1 Samuel 1
1 Hubo un varón de Ramataim de Sofim del monte de Efraím, que se llamaba Elcana, hijo de Jeroham, hijo de Eliú, hijo de Tohu, hijo de Suf Éufrateo.
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 Este tuvo dos mujeres; el nombre de la una era Ana; y el nombre de la otra Fenenna. Y Fenenna tenía hijos, y Ana no los tenía.
He had two wives: Hannah and Peninnah. Peninnah had several children, but Hannah had no children.
3 Y subía aquel varón todos los años, de su ciudad a adorar y sacrificar a Jehová de los ejércitos en Silo: donde estaban dos hijos de Elí, Ofni, y Finees, sacerdotes de Jehová.
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 Y como venía el día, Elcana sacrificaba y daba a Fenenna su mujer, y a todos sus hijos, y a todas sus hijas a cada uno su parte.
Each time Elkanah offered sacrifices there, he gave some of the meat to Peninnah and some to each of her sons and daughters.
5 Mas a Ana daba una parte escogida, porque él amaba a Ana aunque Jehová 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 Y su competidora la irritaba enojándola y entristeciéndola, porque Jehová 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 Y así hacía cada año; cuando subía a la casa de Jehová, enojaba así a la otra; por lo cual ella 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 Y Elcana su marido le dijo: Ana, ¿por qué lloras? ¿Y por qué no comes? ¿Y por qué está afligido tu corazón? ¿No te soy yo 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 Y levantóse Ana después que hubo comido y bebido en Silo; y Elí sacerdote estaba sentado sobre una silla junto a un pilar del templo de Jehová.
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 Y ella con amargura de alma oró a Jehová, llorando abundantemente.
Hannah was very distressed, and she cried very sorrowfully as she prayed to Yahweh.
11 E hizo voto, diciendo: Jehová de los ejércitos, si mirando mirares la aflicción de tu sierva, y te acordares de mí, y no te olvidares de tu sierva, mas dieres a tu sierva simiente de varón, yo le dedicaré a Jehová todos los días de su vida, y no subirá 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 Y fue que como ella orase luengamente delante de Jehová, Elí la estaba mirando a su boca.
As she was praying like that to Yahweh, Eli the priest saw Hannah’s lips [moving as she was praying].
13 Mas Ana hablaba en su corazón, y solamente se movían sus labios, y no se oía su voz, y Elí la tuvo por borracha.
But Hannah was only praying silently; she was not making any sound. So Eli thought that she was drunk.
14 Y díjole Elí: ¿Hasta cuándo estarás borracha? digiere tu vino.
He said to her, “How long will you continue to get drunk [RHQ]? (Throw away your wine/Quit drinking wine)!”
15 Y Ana le respondió, diciendo: No, señor mío, mas yo soy una mujer congojada de espíritu, no he bebido vino ni sidra, mas he derramado mi alma delante de Jehová.
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 tengas a tu sierva por una hija de Belial, porque con la multitud de mis congojas, y de mi aflicción he hablado hasta ahora.
Do not think that I am a worthless/wicked woman! I have been praying like this because I am very distressed [DOU].”
17 Y Elí le respondió, y dijo: Vé en paz, el Dios de Israel te dé la petición que has pedido de él.
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 Y ella dijo: Halle tu sierva gracia delante de tus ojos. Y fuése la mujer su camino, y comió, y no estuvo más 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 Y levantándose de mañana adoraron delante de Jehová; y volviéronse, y vinieron a su casa en Ramata. Y Elcana conoció a Ana su mujer, y Jehová 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 Y fue que pasados algunos días Ana concibió, y parió un hijo, y púsole por nombre Samuel, diciendo: Por cuanto lo demandé a Jehová.
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 Después subió el varón Elcana con toda su familia a sacrificar a Jehová el sacrificio acostumbrado, 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 Mas Ana no subió, sino dijo a su marido: Yo no subiré hasta que el niño sea destetado, para que le lleve y sea presentado delante de Jehová, y se quede allá 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 Y Elcana su marido le respondió: Haz lo que bien te pareciere, quédate hasta que le destetes, solamente Jehová cumpla su palabra. Y quedóse la mujer, y crió a su hijo, hasta que le 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 Y después que le hubo destetado, llevóle consigo, con tres becerros, y un efa de harina, y un cuero de vino, y trájolo a la casa de Jehová en Silo, y el niño era aun 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 Y matando él un becerro trajeron 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 ella dijo: Ay, señor mío, viva tu alma, señor mío, yo soy aquella mujer que estuve aquí contigo orando a Jehová.
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 Jehová me dio 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 Y yo también le vuelvo a Jehová: todos los días que viviere, será de Jehová. Y adoró allí a Jehová.
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.
