¹ And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.

² There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.

³ Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.

⁴ The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.

⁵ They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.

⁶ The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.

⁷ The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.

⁸ He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD's, and he hath set the world upon them.

⁹ He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

¹⁰ The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.

¹¹ And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.

¹² Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.

¹³ And the priest's custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand;

¹⁴ And he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the fleshhook brought up the priest took for himself. So they did in Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came thither.

¹⁵ Also before they burnt the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw.

¹⁶ And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.

¹⁷ Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.

¹⁸ But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.

¹⁹ Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.

²⁰ And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto their own home.

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.

²⁴ Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the LORD's people to transgress.

²⁵ If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the LORD, who shall entreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the LORD would slay them.

²⁶ And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favor both with the LORD, and also with men.

²⁷ And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house?

²⁸ And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?

²⁹ Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honorest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people?

³⁰ Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honor me I will honor, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

³¹ Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house.

³² And thou shalt see an enemy in my habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old man in thine house for ever.

³³ And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age.

³⁴ And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them.

³⁵ And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever.

³⁶ And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.

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¹ And Hannah ^H2584 prayed, ^H6419 and said, ^H559 My heart ^H3820 rejoiceth ^H5970 in the LORD, ^H3068 mine horn ^H7161 is exalted ^H7311 in the LORD: ^H3068 my mouth ^H6310 is enlarged ^H7337 over mine enemies; ^H341 because I rejoice ^H8055 in thy salvation. ^H3444

² There is none holy ^H6918 as the LORD: ^H3068 for there is none beside ^H1115 thee: neither is there any rock ^H6697 like our God. ^H430

³ Talk ^H1696 no more ^H7235 so exceeding ^H1364 proudly; ^H1364 let not arrogancy ^H6277 come ^H3318 out of your mouth: ^H6310 for the LORD ^H3068 is a God ^H410 of knowledge, ^H1844 and by him actions ^H5949 are weighed. ^H8505

⁴ The bows ^H7198 of the mighty men ^H1368 are broken, ^H2844 and they that stumbled ^H3782 are girded ^H247 with strength. ^H2428

⁵ They that were full ^H7649 have hired out ^H7936 themselves for bread; ^H3899 and they that were hungry ^H7457 ceased: ^H2308 so that the barren ^H6135 hath born ^H3205 seven; ^H7651 and she that hath many ^H7227 children ^H1121 is waxed feeble. ^H535

⁶ The LORD ^H3068 killeth, ^H4191 and maketh alive: ^H2421 he bringeth down ^H3381 to the grave, ^H7585 and bringeth up. ^H5927

⁷ The LORD ^H3068 maketh poor, ^H3423 and maketh rich: ^H6238 he bringeth low, ^H8213 and ^H637 lifteth up. ^H7311

⁸ He raiseth up ^H6965 the poor ^H1800 out of the dust, ^H6083 and lifteth up ^H7311 the beggar ^H34 from the dunghill, ^H830 to set ^H3427 them among princes, ^H5081 and to make them inherit ^H5157 the throne ^H3678 of glory: ^H3519 for the pillars ^H4690 of the earth ^H776 are the LORD'S, ^H3068 and he hath set ^H7896 the world ^H8398 upon them.

⁹ He will keep ^H8104 the feet ^H7272 of his saints, ^H2623 and the wicked ^H7563 shall be silent ^H1826 in darkness; ^H2822 for by strength ^H3581 shall no man ^H376 prevail. ^H1396

¹⁰ The adversaries ^H7378 of the LORD ^H3068 shall be broken to pieces; ^H2865 out of heaven ^H8064 shall he thunder ^H7481 upon them: the LORD ^H3068 shall judge ^H1777 the ends ^H657 of the earth; ^H776 and he shall give ^H5414 strength ^H5797 unto his king, ^H4428 and exalt ^H7311 the horn ^H7161 of his anointed. ^H4899

¹¹ And Elkanah ^H511 went ^H3212 to Ramah ^H7414 to his house. ^H1004 And the child ^H5288 did ^H1961 minister ^H8334 unto the LORD ^H3068 before ^H6440 Eli ^H5941 the priest. ^H3548

