1 Samuel 1

1 Hubo un hombre de Ramataim de Sofim, de la región montañosa de Efraín, que se llamaba Elcana, hijo de Jeroham, hijo de Eliú, hijo de Toju, hijo de Suf, efrainita.

There was a man of Armathaim Sipha, of mount Ephraim, and his name [was] Helkana, a son of Jeremeel the son of Elias the son of Thoke, in Nasib Ephraim.

2 Tenía dos esposas: una se llamaba Ana y la otra Penina. Penina tenía hijos, pero Ana no los tenía.

And he [had] two wives; the name of the one [was] Anna, and the name of the second Phennana. And Phennana had children, but Anna had no child.

3 Cada año Elcana subía desde su ciudad para adorar y ofrecer sacrificios a Yavé de las huestes en Silo, donde los dos hijos de Elí, Ofni y Finees, eran sacerdotes de Yavé.

And the man went up from year to year from his city, from Armathaim, to worship and sacrifice to the Lord God of Sabaoth at Selom: and [there were] Heli and his two sons Ophni and Phinees, the priests of the Lord.

4 Elcana daba porciones a su esposa Penina y a cada uno de sus hijos e hijas el día cuando sacrificaba,

And the day came, and Helkana sacrificed, and gave portions to his wife Phennana and her children.

5 pero daba una porción doble a Ana porque la amaba, aunque Yavé había cerrado su matriz.

And to Anna he gave a prime portion, because she had no child, only Helkana loved Anna more than the other; but the Lord [had] closed her womb.

6 Su rival, [Penina], la irritaba y maltrataba de continuo porque Yavé le había cerrado la matriz.

For the Lord gave her no child in her affliction, and according to the despondency of her affliction; and she was dispirited on this account, that the Lord shut up her womb so as not to give her a child.

7 Cada año cuando subían a la Casa de Yavé la mortificaba. Ana lloraba de continuo y no comía.

So she did year by year, in going up to the house of the Lord; and she was dispirited, and wept, and did not eat.

8 Su esposo Elcana le decía: Ana, ¿por qué lloras y no comes? ¿Por qué estás triste? ¿No soy yo para ti mejor que diez hijos?

And Helkana her husband said to her, Anna: and she said to him, Here [am] I, my lord: and he said to her, What ails you that you weep? and why do you not eat? and why does your heart strike you? [am] I not better to you than ten children?

9 Entonces Ana, después de comer y beber en Silo, se levantó y se presentó ante Yavé. El sacerdote Elí estaba sentado en su silla, junto a la jamba de la puerta del Santuario de Yavé.

And Anna rose up after they had eaten in Selom, and stood before the Lord: and Heli the priest [was] on a seat by the threshold of the temple of the Lord.

10 Ella lloraba mucho con amargura de alma, oró a Yavé

And she [was] very much grieved in spirit, and prayed to the Lord, and wept abundantly.

11 e hizo un voto: Yavé de las huestes, si te dignas mirar la aflicción de tu esclava, te acuerdas de mí y no te olvidas de tu esclava, sino das a tu esclava un hijo varón, yo lo dedicaré a Yavé todos los días de su vida. No pasará navaja sobre su cabeza.

And she vowed a vow to the Lord, saying, O Lord God of Sabaoth, if you welt indeed look upon the humiliation of your handmaid, and remember me, and give to your handmaid a boy, then will I indeed dedicate him to you till the day of his death; and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink, and no razor shall come upon his head.

12 Sucedió que mientras ella oraba largamente delante de Yavé, Elí observaba la boca de ella,

And it came to pass, while she was long praying before the Lord, that Heli the priest marked her mouth.

13 pero Ana hablaba en su corazón. Solo se movían sus labios, pero su voz no se escuchaba, por lo cual Elí pensó que ella estaba ebria.

And she was speaking in her heart, and her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: and Heli accounted her a drunken woman.

14 Entonces Elí le dijo: ¿Hasta cuándo estarás ebria? Aleja de ti tu vino.

And the servant of Heli said to her, How long will you be drunken? take away your wine from you, and go out from the presence of the Lord.

