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.
Había un hombre de Ramataim-Sofim, de la montaña de Efraím, que se llamaba Elcaná. Era hijo de Jeroham, hijo de Eliú, hijo de Tohú, hijo de Suf, efraimita.
2 He had two wives: Hannah and Peninnah. Peninnah had several children, but Hannah had no children.
Tenía dos mujeres, una llamada Ana, y la otra Fenená. Fenená tenía hijos, en tanto que Ana carecía de ellos.
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.
Año tras año subía este hombre desde su ciudad, para adorar a Yahvé de los ejércitos en Silo y para ofrecerle sacrificios. Estaban allí los dos hijos de Helí, Ofní y Fineés, sacerdotes de Yahvé.
4 Each time Elkanah offered sacrifices there, he gave some of the meat to Peninnah and some to each of her sons and daughters.
Siempre cuando Elcaná ofrecía sacrificio, daba a Fenená, su mujer, y a todos sus hijos y sus hijas, porciones (de la víctima);
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.
mas a Ana le daba doble porción, porque amaba a Ana, aunque Yahvé le había negado hijos.
6 And his other wife, Peninnah, would ridicule Hannah to make her feel miserable, because Yahweh had not allowed her to bear children.
Entretanto su rival la afligía en extremo, a fin de exasperarla porque Yahvé le había negado hijos.
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.
Esto se repetía todos los años. Siempre que ella subía a la casa de Yahvé (Fenená) la afligía de tal manera que lloraba y no comía.
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.)”
Dijo, pues, Elcaná, su marido: “Ana ¿por qué lloras? ¿Por qué no comes? ¿Por qué se aflige tu corazón? ¿No valgo yo para ti más que diez hijos?”
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.
Después de haber comido y bebido se levantó Ana, mientras Helí, el sacerdote de Yahvé, estaba sentado sobre su silla, junto a una jamba de la puerta del Templo de Yahvé.
10 Hannah was very distressed, and she cried very sorrowfully as she prayed to Yahweh.
Y se puso ella a orar a Yahvé con el alma llena de amargura; y entre muchas lágrimas
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).”
hizo un voto, diciendo: “Yahvé de los Ejércitos, si te dignares mirar la aflicción de tu sierva y te acordares de mí, y no te olvidares de tu sierva, sino que dieres a tu sierva un hijo varón, le consagraré a Yahvé todos los días de su vida, y no pasará navaja por su cabeza.”
12 As she was praying like that to Yahweh, Eli the priest saw Hannah’s lips [moving as she was praying].
Durante largo tiempo prolongaba ella su oración delante de Yahvé, y Helí observaba la boca de ella;
13 But Hannah was only praying silently; she was not making any sound. So Eli thought that she was drunk.
pues Ana hablaba dentro de su corazón; se movían, sí, sus labios, pero no se oía su voz; y así Helí la tuvo por ebria.
14 He said to her, “How long will you continue to get drunk [RHQ]? (Throw away your wine/Quit drinking wine)!”
Dijo, pues, Helí: “¿Hasta cuándo andarás embriagada? ¡Procura librarte de tu embriaguez!”
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.
Ana dio por respuesta: “No, señor mío; soy una mujer de corazón afligido. No he bebido ni vino ni bebida embriagante, sino que he derramado mi alma delante de Yahvé.
16 Do not think that I am a worthless/wicked woman! I have been praying like this because I am very distressed [DOU].”
No tomes a tu sierva por hija de Belial, porque de la abundancia de mi pena y de mi aflicción he hablado así hasta ahora.”
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.”
Respondió Helí y dijo: “Vete en paz, y el Dios de Israel te conceda lo que le has pedido.”
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.
Y ella contestó: “¡Halle tu sierva gracia a tus ojos!” Luego la mujer se fue por su camino, y comió, y su cara ya no era como antes.
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,
A la mañana se levantaron muy temprano, y después de postrarse ante Yahvé regresaron y vinieron a su casa, a Rama. Y Elcaná conoció a Ana, su mujer, y Yahvé se acordó de ella.
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].”
Con el correr de los días, Ana que había concebido, dio a luz un hijo y le puso por nombre Samuel, diciendo: “porque de Yahvé lo he impetrado.”
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].
Cuando después su marido Elcaná subió con toda su familia, para ofrecer a Yahvé el sacrificio anual, y para cumplir su voto,
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.”
Ana no subió; pues dijo a su marido: “Cuando haya sido destetado el niño, lo llevaré para que sea presentado ante Yahvé, y se quede allí para siempre.”
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.
Respondiole Elcaná, su marido: “Haz lo que mejor te parezca. Quédate hasta que lo hayas destetado. Dígnese Yahvé llevar a cabo su promesa.” Se quedó la mujer y dio de mamar a su hijo hasta que lo destetó.
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.
Después de destetarlo, lo llevó consigo, con un becerro de tres años, un efa de flor de harina y un cuero de vino, y lo condujo a la Casa de Yahvé, a Silo, siendo el niño todavía pequeño.
25 After the priest had slaughtered the bull [and offered it to Yahweh on the altar], Hannah and Elkanah brought the boy to Eli.
Inmolaron el becerro y entregaron el niño a Helí,
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].
y ella dijo: “¡Óyeme, señor mío! Por la vida de tu alma, señor mío, yo soy aquella mujer que estuvo aquí contigo orando a Yahvé.
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.
Estaba rogando por este niño, y Yahvé me ha otorgado lo que le pedí.
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.
Por eso yo por mi parte lo doy a Yahvé. Todos los días de su vida, será consagrado a Yahvé.” Y se prosternaron allí ante Yahvé.
