1.Samuel 1 | الكتاب المقدس

مولد صموئيل

1 كَانَ رَجُلٌ أَفْرَايِمِيٌّ اسْمُهُ أَلْقَانَةُ بْنُ يَرُوحَامَ بْنِ أَلِيهُوَ بْنِ تُوحُوَ بْنِ صُوفٍ، يُقِيمُ فِي رَامَتَايِمَ صُوفيِمَ مِنْ جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ.

2 وَكَانَ مُتَزَوِّجاً مِنِ امْرَأَتَيْنِ هُمَا حَنَّةُ وَفَنِنَّةُ. وَكَانَ لِفَنِنَّةَ أَوْلادٌ؛ أَمَّا حَنَّةُ فَكَانَتْ عَاقِراً.

3 وَكَانَ مِنْ عَادَةِ أَلْقَانَةَ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ مِنْ مَدِينَتِهِ مَعَ عَائِلَتِهِ فِي كُلِّ عَامٍ ليَسْجُدَ وَيُقَدِّمَ ذَبَائِحَ لِلرَّبِّ الْقَدِيرِ فِي شِيلُوهَ، وَكَانَ حُفْنِي وَفِينْحَاسُ ابْنَا عَالِي كَاهِنَيْنِ لِلرَّبِّ فِي ذَلِكَ الْوَقْتِ.

4 وَحِينَ يَأْتِي وَقْتُ تَقْدِيمِ الذَّبِيحَةِ كَانَ أَلْقَانَةُ يُعْطِي فَنِنَّةَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَجَمِيعَ أَبْنَائِهَا وَبَنَاتِهَا نَصِيباً وَاحِداً لِكُلٍّ مِنْهُمْ.

5 أَمَّا حَنَّةُ فَكَانَ يُعْطِيهَا نَصِيبَ اثْنَيْنِ لأَنَّهُ كَانَ يُحِبُّهَا. غَيْرَ أَنَّ الرَّبَّ جَعَلَهَا عَاقِراً.

6 فَكَانَتْ ضَرَّتُهَا، حُبّاً فِي إِغَاظَتِهَا، تُعَيِّرُهَا لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ جَعَلَهَا عَاقِراً.

7 وَثَابَرَتْ عَلَى إِثَارَةِ غَيْظِهَا سَنَةً بَعْدَ سَنَةٍ كُلَّمَا ذَهَبَتْ إِلَى بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ. فَبَكَتْ حَنَّةُ وَامْتَنَعَتْ عَنِ الأَكْلِ.

8 فَسَأَلَهَا أَلْقَانَةُ زَوْجُهَا: «يَا حَنَّةُ، لِمَاذَا تَبْكِينَ؟ وَلِمَاذَا تَمْتَنِعِينَ عَنِ الأَكْلِ؟ وَلِمَاذَا يَكْتَئِبُ قَلْبُكِ؟ أَلَسْتُ أَنَا خَيْراً لَكِ مِنْ عَشَرَةِ بَنِينَ؟».

9 وَذَاتَ مَرَّةٍ بَعْدَ أَنْ فَرَغُوا مِنْ تَنَاوُلِ الطَّعَامِ فِي شِيلُوهَ، وَفِيمَا كَانَ عَالِي الْكَاهِنُ جَالِساً عَلَى الْكُرْسِيِّ عِنْدَ قَائِمَةِ خَيْمَةِ الرَّبِّ، قَامَتْ حَنَّةُ

10 بِنَفْسٍ مُرَّةٍ وَصَلَّتْ إِلَى الرَّبِّ وَبَكَتْ بِحُرْقَةٍ،

11 وَنَذَرَتْ نَذْراً لِلرَّبِّ قَائِلَةً: «يَا رَبَّ الْجُنُودِ، إِنْ عَطَفْتَ عَلَى مَذَلَّةِ أَمَتِكَ، وَذَكَرْتَنِي وَلَمْ تَنْسَنِي، بَلْ وَهَبْتَ أَمَتَكَ ذُرِّيَّةً، فَإِنَّنِي أُعْطِيهِ لِلرَّبِّ كُلَّ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِهِ، وَلَنْ أَحْلِقَ رَأْسَهُ».

