1A certain man from Ramathaim in the hill country of Ephraim was named Elkanah. He was the son of Jeroham. Jeroham was the son of Elihu. Elihu was the son of Tohu. Tohu was the son of Zuph. Elkanah belonged to the family line of Zuph. Elkanah lived in the territory of Ephraim.2Elkanah had two wives. One was named Hannah. The other was named Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah didn’t.3Year after year Elkanah went up from his town to Shiloh. He went there to worship and sacrifice to the LORD who rules over all. Hophni and Phinehas served as priests of the LORD at Shiloh. They were the two sons of Eli.4Every year at Shiloh, the day would come for Elkanah to offer a sacrifice. On that day, he would give a share of the meat to his wife Peninnah. He would also give a share to each of her sons and daughters.5But he would give two shares of meat to Hannah. That’s because he loved her. He also gave her two shares because the LORD had kept her from having children.6Peninnah teased Hannah to make her angry. She did it because the LORD had kept Hannah from having children.7Peninnah teased Hannah year after year. Every time Hannah would go up to the house of the LORD, Elkanah’s other wife would tease her. She would keep doing it until Hannah cried and wouldn’t eat.8Her husband Elkanah would say to her, ‘Hannah, why are you crying? Why don’t you eat? Why are you so unhappy? Don’t I mean more to you than ten sons?’9One time when they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up. Eli the priest was sitting on his chair by the doorpost of the LORD’s house.10Hannah was very sad. She wept and wept. She prayed to the LORD.11She made a promise to him. She said, ‘LORD, you rule over all. Please see how I’m suffering! Show concern for me! Don’t forget about me! Please give me a son! If you do, I’ll give him back to the LORD. Then he will serve the LORD all the days of his life. He’ll never use a razor on his head. He’ll never cut his hair.’12As Hannah kept on praying to the LORD, Eli watched her lips.13She was praying in her heart. Her lips were moving. But she wasn’t making a sound. Eli thought Hannah was drunk.14He said to her, ‘How long are you going to stay drunk? Stop drinking your wine.’15‘That’s not true, sir,’ Hannah replied. ‘I’m a woman who is deeply troubled. I haven’t been drinking wine or beer. I was telling the LORD all my troubles.16Don’t think of me as an evil woman. I’ve been praying here because I’m very sad. My pain is so great.’17Eli answered, ‘Go in peace. May the God of Israel give you what you have asked him for.’18She said, ‘May you be pleased with me.’ Then she left and had something to eat. Her face wasn’t sad anymore.19Early the next morning Elkanah and his family got up. They worshipped the LORD. Then they went back to their home in Ramah. Elkanah slept with his wife Hannah. And the LORD blessed her.20So after some time, Hannah became pregnant. She had a baby boy. She said, ‘I asked the LORD for him.’ So she named him Samuel.
Hannah gives Samuel to the Lord
21Elkanah went up to Shiloh to offer the yearly sacrifice to the LORD. He also went there to keep a promise he had made. His whole family went with him.22But Hannah didn’t go. She said to her husband, ‘When the boy doesn’t need me to breast-feed him anymore, I’ll take him to the LORD’s house. I’ll give him to the LORD there. He’ll stay there for the rest of his life.’23Her husband Elkanah told her, ‘Do what you think is best. Stay here at home until Samuel doesn’t need you to breast-feed him anymore. May the LORD make his promise to you come true.’ So Hannah stayed home. She breast-fed her son until he didn’t need her milk anymore.24When the boy didn’t need her to breast-feed him anymore, she took him with her to Shiloh. She took him there even though he was still very young. She brought him to the LORD’s house. She brought along a bull that was three years old. She brought 15 kilograms of flour. She also brought a bottle of wine. The bottle was made out of animal skin.25After the bull was sacrificed, Elkanah and Hannah brought the boy to Eli.26Hannah said to Eli, ‘Pardon me, sir. I’m the woman who stood here beside you praying to the LORD. And that’s just as sure as you are alive.27I prayed for this child. The LORD has given me what I asked him for.28So now I’m giving him to the LORD. As long as he lives he’ll be given to the LORD.’ And there Eli worshipped the LORD.
