Βασιλειῶν Αʹ 1
1 Ήτο δε άνθρωπός τις εκ Ραμαθαΐμ-σοφίμ, εκ του όρους Εφραΐμ, και το όνομα αυτού Ελκανά, υιός του Ιεροάμ, υιού Ελιού, υιού Θοού, υιού Σούφ, Εφραθαίος.
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 Και είχεν ούτος δύο γυναίκας· το όνομα της μιας Άννα, και το όνομα της δευτέρας Φενίννα· η μεν Φενίννα είχε τέκνα, η δε Άννα δεν είχε τέκνα.
He had two wives: Hannah and Peninnah. Peninnah had several children, but Hannah had no children.
3 Ανέβαινε δε ο άνθρωπος ούτος εκ της πόλεως αυτού κατ' έτος, διά να προσκυνήση και να προσφέρη θυσίαν προς τον Κύριον των δυνάμεων εν Σηλώ. Και ήσαν εκεί οι δύο υιοί του Ηλεί, Οφνεί και Φινεές, ιερείς του Κυρίου.
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 Έφθασε δε η ημέρα, καθ' ην εθυσίασεν ο Ελκανά και έδωκε μερίδας εις την Φενίνναν την γυναίκα αυτού και εις πάντας τους υιούς αυτής και τας θυγατέρας αυτής.
Each time Elkanah offered sacrifices there, he gave some of the meat to Peninnah and some to each of her sons and daughters.
5 εις δε την Άνναν έδωκε διπλασίαν μερίδα· διότι ηγάπα την Ανναν· αλλ' ο Κύριος είχε κλείσει την μήτραν αυτής.
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 Και η αντίζηλος αυτής παρώξυνεν αυτήν σφόδρα, ώστε να κάμνη αυτήν να αδημονή, ότι ο Κύριος είχε κλείσει την μήτραν αυτής.
And his other wife, Peninnah, would ridicule Hannah to make her feel miserable, because Yahweh had not allowed her to bear children.
7 Και ούτως έκαμνε κατ' έτος· οσάκις ανέβαινεν εις τον οίκον του Κυρίου, ούτω παρώξυνεν αυτήν· και εκείνη έκλαιε και δεν έτρωγεν.
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 Είπε δε προς αυτήν Ελκανά ο ανήρ αυτής, Άννα, διά τι κλαίεις; και διά τι δεν τρώγεις; και διά τι η καρδία σου είναι τεθλιμμένη; δεν είμαι εγώ εις σε καλήτερος παρά δέκα υιούς;
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 Και εσηκώθη η Άννα, αφού έφαγον εν Σηλώ και αφού έπιον· ο δε Ηλεί ο ιερεύς εκάθητο επί καθέδρας, πλησίον του παραστάτου της πύλης του ναού του Κυρίου.
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 Και αυτή ήτο καταπικραμένη την ψυχήν και προσηύχετο εις τον Κύριον, κλαίουσα καθ' υπερβολήν.
Hannah was very distressed, and she cried very sorrowfully as she prayed to Yahweh.
11 Και ηυχήθη ευχήν, λέγουσα, Κύριε των δυνάμεων, εάν επιβλέψης τωόντι εις την ταπείνωσιν της δούλης σου και με ενθυμηθής και δεν λησμονήσης την δούλην σου, αλλά δώσης εις την δούλην σου τέκνον αρσενικόν, τότε θέλω δώσει αυτό εις τον Κύριον πάσας τας ημέρας της ζωής αυτού, και ξυράφιον δεν θέλει αναβή επί την κεφαλήν αυτού.
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 Ενώ δε αυτή εξηκολούθει προσευχομένη ενώπιον του Κυρίου, ο Ηλεί παρετήρει το στόμα αυτής.
As she was praying like that to Yahweh, Eli the priest saw Hannah’s lips [moving as she was praying].
13 Πλην η Άννα αυτή ελάλει εν τη καρδία αυτής· μόνον τα χείλη αυτής εκινούντο, αλλ' η φωνή αυτής δεν ηκούετο· όθεν ο Ηλεί ενόμισεν ότι ήτο μεθυσμένη.
But Hannah was only praying silently; she was not making any sound. So Eli thought that she was drunk.
