1 Samuels 2
1 Og Hanna bad og sa: Mitt hjerte fryder sig i Herren, høit er mitt horn i Herren, vidt oplatt min munn mot mine fiender, for jeg gleder mig over din frelse.
Then Hannah prayed, saying, “I rejoice in [what] you, [, have done]. I am strong [MET] because I belong to you. I (laugh at/ridicule) my enemies, because you, Yahweh have rescued me [from being taunted by them].
2 Ingen er hellig som Herren; for det er ingen foruten dig, og det er ingen klippe som vår Gud.
There is no one who is holy like you, Yahweh. There is no other god like you. There is no one like you, our God, who can protect us [as though you were putting us beneath] a huge rock [where we can hide from danger].
3 Tal ikke så mange høie ord, la ikke frekke ord gå ut av eders munn! For en allvitende Gud er Herren, og av ham veies gjerninger.
[You people who oppose God], stop boasting! Yahweh is a God who knows [everything], and he will evaluate/judge everyone’s actions. So don’t speak so arrogantly!
4 Kjempenes bue brytes, og de snublende omgjorder sig med kraft.
Yahweh, you break the bows/weapons of mighty soldiers, and you give strength to those who stumble [because of being weak].
5 De mette lar sig leie for brød, og de hungrige hører op å hungre; endog den ufruktbare føder syv barn, og den som er rik på sønner, visner bort.
Many people who previously had plenty to eat, now have to work for other people [to earn money] to buy food, but many who were always hungry are not hungry any more. The woman who did not have any children before, now has given birth to many/seven children, and the woman who had many children before, now is very lonely [because they have all died].
Yahweh, you cause some people to die, and you restore some people who are almost dead. For some people, [it seems that they will soon] go to where the dead people are, but you cause them to become healthy again. (Sheol h7585)
7 Herren gjør fattig og gjør rik; han nedtrykker, og han ophøier;
Yahweh, you cause some people to be poor and you cause some people to be rich, you humble some people and you honor some people.
8 han reiser den ringe av støvet, løfter den fattige av skarnet for å sette ham hos fyrster og gi ham et ærefullt sete; for Herren hører jordens støtter til, og på dem har han bygget jorderike.
[Sometimes] you lift poor people up so that they are no longer [despondent, sitting in the dust, ] or sitting on heaps of ashes; you cause them to sit next to princes; you cause them to sit on chairs/thrones where people who are highly honored sit. Yahweh, you are the one who laid the foundations of the earth, and you have set the whole world on those foundations.
9 Han verner sine frommes føtter, men ugudelige går til grunne i mørket; for ikke ved egen kraft er mannen sterk.
You will protect your loyal/faithful people [SYN], but you will cause the wicked to die [EUP] and descend to the dark [place where dead people are]. We do not defeat [our enemies] by our own strength;
10 Forferdes skal hver den som strider mot Herren; over ham lar han det tordne i himmelen. Herren dømmer jordens ender, og han vil gi sin konge styrke og ophøie sin salvedes horn.
Yahweh, you will break into pieces those who oppose you. You will cause thunder in the sky to show that you (oppose/are angry with) them. Yahweh, you will judge [people everywhere, even those who live in] the most remote places on the earth. You will give strength to the king whom you will appoint, and give him great power [over his enemies].”
11 Så drog Elkana hjem igjen til Rama, men gutten tjente Herren under Elis, prestens, tilsyn.
Then Elkanah [and his family] returned to Ramah, but Samuel, the little boy, stayed to help Eli the priest serve Yahweh.
12 Men Elis sønner var ryggesløse; de brydde sig ikke om Herren.
Eli’s two [, who were also priests, ] were very wicked. They did not revere (OR, respect/obey) Yahweh.
13 Sådan var prestenes adferd mot folket: Så ofte nogen kom med et offer, og kjøttet blev kokt, kom prestens dreng og hadde en gaffel med tre grener i sin hånd;
While the people were boiling the meat from their sacrifices [in the huge pot at the temple], one of Eli’s sons, [would send his servant to come with a large three-pronged fork in his hand].
