< 1 Samuel 1 >

1 Et il y avait un homme de Ramathaïm-Tsophim, de la montagne d’Éphraïm, et son nom était Elkana, fils de Jerokham, fils d’Élihu, fils de Thohu, fils de Tsuph, Éphratien;
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 et il avait deux femmes: le nom de l’une était Anne, et le nom de la seconde, Peninna. Et Peninna avait des enfants, mais Anne n’avait pas d’enfants.
He had two wives: Hannah and Peninnah. Peninnah had several children, but Hannah had no children.
3 Et cet homme montait chaque année de sa ville pour adorer l’Éternel des armées et lui sacrifier à Silo; et là étaient les deux fils d’Éli, Hophni et Phinées, sacrificateurs de l’Éternel.
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 Et il arriva que, le jour où Elkana sacrifia, il donna des portions à Peninna, sa femme, et à chacun de ses fils et de 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 à Anne il donna une portion double, car il aimait Anne; mais l’Éternel avait fermé sa matrice.
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 Et son ennemie la chagrinait aigrement, afin de la pousser à l’irritation, parce que l’Éternel avait fermé sa matrice.
And his other wife, Peninnah, would ridicule Hannah to make her feel miserable, because Yahweh had not allowed her to bear children.
7 Et [Elkana] faisait ainsi d’année en année. Chaque fois qu’elle montait à la maison de l’Éternel, [Peninna] la chagrinait ainsi; et elle pleurait, 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 Et Elkana, son mari, lui dit: Anne, pourquoi pleures-tu? et pourquoi ne manges-tu pas? et pourquoi ton cœur est-il chagrin? Est-ce que je ne vaux pas mieux 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 mangé à Silo, et après qu’on eut bu; (et Éli, le sacrificateur, était assis sur un siège près de l’un des poteaux du temple de l’Éternel);
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 et elle avait l’amertume dans l’âme, et elle pria l’Éternel et pleura abondamment.
Hannah was very distressed, and she cried very sorrowfully as she prayed to Yahweh.
11 Et elle fit un vœu, et dit: Éternel des armées! si tu veux regarder à l’affliction de ta servante, et si tu te souviens de moi et n’oublies pas ta servante, et que tu donnes à ta servante un enfant mâle, je le donnerai à l’Éternel [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 Et il arriva que, comme elle priait longuement devant l’Éternel, Éli observa sa bouche.
As she was praying like that to Yahweh, Eli the priest saw Hannah’s lips [moving as she was praying].
13 Et Anne parlait dans son cœur; ses lèvres seulement remuaient, mais on n’entendait pas sa voix; et Éli pensa 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 Éli lui dit: Jusques à quand seras-tu ivre? Ôte ton vin d’avec toi.
He said to her, “How long will you continue to get drunk [RHQ]? (Throw away your wine/Quit drinking wine)!”
15 Et Anne répondit et dit: Non, mon seigneur; je suis une femme qui a l’esprit accablé; je n’ai bu ni vin ni boisson forte, mais je répandais mon âme devant l’Éternel.
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 mets pas ta servante au rang d’une fille de Bélial; car c’est dans la grandeur de ma plainte et de mon chagrin que j’ai parlé jusqu’à présent.
Do not think that I am a worthless/wicked woman! I have been praying like this because I am very distressed [DOU].”
17 Et Éli répondit et dit: Va en paix; et que le Dieu d’Israël t’accorde la demande que tu lui as faite!
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 Et elle dit: Que ta servante trouve grâce à tes yeux! Et la femme s’en alla son chemin; et elle mangea, et elle n’eut plus le même visage.
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 Et ils se levèrent de bonne heure le matin, et se prosternèrent devant l’Éternel; et ils s’en retournèrent et vinrent dans leur maison, à Rama. Et Elkana connut Anne, sa femme; et l’Éternel 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 Et il arriva que, quand les jours furent révolus, Anne, ayant conçu, enfanta un fils; et elle appela son nom Samuel: car 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 Et Elkana, son mari, monta avec toute sa maison pour sacrifier à l’Éternel 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: [J’attendrai] jusqu’à ce que l’enfant soit sevré; alors je le mènerai, afin qu’il paraisse devant l’Éternel et qu’il habite là 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 Et Elkana, son mari, lui dit: Fais ce qui est bon à tes yeux, demeure jusqu’à ce que tu l’aies sevré; seulement, que l’Éternel accomplisse sa parole! Et la femme demeura, et elle allaita son fils jusqu’à ce qu’elle l’ait sevré.
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 Et sitôt qu’elle l’eut sevré, elle l’emmena avec elle, avec trois jeunes taureaux, et un épha de farine et une outre de vin; et elle le mena à la maison de l’Éternel à Silo; et l’enfant était très 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 Et ils égorgèrent le taureau, et ils amenèrent le jeune garçon à Éli.
After the priest had slaughtered the bull [and offered it to Yahweh on the altar], Hannah and Elkanah brought the boy to Eli.
26 Et elle dit: Ah, mon seigneur! ton âme est vivante, mon seigneur, je suis la femme qui se tenait ici près de toi pour prier 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 l’Éternel m’a accordé la demande que je lui ai 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 Et aussi, moi je l’ai prêté à l’Éternel; [pour] tous les jours de sa vie, il est prêté à l’Éternel. Et il se prosterna là devant l’Éternel.
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.

< 1 Samuel 1 >