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Семья Элканы

Был некий человек из Раматаима, цуфит[a] из нагорий Ефраима, которого звали Элкана. Он был сыном Иерохама, сына Элиху, сына Тоху, сына Цуфа, и жил на земле, принадлежащей ефраимитам. У Элканы было две жены. Одну звали Ханна, а другую – Фенанна. У Фенанны были дети, у Ханны же их не было.

Из года в год Элкана ходил из своего города в Шило, где находился священный шатёр, чтобы поклониться и принести жертву Вечному[b], Повелителю Сил. Хофни и Пинхас, два сына Илия, были там священнослужителями Вечного. Всякий раз, когда Элкана приносил жертву, он давал часть жертвенного мяса своей жене Фенанне и всем её сыновьям и дочерям. Но Ханне он давал двойную часть, потому что любил её, хотя Вечный и не давал ей детей. И оттого что Вечный не давал Ханне детей, её соперница жестоко изводила и унижала её. Так продолжалось из года в год. Всякий раз, когда Ханна ходила в дом Вечного, соперница изводила её, и та плакала и не ела.

Элкана говорил ей:

– Ханна, почему ты плачешь? Почему не ешь? Почему скорбит твоё сердце? Разве я не значу для тебя больше, чем десять сыновей?

Обет Ханны и рождение Шемуила

Однажды, когда они уже поели и попили в Шило, Ханна встала. А священнослужитель Илий сидел у дверей святилища Вечного. 10 Скорбя душой, Ханна горько плакала и молилась Вечному. 11 Она дала обет, говоря:

– О Вечный, Повелитель Сил, если Ты только посмотришь на горе Своей рабыни и вспомнишь меня, если не забудешь Свою рабыню, но дашь ей сына, то я отдам его Тебе на всю его жизнь, и бритва никогда не коснётся его головы[c].

12 Пока она молилась Вечному, Илий следил за её губами. 13 Ханна молилась в сердце, её губы двигались, но голоса слышно не было. Илий подумал, что она пьяна, 14 и сказал ей:

– Долго ли ты ещё будешь пьяной? Протрезвись от вина!

15 – Нет, мой господин, – ответила Ханна, – я глубоко скорблю. Я не пила ни вина, ни пива. Я изливаю душу перед Вечным. 16 Не думай, что твоя рабыня – нечестивая женщина, я молилась здесь из-за великой боли и печали.

17 Илий ответил:

– Иди с миром, и пусть Бог Исраила даст тебе то, о чём ты Его просила.

18 Она сказала:

– Пусть твоя рабыня найдёт расположение в твоих глазах.

Затем она пошла своей дорогой, поела, и лицо её уже больше не было печально.

19 На следующее утро они встали рано, поклонились Вечному и пустились в обратный путь к себе домой, в Раму.

Элкана лёг со своей женой Ханной, и Вечный исполнил её просьбу. 20 Через некоторое время Ханна забеременела и родила сына. Она назвала его Шемуил («выпрошенный у Всевышнего»)[d], говоря: «Я назвала его так, потому что просила его у Вечного».

Ханна посвящает Шемуила Вечному

21 В следующий раз, когда Элкана вместе со всей своей семьёй отправился принести жертву Вечному и исполнить обет, 22 Ханна не пошла.

Она сказала мужу:

– После того как ребёнок будет отнят от груди, я отведу его в Шило, чтобы он предстал перед Вечным. Он останется там жить навсегда.

23 – Поступай, как тебе угодно, – сказал ей муж. – Оставайся здесь, пока не отнимешь его от груди. И пусть Вечный утвердит твоё слово.

Она оставалась дома и кормила своего сына до тех пор, пока не настало время отнимать его от груди. 24 После того как он был отнят от груди, она повела мальчика в Шило в дом Вечного. Ханна взяла с собой трёхлетнего быка[e], небольшой мешок[f] муки и бурдюк вина.

25 Заколов быка и взяв его, Ханна с мальчиком пришли к Илию, 26 и она сказала священнослужителю:

– Верно, как и то, что ты жив, мой господин, – я та самая женщина, которая стояла здесь, рядом с тобой, молясь Вечному. 27 Я молилась об этом ребёнке, и Вечный дал мне то, о чём я Его просила. 28 Теперь я отдаю его Вечному. Пусть он принадлежит Вечному всю его жизнь.

И они поклонились там Вечному.

Footnotes

  1. 1:1 Или: «из Раматаим-Цуфима».
  2. 1:3 Вечный   – на языке оригинала: «Яхве». Под этим именем Всевышний открылся Мусе и народу Исраила (см. Исх. 3:13-15). См. пояснительный словарь.
  3. 1:11 Ханна обещала посвятить своего сына Вечному, т. е. она дала за него обет назорейства, но не на время, как это обычно практиковалось, а на всю жизнь. Об обете назорейства см. Чис. 6:1-21.
  4. 1:20 О переводе имён и названий см. приложение VI.
  5. 1:24 Или: «трёх быков».
  6. 1:24 Букв.: «одну ефу».