¹² Now the sons ^H1121 of Eli ^H5941 were sons ^H1121 of Belial; ^H1100 they knew ^H3045 not the LORD. ^H3068

¹³ And the priests' ^H3548 custom ^H4941 with the people ^H5971 was, that, when any man ^H376 offered ^H2076 sacrifice, ^H2077 the priest's ^H3548 servant ^H5288 came, ^H935 while the flesh ^H1320 was in seething, ^H1310 with a fleshhook ^H4207 of three ^H7969 teeth ^H8127 in his hand; ^H3027

¹⁴ And he struck ^H5221 it into the pan, ^H3595 or kettle, ^H1731 or caldron, ^H7037 or pot; ^H6517 all that the fleshhook ^H4207 brought up ^H5927 the priest ^H3548 took ^H3947 for himself. So they did ^H6213 in Shiloh ^H7887 unto all the Israelites ^H3478 that came ^H935 thither.

¹⁵ Also before they burnt ^H6999 the fat, ^H2459 the priest's ^H3548 servant ^H5288 came, ^H935 and said ^H559 to the man ^H376 that sacrificed, ^H2076 Give ^H5414 flesh ^H1320 to roast ^H6740 for the priest; ^H3548 for he will not have ^H3947 sodden ^H1310 flesh ^H1320 of thee, but raw. ^H2416

¹⁶ And if any man ^H376 said ^H559 unto him, Let them not fail ^H6999 to burn ^H6999 the fat ^H2459 presently, ^H3117 and then take ^H3947 as much as thy soul ^H5315 desireth; ^H183 then he would answer ^H559 him, Nay; but thou shalt give ^H5414 it me now: and if not, I will take ^H3947 it by force. ^H2394

¹⁷ Wherefore the sin ^H2403 of the young men ^H5288 was very ^H3966 great ^H1419 before ^H6440 the LORD: ^H3068 for men ^H582 abhorred ^H5006 the offering ^H4503 of the LORD. ^H3068

¹⁸ But Samuel ^H8050 ministered ^H8334 before ^H6440 the LORD, ^H3068 being a child, ^H5288 girded ^H2296 with a linen ^H906 ephod. ^H646

¹⁹ Moreover his mother ^H517 made ^H6213 him a little ^H6996 coat, ^H4598 and brought ^H5927 it to him from year ^H3117 to year, ^H3117 when she came up ^H5927 with her husband ^H376 to offer ^H2076 the yearly ^H3117 sacrifice. ^H2077

²⁰ And Eli ^H5941 blessed ^H1288 Elkanah ^H511 and his wife, ^H802 and said, ^H559 The LORD ^H3068 give ^H7760 thee seed ^H2233 of this woman ^H802 for the loan ^H7596 which is lent ^H7592 to the LORD. ^H3068 And they went ^H1980 unto their own home. ^H4725

²¹ And ^H3588 the LORD ^H3068 visited ^H6485 Hannah, ^H2584 so that she conceived, ^H2029 and bare ^H3205 three ^H7969 sons ^H1121 and two ^H8147 daughters. ^H1323 And the child ^H5288 Samuel ^H8050 grew ^H1431 before ^H5973 the LORD. ^H3068

²² Now Eli ^H5941 was very ^H3966 old, ^H2204 and heard ^H8085 all that his sons ^H1121 did ^H6213 unto all Israel; ^H3478 and how they lay ^H7901 with the women ^H802 that assembled ^H6633 at the door ^H6607 of the tabernacle ^H168 of the congregation. ^H4150

²³ And he said ^H559 unto them, Why do ^H6213 ye such things? ^H1697 for I hear ^H8085 of your evil ^H7451 dealings ^H1697 by all this people. ^H5971

²⁴ Nay, my sons; ^H1121 for it is no good ^H2896 report ^H8052 that I hear: ^H8085 ye make the LORD'S ^H3068 people ^H5971 to transgress. ^H5674

²⁵ If one man ^H376 sin ^H2398 against another, ^H376 the judge ^H430 shall judge ^H6419 him: but if a man ^H376 sin ^H2398 against the LORD, ^H3068 who shall intreat ^H6419 for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened ^H8085 not unto the voice ^H6963 of their father, ^H1 because the LORD ^H3068 would ^H2654 slay ^H4191 them.

