1 Samuels 2
1 Då bad Hanna og sagde: «Hjarta mitt frygdar seg i Herren, høgreist er hornet mitt i Herren. Med vidopen munn ropar eg mot fiendarne mine, for di eg fegnast for frelsa di.
“My heart exults in the Lord, and my horn is exalted in my God. My mouth is enlarged over my enemies. For I have rejoiced in your salvation.
2 Ingen er heilag som Herren, ingen er til utan du. Det bid inkje berg som vår Gud.
Nothing is holy as the Lord is holy. For there is no other beside you. And nothing is strong as our God is strong.
3 Slutta med kyt og kaute ord! Slepp ikkje agelause ord or munnen! For Herren er Gud som allting veit, og verki deim veg han vel.
Do not continue speaking of great things, boasting. Let what is old depart from your mouth. For the Lord is the God of knowledge, and thoughts are prepared for him.
4 Brosten vert bogen åt kjemporne, men dei ustøde fær styrkebelte på.
The bow of the powerful has been overwhelmed, and the weak have been girded with strength.
5 Dei som fyrr fekk sin mette, lyt leiga seg burt for mat, men dei som svalt, svelt ikkje meir. Barnlaus kona fær borni sju, barnerik mor folnar og fåst.
Those who before were filled, have hired themselves out for bread. And the starving have been filled, so that the barren have given birth to many. But she who had borne many sons has become unable.
The Lord brings death, and he gives life. He leads away to death, and he brings back again. (Sheol h7585)
7 Herren er den som gjer arm og gjer rik. Han dreg ned, men lyfter ogso upp.
The Lord impoverishes, and he enriches. He humbles, and he lifts up.
8 Han reiser den ringe or moldi, og lyfter den låge or søyla, og leider han til sætes millom hovdingar og gjev han eit æresæte. Grunnstolparne åt jordi høyrer Herren til, på deim han bygde manneheimen.
He raises up the indigent from the dust, and he lifts up the poor from filth, so that they may sit with princes, and take hold of a throne of glory. For the hinges of the earth belong to the Lord, and he has placed the globe upon them.
9 Han held vakt og hegnar vegen åt dei gudlege, men gudlaust folk forferst i myrkret; for aldri mannen vinn med eigi magt.
He will preserve the feet of his holy ones, and the impious will be silenced in darkness. For no man will prevail by his own strength.
10 Deim som strider imot Herren, skræmer han, i himmelen yver deim dundrar han. Herren dømer jordi frå ende til annan, han aukar krafti hjå kongen sin. Han hevjar hornet høgt åt den han salvar.»
The adversaries of the Lord will dread him. And over them, he will thunder in the heavens. The Lord will judge the parts of the earth, and he will give dominion to his king, and he will lift up the horn of his Christ.”
11 Elkana for heim att til Rama. Men guten gjorde tenesta for Herren hjå presten Eli.
And Elkanah went away to Ramah, to his house. But the boy was a minister in the sight of the Lord, before the face of Eli, the priest.
12 Men sønerne åt Eli var uvyrdor; dei ansa ikkje Herren,
But the sons of Eli were sons of Belial, not knowing the Lord,
13 og ikkje heller kva prestarne med rette kunde krevja av folket. Kvar gong ein mann ofra slagtoffer, kom drengen åt presten medan kjøtet koka, og hadde ein tritinda gaffel i handi,
nor the priestly office for the people. And so, no matter who had immolated a victim, the servant of the priest would arrive, while the flesh was still cooking, and he would take a three-pronged hook in his hand,
14 og stakk honom ned i gryta eller kjeraldet eller kjelen eller krukka; og alt som hekk fast på gaffelen, tok presten. Soleis for dei med alle israelitar som kom dit til Silo.
and put it into the vessel, or into the cauldron, or into the cooking pot, or into the pan, and all that the hook lifted up, the priest took for himself. So they did to all of Israel who arrived at Shiloh.
15 Ja endå fyrr enn feittet var brent, kom prestedrengen og sagde til mannen som ofra: «Hit med steikjekjøt til presten! han vil ikkje hava kokt kjøt hjå deg, berre rått.»
In addition, before they burned the fat, the servant of the priest would arrive, and he would say to the one who was immolating: “Give me the flesh, so that I may boil it for the priest. For I will not accept cooked meat from you, but raw.”
16 Um då mannen sagde: «Fyrst må eg brenna feittet; sidan kann du taka alt det du lyster!» svara han: «Nei, kom straks med det! Elles tek eg det med magt.»
And the one who was immolating would say to him, “First, allow the fat to be burned today, according to custom, and then take for yourself whatever your soul desires.” But in response, he would say to him: “By no means. For you will give it to me now, otherwise I will take it by force.”
17 Den ovstore syndi dei unge prestarne gjorde beint i augo på Herren; vart so mykje større av di dei lærde folket svivyrda offeret til Herren.
Therefore, the sin of the servants was exceedingly great before the Lord. For they drew men away from the sacrifice of the Lord.
18 Samuel gjorde tenesta for Herrens åsyn. Alt medan han var smågut, var han klædd i ein messehakel av lin.
But Samuel was ministering before the face of the Lord; he was a youth girded with a linen ephod.
19 Dessutan laga mor hans ein liten kjole kvart år honom og hadde med seg, når ho kom med mannen sin og ofra det årvisse slagtofferet.
And his mother fashioned a little tunic for him, which she brought to him on the appointed days, ascending with her husband, so that he might immolate the solemn sacrifice.
20 Då velsigna Eli Elkana og kona hans og sagde: «Herren gjeve deg fleire born med denne kona, i staden for honom som ho hev bede um i bøn til Herren!» So for dei heim att.
