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1 Samuel 2
New American Standard Bible
1 Samuel 2
New American Standard Bible
Hannah’s Song of Thanksgiving
2 Then Hannah (A)prayed and said,
“My heart rejoices in the Lord;
(B)My [a]horn is exalted in the Lord,
My mouth [b]speaks boldly against my enemies,
Because (C)I rejoice in Your salvation.
2 (D)There is no one holy like the Lord,
Indeed, (E)there is no one besides You,
(F)Nor is there any rock like our God.
3 Do not go on [c]boasting so very proudly,
(G)Do not let arrogance come out of your mouth;
(H)For the Lord is a God of knowledge,
(I)And [d]with Him actions are weighed.
4 (J)The bows of the mighty are broken to pieces,
(K)But those who have stumbled strap on strength.
5 Those who were full hire themselves out for bread,
But those who were hungry cease to be hungry.
(L)Even the infertile woman gives birth to seven,
But (M)she who has many children languishes.
6 (N)The Lord puts to death and makes alive;
(O)He brings down to [e]Sheol and brings up.
7 (P)The Lord makes poor and rich;
(Q)He humbles, He also exalts.
8 (R)He raises the poor from the dust,
(S)He lifts the needy from the garbage heap
(T)To seat them with nobles,
And He gives them a seat of honor as an inheritance;
(U)For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
And He set the world on them.
9 (V)He watches over the feet of His godly ones,
(W)But the wicked ones are silenced in darkness;
(X)For not by might shall a person prevail.
10 (Y)Those who contend with the Lord will be terrified;
(Z)Against them He will thunder in the heavens,
(AA)The Lord will judge the ends of the earth;
(AB)And He will give strength to His king,
(AC)And will exalt the [f]horn of His anointed.”
11 Then Elkanah went to his home at (AD)Ramah. (AE)But the boy continued to attend to the service of the Lord before Eli the priest.
The Sin of Eli’s Sons
12 Now the sons of Eli were [g](AF)useless men; they did not know the Lord. 13 (AG)And this was the custom of the priests with the people: when anyone was offering a sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come while the meat was cooking, with a three-pronged fork in his hand. 14 And he would thrust it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; everything that the fork brought up, the priest would take for himself. They did so in Shiloh to all the Israelites who came there. 15 Also, before (AH)they [h]burned the fat, the priest’s servant would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give the priest meat for roasting, as he will not take cooked meat from you, only raw.” 16 And if the man said to him, “They must [i]burn the fat [j]first, then take as much as [k]you desire,” then he would say, “No, but you must give it to me now; and if not, I am taking it by force!” 17 And so the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord, for the men (AI)treated the offering of the Lord disrespectfully.
Samuel before the Lord as a Boy
18 Now (AJ)Samuel was ministering before the Lord, as a boy (AK)wearing a linen ephod. 19 And his mother would make for him a little (AL)robe and bring it up to him from year to year when she would come up with her husband to offer (AM)the yearly sacrifice. 20 Then Eli would (AN)bless Elkanah and his wife, and say, “May the Lord give you [l]children from this woman in place of the [m]one she (AO)requested of the Lord.” And they went to their own [n]home.
21 [o](AP)The Lord indeed visited Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. And (AQ)the boy Samuel grew up [p]before the Lord.
Eli Rebukes His Sons
22 Now Eli was very old; and he heard about (AR)everything that his sons were doing to all Israel, and that they slept with (AS)the women who served at the doorway of the tent of meeting. 23 So he said to them, “Why are you doing such things as these, the evil things that I hear from all these people? 24 No, my sons; for the report is not good (AT)which I hear the Lord’s people circulating. 25 If one person sins against another, (AU)God will mediate for him; but (AV)if a person sins against the Lord, who can intercede for him?” But they would not listen to the voice of their father, for the (AW)Lord desired to put them to death.
