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1 Thaud, muaj ib tug txiv neej nyob Las Mas. Nws tuaj ntawm lub roob Es Fais tuaj. Nws hu ua Es Kas Nas. 2 Nws yuav ob tug poj niam. Ib tug hu ua As Nas, ib tug hu ua Pes Nis Nas. Pes Nis Nas muaj me nyuam, tab sis As Nas tsis muaj. 3 Niaj xyoo tus txiv neej ntawd mus teev Ntuj thiab txi Ntuj pem Xis Laus. Nyob ped, yog Es Lis ob tug tub hu ua Hos Nis thiab Pis Nas nkawd ua Leej Choj. 4 Muaj ib hnub Es Kas Nas mus txi Ntuj. Thaum nws txi Ntuj nws faib kam tej thooj nqaij rau Pes Nis Nas, rau Pes Nis Nas cov tub thiab cov ntxhais. 5 Nws tsuas tseg ib thooj rau As Nas xwb. Nws nyiam As Nas dua, tab sis HUAB TAIS ho tsis pub As Nas xeeb tub. 6 Pes Nis Nas ua tej yam kom tu As Nas siab, ua kom As Nas npau taws, vim As Nas tsis muaj me nyuam. 7 Niaj xyoo thaum lawv mus pem lub tsev txi Ntuj mas Pes Nis Nas ua zoo li ntawd kom tu As Nas siab. Ces As Nas quaj quaj, nws tsis noj mov. 8 Ces nws tus txiv Es Kas Nas hais rau nws tias : “As Nas, vim li cas koj quaj quaj koj tsis noj mov ? Vim li cas koj tu siab ? Koj tau kuv, tsis zoo dua koj tau kaum leej tub lod ?”
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† 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 Thaum lawv noj mov hauv kem tsev pw tas, As Nas sawv, nws mus nyob ntawm HUAB TAIS xub ntiag. Tus Leej Choj Es Lis zaum nyob hauv nws lub rooj zaum uas ib ntawm lub qhov rooj tsev txi Ntuj. 10 As Nas tu siab tas nrho, nws thov HUAB TAIS thiab nws quaj heev kawg. 11 As Nas thiaj fiv ib lub yeem zoo li no : “HUAB TAIS Xas Npas Os ! Yog koj xav ntsia koj tus ntxhais txib txoj kev txom nyem, yog koj nco txog nws, yog koj muab ib tug tub rau kuv, mas kuv yuav muab nws rau HUAB TAIS tas nws sid. Rab chais yuav tsis chwv nws taub hau.”
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 Nas teev Ntuj ntev loo. Es Lis ntsia ntsoov As Nas qhov ncauj. 13 As Nas hais lus ntxhi xwb. Pom nws di ncauj ua zog, tab sis tsis hnov nws lub suab. Ces Es Lis xav tias As Nas vwm cawv. 14 Es Lis mus hais rau As Nas tias : “Koj yuav vwm cawv txog thaum twg ? Koj ua kom koj zoo cawv sai mas !”
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 Tab sis As Nas teb tias : “Txiv tswv, kuv kawg yog ib tug poj niam ua neej lwj siab ntsuav xwb. Kuv tsis tau haus cawv txiv ntoo los cawv txhuv li. Kuv hais kuv txoj kev lwj siab rau HUAB TAIS xwb. 16 Thov koj tsis txhob xav tias koj tus ntxhais txib yog neeg tsis tsim txiaj dab tsi. Yog vim tu kuv siab dhau thiab mob kuv siab dhau mas kuv thiaj hais lus txog tav no.”
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 Ces Es Lis teb tias : “Koj mus, koj ua siab kaj lug. His Xas Lais tus Tswv Ntuj yuav pub rau koj raws li koj thov.”
17 Then Eli answered, “Go in peace; and may the God‡ of Israel grant your petition that you have asked of him.”
18 Tus poj niam hais tias : “Thov kom koj tus ntxhais txib tau ua neeg xis koj siab.” Ces As Nas mus lawm. Nws mus hauv kem tsev pw, nws noj mov tas nws lub ntsej muag tsis zoo li lub qub lawm.
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 Lawv sawv ntxov ntxov, lawv pe Tswv Ntuj tas ces lawv rov qab mus tsev nyob Las Mas lawm. Es Kas Nas nrog nws poj niam As Nas koom cev. HUAB TAIS nco txog As Nas.
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 Ces As Nas xeeb tub, nws yug tau ib tug tub, nws muab tis npe hu ua Xas Muas. As Nas hais tias : “Kuv hu li ntawd, vim kuv thov ntawm HUAB TAIS los.”
0 When the time had come, Hannah conceived, and bore a son; and she named him Samuel,§ saying, “Because I have asked him of Yahweh.”
21 Thaum tau ib xyoos lawm, Es Kas Nas thiab nws tsev neeg nce mus txi HUAB TAIS thiab mus pauj yeem. 22 Tab sis As Nas tsis mus, nws hais rau nws tus txiv tias : “Kuv tos txog lub caij kuv tus me nyuam tseg taus mis tso. Kuv yuav coj nws mus cev rau HUAB TAIS ces nws yuav nyob ntawd mus li.”
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 Es Kas Nas teb tias : “Koj ua raws li koj siab, koj nyob kom txog thaum nws cais taus mis tso. Thov kom HUAB TAIS ua raws li koj lo lus !”
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.”
Ces tus poj niam nyob tu tus me nyuam mus txog lub caij cais nws mis. 24 Thaum tus me nyuam txawj noj mov lawm, As Nas coj nws mus hauv HUAB TAIS lub tsev txi Ntuj uas nyob Xis Laus. As Nas cab ib tug heev nyuj muaj peb xyoos, ib tawb hmoov nplej thiab ib hwj cawv nrog. 25 Lawv muab tus heev nyuj tua txi Ntuj tas ces As Nas mus hauv Es Lis tsev. 26 Nws hais tias : “Txiv tswv, kuv yog tus poj niam uas tau txhos caug nyob ze koj ntawm no thov HUAB TAIS. 27 Thaum ntawd kuv thov kom Ntuj pub tus me nyuam no rau kuv. HUAB TAUS tau mloog kuv lo lus thov. 28 Mas nyem no kuv tso tus me nyuam no rau HUAB TAIS kom nws nrog HUAB TAIS mus txog hnub tuag. Kuv muab nws rau HUAB TAIS.” Ces tus poj niam cia tus me nyuam nyob ntawd, nws muab pub rau Tswv Ntuj.
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† 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.