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1 Samuel 2
EasyEnglish Bible
1 Samuel 2
EasyEnglish Bible
Hannah praises the Lord
2 Hannah prayed and she said,
‘I am very happy when I think about what the Lord has done.
The Lord has made me very strong.
I can laugh at my enemies because you, Lord, have saved me.
That makes me very happy.
2 Nobody else is holy like the Lord.
There is no other God except you, our God.
You are the only Rock where we can be safe.[a]
3 Do not boast or speak proud words!
The Lord is a God who knows everything.
He judges everything that people do.
4 The weapons of brave soldiers may break.
But weak people who fall become strong again.
5 People who had plenty of food to eat have to work for it now.
But the people who were hungry have enough food now.
Women who could not have any children have now given birth to seven children.
But those who had many children are now alone.
6 The Lord gives both life and death.
He sends some people to their graves,
and he raises other people up.
7 The Lord makes some people poor
and he makes other people rich.
He causes some people to be important
and he puts other people low down.
8 He raises up weak people from the ground.
He lifts poor people up out of the dirt.
He makes them become friends of princes.
He puts them in places of honour.
The deep places of the earth belong to the Lord.
He built the world on a strong foundation.
9 He takes care of his faithful people.
But he puts wicked people in a dark place where they can do nothing.
It is not a person's own strength that makes him great.
10 The Lord will destroy his enemies.
He will shout against them from heaven like loud thunder.
The Lord will judge everyone on earth.
He will make his king strong.
He will give power to the king that he has chosen to rule.’
11 Then Elkanah went back to his home at Ramah with his family. But the young boy, Samuel, stayed in Shiloh. He served the Lord there, while Eli the priest took care of him.
Eli's wicked sons
12 Eli's sons were wicked men. They did not respect the Lord. 13 They did not do what the priests should do.
People brought sacrifices to offer to the Lord at Shiloh. When the meat was still boiling in a pot, a servant of the priest would come. He would bring a fork that had three points. 14 He then pushed the fork into the pot. The priest took for himself any meat that came out on the fork. The priests did that to all the Israelites when they came to Shiloh to offer sacrifices. 15 Their servant would even come before the fat was removed from the meat to be burned as a sacrifice. He would say to the person who had brought the sacrifice, ‘Give me some of the meat for the priest to bake. He will not accept meat that has already boiled. He will only accept meat that is fresh.’
16 Sometimes, the person said, ‘We must burn the fat first. Then you can take any meat that you want.’ The servant would reply, ‘No. Give the meat to me now, or I will take it from you anyway.’
17 The Lord knew what Eli's sons were doing. They did not respect the sacrifices that people were offering to the Lord. The Lord saw that their sin was very bad.
Samuel at Shiloh
18 But Samuel served the Lord faithfully, as a young boy. He wore a linen ephod. 19 Every year, Samuel's mother made a little coat for him. She took it to him when she went to Shiloh. She and her husband went there every year to offer their sacrifice to God. 20 Each year, Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife. He said, ‘I pray that the Lord will give you more children to take the place of Samuel. Hannah has given her son to serve the Lord, so may she give birth to other children too.’
Then they would return to their own home. 21 The Lord blessed Hannah. She gave birth to three more sons and two daughters. The boy Samuel continued to grow as he served at the Lord's house in Shiloh.
22 Eli was very old now. He heard about everything that his sons were doing to all the Israelites. He knew that his sons had sex with some of the women helpers. Those women worked at the door of the Tent of Meeting. 23 Eli said to his sons, ‘People have told me about all the evil things that you do. 24 No, my sons, you should not do these terrible things. The Lord's people all complain about you. 25 If you do something bad to another person, God can speak on your behalf. But if you do something bad against the Lord, nobody can speak on your behalf.’
Eli's sons did not listen to their father. The Lord had already decided to kill them.
