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.
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 Tenía dos esposas. Una se llamaba Ana y la otra Penina. Penina tuvo hijos, pero Ana no tuvo hijos.
He had two wives: Hannah and Peninnah. Peninnah had several 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.
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 Cuando llegó el día en que Elcana sacrificó, dio porciones a Penina, su esposa, y a todos sus hijos e hijas;
Each time Elkanah offered sacrifices there, he gave some of the meat to Peninnah and some to each of her sons and daughters.
5 pero dio una porción doble a Ana, porque amaba a Ana, pero Yahvé había cerrado su vientre.
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 Su rival la provocaba duramente, para irritarla, porque Yahvé había cerrado su vientre.
And his other wife, Peninnah, would ridicule Hannah to make her feel miserable, because Yahweh had not allowed her to bear children.
7 Así, año tras año, cuando subía a la casa de Yahvé, su rival la provocaba. Por eso lloraba y no comía.
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 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 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 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.
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 Ana, amargada de alma, oró a Yahvé, llorando amargamente.
Hannah was very distressed, and she cried very sorrowfully as she prayed to Yahweh.
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.”
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 Mientras ella seguía orando ante el Señor, Elí vio su boca.
As she was praying like that to Yahweh, Eli the priest saw Hannah’s lips [moving as she was praying].
13 Ana hablaba en su corazón. Sólo sus labios se movían, pero su voz no se oía. Por eso Elí pensó que estaba borracha.
But Hannah was only praying silently; she was not making any sound. So Eli thought that she was drunk.
14 Elí le dijo: “¿Hasta cuándo estarás borracha? Deshazte de tu vino”.
He said to her, “How long will you continue to get drunk [RHQ]? (Throw away your wine/Quit drinking wine)!”
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.
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 No consideres a tu sierva una mujer malvada, pues he estado hablando por la abundancia de mi queja y mi provocación.”
Do not think that I am a worthless/wicked woman! I have been praying like this because I am very distressed [DOU].”
17 Entonces Elí respondió: “Ve en paz, y que el Dios de Israel te conceda la petición que le has hecho.”
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 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 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 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.
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 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”.
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 El hombre Elcana y toda su casa subieron a ofrecer a Yahvé el sacrificio anual y su 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 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 [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 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 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 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.
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 Mataron el toro y llevaron al niño a Elí.
After the priest had slaughtered the bull [and offered it to Yahweh on the altar], Hannah and Elkanah brought the boy 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.
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 He rogado por este niño, y el Señor me ha concedido la petición que le hice.
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 Por eso también se lo he entregado a Yahvé. Mientras viva está entregado a Yahvé”. Allí adoró a Yahvé.
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.
