1 N ow there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of the hill-country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite:

كانَ هُناكَ رَجُلٌ اسْمُهُ ألقانَةُ مِنْ عائِلَةِ صُوفٍ، يَسْكُنَ فِي الرّامَةِ فِي مِنْطَقَةِ أفْرايِمَ الجَبَلِيَّةِ. وَألقانَةُ هُوَ ابنُ ألِيهُو بْنِ تُوحُوَ بْنِ صُوفٍ، مِنْ قَبِيلَةِ أفْرايِمَ.

2 a nd he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.

وَكانَتْ لَهُ زَوجَتانِ. اسْمُ الأُولَى حَنَّةَ، وَالثّانِيَةُ فَنِنَّةَ. أنجَبَتْ فَنِنَّةُ أولاداً، وَأمّا حَنَّةُ فَلَمْ تُنجِبْ.

3 A nd this man went up out of his city from year to year to worship and to sacrifice unto Jehovah of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests unto Jehovah, were there.

وَاعتادَ ألقانَةُ أنْ يَذهَبَ كُلَّ سَنَةٍ مِنْ مَدِينَتِهِ الرّامَةِ وَيَصْعَدَ إلَى شِيلُوهَ. حَيْثُ كانَ يَعبُدُ اللهَ القَدِيرَ، وَيُقَدِّمُ لَهُ الذَّبائِحَ. وَكانَ ابنا عالِي الكاهِنانِ حُفْنِي وَفِينحاسُ يَخدِمانِ اللهَ فِي شِيلُوهَ.

4 A nd when the day came that Elkanah sacrificed, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:

وَكُلَّما قَدَّمَ ألقانَةُ ذَبائِحَهُ، كانَ يُعطِي حِصَّةً واحِدَةً مِنَ الطَّعامِ لِزَوجَتِهِ فَنِنَّةَ وَحِصَّةً أُخْرَى لِكُلِّ واحِدٍ مِنْ أبنائِها.

5 b ut unto Hannah he gave a double portion; for he loved Hannah, but Jehovah had shut up her womb.

وَأمّا حَنَّةُ، فَكانَ يُعطِيها حِصَّةً مُضاعَفَةً لأنَّهُ أحَبَّها حَتَّى وَإنْ لَمْ تَكَنْ تُنجِبُ. فَنِنَّةُ تُزعِجُ حَنَّة

6 A nd her rival provoked her sore, to make her fret, because Jehovah had shut up her womb.

وَاعتادَتْ فَنِنَّةُ أنْ تُغِيظَ حَنَّةَ بِقَصدِ مُضايَقَتِها، فَكانَتْ تَشمَتُ بِها لِأنَّ اللهَ لَمْ يَرزقْها أنْ تُنجِبَ.

7 A nd as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of Jehovah, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat.

وَتَكَرَّرَ هَذا سَنَةً بَعدَ سَنَةٍ. فَكُلَّما ذَهَبَتْ العائِلَةُ إلَى بَيتِ اللهِ ، عَمِدَتْ فَنِنَّةُ إلَى إغاظَةِ حَنَّةَ. فَتَتَضايَقُ حَنَّةُ وَتَبكِي وَتَمتَنِعُ عَنِ الطَّعامِ.

8 A nd Elkanah her husband said unto her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?

فَقالَ لَها زَوجُها ألقانَةُ يَوماً: «لِماذا تَبكِينَ يا حَنَّةُ؟ وَلِماذا تَمتَنِعِينَ عَنِ الطَّعامِ؟ لِماذا أنتِ حَزِينَةٌ هَكَذا؟ ألَسْتُ أنا أفضَلُ مِنْ عَشْرَةِ أولادٍ؟» صَلاةُ حَنَّة

9 S o Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest was sitting upon his seat by the door-post of the temple of Jehovah.

وَبَعدَ تَناوُلِ الطَّعامِ وَالشَّرابِ، قامَتْ حَنَّةُ بِهُدُوءٍ وَذَهَبَتْ لِتُصَلِّيَ إلَى اللهِ. وَكانَ الكاهِنُ عالِي جالِساً عَلَى كُرسِيٍّ عِندَ بابِ هَيكَلِ اللهِ.