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Nascita di Samuele
1C’era un uomo di Ramataim-Sofim, della regione montuosa di Efraim, che si chiamava Elcana, figlio di Ieroam, figlio di Eliù, figlio di Toù, figlio di Suf, efraimita.2Aveva due mogli: una di nome Anna e l’altra di nome Peninna. Peninna aveva dei figli, ma Anna non ne aveva.3Quest’uomo, ogni anno, saliva dalla sua città per andare ad adorare il Signore degli eserciti e offrirgli dei sacrifici a Silo; e là c’erano i due figli di Eli, Ofni e Fineas, sacerdoti del Signore.4Nel giorno in cui Elcana offrì il sacrificio diede a Peninna, sua moglie, e a tutti i figli e a tutte le figlie di lei le loro parti;5ma ad Anna diede una parte doppia, perché amava Anna, benché il Signore l’avesse fatta sterile.6La rivale mortificava continuamente Anna per amareggiarla perché il Signore l’aveva fatta sterile.7Così avveniva ogni anno; ogni volta che Anna saliva alla casa del Signore, Peninna la mortificava a quel modo; perciò lei piangeva e non mangiava più.8Elcana, suo marito, le diceva: «Anna, perché piangi? Perché non mangi? Perché è triste il tuo cuore? Per te io non valgo forse più di dieci figli?»9Dopo che ebbero mangiato e bevuto a Silo, Anna si alzò. Il sacerdote Eli stava in quell’ora seduto sulla sua sedia all’entrata del tempio del Signore.10Lei aveva l’anima piena di amarezza e pregò il Signore piangendo a dirotto.11Fece un voto e disse: «O Signore degli eserciti, se hai riguardo all’afflizione della tua serva e ti ricordi di me, se non dimentichi la tua serva e dai alla tua serva un figlio maschio, io lo consacrerò al Signore per tutti i giorni della sua vita e il rasoio non passerà sulla sua testa».12La sua preghiera davanti al Signore si prolungava, ed Eli osservava la bocca di lei.13Anna parlava in cuor suo e si muovevano soltanto le sue labbra, ma non si sentiva la sua voce; perciò Eli credette che fosse ubriaca,14e le disse: «Quanto durerà questa tua ubriachezza? Va’ a smaltire il tuo vino!»15Ma Anna rispose e disse: «No, mio signore, io sono una donna tribolata nello spirito e non ho bevuto vino né bevanda alcolica, ma stavo solo aprendo il mio cuore davanti al Signore.16Non prendere la tua serva per una donna da nulla; perché l’eccesso del mio dolore e della mia tristezza mi ha fatto parlare fino ad ora».17Ed Eli replicò: «Va’ in pace e il Dio d’Israele esaudisca la preghiera che gli hai rivolta!»18Lei rispose: «Possa la tua serva trovare grazia agli occhi tuoi!» Così la donna se ne andò per la sua via, mangiò, e il suo aspetto non fu più quello di prima.19L’indomani lei e suo marito si alzarono di buon’ora e si prostrarono davanti al Signore; poi partirono e ritornarono a casa loro, a Rama. Elcana si unì ad Anna, sua moglie, e il Signore si ricordò di lei.20Nel corso dell’anno Anna concepì e partorì un figlio, che chiamò Samuele*, perché disse: «L’ho chiesto al Signore».21E quell’uomo, Elcana, salì con tutta la sua famiglia per andare a offrire al Signore il sacrificio annuo e a sciogliere il suo voto.22Ma Anna non salì, perché disse a suo marito: «Io non salirò finché il bambino non sia divezzato; allora lo condurrò, perché sia presentato davanti al Signore e rimanga là per sempre».23Elcana, suo marito, le rispose: «Fa’ come ti sembra bene; rimani finché tu lo abbia divezzato, purché il Signore adempia la sua parola!» Così la donna rimase a casa, e allattò suo figlio fino al momento di divezzarlo.24Quando lo ebbe divezzato, lo condusse con sé e prese tre torelli, un efa di farina e un otre di vino; e lo condusse nella casa del Signore a Silo. Il bambino era ancora molto piccolo.25Elcana e Anna sacrificarono il torello e condussero il bambino a Eli.26Anna gli disse: «Mio signore! Com’è vero che tu vivi, o mio signore, io sono quella donna che stava qui vicina a te, a pregare il Signore.27Pregai per avere questo bambino; il Signore mi ha concesso quel che io gli avevo domandato.28Perciò anch’io lo dono al Signore; finché vivrà, egli sarà donato al Signore». E si prostrò là davanti al Signore.
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