14 den stakk han ned i kjelen eller i gryten eller i pannen eller i potten, og alt det som kom op med gaffelen, tok presten til sig. Således gjorde de med alle israelitter som kom der til Silo.
[He] would stick the fork into [the meat in] the pot, and whatever meat fastened onto the fork, he would take [and give it] to the priest who sent him. Eli’s sons did this to all the Israeli people who came to Shiloh [to offer sacrifices].
15 Endog før de brente fettet, kom prestens dreng og sa til den mann som ofret: Kom hit med kjøtt til å steke for presten! Han tar ikke imot kokt kjøtt av dig, bare rått.
Furthermore, before the fat [on the meat] was [cut off and] and burned [as a sacrifice to Yahweh], the servant of the priest would [sometimes] come to the man who was making the sacrifice and say to him, “Give me some meat [now to take] to the priest for him to roast! He wants raw meat; he does not want boiled meat.”
16 Så sa mannen til ham: Først må fettet brennes; siden kan du ta for dig efter som du har lyst til. Da svarte han: Nei, nu straks skal du komme med det; ellers tar jeg det med makt.
If the man said to the servant, “Let the priests [cut off and] burn the fat first; then you can take what you want,” the servant would reply, “No, give it to me now; if you do not give it to me, I will take it forcefully!”
17 Og de unge menns synd var meget stor for Herrens åsyn; for mennene ringeaktet Herrens offer.
Yahweh considered that the young [sons of Eli] were committing a very great sin, because they were treating very disrespectfully the offerings that were being given to Yahweh.
18 Men Samuel tjente for Herrens åsyn - en ung gutt klædd i en livkjortel av lerret.
As for Samuel, who was still a very young boy, he continued to do work for Yahweh, wearing a little sacred linen vest [like the Supreme Priest wore].
19 Og hans mor gjorde hvert år en liten kappe til ham; den hadde hun med til ham, når hun drog op med sin mann for å bære frem det årlige offer.
Each year his mother made a [new] little robe for him and took it to him when she went up [to Shiloh] with her husband to offer a sacrifice.
20 Da velsignet Eli Elkana og hans hustru og sa: Herren gi dig barn igjen med denne kvinne istedenfor ham som hun bad om for Herren! Så drog de hjem igjen.
Then Eli would [ask God to] bless Elkanah and his wife, and he would say to Elkanah, “I hope/desire that Yahweh will enable your wife to give birth to other children, to take the place of the one whom she dedicated to Yahweh.” Then Elkanah and his family would return home.
21 Og Herren så til Hanna, og hun blev fruktsommelig og fødte tre sønner og to døtre; men gutten Samuel vokste op hos Herren.
And Yahweh was very kind to Hannah, and enabled her to give birth to three [other] sons and two daughters. Their son Samuel grew up while he was doing work for Yahweh [in the Sacred Tent].
22 Eli var meget gammel, og når han hørte om alt det hans sønner gjorde mot hele Israel, og at de lå hos de kvinner som gjorde tjeneste ved inngangen til sammenkomstens telt,
Eli became very old. He often heard about all the [evil] things that his sons were doing to the Israeli people. He heard that they [sometimes] (slept with/had sex with) the women who worked at the entrance to the tent where [God] spoke to [his people].
23 sa han til dem: Hvorfor gjør I således? Jeg hører av hele folket her at eders adferd er ond.
He said to them, “(It is terrible that you do such things!/Why do you do such things?) [RHQ] Many people keep telling me about the evil things that you do.
24 Ikke så, mine sønner! Det rykte jeg hører, er ikke godt; I forfører Herrens folk.
My sons, stop it! The reports [about you] that the people who belong to Yahweh tell others are terrible [EUP]!
25 Når en mann synder mot en annen mann, skal Gud dømme ham; men når en mann synder mot Herren, hvem skal da bede for ham? Men de hørte ikke på det deres far sa; for det var Herrens vilje å la dem dø.
If one person sins against another person, God can (intercede/act as a referee) between them. But if someone sins against Yahweh, no one can [RHQ] (intercede/act as a referee) between them!” But Eli’s sons would not listen to what their father said. This was because Yahweh had decided [that someone should] them.
