1 Samuels 1
1 Elkana heitte ein mann, ein sufit som budde i Rama, på Efraimsheidi. Han var son åt Jeroham, son åt Elihu, son åt Tohu, son åt Suf, ein efraimit.
Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim, a Zuphite of the hill-country of Ephraim, named Elkanah; he was the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite:
2 Han hadde tvo konor; Hanna heitte den eine, Peninna heitte hi. Peninna hadde born, men Hanna var barnlaus.
And he had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah: and Peninnah was the mother of children, but Hannah had no children.
3 År etter år drog denne mannen upp frå byen sin, og tilbad og ofra i Silo til Herren, allhers drott. Der var dei tvo Eli-sønerne Hofni og Pinehas prestar for Herren.
Now this man went up from his town every year to give worship and to make offerings to the Lord of armies in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there.
4 Alltid når Elkana ofra, gav han Peninna, kona si, og alle sønerne og døtterne hennar kvar sin lut.
And when the day came for Elkanah to make his offering, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and daughters, their part of the feast:
5 Men Hanna gav han ein lut for tvo; for han elska Hanna, endå Herren hadde stengt morslivet hennar.
But to Hannah he gave one part, though Hannah was very dear to him, but the Lord had not let her have children.
6 Og medtevlaren hennar erga og terga henne, og vilde øsa henne upp i egse, for di Herren hadde stengt morslivet hennar.
And the other wife did everything possible to make her unhappy, because the Lord had not let her have children;
7 Soleis gjorde han år etter år, kvar gong ho kom upp til Herrens hus; ho terga henne sameleis. Og då gret ho og vilde ikkje eta.
And year by year, whenever she went up to the house of the Lord, she kept on attacking her, so that Hannah gave herself up to weeping and would take no food.
8 Elkana, mannen hennar, sagde til henne: «Hanna, kvifor græt du? og kvifor et du ikkje? Og kvifor er du so hugsjuk? Er ikkje eg meir for deg enn ti søner?»
Then her husband Elkanah said to her, Hannah, why are you weeping? and why are you taking no food? why is your heart troubled? am I not more to you than ten sons?
9 Ein gong dei hadde ete og drukke i Silo, reis Hanna upp - presten Eli sat på ein stol attmed den eine dørstolpen til Herrens heilagdom -
So after they had taken food and wine in the guest room, Hannah got up. Now Eli the priest was seated by the pillars of the doorway of the Temple of the Lord.
10 Og i hjartans sut bad ho til Herren og gret sårt.
And with grief in her soul, weeping bitterly, she made her prayer to the Lord.
11 Og ho gjorde ein lovnad og sagde: «Herre, du allhers drott! vil du venda augo til vesaldomen åt trælkvinna di og tenkja på meg, og ikkje gløyma trælkvinna di, men gjeva trælkvinna di eit gutebarn, so vil eg vigja honom til Herren for alle hans livedagar, og aldri skal det koma saks på hovudet hans.»
And she made an oath, and said, O Lord of armies, if you will truly take note of the sorrow of your servant, not turning away from me but keeping me in mind, and will give me a man-child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and his hair will never be cut.
12 Ho heldt lenge på og bad framfor Herren. Og Eli fylgde munnen hennar med augo;
Now while she was a long time in prayer before the Lord, Eli was watching her mouth.
13 for Hanna bad ikkje høgt; ho leda berre lipporne, men mælet høyrdest ikkje. So trudde Eli ho var drukki.
For Hannah's prayer came from her heart, and though her lips were moving she made no sound: so it seemed to Eli that she was overcome with wine.
14 Difor sagde til henne: «Kor lenge vil du syna deg drukki? Sjå til å få ruset til å siga av deg!»
And Eli said to her, How long are you going to be the worse for drink? Put away the effects of your wine from you.
15 Men Hanna svara: «Nei, herre! eg er ei sorgtyngd kona. Vin og rusdrykk hev eg ikkje drukke; men eg hev rent ut hjarta mitt for Herren.
