1 Samuel 1:1-16
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 1
1Now there was a man from Ramathaim-zophim from 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. 2And he had two wives: the name of one was Hannah and the name of the other Peninnah; and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
3Now this man would go up from his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice to the LORD of armies in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests to the LORD there.
4When the day came that Elkanah sacrificed, he would give portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters;
5but to Hannah he would give a double portion, because he loved Hannah, but the LORD had closed her womb.
6Her rival, moreover, would provoke her bitterly to irritate her, because the LORD had closed her womb.
7And it happened year after year, as often as she went up to the house of the LORD, that she would provoke her; so she wept and would not eat.
8Then Elkanah her husband would say to her, 'Hannah, why do you weep, and why do you not eat, and why is your heart sad? Am I not better to you than ten sons?'
9Then Hannah got up after eating and drinking in Shiloh. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat by the doorpost of the temple of the LORD.
10She, greatly distressed, prayed to the LORD and wept bitterly.
11And she made a vow and said, 'LORD of armies, if You will indeed look on the affliction of Your bond-servant and remember me, and not forget Your bond-servant, but will give Your bond-servant a son, then I will give him to the LORD all the days of his life, and a razor shall never come on his head.'
12Now it came about, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli was watching her mouth.
13As for Hannah, she was speaking in her heart, only her lips were quivering, but her voice was not heard. So Eli thought that she was drunk.
14Then Eli said to her, 'How long will you behave like a drunk? Get rid of your wine!'
15But Hannah answered and said, 'No, my lord, I am a woman despairing in spirit; I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD.
16Do not consider your bond-servant a useless woman, for I have spoken until now out of my great concern and provocation.'
King James Version
Chapter 1
1Now 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: 2And 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. 3And 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. 4And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions: 5But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb. 6And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb. 7And 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. 8Then 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?
9So 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.
10And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.
11And 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.
12And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli marked her mouth.
13Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.
14And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.
15And 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.
16Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 1
1There was a man from Ramathaim-zophim in the hill country of Ephraim. His name was Elkanah son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an Ephraimite. 2He had two wives, the first named Hannah and the second Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah was childless. 3This man would go up from his town every year to worship and to sacrifice to the Lord of Armies at Shiloh, where Eli's two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were the Lord's priests.
4Whenever Elkanah offered a sacrifice, he always gave portions of the meat to his wife Peninnah and to each of her sons and daughters.
5But he gave a double portion to Hannah, for he loved her even though the Lord had kept her from conceiving.
6Her rival would taunt her severely just to provoke her, because the Lord had kept Hannah from conceiving.
7Year after year, when she went up to the Lord's house, her rival taunted her in this way. Hannah would weep and would not eat.
8"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? "
9On one occasion, Hannah got up after they ate and drank at Shiloh. The priest Eli was sitting on a chair by the doorpost of the Lord's temple.
10Deeply hurt, Hannah prayed to the Lord and wept with many tears.
11Making a vow, she pleaded, "Lord of Armies, if you will take notice of your servant's affliction, 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."
New Living Translation
Chapter 1
1There was a man named Elkanah who lived in Ramah in the region of Zuph in the hill country of Ephraim. He was the son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, of Ephraim. 2Elkanah had two wives, Hannah and Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah did not.
3Each year Elkanah would travel to Shiloh to worship and sacrifice to the LORD of Heaven's Armies at the Tabernacle. The priests of the LORD at that time were the two sons of Eli--Hophni and Phinehas.
4On the days Elkanah presented his sacrifice, he would give portions of the meat to Peninnah and each of her children.
5And though he loved Hannah, he would give her only one choice portion because the LORD had given her no children.
6So Peninnah would taunt Hannah and make fun of her because the LORD had kept her from having children.
7Year after year it was the same--Peninnah would taunt Hannah as they went to the Tabernacle. Each time, Hannah would be reduced to tears and would not even eat.
9Once after a sacrificial meal at Shiloh, Hannah got up and went to pray. Eli the priest was sitting at his customary place beside the entrance of the Tabernacle.
10Hannah was in deep anguish, crying bitterly as she prayed to the LORD.