26 Men gutten Samuel gikk frem i alder og i yndest både hos Herren og hos mennesker.
The boy Samuel continued to grow up, and the things that he did pleased Yahweh and the people.
27 Og det kom en Guds mann til Eli, og sa til ham: Så sier Herren: Har jeg ikke åpenbaret mig for din fars hus, da de var i Egypten og måtte tjene Faraos hus?
One day, a prophet came to Eli and told him, “This is what Yahweh has told me: ‘When your ancestors were slaves of the king of Egypt, I appeared to Aaron.
28 Og jeg valgte ham blandt alle Israels stammer til prest for mig, til å ofre på mitt alter, brenne røkelse, bære livkjortel for mitt åsyn, og jeg gav din fars hus alle Israels barns ildoffer.
From all the tribes of the Israeli people, I chose him [and his male descendants] to be priests for me. I appointed them to go up to my altar, to burn incense, to wear a sacred apron [as they worked] for me. And I declared that they could take [and eat some of the meat] that the Israeli people burned [on the altar].
29 Hvorfor treder I mitt slaktoffer og mitt matoffer under føtter, de offer som jeg har påbudt i min bolig? Og du ærer dine sønner mere enn mig, idet I mesker eder med det beste av hver offergave som mitt folk, Israel, bærer frem.
So why do you show disrespect for the sacrifices and offerings that I commanded [the people to bring] to me [RHQ]? You are honoring your sons more than you are honoring me, by allowing them to get fat from eating the best parts of all the sacrifices that the Israeli people bring to me!’
30 Derfor lyder ordet fra Herren, Israels Gud: Vel har jeg sagt: Ditt hus og din fars hus skal ferdes for mitt åsyn til evig tid. Men nu lyder Herrens ord: Det være langt fra mig! Dem som ærer mig, vil jeg ære, og de som ringeakter mig, skal bli til skamme.
“Therefore, this is what Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], declares: ‘I definitely promised that Aaron and his descendants would continue to serve [IDM] me forever.’ But now I declare this: ‘It will not continue like that! I will honor those who honor me, but I will despise those who despise me.
31 Se, dager skal komme da jeg avhugger din arm og din fars ætts arm, så ingen i din ætt skal bli gammel.
Listen carefully! There will soon be a time when I will cause all the strong [young men] in your family to die. The result will be that no men in your family will [live long enough to] become old men.
32 Og du skal skue trengsel for Guds bolig tross alt det gode han gjør mot Israel, og det skal aldri finnes nogen gammel i ditt hus.
You will be distressed and envious as you see the blessings that I will give to [the other people in] Israel. And [I repeat that] no men in your family will ever live long enough to become old men.
33 Dog vil jeg ikke utrydde hver mann av din ætt fra mitt alter, så jeg lar dine øine slukne og din sjel vansmekte; men alle som vokser op i ditt hus, skal dø i sine manndomsår.
There is one of your descendants whom I will spare, and not prevent him from serving me as a priest. But he will become blind, and then he will always be sad and grieving. But all your other descendants will die violently.
34 Og til tegn på dette skal du ha det som skal ramme begge dine sønner, Hofni og Pinehas: De skal begge dø på en dag.
And your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, will both die on the same day. And that will prove to you [that all that I have said will come true/happen].
35 Og jeg vil opreise for mig en trofast prest: han skal gjøre efter min hu og min vilje, og jeg vil bygge ham et hus som blir stående, og han skal ferdes for min salvedes åsyn alle dager.
‘have chosen another man to be my priest. He is one who will serve me faithfully: He will do everything I want [DOU] him to do. And I will enable him to have many descendants [IDM] who will be priests and will always serve me by helping the king whom I will choose.
36 Og enhver som er igjen av ditt hus, skal komme og bøie sig for ham for å få en sølvskilling og et brød og si: Kjære, sett mig i et av presteembedene, sa jeg kan få et stykke brød å ete!
All of your descendants who remain alive will have to go to that priest and ask him to give them money and food, and they will each have to say, “Please allow me to help the other priests, in order that I may [earn some money to] buy some food.”’”
