1 Samuel 1
1 There was a man named Elkanah who lived in Ramah [town] in the hilly area where [the tribe of] Ephraim lived. His father was Jeroham, his grandfather was Elihu, and his great-grandfather was Tohu. He belonged to the Zuph clan.
Il y avait un homme de Ramathajim Tsophim, de la montagne d'Ephraïm, le nom duquel était Elkana, fils de Jéroham, fils d'Elihu, fils de Tohu, fils de Tsuph Ephratien;
2 He had two wives: Hannah and Peninnah. Peninnah had several children, but Hannah had no children.
Qui avait deux femmes, dont l'une s'appelait Anne, et l'autre Pennina. Et Pennina avait des enfants, mais Anne n'en avait point.
3 Once every year Elkanah went up [with his family] from Ramah to Shiloh [city]. He went there to worship Yahweh, [the commander] of the armies [of angels], and to offer sacrifices to him. The two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, [helped their father to do the work as] priests of Yahweh there.
Or cet homme-là montait tous les ans, de sa ville pour adorer l'Eternel des armées, et lui sacrifier à Silo; et là étaient les deux fils d'Héli, Hophni et Phinées, Sacrificateurs de l'Eternel.
4 Each time Elkanah offered sacrifices there, he gave some of the meat to Peninnah and some to each of her sons and daughters.
Et le jour qu'Elkana sacrifiait il donnait des portions à Pennina sa femme, et à tous les fils et filles qu'il avait d'elle.
5 But even though he loved Hannah very much, he gave her only one special amount of meat because Yahweh had not permitted her to give birth to any children.
Mais il donnait à Anne une portion honorable; car il aimait Anne; mais l'Eternel l'avait rendue stérile.
6 And his other wife, Peninnah, would ridicule Hannah to make her feel miserable, because Yahweh had not allowed her to bear children.
Et [Pennina] qui lui portait envie, la piquait, même fort aigrement, car elle faisait un grand bruit de ce que l'Eternel l'avait rendue stérile.
7 This happened every year. When they went up to the temple of Yahweh [at Shiloh], Peninnah ridiculed Hannah so much that Hannah cried and would not eat.
[Elkana] faisait [donc] ainsi tous les ans. Mais quand Anne montait en la maison de l'Eternel, [Pennina] la chagrinait en cette même manière, et Anne pleurait, et ne mangeait point.
8 Then Elkanah would say to her, “Hannah, (why are you crying?/please quit crying!) [RHQ] (Why are you not eating?/Please eat something!) [RHQ] Why are you so upset/sad? You have me; is that not more important to you than if you had ten sons? (OR, I [love you] more than your sons [would love you], even if you had ten sons.)”
Et Elkana son mari lui dit: Anne, pourquoi pleures-tu? et pourquoi ne manges-tu point? et pourquoi ton cœur est-il triste? Ne te vaux-je pas mieux que dix fils?
9 One year, after they had finished eating and drinking at Shiloh, Hannah stood up [to pray]. Eli the priest was nearby, sitting on a chair by the doorway of the sacred tent of Yahweh.
Et Anne se leva, après avoir mangé et bu à Silo, et Héli le Sacrificateur était assis sur un siège auprès d'un des poteaux du Tabernacle de l'Eternel.
10 Hannah was very distressed, and she cried very sorrowfully as she prayed to Yahweh.
Elle donc ayant le cœur plein d'amertume, pria l'Eternel en pleurant abondamment.
11 She made a vow saying, “O Almighty Commander of the armies of angels, if you will look at me and see how miserable I am, and think about me and allow me to give birth to a son, then I will dedicate him to you [to serve you] for the rest of his life. And [to show that he is dedicated to you], (no one will ever [be allowed to] cut his hair/his hair will never be cut).”
Et elle fit un vœu, en disant: Eternel des armées, si tu regardes attentivement l'affliction de ta servante, et si tu te souviens de moi, et n'oublies point ta servante, et que tu donnes à ta servante un enfant mâle, je le donnerai à l'Eternel pour tous les jours de sa vie; et aucun rasoir ne passera sur sa tête.
12 As she was praying like that to Yahweh, Eli the priest saw Hannah’s lips [moving as she was praying].
Et il arriva comme elle continuait de faire sa prière devant l'Eternel, qu'Héli prenait garde à sa bouche.
13 But Hannah was only praying silently; she was not making any sound. So Eli thought that she was drunk.
Or Anne parlait en son cœur; elle ne faisait que remuer ses lèvres, et on n'entendait point sa voix; c'est pourquoi Héli estima qu'elle était ivre.
14 He said to her, “How long will you continue to get drunk [RHQ]? (Throw away your wine/Quit drinking wine)!”
Et Héli lui dit: Jusqu'à quand seras-tu ivre? va reposer ton vin.
