1 Samuel 1
1 Il y avait un homme de Ramathaïm-Sophim, de la montagne d’Ephraïm, nommé Elcana, fils de Jéroham, fils d’Eliu, fils de Thohu, fils de Suph, Ephratéen.
There was a certain man from Ramah of Zophim, on Mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
2 Il avait deux femmes, dont l’une s’appelait Anne, et l’autre Phénenna; et Phénenna avait des enfants, mais Anne était sans enfants.
And he had two wives: the name of one was Hannah, and the name of the second was Peninnah. And Peninnah had sons. But Hannah did not have children.
3 Cet homme montait de sa ville, chaque année, pour adorer Yahweh des armées et lui offrir des sacrifices à Silo. Là étaient les deux fils d’Héli, Ophni et Phinées, prêtres de Yahweh.
And this man went up from his city, on the established days, so that he might adore and sacrifice to the Lord of hosts at Shiloh. Now the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests of the Lord, were in that place.
4 Le jour où Elcana offrait son sacrifice, il donnait des portions de la victime à Phénenna, sa femme, et à tous ses fils et à toutes ses filles;
Then the day arrived, and Elkanah immolated. And he gave portions to his wife Peninnah, and to all her sons and daughters.
5 et il donnait à Anne une double portion, car il aimait Anne, et Yahweh l’avait rendue stérile.
But to Hannah he gave one portion with sorrow. For he loved Hannah, but the Lord had closed her womb.
6 Sa rivale l’affligeait encore extrêmement, afin de l’aigrir de ce que Yahweh l’avait rendue stérile.
And her rival afflicted her and vehemently distressed her, to a great extent, for she rebuked her that the Lord had closed her womb.
7 Et chaque année Elcana faisait ainsi, toutes les fois qu’elle montait à la maison de Yahweh, et Phénenna la mortifiait de la même manière. Alors elle pleurait et ne mangeait point.
And she did so every year, when the time returned for them to ascend to the temple of the Lord. And she provoked her in this way. And so, she wept and did not take food.
8 Elcana, son mari, lui disait: « Anne, pourquoi pleures-tu et ne manges-tu pas? Pourquoi ton cœur est-il triste? Est-ce que je ne suis pas pour toi mieux que dix fils? »
Therefore, her husband Elkanah said to her: “Hannah, why are you weeping? And why do you not eat? And for what reason do you afflict your heart? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”
9 Anne se leva, après qu’on eut mangé et bu à Silo. — Héli, le grand prêtre, était assis sur un siège devant un des poteaux du temple de Yahweh. —
And so, after she ate and drank at Shiloh, Hannah rose up. And Eli, the priest, was sitting on the seat before the door of the temple of the Lord.
10 L’âme pleine d’amertume, elle pria Yahweh et versa beaucoup de larmes;
And since Hannah was bitter in soul, she prayed to the Lord, weeping greatly.
11 et elle fit un vœu, en disant: « Yahweh des armées, si vous daignez regarder l’affliction de votre servante, si vous vous souvenez de moi et n’oubliez pas votre servante, et si vous donnez à votre servante un enfant mâle, je le donnerai à Yahweh pour tous les jours de sa vie, et le rasoir ne passera pas sur sa tête. »
And she made a vow, saying, “O Lord of hosts, if, in looking with favor, you will see the affliction of your servant and will remember me, and will not forget your handmaid, and if you will give to your servant a male child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor shall pass over his head.”
12 Comme elle restait longtemps en prière devant Yahweh, Héli observa sa bouche.
Then it happened that, while she multiplied prayers before the Lord, Eli observed her mouth.
13 Anne parlait en son cœur et remuait seulement les lèvres, sans que sa voix se fit entendre. Héli pensa donc qu’elle était ivre,
For Hannah was speaking in her heart, and only her lips moved, and her voice was barely heard. Therefore, Eli considered her to be drunk,
14 et il lui dit: « Jusques à quand seras-tu dans l’ivresse? Fais passer ton vin. »
and so he said to her: “How long will you be inebriated? You should take only a little wine, but instead you are drenched.”
15 Anne répondit: « Non, mon seigneur je suis une femme affligée dans son cœur; je n’ai bu ni vin ni boisson enivrante, mais j’épanchais mon âme devant Yahweh.
