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 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 tenía hijos, pero Ana no los tenía.
He had two wives: Hannah and Peninnah. Peninnah had several children, but Hannah had no children.
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.
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 Elcana daba porciones a su esposa Penina y a cada uno de sus hijos e hijas el día cuando sacrificaba,
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 daba una porción doble a Ana porque la amaba, aunque Yavé había cerrado su matriz.
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, [Penina], la irritaba y maltrataba de continuo porque Yavé le había cerrado la matriz.
And his other wife, Peninnah, would ridicule Hannah to make her feel miserable, because Yahweh had not allowed her to bear children.
7 Cada año cuando subían a la Casa de Yavé la mortificaba. Ana lloraba de continuo 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 decía: Ana, ¿por qué lloras y no comes? ¿Por qué estás triste? ¿No soy yo para ti mejor 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 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.
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 Ella lloraba mucho con amargura de alma, oró a Yavé
Hannah was very distressed, and she cried very sorrowfully as she prayed to Yahweh.
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.
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 Sucedió que mientras ella oraba largamente delante de Yavé, Elí observaba la boca de ella,
As she was praying like that to Yahweh, Eli the priest saw Hannah’s lips [moving as she was praying].
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.
But Hannah was only praying silently; she was not making any sound. So Eli thought that she was drunk.
14 Entonces Elí le dijo: ¿Hasta cuándo estarás ebria? Aleja de ti tu vino.
He said to her, “How long will you continue to get drunk [RHQ]? (Throw away your wine/Quit drinking wine)!”
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.
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 juzgues a tu esclava como una mujer despreciable, porque hasta ahora hablé de mis congojas y aflicción.
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: Vé en paz, y el ʼElohim de Israel te otorgue la petición que hiciste.
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 esclava halle gracia ante ti. Y la mujer siguió su camino, comió y ya no estuvo 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 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.
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 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 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 Otra vez aquel hombre Elcana subió con toda su familia a ofrecer a Yavé el sacrificio anual y pagar 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, 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 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 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.
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 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.
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 Después de degollar el becerro, llevaron el 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 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.
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 niño oraba, y Yavé me concedió lo que le pedí.
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 tanto, yo también lo dedico a Yavé. Mientras viva, él está dedicado a Yavé. Y [Elí] se postró allí ante Yavé.
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.
