¹[Fisaorana nataon'i Hana] Ary Hana nivavaka ka nanao hoe: Ny foko ravoravo amin'i Jehovah, Ny tandroko voasandratra amin'i Jehovah; ny vavako misokatra hamaly ny fahavaloko; fa mifaly amin'ny famonjenao aho.

¹And Hannah prayeth, and saith: `My heart hath exulted in Jehovah, My horn hath been high in Jehovah, My mouth hath been large over mine enemies, For I have rejoiced in Thy salvation.

²Tsy misy masina tahaka an'i Jehovah, fa tsy misy afa-tsy Hianao; ary tsy misy vatolampy tahaka an'Andriamanitsika .

²There is none holy like Jehovah, For there is none save Thee, And there is no rock like our God.

³Aza dia mahery miteny avonavona; ary aoka tsy haloaky ny vavanareo ny fireharehana. Fa Jehovah no Andriamanitry ny fahalalana, ary Izy no mandanja ny asa.

³Ye multiply not — ye speak haughtily — The old saying goeth out from your mouth, For a God of knowledge [is] Jehovah, And by Him actions are weighed.

⁴Tapaka ny tsipìkan'ny olo-mahery, ary izay mila ho reraka dia sikinana hery.

⁴Bows of the mighty are broken, And the stumbling have girded on strength.

⁵Mikarama mofo ny voky, ary mianina kosa ny noana; ny momba miteraka fito, ary mihamalemy kosa ny maro anaka.

⁵The satiated for bread hired themselves, And the hungry have ceased. While the barren hath borne seven, And she abounding with sons hath languished.

⁶Jehovah no mahafaty sy mahavelona; izy no mampidina ho any amin'ny fiainan-tsi-hita ary mampitsangana.[Heb. Sheola]

⁶Jehovah putteth to death, and keepeth alive, He bringeth down to Sheol, and bringeth up.

⁷Jehovah no mampalahelo sy mampanan-karena; izy no mampietry sy mampisandratra.

⁷Jehovah dispossesseth, and He maketh rich, He maketh low, yea, He maketh high.

⁸Izy no manangana ny malahelo ho afaka amin'ny vovoka, ary manandratra ny mahantra hiala eo amin'ny zezika, mba hampiara-mitoetra azy eo amin'ny mpanapaka ka hampandova azy ny sezam-boninahitra; fa an'i Jehovah ny andrin'ny tany, ary izany no ametrahany izao tontolo izao.

⁸He raiseth from the dust the poor, From a dunghill He lifteth up the needy, To cause [them] to sit with nobles, Yea, a throne of honour He doth cause them to inherit, For to Jehovah [are] the fixtures of earth, And He setteth on them the habitable world.

⁹Ny tongotry ny olo-masiny dia tandremany, fa ny ratsy fanahy kosa hampangininy any amin'ny maizina; fa tsy amin'ny hery no handresen'ny olona.[Na: hangina]

⁹The feet of His saints He keepeth, And the wicked in darkness are silent, For not by power doth man become mighty.

¹⁰Ho torotoro izay miady amin'i Jehovah; any an-danitra Izy no hampikotrokorana hamely azy. Jehovah hitsara ny vazan-tany, ary Izy hanome hery ny mpanjakany sy hanandratra ny tandroky ny voahosony.

¹⁰Jehovah — broken down are His adversaries, Against them in the heavens He thundereth: Jehovah judgeth the ends of earth, And giveth strength to His king, And exalteth the horn of His anointed.`

¹¹[Ny nanompoan'i Samoela teo anatrehan'i Ely, ary ny ratsy nataon'ny zanakalahin'i Ely, sy ny nampilazan'Andriamanitra ny loza hanjo azy] Ary Elkana nankany an-tranony tany Rama; fa ny zaza kosa nanao fanompoam-pivavahana tamin'i Jehovah teo anatrehan'i Ely mpisorona.

¹¹And Elkanah goeth to Ramath, unto his house, and the youth hath been serving Jehovah, [in] the presence of Eli the priest;

¹²Ary ny zanakalahin'i Ely dia tena ratsy fanahy, tsy nahalala an'i Jehovah.

¹²and the sons of Eli [are] sons of worthlessness, they have not known Jehovah.

¹³Ary izao no fanaon'ny mpisorona tamin'ny olona: Raha nisy olona namono zavatra hatao fanatitra, dia avy ny zatovon'ny mpisorona nitondra fitrebika telo rantsana teny an-tànany, raha mbola nahandroina ny hena,[Na: tsy nahalala an'i Jehovah, na ny tokony ho anjaran'ny mpisorona avy amin'ny olona. Koa raha]

¹³And the custom of the priests with the people [is]: any man sacrificing a sacrifice — then hath the servant of the priest come in when the flesh is boiling, and the hook of three teeth in his hand,

¹⁴dia natsindrony tao anatin'ny fanendasana ny fitrebika, na tao anatin'ny fahandroan-kena, na ny vilany, na ny vilanibe, ka izay rehetra azon'ny fitrebika tao dia nalain'ny mpisorona ho azy. Ary izany no fanaony tao Silo tamin'ny Isiraely rehetra izay tonga tao.

