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.
Det var en man af Ramathaim Zophim, af Ephraims berg; han het ElKana, Jerohams son, Elihu sons, Thohu sons, Zuphs sons, hvilken en Ephrateer var.
2 He had two wives: Hannah and Peninnah. Peninnah had several children, but Hannah had no children.
Och han hade två hustrur, den ena het Hanna, den andra Peninna; men Peninna hade barn, och Hanna hade inga barn.
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.
Den samme mannen gick upp ifrå sin stad i sinom tid, att han skulle tillbedja och offra Herranom Zebaoth i Silo: och dersammastäds voro Herrans Prester Hophni och Pinehas, både Eli söner.
4 Each time Elkanah offered sacrifices there, he gave some of the meat to Peninnah and some to each of her sons and daughters.
Då nu en dag kom, att ElKana offrade, gaf han sine hustru Peninna, och alla hennes söner och döttrar, stycker;
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.
Men Hanna gaf han ett stycke sörjandes; ty han hade Hanna kär; men Herren hade igenlyckt hennes lif.
6 And his other wife, Peninnah, would ridicule Hannah to make her feel miserable, because Yahweh had not allowed her to bear children.
Och hennes haterska gjorde henne harmt, och kastade henne före hennes ofruktsamhet, att Herren hade igenlyckt hennes lif.
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.
Så gjorde hon hvart år, när de gingo upp till Herrans hus, och gjorde henne alltså harmt; men hon gret, och åt intet.
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.)”
Och ElKana hennes man sade till henne: Hanna, hvi gråter du? Och hvi äter du icke? Och för hvad sak är ditt hjerta så illa tillfrids? Är jag dig icke bättre än tio söner?
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.
Då stod Hanna upp, sedan hon ätit och druckit hade i Silo; och Presten Eli satt på en stol utanför dörrene af Herrans tempel.
10 Hannah was very distressed, and she cried very sorrowfully as she prayed to Yahweh.
Och hon var full med hjertans bedröfvelse; och hon bad till Herran, och gret;
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).”
Och lofvade ett löfte, och sade: Herre Zebaoth, om du ville se till dina tjenarinnos jämmer, och tänka på mig, och icke förgäta dina tjenarinno, utan gifva dina tjenarinno en son, så vill jag gifva honom Herranom, så länge han lefver, och ingen rakoknif skall komma på hans hufvud.
12 As she was praying like that to Yahweh, Eli the priest saw Hannah’s lips [moving as she was praying].
Och som hon länge bad för Herranom, gaf Eli akt på hennes mun.
13 But Hannah was only praying silently; she was not making any sound. So Eli thought that she was drunk.
Ty Hanna talade i sitt hjerta, allenast hennes läppar rörde sig, men hennes röst hördes intet. Då mente Eli, att hon var drucken;
14 He said to her, “How long will you continue to get drunk [RHQ]? (Throw away your wine/Quit drinking wine)!”
Och sade till henne: Huru länge vill du vara drucken? Låt vinet gå af dig.
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.
Men Hanna svarade och sade: Nej, min Herre, jag är en bedröfvad qvinna; vin och starka drycker hafver jag icke druckit, utan hafver utgjutit mitt hjerta för Herranom.
16 Do not think that I am a worthless/wicked woman! I have been praying like this because I am very distressed [DOU].”
Räkna dock icke dina tjenarinno såsom en Belials dotter; ty jag hafver utaf mitt svåra bekymmer och sorg talat allt härtill.
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.”
Eli svarade, och sade: Gack i frid; Israels Gud gifve dig dina bön, den du af honom bedit hafver.
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.
Hon sade: Låt dina tjenarinno finna nåd för din ögon. Så gick qvinnan sin väg och åt, och såg icke mer så sorgeliga ut.
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,
Och om morgonen voro de bittida uppe; och då de tillbedit hade för Herranom, vände de om, och gingo hem igen till Ramath. Och ElKana kände sina hustru Hanna. Och Herren tänkte på henne.
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].”
Och då någre dagar voro framlidne, vardt hon hafvandes, och födde en son, och kallade honom Samuel, sägandes: Ty jag hafver bedit honom af Herranom.
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].
Och då mannen ElKana for upp med hela sitt hus, till att offra Herranom offer efter sedvänjon och sitt löfte;
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.”
For Hanna intet med upp; utan sade till sin man: Jag vill icke fara upp, tilldess barnet är afvanat; då vill jag hafva honom med, att han må hafvas fram för Herran, och blifva der sedan evigliga.
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.
ElKana hennes man sade till henne: Gör såsom dig täckes; blif, tilldess du hafver afvant honom; Herren stadfäste det han sagt hafver. Så blef då qvinnan, och däggde sin son, intilldess hon vande honom af.
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.
Och så hade hon honom upp, sedan hon honom afvant hade, med tre stutar, med ett epha mjöl, och med en flasko vin, och hade honom in i Herrans hus i Silo; och pilten var ännu ung.
25 After the priest had slaughtered the bull [and offered it to Yahweh on the altar], Hannah and Elkanah brought the boy to Eli.
Och de slagtade stuten, och hade pilten fram för 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].
Och hon sade: Ack! min Herre, så visst som din själ lefver, min Herre, jag är den qvinnan, som här när dig stod, och bad Herran;
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.
Då jag bad om denna pilten. Nu hafver Herren gifvit mig den bönena, som jag bad af honom.
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.
Derföre gifver jag honom Herranom igen evigliga, efter han af Herranom beden är. Och de tillbådo der Herran.
