do you kick at My sacrifice and at My offering, which I commanded [in] My habitation, and honor your sons above Me, to make yourselves fat from the first part of every offering of Israel, of My people?
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 Therefore—a declaration of YHWH, God of Israel—I certainly said, Your house and the house of your father walk up and down before Me for all time; and now—a declaration of YHWH—Far be it from Me! For he who is honoring Me, I honor, and those despising Me, are lightly esteemed.
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, days [are] coming, and I have cut off your arm, and the arm of the house of your father, that an old man is not in your 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 you have beheld an adversary [in My] habitation, in all that He does good with Israel, and there is not an old man in your house all the days.
og du skal se ondt til alt det gode, HERREN gør mod Israel, og ingen Sinde skal nogen i din Slægt blive gammel.
33 And the man of yours I do not cut off from My altar—[My purpose is] to consume your eyes, and to grieve your soul; and all the increase of men [in] your house die;
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 [is] the sign to you that comes to your two sons, to Hophni and Phinehas—in one day 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 have raised up a steadfast priest for Myself; he does as in My heart and in My soul; and I have built a steadfast house for him, and he has walked up and down before My anointed all the days;
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 has been, everyone who is left in your house comes to bow himself to him for a wage of silver and a cake of bread, and has said, Please admit me to one of the priest’s offices, to 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!«

< 1 Samuel 2 >