²⁶ And the child ^H5288 Samuel ^H8050 grew ^H1432 on, ^H1980 and was in favour ^H2896 both with the LORD, ^H3068 and also with men. ^H582

²⁷ And there came ^H935 a man ^H376 of God ^H430 unto Eli, ^H5941 and said ^H559 unto him, Thus saith ^H559 the LORD, ^H3068 Did I plainly ^H1540 appear ^H1540 unto the house ^H1004 of thy father, ^H1 when they were in Egypt ^H4714 in Pharaoh's ^H6547 house? ^H1004

²⁸ And did I choose ^H977 him out of all the tribes ^H7626 of Israel ^H3478 to be my priest, ^H3548 to offer ^H5927 upon mine altar, ^H4196 to burn ^H6999 incense, ^H7004 to wear ^H5375 an ephod ^H646 before ^H6440 me? and did I give ^H5414 unto the house ^H1004 of thy father ^H1 all the offerings made by fire ^H801 of the children ^H1121 of Israel? ^H3478

²⁹ Wherefore kick ^H1163 ye at my sacrifice ^H2077 and at mine offering, ^H4503 which I have commanded ^H6680 in my habitation; ^H4583 and honourest ^H3513 thy sons ^H1121 above me, to make yourselves fat ^H1254 with the chiefest ^H7225 of all the offerings ^H4503 of Israel ^H3478 my people? ^H5971

³⁰ Wherefore the LORD ^H3068 God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478 saith, ^H5002 I said ^H559 indeed ^H559 that thy house, ^H1004 and the house ^H1004 of thy father, ^H1 should walk ^H1980 before ^H6440 me for ^H5704 ever: ^H5769 but now the LORD ^H3068 saith, ^H5002 Be it far from me; ^H2486 for them that honour ^H3513 me I will honour, ^H3513 and they that despise ^H959 me shall be lightly esteemed. ^H7043

³¹ Behold, the days ^H3117 come, ^H935 that I will cut off ^H1438 thine arm, ^H2220 and the arm ^H2220 of thy father's ^H1 house, ^H1004 that there shall not be an old man ^H2205 in thine house. ^H1004

³² And thou shalt see ^H5027 an enemy ^H6862 in my habitation, ^H4583 in all the wealth which God shall give ^H3190 Israel: ^H3478 and there shall not be an old man ^H2205 in thine house ^H1004 for ever. ^H3117

³³ And the man ^H376 of thine, whom I shall not cut off ^H3772 from mine altar, ^H4196 shall be to consume ^H3615 thine eyes, ^H5869 and to grieve ^H109 thine heart: ^H5315 and all the increase ^H4768 of thine house ^H1004 shall die ^H4191 in the flower of their age. ^H582

³⁴ And this shall be a sign ^H226 unto thee, that shall come ^H935 upon thy two ^H8147 sons, ^H1121 on Hophni ^H2652 and Phinehas; ^H6372 in one ^H259 day ^H3117 they shall die ^H4191 both ^H8147 of them.

³⁵ And I will raise me up ^H6965 a faithful ^H539 priest, ^H3548 that shall do ^H6213 according to that which is in mine heart ^H3824 and in my mind: ^H5315 and I will build ^H1129 him a sure ^H539 house; ^H1004 and he shall walk ^H1980 before ^H6440 mine anointed ^H4899 for ever. ^H3117

³⁶ And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left ^H3498 in thine house ^H1004 shall come ^H935 and crouch ^H7812 to him for a piece ^H95 of silver ^H3701 and a morsel ^H3603 of bread, ^H3899 and shall say, ^H559 Put ^H5596 me, I pray thee, into one ^H259 of the priests' offices, ^H3550 that I may eat ^H398 a piece ^H6595 of bread. ^H3899

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¹ And Hannah prayed, and said: My heart exulteth in Jehovah; My horn is exalted in Jehovah; My mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; Because I rejoice in thy salvation.

