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:

¹以利加拿攜二妻到示羅獻祭

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.

²他有兩個妻子，一個名叫哈拿，另一個名叫毗尼拿。毗尼拿有孩子，哈拿卻沒有孩子。

³This man went up out of his city from year to year to worship and to sacrifice to Yahweh “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. of Armies in Shiloh. The two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests to Yahweh, were there.

³這人每年都從他的本城上示羅去敬拜，獻祭給萬軍之耶和華。在示羅有以利的兩個兒子，何弗尼和非尼哈，作耶和華的祭司。

⁴When the day came that Elkanah sacrificed, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:

⁴以利加拿在獻祭的那天，就把祭肉分給妻子毗尼拿和她所有的兒女。

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

⁵但他當面只分給哈拿一份；他雖然愛哈拿，耶和華卻使哈拿不能懷孕。

⁶Her rival provoked her severely, to make her fret, because Yahweh had shut up her womb.

⁶因為耶和華使哈拿不能懷孕，她的對頭就盡力刺激她，使她苦惱。

⁷As he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of Yahweh, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and didn’t eat.

⁷年年都是這樣；每逢她上耶和華殿的時候，毗尼拿總是刺激哈拿，使她哭泣，吃不下飯。

⁸Elkanah her husband said to her, “Hannah, why do you weep? Why don’t you eat? Why is your heart grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”

⁸她的丈夫以利加拿對她說：“哈拿，你為甚麼哭泣？為甚麼不吃飯，為甚麼心裡難過呢？你有我不是比有十個兒子更好嗎？”

⁹So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest was sitting on his seat by the doorpost of Yahweh’s temple.

⁹哈拿求子哈拿在示羅吃喝完了，就起來。（那時以利祭司在耶和華殿的門柱旁邊，坐在椅子上。）

¹⁰She was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to Yahweh, and wept bitterly.

¹⁰她心裡愁苦，就向耶和華禱告，流淚痛哭，

¹¹She vowed a vow, and said, “Yahweh of Armies, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your handmaid, and remember me, and not forget your handmaid, but will give to your handmaid a boy, then I will give him to Yahweh all the days of his life, and no razor shall come on his head.”

¹¹並且許願，說：“萬軍之耶和華啊，你若是看顧使女的困苦，記念我，不忘記你的使女，賜給使女一個兒子，我就必把他一生獻給耶和華，不剃他的頭。”

¹²It happened, as she continued praying before Yahweh, that Eli saw her mouth.

¹²哈拿向耶和華禱告了很久，以利一直在注視她的嘴。

¹³Now Hannah spoke in her heart. Only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.

¹³原來哈拿是在心中訴說，只見她的嘴唇在動，卻聽不見她的聲音，因此以利以為她是個喝醉了的女人。

¹⁴Eli said to her, “How long will you be drunken? Put away your wine from you.”

¹⁴以利就對她說：“你要醉到幾時呢？快快醒過來吧！”

¹⁵Hannah answered, “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 Yahweh.

¹⁵哈拿回答：“我主啊，不是的。我是個心靈愁苦的婦人，淡酒烈酒都沒有喝，只不過在耶和華面前傾吐我的心意。

¹⁶Don’t count your handmaid for a wicked woman; for I have been speaking out of the abundance of my complaint and my provocation.”

¹⁶不要把你的使女看作不檢點的女子，我因為極度愁苦和激動，才一直傾訴到現在。”

¹⁷Then Eli answered, “Go in peace; and may the God The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “Elohim.” of Israel grant your petition that you have asked of him.”

¹⁷以利回答：“平平安安回去吧！願以色列的　神把你所求的賜給你。”

¹⁸She said, “Let your handmaid find favor in your sight.” So the woman went her way, and ate; and her facial expression wasn’t sad any more.

¹⁸哈拿說：“願你的婢女在你眼前蒙恩！”於是這婦人回去，並且吃飯，臉上再沒有愁容。

¹⁹They rose up in the morning early, and worshiped before Yahweh, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and Yahweh remembered her.

¹⁹撒母耳出生第二天，他們清早起來，在耶和華面前敬拜，然後回到他們的家鄉拉瑪，回到自己的家裡去。以利加拿和妻子哈拿同房；耶和華顧念哈拿，

²⁰It happened, when the time had come, that Hannah conceived, and bore a son; and she named him Samuel, Samuel sounds like the Hebrew for “heard by God.” saying, “Because I have asked him of Yahweh.”

²⁰她就懷孕；時候到了，就生了一個兒子，哈拿給他起名叫撒母耳，因為她說：“他是我從耶和華那裡求來的。”

²¹The man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer to Yahweh the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.

²¹撒母耳被獻以利加拿和他全家都上示羅去，向耶和華獻年祭和還所許的願；

²²But Hannah didn’t go up; for she said to her husband, “Not until the child is weaned; then I will bring him, that he may appear before Yahweh, and stay there forever.”

²²哈拿卻沒有上去，因為她對丈夫說：“等孩子斷了奶，我才帶他去朝見耶和華。他要永遠住在那裡。”

²³Elkanah her husband said to her, “Do what seems good to you. Wait until you have weaned him; only may Yahweh establish his word.” So the woman waited and nursed her son, until she weaned him.

²³她丈夫以利加拿對她說：“你看怎樣好，就怎樣作吧。你可以留在這裡，等到你給孩子斷了奶，但願耶和華實現他的話。”於是哈拿留在家裡乳養孩子，直到給他斷了奶。

²⁴When she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bulls, and one ephah 1 ephah is about 22 litres or about 2/3 of a bushel of meal, and a bottle of wine, and brought him to Yahweh’s house in Shiloh. The child was young.

²⁴她給孩子斷了奶之後，就帶他一同上去，又帶了一頭三歲的公牛、十公斤麵和一皮袋酒。她把孩子帶到示羅耶和華的殿那裡；那時孩子還很小。

²⁵They killed the bull, and brought the child to Eli.

²⁵他們宰了公牛以後，就帶孩子到以利那裡，

²⁶She said, “Oh, my lord, as your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood by you here, praying to Yahweh.

²⁶婦人說：“我主啊，我敢指著我主的性命起誓，我就是從前在這裡站在你旁邊，向耶和華禱告的那個婦人。

²⁷For this child I prayed; and Yahweh has given me my petition which I asked of him.

²⁷那時我祈求為要得這孩子，耶和華已經把我向他所求的賜給我了，

²⁸Therefore also I have granted him to Yahweh. As long as he lives he is granted to Yahweh.” He worshiped Yahweh there.

²⁸所以我現在把他獻給耶和華，他的一生是屬於耶和華的。”於是他就在那裡敬拜耶和華。