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.

Ada seorang laki-laki dari Ramataim-Zofim, dari pegunungan Efraim, namanya Elkana bin Yeroham bin Elihu bin Tohu bin Zuf, seorang Efraim.

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.

Orang ini mempunyai dua isteri: yang seorang bernama Hana dan yang lain bernama Penina; Penina mempunyai anak, tetapi Hana tidak.

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, cohanim to the LORD, were there.

Orang itu dari tahun ke tahun pergi meninggalkan kotanya untuk sujud menyembah dan mempersembahkan korban kepada TUHAN semesta alam di Silo. Di sana yang menjadi imam TUHAN ialah kedua anak Eli, Hofni dan Pinehas.

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.

Pada hari Elkana mempersembahkan korban, diberikannyalah kepada Penina, isterinya, dan kepada semua anaknya yang laki-laki dan perempuan masing-masing sebagian.

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

Meskipun ia mengasihi Hana, ia memberikan kepada Hana hanya satu bagian, sebab TUHAN telah menutup kandungannya.

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

Tetapi madunya selalu menyakiti hatinya supaya ia gusar, karena TUHAN telah menutup kandungannya.

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.

Demikianlah terjadi dari tahun ke tahun; setiap kali Hana pergi ke rumah TUHAN, Penina menyakiti hati Hana, sehingga ia menangis dan tidak mau makan.

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?"

Lalu Elkana, suaminya, berkata kepadanya: "Hana, mengapa engkau menangis dan mengapa engkau tidak mau makan? Mengapa hatimu sedih? Bukankah aku lebih berharga bagimu dari pada sepuluh anak laki-laki?"

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

Pada suatu kali, setelah mereka habis makan dan minum di Silo, berdirilah Hana, sedang imam Eli duduk di kursi dekat tiang pintu bait suci TUHAN,

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

dan dengan hati pedih ia berdoa kepada TUHAN sambil menangis tersedu-sedu.

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."

Kemudian bernazarlah ia, katanya: "TUHAN semesta alam, jika sungguh-sungguh Engkau memperhatikan sengsara hamba-Mu ini dan mengingat kepadaku dan tidak melupakan hamba-Mu ini, tetapi memberikan kepada hamba-Mu ini seorang anak laki-laki, maka aku akan memberikan dia kepada TUHAN untuk seumur hidupnya dan pisau cukur tidak akan menyentuh kepalanya."

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

Ketika perempuan itu terus-menerus berdoa di hadapan TUHAN, maka Eli mengamat-amati mulut perempuan itu;

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

dan karena Hana berkata-kata dalam hatinya dan hanya bibirnya saja bergerak-gerak, tetapi suaranya tidak kedengaran, maka Eli menyangka perempuan itu mabuk.

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

Lalu kata Eli kepadanya: "Berapa lama lagi engkau berlaku sebagai orang mabuk? Lepaskanlah dirimu dari pada mabukmu."

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.

Tetapi Hana menjawab: "Bukan, tuanku, aku seorang perempuan yang sangat bersusah hati; anggur ataupun minuman yang memabukkan tidak kuminum, melainkan aku mencurahkan isi hatiku di hadapan TUHAN.

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."

Janganlah anggap hambamu ini seorang perempuan dursila; sebab karena besarnya cemas dan sakit hati aku berbicara demikian lama."

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

Jawab Eli: "Pergilah dengan selamat, dan Allah Israel akan memberikan kepadamu apa yang engkau minta dari pada-Nya."

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.

Sesudah itu berkatalah perempuan itu: "Biarlah hambamu ini mendapat belas kasihan dari padamu." Lalu keluarlah perempuan itu, ia mau makan dan mukanya tidak muram lagi.

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.

Keesokan harinya bangunlah mereka itu pagi-pagi, lalu sujud menyembah di hadapan TUHAN; kemudian pulanglah mereka ke rumahnya di Rama. Ketika Elkana bersetubuh dengan Hana, isterinya, TUHAN ingat kepadanya.

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."

Maka setahun kemudian mengandunglah Hana dan melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki. Ia menamai anak itu Samuel, sebab katanya: "Aku telah memintanya dari pada TUHAN."

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.

Elkana, laki-laki itu, pergi dengan seisi rumahnya mempersembahkan korban sembelihan tahunan dan korban nazarnya kepada TUHAN.

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."

Tetapi Hana tidak ikut pergi, sebab katanya kepada suaminya: "Nanti apabila anak itu cerai susu, aku akan mengantarkan dia, maka ia akan menghadap ke hadirat TUHAN dan tinggal di sana seumur hidupnya."

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.

Kemudian Elkana, suaminya itu, berkata kepadanya: "Perbuatlah apa yang kaupandang baik; tinggallah sampai engkau menyapih dia; hanya, TUHAN kiranya menepati janji-Nya." Jadi tinggallah perempuan itu dan menyusui anaknya sampai disapihnya.

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,

Setelah perempuan itu menyapih anaknya, dibawanyalah dia, dengan seekor lembu jantan yang berumur tiga tahun, satu efa tepung dan sebuyung anggur, lalu diantarkannya ke dalam rumah TUHAN di Silo. Waktu itu masih kecil betul kanak-kanak itu.

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

Setelah mereka menyembelih lembu, mereka mengantarkan kanak-kanak itu kepada Eli;

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.

lalu kata perempuan itu: "Mohon bicara tuanku, demi tuanku hidup, akulah perempuan yang dahulu berdiri di sini dekat tuanku untuk berdoa kepada TUHAN.

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

Untuk mendapat anak inilah aku berdoa, dan TUHAN telah memberikan kepadaku, apa yang kuminta dari pada-Nya.

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.

Maka akupun menyerahkannya kepada TUHAN; seumur hidup terserahlah ia kiranya kepada TUHAN." Lalu sujudlah mereka di sana menyembah kepada TUHAN.