26 Now the boy (AX)Samuel was continuing to grow and to be in favor both with the Lord and with people.
27 Then (AY)a man of God came to Eli and said to him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘(AZ)Did I not indeed reveal Myself to the house of your father when they were in Egypt in bondage to Pharaoh’s house? 28 (BA)Did I not choose them from all the tribes of Israel to be My priests, to go up to My altar, to burn incense, to carry an ephod before Me? And did I not (BB)give to the house of your father all the fire offerings of the sons of Israel? 29 Why are you [q](BC)showing contempt for My sacrifice and My offering (BD)which I have commanded for My (BE)dwelling, and why are you (BF)honoring your sons above Me, by making yourselves fat with the [r]choicest of every offering of My people Israel?’ 30 Therefore the Lord God of Israel declares, ‘(BG)I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father was to walk before Me forever’; but now the Lord declares, ‘Far be it from Me—for (BH)those who honor Me I will honor, and those (BI)who despise Me will be insignificant. 31 Behold, (BJ)the days are coming when I will eliminate your [s]strength and the [t]strength of your father’s house, so that there will not be an old man in your house. 32 And you will look at (BK)the distress of My dwelling, in spite of all the good that [u]I do for Israel; and there will never be an (BL)old man in your house. 33 Yet I will not cut off every man of yours from My altar, [v]so that your eyes will fail from weeping and your soul grieve, and all the [w]increase of your house will die [x]in the prime of life. 34 And this will be (BM)the sign to you which will come in regard to your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas: (BN)on the same day both of them will die. 35 But (BO)I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest who will do according to what is in My heart and My soul; and (BP)I will build him an enduring house, and he will walk before (BQ)My anointed always. 36 And everyone who is left in your house will come to bow down to him for a [y]silver coin or a loaf of bread and say, “Please [z]assign me to one of the priest’s offices so that I may eat a piece of bread.”’”
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 2:1 I.e., strength
- 1 Samuel 2:1 Lit is enlarged
- 1 Samuel 2:3 Lit talk much
- 1 Samuel 2:3 Or disgraceful actions have no place
- 1 Samuel 2:6 I.e., the netherworld
- 1 Samuel 2:10 I.e., strength
- 1 Samuel 2:12 Lit sons of Belial
- 1 Samuel 2:15 Lit offered up in smoke
- 1 Samuel 2:16 Lit offer up in smoke
- 1 Samuel 2:16 Lit as the day
- 1 Samuel 2:16 Lit your soul desires
- 1 Samuel 2:20 Lit seed
- 1 Samuel 2:20 Lit request
- 1 Samuel 2:20 Lit place
- 1 Samuel 2:21 Or When the Lord visited...then she; DSS And the Lord visited
- 1 Samuel 2:21 Lit with
- 1 Samuel 2:29 Lit giving a kick to
- 1 Samuel 2:29 Or first
- 1 Samuel 2:31 Lit arm
- 1 Samuel 2:31 Lit arm
- 1 Samuel 2:32 Lit He does
- 1 Samuel 2:33 Lit to make your eyes fail and to grieve your soul
- 1 Samuel 2:33 I.e., new children
- 1 Samuel 2:33 Lit as men
- 1 Samuel 2:36 Or payment
- 1 Samuel 2:36 Lit attach
1 Samuel 2
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1 Samuel 2
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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.
1 Samuel 2
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1 Samuel 2
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Hannah’s Song of Thanksgiving
2 Hannah prayed and said,
“My heart rejoices and triumphs in the Lord;
My horn (strength) is lifted up in the Lord,
My mouth has opened wide [to speak boldly] against my enemies,
Because I rejoice in Your salvation.
2
“There is no one holy like the Lord,
There is no one besides You,
There is no Rock like our God.
3
“Do not go on boasting so very proudly,
Do not let arrogance come out of your mouth;
For the Lord is a God of knowledge,
And by Him actions are weighed (examined).
4
“The bows of the mighty are [a]broken,
But those who have stumbled equip themselves with strength.
5
“Those who were full hire themselves out for bread,
But those who were hungry cease [to hunger].
