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1 Samuel 2
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Cántico de Ana

2 Entonces Ana oró y dijo(A):

Mi corazón se regocija en el Señor,
mi fortaleza[a] en el Señor se exalta(B);
mi boca sin temor habla[b] contra mis enemigos,
por cuanto me regocijo en tu salvación(C).
2 No hay santo como el Señor(D);
en verdad, no hay otro fuera de ti(E),
ni hay roca como nuestro Dios(F).
3 No os jactéis más[c] con tanto orgullo,
no salga la arrogancia de vuestra boca(G);
porque el Señor es Dios de sabiduría(H),
y por Él son pesadas las acciones(I).
4 Quebrados son los arcos de los fuertes(J),
pero los débiles se ciñen de poder(K).
5 Los que estaban saciados se alquilan por pan,
y dejan de tener hambre los que estaban hambrientos.
Aun la estéril da a luz a siete(L),
mas la que tiene muchos hijos languidece(M).
6 El Señor da muerte y da vida(N);
hace bajar al Seol[d] y hace subir(O).
7 El Señor empobrece y enriquece(P);
humilla y también exalta(Q).
8 Levanta del polvo al pobre(R),
del muladar levanta al necesitado(S)
para hacerlos sentar con los príncipes(T),
y heredar un sitio de honor;
pues las columnas de la tierra son del Señor(U),
y sobre ellas ha colocado el mundo.
9 El guarda los pies de sus santos(V),
mas los malvados son acallados en tinieblas(W),
pues no por la fuerza ha de prevalecer el hombre(X).
10 Los que contienden con el Señor serán quebrantados(Y),
El tronará desde los cielos contra ellos(Z).
El Señor juzgará los confines de la tierra(AA),
a su rey dará fortaleza(AB),
y ensalzará el poder[e] de su ungido(AC).

11 Entonces Elcana se fue a Ramá(AD), a su casa. Y el niño servía al Señor delante del sacerdote Elí(AE).

El pecado de los hijos de Elí

12 Los hijos de Elí eran hombres indignos[f](AF); no conocían al Señor 13 ni la costumbre de los sacerdotes con el pueblo: cuando algún hombre ofrecía sacrificio(AG), venía el criado del sacerdote con un tenedor de tres dientes en su mano mientras se cocía la carne, 14 lo introducía en la cazuela, la olla, la caldera o el caldero, y todo lo que el tenedor sacaba, lo tomaba el sacerdote para sí. Así hacían en Silo con todos los israelitas que allí iban. 15 Asimismo, antes de quemar la grosura(AH), el criado del sacerdote venía y decía al hombre que ofrecía sacrificio: Da al sacerdote carne para asar, pues no aceptará de ti carne cocida, sino solamente cruda. 16 Y si el hombre le decía: Ciertamente deben quemar primero[g] la grosura y después toma todo lo que quieras[h]; él respondía: No, sino que me la darás ahora, y si no la tomaré por la fuerza. 17 El pecado de los jóvenes era muy grande delante del Señor, porque los hombres menospreciaban la ofrenda del Señor(AI).

Los hijos de Ana

18 Samuel siendo niño, ministraba delante del Señor(AJ), usando[i] un efod de lino(AK). 19 Su madre le hacía una túnica pequeña cada año(AL), y se la traía cuando subía con su marido a ofrecer el sacrificio anual(AM). 20 Entonces Elí bendecía a Elcana y a su mujer, y decía(AN): Que el Señor te dé hijos[j] de esta mujer en lugar del que ella dedicó[k] al Señor(AO). Y regresaban a su casa[l]. 21 Y el Señor visitó a Ana(AP), y ella concibió y dio a luz tres hijos y dos hijas. Y el niño Samuel crecía delante del Señor(AQ).