² There is none holy as Jehovah; For there is none besides thee, Neither is there any rock like our God.

³ Talk no more so exceeding proudly; Let not arrogancy come out of your mouth; For Jehovah is a God of knowledge, And by him actions are weighed.

⁴ The bows of the mighty men are broken; And they that stumbled are girded with strength.

⁵ They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; And they that were hungry have ceased `to hunger': Yea, the barren hath borne seven; And she that hath many children languisheth.

⁶ Jehovah killeth, and maketh alive: He bringeth down to Sheol, and bringeth up.

⁷ Jehovah maketh poor, and maketh rich: He bringeth low, he also lifteth up.

⁸ He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, He lifteth up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, And inherit the throne of glory: For the pillars of the earth are Jehovah's, And he hath set the world upon them.

⁹ He will keep the feet of his holy ones; But the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; For by strength shall no man prevail.

¹⁰ They that strive with Jehovah shall be broken to pieces; Against them will he thunder in heaven: Jehovah will judge the ends of the earth; And he will give strength unto his king, And exalt the horn of his anointed.

¹¹ And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto Jehovah before Eli the priest.

¹² Now the sons of Eli were base men; they knew not Jehovah.

¹³ And the custom of the priests with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was boiling, with a flesh-hook of three teeth in his hand;

¹⁴ and he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the flesh-hook brought up the priest took therewith. So they did in Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came thither.

¹⁵ Yea, before they burnt the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have boiled flesh of thee, but raw.

¹⁶ And if the man said unto him, They will surely burn the fat first, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would say, Nay, but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.

¹⁷ And the sin of the young men was very great before Jehovah; for the men despised the offering of Jehovah.

¹⁸ But Samuel ministered before Jehovah, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.

¹⁹ Moreover his mother made him a little robe, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.

²⁰ And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, Jehovah give thee seed of this woman for the petition which was asked of Jehovah. And they went unto their own home.

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

²² Now Eli was very old; and he heard all that his sons did unto all Israel, and how that they lay with the women that did service at the door of the tent of meeting.

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

²⁴ Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make Jehovah's people to transgress.

²⁵ If one man sin against another, God shall judge him; but if a man sin against Jehovah, who shall entreat for him? Notwithstanding, they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because Jehovah was minded to slay them.

²⁶ And the child Samuel grew on, and increased in favor both with Jehovah, and also with men.

²⁷ And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Did I reveal myself unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt `in bondage' to Pharaoh's house?

²⁸ and did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up unto mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings of the children of Israel made by fire?

²⁹ Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in `my' habitation, and honorest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people?

³⁰ Therefore Jehovah, the God of Israel, saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now Jehovah saith, Be it far from me; for them that honor me I will honor, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

³¹ Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thy house.

³² And thou shalt behold the affliction of `my' habitation, in all the wealth which `God' shall give Israel; and there shall not be an old man in thy house for ever.

³³ And the man of thine, `whom' I shall not cut off from mine altar, `shall be' to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thy heart; and all the increase of thy house shall die in the flower of their age.

³⁴ And this shall be the sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they shall die both of them.

³⁵ And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in my heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever.

³⁶ And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thy house shall come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a morsel of bread.

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¹ And Hannah prayeth, and saith: `My heart hath exulted in Jehovah, My horn hath been high in Jehovah, My mouth hath been large over mine enemies, For I have rejoiced in Thy salvation.

² There is none holy like Jehovah, For there is none save Thee, And there is no rock like our God.

³ Ye multiply not -- ye speak haughtily -- The old saying goeth out from your mouth, For a God of knowledge `is' Jehovah, And by Him actions are weighed.

⁴ Bows of the mighty are broken, And the stumbling have girded on strength.

⁵ The satiated for bread hired themselves, And the hungry have ceased. While the barren hath borne seven, And she abounding with sons hath languished.

⁶ Jehovah putteth to death, and keepeth alive, He bringeth down to Sheol, and bringeth up.

⁷ Jehovah dispossesseth, and He maketh rich, He maketh low, yea, He maketh high.