Hannah’s Vow

There was a man from Ramathaim-zophim(A) in[a] the hill country of Ephraim.(B) His name was Elkanah(C) son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an Ephraimite. He had two wives,(D) the first named Hannah(E) and the second Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah was childless. This man would go up from his town every year(F) to worship and to sacrifice(G) to the Lord of Armies at Shiloh,(H) where Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were the Lord’s priests.

Whenever Elkanah offered a sacrifice, he always gave portions of the meat(I) to his wife Peninnah and to each of her sons and daughters. But he gave a double[b] portion(J) to Hannah, for he loved her even though the Lord had kept her from conceiving. Her rival would taunt her severely just to provoke her, because the Lord had kept Hannah from conceiving. Year after year, when she went up to the Lord’s house,(K) her rival taunted her in this way. Hannah would weep and would not eat. ‘Hannah, why are you crying? ’ her husband, Elkanah, would ask. ‘Why won’t you eat? Why are you troubled? Am I not better to you than ten sons? ’(L)

On one occasion, Hannah got up after they ate and drank at Shiloh.[c] The priest Eli was sitting on a chair by the doorpost of the Lord’s temple.(M) 10 Deeply hurt, Hannah prayed to the Lord and wept with many tears.(N) 11 Making a vow,(O) she pleaded, ‘Lord of Armies, if you will take notice of your servant’s affliction,(P) remember and not forget me, and give your servant a son, I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and his hair will never be cut.’[d](Q)

12 While she continued praying in the Lord’s presence, Eli watched her mouth. 13 Hannah was praying silently,(R) and though her lips were moving, her voice could not be heard. Eli thought she was drunk 14 and said to her, ‘How long are you going to be drunk?(S) Get rid of your wine! ’

15 ‘No, my lord,’ Hannah replied. ‘I am a woman with a broken heart. I haven’t had any wine or beer; I’ve been pouring out my heart before the Lord.(T) 16 Don’t think of me as a wicked woman;(U) I’ve been praying from the depth of my anguish and resentment.’(V)

17 Eli responded, ‘Go in peace,(W) and may the God of Israel grant the request you’ve made of him.’(X)

18 ‘May your servant find favour with you,’(Y) she replied. Then Hannah went on her way; she ate and no longer looked despondent.[e](Z)

Samuel’s Birth and Dedication

19 The next morning Elkanah and Hannah got up early to worship before the Lord. Afterwards, they returned home to Ramah.(AA) Then Elkanah was intimate with his wife Hannah, and the Lord remembered her.(AB) 20 After some time,[f] Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel,[g] because she said, ‘I requested him from the Lord.’

21 When Elkanah and all his household went up to make the annual sacrifice(AC) and his vow offering to the Lord, 22 Hannah did not go and explained to her husband, ‘After the child is weaned, I’ll take him to appear in the Lord’s presence(AD) and to stay there permanently.’(AE)

23 Her husband, Elkanah, replied, ‘Do what you think is best,(AF) and stay here until you’ve weaned him. May the Lord confirm your[h] word.’(AG) So Hannah stayed there and nursed her son until she weaned him. 24 When she had weaned him, she took him with her to Shiloh, as well as a three-year-old bull,[i] twenty-two litres[j] of flour, and a clay jar of wine.(AH) Though the boy was still young,[k] she took him to the Lord’s house at Shiloh.(AI) 25 Then they slaughtered the bull and brought the boy to Eli.

26 ‘Please, my lord,’ she said, ‘as surely as you live,(AJ) my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the Lord. 27 I prayed for this boy,(AK) and since the Lord gave me what I asked him for,(AL) 28 I now give the boy to the Lord. For as long as he lives, he is given to the Lord.’(AM) Then he[l] worshipped the Lord there.[m]

Footnotes

  1. 1:1 Or from Ramathaim, a Zuphite from
  2. 1:5 Or gave only one; Hb obscure
  3. 1:9 LXX adds and presented herself before the Lord
  4. 1:11 Lit and no razor will go up on his head
  5. 1:18 Lit and her face was not to her again
  6. 1:20 Lit In the turning of the days
  7. 1:20 In Hb, the name Samuel sounds like the phrase ‘requested from God’.
  8. 1:23 DSS, LXX, Syr; MT reads his
  9. 1:24 DSS, LXX, Syr; MT reads Shiloh with three bulls
  10. 1:24 Lit bull and an ephah
  11. 1:24 Lit And the youth was a youth
  12. 1:28 DSS read she; some Hb mss, Syr, Vg read they
  13. 1:28 LXX reads Then she left him there before the Lord

The Birth of Samuel

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. He had two wives;(F) one was called Hannah and the other Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.

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. 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) But to Hannah he gave a double portion(M) because he loved her, and the Lord had closed her womb.(N) Because the Lord had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival kept provoking her in order to irritate her.(O) 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) 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)

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