Even the barren [woman] gives birth to seven,
But she who has many children withers away.
6
“The Lord puts to death and makes alive;
He brings down to Sheol (the grave) and raises up [from the grave].
7
“The Lord makes poor and makes rich;
He brings low and He lifts up.
8
“He raises up the poor from the dust,
He lifts up the needy from the ash heap
To make them sit with nobles,
And inherit a seat of honor and glory;
For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
And He set the land on them.
9
“He guards the feet of His godly (faithful) ones,
But the wicked ones are silenced and perish in darkness;
For a man shall not prevail by might.
10
“The adversaries of the Lord will be broken to pieces;
He will thunder against them in the heavens,
The Lord will judge the ends of the earth;
And He will give strength to His [b]king,
And will exalt the horn (strength) of His anointed.”(A)
11 Elkanah [and his wife Hannah] returned to Ramah to his house. But the child [Samuel] served the Lord [c]under the guidance of Eli the priest.
The Sin of Eli’s Sons
12 The sons of Eli [Hophni and Phinehas] were [d]worthless (dishonorable, unprincipled) men; they did not know [nor respect] the Lord 13 and the custom of the priests with [the sacrifices of] the people. When any man was offering a sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come while the meat was boiling, with a three-pronged [meat] fork in his hand; 14 then he would thrust it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; everything that the fork brought up the priest would take for himself. This is what they did in Shiloh to all [the sacrifices of] the [e]Israelites who came there. 15 Also, before they burned (offered) the fat, the priest’s servant would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give the priest meat to roast, since he will not accept boiled meat from you, only raw.” 16 If the man said to him, “[f]Certainly they are to burn (offer) the fat first, and then you may take as much as [g]you want,” then the priest’s servant would say, “No! You shall give it to me now or I will take it by force.” 17 So the sin of the [two] young men [Hophni and Phinehas] was very great before the Lord, for the men treated the offering of the Lord disrespectfully.
Samuel before the Lord as a Boy
18 Now Samuel was ministering before the Lord, as a child dressed in a linen ephod [a sacred item of priestly clothing]. 19 Moreover, his mother would make him a little robe and would bring it up to him each year when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice. 20 Then Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife and say, “May the Lord give you children by this woman in place of the one she asked for which was dedicated to the Lord.” Then they would return to their own home.
21 And [the time came when] the Lord visited Hannah, so that she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. And the boy Samuel grew before the Lord.
Eli Rebukes His Sons
22 Now Eli was very old; and he heard about everything that his sons were doing to all [the people of] Israel, and how they were lying with the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle). 23 Eli said to them, “Why do you do such things, the evil things that I hear from all these people? 24 No, my sons; for the report that I keep hearing from the passers-by among the Lord’s people is not good. 25 If one man does wrong and sins against another, God will intercede (arbitrate) for him; but if a man does wrong to the Lord, who can intercede for him?” But they would not listen to their father, [h]for it was the Lord’s will to put them to death.
26 But the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor both with the Lord and with men.
27 Then a man of God (prophet) came to Eli and said to him, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Did I not plainly reveal Myself to the house of your father (ancestor) when they were in Egypt in bondage to Pharaoh’s house? 28 Moreover, [i]I selected him out of all the tribes of Israel to be My priest, to go up to My altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before Me. And [from then on] I gave to the house of your father all the fire offerings of the sons of Israel. 29 Why then do you kick at (despise) My sacrifice and My offering which I commanded in My dwelling place, and honor your sons more than Me, by fattening yourselves with the choicest part of every offering of My people Israel?’ 30 Therefore the Lord God of Israel declares, ‘I did indeed say that your house and that of [Aaron] your father would walk [in priestly service] before Me forever.’ But now the Lord declares, ‘Far be it from Me—for those who honor Me I will honor, and those who despise Me will be insignificant and contemptible. 31 Behold, the time is coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your father’s house, so that there will not be an old man in your house. 32 You will look at the distress of My [j]house (the tabernacle), in spite of all the good which God will do for Israel, and there will never again be an old man in your house. 33 Yet I will not cut off every man of yours from My altar; your eyes will fail from weeping and your soul will grieve, and all those born in your house will die as men [in the prime of life].(B) 34 This will be the sign to you which shall come concerning your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas: on the same day both of them shall die.(C) 35 But I will raise up for Myself a [k]faithful priest who will do according to what is in My heart and in My soul; and I will build him a permanent and enduring house, and he will walk before My anointed [l]forever.(D) 36 And it will happen that everyone who is left in your house will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread and say, “Please assign me to one of the priest’s offices so I may eat a piece of bread.”’”