15 Hannah replied, “Sir, I am not drunk! I have not been drinking wine or any other alcoholic drink. I feel very distressed and I have been telling Yahweh about how I feel.
Mais Anne répondit, et dit: Je ne suis point ivre, Monseigneur; je suis une femme affligée d'esprit; je n'ai bu ni vin ni cervoise, mais j'ai épandu mon âme devant l'Eternel.
16 Do not think that I am a worthless/wicked woman! I have been praying like this because I am very distressed [DOU].”
Ne mets point ta servante au rang d'une femme qui ne vaille rien; car c'est dans la grandeur de ma douleur et de mon affliction que j'ai parlé jusqu'à présent.
17 Eli replied, “I wish/desire that things will go well for you. I desire that God, the one we Israeli people [worship], will give you what you requested from him.”
Alors Héli répondit, et dit: Va en paix; et le Dieu d'Israël te veuille accorder la demande que tu lui as faite.
18 She replied, “I want you to think highly/well about me.” Then she returned [to her family] and after she ate something, her face no longer looked sad.
Et elle dit: Que ta servante trouve grâce devant tes yeux. Puis cette femme s'en alla son chemin, et elle mangea, et son visage ne fut plus tel [qu'auparavant].
19 Early the next morning, Elkanah and his family got up and worshiped Yahweh [again], and then they returned to their home at Ramah. Elkanah (slept with/had sex with) Hannah. Then Yahweh answered her prayer,
Après cela ils se levèrent de bon matin, et se prosternèrent devant l'Eternel; puis ils s'en retournèrent, et vinrent en leur maison à Rama. Et Elkana connut Anne sa femme; et l'Eternel se souvint d'elle.
20 and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, [which sounds like the words in the Hebrew language that mean ‘heard by God’], because she said “Yahweh [heard me when] I requested from him [a son].”
Il arriva donc quelque temps après, qu'Anne conçut, et qu'elle enfanta un fils; et elle le nomma Samuel, parce, [dit-elle], que je l'ai demandé à l'Eternel.
21 The following year, Elkanah again went up [to Shiloh] with his family to make the kind of sacrifice he made each year, and also to give a special offering to God that he had promised [to give him previously].
Puis Elkana son mari monta avec toute sa maison, pour offrir à l'Eternel le sacrifice solennel et son vœu.
22 But Hannah did not go [with them]. She said to her husband, “After I have weaned the baby, I will take him [to Shiloh and present him] to Yahweh, and he will stay there for the rest of his life.”
Mais Anne n'y monta pas; car elle dit à son mari: [Je n'y irai point] jusqu'à ce que le petit enfant soit sevré; [et] alors je le mènerai, afin qu'il soit présenté devant l'Eternel, et qu'il demeure toujours-là.
23 Elkanah said, “Do what seems the best to you. Stay here until you have weaned him. What I desire is that Yahweh will [enable you to] do what you have promised.” So Hannah stayed at home and nursed her son until she weaned him.
Et Elkana son mari lui dit: Fais ce qui te semblera bon; demeure jusqu'à ce que tu l'aies sevré; seulement que l'Eternel accomplisse sa parole. Ainsi cette femme demeura, et allaita son fils, jusqu'à ce qu'elle l'eut sevré.
24 After she weaned him, even though Samuel was very young, she took him to the temple/house of Yahweh at Shiloh. [To offer as a sacrifice], she took along a three-year-old bull, [a sack containing] (20 pounds/9 kg.) of flour, and a container of wine.
Et sitôt qu'elle l'eut sevré elle le fit monter avec elle, [et ayant pris] trois veaux, et un Epha de farine, et un baril de vin, elle le mena dans la maison de l'Eternel à Silo; et l'enfant était fort petit.
25 After the priest had slaughtered the bull [and offered it to Yahweh on the altar], Hannah and Elkanah brought the boy to Eli.
Puis ils égorgèrent un veau, et ils amenèrent l'enfant à Héli.
26 Then Hannah said to him, “Sir, (Do you remember me?/I solemnly affirm), I am the woman who prayed as I stood here beside you [several years ago].
Et elle dit: Hélas, Monseigneur! aussi vrai que ton âme vit, Monseigneur, je suis cette femme qui me tenais en ta présence pour prier l'Eternel.
27 I prayed that Yahweh would enable me to give birth to a child, and this is the child whom I requested Yahweh to give me.
J'ai prié pour avoir cet enfant; et l'Eternel m'a accordé la demande que je lui ai faite.
28 So now I am presenting him to Yahweh. He will belong to Yahweh as long as he lives.” Then Elkanah [and his family] worshiped Yahweh there.
C'est pourquoi je l'ai prêté à l'Eternel; il sera prêté à l'Eternel pour tous les jours de sa vie. Et il se prosterna là devant l'Eternel.
