¹A bol nejaký muž z Ramataim-cofíma, s vrchu Efraimovho, ktorému bolo meno Elkána, syn Jerocháma, syna Elihu-va, syna Tochu-va, syna Cúfovho, Efraťan.

¹And there is a certain man of Ramathaim-Zophim, of the hill-country of Ephraim, and his name [is] Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, and Ephrathite,

²Ten mal dve ženy; jednej bolo meno Anna, a meno druhej bolo Peninna. Peninna mala deti, ale Anna nemala detí.

²and he hath two wives, the name of the one [is] Hannah, and the name of the second Peninnah, and Peninnah hath children, and Hannah hath no children.

³Človek chodieval z roka na rok zo svojho mesta hore klaňať sa a obetovať Hospodinovi Zástupov bitnú obeť v Síle, kde boli dvaja synovia Éliho, Chofni a Pinchas, kňazmi Hospodinovi.

³And that man hath gone up out of his city from time to time, to bow himself, and to sacrifice, before Jehovah of Hosts, in Shiloh, and there [are] two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests to Jehovah.

⁴A bývalo vše toho dňa, keď obetoval Elkána bitnú obeť, že dal Peninne, svojej žene, i všetkým jej synom i jej dcéram diely.

⁴And the day cometh, and Elkanah sacrificeth, and he hath given to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions,

⁵Ale Anne dal dvojnásobný diel, lebo Annu miloval. Lež Hospodin bol zavrel jej život.

⁵and to Hannah he giveth a certain portion — double, for he hath loved Hannah, and Jehovah hath shut her womb;

⁶A jej protivnica ju veľmi popudzovala, aby ju rozrušovala, pretože Hospodin bol zavrel je život.

⁶and her adversity hath also provoked her greatly, so as to make her tremble, for Jehovah hath shut up her womb.

⁷Tak robieval Elkána každého roku, kedykoľvek išla hore do domu Hospodinovho, a tamtá ju vždy tak popudzovala, a ona plakávala a nejedávala.

⁷And so he doth year by year, from the time of her going up into the house of Jehovah, so it provoketh her, and she weepeth, and doth not eat.

⁸A Elkána jej muž, jej povedal: Anna, prečo plačeš? A prečo neješ? A prečo je smutné tvoje srdce? Či nie som ti ja lepší ako desať synov?

⁸And Elkanah her husband saith to her, `Hannah, why weepest thou? and why dost thou not eat? and why is thy heart afflicted? am I not better to thee than ten sons?`

⁹A Anna vstala, keď boli jedli v Síle a keď boli pili. A Éli, kňaz, sedel na stolici pri podvojach chrámu Hospodinovho.

⁹And Hannah riseth after eating in Shiloh, and after drinking, and Eli the priest is sitting on the throne by the side-post of the temple of Jehovah.

¹⁰A ona bola rozžialenej duše a modlila sa Hospodinovi a plakala veľmi.

¹⁰And she is bitter in soul, and prayeth unto Jehovah, and weepeth greatly,

¹¹A sľúbila sľub a riekla: Hospodine Zástupov, ak pohliadnuť pohliadneš na trápenie svojej dievky a rozpomenieš sa na mňa a nezabudneš na svoju dievku, ale dáš svojej dievke plod mužského pohlavia, dám ho Hospodinovi, aby bol jeho po všetky dni svojho života, a britva nevstúpi na jeho hlavu.

¹¹and voweth a vow, and saith, `Jehovah of Hosts, if Thou dost certainly look on the affliction of Thy handmaid, and hast remembered me, and dost not forget Thy handmaid, and hast given to Thy handmaid seed of men — then I have given him to Jehovah all days of his life, and a razor doth not go up upon his head.`

¹²A stalo sa, keď sa len dlho modlila pred Hospodinom, že Éli pozoroval na jej ústa.

¹²And it hath been, when she multiplied praying before Jehovah, that Eli is watching her mouth,

¹³Ale Anna hovorila vo svojom srdci; iba jej rty sa pohybovaly, a jej hlasu nebolo počuť. Preto myslel o nej Éli, že je opilá.

¹³and Hannah, she is speaking to her heart, only her lips are moving, and her voice is not heard, and Eli reckoneth her to be drunken.

¹⁴A Éli jej povedal: Dokedyže budeš opilá? Vytriezvej zo svojho vína!

¹⁴And Eli saith unto her, `Until when are thou drunken? turn aside thy wine from thee.`

¹⁵Ale Anna odpovedala a riekla: Nie som ja opilá, môj pane; som žena utrápeného ducha a vína ani nijakého opojného nápoja som nepila, ale vylievam svoju dušu pred Hospodinom.