Elí reprende a sus hijos

22 Elí era ya muy anciano; oyó todo lo que sus hijos estaban haciendo a todo Israel(AR), y cómo se acostaban con las mujeres que servían a la entrada de la tienda de reunión(AS), 23 y les dijo: ¿Por qué hacéis estas cosas, las cosas malas de que oigo hablar a todo este pueblo? 24 No, hijos míos; porque no es bueno el informe que oigo circular por el[m] pueblo del Señor(AT). 25 Si un hombre peca contra otro, Dios mediará por él(AU); pero si un hombre peca contra el Señor, ¿quién intercederá por él(AV)? Pero ellos no escucharon la voz de su padre, porque el Señor quería que murieran(AW). 26 Y el niño Samuel crecía en estatura y en gracia[n] para con el Señor y para con los hombres(AX).

Profecía contra la casa de Elí

27 Entonces un hombre de Dios(AY) vino a Elí y le dijo: Así dice el Señor: «¿No me revelé ciertamente a la casa de tu padre cuando ellos estaban en Egipto(AZ), esclavos de la casa de Faraón? 28 ¿No los escogí de entre todas las tribus de Israel para ser mis sacerdotes, para subir a mi altar, para quemar incienso, para llevar un efod delante de mí(BA)? ¿No di a la casa de tu padre todas las ofrendas encendidas de los hijos de Israel(BB)? 29 ¿Por qué pisoteáis mi sacrificio(BC) y mi ofrenda que he ordenado en mi morada(BD), y honras a tus hijos más que a mí(BE), engordándoos con lo mejor[o] de cada ofrenda de mi pueblo Israel?». 30 Por tanto, el Señor, Dios de Israel, declara: «Ciertamente yo había dicho que tu casa y la casa de tu padre andarían delante de mí para siempre(BF)»; pero ahora el Señor declara: «Lejos esté esto de mí, porque yo honraré a los que me honran(BG), y los que me menosprecian serán tenidos en poco(BH). 31 He aquí, vienen días cuando cortaré tu fuerza[p], y la fuerza[q] de la casa de tu padre, y no habrá anciano en tu casa(BI). 32 Y verás la angustia de mi morada(BJ), a pesar de todo el bien que hago[r] a Israel; y nunca habrá anciano(BK) en tu casa. 33 Sin embargo, a algunos de los tuyos no cortaré de mi altar para que tus ojos se consuman llorando y tu alma sufra[s]; pero todos los nacidos en tu casa morirán[t] en la flor de la juventud[u]. 34 Y para ti, esta será la señal(BL) que vendrá en cuanto a tus dos hijos, Ofni y Finees: en el mismo día morirán los dos(BM). 35 Pero levantaré para mí un sacerdote fiel que hará conforme a los deseos de[v] mi corazón y de[w] mi alma(BN); y le edificaré una casa duradera(BO), y él andará siempre[x] delante de mi ungido(BP). 36 Y acontecerá que todo aquel que haya quedado de tu casa vendrá y se postrará ante él por una moneda[y] de plata o una torta de pan, y dirá: “Asígname[z] a uno de los oficios sacerdotales para que pueda comer un bocado de pan”».

Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 2:1 Lit., cuerno
  2. 1 Samuel 2:1 Lit., mi boca se ensancha
  3. 1 Samuel 2:3 Lit., habléis mucho
  4. 1 Samuel 2:6 I.e., región de los muertos
  5. 1 Samuel 2:10 Lit., cuerno
  6. 1 Samuel 2:12 Lit., hijos de Belial
  7. 1 Samuel 2:16 Lit., como el día; i.e., como de costumbre
  8. 1 Samuel 2:16 Lit., tu alma quiera
  9. 1 Samuel 2:18 Lit., ceñido con
  10. 1 Samuel 2:20 Lit., simiente
  11. 1 Samuel 2:20 Lit., del que fue pedido y fue cedido
  12. 1 Samuel 2:20 Lit., lugar
  13. 1 Samuel 2:24 O, que oigo, haciendo pecar al
  14. 1 Samuel 2:26 Lit., continuaba grande y bueno
  15. 1 Samuel 2:29 O, primero
  16. 1 Samuel 2:31 Lit., brazo
  17. 1 Samuel 2:31 Lit., brazo
  18. 1 Samuel 2:32 Lit., hace
  19. 1 Samuel 2:33 Lit., para consumir tus ojos y entristecer tu alma
  20. 1 Samuel 2:33 Lit., todo el aumento en tu casa morirá
  21. 1 Samuel 2:33 Lit., como hombres
  22. 1 Samuel 2:35 Lit., en
  23. 1 Samuel 2:35 Lit., en
  24. 1 Samuel 2:35 Lit., todos los días
  25. 1 Samuel 2:36 O, un pago
  26. 1 Samuel 2:36 Lit., Agrégame
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Hannah’s Prayer(A)