⁸ He raiseth from the dust the poor, From a dunghill He lifteth up the needy, To cause `them' to sit with nobles, Yea, a throne of honour He doth cause them to inherit, For to Jehovah `are' the fixtures of earth, And He setteth on them the habitable world.

⁹ The feet of His saints He keepeth, And the wicked in darkness are silent, For not by power doth man become mighty.

¹⁰ Jehovah -- broken down are His adversaries, Against them in the heavens He thundereth: Jehovah judgeth the ends of earth, And giveth strength to His king, And exalteth the horn of His anointed.'

¹¹ And Elkanah goeth to Ramath, unto his house, and the youth hath been serving Jehovah, `in' the presence of Eli the priest;

¹² and the sons of Eli `are' sons of worthlessness, they have not known Jehovah.

¹³ And the custom of the priests with the people `is': any man sacrificing a sacrifice -- then hath the servant of the priest come in when the flesh is boiling, and the hook of three teeth in his hand,

¹⁴ and hath struck `it' into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the hook bringeth up doth the priest take for himself; thus they do to all Israel who are coming in, there, in Shiloh.

¹⁵ Also before they make perfume with the fat -- then hath the priest's servant come in, and said to the man who is sacrificing, `Give flesh to roast for the priest, and he doth not take of thee flesh boiled, but raw;'

¹⁶ and the man saith unto him, `Let them surely make a perfume (as to-day) with the fat, then take to thee as thy soul desireth;' and he hath said to him, `Surely now thou dost give; and if not -- I have taken by strength.'

¹⁷ And the sin of the young men is very great `in' the presence of Jehovah, for the men have despised the offering of Jehovah.

¹⁸ And Samuel is ministering `in' the presence of Jehovah, a youth girt `with' an ephod of linen;

¹⁹ and a small upper coat doth his mother make to him, and she hath brought it up to him from time to time, in her coming up with her husband to sacrifice the sacrifice of the time.

²⁰ And Eli blessed Elkanah, and his wife, and said, `Jehovah doth appoint for thee seed of this woman, for the petition which she asked for Jehovah;' and they have gone to their place.

²¹ When Jehovah hath looked after Hannah, then she conceiveth and beareth three sons and two daughters; and the youth Samuel groweth up with Jehovah.

²² And Eli `is' very old, and hath heard all that his sons do to all Israel, and how that they lie with the women who are assembling `at' the opening of the tent of meeting,

²³ and he saith to them, `Why do ye things like these? for I am hearing of your evil words from all the people -- these!

²⁴ Nay, my sons; for the report which I am hearing is not good causing the people of Jehovah to transgress. --

²⁵ If a man sin against a man, then hath God judged him; but if against Jehovah a man sin, who doth pray for him?' and they hearken not to the voice of their father, though Jehovah hath delighted to put them to death.

²⁶ And the youth Samuel is going on and growing up, and `is' good both with Jehovah, and also with men.

²⁷ And there cometh a man of God unto Eli, and saith unto him, `Thus said Jehovah, Was I really revealed unto the house of thy father in their being in Egypt, before Pharaoh's house,

²⁸ even to choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to Me for a priest, to go up on Mine altar, to make a perfume, to bear an ephod before Me, and I give to the house of thy father all the fire-offerings of the sons of Israel?

²⁹ Why do ye kick at My sacrifice, and at Mine offering which I commanded `in' My habitation, and dost honour thy sons above Me, to make yourselves fat from the first part of every offering of Israel, of My people?

³⁰ `Therefore -- the affirmation of Jehovah, God of Israel -- I certainly said, Thy house and the house of thy father, do walk up and down before Me to the age; and now -- the affirmation of Jehovah -- Far be it from Me! for he who is honouring Me, I honour, and those despising Me, are lightly esteemed.

³¹ `Lo, days `are' coming, and I have cut off thine arm, and the arm of the house of thy father, that an old man is not in thy house;

³² and thou hast beheld an adversary `in My' habitation, in all that He doth good with Israel, and there is not an old man in thy house all the days.

