1 T here was a certain man from Ramathaim-zophim of the hill country of Ephraim. 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 H e had two wives. The name of one was Hannah. The name of the other was Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.

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

3 T his man would go from his city each year to worship and to give gifts on the altar in Shiloh to the Lord of All. Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were the Lord’s religious leaders 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 O n the day when Elkanah killed animals on the altar in worship, he would give part of the gift to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters.

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

5 B ut he would give twice as much to Hannah, for he loved Hannah. But the Lord had made it so she could not have children.

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

6 P eninnah would try to make her very angry, because the Lord would not let her have children.

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

7 S o it happened, year after year, each time Hannah went up to the house of the Lord, Peninnah would make her angry. Hannah cried and would 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 T hen her husband Elkanah said to her, “Hannah, why are you crying? Why are you not eating, and why is your heart sad? Am I not better to you than ten sons?” Hannah and Eli

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 T hen Hannah stood up after they had eaten and drunk in Shiloh. Eli the religious leader was sitting on the seat by the door of the house of the Lord.

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

10 H annah was very troubled. She prayed to the Lord and cried with sorrow.

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

11 T hen she made a promise and said, “O Lord of All, be sure to look on the trouble of Your woman servant, and remember me. Do not forget Your woman servant, but give me a son. If You will, then I will give him to the Lord all his life. And no hair will ever be cut from 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 W hile she kept praying to the Lord, Eli was watching her mouth.

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

13 H annah was speaking in her heart. Her lips were moving, but her voice was not heard. So Eli thought she had drunk too much.

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

14 E li said to her, “How long will you be drunk? Put wine away from you.”

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

15 B ut Hannah answered, “No, my lord, I am a woman troubled in spirit. I have not drunk wine or strong drink, but I was pouring out my soul to the Lord.

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

16 D o not think of your woman servant as a woman of no worth. For I have been speaking out of much trouble and pain in my spirit.”

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

17 T hen Eli answered, “Go in peace. May the God of Israel do what you have asked of Him.”

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

18 A nd Hannah said, “Let your woman servant find favor in your eyes.” So she went her way and ate, and her face was no longer sad. Samuel Is Born

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

19 T he family got up early in the morning and worshiped before the Lord. Then they returned to their house in Ramah. Elkanah lay with his wife Hannah, and the Lord 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 T he Lord made it possible for her to have a child, and when the time came she gave birth to a son. She gave him the name Samuel, saying, “I have asked the Lord for him.”

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

21 T hen Elkanah went up with all those of his house to give the Lord the gift on the altar in worship as he did each year, and to pay what he had promised.

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

22 B ut Hannah did not go. For she said to her husband, “I will not go up until the child no longer needs to be nursed. Then I will bring him before the Lord, to stay there forever.”

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

23 E lkanah her husband said to her, “Do what you think is best. Stay here until he no longer needs to be nursed. Only may the Lord do as He has said.” So Hannah stayed and nursed her son until he no longer needed to be nursed.

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 W hen she had finished nursing him, she took him with her to the house of the Lord 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 S he brought a three year old bull, one basket of flour and a jar of wine also. Then they killed the bull, and brought the boy to Eli.

فَذَبَحُوا الثَّورَ، وَقَدَّمُوا الوَلَدَ إلَى عالِي.

26 H annah said, “O, my lord! As you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you, praying to the Lord.

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

27 I prayed for this boy, and the Lord has given me what I asked of Him.

صَلَّيتُ أنْ أُرْزَقَ بِهَذا الطِّفلِ. وَقَدِ استَجابَ اللهُ صَلاتِي.

28 S o I have given him to the Lord. He is given to the Lord as long as he lives.” And they worshiped the Lord there.

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