12 وَأَطَالَتْ حَنَّةُ صَلاتَهَا أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ بَيْنَمَا كَانَ عَالِي يُرَاقِبُ حَرَكَةَ شَفَتَيْهَا.

13 فَإِنَّ حَنَّةَ كَانَتْ تُصَلِّي فِي قَلْبِهَا وَلا يَتَحَرَّكُ مِنْهَا سِوَى شَفَتَيْهَا، مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَصْدُرَ عَنْهُمَا صَوْتٌ، فَظَنَّ عَالِي أَنَّهَا سَكْرَى.

14 فَقَالَ لَهَا عَالِي: «إِلَى مَتَى تَظَلِّينَ سَكْرَى؟ كُفِّي عَنْ شُرْبِ الْخَمْرِ»

15 فَأَجَابَتْهُ: «لا يَا سَيِّدِي: إِنَّنِي امْرَأَةٌ حَزِينَةُ الرُّوحِ، لَمْ أَشْرَبْ خَمْراً وَلا مُسْكِراً، بَلْ أَسْكُبُ نَفْسِي أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ.

16 لَا تَظُنَّ أَمَتَكَ ابْنَةَ بَلِيَّعَالَ، فَإِنَّنِي مِنْ فَرْطِ كُرْبَتِي وَغَيْظِي قَدْ أَطَلْتُ صَلاتِي إِلَى الآنَ».

17 فَقَالَ لَهَا عَالِي: «اذْهَبِي بِسَلامٍ، وَلْيُعْطِكِ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ مَا طَلَبْتِهِ مِنْ لَدُنْهِ».

18 فَقَالَتْ: «لَيْتَ أَمَتَكَ تَحْظَى بِرِضَاكَ». ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَتْ فِي سَبِيلِهَا وَأَكَلَتْ، وَلَمْ تَعُدْ أَمَارَاتُ الْحُزْنِ تَكْسُو وَجْهَهَا.

19 وَفِي الصَّبَاحِ التَّالِي بَكَّرُوا بِالنُّهُوضِ وَسَجَدُوا أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ، ثُمَّ عَادُوا إِلَى بَيْتِهِمْ فِي الرَّامَةِ. وَعَاشَرَ أَلْقَانَةُ زَوْجَتَهُ حَنَّةَ، وَاسْتَجَابَ الرَّبُّ دُعَاءَهَا.

20 وَفِي غُضُونِ سَنَةٍ حَبِلَتْ حَنَّةُ وَأَنْجَبَتِ ابْناً دَعَتْهُ صَمُوئِيلَ قَائِلَةً: «لأَنِّي سَأَلْتُهُ مِنَ الرَّبِّ».

حنة تكرس صموئيل

21 وَفِي مَوْعِدِ الذَّبِيحَةِ السَّنَوِيَّةِ مِنَ الْعَامِ التَّالِي، ذَهَبَ أَلْقَانَةُ وَأُسْرَتُهُ لِلْعِبَادَةِ.

22 غَيْرَ أَنَّ حَنَّةَ تَخَلَّفَتْ عَنْهُمْ قَائِلَةً لِزَوْجِهَا: «سَأَنْتَظِرُ حَتَّى أَفْطِمَ الصَّبِيَّ، ثُمَّ آخُذُهُ لِيَمْثُلَ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ، وَأَتْرُكُهُ هُنَاكَ إِلَى الأَبَدِ».

