1 Samuel 2 — ULB
2Verse 1Hannah prayed and said,“My heart exults in Yahweh.
My horn is exalted in Yahweh.
My mouth boasts over my enemies,
because I rejoice in your salvation.
Verse 2There is no one holy like Yahweh,
for there is none besides you;
there is no rock like our God.
Verse 3Boast no more so very proudly;
let no arrogance come out of your mouth.
For Yahweh is a God of knowledge;
by him actions are weighed.
Verse 4The bow of the mighty men are broken,
but those who stumble put on strength like a belt.
Verse 5Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread;
those who were hungry have stopped being hungry.
Even the barren one gives birth to seven,
but the woman who has many children languishes.
Verse 6Yahweh kills and brings to life.
He brings down to Sheol and raises up.
Verse 7Yahweh makes some people poor and some rich.
He humbles, but he also lifts up.
Verse 8He raises up the poor out of the dust.
He lifts the needy from the ash heap
to make them sit with princes
and inherit the seat of honor.
For the pillars of the earth are Yahweh's
and he has set the world upon them.
Verse 9He will guard the feet of his faithful people,
but the wicked will be put to silence in darkness,
for no one will prevail by strength.
Verse 10Those who oppose Yahweh will be broken to pieces;
he will thunder against them from heaven.
Yahweh will judge the ends of the earth;
he will give strength to his king
and exalt the horn of his anointed.”Verse 11Then Elkanah went to Ramah, to his house. The child served Yahweh in the presence of Eli the priest.Verse 12Now the sons of Eli were worthless men. They did not know Yahweh.Verse 13The custom of the priests with the people was that when any man offered a sacrifice, the priest's servant would come with a three-pronged fork in his hand, while the meat was boiling.Verse 14He would stick it into the pan, or kettle, or cauldron, or pot. All that the fork brought up the priest would take for himself. They did this in Shiloh with all the Israelites that came there.Verse 15Worse, before they burned the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man who was sacrificing, “Give meat to roast for the priest; for he will not accept boiled meat from you, but only raw.”Verse 16If the man said to him, “They must burn the fat first, and then take as much as you want.” Then he would say, “No, you will give it me now; if not, I will take it by force.”Verse 17The sin of these young men was very great before Yahweh, for they despised Yahweh's offering.Verse 18But Samuel served Yahweh as a child clothed with a linen ephod.Verse 19His mother would make him a little robe and bring it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.Verse 20Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife and say, “May Yahweh give you more children by this woman because of the request she made of Yahweh.” Then they would return to their own home.Verse 21Yahweh again helped Hannah, and again she became pregnant. She bore three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the child Samuel grew before Yahweh.Verse 22Now Eli was very old; he heard all that his sons were doing to all Israel, and how they slept with the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.Verse 23He said to them, “Why do you such things? For I hear of your evil actions from all these people.”Verse 24No, my sons; for it is not a good report that I hear. You make Yahweh's people disobey.Verse 25“If one man sins against another, God will judge him; but if a man sins against Yahweh, who will speak for him?” But they would not listen to the voice of their father, because Yahweh intended to kill them.Verse 26The child Samuel grew up, and increased in favor with Yahweh and also with men.Verse 27Now a man of God came to Eli and said to him, “Yahweh says, 'Did I not reveal myself to the house of your ancestor, when they were in Egypt in bondage to Pharaoh's house?Verse 28I chose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, and to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me. I gave to the house of your ancestor all the offerings of the people of Israel made with fire.Verse 29Why, then, do you scorn my sacrifices and offerings that I required in the place where I live? Why do you honor your sons above me by making yourselves fat with the best of every offering of my people Israel?'Verse 30For Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, 'I promised that your house, and the house of your ancestor, should walk before me forever.' But now Yahweh says, 'Far be it from me to do this, for I will honor those who honor me, but those who despise me will be lightly esteemed.Verse 31See, the days are coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your father's house, so that there will no longer be any old man in your house.Verse 32You will see distress in the place where I live. Although good will be given to Israel, there will no longer be any old man in your house.Verse 33Any one of you that I do not cut off from my altar, I will cause your eyes to fail, and I will cause grief for your life. All the men born in your family will die.Verse 34This will be the sign for you that will come on your two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas: They will both die on the same day.Verse 35I will raise up for myself a faithful priest who will do what is in my heart and in my soul. I will build him a sure house; and he will walk before my anointed king forever.Verse 36Everyone who is left in your house will come and bow down to him, asking for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread, and will say, “Please assign me to one of the priests' positions so I can eat a piece of bread.”'”
