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, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Toah, 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; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other, Peninnah. And Peninnah had 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.

This man went up out of his city from year to year to worship and to sacrifice to Jehovah of hosts in Shiloh. The two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests of Jehovah, were there.

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

When the day came for Elkanah to sacrifice, he would give portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and her daughters.

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

But to Hannah he would give a double portion because he loved Hannah. Now Jehovah had kept her from conceiving.

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

And because Jehovah kept her from conceiving, her rival used to taunt her severely, to irritate her.

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

And this went on year after year, as often as she went up to the house of Jehovah, she taunted her; therefore she would weep and refuse to eat.

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?”

And her husband Elkanah said to her, "Hannah, why are you weeping? And why are you not eating? And why are you so sad? Am I not better 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 Hannah got up after eating and drinking in Shiloh, and stood before Jehovah. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat by the doorpost of the temple of Jehovah.

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

And she was greatly distressed and prayed to Jehovah, and wept uncontrollably.

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 vowed a vow and said, "Jehovah of hosts, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your servant and remember me and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a son, then I will set him before you as a Nazirite until the day of his death. And he will not drink wine or strong drink, and no razor will come on his head."

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

Now it happened, as she continued praying before Jehovah, that Eli observed 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.

And she was speaking in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli thought she was drunk.

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

So Eli said to her, "How long will you make yourself drunk? Put away your wine, and go from before Jehovah."

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 answered, "No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I poured out my soul before Jehovah.

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

Do not count your servant as a worthless woman; for I have been speaking out of the abundance of my distress and my anguish."

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

Then Eli answered, "Go in peace; and may the God of Israel grant your petition that you have asked of 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.

She said, "Let your servant find favor in your sight." So the woman went her way, and entered her quarters, and ate; and her facial expression wasn't sad any more.

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.

They rose up in the morning early, and worshiped before Jehovah, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and Jehovah remembered her.

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”.

It happened, when the time had come, that Hannah conceived, and bore a son; and she named him Samuel, saying, "Because I have asked him of Jehovah."

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

The man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer to Jehovah the yearly sacrifice, and to redeem his vow and all the tithes of his land.

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 up; for she said to her husband, "Not until the child is weaned; then I will bring him, that he may appear before Jehovah, and stay there forever."

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.

Elkanah her husband said to her, "Do what seems good in your eyes. Wait until you have weaned him; only may Jehovah establish what you have said." So the woman waited and nursed her son, until she weaned him.

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 she took him to Shiloh along with a three-year old bull, and bread, and an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. And she came to the house of Jehovah in Shiloh, and the boy was with them. And they went before Jehovah and his father slaughtered the sacrifice, which he did annually to Jehovah. Then he brought the boy,

25 Mataron el toro y llevaron al niño a Elí.

and he slaughtered the bull. And Hannah, the mother of the boy, brought him 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.

She said, "Oh, my lord, as your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood by you here, praying to Jehovah.

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

For this child I prayed; and Jehovah has given me my petition which I asked of him.

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

Therefore also I have lent him to Jehovah. As long as he lives he is lent to Jehovah." Then she left him there, and she worshipped before Jehovah.