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 2:4 Or filled with terror.
- 1 Samuel 2:10 This would first apply to Saul, whom Samuel would anoint as king of Israel (10:1), and then to David (16:13) and other earthly kings. Ultimately it can be applied to Christ, who will rule over Israel and the world.
- 1 Samuel 2:11 Lit in the presence of.
- 1 Samuel 2:12 Lit sons of Belial.
- 1 Samuel 2:14 In general, sons of Israel or Israel or Israelites refers to all the people (males and females) of the various tribes descended from the twelve sons (Gen 35:23-26) of Jacob (later renamed Israel by God). In verses concerning things such as warfare or circumcision sons of Israel or Israel or Israelites usually refers only to the males. Tribes of ancient people were identified by the name of their founding ancestor. Therefore, this same general rule applies when referring to individual tribal groups, e.g. sons of Reuben, Reuben, Reubenites and so throughout.
- 1 Samuel 2:16 The Law of Moses required all the fat to be burned on the altar as an offering to God (Lev 3:16), so the worshiper would be reluctant to agree to the priest’s demand.
- 1 Samuel 2:16 Lit your soul wants.
- 1 Samuel 2:25 Sometimes, when a person has deliberately and repeatedly violated God’s law, God may allow him to be even more determined to continue his sinful ways.
- 1 Samuel 2:28 From the tribe of Levi God designated Aaron and his descendants to serve as priests.
- 1 Samuel 2:32 Lit dwelling.
- 1 Samuel 2:35 This person is not identified by name, but most scholars consider this prophecy fulfilled by Zadok, a priest during the reign of King David, who became high priest under Solomon. His descendants continued in service to God for many generations.
- 1 Samuel 2:35 Lit all the days.
1 Samuel 2
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1 Samuel 2
Almeida Revista e Corrigida 2009
O cântico de Ana
2 Então, orou Ana e disse: O meu coração exulta no Senhor, o meu poder está exaltado no Senhor; a minha boca se dilatou sobre os meus inimigos, porquanto me alegro na tua salvação. 2 Não há santo como é o Senhor; porque não há outro fora de ti; e rocha nenhuma há como o nosso Deus. 3 Não multipliqueis palavras de altíssimas altivezas, nem saiam coisas árduas da vossa boca; porque o Senhor é o Deus da sabedoria, e por ele são as obras pesadas na balança. 4 O arco dos fortes foi quebrado, e os que tropeçavam foram cingidos de força. 5 Os que antes eram fartos se alugaram por pão, mas agora cessaram os que eram famintos; até a estéril teve sete filhos, e a que tinha muitos filhos enfraqueceu. 6 O Senhor é o que tira a vida e a dá; faz descer à sepultura e faz tornar a subir dela. 7 O Senhor empobrece e enriquece; abaixa e também exalta. 8 Levanta o pobre do pó e, desde o esterco, exalta o necessitado, para o fazer assentar entre os príncipes, para o fazer herdar o trono de glória; porque do Senhor são os alicerces da terra, e assentou sobre eles o mundo. 9 Os pés dos seus santos guardará, porém os ímpios ficarão mudos nas trevas; porque o homem não prevalecerá pela força. 10 Os que contendem com o Senhor serão quebrantados; desde os céus, trovejará sobre eles; o Senhor julgará as extremidades da terra, e dará força ao seu rei, e exaltará o poder do seu ungido. 11 Então, Elcana foi-se a Ramá, à sua casa; porém o menino ficou servindo ao Senhor, perante o sacerdote Eli.