2 And Hannah (B)prayed and said:

(C)“My heart rejoices in the Lord;
(D)My [a]horn is exalted in the Lord.
[b]I smile at my enemies,
Because I (E)rejoice in Your salvation.

2 “No(F) one is holy like the Lord,
For there is (G)none besides You,
Nor is there any (H)rock like our God.

3 “Talk no more so very proudly;
(I)Let no arrogance come from your mouth,
For the Lord is the God of (J)knowledge;
And by Him actions are weighed.

4 “The(K) bows of the mighty men are broken,
And those who stumbled are girded with strength.
5 Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread,
And the hungry have ceased to hunger.
Even (L)the barren has borne seven,
And (M)she who has many children has become feeble.

6 “The(N) Lord kills and makes alive;
He brings down to the grave and brings up.
7 The Lord (O)makes poor and makes rich;
(P)He brings low and lifts up.
8 (Q)He raises the poor from the dust
And lifts the beggar from the ash heap,
(R)To set them among princes
And make them inherit the throne of glory.

(S)“For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
And He has set the world upon them.
9 (T)He will guard the feet of His saints,
But the (U)wicked shall be silent in darkness.

“For by strength no man shall prevail.
10 The adversaries of the Lord shall be (V)broken in pieces;
(W)From heaven He will thunder against them.
(X)The Lord will judge the ends of the earth.

(Y)“He will give (Z)strength to His king,
And (AA)exalt the [c]horn of His anointed.”

11 Then Elkanah went to his house at Ramah. But the child [d]ministered to the Lord before Eli the priest.

The Wicked Sons of Eli

12 Now the sons of Eli were (AB)corrupt;[e] (AC)they did not know the Lord. 13 And the priests’ custom with the people was that when any man offered a sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come with a three-pronged fleshhook in his hand while the meat was boiling. 14 Then he would thrust it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; and the priest would take for himself all that the fleshhook brought up. So they did in (AD)Shiloh to all the Israelites who came there. 15 Also, before they (AE)burned the fat, the priest’s servant would come and say to the man who sacrificed, “Give meat for roasting to the priest, for he will not take boiled meat from you, but raw.”

16 And if the man said to him, “They should really burn the fat first; then you may take as much as your heart desires,” he would then answer him, “No, but you must give it now; and if not, I will take it by force.”

17 Therefore the sin of the young men was very great (AF)before the Lord, for men (AG)abhorred[f] the offering of the Lord.

Samuel’s Childhood Ministry

18 (AH)But Samuel ministered before the Lord, even as a child, (AI)wearing a linen ephod. 19 Moreover his mother used to make him a little robe, and bring it to him year by year when she (AJ)came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice. 20 And Eli (AK)would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say, “The Lord give you descendants from this woman for the [g]loan that was (AL)given to the Lord.” Then they would go to their own home.

21 And the Lord (AM)visited[h] Hannah, so that she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile the child Samuel (AN)grew before the Lord.

Prophecy Against Eli’s Household

22 Now Eli was very old; and he heard everything his sons did to all Israel, [i]and how they lay with (AO)the women who assembled at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. 23 So he said to them, “Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all the people. 24 No, my sons! For it is not a good report that I hear. You make the Lord’s people transgress. 25 If one man sins against another, (AP)God[j] will judge him. But if a man (AQ)sins against the Lord, who will intercede for him?” Nevertheless they did not heed the voice of their father, (AR)because the Lord desired to kill them.