My horn is exalted in Yahweh.
My mouth boasts over my enemies,
because I rejoice in your salvation.
Verse 2There is no one holy like Yahweh,
for there is none besides you;
there is no rock like our God.
Verse 3Boast no more so very proudly;
let no arrogance come out of your mouth.
For Yahweh is a God of knowledge;
by him actions are weighed.
Verse 4The bow of the mighty men are broken,
but those who stumble put on strength like a belt.
Verse 5Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread;
those who were hungry have stopped being hungry.
Even the barren one gives birth to seven,
but the woman who has many children languishes.
Verse 6Yahweh kills and brings to life.
He brings down to Sheol and raises up.
Verse 7Yahweh makes some people poor and some rich.
He humbles, but he also lifts up.
Verse 8He raises up the poor out of the dust.
He lifts the needy from the ash heap
to make them sit with princes
and inherit the seat of honor.
For the pillars of the earth are Yahweh's
and he has set the world upon them.
Verse 9He will guard the feet of his faithful people,
but the wicked will be put to silence in darkness,
for no one will prevail by strength.
Verse 10Those who oppose Yahweh will be broken to pieces;
he will thunder against them from heaven.
Yahweh will judge the ends of the earth;
he will give strength to his king
and exalt the horn of his anointed.”Verse 11Then Elkanah went to Ramah, to his house. The child served Yahweh in the presence of Eli the priest.Verse 12Now the sons of Eli were worthless men. They did not know Yahweh.Verse 13The custom of the priests with the people was that when any man offered a sacrifice, the priest's servant would come with a three-pronged fork in his hand, while the meat was boiling.Verse 14He would stick it into the pan, or kettle, or cauldron, or pot. All that the fork brought up the priest would take for himself. They did this in Shiloh with all the Israelites that came there.Verse 15Worse, before they burned the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man who was sacrificing, “Give meat to roast for the priest; for he will not accept boiled meat from you, but only raw.”Verse 16If the man said to him, “They must burn the fat first, and then take as much as you want.” Then he would say, “No, you will give it me now; if not, I will take it by force.”Verse 17The sin of these young men was very great before Yahweh, for they despised Yahweh's offering.Verse 18But Samuel served Yahweh as a child clothed with a linen ephod.Verse 19His mother would make him a little robe and bring it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.Verse 20Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife and say, “May Yahweh give you more children by this woman because of the request she made of Yahweh.” Then they would return to their own home.Verse 21Yahweh again helped Hannah, and again she became pregnant. She bore three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the child Samuel grew before Yahweh.Verse 22Now Eli was very old; he heard all that his sons were doing to all Israel, and how they slept with the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.Verse 23He said to them, “Why do you such things? For I hear of your evil actions from all these people.”Verse 24No, my sons; for it is not a good report that I hear. You make Yahweh's people disobey.Verse 25“If one man sins against another, God will judge him; but if a man sins against Yahweh, who will speak for him?” But they would not listen to the voice of their father, because Yahweh intended to kill them.Verse 26The child Samuel grew up, and increased in favor with Yahweh and also with men.Verse 27Now a man of God came to Eli and said to him, “Yahweh says, 'Did I not reveal myself to the house of your ancestor, when they were in Egypt in bondage to Pharaoh's house?Verse 28I chose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, and to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me. I gave to the house of your ancestor all the offerings of the people of Israel made with fire.Verse 29Why, then, do you scorn my sacrifices and offerings that I required in the place where I live? Why do you honor your sons above me by making yourselves fat with the best of every offering of my people Israel?'Verse 30For Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, 'I promised that your house, and the house of your ancestor, should walk before me forever.' But now Yahweh says, 'Far be it from me to do this, for I will honor those who honor me, but those who despise me will be lightly esteemed.Verse 31See, the days are coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your father's house, so that there will no longer be any old man in your house.Verse 32You will see distress in the place where I live. Although good will be given to Israel, there will no longer be any old man in your house.Verse 33Any one of you that I do not cut off from my altar, I will cause your eyes to fail, and I will cause grief for your life. All the men born in your family will die.Verse 34This will be the sign for you that will come on your two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas: They will both die on the same day.Verse 35I will raise up for myself a faithful priest who will do what is in my heart and in my soul. I will build him a sure house; and he will walk before my anointed king forever.Verse 36Everyone who is left in your house will come and bow down to him, asking for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread, and will say, “Please assign me to one of the priests' positions so I can eat a piece of bread.”'”