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.
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 tenía hijos, pero Ana no los tenía.
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 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.
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 Elcana daba porciones a su esposa Penina y a cada uno de sus hijos e hijas el día cuando sacrificaba,
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 daba una porción doble a Ana porque la amaba, aunque Yavé había cerrado su matriz.
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, [Penina], la irritaba y maltrataba de continuo porque Yavé le había cerrado la matriz.
And the other wife did everything possible to make her unhappy, because the Lord had not let her have children;
7 Cada año cuando subían a la Casa de Yavé la mortificaba. Ana lloraba de continuo 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 decía: Ana, ¿por qué lloras y no comes? ¿Por qué estás triste? ¿No soy yo para ti mejor 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 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.
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 Ella lloraba mucho con amargura de alma, oró a Yavé
And with grief in her soul, weeping bitterly, she made her prayer to the Lord.
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 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 Sucedió que mientras ella oraba largamente delante de Yavé, Elí observaba la boca de ella,
Now while she was a long time in prayer before the Lord, Eli was watching 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.
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 Entonces Elí le dijo: ¿Hasta cuándo estarás ebria? Aleja de ti 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 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 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 juzgues a tu esclava como una mujer despreciable, porque hasta ahora hablé de mis congojas y aflicción.
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: Vé en paz, y el ʼElohim de Israel te otorgue la petición que hiciste.
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 esclava halle gracia ante ti. Y la mujer siguió su camino, comió y ya no estuvo 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 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 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 Sucedió que Ana concibió, y al cumplirse el tiempo, dio a luz un hijo. Lo llamó Samuel y dijo: Porque lo pedí a Yavé.
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 Otra vez aquel hombre Elcana subió con toda su familia a ofrecer a Yavé el sacrificio anual y pagar 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, 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, 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 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 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 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.
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 Después de degollar el becerro, llevaron el niño a Elí.
And when they had made an offering of the ox, they took the child 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.
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 Por este niño oraba, y Yavé me concedió lo que le pedí.
My prayer was for this child; and the Lord has given him to me in answer to my request:
28 Por tanto, yo también lo dedico a Yavé. Mientras viva, él está dedicado a Yavé. Y [Elí] se postró allí ante Yavé.
So I have given him to the Lord; for all his life he is the Lord's. Then he gave the Lord worship there.
