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1 Samuel 1
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Elkanah and His Family

1 There was a man named Elkanah who lived in Ramah in the region of Zuph[a] in the hill country of Ephraim. He was the son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, of Ephraim. 2 Elkanah had two wives, Hannah and Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah did not.

3 Each year Elkanah would travel to Shiloh to worship and sacrifice to the Lord of Heaven’s Armies at the Tabernacle. The priests of the Lord at that time were the two sons of Eli—Hophni and Phinehas. 4 On the days Elkanah presented his sacrifice, he would give portions of the meat to Peninnah and each of her children. 5 And though he loved Hannah, he would give her only one choice portion[b] because the Lord had given her no children. 6 So Peninnah would taunt Hannah and make fun of her because the Lord had kept her from having children. 7 Year after year it was the same—Peninnah would taunt Hannah as they went to the Tabernacle.[c] Each time, Hannah would be reduced to tears and would not even eat.

8 “Why are you crying, Hannah?” Elkanah would ask. “Why aren’t you eating? Why be downhearted just because you have no children? You have me—isn’t that better than having ten sons?”

Hannah’s Prayer for a Son

9 Once after a sacrificial meal at Shiloh, Hannah got up and went to pray. Eli the priest was sitting at his customary place beside the entrance of the Tabernacle.[d] 10 Hannah was in deep anguish, crying bitterly as she prayed to the Lord. 11 And she made this vow: “O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, if you will look upon my sorrow and answer my prayer and give me a son, then I will give him back to you. He will be yours for his entire lifetime, and as a sign that he has been dedicated to the Lord, his hair will never be cut.[e]”

12 As she was praying to the Lord, Eli watched her. 13 Seeing her lips moving but hearing no sound, he thought she had been drinking. 14 “Must you come here drunk?” he demanded. “Throw away your wine!”

15 “Oh no, sir!” she replied. “I haven’t been drinking wine or anything stronger. But I am very discouraged, and I was pouring out my heart to the Lord. 16 Don’t think I am a wicked woman! For I have been praying out of great anguish and sorrow.”

17 “In that case,” Eli said, “go in peace! May the God of Israel grant the request you have asked of him.”

18 “Oh, thank you, sir!” she exclaimed. Then she went back and began to eat again, and she was no longer sad.

Samuel’s Birth and Dedication

19 The entire family got up early the next morning and went to worship the Lord once more. Then they returned home to Ramah. When Elkanah slept with Hannah, the Lord remembered her plea, 20 and in due time she gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel,[f] for she said, “I asked the Lord for him.”

21 The next year Elkanah and his family went on their annual trip to offer a sacrifice to the Lord and to keep his vow. 22 But Hannah did not go. She told her husband, “Wait until the boy is weaned. Then I will take him to the Tabernacle and leave him there with the Lord permanently.[g]”

23 “Whatever you think is best,” Elkanah agreed. “Stay here for now, and may the Lord help you keep your promise.[h]” So she stayed home and nursed the boy until he was weaned.

24 When the child was weaned, Hannah took him to the Tabernacle in Shiloh. They brought along a three-year-old bull[i] for the sacrifice and a basket[j] of flour and some wine. 25 After sacrificing the bull, they brought the boy to Eli. 26 “Sir, do you remember me?” Hannah asked. “I am the very woman who stood here several years ago praying to the Lord. 27 I asked the Lord to give me this boy, and he has granted my request. 28 Now I am giving him to the Lord, and he will belong to the Lord his whole life.” And they[k] worshiped the Lord there.

Footnotes

  1. 1:1 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads in Ramathaim-zophim; compare 1:19.
  2. 1:5 Or And because he loved Hannah, he would give her a choice portion. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
  3. 1:7 Hebrew the house of the Lord; also in 1:24.
  4. 1:9 Hebrew the Temple of the Lord.
  5. 1:11 Some manuscripts add He will drink neither wine nor intoxicants.
  6. 1:20 Samuel sounds like the Hebrew term for “asked of God” or “heard by God.”
  7. 1:22 Some manuscripts add I will offer him as a Nazirite for all time.
  8. 1:23 As in Dead Sea Scrolls and Greek version; Masoretic Text reads may the Lord keep his promise.
  9. 1:24a As in Dead Sea Scrolls, Greek and Syriac versions; Masoretic Text reads three bulls.
  10. 1:24b Hebrew and an ephah [20 quarts or 22 liters].
  11. 1:28 Hebrew he.
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1 Samuel 1
Nueva Traducción Viviente

Elcana y su familia

1 Había un hombre llamado Elcana que vivía en Ramá, en la región de Zuf[a] ubicada en la zona montañosa de Efraín. Era hijo de Jeroham, hijo de Eliú, hijo de Tohu, hijo de Zuf, de la tribu de Efraín. 2 Elcana tenía dos esposas: Ana y Penina. Penina tenía hijos, pero Ana no.