Os crimes dos filhos de Eli
12 Eram, porém, os filhos de Eli filhos de Belial e não conheciam o Senhor; 13 porquanto o costume daqueles sacerdotes com o povo era que, oferecendo alguém algum sacrifício, vinha o moço do sacerdote, estando-se cozendo a carne, com um garfo de três dentes em sua mão; 14 e dava com ele, na caldeira, ou na panela, ou no caldeirão, ou na marmita; e tudo quanto o garfo tirava o sacerdote tomava para si; assim faziam a todo o Israel que ia ali a Siló. 15 Também, antes de queimarem a gordura, vinha o moço do sacerdote e dizia ao homem que sacrificava: Dá essa carne para assar ao sacerdote, porque não tomará de ti carne cozida, senão crua. 16 E, dizendo-lhe o homem: Queimem primeiro a gordura de hoje, e depois toma para ti quanto desejar a tua alma, então, ele lhe dizia: Não, agora a hás de dar; e, se não, por força a tomarei. 17 Era, pois, muito grande o pecado desses jovens perante o Senhor, porquanto os homens desprezavam a oferta do Senhor.
O ministério de Samuel
18 Porém Samuel ministrava perante o Senhor, sendo ainda jovem, vestido com um éfode de linho. 19 E sua mãe lhe fazia uma túnica pequena e, de ano em ano, lha trazia quando com seu marido subia a sacrificar o sacrifício anual. 20 E Eli abençoava a Elcana e à sua mulher e dizia: O Senhor te dê semente desta mulher, pela petição que fez ao Senhor. E voltavam para o seu lugar. 21 Visitou, pois, o Senhor a Ana, e concebeu e teve três filhos e duas filhas; e o jovem Samuel crescia diante do Senhor.
22 Era, porém, Eli já muito velho e ouvia tudo quanto seus filhos faziam a todo o Israel e de como se deitavam com as mulheres que em bandos se ajuntavam à porta da tenda da congregação. 23 E disse-lhes: Por que fazeis tais coisas? Porque ouço de todo este povo os vossos malefícios. 24 Não, filhos meus, porque não é boa fama esta que ouço; fazeis transgredir o povo do Senhor. 25 Pecando homem contra homem, os juízes o julgarão; pecando, porém, o homem contra o Senhor, quem rogará por ele? Mas não ouviram a voz de seu pai, porque o Senhor os queria matar. 26 E o jovem Samuel ia crescendo e fazia-se agradável, assim para com o Senhor como também para com os homens.
Profecia contra a casa de Eli
27 E veio um homem de Deus a Eli e disse-lhe: Assim diz o Senhor: Não me manifestei, na verdade, à casa de teu pai, estando os israelitas ainda no Egito, na casa de Faraó? 28 E eu o escolhi dentre todas as tribos de Israel para sacerdote, para oferecer sobre o meu altar, para acender o incenso e para trazer o éfode perante mim; e dei à casa de teu pai todas as ofertas queimadas dos filhos de Israel. 29 Por que dais coices contra o sacrifício e contra a minha oferta de manjares, que ordenei na minha morada, e honras a teus filhos mais do que a mim, para vos engordardes do principal de todas as ofertas do meu povo de Israel? 30 Portanto, diz o Senhor, Deus de Israel: Na verdade, tinha dito eu que a tua casa e a casa de teu pai andariam diante de mim perpetuamente; porém, agora, diz o Senhor: Longe de mim tal coisa, porque aos que me honram honrarei, porém os que me desprezam serão envilecidos. 31 Eis que vêm dias em que cortarei o teu braço e o braço da casa de teu pai, para que não haja mais velho algum em tua casa. 32 E verás o aperto da morada de Deus, em lugar de todo o bem que houvera de fazer a Israel; nem haverá por todos os dias velho algum em tua casa. 33 O homem, porém, que eu te não desarraigar do meu altar será para te consumir os olhos e para te entristecer a alma; e toda a multidão da tua casa morrerá quando chegar à idade varonil. 34 E isto te será por sinal, a saber, o que sobrevirá a teus dois filhos, a Hofni e a Fineias: que ambos morrerão no mesmo dia. 35 E eu suscitarei para mim um sacerdote fiel, que procederá segundo o meu coração e a minha alma, e eu lhe edificarei uma casa firme, e andará sempre diante do meu ungido. 36 E será que todo aquele que ficar de resto da tua casa virá a inclinar-se diante dele, por uma moeda de prata e por um bocado de pão, e dirá: Rogo-te que me admitas a algum ministério sacerdotal, para que possa comer um pedaço de pão.
