撒母耳記上 2
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
哈娜的禱告
2 哈娜禱告說:
「我的心因耶和華而歡喜,
我的力量因耶和華而倍增,
我的口向敵人誇耀,
我因耶和華的拯救而快樂。
2 「耶和華聖潔無比,
獨一無二,
沒有磐石像我們的上帝。
3 不要再驕橫傲慢、口出狂言,
因為耶和華鑒察萬事,
祂會按著人的行為施行審判。
4 勇士的弓被折斷,
軟弱的變為剛強。
5 素來豐衣足食的為糊口而當雇工,
本來食不果腹的卻不再挨餓。
不育的婦人現在生了七個孩子,
兒女成群的婦人卻子女盡失。
6 耶和華掌管生死,
祂使人進入墳墓,也使人起死回生。
7 貧窮富足在於祂,
卑微高貴也在於祂。
8 祂從灰塵中提拔窮苦的人,
從糞堆裡擢升貧賤的人,
使他們與王子同坐,
得享尊榮。
大地的根基屬於耶和華,
祂在上面建立了世界。
9 祂保護祂的聖民,
使惡人在黑暗中滅亡,
因為得勝不是靠人的勇力。
10 跟耶和華對抗的人必被擊潰,
祂必從天上用雷擊打他。
祂必審判天下,
賜力量給祂所立的君王,
使祂所膏立的人大有權柄。」
11 以利加拿返回了拉瑪,小撒母耳卻留在了示羅,在祭司以利的帶領下事奉耶和華。
以利的惡子
12 以利的兩個兒子為人邪惡,不敬畏耶和華, 13 對民眾不守自己做祭司的職分。每當民眾來獻祭,還在煮祭肉的時候,他們的僕人便拿著三齒叉來, 14 從罐裡、鼎裡、釜裡或鍋裡插肉,把插上來的祭肉據為己有。他們這樣對待所有到示羅來的以色列人。 15 甚至在焚燒脂肪之前,祭司的僕人就來對獻祭的人說:「把肉給祭司烤吧!他不要煮過的,只要生的。」 16 如果獻祭的人答道:「要先焚燒脂肪,之後你可以隨便拿。」僕人便會說:「不,你現在就給我,不然我就要搶了。」 17 在耶和華的眼中,這兩個青年罪惡深重,因為他們輕視獻給耶和華的祭物。
18 那時年少的撒母耳穿著細麻布的以弗得,在耶和華面前事奉。 19 他母親每年都為他縫一件小外衣,在她和丈夫來獻年祭時帶給他。 20 以利祝福以利加拿和他妻子,對他說:「願耶和華讓你妻子再給你生兒育女,代替她求來並獻給耶和華的孩子。」他們就回家去了。 21 耶和華眷顧哈娜,她又生了三個兒子和兩個女兒。年少的撒母耳在耶和華面前漸漸長大。
22 以利年事已高,他聽說兩個兒子對待以色列人的惡行,以及他們與在會幕門口供職的婦女行淫的事後, 23 就對他們說:「你們為什麼做這樣的事?我從百姓口中聽說了有關你們的惡行。 24 我兒啊,不可這樣,我聽到在耶和華的子民中流傳著你們的壞名聲。 25 人若得罪了別人,有上帝為他們調解。但人若得罪了耶和華,誰能為他調解呢?」然而,他們不肯聽從父親的話,因為耶和華決意要殺他們。
26 小撒母耳漸漸長大,深受耶和華和民眾的喜愛。
預言以利家的遭禍
27 有一個上帝的僕人來見以利,對他說:「耶和華說,『你的祖先在埃及被法老奴役的時候,我向他們顯現。 28 我在以色列各支派中選出你的先祖做我的祭司,在我的祭壇上獻祭燒香,穿著以弗得事奉我。我把以色列人獻的火祭都賜給你先祖家。 29 你們為什麼蔑視獻給我的祭物和供品?你為什麼把你的兒子看得比我還重要,拿我以色列子民所獻的上好祭物來養肥自己?』
30 「所以,以色列的上帝耶和華宣告說,『我曾經應許讓你們家族永遠做我的祭司。』但現在耶和華宣佈,『這絕不可能了。尊重我的,我必尊重他;藐視我的,必遭藐視。 31 看啊,時候將到,我要終結你和你家族的力量,你們家族必沒有一個老人。 32 你必以羡慕的眼光看著我賜福以色列人,你家中卻永遠沒有一個老人。 33 我不會把你家中的人從我壇前滅絕,但留下來的人必使你哭瞎雙眼、傷心欲絕。你的子孫必中年夭亡。 34 你的兩個兒子何弗尼和非尼哈必死在同一天,這就是我言出必行的記號。 35 我要為自己立一位忠心的祭司,他必照我的心意行事。我要賜福給他的後代,他必永遠服侍我膏立的王。 36 那時,你家存留下來的人要在他面前下拜,乞討銀子和餅,並懇求說,請給我一個祭司的職位以便糊口!』」
1 Samuel 2
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Ang Panalangin ni Hanna
2 At nanalangin si Hanna,
“Nagagalak ako sa Panginoon!