3 Cada año Elcana viajaba a la ciudad de Silo para adorar al Señor de los Ejércitos Celestiales y ofrecerle sacrificios en el tabernáculo. Los sacerdotes del Señor en ese tiempo eran los dos hijos de Elí: Ofni y Finees. 4 Cuando Elcana presentaba su sacrificio, les daba porciones de esa carne a Penina y a cada uno de sus hijos. 5 Sin embargo, a Ana, aunque la amaba, solamente le daba una porción selecta[b] porque el Señor no le había dado hijos. 6 De manera que Penina se mofaba y se reía de Ana porque el Señor no le había permitido tener hijos. 7 Año tras año sucedía lo mismo: Penina se burlaba de Ana mientras iban al tabernáculo.[c] En cada ocasión, Ana terminaba llorando y ni siquiera quería comer.

8 «¿Por qué lloras, Ana?—le preguntaba Elcana—. ¿Por qué no comes? ¿Por qué estás desanimada? ¿Solo por no tener hijos? Me tienes a mí, ¿acaso no es mejor que tener diez hijos?».

Oración de Ana por un hijo

9 Una vez, después de comer lo que fue ofrecido como sacrificio en Silo, Ana se levantó y fue a orar. El sacerdote Elí estaba sentado en su lugar de costumbre junto a la entrada del tabernáculo.[d] 10 Ana, con una profunda angustia, lloraba amargamente mientras oraba al Señor 11 e hizo el siguiente voto: «Oh Señor de los Ejércitos Celestiales, si miras mi dolor y contestas mi oración y me das un hijo, entonces te lo devolveré. Él será tuyo durante toda su vida, y como señal de que fue dedicado al Señor, nunca se le cortará el cabello[e]».

12 Mientras Ana oraba al Señor, Elí la observaba 13 y la veía mover los labios. Pero como no oía ningún sonido, pensó que estaba ebria.

14 —¿Tienes que venir borracha?—le reclamó—. ¡Abandona el vino!

15 —¡Oh no, señor!—respondió ella—. No he bebido vino ni nada más fuerte. Pero como estoy muy desanimada, derramaba ante el Señor lo que hay en mi corazón. 16 ¡No piense que soy una mujer perversa! Pues he estado orando debido a mi gran angustia y a mi profundo dolor.

17 —En ese caso—le dijo Elí—, ¡ve en paz! Que el Dios de Israel te conceda lo que le has pedido.

18 —¡Oh, muchas gracias!—exclamó ella.

Así que se fue, comenzó a comer de nuevo y ya no estuvo triste.

Nacimiento y dedicación de Samuel

19 Temprano a la mañana siguiente, la familia se levantó y una vez más fue a adorar al Señor. Después regresaron a su casa en Ramá. Ahora bien, cuando Elcana se acostó con Ana, el Señor se acordó de la súplica de ella, 20 y a su debido tiempo dio a luz un hijo a quien le puso por nombre Samuel,[f] porque dijo: «Se lo pedí al Señor».

21 Al año siguiente, Elcana y su familia hicieron su viaje anual para ofrecer sacrificio al Señor y para cumplir su voto. 22 Pero Ana no los acompañó y le dijo a su esposo:

—Esperemos hasta que el niño sea destetado. Entonces lo llevaré al tabernáculo y lo dejaré allí con el Señor para siempre.[g]

23 —Haz lo que mejor te parezca—acordó Elcana—. Quédate aquí por ahora, y que el Señor te ayude a cumplir tu promesa.[h]

Así que ella se quedó en casa y amamantó al niño hasta que lo destetó.

24 Cuando el niño fue destetado, Ana lo llevó al tabernáculo en Silo. Ellos llevaron un toro de tres años[i] para el sacrificio, una canasta[j] de harina y un poco de vino. 25 Después de sacrificar el toro, llevaron al niño a Elí. 26 «Señor, ¿se acuerda de mí?—preguntó Ana—. Soy aquella misma mujer que estuvo aquí hace varios años orando al Señor. 27 Le pedí al Señor que me diera este niño, y él concedió mi petición. 28 Ahora se lo entrego al Señor, y le pertenecerá a él toda su vida». Y allí ellos adoraron[k] al Señor.

