1 Samuele 1
1 OR v'era un uomo di Ramataim-Somfi, del monte di Efraim, il cui nome [era] Elcana, figliuolo di Ieroham, figliuolo di Elihu, figliuolo di Tohu, figliuolo di Suf, Efrateo.
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 Ed esso avea due mogli: il nome dell'una [era] Anna, e il nome dell'altra Peninna; e Peninna avea figliuoli, ma Anna non ne avea.
He had two wives: Hannah and Peninnah. Peninnah had several children, but Hannah had no children.
3 Or quell'uomo saliva dalla sua città di anno in anno, per adorare, e per sacrificare al Signore degli eserciti, in Silo; ove [erano] i due figliuoli di Eli, Hofni e Finees, sacerdoti del Signore.
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 Ed avvenne un giorno che Elcana, avendo sacrificato, diede delle porzioni a Peninna, sua moglie, ed a tutti i figliuoli e figliuole di essa;
Each time Elkanah offered sacrifices there, he gave some of the meat to Peninnah and some to each of her sons and daughters.
5 ma ad Anna ne diede una doppia; perciocchè egli amava Anna, benchè il Signore le avesse serrata la 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 E la sua avversaria non restava di provocarla a cruccio, per farla turbare; perciocchè il Signore le avea serrata la matrice.
And his other wife, Peninnah, would ridicule Hannah to make her feel miserable, because Yahweh had not allowed her to bear children.
7 [Elcana] adunque, facendo così ogni anno, [una volta], da che Anna fu salita alla Casa del Signore, [quell'altra] la provocò a sdegno a questo modo; onde ella piangeva, e non mangiava.
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 Ed Elcana, suo marito, le disse: Anna, perchè piangi, e perchè non mangi, e perchè stai di mal'animo? non ti valgo io meglio che dieci figliuoli?
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 Ed Anna, dopo che si fu mangiato, e bevuto in Silo, si levò (or il Sacerdote Eli sedeva sopra la seggia, presso ad uno degli stipiti [della porta] del Tempio del Signore);
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 ed essendo in amaritudine d'animo, pregò il Signore, e piangea dirottamente.
Hannah was very distressed, and she cried very sorrowfully as she prayed to Yahweh.
11 Poi votò un voto, dicendo: O Signore degli eserciti, se pur tu riguardi all'afflizione della tua servente, e ti ricordi di me, e non dimentichi la tua servente, e doni alla tua servente progenie di figliuol maschio, io lo donerò al Signore, per tutto il tempo della sua vita; e rasoio non gli salirà giammai in sul capo.
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 Ora, mentre ella moltiplicava in orazioni davanti al Signore, Eli pose mente alla bocca di essa.
As she was praying like that to Yahweh, Eli the priest saw Hannah’s lips [moving as she was praying].
13 E Anna parlava entro a sè stessa, e le si movevano sol le labbra, e non si udiva la sua voce; onde Eli reputò che fosse ebbra;
But Hannah was only praying silently; she was not making any sound. So Eli thought that she was drunk.
14 e le disse: Infino a quando farai l'ebbra? cacciati il tuo vino d'addosso.
He said to her, “How long will you continue to get drunk [RHQ]? (Throw away your wine/Quit drinking wine)!”
15 Ma Anna rispose, e disse: No, signor mio; io [sono] una donna tribolata nello spirito, e non ho bevuto nè vino, nè cervogia; anzi spando l'anima mia davanti al Signore.
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 Non agguagliar la tua servente alle ree femmine; perciocchè per la gravezza del mio lamento, e del mio rammarico, io ho parlato infino ad ora.
Do not think that I am a worthless/wicked woman! I have been praying like this because I am very distressed [DOU].”
17 Ed Eli rispose, e disse: Vattene in pace; l'Iddio d'Israele ti conceda la richiesta che tu gli hai fatta.
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 Ed ella [gli] disse: Trovi la tua servente grazia appo te. Poi quella donna se ne andò al suo cammino, e mangiò; e la sua faccia non fu più quale [era prima].
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 Poi [Elcana, e i suoi], si levarono la mattina, e adorarono davanti al Signore; e se ne ritornarono, e vennero in casa loro, in Rama. Ed Elcana conobbe Anna sua moglie, e il Signore si ricordò di lei.
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 E al termine del tempo, dopo che Anna ebbe conceputo, ella partorì un figliuolo, e gli pose nome Samuele; perciocchè [disse ella], io l'ho chiesto al Signore.
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 E quell'uomo Elcana salì con tutta la sua famiglia, per sacrificare al Signore il sacrificio annuale, e il suo voto.
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 Ma Anna non vi salì; perciocchè disse al suo marito: [Io non vi salirò], finchè il fanciullo non sia spoppato; allora io lo condurrò, acciocchè sia presentato davanti al Signore, e che dimori quivi in perpetuo.
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 Ed Elcana, suo marito, le disse: Fa' quello che ti par meglio; rimantene finchè tu l'abbi spoppato; adempia pure il Signore la sua parola. Così quella donna se ne rimase, e allattò il suo figliuolo, finchè l'ebbe spoppato.
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 E, quando l'ebbe spoppato, ella lo menò seco, con tre giovenchi, e un efa di farina, e un barile di vino; e lo menò nella Casa del Signore, in Silo; e il fanciullo [era ancora] molto piccolo.
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 Ed [Elcana ed Anna] scannarono un giovenco, e menarono il fanciullo ad Eli.
After the priest had slaughtered the bull [and offered it to Yahweh on the altar], Hannah and Elkanah brought the boy to Eli.
26 Ed [Anna gli] disse: Ahi! signor mio; come l'anima tua vive, signor mio, io [son] quella donna che stava qui appresso di te, per fare orazione al Signore.
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 Io pregai per [aver] questo fanciullo; e il Signore mi ha conceduta la richiesta che io gli feci.
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 Onde io altresì l'ho prestato al Signore; egli sarà prestato al Signore tutti i giorni ch'egli sarà [in vita]. Ed essi adorarono quivi il Signore.
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.
