1 Samuel 1

1 Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim, a Zuphite of the hill country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Toah, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.

Había una vez un hombre de Ramataim de Zofim, en la región montañosa de Efraín. Su nombre era Elcana, hijo de Jeroham, hijo de Eliú, hijo de Tohu, hijo de Zuf, de la tribu de Efraín.

2 And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other, Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.

Elcana tenía dos esposas. El nombre de la primera esposa era Ana, y el de la segunda, Penina. Penina tenía hijos, pero Ana no tenía ninguno.

3 This man went up out of his city from year to year to worship and to sacrifice to the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. The two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests of the LORD, were there.

Todos los años Elcana salía de su ciudad y se iba a adorar y sacrificar al Señor Todopoderoso en Silo, donde los dos hijos de Elí, Ofni y Finees, eran los sacerdotes del Señor.

4 When the day came for Elkanah to sacrifice, he would give portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and her daughters.

Cada vez que Elcana ofrecía un sacrificio, daba porciones del mismo a Penina, su esposa, y a todos sus hijos e hijas.

5 But to Hannah he would give a double portion because he loved Hannah. Now the LORD had kept her from conceiving.

Y le daba una porción extra a Ana, para mostrar su amor por ella aunque el Señor no le había dado ningún hijo.

6 And because the LORD kept her from conceiving, her rival used to taunt her severely, to irritate her.

Su rival – la otra esposa – se burlaba de ella para entristecerla porque el Señor no le había dado hijos.

7 And this went on year after year, as often as she went up to the house of the LORD, she taunted her; therefore she would weep and refuse to eat.

Esta situación duró años, y cada vez que Ana iba al Templo del Señor, Penina se burlaba de ella hasta que Ana lloraba y no podía comer.

8 And her husband Elkanah said to her, "Hannah, why are you weeping? And why are you not eating? And why are you so sad? Am I not better to you than ten sons?"

Su esposo le preguntaba: “Ana, ¿por qué lloras? ¿Por qué no comes? ¿Por qué estás tan alterada? ¿No soy mejor para ti que diez hijos?”

9 So Hannah got up after eating and drinking in Shiloh, and stood before the LORD. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat by the doorpost of the temple of the LORD.

En cierta ocasión, después haber comido y bebido en Silo, Ana se levantó y se dirigió al Templo. El sacerdote Elí estaba sentado en su silla junto a la entrada del Templo del Señor.

10 And she was greatly distressed and prayed to the LORD, and wept uncontrollably.

Ana estaba terriblemente disgustada, y le oraba al Señor mientras lloraba inconsolablemente.

11 And she vowed a vow and said, "LORD of hosts, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your servant and remember me and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a son, then I will set him before you as a Nazirite until the day of his death. And he will not drink wine or strong drink, and no razor will come on his head."

Allí hizo un voto, pidiendo: “Señor Todopoderoso, si tan sólo te fijas en el sufrimiento de tu sierva y te acuerdas de mí, y no me olvidas, sino que me das un hijo, lo dedicaré al Señor durante toda su vida, y ninguna navaja de afeitar tocará su cabeza”.

12 Now it happened, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli observed her mouth.

Mientras Ana seguía orando ante el Señor, Elí observaba su boca.

13 And she was speaking in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli thought she was drunk.

Ana oraba mentalmente, y aunque sus labios se movían, su voz no producía ningún sonido, y por eso Elí pensó que debía estar ebria.

14 So Eli said to her, "How long will you make yourself drunk? Put away your wine, and go from before the LORD."

“¿Tienes que venir aquí estando ebria?”, le preguntó. “¡Ya deja el vino!”

15 And Hannah answered, "No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I poured out my soul before the LORD.

“No es eso, mi señor”, le respondió Ana. “Soy una mujer muy desdichada. No he estado bebiendo vino ni cerveza; sólo estoy derramando mi corazón ante el Señor.

16 Do not count your servant as a worthless woman; for I have been speaking out of the abundance of my distress and my anguish."

¡Por favor, no pienses que soy una mala mujer! He estado orando a causa de todos mis problemas y penas”.

17 Then Eli answered, "Go in peace; and may the God of Israel grant your petition that you have asked of him."

“Ve en paz, y que el Dios de Israel te conceda lo que le has pedido”, respondió Elí.

18 She said, "Let your servant find favor in your sight." So the woman went her way, and entered her quarters, and ate; and her facial expression wasn't sad any more.

“Gracias por tu bondad con tu sierva”, dijo ella. Luego siguió su camino, comió algo y ya no se veía triste.

19 They rose up in the morning early, and worshiped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her.

A la mañana siguiente, Elcana y Ana se levantaron temprano para adorar al Señor y luego se fueron a su casa en Ramá. Elcana hizo el amor con su esposa Ana, y el Señor accedió a su petición.

20 It happened, when the time had come, that Hannah conceived, and bore a son; and she named him Samuel, saying, "Because I have asked him of the LORD."

A su debido tiempo, Ana quedó embarazada y dio a luz un hijo. Le puso el nombre de Samuel, diciendo: “Porque se lo pedí al Señor”.

21 The man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and to redeem his vow and all the tithes of his land.

Elcana y toda su familia fueron a hacer el sacrificio anual al Señor y a cumplir sus votos.

22 But Hannah did not go up; for she said to her husband, "Not until the child is weaned; then I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and stay there forever."

Pero Ana no fue. Le dijo a su marido: “Una vez destetado el niño, lo llevaré para presentarlo al Señor y que se quede allí para siempre”.

23 And Elkanah her husband said to her, "Do what seems good in your eyes. Wait until you have weaned him; only may the LORD establish what you have said." So the woman waited and nursed her son, until she weaned him.

“Haz lo que creas conveniente”, le respondió su marido Elcana. “Quédate aquí hasta que lo hayas destetado, y que el Señor cumpla lo que ha dicho”. Así que Ana se quedó y amamantó a su hijo hasta que lo destetó.

24 Then she took him to Shiloh along with a three-year old bull, and bread, and an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. And she came to the house of the LORD in Shiloh, and the boy was with them. And they went before the LORD and his father slaughtered the sacrifice, which he did annually to the LORD. Then he brought the boy,

Cuando hubo destetado al niño, Ana se lo llevó junto con un novillo de tres años, un efa de harina y un odre con vino. Aunque el niño era pequeño, lo llevó al Templo del Señor en Silo.

25 and he slaughtered the bull. And Hannah, the mother of the boy, brought him to Eli.

Después de sacrificar el novillo, presentaron el niño a Elí.

26 She said, "Oh, my lord, as your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood by you here, praying to the LORD.

“Por favor, mi señor”, dijo Ana, “con toda seguridad, mi señor, yo soy la mujer que estuvo aquí con usted orando al Señor.

27 For this child I prayed; and the LORD has given me my petition which I asked of him.

Yo oré por este niño, y como el Señor me ha dado lo que le pedí,

28 Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD. As long as he lives he is lent to the LORD." Then she left him there, and she worshipped before the LORD.

ahora se lo entrego al Señor. Mientras viva estará dedicado al Señor”. Entoncesadoró al Señor en ese lugar.