Responding, Hannah said: “By no means, my lord. For I am an exceedingly unhappy woman, and I drank neither wine, nor anything that can inebriate. Instead, I have poured out my soul in the sight of the Lord.
16 Ne prends pas ta servante pour une femme de Bélial, car c’est dans l’excès de ma peine et de ma douleur que j’ai parlé jusqu’ici. »
You should not repute your handmaid as one of the daughters of Belial. For I have been speaking from the abundance of my sorrow and grief, even until now.”
17 Héli reprit la parole et lui dit: « Va en paix, et que le Dieu d’Israël exauce la prière que tu lui as adressée! »
Then Eli said to her: “Go in peace. And may the God of Israel grant to you your petition, which you have begged of him.”
18 Elle dit: « Que ta servante trouve grâce à tes yeux! » Et cette femme alla son chemin; elle mangea, et son visage n’était plus le même.
And she said, “I wish that your handmaid may find grace in your eyes.” And the woman went on her way, and she ate, and her countenance was no longer changed for the worse.
19 Ils se levèrent de bon matin et, s’étant prosternés devant Yahweh, ils s’en retournèrent et revinrent dans leur maison à Rama.
And they rose up in the morning, and they worshipped before the Lord. And they returned and arrived at their own house at Ramah. Then Elkanah knew his wife Hannah. And the Lord remembered her.
20 Elcana connut Anne, sa femme, et Yahweh se souvint d’elle. Après le temps révolu, Anne ayant conçu, enfanta un fils, qu’elle nomma Samuel, « car, dit-elle, je l’ai demandé à Yahweh. »
And it happened that, in the course of days, Hannah conceived and bore a son. And she called his name Samuel, because she had requested him from the Lord.
21 Son mari Elcana monta avec toute sa maison pour offrir à Yahweh le sacrifice annuel et pour accomplir son vœu.
Now her husband Elkanah ascended with his entire house, so that he might immolate to the Lord a solemn sacrifice, with his vow.
22 Mais Anne ne monta pas, et elle dit à son mari: « Quand l’enfant sera sevré, je le mènerai pour qu’il paraisse devant Yahweh et qu’il demeure là toujours. »
But Hannah did not go up. For she said to her husband, “I will not go, until the infant has been weaned, and until I may lead him, so that he may appear before the sight of the Lord, and may remain always there.”
23 Elcana, son mari, lui dit: « Fais ce qui te semblera bon, reste ici jusqu’à ce que tu l’aies sevré. Daigne seulement Yahweh accomplir sa parole! » Et la femme resta et allaita son fils, jusqu’à ce qu’elle le sevrât.
And her husband Elkanah said to her: “Do what seems good to you, and stay until you wean him. And I pray that the Lord may fulfill his word.” Therefore, the woman remained at home, and she breastfed her son, until she withdrew him from milk.
24 Quand elle l’eut sevré, elle le fit monter avec elle, ayant pris trois taureaux, un épha de farine et une outre de vin, et elle le mena dans la maison de Yahweh à Silo; l’enfant était encore tout jeune.
And after she had weaned him, she brought him with her, along with three calves, and three measures of flour, and a small bottle of wine, and she led him to the house of the Lord at Shiloh. But the boy was still a young child.
25 Ils égorgèrent le taureau, et ils conduisirent l’enfant à Héli.
And they immolated a calf, and they presented the boy to Eli.
26 Anne dit: « Pardon, mon seigneur. Aussi vrai que ton âme vit, mon seigneur, je suis cette femme qui me tenais ici près de toi pour prier Yahweh.
And Hannah said: “I beg you, my lord, as your soul lives, my lord: I am that woman, who stood before you here, praying to the Lord.
27 C’est pour cet enfant que je priais, et Yahweh m’a accordé la demande que je lui avais faite.
I prayed for this child, and the Lord granted to me my petition, which I asked of him.
28 Moi aussi je le donne à Yahweh; tous les jours de sa vie, il sera donné à Yahweh. » Et ils se prosternèrent là devant Yahweh.
Because of this, I have also lent him to the Lord, for all the days when he shall be lent to the Lord.” And they adored the Lord in that place. And Hannah prayed, and she said:
