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1 Samuel 2
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1 Samuel 2
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Cántico de Ana
2 En su oración, Ana dijo:
En ti, Señor, mi corazón se regocija;
En tu nombre, mi fuerza es mayor.
Ahora puedo burlarme de mis enemigos
porque me regocijo en tu salvación.
2 Nadie es santo como tú, Señor.
Fuera de ti, no hay nadie más.
No hay mejor refugio que tú, Dios nuestro.
3 Que nadie se jacte ni sea altanero;
que aparte la insolencia de sus labios,
porque sólo el Señor es quien lo sabe todo;
es el Dios que pondera toda acción.
4 El Señor quiebra los arcos de los poderosos,
y reviste de poder a los débiles.
5 Los que eran ricos, ahora mendigan trabajo;
los que sufrían de hambre han sido saciados.
Aun la estéril ha dado a luz siete hijos,
y la mujer fecunda ahora desfallece.
6 El Señor da la vida, y la quita;
nos lleva al sepulcro, y nos rescata de él.
7 El Señor da pobreza y riqueza;
el Señor nos humilla y nos enaltece.
8 Al pobre lo levanta de la nada,
y saca de la inmundicia al mendigo
para sentarlo entre los príncipes.
Del Señor son las bases de la tierra;
sobre ellas ha afirmado el mundo.
9 El Señor vigila los pasos de sus fieles,
pero los impíos mueren en medio de las tinieblas,
Porque nadie triunfa por sus propias fuerzas.
10 Ante el Señor son derrotados sus enemigos;
desde el cielo lanza rayos sobre ellos.
El Señor es juez de los confines de la tierra;
otorga poder al Rey que escogió,
y exalta el poder de su Ungido.(A)
11 Elcana regresó a su casa en Ramá, y el niño se quedó a servir al Señor bajo la supervisión del sacerdote Elí.
El pecado de los hijos de Elí
12 Los hijos de Elí eran unos malvados, y no reconocían la autoridad del Señor. 13 Era costumbre entre los sacerdotes y el pueblo que, cuando alguien ofrecía un sacrificio, mientras se cocía la carne, el criado del sacerdote tomaba un tridente e iba 14 al perol, la olla, el caldero o la marmita, y sacaba carne para el sacerdote. Así lo hacían con todos los israelitas que acudían a Silo. 15 Además, antes de quemar la grasa, llegaba el criado del sacerdote y le decía al que sacrificaba: «El sacerdote quiere carne para asar. No quiere carne cocida, sino cruda.» 16 Y si la persona le decía: «Primero debe quemarse la grasa; después de eso podrás tomar todo lo que quieras», el criado respondía: «Dámela ahora mismo; de lo contrario, la tomaré por la fuerza.» 17 Este pecado de los jóvenes sacerdotes era muy grave, porque no mostraban ningún respeto por las ofrendas del Señor.
18 El joven Samuel servía ante el Señor, vestido con un efod de lino. 19 Cada año, su madre le hacía una túnica pequeña y se la llevaba cuando iba con su marido a entregar sus ofrendas de costumbre. 20 Entonces Elí bendecía a Elcana y a su mujer, y les decía: «Que el Señor te dé más hijos de esta mujer, para que ocupen el lugar del que ella le entregó al Señor.» Después de eso, ellos se regresaban a su casa.
21 Y el Señor bendijo a Ana con tres hijos y dos hijas. Mientras tanto, el joven Samuel crecía y seguía sirviendo al Señor.
22 Elí ya era muy viejo, pero sabía todo lo que sus hijos hacían con el pueblo de Israel, y sabía también que ellos se acostaban con las mujeres que servían a la entrada del tabernáculo. 23 Así que los llamó y les dijo:
«La gente se queja de que ustedes se portan muy mal. ¿Por qué lo hacen? 24 No, hijos míos; lo que hacen no está bien. Además, hacen pecar al pueblo del Señor. 25 Si el hombre peca contra el hombre, hay jueces para juzgarlo; pero si alguien peca contra el Señor, ¿quién intercederá por él?»
Pero sus hijos no atendieron los consejos de su padre, porque el Señor había resuelto quitarles la vida. 26 Mientras tanto, el joven Samuel seguía creciendo y era bien visto por Dios y por la gente.
27 Un día, un hombre de Dios fue a visitar a Elí, y le dijo:
«Así ha dicho el Señor: Cuando tus antepasados vivían en Egipto, en la tierra del faraón, ¿no es verdad que me manifesté a ellos con toda claridad? 28 Yo escogí a tu padre de entre todas las familias de Israel, para que fuera mi sacerdote y presentara sobre mi altar las ofrendas, y quemara incienso, y llevara el efod delante de mí.(B) Además, le di a sus descendientes todas las ofrendas de los hijos de Israel.(C) 29 ¿Por qué han pisoteado los sacrificios y las ofrendas que pedi al pueblo ofrecerme en el tabernáculo? ¿Por qué has respetado más a tus hijos que a mí, y los has dejado engordar con las mejores ofrendas que me da mi pueblo Israel? 30 Por todo esto, el Señor Dios de Israel te dice: Yo prometí que tu familia y los descendientes de tu padre estarían siempre a mi servicio; pero hoy te digo que esto se acabó, porque yo honro a los que me honran, y humillo a los que me desprecian. 31 Ya está cerca el día en que tu poder y el de tus descendientes llegará a si fin; ninguno de ellos llegará a viejo. 32 Tu familia caerá en desgracia, mientras que a Israel lo colmaré de bienes. Ya lo he dicho: Ninguno de tus descendientes llegará a viejo. 33 A cualquiera de tus hijos que yo no aparte de mi altar, tú lo verás para llenarte de dolor. Todos tus descendientes morirán en plena juventud. 34 Como señal de lo que te he dicho, tus dos hijos, Jofní y Finés, morirán el mismo día. 35 Pero levantaré un sacerdote que me sea fiel, y que haga lo que a mí me agrada. Yo haré que no le falten descendientes, y estará delante de mi ungido todos los días de su vida. 36 El que haya sobrevivido en tu familia, irá y se arrodillará delante de él, y le rogará que le dé una moneda de plata y un bocado de pan, y que lo ocupe en algún trabajo entre los sacerdotes para tener qué comer.»
1 Samuel 2
New King James Version
1 Samuel 2
New King James Version
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.
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 Samuel 2:1 Strength
- 1 Samuel 2:1 Lit. My mouth is enlarged
- 1 Samuel 2:10 Strength
- 1 Samuel 2:11 served
- 1 Samuel 2:12 Lit. sons of Belial
- 1 Samuel 2:17 despised
- 1 Samuel 2:20 gift
- 1 Samuel 2:21 attended to
- 1 Samuel 2:22 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; DSS, LXX omit rest of verse
- 1 Samuel 2:25 Tg. the Judge
- 1 Samuel 2:31 strength
- 1 Samuel 2:36 assign
1 Samuel 2
New International Version
1 Samuel 2
New International Version
Hannah’s Prayer
2 Then Hannah prayed and said:(A)
“My heart rejoices(B) in the Lord;
in the Lord my horn[a](C) is lifted high.
My mouth boasts(D) over my enemies,(E)
for I delight in your deliverance.
2 “There is no one holy(F) like(G) the Lord;
there is no one besides you;
there is no Rock(H) like our God.
3 “Do not keep talking so proudly
or let your mouth speak such arrogance,(I)
for the Lord is a God who knows,(J)
and by him deeds(K) are weighed.(L)
4 “The bows of the warriors are broken,(M)
but those who stumbled are armed with strength.(N)
5 Those who were full hire themselves out for food,
but those who were hungry(O) are hungry no more.
She who was barren(P) has borne seven children,
but she who has had many sons pines away.
6 “The Lord brings death and makes alive;(Q)
he brings down to the grave and raises up.(R)
7 The Lord sends poverty and wealth;(S)
he humbles and he exalts.(T)
8 He raises(U) the poor(V) from the dust(W)
and lifts the needy(X) from the ash heap;
he seats them with princes
and has them inherit a throne of honor.(Y)
“For the foundations(Z) of the earth are the Lord’s;
on them he has set the world.
