1 Samuel 1
1 Il y avait un homme de Ramathaïm-Zophim, dans la montagne d'Éphraïm. Son nom était Elkana, fils de Jerocham, fils d'Élihu, fils de Tohu, fils de Zuph, Éphraïmite.
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.
2 Il avait deux femmes. Le nom de l'une était Anne, et le nom de l'autre Peninna. Peninna eut des enfants, mais Anne n'eut point d'enfants.
He had two wives: Hannah and Peninnah. Peninnah had several children, but Hannah had no children.
3 Cet homme montait d'année en année hors de sa ville pour se prosterner et sacrifier à l'Éternel des armées à Silo. Les deux fils d'Eli, Hophni et Phinées, prêtres de l'Éternel, étaient là.
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.
4 Le jour où Elkana offrit un sacrifice, il donna des portions à Peninna, sa femme, à tous ses fils et à toutes ses filles;
Each time Elkanah offered sacrifices there, he gave some of the meat to Peninnah and some to each of her sons and daughters.
5 mais il donna une double portion à Anne, car il aimait Anne, mais l'Éternel lui avait fermé les entrailles.
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.
6 Son rival la provoquait durement, pour l'irriter, parce que Yahvé avait fermé ses entrailles.
And his other wife, Peninnah, would ridicule Hannah to make her feel miserable, because Yahweh had not allowed her to bear children.
7 Ainsi, année après année, quand elle montait à la maison de l'Éternel, sa rivale l'irritait. Elle pleurait donc, et ne mangeait pas.
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.
8 Elkana, son mari, lui dit: « Anne, pourquoi pleures-tu? Pourquoi ne manges-tu pas? Pourquoi ton cœur est-il affligé? Ne suis-je pas meilleur pour toi que dix fils? »
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.)”
9 Et Anne se leva, après qu'on eut fini de manger et de boire à Silo. Or, le sacrificateur Eli était assis sur son siège, près du poteau de la porte du temple de Yahvé.
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.
10 Elle était dans l'amertume de l'âme, et elle priait Yahvé en pleurant amèrement.
Hannah was very distressed, and she cried very sorrowfully as she prayed to Yahweh.
11 Elle fit un vœu et dit: « Yahvé des armées, si tu regardes l'affliction de ton serviteur et te souviens de moi, et si tu n'oublies pas ton serviteur, mais que tu donnes à ton serviteur un garçon, je le donnerai à Yahvé tous les jours de sa vie, et aucun rasoir ne viendra sur sa tête. »
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).”
12 Comme elle continuait à prier devant Yahvé, Eli vit sa bouche.
As she was praying like that to Yahweh, Eli the priest saw Hannah’s lips [moving as she was praying].
13 Or Anne parlait dans son cœur. Seules ses lèvres bougeaient, mais on n'entendait pas sa voix. Aussi Éli pensa-t-il qu'elle était ivre.
But Hannah was only praying silently; she was not making any sound. So Eli thought that she was drunk.
14 Eli lui dit: « Jusqu'à quand seras-tu ivre? Débarrasse-toi de ton vin! »
He said to her, “How long will you continue to get drunk [RHQ]? (Throw away your wine/Quit drinking wine)!”
15 Anne répondit: « Non, mon seigneur, je suis une femme à l'esprit chagrin. Je n'ai bu ni vin ni boisson forte, mais j'ai répandu mon âme devant Yahvé.
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.
16 Ne considère pas ta servante comme une femme méchante, car j'ai parlé dans l'abondance de ma plainte et de ma provocation. »
Do not think that I am a worthless/wicked woman! I have been praying like this because I am very distressed [DOU].”
17 Eli répondit: « Va en paix; et que le Dieu d'Israël exauce la demande que tu lui as adressée. »
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.”
18 Elle dit: « Que ta servante trouve grâce à tes yeux. » La femme s'en alla donc et mangea, et l'expression de son visage n'était plus triste.
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.
19 Ils se levèrent de bon matin et se prosternèrent devant l'Éternel, puis ils s'en retournèrent et rentrèrent dans leur maison à Rama. Elkana connut alors Hannah, sa femme, et Yahvé se souvint d'elle.
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,
20 Lorsque le temps fut venu, Anne conçut et enfanta un fils; elle lui donna le nom de Samuel, en disant: « Parce que je l'ai demandé à l'Éternel. »
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].”
21 L'homme Elkana et toute sa maison montèrent pour offrir à Yahvé le sacrifice annuel et son vœu.
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].
22 Mais Anne ne monta pas, car elle dit à son mari: « Pas avant que l'enfant soit sevré; alors je l'amènerai, afin qu'il se présente devant l'Éternel et qu'il y reste pour toujours. »
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.”
23 Elkana, son mari, lui dit: « Fais ce qui te semble bon. Attends que tu l'aies sevré; seulement, que Yahvé accomplisse sa parole. » La femme attendit et allaita son fils jusqu'à ce qu'elle le sevrât.
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.
24 Lorsqu'elle l'eut sevré, elle l'emporta avec elle, avec trois taureaux, un épha de farine et un récipient de vin, et elle l'amena dans la maison de l'Éternel à Silo. L'enfant était jeune.
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.
25 Ils tuèrent le taureau et amenèrent l'enfant à Eli.
After the priest had slaughtered the bull [and offered it to Yahweh on the altar], Hannah and Elkanah brought the boy to Eli.
26 Elle dit: « Oh, mon seigneur, aussi vrai que ton âme est vivante, mon seigneur, je suis la femme qui s'est tenue ici près de toi, en priant l'Éternel.
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].
27 J'ai prié pour cet enfant, et Yahvé m'a accordé la demande que je lui ai adressée.
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.
28 C'est pourquoi je l'ai aussi remis à Yahvé. Aussi longtemps qu'il vivra, il sera donné à Yahvé. » Il y a adoré Yahvé.
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.
