1 Samuel 1

1 Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim Zophim, of 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. 2 He had two wives. The name of one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children. 3 This man went up out of his city from year to year to worship and to sacrifice to Yahweh*1:3 "Yahweh" is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered "LORD" (all caps) in other translations. of Armies in Shiloh. The two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests to Yahweh, were there. 4 When the day came that Elkanah sacrificed, he gave portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and her daughters; 5 but he gave a double portion to Hannah, for he loved Hannah, but Yahweh had shut up her womb. 6 Her rival provoked her severely, to irritate her, because Yahweh had shut up her womb. 7 So year by year, when she went up to Yahweh’s house, her rival provoked her. Therefore she wept, and didn’t eat. 8 Elkanah her husband said to her, "Hannah, why do you weep? Why don’t you eat? Why is your heart grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?"

9 So Hannah rose up after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh. Now Eli the priest was sitting on his seat by the doorpost of Yahweh’s temple. 10 She was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to Yahweh, weeping bitterly. 11 She vowed a vow, and said, "Yahweh of Armies, if you will indeed look at the affliction of your servant and remember me, and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a boy, then I will give him to Yahweh all the days of his life, and no razor shall come on his head."

12 As she continued praying before Yahweh, Eli saw her mouth. 13 Now Hannah spoke in her heart. Only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli thought she was drunk. 14 Eli said to her, "How long will you be drunk? Get rid of your wine!"

15 Hannah answered, "No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit. I have not been drinking wine or strong drink, but I poured out my soul before Yahweh. 16 Don’t consider your servant a wicked woman; for I have been speaking out of the abundance of my complaint and my provocation."

17 Then Eli answered, "Go in peace; and may the God*1:17 The Hebrew word rendered "God" is "אֱלֹהִ֑ים" (Elohim). of Israel grant your petition that you have asked of him."

18 She said, "Let your servant find favor in your sight." So the woman went her way and ate; and her facial expression wasn’t sad any more.

19 They rose up in the morning early and worshiped Yahweh, then returned and came to their house to Ramah. Then Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and Yahweh remembered her.

20 When the time had come, Hannah conceived, and bore a son; and she named him Samuel,*1:20 Samuel sounds like the Hebrew for "heard by God." saying, "Because I have asked him of Yahweh."

21 The man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer to Yahweh the yearly sacrifice and his vow. 22 But Hannah didn’t go up, for she said to her husband, "Not until the child is weaned; then I will bring him, that he may appear before Yahweh, and stay there forever."

23 Elkanah her husband said to her, "Do what seems good to you. Wait until you have weaned him; only may Yahweh establish his word."

So the woman waited and nursed her son until she weaned him. 24 When she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bulls, and one ephah*1:24 1 ephah is about 22 liters or about 2/3 of a bushel of meal, and a container of wine, and brought him to Yahweh’s house in Shiloh. The child was young. 25 They killed the bull, and brought the child to Eli. 26 She said, "Oh, my lord, as your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood by you here, praying to Yahweh. 27 I prayed for this child, and Yahweh has given me my petition which I asked of him. 28 Therefore I have also given him to Yahweh. As long as he lives he is given to Yahweh." He worshiped Yahweh there.

Ko Erekana rātou ko Tāna Whānau kei Hiro

1 Nā, tērā tētahi tangata nō Ramataima Topimi, nō te whenua pukepuke o Ēparaima, ko Erekana tōna ingoa, he Ēparati, he tama nā Ierohama, tama a Erihu, tama a Tohu, tama a Tupu. 2 Ā, tokorua āna wāhine; ko Hana te ingoa o tētahi, ko Penina te ingoa o tētahi; nā, he tamariki a Penina, kāhore ia he tamariki a Hana.

3 Ā, haere atu ai tēnei tangata i ia tau, i ia tau, i tōna pā ki te koropiko, ki te patu whakahere ki a Ihowā o ngā mano, ki Hiro, ā, i reira ngā tama tokorua a Eri, a Hōponi rāua ko Pinehaha, ngā tohunga a Ihowā. 4 Ā, ka tae ki te rā i patu whakahere ai a Erekana, nā, hoatu ana e ia ētahi mea ki a Penina, ki tāna wahine, ki āna tama katoa anō, rātou ko āna tamāhine; 5 ki tāna wahine ia, ki a Hana, e rua ngā wāhi i hoatu e ia; i aroha hoki ia ki a Hana; otiia kua oti tōna kōpū te tūtaki e Ihowā. 6 Ā, nui atu te whakatoi a tōna hoa tauwhāinga ki a ia, ā mamae noa ia, nō te mea kua tūtakina tōna kōpū e Ihowā. 7 Pēnā tonu tā te tāne mahi, i ia tau, i ia tau, i ngā haerenga o tēnei ki runga, ki te whare o Ihowā, ā, pēnā tonu tā tērā whakatoi i tēnei; ā, tangi noa ia, kīhai hoki i kai. 8 Nā, ka mea tāna tahu, a Erekana ki a ia, "E Hana, he aha koe i tangi ai? He aha hoki koe tē kai ai? He aha anō i pōuri ai tōu ngākau? Ki tāu e kore ianei e nui atu tōku pai i tō ngā tama kotahi tekau?"