26 The young boy Samuel continued to grow. The Lord was pleased with him, and so were the people.
God's message to Eli
27 A servant of God came and he spoke to Eli.[b] This is what he said:
‘The Lord says, “A long time ago, when your ancestors were in Egypt, I showed myself to them. At that time they were slaves of Egypt's king. 28 I chose your ancestor, Aaron, out of all the tribes of Israel. I chose him and his descendants to be my priests. I chose them to offer sacrifices on my altar, to burn incense and to wear the special ephod.[c] I also gave them authority to eat part of the sacrifices and burnt offerings that the Israelites offered to me. 29 But you and your sons do not respect the sacrifices that I have commanded people to offer in my house. Eli, you give more honour to your sons than you give to me. Your family eat all the best parts of the offerings that the Israelites bring to me. You have all become fat!”
30 Because of what you have done, the Lord, Israel's God, says this to you: “I promised your family and your ancestors that they would serve me as priests for ever.” But now the Lord says, “That will never happen! I will give honour to people who respect me. But I will curse people who insult me. 31 So you and your family will soon come to an end. No one in your family will live to become old men. 32 You will see how trouble comes to my home here. Good things will happen to the Israelite people, but there will never be an old man in your family. 33 One of your descendants may continue to serve me as a priest. But he will be very sad and his eyes will become weak. Anyone who is born in your family will die when they are young.
34 This will show you that what I have said is true: Your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, will both die on the same day.
35 I will choose another priest to serve me. He will be faithful. He will do everything that I want him to do. I will give him a strong family and he will serve my chosen king for ever. 36 Everyone in your family who continues to live will have to bend down low to this priest. They will ask him for a few coins and a piece of bread. ‘Please let me help the priests so that I can have something to eat,’ they will say.” ’
Footnotes
- 2:2 The Lord is often called a rock, because he is a strong place where we can hide and be safe.
- 2:27 ‘Servant of God’ is another name for a prophet who speaks God's messages. We do not know the name of this prophet.
- 2:28 The priests wore special clothes when they were in God's house. An ephod was like a coat which had no sleeves.
1 Samuel 2
Ang Dating Biblia (1905)
1 Samuel 2
Ang Dating Biblia (1905)
2 At si Ana ay nanalangin, at nagsabi: Nagagalak ang aking puso sa Panginoon; Ang aking sungay ay pinalaki ng Panginoon; Binigyan ako ng bibig sa aking mga kaaway; Sapagka't ako'y nagagalak sa iyong pagliligtas.
2 Walang banal na gaya ng Panginoon; Sapagka't walang iba liban sa iyo, Ni may bato mang gaya ng aming Dios.
3 Huwag na kayong magsalita ng totoong kapalaluan; Huwag mabuka ang kahambugan sa inyong bibig; Sapagka't ang Panginoon ay Dios ng kaalaman, At sa pamamagitan niya'y sinusukat ang mga kilos.
4 Ang mga busog ng mga makapangyarihang tao ay nasisira; At yaong nangatisod ay nabibigkisan ng kalakasan.
5 Yaong mga busog ay nagpaupa dahil sa tinapay; At yaong mga gutom ay hindi na gutom: Oo, ang baog ay nanganak ng pito; At yaong may maraming anak ay nanghihina.
6 Ang Panginoo'y pumapatay, at bumubuhay: Siya ang nagbababa sa Sheol, at nagsasampa.
7 Ang Panginoo'y nagpapadukha at nagpapayaman: Siya ang nagpapababa, at siya rin naman ang nagpapataas.
8 Kaniyang ibinabangon ang dukha mula sa alabok, Kaniyang itinataas ang mapagkailangan mula sa dumihan, Upang sila'y palukluking kasama ng mga prinsipe, At magmana ng luklukan ng kaluwalhatian: Sapagka't ang mga haligi ng lupa ay sa Panginoon, At kaniyang ipinatong ang sanglibutan sa kanila.
9 Kaniyang iingatan ang mga paa ng kaniyang mga banal; Nguni't ang masama ay patatahimikin sa mga kadiliman; Sapagka't sa pamamagitan ng kalakasan ay walang lalaking mananaig.