9 He will guard the feet(AA) of his faithful servants,(AB)
but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness.(AC)
“It is not by strength(AD) that one prevails;
10 those who oppose the Lord will be broken.(AE)
The Most High will thunder(AF) from heaven;
the Lord will judge(AG) the ends of the earth.
11 Then Elkanah went home to Ramah,(AJ) but the boy ministered(AK) before the Lord under Eli the priest.
Eli’s Wicked Sons
12 Eli’s sons were scoundrels; they had no regard(AL) for the Lord. 13 Now it was the practice(AM) of the priests that, whenever any of the people offered a sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come with a three-pronged fork in his hand while the meat(AN) was being boiled 14 and would plunge the fork into the pan or kettle or caldron or pot. Whatever the fork brought up the priest would take for himself. This is how they treated all the Israelites who came to Shiloh. 15 But even before the fat was burned, the priest’s servant would come and say to the person who was sacrificing, “Give the priest some meat to roast; he won’t accept boiled meat from you, but only raw.”
16 If the person said to him, “Let the fat(AO) be burned first, and then take whatever you want,” the servant would answer, “No, hand it over now; if you don’t, I’ll take it by force.”
17 This sin of the young men was very great in the Lord’s sight, for they[b] were treating the Lord’s offering with contempt.(AP)
18 But Samuel was ministering(AQ) before the Lord—a boy wearing a linen ephod.(AR) 19 Each year his mother made him a little robe and took it to him when she went up with her husband to offer the annual(AS) sacrifice. 20 Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, “May the Lord give you children by this woman to take the place of the one she prayed(AT) for and gave to[c] the Lord.” Then they would go home. 21 And the Lord was gracious to Hannah;(AU) she gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew(AV) up in the presence of the Lord.
22 Now Eli, who was very old, heard about everything(AW) his sons were doing to all Israel and how they slept with the women(AX) who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 23 So he said to them, “Why do you do such things? I hear from all the people about these wicked deeds of yours. 24 No, my sons; the report I hear spreading among the Lord’s people is not good. 25 If one person sins against another, God[d] may mediate for the offender; but if anyone sins against the Lord, who will(AY) intercede(AZ) for them?” His sons, however, did not listen to their father’s rebuke, for it was the Lord’s will to put them to death.
26 And the boy Samuel continued to grow(BA) in stature and in favor with the Lord and with people.(BB)
Prophecy Against the House of Eli
27 Now a man of God(BC) came to Eli and said to him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Did I not clearly reveal myself to your ancestor’s family when they were in Egypt under Pharaoh? 28 I chose(BD) your ancestor out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense,(BE) and to wear an ephod(BF) in my presence. I also gave your ancestor’s family all the food offerings(BG) presented by the Israelites. 29 Why do you[e] scorn my sacrifice and offering(BH) that I prescribed for my dwelling?(BI) Why do you honor your sons more than me by fattening yourselves on the choice parts of every offering made by my people Israel?’
30 “Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I promised that members of your family would minister before me forever.(BJ)’ But now the Lord declares: ‘Far be it from me! Those who honor me I will honor,(BK) but those who despise(BL) me will be disdained.(BM) 31 The time is coming when I will cut short your strength and the strength of your priestly house, so that no one in it will reach old age,(BN) 32 and you will see distress(BO) in my dwelling. Although good will be done to Israel, no one in your family line will ever reach old age.(BP) 33 Every one of you that I do not cut off from serving at my altar I will spare only to destroy your sight and sap your strength, and all your descendants(BQ) will die in the prime of life.
34 “‘And what happens to your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, will be a sign(BR) to you—they will both die(BS) on the same day.(BT) 35 I will raise up for myself a faithful priest,(BU) who will do according to what is in my heart and mind. I will firmly establish his priestly house, and they will minister before my anointed(BV) one always. 36 Then everyone left in your family line will come and bow down before him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread and plead,(BW) “Appoint me to some priestly office so I can have food to eat.(BX)”’”
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 2:1 Horn here symbolizes strength; also in verse 10.
- 1 Samuel 2:17 Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint; Masoretic Text people
- 1 Samuel 2:20 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text and asked from
- 1 Samuel 2:25 Or the judges
- 1 Samuel 2:29 The Hebrew is plural.
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