And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the Lord, mine horn is exalted in the Lord: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.

There is none holy as the Lord: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.

Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.

The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.

They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.

The Lord killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.

The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, and he hath set the world upon them.

He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

10 The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the Lord shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.

11 And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the Lord before Eli the priest.

12 Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord.

13 And the priest's custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand;

14 And he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the fleshhook brought up the priest took for himself. So they did in Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came thither.

15 Also before they burnt the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw.

16 And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.

17 Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord: for men abhorred the offering of the Lord.

18 But Samuel ministered before the Lord, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.

19 Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.

20 And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The Lord give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the Lord. And they went unto their own home.

21 And the Lord visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the Lord.

22 Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

23 And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.

24 Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the Lord's people to transgress.

25 If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the Lord, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the Lord would slay them.

26 And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the Lord, and also with men.

27 And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house?

28 And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?

29 Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people?

30 Wherefore the Lord God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the Lord saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

31 Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house.

32 And thou shalt see an enemy in my habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old man in thine house for ever.

33 And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age.

34 And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them.

35 And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever.

36 And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.

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.

Walang banal na gaya ng Panginoon; Sapagka't walang iba liban sa iyo, Ni may bato mang gaya ng aming Dios.

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.

Ang mga busog ng mga makapangyarihang tao ay nasisira; At yaong nangatisod ay nabibigkisan ng kalakasan.

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.

Ang Panginoo'y pumapatay, at bumubuhay: Siya ang nagbababa sa Sheol, at nagsasampa.

Ang Panginoo'y nagpapadukha at nagpapayaman: Siya ang nagpapababa, at siya rin naman ang nagpapataas.

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.

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.

Hannah’s Prayer(A)

And Hannah (B)prayed and said:

(C)“My heart rejoices in the Lord;
(D)My [a]horn is exalted in the Lord.
[b]I smile at my enemies,
Because I (E)rejoice in Your salvation.

“No(F) one is holy like the Lord,
For there is (G)none besides You,
Nor is there any (H)rock like our God.

“Talk no more so very proudly;
(I)Let no arrogance come from your mouth,
For the Lord is the God of (J)knowledge;
And by Him actions are weighed.

“The(K) bows of the mighty men are broken,
And those who stumbled are girded with strength.
Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread,
And the hungry have ceased to hunger.
Even (L)the barren has borne seven,
And (M)she who has many children has become feeble.

“The(N) Lord kills and makes alive;
He brings down to the grave and brings up.
The Lord (O)makes poor and makes rich;
(P)He brings low and lifts up.
(Q)He raises the poor from the dust
And lifts the beggar from the ash heap,
(R)To set them among princes
And make them inherit the throne of glory.

(S)“For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
And He has set the world upon them.
(T)He will guard the feet of His saints,
But the (U)wicked shall be silent in darkness.

“For by strength no man shall prevail.
10 The adversaries of the Lord shall be (V)broken in pieces;
(W)From heaven He will thunder against them.
(X)The Lord will judge the ends of the earth.

(Y)“He will give (Z)strength to His king,
And (AA)exalt the [c]horn of His anointed.”

11 Then Elkanah went to his house at Ramah. But the child [d]ministered to the Lord before Eli the priest.

The Wicked Sons of Eli

12 Now the sons of Eli were (AB)corrupt;[e] (AC)they did not know the Lord. 13 And the priests’ custom with the people was that when any man offered a sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come with a three-pronged fleshhook in his hand while the meat was boiling. 14 Then he would thrust it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; and the priest would take for himself all that the fleshhook brought up. So they did in (AD)Shiloh to all the Israelites who came there. 15 Also, before they (AE)burned the fat, the priest’s servant would come and say to the man who sacrificed, “Give meat for roasting to the priest, for he will not take boiled meat from you, but raw.”

16 And if the man said to him, “They should really burn the fat first; then you may take as much as your heart desires,” he would then answer him, “No, but you must give it now; and if not, I will take it by force.”

17 Therefore the sin of the young men was very great (AF)before the Lord, for men (AG)abhorred[f] the offering of the Lord.

Samuel’s Childhood Ministry

18 (AH)But Samuel ministered before the Lord, even as a child, (AI)wearing a linen ephod. 19 Moreover his mother used to make him a little robe, and bring it to him year by year when she (AJ)came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice. 20 And Eli (AK)would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say, “The Lord give you descendants from this woman for the [g]loan that was (AL)given to the Lord.” Then they would go to their own home.

21 And the Lord (AM)visited[h] Hannah, so that she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile the child Samuel (AN)grew before the Lord.

Prophecy Against Eli’s Household

22 Now Eli was very old; and he heard everything his sons did to all Israel, [i]and how they lay with (AO)the women who assembled at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. 23 So he said to them, “Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all the people. 24 No, my sons! For it is not a good report that I hear. You make the Lord’s people transgress. 25 If one man sins against another, (AP)God[j] will judge him. But if a man (AQ)sins against the Lord, who will intercede for him?” Nevertheless they did not heed the voice of their father, (AR)because the Lord desired to kill them.

26 And the child Samuel (AS)grew in stature, and (AT)in favor both with the Lord and men.

27 Then a (AU)man of God came to Eli and said to him, “Thus says the Lord: (AV)‘Did I not clearly reveal Myself to the house of your father when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh’s house? 28 Did I not (AW)choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be My priest, to offer upon My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod before Me? And (AX)did I not give to the house of your father all the offerings of the children of Israel made by fire? 29 Why do you (AY)kick at My sacrifice and My offering which I have commanded in My (AZ)dwelling place, and honor your sons more than (BA)Me, to make yourselves fat with the best of all the offerings of Israel My people?’ 30 Therefore the Lord God of Israel says: (BB)‘I said indeed that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever.’ But now the Lord says: (BC)‘Far be it from Me; for those who honor Me I will honor, and (BD)those who despise Me shall be lightly esteemed. 31 Behold, (BE)the days are coming that I will cut off your [k]arm and the arm of your father’s house, so that there will not be an old man in your house. 32 And you will see an enemy in My dwelling place, despite all the good which God does for Israel. And there shall not be (BF)an old man in your house forever. 33 But any of your men whom I do not cut off from My altar shall consume your eyes and grieve your heart. And all the descendants of your house shall die in the flower of their age. 34 Now this shall be (BG)a sign to you that will come upon your two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas: (BH)in one day they shall die, both of them. 35 Then (BI)I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest who shall do according to what is in My heart and in My mind. (BJ)I will build him a sure house, and he shall walk before (BK)My anointed forever. 36 (BL)And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left in your house will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and say, “Please, [l]put me in one of the priestly positions, that I may eat a piece of bread.” ’ ”

Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 2:1 Strength
  2. 1 Samuel 2:1 Lit. My mouth is enlarged
  3. 1 Samuel 2:10 Strength
  4. 1 Samuel 2:11 served
  5. 1 Samuel 2:12 Lit. sons of Belial
  6. 1 Samuel 2:17 despised
  7. 1 Samuel 2:20 gift
  8. 1 Samuel 2:21 attended to
  9. 1 Samuel 2:22 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; DSS, LXX omit rest of verse
  10. 1 Samuel 2:25 Tg. the Judge
  11. 1 Samuel 2:31 strength
  12. 1 Samuel 2:36 assign