And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife. And he said to him, “May the Lord repay to you offspring from this woman, on behalf of the loan that you offered to the Lord.” And they went away to their own place.
21 Og Herren kom i hug Hanna, og ho vart med barn og åtte tri søner og tvo døtter. Men guten Samuel voks upp hjå Herren.
Then the Lord visited Hannah, and she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. And the youth Samuel was magnified with the Lord.
22 Eli var svært gamall. Han høyrde gjete alt det sønerne hans gjorde mot heile Israel, og at dei låg med dei kvinnorne som gjorde tenesta ved inngangen til møtetjeldet.
Now Eli was very old, and he heard all that his sons were doing to all of Israel, and how they were sleeping with the women who were waiting at the door of the tabernacle.
23 Og han sagde då: «Kvifor fer de soleis åt? Eg høyrer heile folket talar um all den vonde framferdi dykkar.
And he said to them: “Why are you doing these kinds of things, very wicked things, that I have heard from all the people?
24 Gjer ikkje so, sønerne mine! det hev ikkje noko godt lov, so som eg høyrer ordet gjeng um dykk frå mann til mann millom Herrens folk.
My sons, do not be willing. For it is no good report that I am hearing, so that you would cause the people of the Lord to transgress.
25 Når folk syndar mot einannan, so dømer Gud deim imillom. Men når nokon syndar mot Herren, kven skal då ganga imillom?» Men dei lydde ikkje på ordi åt far sin; for Herren hadde etla deim til å døy.
If a man has sinned against a man, God may be able to be appeased over him. But if a man has sinned against the Lord, who will pray for him?” But they did not listen to the voice of their father, that the Lord was willing to kill them.
26 Men guten Samuel voks og mannast, og vann godhug både hjå Gud og menneskje.
But the youth Samuel advanced, and grew up, and he was pleasing to the Lord, as well as to men.
27 Ein gudsmann kom då til Eli og sagde til honom: «So segjer Herren: «For farsætti di openberra eg meg den tid dei var i Egyptarland og træla for Faraos hus.
Then a man of God went to Eli, and he said to him: “Thus says the Lord: Was I not revealed openly to the house of your father, when they were in Egypt in the house of Pharaoh?
28 Eg valde henne millom alle Israels ætter til prestenesta mi, til å ofra på altaret mitt og brenna røykjelse og bera messehakel for mi åsyn. Og eg gav farsætti di offerretterne frå Israels-borni.
And I chose him out of all the tribes of Israel for myself as priest, so that he might ascend to my altar, and burn incense to me, and wear the ephod before me. And I gave to the house of your father all the sacrifices of the sons of Israel.
29 Kvifor trakkar de då på slagtofferi og grjonofferi mine som eg skipa til i min bustad? Kor kann du æra sønerne dine meir enn meg, so det godnar dykk med det beste av kvar offergåva som Israel, folket mitt, ber fram?»
Why have you kicked away my victims and my gifts, which I instructed to be offered in the temple? And why have you given more honor to your sons than to me, so that you eat the first-fruits of every sacrifice of my people Israel?
30 Difor lyder ordet frå Herren, Israels Gud: «Vel hev eg sagt: Di ætt og farsætti di skal få gjera tenesta for mi åsyn alltid og æveleg.» Men no lyder Herrens ord: «Aldri i verdi! deim som ærar meg, deim vil eg æra; dei som vanvyrder meg, skal verta til skammar.
Because of this, the Lord God of Israel says: I have spoken clearly, so that your house, and the house of your father, may minister in my sight, even forever. But now the Lord says: May this be far from me. Instead, whoever will have glorified me, I will glorify him. But whoever despises me, they will be despised.
31 Sjå dei dagar kjem då eg høgg av din arm og armen åt farsætti di, so ingen vert gamall i ætti di.
Behold the days are arriving, when I will cut off your arm, and the arm of the house of your father, so that there will not be an old man in your house.
32 Og du skal sjå Guds bustad i naud, endå so mykje godt Herren gjer mot Israel. Og ingen skal nokon sinne verta gamall i ætti di.
And you will see your rival in the temple, amid all the prosperity of Israel. And there will not be an old man in your house for all days.
33 Berre ein einaste av di ætt vil eg ikkje rydja burt frå altaret mitt, so eg sløkkjer ut augo dine, og syg mergen or beini dine; og alle som veks upp i ditt hus, skal døy i dei beste manndomsåri.
Yet truly, I will not entirely take away a man of you from my altar, but such that your eyes may fail, and your soul may melt away, and a great part of your house may die out, as it pertains to the state of men.
34 Og det skal du hava til merke, det som kjem yver sønerne dine, Hofni og Pinehas: på ein dag skal dei båe døy.
But this will be a sign to you, which will happen to your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas: on one day they both will die.
35 Eg vil reisa meg upp ein pålitande prest som gjer etter min hug og vilje. Åt honom vil eg byggja eit traust hus, so han allstødt skal gjera tenesta framfor den eg salvar.
And I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who will act in accord with my heart and my soul. And I will build a faithful house for him. And he will walk before my Christ for all days.
36 Då vil det henda at alle som vert att i ætti di, kjem og kastar seg å gruve for honom og tiggar um ein skilling eller ein brødleiv, og segjer: «Kjære væne, set meg til medhjelpar i eit av preste-embætti dine, so eg kann få ein bite mat å eta!»»»
Then this will be in the future, that whoever will have remained of your house, he will approach so that he may pray on his behalf. And he will offer a coin of silver, and a twist of bread. And he will say: ‘Permit me, I beg you, one part of the priestly office, so that I may eat a mouthful of bread.’”