10 A nd she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto Jehovah, and wept sore.

كانَتْ حَنَّةُ تَشْعُرُ بِأسَىً عَمِيقٍ، فَقامَتْ تُصَلِّي إلَى اللهِ وَتَبكِي بِمَرارَةٍ.

11 A nd she vowed a vow, and said, O Jehovah of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thy handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thy handmaid, but wilt give unto thy handmaid a man-child, then I will give him unto Jehovah all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.

وَنَذَرَتْ لِلرَّبِّ نَذْراً فَقالَتْ: «أيُّها الإلَهُ القَدِيرُ، انظُرْ مَدَى حُزنِي وَالتَفِتْ إلَيَّ. لا تَتَجاهَلْنِي أنا خادِمتَكَ. فَإنْ رَزَقْتَنِي بابْنٍ، فَإنِّي سَأُعِيدُهُ لِيَكُونَ فِي خِدمَتِكَ كُلَّ أيّامِ حَياتِهِ. لَنْ يُقَصَّ شَعْرُهُ، وَلَنْ يَشرَبَ نَبيذاً ولا خَمراً، لأنَّهُ سَيَكونُ لَكَ نَذيراً.»

12 A nd it came to pass, as she continued praying before Jehovah, that Eli marked her mouth.

وَأطالَتْ حَنَّةُ الصَّلاةَ فِي حَضرَةِ اللهِ ، بَينَما عالِي يُراقِبُ شَفَتَيها.

13 N ow Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.

وَكانَتْ تُصَلِّي فِي قَلبِها. شَفَتاها تَتَحَرَّكانِ فَقَطْ دُونَ أنْ يُسمَعَ لَها صَوتٌ. فَظَنَّ عالِي أنَّها سَكرَى.

14 A nd Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.

فَقالَ لَها عالِي: «أسرَفتِ فِي شُربِ الخَمرِ. هَلْ يُمْكِنُكِ أنْ تَسْكَرِي أكثَرَ مِمّا أنْتِ عَليهِ؟ آنَ لَكِ أنْ تتوقَّفِي عَنِ الشُّرْبِ.»

15 A nd Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I poured out my soul before Jehovah.

فَأجابَتْ حَنَّةُ: «يا سَيِّدِي، لَمْ أتَناوَلْ خَمراً أوْ شَراباً مُسْكِراً، بَلْ أنا امْرأةٌ حَزِينَةٌ أبسِطُ مُشكِلَتِي فِي حَضرَةِ اللهِ.

16 C ount not thy handmaid for a wicked woman; for out of the abundance of my complaint and my provocation have I spoken hitherto.

فَلا تَظُنَّ أنِّي امْرأةٌ مُشَرَّدَةٌ. لَكِنِّي أطَلتُ الصَّلاةَ إلَى الآنَ بِسَبَبِ مِحنَتِي الشَّدِيدَةِ وَضِيقِي.»

17 T hen Eli answered and said, Go in peace; and the God of Israel grant thy petition that thou hast asked of him.

فَأجابَها عالِي: «اذهَبِي بِسَلامٍ. وَلَيتَ إلَهَ إسْرائِيلَ يُعطِيكِ ما طَلَبتِهِ مِنهُ.»

18 A nd she said, Let thy handmaid find favor in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat; and her countenance was no more sad.

فَقالَتْ حَنَّةُ: «لَيتَكَ تَكُونُ راضِياً عَنِّي يا سَيِّدِي.» ثُمَّ مَضَتْ حَنَّةُ وَتَناوَلَتْ بَعضَ الطَّعامِ. وَلَمْ تَعُدْ كَئِيبَةً وَمُتَجَهِّمَةَ الوَجْهِ.

19 A nd they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before Jehovah, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and Jehovah remembered her.