¹⁵And Hannah answereth and saith, `No, my lord, A woman sharply pained in spirit I [am], and wine and strong drink I have not drunk, and I pour out my soul before Jehovah;

¹⁶Nepovažuj svojej dievky za dcéru beliála, lebo z mnohého svojho úpenia a z veľkého svojho zármutku som hovorila až doteraz.

¹⁶put not thy handmaid before a daughter of worthlessness, for from the abundance of my meditation, and of my provocation, I have spoken hitherto.`

¹⁷Na to odpovedal Éli a riekol: Idi v pokoji, a Bôh Izraelov nech ti dá to, čo si prosila od neho.

¹⁷And Eli answereth and saith, `Go in peace, and the God of Israel doth give thy petition which thou hast asked of Him.`

¹⁸A riekla: Nech najde tvoja dievka milosť v tvojich očiach. A žena išla svojou cestou a najedla sa, a jej tvár nebola viacej smutná.

¹⁸And she saith, `Let thy handmaid find grace in thine eyes;` and the woman goeth on her way, and eateth, and her countenance hath not been [sad] for it any more.

¹⁹Potom vstali skoro ráno a poklonili sa pred Hospodinom a navrátiac sa prišli do svojho domu do Rámy. A Elkána poznal Annu, svoju ženu, a Hospodin sa rozpomenul na ňu.

¹⁹And they rise early in the morning, and bow themselves before Jehovah, and turn back, and come in unto their house in Ramah, and Elkanah knoweth Hannah his wife, and Jehovah remembereth her;

²⁰A stalo sa, keď tomu prišiel čas, že Anna počala a porodila syna a nazvala jeho meno Samuel, lebo riekla: Od Hospodina som ho vyprosila.

²⁰and it cometh to pass, at the revolution of the days, that Hannah conceiveth, and beareth a son, and calleth his name Samuel, `for, from Jehovah I have asked him.`

²¹A človek Elkána zase odišiel hore i s celým svojím domom obetovať Hospodinovi každoročnú obeť bitnú a splniť svoj sľub.

²¹And the man Elkanah goeth up, and all his house, to sacrifice to Jehovah the sacrifice of the days, and his vow.

²²Ale Anna neišla hore, lebo riekla svojmu mužovi: Až bude odstavený chlapec, zavediem ho ta, a ukáže sa pred tvárou Hospodinovou a bude tam bývať až na veky.

²²And Hannah hath not gone up, for she said to her husband, `Till the youth is weaned — then I have brought him in, and he hath appeared before the face of Jehovah, and dwelt there — unto the age.`

²³A Elkána, jej muž, jej povedal: Učiň to, čo je dobré v tvojich očiach; zostaň, až ho odstavíš, len nech Hospodin postaví, a tak splní svoje slovo. A tak zostala žena a kojila svojho syna, dokiaľ ho neodstavila.

²³And Elkanah her husband saith to her, `Do that which is good in thine eyes; abide till thy weaning him; only, Jehovah establish His word;` and the woman abideth and suckleth her son till she hath weaned him,

²⁴Potom, keď ho odstavila, odviedla ho so sebou hore i s tromi juncami nesúc jednu efu bielej múky jemnej a nádobu vína a doviedla ho do domu Hospodinovho do Síla, a chlapča bolo ešte malé.

²⁴and she causeth him to go up with her when she hath weaned him, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and she bringeth him into the house of Jehovah at Shiloh, and the youth [is but] a youth.

²⁵A zabili junca a doviedli chlapca k Élimu.

²⁵And they slaughter the bullock, and bring in the youth unto Eli,

²⁶A ona riekla: Pohliadni na mňa, môj pane! Jako že žije tvoja duša, môj pane, ja som tá žena, ktorá som stála tu s tebou modliac sa Hospodinovi.

²⁶and she saith, `O, my lord, thy soul liveth! my lord, I [am] the woman who stood with thee in this [place], to pray unto Jehovah;

²⁷Za tohoto chlapca som sa modlila, a Hospodin mi dal to, čo som si prosila od neho.

²⁷for this youth I prayed, and Jehovah doth give to me my petition which I asked of Him;

²⁸Preto ho i ja oddávam Hospodinovi, aby bol jeho po všetky dni, čo bude žiť; je vyprosený pre Hospodina. A poklonili sa tam Hospodinovi.

²⁸and also I have caused him to be asked for Jehovah, all the days that he hath lived — he is asked for Jehovah;` and he boweth himself there before Jehovah.