¹⁴and hath struck [it] into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the hook bringeth up doth the priest take for himself; thus they do to all Israel who are coming in, there, in Shiloh.

¹⁵Ary raha tsy mbola nodorany ho fofona ny sabora, dia avy ny zatovon'ny mpisorona ka nanao tamin'izay lehilahy namono zavatra hatao fanatitra hoe: Omeo hena hatsatsika ho an'ny mpisorona; fa tsy haka hena masaka aminao izy, fa ny manta ihany.

¹⁵Also before they make perfume with the fat — then hath the priest`s servant come in, and said to the man who is sacrificing, `Give flesh to roast for the priest, and he doth not take of thee flesh boiled, but raw;`

¹⁶Ary raha nisy olona nanao taminy hoe: Hodorana aloha ny sabora, dia amin'izay vao halainao izay sitraky ny fonao, dia novaliany hoe: Tsia; fa omeo ankehitriny izao ihany; fa raha tsy izany, dia halaiko an-keriny.

¹⁶and the man saith unto him, `Let them surely make a perfume (as to-day) with the fat, then take to thee as thy soul desireth;` and he hath said to him, `Surely now thou dost give; and if not — I have taken by strength.`

¹⁷Ka dia lehibe indrindra ny helok'ireo zatovo ireo teo anatrehan'i Jehovah, satria halan'ny olona ny fanatitra ho an'i Jehovah.

¹⁷And the sin of the young men is very great [in] the presence of Jehovah, for the men have despised the offering of Jehovah.

¹⁸Fa Samoela nanao fanompoam-pivavahana teo anatrehan'i Jehovah raha mbola zaza, ary nisalotra efoda rongony fotsy izy.

¹⁸And Samuel is ministering [in] the presence of Jehovah, a youth girt [with] an ephod of linen;

¹⁹Ary nanaovan-dreniny akanjo kely izy, ka nentiny ho azy isan-taona isan-taona izany, raha niara-ran'ny mpisorona avy amin'ny olona. Koa raha niakatra tamin'ny vadiny hanatitra ny fanatitra fanao isan-taona izy.

¹⁹and a small upper coat doth his mother make to him, and she hath brought it up to him from time to time, in her coming up with her husband to sacrifice the sacrifice of the time.

²⁰Ary Ely nitso-drano an'i Elkana mivady ka nanao hoe: Homen'i Jehovah zaza amin'ity vehivavy ity anie ianao ho solon'ilay voatolotra ho an'i Jehovah. Dia lasa nody izy mivady.

²⁰And Eli blessed Elkanah, and his wife, and said, `Jehovah doth appoint for thee seed of this woman, for the petition which she asked for Jehovah;` and they have gone to their place.

²¹Ary Jehovah namangy an'i Hana, ka dia nanan'anaka koa izy ary niteraka lahy telo sy vavy roa. Ary Samoela zaza nitombo teo anatrehan'i Jehovah.

²¹When Jehovah hath looked after Hannah, then she conceiveth and beareth three sons and two daughters; and the youth Samuel groweth up with Jehovah.

²²Ary efa antitra indrindra Ely, ary izy nandre izay rehetra nataon'ny zananilahy tamin'ny Isiraely rehetra sy ny nandriany tamin'ireo vehivavy izay nanompo teo amin'ny varavaran'ny trano-lay fihaonana.

²²And Eli [is] very old, and hath heard all that his sons do to all Israel, and how that they lie with the women who are assembling [at] the opening of the tent of meeting,

²³Dia hoy izy taminy: Nahoana ianareo no manao izany zavatra izany? fa reko amin'izao olona rehetra izao ny ratsy ataonareo.

²³and he saith to them, `Why do ye things like these? for I am hearing of your evil words from all the people — these!

²⁴Tsia anaka, fa tsy tsara ny teny reko; fa mampanota ny olon'i Jehovah ianareo.

²⁴Nay, my sons; for the report which I am hearing is not good causing the people of Jehovah to transgress. —

²⁵Raha misy olona manota amin'olona, dia ny mpitsara no hitsara azy; fa raha misy manota amin'i Jehovah kosa, iza no hifona ho azy? Nefa tsy nihaino ny tenin-drainy izy ireo, satria sitrak'i Jehovah ny hahafaty azy.[Heb. Andriamanitra]

²⁵If a man sin against a man, then hath God judged him; but if against Jehovah a man sin, who doth pray for him?` and they hearken not to the voice of their father, though Jehovah hath delighted to put them to death.

²⁶Ary Samoela zaza nitombo, sady tian'i Jehovah sy ny olona koa izy.

²⁶And the youth Samuel is going on and growing up, and [is] good both with Jehovah, and also with men.

