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21 Când a cercetat(A) Domnul pe Ana, ea a rămas însărcinată şi a născut trei fii şi două fiice. Şi tânărul Samuel creştea(B) înaintea Domnului.

Eli îşi mustră copiii

22 Eli era foarte bătrân şi a aflat cum se purtau fiii lui cu tot Israelul; a aflat şi că se culcau cu femeile(C) care slujeau afară, la uşa cortului întâlnirii. 23 El le-a zis: „Pentru ce faceţi astfel de lucruri? Căci aflu de la tot poporul despre faptele voastre rele.

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21 Domnul a binecuvântat-o pe Ana, iar aceasta a rămas însărcinată şi a născut trei fii şi două fiice. Cât despre tânărul Samuel, el creştea în prezenţa Domnului.

22 Eli era foarte bătrân şi când a auzit tot ce făceau fiii lui cu întregul Israel şi cum se culcau cu femeile care slujeau la intrarea Cortului Întâlnirii, 23 le-a spus: „Pentru ce faceţi asemenea lucruri? Am auzit despre faptele voastre rele de la întregul popor.

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21 And the Lord visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the Lord.

22 Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

23 And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.

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21 The Lord took note of Hannah,[a] and she became pregnant and gave birth to[b] three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel continued to grow,[c] and the Lord was constantly[d] with him.

Judgment against Eli’s Sons

22 Now Eli was very[e] old, and he had heard everything that[f] his sons were doing[g] to the Israelis,[h] and how they lay with the women who were serving regularly[i] at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. 23 “Why are you doing these things that I’m hearing about?” he asked his sons,[j] “These reports about your evil deeds are coming from all these[k] people!

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 2:21 So MT; 4QSama LXX read Lord visited
  2. 1 Samuel 2:21 So MT; 4QSama LXX read she bore more children—
  3. 1 Samuel 2:21 So MT LXX; 4QSama reads grow there
  4. 1 Samuel 2:21 The Heb. lacks constantly
  5. 1 Samuel 2:22 So MT LXX; 4QSama reads was 98 years
  6. 1 Samuel 2:22 So MT; 4QSama LXX read heard what
  7. 1 Samuel 2:22 So 4QSama; MT reads sons would do
  8. 1 Samuel 2:22 So 4QSama LXX; MT reads to all of Israel
  9. 1 Samuel 2:22 Lit. who had assembled in order
  10. 1 Samuel 2:23 Lit. them
  11. 1 Samuel 2:23 So MT; 4QSama LXX read from the Lord’s