14 Και είπε προς αυτήν ο Ηλεί, Έως πότε θέλεις είσθαι μεθύουσα; απόβαλε τον οίνόν σου από σου.
He said to her, “How long will you continue to get drunk [RHQ]? (Throw away your wine/Quit drinking wine)!”
15 Και απεκρίθη η Άννα και είπεν, Ουχί, κύριέ μου, εγώ είμαι γυνή κατατεθλιμμένη την ψυχήν· ούτε οίνον ούτε σίκερα δεν έπιον, αλλ' εξέχεα την ψυχήν μου ενώπιον του Κυρίου·
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 μη υπολάβης την δούλην σου ως αχρείαν γυναίκα· διότι εκ του πλήθους του πόνου μου και της θλίψεώς μου ελάλησα έως τώρα.
Do not think that I am a worthless/wicked woman! I have been praying like this because I am very distressed [DOU].”
17 Τότε απεκρίθη ο Ηλεί και είπεν, Ύπαγε εις ειρήνην· και ο Θεός του Ισραήλ ας σοι δώση την αίτησίν σου, την οποίαν ήτησας παρ' αυτού.
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 Η δε είπεν, Είθε η δούλη σου να εύρη χάριν εις τους οφθαλμούς σου. Τότε απήλθεν η γυνή εις την οδόν αυτής και έφαγε, και το πρόσωπον αυτής δεν ήτο πλέον σκυθρωπόν.
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 Και το πρωΐ εσηκώθησαν ενωρίς, και προσκυνήσαντες ενώπιον του Κυρίου, επέστρεψαν και ήλθον εις την οικίαν αυτών εις Ραμάθ. Και ο Ελκανά εγνώρισεν Άνναν την γυναίκα αυτού· και ο Κύριος ενεθυμήθη αυτήν.
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 Και ότε επληρώθησαν αι ημέραι αφότου η Άννα συνέλαβεν, εγέννησεν υιόν και εκάλεσε το όνομα αυτού Σαμουήλ, Διότι παρά Κυρίου ήτησα αυτόν, είπε.
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 Και ανέβη ο άνθρωπος Ελκανά και πας ο οίκος αυτού, διά να προσφέρη προς τον Κύριον την ετήσιον θυσίαν και την ευχήν αυτού.
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 Αλλ' η Άννα δεν ανέβη· διότι είπε προς τον άνδρα αυτής, Δεν θέλω αναβή εωσού το παιδίον απογαλακτισθή· και τότε θέλω φέρει αυτό, διά να εμφανισθή ενώπιον του Κυρίου και εκεί να κατοική διαπαντός.
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 Και είπε προς αυτήν Ελκανά ο ανήρ αυτής, Κάμε ό, τι σοι φαίνεται καλόν· κάθου εωσού απογαλακτίσης αυτό· μόνον ο Κύριος να εκπληρώση τον λόγον αυτού. Και εκάθισεν η γυνή και εθήλαζε τον υιόν αυτής, εωσού απεγαλάκτισεν αυτόν.
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 Και αφού απεγαλάκτισεν αυτόν, ανεβίβασεν αυτόν μεθ' εαυτής, μετά τριών μόσχων και ενός εφά αλεύρου και ασκού οίνου, και έφερεν αυτόν εις τον οίκον του Κυρίου εν Σηλώ· το δε παιδίον ήτο μικρόν.
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 Και έσφαξαν τον μόσχον και έφεραν το παιδίον προς τον Ηλεί.
After the priest had slaughtered the bull [and offered it to Yahweh on the altar], Hannah and Elkanah brought the boy to Eli.
26 Και είπεν η Άννα, Ω, κύριέ μου ζη η ψυχή σου, κύριέ μου, εγώ είμαι η γυνή, ήτις εστάθη ενταύθα πλησίον σου, δεομένη του Κυρίου·
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 περί του παιδίου τούτου εδεόμην· και ο Κύριος έδωκεν εις εμέ την αίτησίν μου, την οποίαν ήτησα παρ' αυτού·
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 όθεν και εγώ εδάνεισα αυτό εις τον Κύριον· πάσας τας ημέρας της ζωής αυτού θέλει είσθαι δανεισμένον εις τον Κύριον. Και προσεκύνησεν εκεί τον Κύριον.
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.
