1 Samuel 1
1 Houve um homem de Ramathaim de Zophim, da montanha de Ephraim, cujo nome era Elcana, filho de Jeroham, filho de Elihu, filho de Tohu, filho de Suph, ephrateo.
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 E este tinha duas mulheres: o nome de uma era Ana, e o nome da outra Peninna: e Peninna tinha filhos, porém Ana não tinha filhos.
He had two wives: Hannah and Peninnah. Peninnah had several children, but Hannah had no children.
3 Subia pois este homem da sua cidade de ano em ano a adorar e a sacrificar ao Senhor dos exércitos em Silo: e estavam ali os sacerdotes do Senhor, Hophni e Phineas, os dois filhos de Eli.
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 E sucedeu que no dia em que Elcana sacrificava dava ele porções a Peninna, sua mulher, e a todos os seus filhos, e a todas as suas filhas.
Each time Elkanah offered sacrifices there, he gave some of the meat to Peninnah and some to each of her sons and daughters.
5 Porém a Ana dava uma parte excelente; porquanto a Ana amava, porém o Senhor lhe tinha cerrado a madre.
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 a sua competidora excessivamente a irritava, para a embravecer: porquanto o Senhor lhe tinha cerrado a madre.
And his other wife, Peninnah, would ridicule Hannah to make her feel miserable, because Yahweh had not allowed her to bear children.
7 E assim o fazia ele de ano em ano: desde que subia à casa do Senhor, assim a outra a irritava: pelo que chorava, e não comia.
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 Então Elcana, seu marido, lhe disse: Ana, porque choras? e porque não comes? e porque está mal o teu coração? não te sou eu melhor do que dez filhos?
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 Então Ana se levantou, depois que comeram e beberam em Silo: e Eli, sacerdote, estava assentado numa cadeira, junto a um pilar do templo do Senhor.
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 Ela pois, com amargura de alma, orou ao Senhor, e chorou abundantemente.
Hannah was very distressed, and she cried very sorrowfully as she prayed to Yahweh.
11 E votou um voto, dizendo: Senhor dos exércitos! se benignamente atenderes para a aflição da tua serva, e de mim te lembrares, e da tua serva te não esqueceres, mas à tua serva deres um filho varão, ao Senhor o darei por todos os dias da sua vida, e sobre a sua cabeça não subirá navalha
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 E sucedeu que, perseverando ela em orar perante o Senhor, Eli fez atenção à sua boca.
As she was praying like that to Yahweh, Eli the priest saw Hannah’s lips [moving as she was praying].
13 Porquanto Ana no seu coração falava, só se moviam os seus beiços, porém não se ouvia a sua voz: pelo que Eli a teve por embriagada.
But Hannah was only praying silently; she was not making any sound. So Eli thought that she was drunk.
14 E disse-lhe Eli: Até quando estarás tu embriagada? aparta de ti o teu vinho.
He said to her, “How long will you continue to get drunk [RHQ]? (Throw away your wine/Quit drinking wine)!”
15 Porém Ana respondeu, e disse: Não, senhor meu, eu sou uma mulher atribulada de espírito; nem vinho nem bebida forte tenho bebido: porém tenho derramado a minha alma perante o Senhor.
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 Não tenhas pois a tua serva por filha de Belial: porque da multidão dos meus cuidados e do meu desgosto tenho falado até agora.
Do not think that I am a worthless/wicked woman! I have been praying like this because I am very distressed [DOU].”
17 Então respondeu Eli, e disse: vai em paz: e o Deus de Israel te conceda a tua petição que lhe pediste.
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 E disse ela: Ache a tua serva graça em teus olhos. Assim a mulher se foi seu caminho, e comeu, e o seu semblante já não era triste.
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 E levantaram-se de madrugada, e adoraram perante o Senhor, e tornaram-se, e vieram à sua casa, a Rama, e Elcana conheceu a Ana, sua mulher, e o Senhor se lembrou dela.
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 sucedeu que, passado algum tempo, Ana concebeu, e pariu um filho, e chamou o seu nome Samuel; porque, dizia ela, o tenho pedido ao Senhor.
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 subiu aquele homem Elcana com toda a sua casa, a sacrificar ao Senhor o sacrifício anual e a cumprir o seu 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 Porém Ana não subiu; mas disse a seu marido: Quando o menino for desmamado, então o levarei, para que apareça perante o Senhor, e lá fique para sempre.
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 E Elcana, seu marido, lhe disse: Faze o que bem te parecer em teus olhos, fica até que o desmames; tão somente confirme o Senhor a sua palavra: assim ficou a mulher, e deu leite a seu filho, até que o desmamou.
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, havendo-o desmamado, o levou consigo, com três bezerros, e um epha de farinha, e um odre de vinho, e o trouxe à casa do Senhor, a Silo, e era o menino ainda muito criança.
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 E degolaram um bezerro: e assim trouxeram o menino a 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 E disse ela: Ah, meu senhor, viva a tua alma, meu senhor; eu sou aquela mulher que aqui esteve contigo, para orar ao Senhor.
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 Por este menino orava eu; e o Senhor me concedeu a minha petição, que eu lhe tinha pedido.
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 Pelo que também ao Senhor eu o entreguei, por todos os dias que viver: pois ao Senhor foi pedido. E ele adorou ali ao Senhor.
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.
