1 Efraimo aukštumoje, Ramoje gyveno vyras, vardu Elkana, efraimas. Jis buvo Cūfo sūnaus Tohuvo sūnaus Elihuvo sūnaus Jerohamo sūnus.
2 Jis turėjo dvi žmonas: Oną ir Peniną. Penina turėjo vaikų, o Ona neturėjo.
3 Elkana kasmet eidavo iš savo miesto į Šilojų melstis ir aukoti kareivijų Viešpačiui. Du Elio sūnūs, Hofnis ir Finehasas, ten buvo Viešpaties kunigais.
4 Kai Elkana aukodavo, jis duodavo aukos dalį savo žmonai Peninai ir visiems jos sūnums bei dukterims.
5 Bet Onai jis duodavo geriausią dalį, nes ją, nors Viešpats buvo uždaręs jos įsčias, mylėjo.
6 Jos priešininkė ją užgauliodavo ir erzindavo, nes Viešpats buvo uždaręs jos įsčias.
7 Taip būdavo kiekvienais metais, kai ji eidavo į Viešpaties namus. Toji taip užgauliodavo ją, kad ji verkdavo ir nevalgydavo.
8 Jos vyras Elkana klausė: "Ona, ko verki? Kodėl nevalgai? Ko liūdi? Argi aš tau nesu vertesnis už dešimtį sūnų?"
9 Ona atsistojo, kai jie pavalgė ir atsigėrė Šilojuje. Tuo metu kunigas Elis sėdėjo prie Viešpaties šventyklos durų.
10 Ona labai nuliūdusi meldėsi ir graudžiai verkė.
11 Ji davė įžadą: "Kareivijų Viešpatie, jei Tu pažvelgsi į savo tarnaitės sielvartą ir mane atsiminsi, ir nepamirši manęs, bet duosi man sūnų, tai aš atiduosiu jį Viešpačiui per visas jo gyvenimo dienas, ir skustuvas nepalies jo galvos".
12 Ji ilgai meldėsi Viešpaties akivaizdoje, o Elis stebėjo jos lūpas.
13 Ona kalbėjo savo širdyje, jos lūpos judėjo, bet balso nesigirdėjo. Todėl Elis palaikė ją girta
14 ir tarė: "Ar ilgai būsi girta? Išsipagiriok".
15 Ona atsakė: "Ne, viešpatie, aš esu nelaiminga moteris; aš negėriau nei vyno, nei stipraus gėrimo, tik išliejau savo širdį Viešpačiui.
16 Nelaikyk savo tarnaitės Belialo dukra, nes iš didelio sielvarto ir skausmo aš kalbėjau".
17 Elis tarė: "Eik ramybėje, o Izraelio Dievas teįvykdo tavo prašymą".
18 Ji atsakė: "Duok savo tarnaitei atrasti malonę tavo akyse". Po to ji nuėjo, valgė ir nebeliūdėjo.
19 Anksti rytą atsikėlę ir pagarbinę Viešpatį, jie grįžo į savo namus, į Ramą. Elkana pažino savo žmoną Oną, ir Viešpats atsiminė ją.
20 Po kurio laiko Ona pagimdė sūnų ir jį pavadino Samueliu, sakydama: "Iš Viešpaties jį išmeldžiau".
21 Kai Elkana ėjo su visais savo namiškiais aukoti Viešpačiui kasmetinę auką ir atlikti įžadą,
22 Ona nėjo. Ji sakė savo vyrui: "Aš neisiu, iki berniuką nujunkysiu. Po to jį nuvesiu Viešpaties akivaizdon ir ten paliksiu visam laikui".
23 Jos vyras Elkana jai atsakė: "Daryk, kaip tau atrodo teisinga, pasilik namuose, iki jį nujunkysi. Viešpats tepatvirtina savo žodį". Ji pasiliko ir žindė sūnų, iki jį nujunkė.
24 Nujunkiusi jį, ji paėmė berniuką, tris jaučius, efą miltų bei odinę vyno ir nuvedė jį į Šilojų Viešpaties šventyklon. Berniukas buvo dar mažas.
25 Papjovė jautį ir nuvedė berniuką pas Elį.
26 Ona sakė: "Mano viešpatie, kaip tu gyvas, aš esu ta pati moteris, kuri čia stovėjo tavo akivaizdoje ir meldėsi Viešpačiui.
27 Aš prašiau šito sūnaus. Viešpats išklausė mano prašymą ir suteikė, ko prašiau.
28 Aš jį atvedu Viešpačiui, kad visą savo gyvenimą jis Jam priklausytų". Ir jis pagarbino ten Viešpatį.
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.