1 Samuel 2
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1 Samuel 2
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A Oração de Ana
2 Então Ana orou assim:
“Meu coração exulta no Senhor;
no Senhor minha força[a] é exaltada.
Minha boca se exalta
sobre os meus inimigos,
pois me alegro em tua libertação.
2 “Não há ninguém santo[b]
como o Senhor;
não há outro além de ti;
não há rocha alguma
como o nosso Deus.
3 “Não falem tão orgulhosamente,
nem saia de suas bocas tal arrogância,
pois o Senhor é Deus sábio;
é ele quem julga os atos dos homens.
4 “O arco dos fortes é quebrado,
mas os fracos são revestidos de força.
5 Os que tinham muito,
agora trabalham por comida,
mas os que estavam famintos,
agora não passam fome.
A que era estéril deu à luz sete filhos,
mas a que tinha muitos filhos
ficou sem vigor.
6 “O Senhor mata e preserva a vida;
ele faz descer à sepultura[c] e dela resgata.
7 O Senhor é quem dá
pobreza e riqueza;
ele humilha e exalta.
8 Levanta do pó o necessitado
e do monte de cinzas ergue o pobre;
ele os faz sentar-se com príncipes
e lhes dá lugar de honra.
“Pois os alicerces da terra
são do Senhor;
sobre eles estabeleceu o mundo.
9 Ele guardará os pés dos seus santos,
mas os ímpios
serão silenciados nas trevas,
pois não é pela força
que o homem prevalece.
10 Aqueles que se opõem ao Senhor
serão despedaçados.
Ele trovejará do céu contra eles;
o Senhor julgará
até os confins da terra.
“Ele dará poder a seu rei
e exaltará a força do seu ungido”.
11 Então Elcana voltou para casa em Ramá, mas o menino começou a servir o Senhor sob a direção do sacerdote Eli.
A Maldade dos Filhos de Eli
12 Os filhos de Eli eram ímpios; não se importavam com o Senhor 13 nem cumpriam os deveres de sacerdotes para com o povo; sempre que alguém oferecia um sacrifício, o auxiliar do sacerdote vinha com um garfo de três dentes, 14 e, enquanto a carne estava cozinhando, ele enfiava o garfo na panela, ou travessa, ou caldeirão, ou caçarola, e o sacerdote pegava para si tudo o que vinha no garfo. Assim faziam com todos os israelitas que iam a Siló. 15 Mas, antes mesmo de queimarem a gordura, vinha o auxiliar do sacerdote e dizia ao homem que estava oferecendo o sacrifício: “Dê um pedaço desta carne para o sacerdote assar; ele não aceitará de você carne cozida, somente crua”.
16 Se o homem lhe dissesse: “Deixe primeiro a gordura se queimar e então pegue o que quiser”, o auxiliar respondia: “Não. Entregue a carne agora. Se não, eu a tomarei à força”.
17 O pecado desses jovens era muito grande à vista do Senhor, pois eles estavam tratando com desprezo a oferta do Senhor.