15 Pero Ana respondió: No, ʼadón mío. Yo soy una mujer de espíritu afligido. No bebí vino ni licor fuerte, sino derramo mi alma delante de Yavé.

And Anna answered and said, Nay, my lord, [I live] in a hard day, and I have not drunk wine or strong drink, and I pour out my soul before the Lord.

16 No juzgues a tu esclava como una mujer despreciable, porque hasta ahora hablé de mis congojas y aflicción.

Count not your handmaid for a pestilent woman, for by reason of the abundance of my importunity I have continued [my prayer] until now.

17 Entonces Elí respondió: Vé en paz, y el ʼElohim de Israel te otorgue la petición que hiciste.

And Heli answered and said to her, Go in peace: the God of Israel give you all your petition, which you have asked of him.

18 Ella dijo: Que tu esclava halle gracia ante ti. Y la mujer siguió su camino, comió y ya no estuvo triste.

And she said, Your handmaid has found favor in your eyes: and the woman went her way, and entered into her lodging, and ate and drank with her husband, and her countenance was no more sad.

19 Después de levantarse de mañana, se postraron ante Yavé, regresaron y llegaron a su casa en Ramá. Elcana se unió a su esposa Ana, y Yavé se acordó de ella.

And they rise early in the morning, and worship the Lord, and they go their way: and Helkana went into his house at Armathaim, and knew his wife Anna; and the Lord remembered her, and she conceived.

20 Sucedió que Ana concibió, y al cumplirse el tiempo, dio a luz un hijo. Lo llamó Samuel y dijo: Porque lo pedí a Yavé.

And it came to pass when the time was come, that she brought forth a son, and called his name Samuel, and said, Because I asked him of the Lord God of Sabaoth.

21 Otra vez aquel hombre Elcana subió con toda su familia a ofrecer a Yavé el sacrificio anual y pagar su voto.

And the man Helkana and all his house went up to offer in Selom the yearly sacrifice, and his vows, and all the tithes of his land.

22 Pero Ana no subió, sino dijo a su esposo: Yo no subiré hasta que el niño sea destetado. Entonces lo llevaré para presentarlo ante Yavé, y se quede allí para siempre.

But Anna did not go up with him, for she said to her husband, [I will not go up] until the child goes up, when I have weaned him, and he shall be presented before the Lord, and he shall abide there continually.

23 Su marido Elcana le respondió: Haz lo que te parezca bien. Quédate hasta cuando lo destetes. Solo que Yavé cumpla la Palabra. Así que se quedó la mujer, y crió a su hijo hasta que lo destetó.

And Helkana her husband said to her, Do that which is good in your eyes, abide still until you shall have weaned him; but may the Lord establish that which comes out of your mouth: and the woman tarried, and suckled her son until she had weaned him.

24 Después que lo destetó lo llevó consigo a la Casa de Yavé en Silo, con un becerro de tres años, 22 litros de flor de harina y un odre de vino. El niño era pequeño.

And she went up with him to Selom with a calf of three years old, and loaves, and an ephah of fine flour, and a bottle of wine: and she entered into the house of the Lord in Selom, and the child with them.

25 Después de degollar el becerro, llevaron el niño a Elí.

And they brought him before the Lord; and his father killed his offering which he offered from year to year to the Lord; and he brought near the child, and killed the calf; and Anna the mother of the child brought him to Heli.

26 Y [Ana] dijo: Oh, ʼadón mío, vive tu alma. ʼAdón mío, yo soy aquella mujer que estuvo aquí junto a ti y oraba a Yavé.

And she said, I pray you, my lord, as your soul lives, I [am] the woman that stood in your presence with you while praying to the Lord.

27 Por este niño oraba, y Yavé me concedió lo que le pedí.

For this child I prayed; and the Lord has given me my request that I asked of him.

28 Por tanto, yo también lo dedico a Yavé. Mientras viva, él está dedicado a Yavé. Y [Elí] se postró allí ante Yavé.

And I lend him to the Lord all his days that he lives, a loan to the Lord: and she said,