Dahil sa kanyang ginawa, hindi na ako mahihiya.
Tinatawanan ko ngayon ang aking mga kaaway.
Nagagalak ako sa pagliligtas niya sa akin.
2 Walang ibang banal maliban sa Panginoon.
Wala siyang katulad.
Walang Bato na kanlungan tulad ng ating Dios.
3 Walang sinumang makapagyayabang dahil alam ng Panginoong Dios ang lahat ng bagay,
at hinahatulan niya ang mga gawa ng tao.
4 Nililipol niya ang mga makapangyarihan,
ngunit pinalalakas niya ang mahihina.
5 Ang mayayaman noon, ngayon ay nagtatrabaho para lang may makain.
Ngunit ang mahihirap noon ay sagana na ngayon.
Ang dating baog ay marami nang anak.[a]
Ngunit ang may maraming anak ay nawalan ng mga ito.
6 May kapangyarihan ang Panginoon na patayin o buhayin ang tao.
May kapangyarihan siyang ilagay sila sa lugar ng mga patay o kunin sila roon.
7 Ang Panginoon ang nagpapadukha at nagpapayaman.
Itinataas niya ang iba at ang iba naman ay kanyang ibinababa.
8 Ibinabangon niya ang mga mahihirap sa kanilang kahirapan.
Pinapaupo niya sila kasama ng mga maharlika at pinararangalan.
Sa kanya ang pundasyon na kinatatayuan ng mundo.
9 Iniingatan niya ang tapat niyang mamamayan.
Ngunit lilipulin niya ang masasama.
Walang sinumang magtatagumpay sa pamamagitan ng sarili niyang kalakasan.
10 Dudurugin niya ang kanyang mga kaaway.
Padadagundungin niya ang langit laban sa kanila.
Ang Panginoon ang hahatol sa buong mundo.[b]
Dahil sa kanya, magiging makapangyarihan at laging magtatagumpay ang haring kanyang hinirang.”
11 Pagkatapos, umuwi si Elkana at ang sambahayan niya sa Rama. Pero iniwan nila si Samuel para maglingkod sa Panginoon sa ilalim ng pangangalaga ni Eli na pari.
Ang Kasalanan ng Dalawang anak ni Eli
12 Masasamang tao ang dalawang anak ni Eli. Hindi sila sumusunod sa Dios 13 dahil hindi nila sinusunod ang mga tuntunin tungkol sa bahaging matatanggap ng mga pari galing sa handog ng mga tao. Ito ang kanilang ginagawa kapag may naghahandog: Habang pinapakuluan ang mga karneng ihahandog, pinapapunta nila roon ang alipin nila na may dalang malaking tinidor na may tatlong tulis. 14 Pagkatapos, tinutusok ng alipin ang mga karne sa loob ng kaldero o palayok. Ang matusok ng tinidor ay ang bahaging mapupunta sa mga pari. Ganito ang kanilang ginagawa tuwing maghahandog ang mga Israelita sa Shilo. 15 At bago pa masunog ang taba ng karne, pumupunta na ang alipin at sinasabi sa naghahandog, “Bigyan mo ang pari ng karneng maiihaw. Hindi siya tumatanggap ng pinakuluan. Hilaw ang gusto niya.” 16 Kapag sinabi ng naghahandog na hintayin munang maihandog ang taba ng karne bago siya kumuha ng gusto niya, sasagot ang alipin, “Hindi maaari! Kailangang ngayon mo ibigay dahil kung hindi, aagawin ko iyan sa iyo.” 17 Malaking kasalanan sa paningin ng Panginoon ang ginagawa ng mga anak ni Eli dahil hindi nila iginagalang ang handog para sa Panginoon.
18 Samantala, patuloy na naglilingkod sa Panginoon ang batang si Samuel. Suot-suot niya ang espesyal na damit[c] na gawa sa telang linen. 19 Taun-taon, iginagawa ni Hanna ng balabal si Samuel, at dinadala niya ito kay Samuel sa tuwing maghahandog sila ng asawa niya ng taunang handog. 20 Doon, binabasbasan ni Eli si Elkana at ang kanyang asawa. Sinasabi niya kay Elkana, “Sanaʼy bigyan ka ng Panginoon ng mga anak sa babaeng ito kapalit ng kanyang hiningi at inihandog sa Panginoon.” Pagkatapos, umuwi na sila.