And Hannah, answering him, said, No, my lord, I am a woman whose spirit is broken with sorrow: I have not taken wine or strong drink, but I have been opening my heart before the Lord.
16 Haldt ikkje trælkvinna di for ei uvyrda! for det er utav stor sorg og trege eg hev tala heile tida.»
Do not take your servant to be a good-for-nothing woman: for my words have come from my stored-up sorrow and pain.
17 Eli svara og sagde: «Far i fred! Israels Gud skal gjeva deg det du hev bede honom um!»
Then Eli said to her, Go in peace: and may the God of Israel give you an answer to the prayer you have made to him.
18 Då sagde ho: «Å gjev trælkvinna di må finna godvilje hjå deg!» So gjekk ho sin veg, og fekk seg mat, og ho synte ikkje suti si meir.
And she said, May your servant have grace in your eyes. So the woman went away, and took part in the feast, and her face was no longer sad.
19 Morgonen etter reis dei upp tidleg og heldt bøn framfor Herren. So for dei attende og kom til Rama. Elkana budde saman med Hanna, kona si, og Herren kom henne i hug.
And early in the morning they got up, and after worshipping before the Lord they went back to Ramah, to their house: and Elkanah had connection with his wife; and the Lord kept her in mind.
20 Då det hadde lide ei tid, vart Hanna med barn, og åtte ein son, som ho kalla Samuel; «for», sagde ho, «eg hev bede Herren um honom.»
Now the time came when Hannah, being with child, gave birth to a son; and she gave him the name Samuel, Because, she said, I made a prayer to the Lord for him.
21 Elkana drog upp med heile huslyden sin og ofra til Herren det årlege slagtofferet sitt, og offer han hadde lova.
And the man Elkanah with all his family went up to make the year's offering to the Lord, and to give effect to his oath.
22 Men Hanna drog ikkje med. Ho sagde til mannen sin: «Eg vil bia til dess vesleguten er avvand. Då vil eg føra honom med meg og syna honom fram for Herren, so han sidan kann halda til der alle dagar.»
But Hannah did not go, for she said to her husband, I will not go till the child has been taken from the breast, and then I will take him with me and put him before the Lord, where he may be for ever.
23 Elkana, mannen hennar, sagde med henne: «Gjer som du tykkjer best. Bia til dess du hev vant honom av. Berre Herren må gjera etter sitt ord!» So var kona att heime og hadde son sin til brjostet, til dess ho vande honom av.
And her husband Elkanah said to her, Do whatever seems right to you, but not till you have taken him from the breast; only may the Lord do as he has said. So the woman, waiting there, gave her son milk till he was old enough to be taken from the breast.
24 Men då han var avvand, tok ho honom med dit upp, og hadde med seg tri uksar, ei skjeppa mjøl og ei vinhit, og ho førde honom inn i Herrens hus i Silo. Men han var berre ein liten gut.
Then when she had done so, she took him with her, with a three-year old ox and an ephah of meal and a skin full of wine, and took him to the house of the Lord at Shiloh: now the child was still very young.
25 Dei slagta uksen, og førde so vesleguten til Eli.
And when they had made an offering of the ox, they took the child to Eli.
26 Ho sagde: «Høyr, herre! so sant du liver, herre, so er eg den kona som stod her attmed deg og bad til Herren.
And she said, O my lord, as your soul is living, my lord, I am that woman who was making a prayer to the Lord here by your side:
27 Um denne guten bad eg, og Herren høyrde bøni mi og gav meg det eg bad um.
My prayer was for this child; and the Lord has given him to me in answer to my request:
28 Difor gjev eg honom att til Herren, so han skal vera ei gåva frå Herren alle sine livedager.» Og dei bad til Herren der.
So I have given him to the Lord; for all his life he is the Lord's. Then he gave the Lord worship there.
