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.
Di kota Rama, di perbukitan wilayah Efraim, ada seorang laki-laki dari suku Efraim bernama Elkana. Dia adalah anak Yeroham, dan Yeroham adalah anak Elihu. Elihu adalah anak Tohu, dan Tohu adalah anak Zuf.
2 He had two wives: Hannah and Peninnah. Peninnah had several children, but Hannah had no children.
Elkana memiliki dua orang istri. Yang pertama bernama Hana dan yang kedua bernama Penina. Penina mempunyai beberapa anak, sedangkan Hana tidak mempunyai anak.
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.
Setiap tahun Elkana pergi dari kota Rama ke kemah TUHAN di Silo untuk menyembah dan mempersembahkan kurban kepada TUHAN Panglima Semesta. Imam yang melayani di kemah TUHAN adalah kedua anak Imam Eli, yaitu Hofni dan Pinehas.
4 Each time Elkanah offered sacrifices there, he gave some of the meat to Peninnah and some to each of her sons and daughters.
Setiap kali Elkana mempersembahkan kurban, dia selalu memberikan sebagian dari daging kurban itu kepada Penina dan anak-anaknya.
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.
Tetapi Elkana memberikan bagian daging kurban yang istimewa kepada Hana, karena dia sangat mencintai Hana, walaupun TUHAN sudah menutup kandungannya sehingga dia tidak memiliki anak.
6 And his other wife, Peninnah, would ridicule Hannah to make her feel miserable, because Yahweh had not allowed her to bear children.
Penina sering kali merendahkan dan menghina Hana, karena TUHAN memang membuat Hana tidak bisa hamil.
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.
Dari tahun ke tahun ketika keluarga Elkana berada di kemah TUHAN, Penina selalu menyakiti hati Hana, sehingga Hana menangis dan tidak mau makan.
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.)”
Elkana bertanya kepadanya, “Hana, mengapa kamu menangis dan tidak mau makan? Mengapa kamu begitu sedih? Bukankah aku, suamimu ini, lebih berharga dibandingkan dengan sepuluh anak laki-laki?”
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.
Pada suatu kali di Silo, sesudah mereka selesai makan dan minum, Hana berdiri dan pergi berdoa di dekat gerbang halaman kemah TUHAN. Saat itu imam Eli sedang duduk di kursinya di samping pintu gerbang itu.
10 Hannah was very distressed, and she cried very sorrowfully as she prayed to Yahweh.
Hana berdoa kepada TUHAN dengan sangat sedih sambil menangis tersedu-sedu.
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).”
Dan Hana bersumpah kepada TUHAN, “Ya TUHAN Panglima Semesta mohon lihatlah penderitaan hamba dengan penuh belas kasihan, ingatlah dan jangan melupakan hamba-Mu ini. Jika Engkau memberikan kepada hamba seorang anak laki-laki, maka hamba akan menyerahkan dia kepada-Mu untuk melayani Engkau seumur hidupnya, dan rambutnya tidak akan pernah dipotong.”
12 As she was praying like that to Yahweh, Eli the priest saw Hannah’s lips [moving as she was praying].
Sementara Hana berdoa kepada TUHAN, Eli memperhatikan gerakan bibirnya.
13 But Hannah was only praying silently; she was not making any sound. So Eli thought that she was drunk.
Hana berdoa di dalam hati, hanya bibirnya yang bergerak, tetapi suaranya tidak terdengar. Karena itu Eli mengira bahwa Hana sedang mabuk.
14 He said to her, “How long will you continue to get drunk [RHQ]? (Throw away your wine/Quit drinking wine)!”
Maka Eli berkata kepada Hana, “Sampai kapankah kamu akan terus mabuk? Buanglah anggurmu!”
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.
Hana menjawabnya, “Hamba tidak sedang mabuk, Tuan! Hamba tidak sedang minum anggur ataupun minuman keras. Hamba sangat sedih dan sedang mencurahkan seluruh isi hati hamba kepada TUHAN.
16 Do not think that I am a worthless/wicked woman! I have been praying like this because I am very distressed [DOU].”
Janganlah menganggap hamba ini wanita hina. Sejak tadi hamba hanya mengungkapkan semua kesedihan dan penderitaan hamba kepada TUHAN!”
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.”
Jawab Eli kepadanya, “Kalau begitu, pergilah dengan hati yang tenang. Semoga Allah Israel mengabulkan apa yang kamu mohon kepada-Nya.”
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.
Hana berkata, “Terima kasih! Semoga hambamu berkenan di hadapanmu.” Kemudian Hana pergi, lalu makan dan wajahnya tidak muram lagi.
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,
Keesokkan harinya, ketika hari masih subuh, Elkana dan keluarganya bangun dan beribadah kepada TUHAN. Sesudah itu mereka kembali ke kota Rama. Ketika Elkana bersetubuh dengan Hana, TUHAN mengingat permintaan Hana untuk mempunyai seorang anak.
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].”
Beberapa waktu kemudian, Hana melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki. Hana menamai anak itu Samuel, karena katanya, “Saya sudah memintanya kepada TUHAN.”
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].
Tahun berikutnya, Elkana dan keluarganya pergi lagi ke Silo untuk mempersembahkan kurban tahunan kepada TUHAN, juga kurban istimewa untuk menepati sumpah mereka.
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.”
Tetapi Hana tidak ikut dengan mereka. Katanya kepada suaminya, “Sesudah Samuel berhenti menyusu, saya akan membawa dia ke sana untuk mengkhususkan dia demi pelayanan TUHAN, lalu Samuel akan tinggal di kemah TUHAN mulai saat itu sampai seterusnya.”
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.
Maka Elkana berkata kepadanya, “Lakukanlah apa yang menurutmu baik. Tinggallah di sini sampai kamu selesai menyapih dia. Semoga TUHAN membantumu menepati janjimu.” Maka Hana tetap tinggal di Rama dan menyusui Samuel sampai tiba waktunya Samuel disapih.
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.
Ketika Hana selesai menyapih Samuel, Hana dan Elkana membawa dia ke kemah TUHAN di Silo. Hana juga membawa seekor sapi jantan berumur tiga tahun untuk kurban persembahan, sembilan kilogram tepung, dan satu kantong kulit berisi anggur.
25 After the priest had slaughtered the bull [and offered it to Yahweh on the altar], Hannah and Elkanah brought the boy to Eli.
Sesudah menyembelih sapi jantan itu, mereka menyerahkan Samuel kepada Eli.
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].
Hana bertanya kepada Eli, “Apakah Tuan masih ingat pada hamba? Sayalah wanita yang dulu berdiri di sini dekat Tuan dan berdoa kepada TUHAN.
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.
Hamba memohon kepada TUHAN supaya Dia memberi saya seorang anak. TUHAN sudah mengabulkan permohonan hamba.
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.
Sekarang hamba akan menyerahkan anak ini kepada TUHAN. Seumur hidupnya, dia akan mengabdi bagi TUHAN.” Saat itu juga, Samuel sujud dan menyembah TUHAN.