11And she made this vow: 'O LORD of Heaven's Armies, if you will look upon my sorrow and answer my prayer and give me a son, then I will give him back to you. He will be yours for his entire lifetime, and as a sign that he has been dedicated to the LORD, his hair will never be cut. '
English Standard Version
Chapter 1
1There was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim of the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an Ephrathite. 2He 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.
3Now this man used to go up year by year from his city to worship and to sacrifice to the LORD of hosts at Shiloh, where the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests of the LORD.
4On the day when Elkanah sacrificed, he would give portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and daughters.
5But to Hannah he gave a double portion, because he loved her, though the LORD had closed her womb.
6And her rival used to provoke her grievously to irritate her, because the LORD had closed her womb.
7So it went on year by year. As often as she went up to the house of the LORD, she used to provoke her. Therefore Hannah wept and would not eat.
8And Elkanah, her husband, said to her, “Hannah, why do you weep? And why do you not eat? And why is your heart sad? Am I not more to you than ten sons?”
9After they had eaten and drunk in Shiloh, Hannah rose. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat beside the doorpost of the temple of the LORD.
10She was deeply distressed and prayed to the LORD and wept bitterly.
11And she vowed a vow and said, “O LORD of hosts, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your servant and remember me and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a son, then I will give him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall touch his head.”
12As she continued praying before the LORD, Eli observed her mouth.
13Hannah was speaking in her heart; only her lips moved, and her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli took her to be a drunken woman.
14And Eli said to her, “How long will you go on being drunk? Put your wine away from you.”
15But Hannah answered, “No, my lord, I am a woman troubled in spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have been pouring out my soul before the LORD.
16Do not regard your servant as a worthless woman, for all along I have been speaking out of my great anxiety and vexation.”
New International Version
Chapter 1
1There was a certain man from Ramathaim, a Zuphite from the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Elkanah son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite. 2He had two wives; one was called Hannah and the other Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.
3Year after year this man went up from his town to worship and sacrifice to the LORD Almighty at Shiloh, where Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli, were priests of the LORD.
4Whenever the day came for Elkanah to sacrifice, he would give portions of the meat to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters.
5But to Hannah he gave a double portion because he loved her, and the LORD had closed her womb.
6Because the LORD had closed Hannah's womb, her rival kept provoking her in order to irritate her.
7This 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.
8Her 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?'
9Once 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.
10In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the LORD, weeping bitterly.
11And she made a vow, saying, 'LORD Almighty, if you will only look on your servant's misery and remember 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, and no razor will ever be used on his head."
La Biblia de las Américas
Chapter 1
1Había un hombre de Ramataim de Zofim, de la región montañosa de Efraín, que se llamaba Elcana, hijo de Jeroham, hijo de Eliú, hijo de Tohu, hijo de Zuf, efrateo. 2Y tenía dos mujeres : el nombre de una era Ana y el de la otra Penina; y Penina tenía hijos, pero Ana no los tenía. 3Este hombre subía todos los años de su ciudad para adorar y ofrecer sacrificio al SEÑOR de los ejércitos en Silo. Y los dos hijos de Elí, Ofni y Finees, eran sacerdotes del SEÑOR allí. 4Cuando llegaba el día en que Elcana ofrecía sacrificio, daba porciones a Penina su mujer y a todos sus hijos e hijas ; 5pero a Ana le daba una doble porción, pues él amaba a Ana, aunque el SEÑOR no le había dado hijos. 6Y su rival la provocaba amargamente para irritarla, porque el SEÑOR no le había dado hijos. 7Esto sucedía año tras año; siempre que ella subía a la casa del SEÑOR, la otra la provocaba. Y Ana lloraba y no comía. 8Entonces Elcana su marido le dijo: Ana, ¿por qué lloras y no comes? ¿Por qué está triste tu corazón? ¿No soy yo para ti mejor que diez hijos ?
9Pero Ana se levantó después de haber comido y bebido en Silo, y mientras el sacerdote Elí estaba sentado en la silla junto al poste de la puerta del templo del SEÑOR,
10ella, muy angustiada, oraba al SEÑOR y lloraba amargamente.