10 Yaong makipagkaalit sa Panginoon ay malalansag; Laban sa kanila'y kukulog siya mula sa langit: Ang Panginoon ang huhukom sa mga wakas ng lupa; At bibigyan niya ng kalakasan ang kaniyang hari, At palalakihin ang sungay ng kaniyang pinahiran ng langis.
11 At si Elcana ay umuwi sa Ramatha sa kaniyang bahay. At ang bata'y nangangasiwa sa Panginoon sa harap ni Eli na saserdote.
12 Ngayo'y ang mga anak ni Eli ay mga hamak na lalake; hindi nila nakikilala ang Panginoon.
13 At ang kaugalian ng mga saserdote sa bayan, ay, na pagka ang sinoma'y naghahandog ng hain, lumalapit ang bataan ng saserdote, samantalang ang laman ay niluluto, na may hawak sa kamay na pang-ipit na may tatlong ngipin;
14 At kaniyang dinuduro sa kawali, o sa kaldera, o sa kaldero, o sa palyok; at lahat ng nadadala ng pang-ipit ay kinukuha ng saserdote para sa kaniya. Gayon ang ginagawa nila sa Silo sa lahat ng mga Israelita na naparoroon.
15 Oo, bago nila sunugin ang taba, ay lumalapit ang bataan ng saserdote, at sinasabi sa lalake na naghahain, Magbigay ka ng lamang maiihaw para sa saserdote, sapagka't hindi siya tatanggap sa iyo ng lamang luto, kundi hilaw.
16 At kung sabihin ng lalake sa kaniya, Walang pagsalang kanila munang susunugin ang taba, at saka mo kunin kung gaano ang nasain ng iyong kaluluwa; kaniya ngang sinasabi, Hindi, kundi ibibigay mo sa akin ngayon: at kung hindi ay aking kukuning sapilitan.
17 At ang kasalanan ng mga binatang yaon ay totoong malaki sa harap ng Panginoon; sapagka't niwawalan ng kabuluhan ng mga tao ang handog sa Panginoon.
18 Nguni't si Samuel ay nangangasiwa sa harap ng Panginoon, sa bagay ay bata pa, na may bigkis na isang kayong linong epod.
19 Bukod sa rito'y iginagawa siya ng kaniyang ina ng isang munting balabal, at dinadala sa kaniya taon-taon, pagka siya'y umaahon na kasama ng kaniyang asawa upang maghandog ng hain sa taon-taon.
20 At binasbasan ni Eli si Elcana at ang kaniyang asawa, at sinabi, Bigyan ka nawa ng Panginoon ng binhi sa babaing ito sa lugar ng hingi na kaniyang hiningi sa Panginoon. At sila'y umuwi sa kanilang sariling bahay.
21 At dinalaw ng Panginoon si Ana, at siya'y naglihi, at nagkaanak ng tatlong lalake at dalawang babae. At ang batang si Samuel ay lumalaki sa harap ng Panginoon.
22 Si Eli nga ay totoong matanda na; at kaniyang nababalitaan ang lahat ng ginagawa ng kaniyang mga anak sa buong Israel, at kung paanong sila'y sumisiping sa mga babae na naglilingkod sa pintuan ng tabernakulo ng kapisanan.
23 At sinabi niya sa kanila, Bakit ginagawa ninyo ang mga ganiyang bagay? sapagka't aking nababalitaan sa buong bayang ito ang inyong mga masamang kilos.
24 Huwag, mga anak ko; sapagka't hindi mabuting balita ang aking naririnig: inyong pinasasalangsang ang bayan ng Panginoon.
25 Kung ang isang tao ay magkasala laban sa iba, ay hahatulan siya ng Dios; nguni't kung ang isang tao ay magkasala laban sa Panginoon, sino ang mamamagitan sa kaniya? Gayon ma'y hindi nila dininig ang tinig ng kanilang ama, sapagka't inakalang patayin sila ng Panginoon.