21 Kinahabagan ng Panginoon si Hanna. Nagkaanak pa siya ng tatlong lalaki at dalawang babae, habang si Samuel ay patuloy na lumalaking naglilingkod sa Panginoon.
Si Eli at ang mga Anak Niya
22 Matandang-matanda na si Eli. Nabalitaan niya ang lahat ng kasamaang ginagawa ng kanyang mga anak sa mga Israelita. Nalaman na rin niya ang pagsiping ng mga ito sa mga babaeng naglilingkod sa may pintuan ng Toldang Tipanan. 23 Kaya sinabihan niya ang mga ito, “Nabalitaan ko sa mga tao ang lahat ng kasamaang ginagawa ninyo. Bakit ninyo ginagawa ang mga bagay na ito? 24 Mga anak, tigilan na ninyo ito, dahil hindi maganda ang nababalitaan ko tungkol sa inyo mula sa mga mamamayan ng Panginoon.”
25 Sinabi pa ni Eli, “Kung magkasala ang isang tao sa kanyang kapwa, maaaring mamamagitan ang Dios[d] sa kanila; pero sino ang mamamagitan kung magkasala ang tao sa Panginoon?” Pero hindi nakinig ang mga anak niya dahil nakapagpasya na ang Panginoon na patayin sila.
26 Samantala, patuloy na lumalaki si Samuel, at kinalulugdan siya ng Panginoon at ng mga tao.
Ang Propesiya tungkol sa Sambahayan ni Eli
27 Lumapit ang isang lingkod ng Dios kay Eli at sinabi sa kanya, “Ito ang sinasabi ng Panginoon: Ipinahayag ko ang aking sarili sa ninuno nʼyong si Aaron at sa pamilya niya noong alipin pa sila ng Faraon sa Egipto. 28 Sa lahat ng lahi ng Israel, ang pamilya niya ang pinili ko na maging aking pari na maglilingkod sa aking altar, sa pagsusunog ng insenso, sa pagsusuot ng espesyal na damit ng pari sa aking presensya. Binigyan ko rin sila ng bahagi sa mga handog sa pamamagitan ng apoy na iniaalay ng mga Israelita. 29 Bakit pinag-iinteresan[e] pa ninyo ang mga handog na para sa akin? Bakit mas iginagalang mo pa, Eli, ang mga anak mo kaysa sa akin? Hinahayaan mong patabain nila ang kanilang mga sarili ng mga pinakamagandang bahagi ng handog ng mga mamamayan kong Israelita. 30 Ako na inyong Panginoon, ang Dios ng Israel ay nangako noon na kayo lang at ang lahi ng inyong mga ninuno ang makapaglilingkod sa akin magpakailanman bilang pari. Ngunit hindi na ngayon, dahil pararangalan ko ang nagpaparangal sa akin, ngunit hahamakin ko ang humahamak sa akin. 31-32 Tandaan ninyo ito: Darating ang panahon na lilipulin ko ang lahat ng kabataan sa inyo at sa iba pang lahi ng inyong mga ninuno. Magdurusa kayo at hindi ninyo mararanasan ang kasaganaang ibibigay ko sa Israel. Magiging maikli ang inyong buhay. 33 Hindi ko aalisin ang iba sa inyo sa paglilingkod sa akin bilang pari, pero dadanas sila ng matinding pagdurusa, at hindi sila mabubuhay nang matagal. 34 At bilang tanda sa iyo na mangyayari ang mga bagay na ito, mamamatay nang sabay ang dalawa mong anak na sina Hofni at Finehas sa isang araw lang. 35 Pipili ako ng pari na matapat sa akin at susunod sa aking kalooban. Bibigyan ko siya ng mga angkan na maglilingkod sa aking piniling hari magpakailanman. 36 Lahat ng matitira sa mga angkan mo ay mamamalimos ng pera o pagkain sa mga angkan ng paring ito. Magmamakaawa sila na gawing alipin man lang ng mga pari para makakain lang sila.”
1 Samuel 2
The Voice
2 Then Hannah prayed out of her deepest feelings.
Hannah: My heart rejoices in the Eternal One;
my strength grows strong in the Eternal.
My mouth can mock my enemies
because I celebrate how You have saved me!
2 No one is holy like the Eternal One—
no, no one but You;
and there is no rock as solid as our True God.
3 Stop talking so proudly,
and don’t let such arrogance flow from your lips,
For the Eternal One is a True God who knows,
and He weighs the actions He sees.
4 The bows of the mighty crack in two,
but the feeble are given new strength.
5 Those who were full have had to work hard so they can eat,
but those who were starving have become fat with rich food.