26 And the child Samuel (AS)grew in stature, and (AT)in favor both with the Lord and men.

27 Then a (AU)man of God came to Eli and said to him, “Thus says the Lord: (AV)‘Did I not clearly reveal Myself to the house of your father when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh’s house? 28 Did I not (AW)choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be My priest, to offer upon My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod before Me? And (AX)did I not give to the house of your father all the offerings of the children of Israel made by fire? 29 Why do you (AY)kick at My sacrifice and My offering which I have commanded in My (AZ)dwelling place, and honor your sons more than (BA)Me, to make yourselves fat with the best of all the offerings of Israel My people?’ 30 Therefore the Lord God of Israel says: (BB)‘I said indeed that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever.’ But now the Lord says: (BC)‘Far be it from Me; for those who honor Me I will honor, and (BD)those who despise Me shall be lightly esteemed. 31 Behold, (BE)the days are coming that I will cut off your [k]arm and the arm of your father’s house, so that there will not be an old man in your house. 32 And you will see an enemy in My dwelling place, despite all the good which God does for Israel. And there shall not be (BF)an old man in your house forever. 33 But any of your men whom I do not cut off from My altar shall consume your eyes and grieve your heart. And all the descendants of your house shall die in the flower of their age. 34 Now this shall be (BG)a sign to you that will come upon your two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas: (BH)in one day they shall die, both of them. 35 Then (BI)I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest who shall do according to what is in My heart and in My mind. (BJ)I will build him a sure house, and he shall walk before (BK)My anointed forever. 36 (BL)And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left in your house will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and say, “Please, [l]put me in one of the priestly positions, that I may eat a piece of bread.” ’ ”

Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 2:1 Strength
  2. 1 Samuel 2:1 Lit. My mouth is enlarged
  3. 1 Samuel 2:10 Strength
  4. 1 Samuel 2:11 served
  5. 1 Samuel 2:12 Lit. sons of Belial
  6. 1 Samuel 2:17 despised
  7. 1 Samuel 2:20 gift
  8. 1 Samuel 2:21 attended to
  9. 1 Samuel 2:22 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; DSS, LXX omit rest of verse
  10. 1 Samuel 2:25 Tg. the Judge
  11. 1 Samuel 2:31 strength
  12. 1 Samuel 2:36 assign
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Hannah's Prayer

2 And Hannah prayed and said,

(A)“My heart exults in the Lord;
    (B)my horn is exalted in the Lord.
My mouth derides my enemies,
    because (C)I rejoice in your salvation.

2 (D)“There is none holy like the Lord:
    for there is none besides you;
    there is (E)no rock like our God.
3 Talk no more so very proudly,
    let not arrogance come from your mouth;
for the Lord is a God of knowledge,
    and by him actions are weighed.
4 (F)The bows of the mighty are broken,
    but the feeble bind on strength.
5 Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread,
    but those who were hungry have ceased to hunger.
(G)The barren has borne seven,
    (H)but she who has many children is forlorn.
6 (I)The Lord kills and brings to life;
    he brings down to Sheol and raises up.
7 (J)The Lord makes poor and makes rich;
    (K)he brings low and he exalts.
8 (L)He raises up the poor from the dust;
    he lifts the needy from the ash heap
(M)to make them sit with princes
    and inherit a seat of honor.
(N)For the pillars of the earth are the Lord's,
    and on them he has set the world.

9 (O)“He will guard the feet of his faithful ones,
    but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness,
    for not by might shall a man prevail.
10 (P)The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces;
    (Q)against them he will thunder in heaven.
(R)The Lord will judge the ends of the earth;
    he will give strength to his king
    (S)and exalt the horn of his anointed.”