26 At ang batang si Samuel ay lumalaki, at kinalulugdan ng Panginoon at ng mga tao rin naman.
27 At naparoon ang isang lalake ng Dios kay Eli, at sinabi sa kaniya, Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, Napakita ba ako ng hayag sa sangbahayan ng iyong ama, nang sila'y nasa Egipto sa pagkaalipin sa sangbahayan ni Faraon?
28 At pinili ko ba siya sa lahat ng mga lipi ng Israel upang maging saserdote ko, upang maghandog sa aking dambana, upang magsunog ng kamangyan, at upang magsuot ng epod sa harap ko? at ibinigay ko ba sa sangbahayan ng iyong ama ang lahat ng mga handog ng mga anak ni Israel na pinaraan sa apoy?
29 Bakit nga kayo'y tumututol sa aking hain at sa aking handog, na aking iniutos sa aking tahanan, at iyong pinararangalan ang iyong mga anak ng higit kaysa akin, upang kayo'y magpakataba sa mga pinakamainam sa lahat ng mga handog ng Israel na aking bayan?
30 Kaya't sinasabi ng Panginoon, ng Dios ng Israel, Aking sinabi nga na ang iyong sangbahayan, at ang sangbahayan ng iyong ama, ay lalakad sa harap ko magpakailan man: nguni't sinasabi ngayon ng Panginoon, Malayo sa akin; sapagka't yaong mga nagpaparangal sa akin ay aking pararangalin, at yaong mga humahamak sa akin ay mawawalan ng kabuluhan.
31 Narito, ang mga araw ay dumarating, na aking ihihiwalay ang iyong bisig, at ang bisig ng sangbahayan ng iyong ama, upang huwag magkaroon ng matanda sa iyong sangbahayan.
32 At iyong mamasdan ang kadalamhatian sa aking tahanan, sa buong kayamanan na ibibigay ng Dios sa Israel; at mawawalan ng matanda sa iyong sangbahayan magpakailan man.
33 At ang lalaking iyo, na hindi ko ihihiwalay sa aking dambana, ay magiging upang lunusin ang iyong mga mata at papanglawin ang iyong puso; at ang madlang mararagdag sa iyong sangbahayan ay mamamatay sa kanilang kabataan.
34 At ito ang magiging tanda sa iyo, na darating sa iyong dalawang anak, kay Ophni at kay Phinees: sa isang araw, sila'y kapuwa mamamatay.
35 At ako'y magbabangon para sa akin ng isang tapat na saserdote, na gagawa ng ayon sa nasa aking puso at nasa aking pagiisip: at ipagtatayo ko siya ng panatag na sangbahayan; at siya'y lalakad sa harap ng aking pinahiran ng langis, magpakailan man.
36 At mangyayari, na bawa't isa na naiwan sa iyong sangbahayan, ay paroroon at yuyukod sa kaniya dahil sa isang putol na pilak at sa isang putol na tinapay, at magsasabi, Isinasamo ko sa iyong ilagay mo ako sa isa sa mga katungkulang pagkasaserdote, upang makakain ako ng isang subong tinapay.
1 Samuelsboken 2
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
1 Samuelsboken 2
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Hannas lovsång
2 (A) Hanna bad och sade:
”Mitt hjärta fröjdar sig i Herren,
mitt horn är upphöjt genom Herren.
Min mun är vidöppen
mot mina fiender,
för jag gläder mig i din frälsning.
2 (B) Ingen är helig som Herren,
för ingen finns utom dig.
Ingen klippa är som vår Gud.
3 Tala inte så högmodigt,
låt inte fräcka ord komma
från er mun,
för Herren är en Gud som vet allt,
och hos honom vägs gärningarna.
4 Hjältarnas bågar är brutna,
men de stapplande rustar sig
med kraft.
5 (C) De mätta måste tjäna för bröd,
men de hungriga hungrar inte mer.
