1 Samuel 1
Magandang Balita Biblia
Si Elkana at ang Kanyang Pamilya
1 Sa Ramataim-zofim, isang bayan sa kaburulan ng Efraim ay may nakatirang lalaki na nagngangalang Elkana. Siya'y anak ni Jeroham at apo ni Elihu na mula sa sambahayan ni Tohu at mula sa angkan ni Zuf na Efrateo. 2 Dalawa ang asawa ni Elkana, sina Ana at Penina. May mga anak si Penina ngunit si Ana ay wala. 3 Taun-taon, pumupunta si Elkana sa Shilo upang sumamba at mag-alay ng mga handog kay Yahweh na Makapangyarihan sa lahat. Naglilingkod doon bilang mga pari ni Yahweh ang mga anak ni Eli na sina Hofni at Finehas. 4 Tuwing maghahandog si Elkana, binibigyan niya ng tig-iisang bahagi si Penina at ang mga anak nito. 5 Ngunit mga natatanging bahagi ang ibinibigay niya kay Ana sapagkat mahal na mahal niya ito bagama't[a] hindi ipinahintulot ni Yahweh na ito'y magkaanak. 6 Si Ana ay palaging kinukutya ni Penina dahil hindi niloob ni Yahweh na magkaroon siya ng anak. 7 Ito'y ginagawa ni Penina taun-taon, tuwing pupunta sila sa bahay ni Yahweh. Labis naman itong dinaramdam ni Ana kaya't napapaiyak siya at hindi makakain. 8 Kaya't nilalapitan siya ni Elkana at tinatanong, “Ana, bakit umiiyak ka na naman at ayaw mong kumain? Bakit ka nalulungkot? Hindi pa ba ako higit kaysa sa sampung anak na lalaki para sa iyo?”
Nanalangin si Ana
9 Minsan, matapos silang kumain sa Shilo, malungkot na pumunta si Ana at nanalangin sa bahay ni Yahweh. Nagkataong nakaupo sa may pintuan ng bahay ni Yahweh ang paring si Eli. 10 Buong pait na lumuluha si Ana at taimtim na nanalangin kay Yahweh. 11 Ganito(A) ang kanyang panalangin: “Yahweh, Diyos na Makapangyarihan sa lahat, kung papakinggan ninyo ang inyong abang lingkod at inyo pong kahahabagan, kung hindi ninyo ako pababayaan, sa halip ay pagkakalooban ng isang anak na lalaki, ihahandog ko siya sa inyo at habang buhay na siya'y nakalaan sa inyo; hindi ko ipapaputol ang kanyang buhok.”
12 Habang nananalangin si Ana, ang bibig niya'y pinagmamasdan ni Eli. 13 Gumagalaw ang kanyang mga labi ngunit hindi naririnig ang kanyang tinig sapagkat siya'y nananalangin lamang sa sarili. Dahil dito, inakala ni Eli na siya'y lasing. 14 Kaya, lumapit ito at sinabi sa kanya, “Tama na 'yang paglalasing mo! Tigilan mo na ang pag-inom ng alak at magpakatino ka na!”
15 “Hindi po ako lasing,” sagot ni Ana. “Ni hindi po ako tumitikim ng alak. Ang damdamin ko po'y naghihirap at idinudulog ko kay Yahweh ang aking kalagayan. 16 Huwag po sana ninyong isipin na ang inyong lingkod ay masamang babae. Ipinapahayag ko lamang ang matinding paghihirap ng aking damdamin.”
17 Dahil dito, sinabi ni Eli, “Ipanatag mo ang iyong sarili at umuwi ka na. Ang Diyos ng Israel ang tutugon sa iyong kahilingan.”
18 Sumagot si Ana, “Magkatotoo po sana ang inyong sinabi tungkol sa akin.” Pagkasabi niyon, bumalik sa kanilang tinutuluyan at kumaing wala na ang bigat ng kanyang kalooban.
