1 Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim, a Zuphite of the hill-country of Ephraim, named Elkanah; he was the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite:2 And he had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah: and Peninnah was the mother of children, but Hannah had no children.3 Now this man went up from his town every year to give worship and to make offerings to the Lord of armies in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there.4 And when the day came for Elkanah to make his offering, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and daughters, their part of the feast:5 But to Hannah he gave one part, though Hannah was very dear to him, but the Lord had not let her have children.6 And the other wife did everything possible to make her unhappy, because the Lord had not let her have children;7 And year by year, whenever she went up to the house of the Lord, she kept on attacking her, so that Hannah gave herself up to weeping and would take no food.8 Then her husband Elkanah said to her, Hannah, why are you weeping? and why are you taking no food? why is your heart troubled? am I not more to you than ten sons?9 So after they had taken food and wine in the guest room, Hannah got up. Now Eli the priest was seated by the pillars of the doorway of the Temple of the Lord.10 And with grief in her soul, weeping bitterly, she made her prayer to the Lord.11 And she made an oath, and said, O Lord of armies, if you will truly take note of the sorrow of your servant, not turning away from me but keeping me in mind, and will give me a man-child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and his hair will never be cut.12 Now while she was a long time in prayer before the Lord, Eli was watching her mouth.13 For Hannah's prayer came from her heart, and though her lips were moving she made no sound: so it seemed to Eli that she was overcome with wine.14 And Eli said to her, How long are you going to be the worse for drink? Put away the effects of your wine from you.15 And Hannah, answering him, said, No, my lord, I am a woman whose spirit is broken with sorrow: I have not taken wine or strong drink, but I have been opening my heart before the Lord.16 Do not take your servant to be a good-for-nothing woman: for my words have come from my stored-up sorrow and pain.17 Then Eli said to her, Go in peace: and may the God of Israel give you an answer to the prayer you have made to him.18 And she said, May your servant have grace in your eyes. So the woman went away, and took part in the feast, and her face was no longer sad.19 And early in the morning they got up, and after worshipping before the Lord they went back to Ramah, to their house: and Elkanah had connection with his wife; and the Lord kept her in mind.20 Now the time came when Hannah, being with child, gave birth to a son; and she gave him the name Samuel, Because, she said, I made a prayer to the Lord for him.21 And the man Elkanah with all his family went up to make the year's offering to the Lord, and to give effect to his oath.22 But Hannah did not go, for she said to her husband, I will not go till the child has been taken from the breast, and then I will take him with me and put him before the Lord, where he may be for ever.23 And her husband Elkanah said to her, Do whatever seems right to you, but not till you have taken him from the breast; only may the Lord do as he has said. So the woman, waiting there, gave her son milk till he was old enough to be taken from the breast.24 Then when she had done so, she took him with her, with a three-year old ox and an ephah of meal and a skin full of wine, and took him to the house of the Lord at Shiloh: now the child was still very young.25 And when they had made an offering of the ox, they took the child to Eli.26 And she said, O my lord, as your soul is living, my lord, I am that woman who was making a prayer to the Lord here by your side:27 My prayer was for this child; and the Lord has given him to me in answer to my request:28 So I have given him to the Lord; for all his life he is the Lord's. Then he gave the Lord worship there.