Den ofruktsamma föder sju barn,
men den som fick många söner
tynar bort.
6 (D) Herren dödar och gör levande,
han för ner i dödsriket
och upp därifrån.
7 Herren gör fattig och han gör rik,
han ödmjukar och han upphöjer.
8 (E) Han reser den ringe ur stoftet,
han lyfter den fattige ur dyn
för att sätta honom
bland furstar.
Och han låter honom ärva
härlighetens tron,
för jordens grundpelare är Herrens,
på dem har han byggt världen.
9 (F) Sina frommas fötter bevarar han,
men de ogudaktiga
tystas i mörkret,
för av egen kraft är ingen stark.
10 (G) De som strider mot Herren
blir krossade,
mot dem dundrar han i himlen.
Herren dömer jordens ändar
och ger makt åt sin kung.
Han upphöjer sin smordes horn.”
11 Elkana gick hem igen till Rama. Men Samuel gjorde tjänst inför Herren under prästen Eli.
Elis onda söner
12 (H) Men Elis söner var onda män som inte kände Herren. 13 (I) Så här brukade prästerna göra med folket: När någon offrade ett slaktoffer, kom prästens tjänare medan köttet kokades och hade en treuddig gaffel i handen. 14 Den stack han ner i kitteln, pannan, krukan eller grytan, och allt som gaffeln fick upp tog prästen. Så gjorde de mot alla israeliter som kom dit till Shilo. 15 (J) Till och med innan man hade bränt fettet[a] kom prästens tjänare och sade till den som offrade: ”Ge hit kött att steka åt prästen, för han vill inte ha kokt kött av dig utan rått.” 16 Om mannen då sade till honom: ”Låt dem först bränna fettet, sedan kan du ta vad du vill”, så svarade han: ”Nej, ge mig det nu, annars tar jag det med våld!” 17 De unga männens synd var mycket stor inför Herren, eftersom folket kom att förakta[b] Herrens offer.
Samuel i Shilo
18 (K) Samuel gjorde tjänst inför Herrens ansikte och var redan som pojke klädd i linne-efod[c]. 19 Dessutom brukade hans mor varje år göra honom en liten kåpa, som hon hade med sig när hon kom upp med sin man för att offra det årliga slaktoffret. 20 Då brukade Eli välsigna Elkana och hans hustru och säga: ”Må Herren ge dig fler barn med denna kvinna i stället för det som hon fick som bönesvar när hon bad till Herren.” Så gick de hem igen.
21 Herren såg till Hanna och hon blev havande och födde tre söner och två döttrar. Men pojken Samuel växte upp inför Herren.
22 (L) Eli var nu mycket gammal. När han fick höra allt som hans söner gjorde mot hela Israel och att de låg med kvinnorna som tjänstgjorde[d] vid ingången till uppenbarelsetältet, 23 sade han till dem: ”Varför gör ni sådant? Jag hör från allt folket här hur illa ni handlar. 24 Gör inte så, mina söner! Det är inget gott rykte jag hör, det som sprids bland Herrens folk. 25 (M) Om en människa syndar mot en annan människa kan Gud medla för henne. Men om en människa syndar mot Herren, vem kan då medla för henne?” Men de lyssnade inte till sin far, för det var Herrens vilja att döda dem.
26 (N) Och pojken Samuel växte och blev stor och var till glädje för både Herren och människor.
Domsord över Eli
27 En gudsman kom till Eli och sade till honom: ”Så säger Herren: Uppenbarade jag mig inte för din fars hus när de var i Egypten och tjänade faraos hus? 28 Jag utvalde honom bland Israels alla stammar till präst åt mig, till att offra på mitt altare och tända rökelse och bära efod inför mitt ansikte. Och jag gav din fars hus Israels barns alla eldsoffer. 29 Varför föraktar ni då mina slaktoffer och matoffer som jag har fastställt i min boning? Hur kan du ära dina söner mer än mig, så att ni göder er själva med det bästa av varje offergåva från mitt folk Israel?