23 فَأَجَابَهَا أَلْقَانَةُ: «افْعَلِي مَا يَحْلُو لَكِ، وَامْكُثِي حَتَّى تَفْطِمِيهِ، وَيَكْفِينَا أَنَّ الرَّبَّ يَفِي بِمَا وَعَدَ بِهِ». فَمَكَثَتْ حَنَّةُ فِي بَيْتِهَا تُرْضِعُ ابْنَهَا إِلَى أَنْ فَطَمَتْهُ.

24 ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَتْ بِالصَّبِيِّ، عَلَى الرَّغْمِ مِنْ صِغَرِ سِنِّهِ، إِلَى الرَّبِّ فِي شِيلُوهَ، وَمَعَهَا ثَلاثَةُ ثِيرَانٍ وَإِيفَةُ دَقِيقٍ (نَحْوَ أَرْبَعَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ لِتْراً) وَزِقُّ خَمْرٍ.

25 وَبَعْدَ أَنْ ذَبَحُوا الثَّوْرَ حَمَلُوا الصَّبِيَّ إِلَى عَالِي،

26 وَقَالَتْ لَهُ: «لِتَحْيَ نَفْسُكَ يَا سَيِّدِي، أَنَا الْمَرْأَةُ الَّتِي مَثَلَتْ لَدَيْكَ هُنَا تُصَلِّي إِلَى الرَّبِّ،

27 مُتَضَرِّعَةً إِلَيْهِ أَنْ يُعْطِيَنِي هَذَا الصَّبِيَّ، فاسْتَجَابَ الرَّبُّ دُعَائِي الَّذِي رَفَعْتُهُ إِلَيْهِ.

28 لِذَلِكَ أَنَا أَهَبُهُ لِلرَّبِّ جَمِيعَ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِهِ». وَسَجَدُوا هُنَاكَ لِلرَّبِّ.

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English Standard Version

The Birth of Samuel

1 There 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.

2 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.

3 Now 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.

4 On the day when Elkanah sacrificed, he would give portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and daughters.

5 But to Hannah he gave a double portion, because he loved her, though the Lord had closed her womb.*

6 And her rival used to provoke her grievously to irritate her, because the Lord had closed her womb.

7 So 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.

8 And 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?”

9 After 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.

10 She was deeply distressed and prayed to the Lord and wept bitterly.

11 And 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.”

12 As she continued praying before the Lord, Eli observed her mouth.

13 Hannah was speaking in her heart; only her lips moved, and her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli took her to be a drunken woman.

14 And Eli said to her, “How long will you go on being drunk? Put your wine away from you.”

15 But 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.

16 Do not regard your servant as a worthless woman, for all along I have been speaking out of my great anxiety and vexation.”

17 Then Eli answered, “Go in peace, and the God of Israel grant your petition that you have made to him.”

18 And she said, “Let your servant find favor in your eyes.” Then the woman went her way and ate, and her face was no longer sad.

19 They rose early in the morning and worshiped before the Lord; then they went back to their house at Ramah. And Elkanah knew Hannah his wife, and the Lord remembered her.

20 And in due time Hannah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Samuel, for she said, “I have asked for him from the Lord.”*

Samuel Given to the Lord

21 The man Elkanah and all his house went up to offer to the Lord the yearly sacrifice and to pay his vow.

22 But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, “As soon as the child is weaned, I will bring him, so that he may appear in the presence of the Lord and dwell there forever.”

23 Elkanah her husband said to her, “Do what seems best to you; wait until you have weaned him; only, may the Lord establish his word.” So the woman remained and nursed her son until she weaned him.

24 And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, along with a three-year-old bull,* an ephah* of flour, and a skin of wine, and she brought him to the house of the Lord at Shiloh. And the child was young.

25 Then they slaughtered the bull, and they brought the child to Eli.

26 And she said, “Oh, my lord! As you live, my lord, I am the woman who was standing here in your presence, praying to the Lord.

27 For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition that I made to him.

28 Therefore I have lent him to the Lord. As long as he lives, he is lent to the Lord.” And he worshiped the Lord there.

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