11E hizo voto y dijo: Oh SEÑOR de los ejércitos, si tú te dignas mirar la aflicción de tu sierva, te acuerdas de mí y no te olvidas de tu sierva, sino que das un hijo a tu sierva, yo lo dedicaré al SEÑOR por todos los días de su vida y nunca pasará navaja sobre su cabeza.
12Y mientras ella continuaba en oración delante del SEÑOR, Elí le estaba observando la boca.
13Pero Ana hablaba en su corazón, sólo sus labios se movían y su voz no se oía. Elí, pues, pensó que estaba ebria.
14Entonces Elí le dijo: ¿Hasta cuándo estarás embriagada ? Echa de ti tu vino.
15Pero Ana respondió y dijo: No, señor mío, soy una mujer angustiada en espíritu; no he bebido vino ni licor, sino que he derramado mi alma delante del SEÑOR.
16No tengas a tu sierva por mujer indigna ; porque hasta ahora he orado a causa de mi gran congoja y aflicción.
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Chapter 1
1Había un hombre de Ramataim de Zofim, de la región montañosa de Efraín, que se llamaba Elcana, hijo de Jeroham, hijo de Eliú, hijo de Tohu, hijo de Zuf, el Efrateo. 2Elcana tenía dos mujeres: el nombre de una era Ana y el de la otra Penina. Penina tenía hijos, pero Ana no los tenía. 3Todos los años aquel hombre subía de su ciudad para adorar y ofrecer sacrificio al SEÑOR de los ejércitos en Silo. Allí los dos hijos de Elí, Ofni y Finees, eran sacerdotes del SEÑOR.
4Cuando llegaba el día en que Elcana ofrecía sacrificio, daba porciones a Penina su mujer y a todos sus hijos e hijas;
5pero a Ana le daba una doble porción, pues él amaba a Ana, aunque el SEÑOR no le había dado hijos.
6Su rival, Penina, la provocaba amargamente para irritarla, porque el SEÑOR no le había dado hijos.
7Esto sucedía año tras año; siempre que ella subía a la casa del SEÑOR, Penina la provocaba, por lo que Ana lloraba y no comía.
8Entonces Elcana su marido le dijo: “Ana, ¿por qué lloras y no comes? ¿Por qué está triste tu corazón? ¿No soy yo para ti mejor que diez hijos?”
9Pero Ana se levantó después de haber comido y bebido estando en Silo, y mientras el sacerdote Elí estaba sentado en la silla junto al poste de la puerta del templo del SEÑOR,
10ella, muy angustiada, oraba al SEÑOR y lloraba amargamente.
11Entonces hizo voto y dijo: “Oh SEÑOR de los ejércitos, si Te dignas mirar la aflicción de Tu sierva, Te acuerdas de mí y no Te olvidas de Tu sierva, sino que das un hijo a Tu sierva, yo lo dedicaré al SEÑOR por todos los días de su vida y nunca pasará navaja sobre su cabeza.”
12Mientras ella continuaba en oración delante del SEÑOR, Elí le estaba observando la boca.
13Pero Ana hablaba en su corazón, sólo sus labios se movían y su voz no se oía. Elí, pues, pensó que estaba ebria.
14Entonces Elí le dijo: “¿Hasta cuándo estarás embriagada? Echa de ti tu vino.”
15Pero Ana respondió: “No, señor mío, soy una mujer angustiada en espíritu. No he bebido vino ni licor, sino que he derramado mi alma delante del SEÑOR.
16No tenga a su sierva por mujer indigna. Hasta ahora he estado orando a causa de mi gran congoja y aflicción.”
Nueva Versión Internacional
Chapter 1
1En la sierra de Efraín había un hombre zufita de Ramatayin. Su nombre era Elcaná hijo de Jeroán, hijo de Eliú, hijo de Tohu, hijo de Zuf, efraimita. 2Elcaná tenía dos esposas. Una de ellas se llamaba Ana, y la otra, Penina. Esta tenía hijos, pero Ana no tenía ninguno.
