1 Samuel 1

1 Había un hombre de Ramathaim Zophim, de la región montañosa de Ephraim, que se llamaba Elkanah, hijo de Jeroham, hijo de Elihu, hijo de Tohu, hijo de Zuph, un Ephraimita.

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 Tenía dos esposas. Una se llamaba Ana y la otra Penina. Penina tuvo hijos, pero Ana no tuvo hijos.

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 Este hombre subía de su ciudad de año en año para adorar y sacrificar a Yahvé de los Ejércitos en Silo. Los dos hijos de Elí, Ofni y Finees, sacerdotes de Yahvé, estaban allí.

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 Cuando llegó el día en que Elcana sacrificó, dio porciones a Penina, su esposa, y a todos sus hijos e hijas;

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 pero dio una porción doble a Ana, porque amaba a Ana, pero Yahvé había cerrado su vientre.

But to Hannah he gave one part, though Hannah was very dear to him, but the Lord had not let her have children.

6 Su rival la provocaba duramente, para irritarla, porque Yahvé había cerrado su vientre.

And the other wife did everything possible to make her unhappy, because the Lord had not let her have children;

7 Así, año tras año, cuando subía a la casa de Yahvé, su rival la provocaba. Por eso lloraba y no comía.

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 Su esposo Elcana le dijo: “Ana, ¿por qué lloras? ¿Por qué no comes? ¿Por qué está afligido tu corazón? ¿No soy yo mejor para ti que diez hijos?”

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 Ana se levantó cuando terminaron de comer y beber en Silo. El sacerdote Elí estaba sentado en su silla junto al umbral del templo de Yahvé.

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 Ana, amargada de alma, oró a Yahvé, llorando amargamente.

And with grief in her soul, weeping bitterly, she made her prayer to the Lord.

11 Hizo un voto y dijo: “Yahvé de los Ejércitos, si en verdad miras la aflicción de tu siervo y te acuerdas de mí, y no te olvidas de tu siervo, sino que le das a tu siervo un hijo varón, yo se lo daré a Yahvé todos los días de su vida, y ninguna navaja pasará por su cabeza.”

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 Mientras ella seguía orando ante el Señor, Elí vio su boca.

Now while she was a long time in prayer before the Lord, Eli was watching her mouth.

13 Ana hablaba en su corazón. Sólo sus labios se movían, pero su voz no se oía. Por eso Elí pensó que estaba borracha.

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 Elí le dijo: “¿Hasta cuándo estarás borracha? Deshazte de tu vino”.

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 Ana respondió: “No, señor mío, soy una mujer de espíritu afligido. No he estado bebiendo vino ni bebida fuerte, sino que he derramado mi alma ante Yahvé.

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 No consideres a tu sierva una mujer malvada, pues he estado hablando por la abundancia de mi queja y mi provocación.”

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 Entonces Elí respondió: “Ve en paz, y que el Dios de Israel te conceda la petición que le has hecho.”

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 Ella dijo: “Que tu sierva encuentre gracia ante tus ojos”. Entonces la mujer se fue y comió; y la expresión de su rostro ya no era triste.

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 Se levantaron temprano por la mañana y adoraron a Yahvé, y luego regresaron y llegaron a su casa en Ramá. Entonces Elcana conoció a su esposa Ana, y el Señor se acordó de ella.

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 Llegado el momento, Ana concibió y dio a luz un hijo, al que puso por nombre Samuel, diciendo: “Porque se lo he pedido a Yahvé”.

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 El hombre Elcana y toda su casa subieron a ofrecer a Yahvé el sacrificio anual y su voto.

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 Pero Ana no subió, porque le dijo a su marido: “No hasta que el niño sea destetado; entonces lo llevaré para que se presente ante Yahvé y se quede allí para siempre.”

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 Su esposo Elcana le dijo: “Haz lo que te parezca bien. Espera hasta que lo hayas destetado; sólo que Yahvé confirme su palabra”. La mujer esperó y amamantó a su hijo hasta que lo destetó.

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 Cuando lo destetó, lo subió con ella, con tres toros, un efa de harina y un recipiente de vino, y lo llevó a la casa de Yahvé en Silo. El niño era pequeño.

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 Mataron el toro y llevaron al niño a Elí.

And when they had made an offering of the ox, they took the child to Eli.

26 Ella dijo: “Oh, señor mío, vive tu alma, señor mío, yo soy la mujer que estuvo aquí junto a ti, orando a Yahvé.

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 He rogado por este niño, y el Señor me ha concedido la petición que le hice.

My prayer was for this child; and the Lord has given him to me in answer to my request:

28 Por eso también se lo he entregado a Yahvé. Mientras viva está entregado a Yahvé”. Allí adoró a Yahvé.

So I have given him to the Lord; for all his life he is the Lord's. Then he gave the Lord worship there.