Footnotes

  1. 1:1 Así aparece en la versión griega; en hebreo dice Ramataim-zofim; comparar 1:19.
  2. 1:5 O Debido a que amaba a Ana, él le daba una porción selecta. El significado del hebreo es incierto.
  3. 1:7 En hebreo a la casa del Señor; también en 1:24.
  4. 1:9 En hebreo del templo del Señor.
  5. 1:11 Algunos manuscritos agregan Él no beberá vino ni bebidas alcohólicas.
  6. 1:20 Samuel suena como el término hebreo que significa «pedido a Dios» u «oído por Dios».
  7. 1:22 Algunos manuscritos agregan Lo ofreceré como nazareo para siempre.
  8. 1:23 Así aparece en los Rollos del mar Muerto y en la versión griega; el texto masorético dice que el Señor cumpla su promesa.
  9. 1:24a Así aparece en los Rollos del mar Muerto, en la versión griega y en la siríaca; el texto masorético dice llevaron tres toros.
  10. 1:24b En hebreo un efa [22 litros o 20 cuartos].
  11. 1:28 En hebreo él adoró.
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1 Samuel 1
New International Version

The Birth of Samuel

1 There was a certain man from Ramathaim,(A) a Zuphite[a](B) from the hill country(C) of Ephraim,(D) whose name was Elkanah(E) son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite. 2 He had two wives;(F) one was called Hannah and the other Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.

3 Year after year(G) this man went up from his town to worship(H) and sacrifice to the Lord Almighty at Shiloh,(I) where Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli,(J) were priests of the Lord. 4 Whenever the day came for Elkanah to sacrifice,(K) he would give portions of the meat to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters.(L) 5 But to Hannah he gave a double portion(M) because he loved her, and the Lord had closed her womb.(N) 6 Because the Lord had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival kept provoking her in order to irritate her.(O) 7 This went on year after year. Whenever Hannah went up to the house of the Lord, her rival provoked her till she wept and would not eat.(P) 8 Her husband Elkanah would say to her, “Hannah, why are you weeping? Why don’t you eat? Why are you downhearted? Don’t I mean more to you than ten sons?(Q)”

9 Once when they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up. Now Eli the priest was sitting on his chair by the doorpost of the Lord’s house.(R) 10 In her deep anguish(S) Hannah prayed to the Lord, weeping bitterly. 11 And she made a vow,(T) saying, “Lord Almighty(U), if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember(V) me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life,(W) and no razor(X) will ever be used on his head.”

12 As she kept on praying to the Lord, Eli observed her mouth. 13 Hannah was praying in her heart, and her lips were moving but her voice was not heard. Eli thought she was drunk 14 and said to her, “How long are you going to stay drunk? Put away your wine.”

15 “Not so, my lord,” Hannah replied, “I am a woman who is deeply troubled.(Y) I have not been drinking wine or beer; I was pouring(Z) out my soul to the Lord. 16 Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; I have been praying here out of my great anguish and grief.”(AA)

17 Eli answered, “Go in peace,(AB) and may the God of Israel grant you what you have asked of him.(AC)”

18 She said, “May your servant find favor in your eyes.(AD)” Then she went her way and ate something, and her face was no longer downcast.(AE)

19 Early the next morning they arose and worshiped before the Lord and then went back to their home at Ramah.(AF) Elkanah made love to his wife Hannah, and the Lord remembered(AG) her. 20 So in the course of time Hannah became pregnant and gave birth to a son.(AH) She named(AI) him Samuel,[b](AJ) saying, “Because I asked the Lord for him.”

Hannah Dedicates Samuel

21 When her husband Elkanah went up with all his family to offer the annual(AK) sacrifice to the Lord and to fulfill his vow,(AL) 22 Hannah did not go. She said to her husband, “After the boy is weaned, I will take him and present(AM) him before the Lord, and he will live there always.”[c]

23 “Do what seems best to you,” her husband Elkanah told her. “Stay here until you have weaned him; only may the Lord make good(AN) his[d] word.” So the woman stayed at home and nursed her son until she had weaned(AO) him.

24 After he was weaned, she took the boy with her, young as he was, along with a three-year-old bull,[e](AP) an ephah[f] of flour and a skin of wine, and brought him to the house of the Lord at Shiloh. 25 When the bull had been sacrificed, they brought the boy to Eli, 26 and she said to him, “Pardon me, my lord. As surely as you live, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the Lord. 27 I prayed(AQ) for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him. 28 So now I give him to the Lord. For his whole life(AR) he will be given over to the Lord.” And he worshiped the Lord there.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 1:1 See Septuagint and 1 Chron. 6:26-27,33-35; or from Ramathaim Zuphim.
  2. 1 Samuel 1:20 Samuel sounds like the Hebrew for heard by God.
  3. 1 Samuel 1:22 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls always. I have dedicated him as a Nazirite—all the days of his life.”
  4. 1 Samuel 1:23 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint and Syriac your
  5. 1 Samuel 1:24 Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint and Syriac; Masoretic Text with three bulls
  6. 1 Samuel 1:24 That is, probably about 36 pounds or about 16 kilograms
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