1 Fuit vir unus de Ramathaimsophim, de monte Ephraim, et nomen ejus Elcana, filius Jeroham, filii Eliu, filii Thohu, filii Suph, Ephrathus : 2 et habuit duas uxores, nomen uni Anna, et nomen secund Phenenna. Fueruntque Phenenn filii : Ann autem non erant liberi. 3 Et ascendebat vir ille de civitate sua statutis diebus, ut adoraret et sacrificaret Domino exercituum in Silo. Erant autem ibi duo filii Heli, Ophni et Phinees, sacerdotes Domini. 4 Venit ergo dies, et immolavit Elcana, deditque Phenenn uxori su, et cunctis filiis ejus et filiabus, partes : 5 Ann autem dedit partem unam tristis, quia Annam diligebat. Dominus autem concluserat vulvam ejus. 6 Affligebat quoque eam mula ejus, et vehementer angebat, in tantum ut exprobraret quod Dominus conclusisset vulvam ejus : 7 sicque faciebat per singulos annos : cum redeunte tempore ascenderent ad templum Domini, et sic provocabat eam : porro illa flebat, et non capiebat cibum. 8 Dixit ergo ei Elcana vir suus : Anna, cur fles ? et quare non comedis ? et quam ob rem affligitur cor tuum ? numquid non ego melior tibi sum, quam decem filii ?9 Surrexit autem Anna postquam comederat et biberat in Silo. Et Heli sacerdote sedente super sellam ante postes templi Domini, 10 cum esset Anna amaro animo, oravit ad Dominum, flens largiter, 11 et votum vovit, dicens : Domine exercituum, si respiciens videris afflictionem famul tu, et recordatus mei fueris, nec oblitus ancill tu, dederisque serv tu sexum virilem : dabo eum Domino omnibus diebus vit ejus, et novacula non ascendet super caput ejus.12 Factum est autem, cum illa multiplicaret preces coram Domino, ut Heli observaret os ejus. 13 Porro Anna loquebatur in corde suo, tantumque labia illius movebantur, et vox penitus non audiebatur. stimavit ergo eam Heli temulentam, 14 dixitque ei : Usquequo ebria eris ? digere paulisper vinum, quo mades. 15 Respondens Anna : Nequaquam, inquit, domine mi : nam mulier infelix nimis ego sum : vinumque et omne quod inebriare potest, non bibi, sed effudi animam meam in conspectu Domini. 16 Ne reputes ancillam tuam quasi unam de filiabus Belial : quia ex multitudine doloris et mroris mei locuta sum usque in prsens. 17 Tunc Heli ait ei : Vade in pace : et Deus Isral det tibi petitionem tuam quam rogasti eum. 18 Et illa dixit : Utinam inveniat ancilla tua gratiam in oculis tuis. Et abiit mulier in viam suam, et comedit, vultusque illius non sunt amplius in diversa mutati. 19 Et surrexerunt mane, et adoraverunt coram Domino : reversique sunt, et venerunt in domum suam Ramatha.Cognovit autem Elcana Annam uxorem suam : et recordatus est ejus Dominus. 20 Et factum est post circulum dierum, concepit Anna, et peperit filium : vocavitque nomen ejus Samuel, eo quod a Domino postulasset eum. 21 Ascendit autem vir ejus Elcana, et omnis domus ejus, ut immolaret Domino hostiam solemnem, et votum suum. 22 Et Anna non ascendit : dixit enim viro suo : Non vadam donec ablactetur infans, et ducam eum, ut appareat ante conspectum Domini, et maneat ibi jugiter. 23 Et ait ei Elcana vir suus : Fac quod bonum tibi videtur, et mane donec ablactes eum : precorque ut impleat Dominus verbum suum. Mansit ergo mulier, et lactavit filium suum, donec amoveret eum a lacte.24 Et adduxit eum secum, postquam ablactaverat, in vitulis tribus, et tribus modiis farin, et amphora vini, et adduxit eum ad domum Domini in Silo. Puer autem erat adhuc infantulus : 25 et immolaverunt vitulum, et obtulerunt puerum Heli. 26 Et ait Anna : Obsecro mi domine, vivit anima tua, domine : ego sum illa mulier, qu steti coram te hic orans Dominum. 27 Pro puero isto oravi, et dedit mihi Dominus petitionem meam quam postulavi eum. 28 Idcirco et ego commodavi eum Domino cunctis diebus quibus fuerit commodatus Domino. Et adoraverunt ibi Dominum.Et oravit Anna, et ait :