وَفِي الصَّباحِ الباكِرِ قامَتْ عائِلَةُ ألقانَةَ، وَعَبَدُوا اللهَ ، ثُمَّ رَجِعُوا إلَى بَيتِهِمْ فِي الرّامَةِ. مَولِدُ صَمُوئِيل وَعاشَرَ ألقانَةُ زَوجَتَهُ حَنَّةَ، وَتَذَكَّرَها اللهُ.

20 A nd it came to pass, when the time was come about, that Hannah conceived, and bare a son; and she called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of Jehovah.

وَفِي الوَقْتِ المُعَيَّنِ، كانَتْ حَنَّةُ قَدْ حَبِلَتْ وَأنجَبَتْ وَلَداً. وَأسْمَتْهُ صَمُوئِيلَ إذْ قالَتْ: «لِأنِّي طَلَبتُهُ مِنَ اللهِ.»

21 A nd the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto Jehovah the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.

وَفِي تِلكَ السَّنَةِ ذَهَبَ ألقانَةُ إلَى شِيلُوهَ، لِيُقَدِّمَ للهِ الذَّبِيْحَةَ السَّنَوِيَّةَ، وَلِيُوفِيَ بِنُذُورِهِ. وَأخَذَ مَعَهُ عائِلَتَهُ.

22 B ut Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned; and then I will bring him, that he may appear before Jehovah, and there abide for ever.

لَكِنَّ حَنَّةَ لَمْ تَذهَبْ. وَقالَتْ لِزَوجِها: «عِندَما يُفطَمُ الوَلَدُ، سَآخُذُهُ إلَى شِيلُوهَ، فَيَكُونُ فِي حَضرَةِ اللهِ دائِماً وَلِيَبقَى هُناكَ عِندَهُ إلَى الأبَدِ.»

23 A nd Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only Jehovah establish his word. So the woman tarried and gave her son suck, until she weaned him.

فَقالَ لَها زَوجُها ألقانَةُ: «افعَلِي ما تَرَيْنَهُ صَواباً، وَابقَيْ هُنا إلَى أنْ يُفْطَمَ الوَلَدُ. لَيتَ اللهَ يُحَقِّقُ كَلامَكِ.» فَبَقِيَتْ حَنَّةُ فِي البَيتِ لِتُرضِعَ ابنَها حَتَّى فُطِمَ. حَنَّةُ تَأخُذُ صَمُوئِيلَ إلَى بيتِ اللهِ فِي شِيلُوه

24 A nd when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of meal, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of Jehovah in Shiloh: and the child was young.

وَفُطِمَ الوَلَدُ وَكَبِرَ. فَأخَذَتهُ حَنَّةُ، وَأخَذَتْ ثَوراً عُمرُهُ ثَلاثُ سَنَواتٍ، وَقُفَّةَ طَحِينٍ، وَزُجاجَةَ نَبِيذٍ، وَذَهَبُوا إلى بَيتِ اللهِ فِي شِيلُوهَ.

25 A nd they slew the bullock, and brought the child to Eli.

فَذَبَحُوا الثَّورَ، وَقَدَّمُوا الوَلَدَ إلَى عالِي.

26 A nd she said, Oh, my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto Jehovah.

وَقالَتْ حَنَّةُ لِعالِي: «أُقْسِمُ بِحَياتِي وَبِحَياتِكَ يا سَيِّدِي إنِّي أنا المَرأةُ الَّتِي وَقَفَتُ قُربَكَ أُصَلِّي للهِ.

27 F or this child I prayed; and Jehovah hath given me my petition which I asked of him:

صَلَّيتُ أنْ أُرْزَقَ بِهَذا الطِّفلِ. وَقَدِ استَجابَ اللهُ صَلاتِي.

28 t herefore also I have granted him to Jehovah; as long as he liveth he is granted to Jehovah. And he worshipped Jehovah there.

وَها أنا الآنَ أُعطِيه للهِ وَأُكِرِّسُهُ لَهُ. وَسَيَخدِمُ اللهَ كُلَّ حَياتِهِ.» فَتَرَكَتْ حَنَّةُ الوَلَدَ هُناكَ، وَسَجَدَتْ للهِ.