Shemu’ĕl Aleph (1 Samuel) 1:8-28 TS2009
[8] And her husband Elqanah said to her, “Ḥannah, why do you weep? Why do you not eat? And why is your heart sad? Am I not better to you than ten sons?” [9] And Ḥannah rose up after eating and drinking in Shiloh, while Ěli the priest was sitting on the seat by the doorpost of the Hĕḵal of יהוה YeHoVaH . 🔎[10] And she was bitter in life, and prayed to YeHoVaH יהוה and wept greatly.
🔎[11] And she made a vow and said, “O YeHoVaH יהוה of hosts, if You would indeed look on the affliction of your female servant and remember me, and not forget your female servant, but shall give your female servant a male child, then I shall give him to YeHoVaH יהוה all the days of his life, and let no razor come upon his head.” [12] And it came to be, as🔎she kept on praying before YeHoVaH יהוה, that🔎Ěli was watching her mouth.
🔎[13] And Ḥannah spoke in her heart,
🔎only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard. So Ěli thought she was drunk. [14] Then Ěli said to her, “How long are you going to be drunk? Put your wine away from you!”
🔎[15] And Ḥannah answered and said, “No, my master, I am a woman pained in spirit.🔍 And I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have
🔎poured out my being before יהוה YeHoVaH.
[16] “Do not take your female servant for a daughter of Beliya‛al, for it is out of my great concern and provocation that I have spoken until now.”
🔎[17] And Ěli answered and said, “Go in peace, and the Elohim of Yisra’ĕl give you your petition which you have asked of Him.” [18] And she said, “Let your female servant find favour in your eyes.”🔍 And the woman went her way and ate, and her face was no more sad. [19] And they rose up early in the morning and worshipped before YeHoVaH יהוה, and returned and came to their house at Ramah. And Elqanah knew Ḥannah his wife, and YeHoVaH יהוה remembered her. [20] And it came to be at the turn of days, that Ḥannah conceived and bore a son, and called his name Shemu’ĕl, “Because I have asked YeHoVaH יהוה for him.” [21] And the man Elqanah and all his house went up to slaughter to YeHoVaH יהוה the yearly slaughtering and his vow.🔍
[22] But Ḥannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, “When the child is weaned, then I shall take him. And he shall appear before YeHoVaH יהוה and remain forever there.” [23] And her husband Elqanah said to her, “Do what is good in your eyes. Remain until you have weaned him.🔎Only let YeHoVaH יהוה establish His word.” And the woman remained and nursed her son until she had weaned him. [24] And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bulls, and one ĕphah of flour, and a skin of wine, and brought him to the House of YeHoVaH יהוה in Shiloh. And the child was young. [25] And they slew a bull, and brought the child to Ěli. [26] And she said, 🔎“O my master! As your being lives, my master, I am the woman who stood by you here, praying to יהוה YeHoVaH.
[27] “I prayed for this youth, and YeHoVaH יהוה has granted me what I asked of Him. [28] “So I have also loaned him to YeHoVaH יהוה. All the days that he lives he shall be loaned to YeHoVaH יהוה.” And he worshipped there before YeHoVaH יהוה.