The one who was infertile has borne seven children,
while the one who bore many sits alone in sadness.
6 The Eternal One kills and brings to life;
He sends down to the grave and raises up new life.
7 The Eternal One makes both poor and rich;
some He humbles, and others He honors.
8 He lifts the poor up out of the dust,
the needy from the trash heap.
He raises them to sit with princes
and seats them on a glorious throne.
For the pillars of the earth are the Eternal One’s,
and on them, He has set the world.
9 He will watch over the footsteps of the faithful,
but the wicked will be made silent in the darkness,
for one does not win by strength alone.
10 The Eternal One will shatter His foes;
from His throne in heaven, He will thunder with rage.
The Eternal One will be judge to the ends of the earth;
He gives strength to His king,
And power to the one He chooses to rule.
11 So Elkanah and his family returned home to Ramah, while Samuel remained behind with Eli the priest to minister before the Eternal One.
12 Although Eli’s sons served as priests, they were really worthless men with no understanding of the Eternal 13-14 or of their priestly duties. When someone presented meat as a ritual offering to the Lord, the priest would send a servant with a three-pronged fork to probe around in the pot or kettle as the sacrifice boiled; and whatever he brought up with the fork, the priest would keep as his own. They did this at Shiloh to all the Israelites who came to sacrifice.
15 The priest’s servant would even tell those who were going to burn fat as a sacrifice,
Servant: Give the priest meat to roast. He won’t accept boiled meat from you, only raw meat.
16 And if the worshiper protested, saying the priest could take whatever he wanted after the fat was burned, the servant would say,
Servant: Give it to me now; if necessary, it will be taken from you by force.
17 Because they despised the Eternal’s ritual offerings, the Eternal One judged that the sons of Eli had sinned greatly.
18 Now Samuel was then a small boy, working in the house of the Eternal One. He wore a linen vest, one of the priestly garments. 19 His mother used to make him a new robe every year, and she would take it up to him when she and her husband came to perform the yearly sacrifice. 20 On that joyful occasion, Eli would bless Elkanah and Hannah.
Eli: May the Eternal One bless you with more children by this woman for the great gift she made to the Eternal.
Then they would return home.
21 The Eternal One showed his favor toward Hannah again, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters, and her son Samuel grew up in the presence of the Eternal One.
22 Eli, who had grown old and tired, heard what his sons were doing to all those Israelites who came to Shiloh to perform their sacrifices. He heard that they were even having sexual relations with the women who worked at the door of the meeting tent.
Eli (to his sons): 23 Why do you do such horrible things? The people have told me about all the evil you have done. 24 No, my sons, I do not hear good words spoken about you by the people of the Eternal. 25 If one person offends another, [at least someone can plead with the True God on the sinner’s behalf].[a] But if someone offends the Eternal One, then who will plead for that person?
But Eli’s sons did not listen to his words, for the Eternal One had already decided to destroy them.
26 The boy Samuel grew tall, wise in the ways of the Lord, and in favor with God and the people he served.
27 A man sent by the True God came to Eli.
Man: This is the message of the Eternal One: “I made Myself known to your family when Israel was enslaved under Pharaoh in Egypt. 28 I chose your ancestor Aaron from among all the tribes of Israel to be My priest: to serve at the altar, to offer incense, and to wear the priestly vest in My presence. And I repaid your family by presenting them with all the offerings made to Me by fire from all the people of Israel. 29 Why do you look with such greedy eyes on all the sacrifices and offerings I have directed the people to bring to My house? Why do you honor your sons more than you honor Me by feasting on the choicest parts of every single offering made by My people Israel?”
30 Therefore the Eternal God of Israel declares: “I promised that your family would go in and out of My presence forever. But now I surely declare, those who honor Me I will honor, but people who choose to despise Me, I, in turn, will consider contemptible: those who hate Me will not matter to Me. 31 Look, the time approaches when I will cut away your strength and the strength of your family, so that none of you will live to old age. 32 Then, in agony, you will see all the good things I do for Israel; there will be great distress, and no one in your family will live to old age ever again.
33 “Any of your family not cut off will grieve continually and will cry their eyes out. All the other members of your household will die violently in the prime of life. 34 The fate of your sons Hophni and Phinehas will be a sign of the future. Both of them will die on the very same day. 35 I will raise up a faithful priest who will do what I desire and purpose in My heart and mind. I will build him a secure house, and he will go in and out before My anointed one continually. 36 Those of your family who survive will come to him and bow down for a piece of silver or a loaf of bread, and they will beg him, ‘Please make me a priest so at least I can have a morsel of bread.’”
Footnotes
- 2:25 Hebrew manuscripts read, “God will mediate for him.”
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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