1 Samuelsboken 1
1 Det var en man af Ramathaim Zophim, af Ephraims berg; han het ElKana, Jerohams son, Elihu sons, Thohu sons, Zuphs sons, hvilken en Ephrateer var.
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 Och han hade två hustrur, den ena het Hanna, den andra Peninna; men Peninna hade barn, och Hanna hade inga barn.
He had two wives: Hannah and Peninnah. Peninnah had several children, but Hannah had no children.
3 Den samme mannen gick upp ifrå sin stad i sinom tid, att han skulle tillbedja och offra Herranom Zebaoth i Silo: och dersammastäds voro Herrans Prester Hophni och Pinehas, både Eli söner.
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 Då nu en dag kom, att ElKana offrade, gaf han sine hustru Peninna, och alla hennes söner och döttrar, stycker;
Each time Elkanah offered sacrifices there, he gave some of the meat to Peninnah and some to each of her sons and daughters.
5 Men Hanna gaf han ett stycke sörjandes; ty han hade Hanna kär; men Herren hade igenlyckt hennes lif.
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 Och hennes haterska gjorde henne harmt, och kastade henne före hennes ofruktsamhet, att Herren hade igenlyckt hennes lif.
And his other wife, Peninnah, would ridicule Hannah to make her feel miserable, because Yahweh had not allowed her to bear children.
7 Så gjorde hon hvart år, när de gingo upp till Herrans hus, och gjorde henne alltså harmt; men hon gret, och åt intet.
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 Och ElKana hennes man sade till henne: Hanna, hvi gråter du? Och hvi äter du icke? Och för hvad sak är ditt hjerta så illa tillfrids? Är jag dig icke bättre än tio söner?
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 Då stod Hanna upp, sedan hon ätit och druckit hade i Silo; och Presten Eli satt på en stol utanför dörrene af Herrans tempel.
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 Och hon var full med hjertans bedröfvelse; och hon bad till Herran, och gret;
Hannah was very distressed, and she cried very sorrowfully as she prayed to Yahweh.
11 Och lofvade ett löfte, och sade: Herre Zebaoth, om du ville se till dina tjenarinnos jämmer, och tänka på mig, och icke förgäta dina tjenarinno, utan gifva dina tjenarinno en son, så vill jag gifva honom Herranom, så länge han lefver, och ingen rakoknif skall komma på hans hufvud.
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 Och som hon länge bad för Herranom, gaf Eli akt på hennes mun.
As she was praying like that to Yahweh, Eli the priest saw Hannah’s lips [moving as she was praying].
13 Ty Hanna talade i sitt hjerta, allenast hennes läppar rörde sig, men hennes röst hördes intet. Då mente Eli, att hon var drucken;
But Hannah was only praying silently; she was not making any sound. So Eli thought that she was drunk.
14 Och sade till henne: Huru länge vill du vara drucken? Låt vinet gå af dig.
He said to her, “How long will you continue to get drunk [RHQ]? (Throw away your wine/Quit drinking wine)!”
15 Men Hanna svarade och sade: Nej, min Herre, jag är en bedröfvad qvinna; vin och starka drycker hafver jag icke druckit, utan hafver utgjutit mitt hjerta för Herranom.
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 Räkna dock icke dina tjenarinno såsom en Belials dotter; ty jag hafver utaf mitt svåra bekymmer och sorg talat allt härtill.
Do not think that I am a worthless/wicked woman! I have been praying like this because I am very distressed [DOU].”
17 Eli svarade, och sade: Gack i frid; Israels Gud gifve dig dina bön, den du af honom bedit hafver.
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 Hon sade: Låt dina tjenarinno finna nåd för din ögon. Så gick qvinnan sin väg och åt, och såg icke mer så sorgeliga ut.
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 Och om morgonen voro de bittida uppe; och då de tillbedit hade för Herranom, vände de om, och gingo hem igen till Ramath. Och ElKana kände sina hustru Hanna. Och Herren tänkte på henne.
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 Och då någre dagar voro framlidne, vardt hon hafvandes, och födde en son, och kallade honom Samuel, sägandes: Ty jag hafver bedit honom af Herranom.
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 Och då mannen ElKana for upp med hela sitt hus, till att offra Herranom offer efter sedvänjon och sitt löfte;
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 For Hanna intet med upp; utan sade till sin man: Jag vill icke fara upp, tilldess barnet är afvanat; då vill jag hafva honom med, att han må hafvas fram för Herran, och blifva der sedan evigliga.
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 ElKana hennes man sade till henne: Gör såsom dig täckes; blif, tilldess du hafver afvant honom; Herren stadfäste det han sagt hafver. Så blef då qvinnan, och däggde sin son, intilldess hon vande honom af.
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 Och så hade hon honom upp, sedan hon honom afvant hade, med tre stutar, med ett epha mjöl, och med en flasko vin, och hade honom in i Herrans hus i Silo; och pilten var ännu ung.
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 Och de slagtade stuten, och hade pilten fram för Eli.
After the priest had slaughtered the bull [and offered it to Yahweh on the altar], Hannah and Elkanah brought the boy to Eli.
26 Och hon sade: Ack! min Herre, så visst som din själ lefver, min Herre, jag är den qvinnan, som här när dig stod, och bad Herran;
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 Då jag bad om denna pilten. Nu hafver Herren gifvit mig den bönena, som jag bad af honom.
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 Derföre gifver jag honom Herranom igen evigliga, efter han af Herranom beden är. Och de tillbådo der Herran.
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.