30 (O) Därför säger Herren, Israels Gud: Jag har sagt att ditt hus och din fars hus skulle få vandra inför mig för all framtid, men nu säger Herren: Aldrig! Jag ska ära dem som ärar mig, men de som föraktar mig ska bli föraktade. 31 Se, dagar ska komma då jag hugger av din arm och din fars hus arm så att ingen ska bli gammal i ditt hus. 32 Du ska få se min boning lida nöd trots allt det goda som sker med Israel. Ingen ska någonsin bli gammal i ditt hus. 33 Den man av din släkt som jag inte utrotar från mitt altare ska få[e] dina ögon att slockna och bli till sorg för din själ. Och alla som växer upp i ditt hus ska dö i sina bästa år[f]. 34 (P) Och detta är tecknet för dig, det som kommer att drabba dina båda söner Hofni och Pinehas: På en och samma dag ska båda dö.
35 (Q) Men jag ska låta en trogen präst träda fram åt mig. Han ska göra det som är i mitt hjärta och min själ. Åt honom ska jag bygga ett hus på fast grund, och han ska ständigt vandra inför min smorde[g]. 36 Och var och en som är kvar av ditt hus ska komma och falla ner inför honom för att få ett silvermynt eller en brödkaka och säga: Anställ mig för någon prästsyssla så att jag får en bit bröd att äta.”
Footnotes
- 2:15 innan man hade bränt fettet Ett brott mot offerreglerna i 3 Mos 7:30f.
- 2:17 folket kom att förakta Annan översättning: ”männen (prästsönerna) föraktade”.
- 2:18 linne-efod Färggrann prästdräkt (2 Mos 28:6f, 39:2f).
- 2:22 kvinnorna som tjänstgjorde Det är inte tydligt vilken uppgift dessa hade. Kvinnor nämns till exempel som konsthantverkare (2 Mos 35:25), gåvogivare (2 Mos 38:8) och nasirer (4 Mos 6:2).
- 2:33 Den man av din släkt som jag inte utrotar från mitt altare ska få Annan översättning: ”Jag ska inte utrota alla män av din släkt från mitt altare, det skulle få”.
- 2:33 i sina bästa år Andra handskrifter (Septuaginta): ”av människors svärd”.
- 2:35 min smorde Guds utvalde, helgade kung, en förebild till Messias/Kristus (Apg 10:38).
1 Samuel 2
New International Version
1 Samuel 2
New International Version
Hannah’s Prayer
2 Then Hannah prayed and said:(A)
“My heart rejoices(B) in the Lord;
in the Lord my horn[a](C) is lifted high.
My mouth boasts(D) over my enemies,(E)
for I delight in your deliverance.
2 “There is no one holy(F) like(G) the Lord;
there is no one besides you;
there is no Rock(H) like our God.
3 “Do not keep talking so proudly
or let your mouth speak such arrogance,(I)
for the Lord is a God who knows,(J)
and by him deeds(K) are weighed.(L)
4 “The bows of the warriors are broken,(M)
but those who stumbled are armed with strength.(N)
5 Those who were full hire themselves out for food,
but those who were hungry(O) are hungry no more.
She who was barren(P) has borne seven children,
but she who has had many sons pines away.
6 “The Lord brings death and makes alive;(Q)
he brings down to the grave and raises up.(R)
7 The Lord sends poverty and wealth;(S)
he humbles and he exalts.(T)
8 He raises(U) the poor(V) from the dust(W)
and lifts the needy(X) from the ash heap;
he seats them with princes
and has them inherit a throne of honor.(Y)
“For the foundations(Z) of the earth are the Lord’s;
on them he has set the world.
9 He will guard the feet(AA) of his faithful servants,(AB)
but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness.(AC)
“It is not by strength(AD) that one prevails;
10 those who oppose the Lord will be broken.(AE)
The Most High will thunder(AF) from heaven;
the Lord will judge(AG) the ends of the earth.
