¹Bil je mož iz Ramataim-zofima, z Efraimskega gorovja, ki mu je bilo ime Elkana, sin Jerohama, sina Elihuja, sina Tohuja, sina Zufovega, Efraimec.

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,

²In imel je dve ženi, eni je bilo ime Ana, drugi pa Penina; in Penina je imela otroke, Ana pa ni imela otrok.

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.

³In ta mož je hodil vsako leto gori iz mesta svojega, da bi molil in daroval GOSPODU nad vojskami v Silu. Ondi sta bila duhovnika GOSPODU dva sinova Elijeva, Ofni in Pinehas.

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.

⁴In kadar je prišel dan, da je Elkana daroval, je dal deleže Penini, ženi svoji, in vsem sinovom in hčeram njenim.

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

⁵Ali Ani je dal dvojen delež, ker Ano je ljubil, a GOSPOD ji je zaprl maternico.

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

⁶In njena soporočenka jo je hudo žalila, da bi jo ujezila, ker ji je bil GOSPOD zaprl maternico.

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

⁷In ker je delal tisto vsako leto, kadarkoli je šla v hišo GOSPODOVO, jo je tako žalila; in Ana je plakala in ni ničesar jedla.

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.

⁸In Elkana, njen mož, ji reče: Ana, zakaj plačeš? in zakaj ne ješ? in zakaj ti je srce žalostno? Nisem li jaz boljši tebi nego deset sinov?

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?`

⁹In vstala je Ana, potem ko so jedli in pili v Silu. In Eli duhovnik je sedel na stolu svojem pri podboju GOSPODOVEGA templja.

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.

¹⁰In njej je bilo bridko v duši, in molila je h GOSPODU in silno jokala.

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

¹¹In stori obljubo in reče: O GOSPOD nad vojskami, ako se milo ozreš na ponižanje dekle svoje in se me spomniš in ne pozabiš dekle svoje, a daš dekli svoji moški zarod, tedaj ga posvetim GOSPODU za vse žive dni njegove, in britev naj ne pride na glavo njegovo.

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.`

¹²In ko je dolgo molila pred GOSPODOM, je Eli pazil na usta njena.

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

¹³Ana namreč je govorila v srcu svojem, le njena ustnica se je gibala, toda glasu njenega ni bilo slišati. Zato je Eli menil, da je vinjena.

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.

¹⁴In ji reče Eli: Doklej boš pijana? Iztrezni se od vina svojega!

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

¹⁵Ana pa odgovori ter reče: Nikar, gospod moj, žena sem otožnega duha; vina in močne pijače nisem pila, temuč srce svoje sem izlila pred GOSPODOM.

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;

¹⁶Ne rači šteti dekle svoje za hčer Belijalovo, zakaj od velikega žalovanja in razžaljenja sem doslej govorila.

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

¹⁷Eliji odgovori in veli: Pojdi v miru! Bog Izraelov naj ti izpolni prošnjo, ki si jo prosila.

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

¹⁸Ona reče: Naj najde dekla tvoja milost v očeh tvojih! Nato je žena šla svojim potem, in je jedla in lice ji ni bilo več žalostno.

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.

¹⁹In zgodaj zjutraj vstanejo, in ko se poklonijo pred GOSPODOM, se napotijo nazaj in pridejo v hišo svojo v Rami. In Elkana spozna Ano, ženo svojo, in GOSPOD se je spomni.

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;

²⁰In ko preteče čas, potem ko je Ana spočela, je rodila sina in ga imenovala Samuela, kajti „izprosila sem ga od GOSPODA“.

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.`

²¹In ko je šel mož Elkana in vsa družina njegova, da prinese GOSPODU vsakoletno daritev in obljubo svojo,

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

²²ni šla Ana ž njim, zakaj rekla je možu svojemu: Pojdem šele, ko bo deček odstavljen, potem ga popeljem, da se pokaže pred obličjem GOSPODOVIM in ostane ondi vekomaj.

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.`

²³Elkana, mož njen, ji reče: Stóri, kakor se ti dobro vidi; ostani, dokler ga ne odstaviš! Samo da GOSPOD potrdi besedo svojo! In žena je ostala doma in dojila sina, dokler ga ni odstavila.

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,

²⁴In ko ga je odstavila, ga je peljala s seboj gori s tremi junci in z eno efo moke in z mehom vina in ga je privedla v hišo GOSPODOVO v Silu; a deček je bil še mlad.

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.

²⁵In zaklali so junca in pripeljali dečka k Eliju.

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

²⁶In ona reče: Ah, gospod moj, kakor res živi duša tvoja, gospod moj, jaz sem tista žena, ki sem tu pri tebi stala in GOSPODA prosila.

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 tega dečka sem prosila, in GOSPOD mi je izpolnil prošnjo, ki sem jo prosila od njega.Zato ga tudi jaz izročam GOSPODU; vse dni, dokler bo živel, je izročen GOSPODU. In on se je ondi poklonil GOSPODU.

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

²⁸Zato ga tudi jaz izročam GOSPODU; vse dni, dokler bo živel, je izročen GOSPODU. In on se je ondi poklonil GOSPODU.

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.