9 Heoi, ka whakatika a Hana i muri i a rātou i kai ai i Hiro, i inu ai hoki. Nā, ko Eri ko te tohunga, i runga i tōna nohoanga noho ai, i te pou o te kūwaha o te temepara o Ihowā. 10 Ā, i tino pōuri te ngākau o tērā, ka īnoi ki a Ihowā, ā, nui atu tāna tangi. 11 Nā, ka puaki tāna kī taurangi, i mea ia, "E Ihowā o ngā mano, ki te āta titiro mai koe ki te pōuri o tāu pononga wahine, ā, ka mahara ki ahau, ā, e kore e wareware ki tāu pononga, engari ka hōmai i tētahi tama ki tāu pononga, nā, ka hoatu ia e ahau ki a Ihowā i ngā rā katoa e ora ai ia; e kore anō he heu e heua ki tōna mātenga."

12 Nā, i te mea e īnoi tonu ana ia i te aroaro o Ihowā, ka titiro a Eri ki tōna waha. 13 Nā, ko Hana, e kōrero ana ia i roto i tōna ngākau; ko ōna ngutu kau e komeme ana, kīhai ia tōna reo i rangona; nā reira i mea ai a Eri e haurangi ana ia. 14 Nā, ka mea a Eri ki a ia, "Ka tae te roa o tōu haurangi! Whakarērea atu tāu wāina."

15 Nā, ka utua e Hana, ka mea, "Kāhore, e tōku ariki; he wahine ngākau pōuri ahau; kāhore ahau i inu i te wāina, i te wai whakahaurangi rānei; engari e ringihia ana e ahau tōku ngākau ki te aroaro o Ihowā. 16 Kaua tāu pononga e kīia he tamāhine nā Periara; nā te nui hoki o tōku mamae, o tōku pōuri, ēnei kōrero āku."

17 Kātahi ka utua e Eri, ka mea ia, "Haere mārie; ā, mā te Atua o Īharaira e hōmai tāu mea i īnoi ai koe ki a ia."

18 Nā, ka mea tērā, "Kia manakohia tāu pononga e koe." Kātahi taua wahine ka haere, ka kai, ā, mutu ake te pōuri o tōna mata.

19 Nā, ka maranga wawe rātou i te ata, ā, ka koropiko ki te aroaro o Ihowā, ā, hoki ana, haere ana ki tō rātou whare i Rama. Nā, ka mōhio a Erekana ki a Hana, ki tāna wahine; i mahara anō a Ihowā ki a ia. 20 Nā, ka taka ngā rā, ka hapū a Hana, ā, ka whānau he tama; ā, huaina iho e ia tōna ingoa ko Hamuera, i mea hoki, "Nō te mea i īnoia ia e ahau i a Ihowā."

21 Nā, ka haere taua tangata a Erekana me tōna whare katoa ki runga, ki te patu i te whakahere o te tau ki a Ihowā, me tāna kī taurangi hoki. 22 Ko Hana ia kīhai i haere; i mea hoki ki tāna tahu, "Kia whakamutua rā anō te kai ū a te tamaiti, ko reira ahau kawe atu ai i a ia, kia puta ai ia ki te aroaro o Ihowā, mō tōna noho tonu atu ki reira."

23 Nā, ka mea a Erekana tāna tahu ki a ia, "Meatia tā tōu whakaaro e whakapai ai; e noho, kia whakamutua rā anō tāna kai ū otiia kia mau te kupu a Ihowā. Heoi, noho ana taua wahine, whakangotea ana tāna tama, ā mutu noa tāna kai ū."

24 Nā, i te mutunga o tāna kai ū ka mauria ia e ia, me ētahi pūru e toru, kotahi hoki te epa parāoa, me te pounamu wāina, kawea ana ia e ia ki te whare o Ihowā, ki Hiro; he tamariki rawa hoki taua tamaiti. 25 Nā, patua ana e rātou te pūru, ā, kawea ana te tamaiti ki a Eri. 26 Ā, ka mea ia, "E tōku ariki, kia ora tōu wairua; e tōku ariki, ko ahau te wahine i tū i tōu taha i konei nei, i īnoi rā ki a Ihowā. 27 Ko tēnei tamaiti tāku i īnoi ai; ā, hōmai ana e Ihowā ki ahau tāku mea i īnoi ai ahau ki a ia. 28 Nā reira kua tukua atu nei ia e ahau ki a Ihowā; he mea tuku ia ki a Ihowā i ngā rā katoa e ora ai ia."

Ā, koropiko ana te tamaiti ki a Ihowā ki reira.