1 Hannah ba til Herren og sa: Mitt hjerte fryder seg i Herren, mitt horn er løftet opp i Herren. Min munn er vidåpen mot mine fiender, for jeg gleder meg i din frelse.

And Hannah, in prayer before the Lord, said, My heart is glad in the Lord, my horn is lifted up in the Lord: my mouth is open wide over my haters; because my joy is in your salvation.

2 Ingen er hellig som Herren, for det finnes ingen annen Gud enn deg; det er ingen Klippe som vår Gud.

No other is holy as the Lord, for there is no other God but you: there is no Rock like our God.

3 Tal ikke stolte ord lenger; la ikke frekke ord komme ut av munnen deres, for Herren er en Gud av kunnskap, og han bedømmer gjerningene.

Say no more words of pride; let not uncontrolled sayings come out of your mouths: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, by him acts are judged.

4 Krigernes buer er brutt, mens de svake er kledd i styrke.

The bows of the men of war are broken, and the feeble are clothed with strength.

5 De som var mette, tilbyr seg selv som tjenere for brød, mens de som var i nød har fått hvile. Hun som ikke hadde barn, har blitt mor til sju, mens hun som hadde mange barn, er blitt svak av sorg.

Those who were full are offering themselves as servants for bread; those who were in need are at rest; truly, she who had no children has become the mother of seven; and she who had a family is wasted with sorrow.

6 Herren både gir liv og tar liv; han sender folk ned til dødsriket og reiser dem opp igjen.

The Lord is the giver of death and life: sending men down to the underworld and lifting them up.

7 Herren gir rikdom og fratar en mann hans eiendeler; han bøyer mennesker ned og løfter dem opp.

The Lord gives wealth and takes a man's goods from him: crushing men down and again lifting them up;

8 Han løfter de fattige ut av støvet, de trengende opp fra den laveste plass, og gir dem seter blant fyrstene, som en arv av ære. For jordens pilarer tilhører Herren; han har satt verden på dem.

Lifting the poor out of the dust, and him who is in need out of the lowest place, to give them their place among rulers, and for their heritage the seat of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's and he has made them the base of the world.

9 Han vil verne sine helliges føtter, men urettferdige vil gå sin undergang i møte i mørket, for ingen kan overvinne ved egen styrke.

He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the evil-doers will come to their end in the dark night, for by strength no man will overcome.

10 De som kjemper mot Herren, skal knuses; mot dem vil han sende torden fra himmelen. Herren vil dømme jordens ender, gi styrke til sin konge, og løfte hornet til den som er salvet.

Those who make war against the Lord will be broken; against them he will send his thunder from heaven: the Lord will be judge of the ends of the earth, he will give strength to his king, lifting up the horn of him on whom the holy oil has been put.

11 Elkana dro så hjem til sitt hus i Rama. Og barnet ble Herrens tjener under Elis ledelse som prest.

Then Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child became the servant of the Lord under the direction of Eli the priest.

12 Elis sønner var onde og udugelige menn; de kjente ikke Herren.

Now the sons of Eli were evil and good-for-nothing men, having no knowledge of the Lord.

13 Prestene gjorde slik mot folket: Når noen brakte et offer, kom prestens tjener mens kjøttet ble kokt, med en tretennet kjøttkrok i hånden.

And the priests' way with the people was this: when any man made an offering, the priest's servant came while the flesh was being cooked, having in his hand a meat-hook with three teeth;

14 Han stakk den i gryta, og alt som krokene dro opp, tok presten til seg selv. Slik gjorde de mot alle israelittene som kom til Shilo.

This he put into the pot, and everything which came up on the hook the priest took for himself. This they did in Shiloh to all the Israelites who came there.

15 Men før fettet ble brent, kom prestens tjener og sa til mannen som ofret: Gi meg kjøtt til å koke for presten; han har ikke lyst på kjøtt kokt i vann, men rått.

And more than this, before the fat was burned, the priest's servant would come and say to the man who was making the offering, Give me some of the flesh to be cooked for the priest; he has no taste for meat cooked in water, but would have you give it uncooked.

16 Om mannen svarte: La fettet først bli brent, så ta så mye du vil, sa tjeneren: Nei, gi det til meg nå, ellers tar jeg det med makt.

And if the man said to him, First let the fat be burned, then take as much as you will; then the servant would say, No, you are to give it to me now, or I will take it by force.

17 Og synden til disse unge mennene var meget stor i Herrens øyne, for de viste ingen ære til Herrens offer.

And the sin of these young men was very great before the Lord; for they gave no honour to the Lord's offerings.

18 Men Samuel gjorde Herrens tjeneste, selv som barn, kledd i en linje-efo.

But Samuel did the work of the Lord's house, while he was a child, dressed in a linen ephod.

19 Hans mor laget en liten kappe til ham hvert år når hun kom med mannen sin for det årlige offeret.

And his mother made him a little robe and took it to him every year when she came with her husband for the year's offering.