11 Then Elkanah went home to Ramah,(AJ) but the boy ministered(AK) before the Lord under Eli the priest.
Eli’s Wicked Sons
12 Eli’s sons were scoundrels; they had no regard(AL) for the Lord. 13 Now it was the practice(AM) of the priests that, whenever any of the people offered a sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come with a three-pronged fork in his hand while the meat(AN) was being boiled 14 and would plunge the fork into the pan or kettle or caldron or pot. Whatever the fork brought up the priest would take for himself. This is how they treated all the Israelites who came to Shiloh. 15 But even before the fat was burned, the priest’s servant would come and say to the person who was sacrificing, “Give the priest some meat to roast; he won’t accept boiled meat from you, but only raw.”
16 If the person said to him, “Let the fat(AO) be burned first, and then take whatever you want,” the servant would answer, “No, hand it over now; if you don’t, I’ll take it by force.”
17 This sin of the young men was very great in the Lord’s sight, for they[b] were treating the Lord’s offering with contempt.(AP)
18 But Samuel was ministering(AQ) before the Lord—a boy wearing a linen ephod.(AR) 19 Each year his mother made him a little robe and took it to him when she went up with her husband to offer the annual(AS) sacrifice. 20 Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, “May the Lord give you children by this woman to take the place of the one she prayed(AT) for and gave to[c] the Lord.” Then they would go home. 21 And the Lord was gracious to Hannah;(AU) she gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew(AV) up in the presence of the Lord.
22 Now Eli, who was very old, heard about everything(AW) his sons were doing to all Israel and how they slept with the women(AX) who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 23 So he said to them, “Why do you do such things? I hear from all the people about these wicked deeds of yours. 24 No, my sons; the report I hear spreading among the Lord’s people is not good. 25 If one person sins against another, God[d] may mediate for the offender; but if anyone sins against the Lord, who will(AY) intercede(AZ) for them?” His sons, however, did not listen to their father’s rebuke, for it was the Lord’s will to put them to death.
26 And the boy Samuel continued to grow(BA) in stature and in favor with the Lord and with people.(BB)
Prophecy Against the House of Eli
27 Now a man of God(BC) came to Eli and said to him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Did I not clearly reveal myself to your ancestor’s family when they were in Egypt under Pharaoh? 28 I chose(BD) your ancestor out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense,(BE) and to wear an ephod(BF) in my presence. I also gave your ancestor’s family all the food offerings(BG) presented by the Israelites. 29 Why do you[e] scorn my sacrifice and offering(BH) that I prescribed for my dwelling?(BI) Why do you honor your sons more than me by fattening yourselves on the choice parts of every offering made by my people Israel?’
30 “Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I promised that members of your family would minister before me forever.(BJ)’ But now the Lord declares: ‘Far be it from me! Those who honor me I will honor,(BK) but those who despise(BL) me will be disdained.(BM) 31 The time is coming when I will cut short your strength and the strength of your priestly house, so that no one in it will reach old age,(BN) 32 and you will see distress(BO) in my dwelling. Although good will be done to Israel, no one in your family line will ever reach old age.(BP) 33 Every one of you that I do not cut off from serving at my altar I will spare only to destroy your sight and sap your strength, and all your descendants(BQ) will die in the prime of life.
34 “‘And what happens to your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, will be a sign(BR) to you—they will both die(BS) on the same day.(BT) 35 I will raise up for myself a faithful priest,(BU) who will do according to what is in my heart and mind. I will firmly establish his priestly house, and they will minister before my anointed(BV) one always. 36 Then everyone left in your family line will come and bow down before him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread and plead,(BW) “Appoint me to some priestly office so I can have food to eat.(BX)”’”
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 2:1 Horn here symbolizes strength; also in verse 10.
- 1 Samuel 2:17 Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint; Masoretic Text people
- 1 Samuel 2:20 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text and asked from
- 1 Samuel 2:25 Or the judges
- 1 Samuel 2:29 The Hebrew is plural.
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