18 Samuel, contudo, ainda menino, ministrava perante o Senhor, vestindo uma túnica de linho. 19 Todos os anos sua mãe fazia uma pequena túnica e a levava para ele, quando subia a Siló com o marido para oferecer o sacrifício anual. 20 Eli abençoava Elcana e sua mulher, dizendo: “O Senhor dê a você filhos desta mulher no lugar daquele por quem ela pediu e dedicou ao Senhor”. Então voltavam para casa. 21 O Senhor foi bondoso com Ana; ela engravidou e deu à luz três filhos e duas filhas. Enquanto isso, o menino Samuel crescia na presença do Senhor.
22 Eli, já bem idoso, ficou sabendo de tudo o que seus filhos faziam a todo o Israel e que eles se deitavam com as mulheres que serviam junto à entrada da Tenda do Encontro. 23 Por isso lhes perguntou: “Por que vocês fazem estas coisas? De todo o povo ouço a respeito do mal que vocês fazem. 24 Não, meus filhos; não é bom o que escuto se espalhando entre o povo do Senhor. 25 Se um homem pecar contra outro homem, os juízes poderão[d] intervir em seu favor; mas, se pecar contra o Senhor, quem intercederá por ele?” Seus filhos, contudo, não deram atenção à repreensão de seu pai, pois o Senhor queria matá-los.
26 E o menino Samuel continuava a crescer, sendo cada vez mais estimado pelo Senhor e pelo povo.
Profecia contra a Família de Eli
27 E veio um homem de Deus a Eli e lhe disse: “Assim diz o Senhor: ‘Acaso não me revelei claramente à família de seu pai, quando eles estavam no Egito, sob o domínio do faraó? 28 Escolhi seu pai dentre todas as tribos de Israel para ser o meu sacerdote, subir ao meu altar, queimar incenso e usar um colete sacerdotal na minha presença. Também dei à família de seu pai todas as ofertas preparadas no fogo pelos israelitas. 29 Por que vocês zombam de meu sacrifício e da oferta que determinei para a minha habitação? Por que você honra seus filhos mais do que a mim, deixando-os engordar com as melhores partes de todas as ofertas feitas por Israel, o meu povo?’
30 “Portanto, o Senhor, o Deus de Israel, declara: ‘Prometi à sua família e à linhagem de seu pai, que ministrariam diante de mim para sempre’. Mas agora o Senhor declara: ‘Longe de mim tal coisa! Honrarei aqueles que me honram, mas aqueles que me desprezam serão tratados com desprezo. 31 É chegada a hora em que eliminarei a sua força e a força da família[e] de seu pai, e não haverá mais nenhum idoso na sua família, 32 e você verá aflição na minha habitação. Embora Israel prospere, na sua família ninguém alcançará idade avançada. 33 E todo descendente seu que eu não eliminar de meu altar será poupado apenas para lhe consumir os olhos com lágrimas[f] e para lhe entristecer o coração, e todos os seus descendentes morrerão no vigor da vida.
34 “‘E o que acontecer a seus dois filhos, Hofni e Finéias, será um sinal para você: os dois morrerão no mesmo dia. 35 Levantarei para mim um sacerdote fiel, que agirá de acordo com o meu coração e o meu pensamento. Edificarei firmemente a família dele, e ele ministrará sempre perante o meu rei ungido. 36 Então todo o que restar da sua família virá e se prostrará perante ele, para obter uma moeda de prata e um pedaço de pão. E lhe implorará que o ponha em alguma função sacerdotal, para ter o que comer’”.
Footnotes
- 2.1 Hebraico: meu chifre; também no versículo 10.
- 2.2 Ou Não há nenhum Santo
- 2.6 Hebraico: Sheol. Essa palavra também pode ser traduzida por profundezas, pó ou morte.
- 2.25 Ou Deus poderá
- 2.31 Hebraico: cortarei o seu braço e o braço da casa.
- 2.33 Ou cegar os olhos; ou ainda consumir os olhos de inveja
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