Ipinanganak at Inihandog si Samuel
19 Kinabukasan, maagang-maaga silang sumamba kay Yahweh, at pagkatapos ay umuwi na sa Rama. Sinipingan ni Elkana si Ana, at dininig ni Yahweh ang dalangin nito. 20 Nagbuntis siya at dumating ang araw na siya'y nagsilang ng isang sanggol na lalaki. Samuel[b] ang ipinangalan niya rito sapagkat ang sabi niya, “Hiningi ko siya kay Yahweh.”
21 Pagkalipas ng isang taon, si Elkana at ang kanyang sambahayan ay muling nagpunta sa Shilo upang ialay kay Yahweh ang taunang handog at upang tupdin ang kanyang panata. 22 Sinabi ni Ana kay Elkana, “Hindi na muna ako sasama sa inyo ngayon. Hihintayin ko na ang panahong maaari na siyang mahiwalay sa akin. Paglaki niya, dadalhin ko siya sa bahay ni Yahweh at doon na siya titira sa buong buhay niya.”
23 Sinabi ni Elkana, “Gawin mo kung ano ang inaakala mong mabuti. Hintayin mo na siyang lumaki at tulungan ka nawa ni Yahweh upang matupad ang pangako mo sa kanya.”[c] Kaya naiwan si Ana at inalagaan ang kanyang anak.
24 Nang lumaki na si Samuel, dinala siya ng kanyang ina sa bahay ni Yahweh sa Shilo. Nagdala pa siya ng isang torong tatlong taon,[d] limang salop ng harina at alak na nakalagay sa sisidlang balat. 25 Matapos ihandog ang baka, dinala nila kay Eli ang bata. 26 Sinabi ni Ana, “Kung natatandaan ninyo, ako po ang babaing nakita ninyong nakatayo rito noon at nanalangin kay Yahweh. 27 Hiniling ko sa kanya na ako'y pagkalooban ng anak at binigyan nga niya ako. 28 Kaya naman po inihahandog ko siya kay Yahweh upang maglingkod sa kanya habang buhay.”
Pagkatapos nito, sinamba nila si Yahweh.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 1:5 Ngunit…bagama't: o kaya'y Ngunit kay Ana, kahit mahal niya ito, ay isang bahagi lamang ng handog ang ibinibigay niya sapagkat .
- 1 Samuel 1:20 SAMUEL: Sa wikang Hebreo, ang kahulugan ng salitang ito'y “pangalan ng Diyos”.
- 1 Samuel 1:23 pangako mo sa kanya: Sa ibang manuskrito'y pangako niya sa iyo .
- 1 Samuel 1:24 isang torong tatlong taon: Sa ibang manuskrito'y tatlong toro .
1 Samuel 1
Amplified Bible
Elkanah and His Wives
1 There was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of the [a]hill country of Ephraim, named Elkanah the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an [b]Ephraimite. 2 He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other named Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.
3 This man went up from his city [c]each year to worship and sacrifice to the Lord of hosts at Shiloh. Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli, were priests to the Lord there. 4 When the day came that Elkanah sacrificed, he would give portions [of the sacrificial meat] to Peninnah his wife and all her sons and daughters. 5 But to Hannah he would give a double portion, because he loved Hannah, but the Lord had [d]given her no children. 6 Hannah’s rival provoked her bitterly, to irritate and embarrass her, because the Lord had [e]left her childless. 7 So it happened year after year, whenever she went up to the house of the Lord, Peninnah provoked her; so she wept and would not eat. 8 Then Elkanah her husband said to her, “Hannah, why do you cry and why do you not eat? Why are you so sad and discontent? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”
9 So Hannah got up after eating and drinking in Shiloh. Now Eli the priest was sitting on his seat beside the doorpost of the temple (tabernacle) of the Lord. 10 Hannah was [f]greatly distressed, and she prayed to the Lord and wept in anguish. 11 She made a vow, saying, “O Lord of hosts, if You will indeed look on the affliction (suffering) of Your maidservant and remember, and not forget Your maidservant, but will give Your maidservant a son, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life; a [g]razor shall never touch his head.”
