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.

¹Now 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:

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

²and he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had 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 this man went up out of his city from year to year to worship and to sacrifice unto Jehovah of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests unto Jehovah, were there.

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

⁴And when the day came that Elkanah sacrificed, he gave 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.

⁵but unto Hannah he gave a double portion; for he loved Hannah, but Jehovah had shut up her womb.

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

⁶And her rival provoked her sore, to make her fret, because Jehovah had 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 [as] he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of Jehovah, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did 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 said unto her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I 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.

⁹So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest was sitting upon his seat by the door-post of the temple of Jehovah.

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

¹⁰And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto Jehovah, and wept sore.

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 she vowed a vow, and said, O Jehovah of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thy handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thy handmaid, but wilt give unto thy handmaid a man-child, then I will give him unto Jehovah all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.

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

¹²And it came to pass, as she continued praying before Jehovah, that Eli marked 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.

¹³Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.

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

¹⁴And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away 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 answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I poured 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.

¹⁶Count not thy handmaid for a wicked woman; for out of the abundance of my complaint and my provocation have I spoken hitherto.

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

¹⁷Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace; and the God of Israel grant thy petition that 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 said, Let thy handmaid find favor in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat; and her countenance was no more [sad].

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 rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before Jehovah, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and Jehovah remembered 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 came to pass, when the time was come about, that Hannah conceived, and bare a son; and she called his name Samuel, [saying], Because I have asked him of Jehovah.

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

²¹And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto Jehovah the yearly sacrifice, 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.

²²But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, [I will not go up] until the child be weaned; and then I will bring him, that he may appear before Jehovah, and there abide for ever.

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 said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only Jehovah establish his word. So the woman tarried and gave her son suck, until she 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 when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of meal, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of Jehovah in Shiloh: and the child was young.

²⁵A zabili junca a doviedli chlapca k Élimu.

²⁵And they slew the bullock, and brought the child to 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 said, Oh, my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto Jehovah.

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

²⁷For this child I prayed; and Jehovah hath given 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.

²⁸therefore also I have granted him to Jehovah; as long as he liveth he is granted to Jehovah. And he worshipped Jehovah there.