1 Samuel 1
1 Il y avait un homme de Ramathaïm-Tsophim, de la montagne d’Éphraïm, nommé Elkana, fils de Jeroham, 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 Il avait deux femmes, dont l’une s’appelait Anne, et l’autre Peninna; Peninna avait des enfants, mais Anne n’en avait point.
He had two wives: Hannah and Peninnah. Peninnah had several children, but Hannah had no children.
3 Chaque année, cet homme montait de sa ville à Silo, pour se prosterner devant l’Éternel des armées et pour lui offrir des sacrifices. Là se trouvaient 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 Le jour où Elkana offrait son sacrifice, il donnait des portions à Peninna, sa femme, et à tous les fils et à toutes les filles qu’il avait d’elle.
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 donnait à Anne une portion double; car il aimait Anne, que l’Éternel 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 lui prodiguait les mortifications, pour la porter à s’irriter de ce que l’Éternel 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 toutes les années il en était ainsi. Chaque fois qu’Anne montait à la maison de l’Éternel, Peninna 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 Elkana, son mari, lui disait: Anne, pourquoi pleures-tu, et ne manges-tu pas? Pourquoi ton cœur est-il attristé? Est-ce que je ne vaux 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 que l’on eut mangé et bu à Silo. Le sacrificateur Éli 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, l’amertume dans l’âme, elle pria l’Éternel et versa des pleurs.
Hannah was very distressed, and she cried very sorrowfully as she prayed to Yahweh.
11 Elle fit un vœu, en disant: Éternel des armées! Si tu daignes regarder l’affliction de ta servante, si tu te souviens de moi et n’oublies point ta servante, et si tu donnes à ta servante un enfant mâle, je le consacrerai à l’Éternel pour tous les jours de sa vie, et le rasoir ne passera point 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 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 Anne parlait dans son cœur, et ne faisait que remuer les lèvres, mais on n’entendait point sa voix. 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 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 qui souffre en son cœur, et je n’ai bu ni vin ni boisson enivrante; 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 prends pas ta servante pour une femme pervertie, car c’est l’excès de ma douleur et de mon chagrin qui m’a fait parler 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 Éli reprit la parole, et 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 s’en alla. Elle mangea, et son visage ne fut 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 après s’être prosternés devant l’Éternel, ils s’en retournèrent et revinrent dans leur maison à Rama. 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 Dans le cours de l’année, Anne devint enceinte, et elle enfanta un fils, qu’elle nomma Samuel, car, dit-elle, 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 Son mari Elkana monta ensuite avec toute sa maison, pour offrir à l’Éternel 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 point, et elle dit à son mari: Lorsque l’enfant sera sevré, je le mènerai, afin qu’il soit présenté devant l’Éternel et qu’il reste 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 Elkana, son mari, lui dit: Fais ce qui te semblera bon, attends de l’avoir sevré. Veuille seulement l’Éternel 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, et prit trois taureaux, un épha de farine, et une outre de vin. Elle le mena dans la maison de l’Éternel 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 les taureaux, et ils conduisirent l’enfant 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 Anne dit: Mon seigneur, pardon! Aussi vrai que ton âme vit, mon seigneur, je suis cette femme qui me tenais 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 C’était pour cet enfant que je priais, et l’Éternel a exaucé la prière que je lui adressais.
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 Aussi je veux le prêter à l’Éternel: il sera toute sa vie prêté à l’Éternel. Et ils se prosternèrent 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.
