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 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, dont l'une s'appelait Anne, et l'autre Phénenna; et Phénenna avait des enfants, mais Anne était sans enfants.
He had two wives: Hannah and Peninnah. Peninnah had several children, but Hannah had no 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.
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 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;
Each time Elkanah offered sacrifices there, he gave some of the meat to Peninnah and some to each of her sons and daughters.
5 et il donnait à Anne une double portion, car il aimait Anne, et Yahweh l'avait rendue stérile.
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 Sa rivale l'affligeait encore extrêmement, afin de l'aigrir de ce que Yahweh l'avait rendue stérile.
And his other wife, Peninnah, would ridicule Hannah to make her feel miserable, because Yahweh had not allowed her to bear children.
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.
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 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? »
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 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. —
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 L'âme pleine d'amertume, elle pria Yahweh et versa beaucoup de larmes;
Hannah was very distressed, and she cried very sorrowfully as she prayed to Yahweh.
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 point 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. »
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 restait longtemps en prière devant Yahweh, Héli observa sa bouche.
As she was praying like that to Yahweh, Eli the priest saw Hannah’s lips [moving as she was praying].
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,
But Hannah was only praying silently; she was not making any sound. So Eli thought that she was drunk.
14 et il lui dit: « Jusques à quand seras-tu dans l'ivresse? Fais passer 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 affligée dans son cœur; je n'ai bu ni vin ni boisson enivrante, mais j'épanchais mon âme devant Yahweh.
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 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. »
Do not think that I am a worthless/wicked woman! I have been praying like this because I am very distressed [DOU].”
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! »
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! » Et cette femme alla son chemin; elle mangea, et son visage n'était plus le même.
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, s'étant prosternés devant Yahweh, ils s'en retournèrent et revinrent dans leur maison à Rama.
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 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 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 Son mari Elcana monta avec toute sa maison pour offrir à Yahweh le sacrifice annuel et pour accomplir 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, 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 [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 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.
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 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.
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 égorgèrent le taureau, et ils conduisirent l'enfant à Héli.
After the priest had slaughtered the bull [and offered it to Yahweh on the altar], Hannah and Elkanah brought 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.
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 C'est pour cet enfant que je priais, et Yahweh m'a accordé la demande que je lui avais faite.
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 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.
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.