²⁷Ary nisy lehilahin'Andriamanitra nankany amin'i Ely ka nanao taminy hoe: Izao no lazain'i Jehovah: Tsy efa niseho tokoa tamin'ny ankohonan-drainao va Aho, raha mbola tany Egypta tao an-tranon'i Farao izy?

²⁷And there cometh a man of God unto Eli, and saith unto him, `Thus said Jehovah, Was I really revealed unto the house of thy father in their being in Egypt, before Pharaoh`s house,

²⁸Eny, nofidiko tamin'ny firenen'Isiraely rehetra ho mpisoroko izy mba hanatitra fanatitra eo ambonin'ny alitarako sy handoro ditin-kazo manitra ary hisalotra efoda eo anatrehako, ary nomeko ho an'ny tarana-drainao ny fanatitra rehetra ataon'ny Zanak'Isiraely amin'ny afo.

²⁸even to choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to Me for a priest, to go up on Mine altar, to make a perfume, to bear an ephod before Me, and I give to the house of thy father all the fire-offerings of the sons of Israel?

²⁹Nahoana no hitsahinareo ny fanatitra alatsa-drà sy ny fanatitra hohanina izay aterina ho Ahy, dia ilay nasaiko hatao ao amin'ny fonenako, ka ny zanakao no omenao voninahitra mihoatra noho Izaho, mba hanatavy anareo amin'izay tsara indrindra amin'ny fanatitra rehetra aterin'ny Isiraely oloko?

²⁹Why do ye kick at My sacrifice, and at Mine offering which I commanded [in] My habitation, and dost honour thy sons above Me, to make yourselves fat from the first part of every offering of Israel, of My people?

³⁰Koa izany no anaovan'i Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny Isiraely, hoe: Efa voalazako tokoa fa ny taranakao sy ny tarana-drainao no handeha eo anatrehako mandrakizay; fa ankehitriny kosa, hoy Jehovah, sanatria Ahy izany; fa izay manome voninahitra Ahy no homeko voninahitra, ary izay manamavo Ahy no ho afa-baraka.

³⁰`Therefore — the affirmation of Jehovah, God of Israel — I certainly said, Thy house and the house of thy father, do walk up and down before Me to the age; and now — the affirmation of Jehovah — Far be it from Me! for he who is honouring Me, I honour, and those despising Me, are lightly esteemed.

³¹Indro, avy ny andro izay hanapahako ny sandrinao sy ny sandrin'ny tarana-drainao, ka tsy hisy lehilahy ho tratrantitra amin'ny taranakao.

³¹`Lo, days [are] coming, and I have cut off thine arm, and the arm of the house of thy father, that an old man is not in thy house;

³²Ary hahita ny manjo ny fonenako ianao na inona na inona soa omena ho an'ny Isiraely, ka tsy hisy lehilahy ho tratrantitra amin'ny taranakao mandrakizay.[Na: fahavalo eo amin']

³²and thou hast beheld an adversary [in My] habitation, in all that He doth good with Israel, and there is not an old man in thy house all the days.

³³Nefa tsy dia hofongorako avokoa tsy ho eo anilan'ny alitarako izy, mba hahapahina ny masonao sy hampalahelo ny fonao; ary ny taranakao rehetra dia ho faty raha vao herotrerony.[Na: Ary ny lehilahy amin'ny taranakao izay tsy hofongorako tsy ho eo anilan'ny alitarako dia hahapahina ny masonao sy hampalahelo ny fonao]

³³`And the man I cut not off of thine from Mine altar, [is] to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thy soul; and all the increase of thy house do die men;

³⁴Ary izao no ho famantarana ho anao, izay hanjo ny zanakao roa lahy, dia Hofinia sy Finehasa: ho indray andro maty izy mirahalahy.

³⁴and this [is] to thee the sign that cometh unto thy two sons, unto Hophni and Phinehas — in one day they die both of them;

³⁵Ary Izaho hanangana mpisorona mahatoky ho Ahy, izay hanao araka ny ato am-poko sy ato an-tsaiko; ary Izaho hampaharitra ny taranany, ka handeha eo anatrehan'ny voahosotro mandrakizay izy.Ary ho avy izay sisa rehetra amin'ny taranakao ka hiankohoka eo anatrehany hangataka vola kely sy mofo iray ka hanao hoe: Masìna ianao, mba tendreo ho isan'ny mpisorona aho, mba hahazoako sombi-mofo hohanina.

³⁵and I have raised up for Me a stedfast priest; as in My heart and in My soul he doth do; and I have built for him a stedfast house, and he hath walked up and down before Mine anointed all the days;

³⁶Ary ho avy izay sisa rehetra amin'ny taranakao ka hiankohoka eo anatrehany hangataka vola kely sy mofo iray ka hanao hoe: Masìna ianao, mba tendreo ho isan'ny mpisorona aho, mba hahazoako sombi-mofo hohanina.

³⁶and it hath been, every one who is left in thy house doth come in to bow himself to him, for a wage of silver, and a cake of bread, and hath said, Admit me, I pray thee, unto one of the priest`s offices, to eat a morsel of bread.`