3Cada año Elcaná salía de su pueblo para adorar al SEÑOR Todopoderoso y ofrecerle sacrificios en Siló, donde Ofni y Finés, los dos hijos de Elí, oficiaban como sacerdotes del SEÑOR.
4Cuando llegaba el día de ofrecer su sacrificio, Elcaná solía darles a Penina y a todos sus hijos e hijas la porción que les correspondía.
5Pero a Ana le daba una porción especial, pues la amaba a pesar de que el SEÑOR la había hecho estéril.
6Penina, su rival, solía atormentarla para que se enojara, ya que el SEÑOR la había hecho estéril.
7Cada año, cuando iban a la casa del SEÑOR, sucedía lo mismo: Penina la atormentaba, hasta que Ana se ponía a llorar y ni comer quería.
8Entonces Elcaná, su esposo, le decía: «Ana, ¿por qué lloras? ¿Por qué no comes? ¿Por qué estás resentida? ¿Acaso no soy para ti mejor que diez hijos?»
9Una vez, estando en Siló, Ana se levantó después de la comida. Y a la vista del sacerdote Elí, que estaba sentado en su silla junto a la puerta del santuario del SEÑOR,
10con gran angustia comenzó a orar al SEÑOR y a llorar desconsoladamente.
11Entonces hizo este voto: «SEÑOR Todopoderoso, si te dignas mirar la desdicha de esta sierva tuya, y si en vez de olvidarme te acuerdas de mí y me concedes un hijo varón, yo te lo entregaré para toda su vida, y nunca se le cortará el cabello».
Reina-Valera 1960
Chapter 1
1Hubo un varón de Ramataim de Zofim, del monte de Efraín, que se llamaba Elcana hijo de Jeroham, hijo de Eliú, hijo de Tohu, hijo de Zuf, efrateo. 2Y tenía él dos mujeres; el nombre de una era Ana, y el de la otra, Penina. Y Penina tenía hijos, mas Ana no los tenía. 3Y todos los años aquel varón subía de su ciudad para adorar y para ofrecer sacrificios a Jehová de los ejércitos en Silo, donde estaban dos hijos de Elí, Ofni y Finees, sacerdotes de Jehová. 4Y cuando llegaba el día en que Elcana ofrecía sacrificio, daba a Penina su mujer, a todos sus hijos y a todas sus hijas, a cada uno su parte. 5Pero a Ana daba una parte escogida; porque amaba a Ana, aunque Jehová no le había concedido tener hijos. 6Y su rival la irritaba, enojándola y entristeciéndola, porque Jehová no le había concedido tener hijos. 7Así hacía cada año; cuando subía a la casa de Jehová, la irritaba así; por lo cual Ana lloraba, y no comía. 8Y Elcana su marido le dijo: Ana, ¿por qué lloras? ¿por qué no comes? ¿y por qué está afligido tu corazón? ¿No te soy yo mejor que diez hijos?
9Y se levantó Ana después que hubo comido y bebido en Silo; y mientras el sacerdote Elí estaba sentado en una silla junto a un pilar del templo de Jehová,
10ella con amargura de alma oró a Jehová, y lloró abundantemente.
11E hizo voto, diciendo: Jehová de los ejércitos, si te dignares mirar a la aflicción de tu sierva, y te acordares de mí, y no te olvidares de tu sierva, sino que dieres a tu sierva un hijo varón, yo lo dedicaré a Jehová todos los días de su vida, y no pasará navaja sobre su cabeza.
12Mientras ella oraba largamente delante de Jehová, Elí estaba observando la boca de ella.
13Pero Ana hablaba en su corazón, y solamente se movían sus labios, y su voz no se oía; y Elí la tuvo por ebria.
14Entonces le dijo Elí: ¿Hasta cuándo estarás ebria? Digiere tu vino.
15Y Ana le respondió diciendo: No, señor mío; yo soy una mujer atribulada de espíritu; no he bebido vino ni sidra, sino que he derramado mi alma delante de Jehová.
16No tengas a tu sierva por una mujer impía; porque por la magnitud de mis congojas y de mi aflicción he hablado hasta ahora.
Biblia del Jubileo