12 Now it happened as she continued praying before the Lord, that Eli was watching her mouth. 13 Hannah was speaking in her heart (mind); only her lips were moving, and her voice was not heard, so Eli [h]thought she was drunk. 14 Eli said to her, “How long will you make yourself drunk? Get rid of your wine.” 15 But Hannah answered, “No, my lord, I am a woman with a despairing spirit. I have not been drinking wine or any intoxicating drink, but I have poured out my soul before the Lord.(A) 16 Do not regard your maidservant as a wicked and worthless woman, for I have spoken until now out of my great concern and [bitter] provocation.” 17 Then Eli answered and said, “Go in peace; and may the God of Israel grant your petition that you have asked of Him.” 18 Hannah said, “Let your maidservant find grace and favor in your sight.” So the woman went on her way and ate, and her face was no longer sad.
Samuel Is Born to Hannah
19 The family got up early the next morning, worshiped before the Lord, and returned to their home in Ramah. Elkanah knew Hannah his wife, and the Lord remembered her [prayer]. 20 It came about in due time, after Hannah had conceived, that she gave birth to a son; she named him [i]Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the Lord.”
21 Then the man Elkanah and all his household went up to offer to the Lord the [j]yearly sacrifice and pay his vow. 22 But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, “I will not go up until the child is [k]weaned; and then I will bring him, so that he may appear before the Lord and remain there as long as he lives.” 23 Elkanah her husband said to her, “Do what seems best to you. Wait until you have weaned him; only may the Lord establish and confirm His word.” So the woman remained [behind] and nursed her son until she weaned him. 24 Now when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a [l]leather bottle of wine [to pour over the burnt offering for a sweet fragrance], and she brought Samuel to the Lord’s house in Shiloh, although the child was young. 25 Then they slaughtered the bull, and brought the child to Eli. 26 Hannah said, “Oh, my lord! As [surely as] your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood beside you here, praying to the Lord. 27 For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my request which I asked of Him. 28 Therefore I have also dedicated him to the Lord; as long as he lives he is dedicated to the Lord.” And they worshiped the Lord there.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 1:1 Lit mountains of.
- 1 Samuel 1:1 It is sometimes claimed that Samuel was from the tribe of Ephraim (rather than the tribe of Levi) and so was not eligible to serve as a priest. He was an Ephraimite only in the sense that his family lived in the tribal area of Ephraim. His genealogy is given in 1 Chr 6:22-28. At least two other men in the passage are named Elkanah. Samuel’s father, Elkanah, is the man mentioned in 1 Chr 6:27. The men mentioned in 1 Chr 6:23, 24, and 26 are several generations removed from Samuel.
- 1 Samuel 1:3 Lit from days to days.
- 1 Samuel 1:5 Lit closed her womb.
- 1 Samuel 1:6 Lit closed her womb.
- 1 Samuel 1:10 Lit bitter of soul.
- 1 Samuel 1:11 Lit shearing knife. This was a requirement of a Nazirite vow which would apply to Samuel all of his life (see Num 6:2 ff).
- 1 Samuel 1:13 This implies that the custom at that time was to pray aloud; the outcome (vv 19, 20) shows that God hears prayer, whether it is spoken or silent.
- 1 Samuel 1:20 The name possibly means “The Name [i.e. Yahweh, Lord] is God” or “His name is God,” but the etymology is uncertain.
- 1 Samuel 1:21 Lit sacrifice of days.
- 1 Samuel 1:22 At this time children were nursed until about age three. But it may be fair to say that Hannah also wanted to keep the boy as long as she reasonably could; giving up her only child—even for the best of purposes—must have been terribly difficult.
- 1 Samuel 1:24 These containers were made from almost the entire skin of an animal and were used for holding wine.
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