20 Og hvert år gav Eli Elkanah og hans hustru en velsignelse, og sa: Måtte Herren gi dere avkom ved denne kvinnen i bytte for barnet dere har gitt til Herren. Så vendte de tilbake til sitt hjem.

And every year Eli gave Elkanah and his wife a blessing, saying, May the Lord give you offspring by this woman in exchange for the child you have given to the Lord. And they went back to their house.

21 Og Herren viste nåde mot Hannah, og hun fødte tre sønner og to døtre. Og den unge Samuel vokste opp for Herren.

And the Lord had mercy on Hannah and she gave birth to three sons and two daughters. And the young Samuel became older before the Lord.

22 Eli var nå veldig gammel, og han fikk stadig høre om hva sønnene hans gjorde mot hele Israel.

Now Eli was very old; and he had news from time to time of what his sons were doing to all Israel.

23 Han sa til dem: Hvorfor gjør dere slike ting? For jeg hører fra hele folket om deres onde handlinger.

And he said to them, Why are you doing such things? for from all this people I get accounts of your evil ways.

24 Nei, mine sønner, rapportene jeg får, som Herrens folk sender rundt, er ikke gode.

No, my sons, the account which is given me, which the Lord's people are sending about, is not good.

25 Hvis en mann synder mot en annen, vil Gud dømme; men om noen synder mot Herren, hvem vil forsvare ham? Men de brydde seg ikke om farens ord, for Herren hadde bestemt å gi dem under.

If one man does wrong to another, God will be his judge: but if a man's sin is against the Lord, who will take up his cause? But they gave no attention to the voice of their father, for it was the Lord's purpose to send destruction on them.

26 Og den unge Samuel vokste opp i anseelse både hos Herren og menneskene.

And the young Samuel, becoming older, had the approval of the Lord and of men.

27 En Guds mann kom til Eli og sa: Så sier Herren: Jeg åpenbarte meg for din fars hus da de var i Egypt, i Faraos hus.

And a man of God came to Eli and said to him, The Lord says, Did I let myself be seen by your father's people when they were in Egypt, servants in Pharaoh's house?

28 Jeg valgte ham ut av alle Israels stammer til å være min prest, til å gå opp til mitt alter, til å tenne røkelse, og til å bære prestekledningen. Jeg gav til din fars hus alle offerene bragt ved ild av Israels barn.

Did I take him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest and to go up to my altar to make the smoke of the offerings go up and to take up the ephod? Did I give to your father's family all the offerings made by fire by the children of Israel?

29 Hvorfor ser du med misunnelse på mine offer og gaver, som jeg beordret, og setter din sønner foran meg, mens dere feder dere på det beste av Israel, mitt folk?

Why then are you looking with envy on my offerings of meat and of meal which were ordered by my word, honouring your sons before me, and making yourselves fat with all the best of the offerings of Israel, my people?

30 Derfor sier Israels Gud: Jeg lovet at din slekt og din fars hus skulle tjene meg for alltid, men nå sier Herren: Slik blir det ikke; jeg vil ære dem som ærer meg, men de som forakter meg vil bli sett ned på.

For this reason the Lord God of Israel has said, Truly I did say that your family and your father's people would have their place before me for ever: but now the Lord says, Let it not be so; I will give honour to those by whom I am honoured, and those who have no respect for me will be of small value in my eyes.

31 Se, dager kommer da jeg vil hogge av din og din fars slekts armer.

See, the days are coming when your arm and the arm of your father's people will be cut off;

32 Og aldri mer vil det være en gammel mann i din slekt.

And never again will there be an old man in your family.

33 Men en mann i din slekt vil jeg ikke fjerne, han vil få tåkete syn og bære sorg i sitt hjerte; og alle dine slektninger vil dø for sverdet.

But one man of your family will not be cut off by my hand, and his eyes will be made dark, and grief will be in his heart: and all the offspring of your family will come to their end by the sword of men.

34 Og dette vil være tegnet for deg: Håfni og Pinehas, dine sønner, skal dø på samme dag.

And this will be the sign to you, which will come on Hophni and Phinehas, your sons; death will overtake them on the same day.

35 Jeg vil reise opp en trofast prest for meg, en som vil gjøre etter mitt hjerte og min tanke. Jeg vil bygge ham et varig hus, og han skal stadig gå inn og ut for min salvede.

And I will make a true priest for myself, one who will do what is in my heart and in my mind: and I will make for him a family which will not come to an end; and his place will be before my holy one for ever.

36 Da vil resten av din slekt, hvem som enn ikke blir avskåret, bønnfalle ham om litt sølv eller brød, og si: Sett meg i en av prestens plasser, så jeg kan få litt mat.

Then it will be that the rest of your family, anyone who has not been cut off, will go down on his knees to him for a bit of silver or a bit of bread, and say, Be pleased to put me into one of the priest's places so that I may have a little food.