11 Then Elkanah went home (T)to Ramah. (U)And the boy[a] was ministering to the Lord in the presence of Eli the priest.

Eli's Worthless Sons

12 Now the sons of Eli were (V)worthless men. (W)They did not know the Lord. 13 The custom of the priests with the people was that when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant would come, while the meat was boiling, with a three-pronged fork in his hand, 14 and he would thrust it into the pan or kettle or cauldron or pot. All that the fork brought up the priest would take for himself. This is what they did at Shiloh to all the Israelites who came there. 15 Moreover, (X)before the fat was burned, the priest's servant would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give meat for the priest to roast, for he will not accept boiled meat from you but only raw.” 16 And if the man said to him, “Let them burn the fat first, and then take as much as you wish,” he would say, “No, you must give it now, and if not, I will take it by force.” 17 Thus the sin of the young men was very great (Y)in the sight of the Lord, (Z)for the men treated the offering of the Lord with contempt.

18 (AA)Samuel was ministering before the Lord, a boy (AB)clothed with a linen ephod. 19 And his mother used to make for him a little robe and take it to him each year (AC)when she went up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice. 20 Then Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say, “May the Lord give you children by this woman (AD)for the petition she asked of the Lord.” So then they would return to their home.

21 (AE)Indeed the Lord visited Hannah, and she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. (AF)And the boy Samuel grew in the presence of the Lord.

Eli Rebukes His Sons

22 Now Eli was very old, and he kept hearing all that his sons were doing to all Israel, and how they lay with the women who (AG)were serving at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 23 And he said to them, “Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all these people. 24 No, my sons; it is no good report that I hear the people of the Lord spreading abroad. 25 If someone sins against a man, God will mediate for him, but if someone sins against the Lord, who can intercede for him?” But they would not listen to the voice of their father, (AH)for it was the will of the Lord to put them to death.

26 Now the boy Samuel (AI)continued to grow both in stature and in favor with the Lord and also with man.

The Lord Rejects Eli's Household

27 And there came (AJ)a man of God to Eli and said to him, “Thus says the Lord, (AK)‘Did I indeed reveal myself to the house of your father when they were in Egypt subject to the house of Pharaoh? 28 (AL)Did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense, (AM)to wear an ephod before me? (AN)I gave to the house of your father all my offerings by fire from the people of Israel. 29 Why then do you (AO)scorn[b] my sacrifices and my offerings that I commanded for my dwelling, and honor your sons above me by fattening yourselves on the choicest parts of every offering of my people Israel?’ 30 Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, declares: (AP)‘I promised that your house and the house of your father should go in and out before me forever,’ (AQ)but now the Lord declares: ‘Far be it from me, for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be lightly esteemed. 31 Behold, (AR)the days are coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your father's house, so that there will not be an old man in your house. 32 Then (AS)in distress you will look with envious eye on all the prosperity that shall be bestowed on Israel, (AT)and there shall not be an old man in your house forever. 33 The only one of you whom I shall not cut off from my altar shall be spared to weep his[c] eyes out to grieve his heart, and all the descendants[d] of your house shall die by the sword of men.[e] 34 (AU)And this that shall come upon your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, shall be the sign to you: both of them shall die (AV)on the same day. 35 (AW)And I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who shall do according to what is in my heart and in my mind. (AX)And I will build him a sure house, and he shall go in and out before (AY)my anointed forever. 36 And everyone who is left in your house shall come to implore him for a piece of silver or a loaf of bread and shall say, “Please put me in one of the priests' places, that I may eat a morsel of bread.”’”

Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 2:11 Hebrew na‘ar can be rendered boy (2:11, 18, 21, 26; 3:1, 8), servant (2:13, 15), or young man (2:17), depending on the context
  2. 1 Samuel 2:29 Hebrew kick at
  3. 1 Samuel 2:33 Septuagint; Hebrew your; twice in this verse
  4. 1 Samuel 2:33 Hebrew increase
  5. 1 Samuel 2:33 Septuagint; Hebrew die as men
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