1 ك انَ 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.

Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:

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

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

3 و َاعتادَ 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.

And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the Lord of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there.

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

And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:

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

But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the Lord had shut up her womb.

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

And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the Lord had shut up her womb.

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

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

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

Then said Elkanah her husband to 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?

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

So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the Lord.

10 ك انَتْ حَنَّةُ تَشْعُرُ بِأسَىً عَمِيقٍ، فَقامَتْ تُصَلِّي إلَى اللهِ وَتَبكِي بِمَرارَةٍ.

And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and wept sore.

11 و َنَذَرَتْ 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.»

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

12 و َأطالَتْ حَنَّةُ الصَّلاةَ فِي حَضرَةِ اللهِ ، بَينَما عالِي يُراقِبُ شَفَتَيها.

And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the Lord, that Eli marked her mouth.

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

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

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

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

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

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

16 ف َلا تَظُنَّ أنِّي امْرأةٌ مُشَرَّدَةٌ. لَكِنِّي أطَلتُ الصَّلاةَ إلَى الآنَ بِسَبَبِ مِحنَتِي الشَّدِيدَةِ وَضِيقِي.»

Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.

17 ف َأجابَها عالِي: «اذهَبِي بِسَلامٍ. وَلَيتَ إلَهَ إسْرائِيلَ يُعطِيكِ ما طَلَبتِهِ مِنهُ.»

Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.

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

And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad.

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

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

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

Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the Lord.

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

And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the Lord the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.

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

But 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 the Lord, and there abide for ever.

23 ف َقالَ 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

And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only the Lord establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him.

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

And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the Lord in Shiloh: and the child was young.

25 ف َذَبَحُوا الثَّورَ، وَقَدَّمُوا الوَلَدَ إلَى عالِي.

And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.

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

And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the Lord.

27 ص َلَّيتُ أنْ أُرْزَقَ بِهَذا الطِّفلِ. وَقَدِ استَجابَ اللهُ صَلاتِي.

For this child I prayed; and the Lord hath given me my petition which I asked of him:

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

Therefore also I have lent him to the Lord; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the Lord. And he worshipped the Lord there.