³³ `And the man I cut not off of thine from Mine altar, `is' to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thy soul; and all the increase of thy house do die men;

³⁴ and this `is' to thee the sign that cometh unto thy two sons, unto Hophni and Phinehas -- in one day they die both of them;

³⁵ and I have raised up for Me a stedfast priest; as in My heart and in My soul he doth do; and I have built for him a stedfast house, and he hath walked up and down before Mine anointed all the days;

³⁶ and it hath been, every one who is left in thy house doth come in to bow himself to him, for a wage of silver, and a cake of bread, and hath said, Admit me, I pray thee, unto one of the priest's offices, to eat a morsel of bread.'

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¹ And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart exulteth in Jehovah, my horn is lifted up in Jehovah; my mouth is opened wide over mine enemies; for I rejoice in thy salvation.

² There is none holy as Jehovah, for there is none beside thee, neither is there any rock like our God.

³ Do not multiply your words of pride, let not vain-glory come out of your mouth; For Jehovah is a ùGod of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.

⁴ The bow of the mighty is broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.

⁵ They that were full have hired themselves out for bread; and the hungry are [so] no more: Even the barren beareth seven, and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.

⁶ Jehovah killeth, and maketh alive; he bringeth down to Sheol, and bringeth up.

⁷ Jehovah maketh poor, and maketh rich, he bringeth low, also he lifteth up:

⁸ He raiseth up the poor out of the dust; from the dung-hill he lifteth up the needy, To set [him] among nobles; and he maketh them inherit a throne of glory; For the pillars of the earth are Jehovah's, and he hath set the world upon them.

⁹ He keepeth the feet of his saints, but the wicked are silenced in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

¹⁰ They that strive with Jehovah shall be broken to pieces; in the heavens will he thunder upon them. Jehovah will judge the ends of the earth; and he will give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.

¹¹ And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the boy ministered to Jehovah in the presence of Eli the priest.

¹² Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not Jehovah.

¹³ And the priests' custom with the people was, when any man sacrificed a sacrifice, the priest's servant came, when the flesh was cooked, with a flesh-hook of three prongs in his hand;

¹⁴ and he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or cauldron, or pot; the priest took of it all that the flesh-hook brought up. So they did in Shiloh to all the Israelites that came there.

¹⁵ Even before they burned the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest, and he will not accept sodden flesh of thee, but raw.

¹⁶ If the man said to him, They will immediately burn the fat entire, then take as thy soul desires; he would say [to him], No, but thou shalt give [it] now; and if not, I will take [it] by force.

¹⁷ And the sin of the young men was very great before Jehovah, for men despised the offering of Jehovah.

¹⁸ And Samuel ministered before Jehovah, a boy girded with a linen ephod.

¹⁹ And his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to sacrifice the yearly sacrifice.

²⁰ And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, Jehovah give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to Jehovah. And they went to their own home.

²¹ So Jehovah visited Hannah, and she conceived, and bore three sons and two daughters. And the boy Samuel grew before Jehovah.

²² And Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons were doing to all Israel, and that they lay with the women that served at the entrance of the tent of meeting.

²³ And he said to them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil deeds from all this people.

²⁴ No, my sons, for it is no good report that I hear: ye make Jehovah's people transgress.

²⁵ If one man sin against another, God will judge him; but if a man sin against Jehovah, who shall intreat for him? But they hearkened not to the voice of their father, for Jehovah was minded to slay them.

²⁶ And the boy Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with Jehovah and also with men.

²⁷ And there came a man of God to Eli and said to him, Thus saith Jehovah: Did I plainly reveal myself to the house of thy father when they were in Egypt, in Pharaoh's house,

²⁸ and choose him out of all the tribes of Israel, to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear the ephod before me? and I gave unto the house of thy father all the offerings by fire of the children of Israel.

²⁹ Wherefore do ye trample upon my sacrifice and upon mine oblation which I have commanded [in my] habitation? And thou honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the primest of all the oblations of Israel my people.

³⁰ Wherefore Jehovah the God of Israel saith, I said indeed, Thy house and the house of thy father should walk before me for ever. But now Jehovah saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

³¹ Behold, days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thy house.

³² And thou shalt see an oppressor [in my] habitation, amidst all the good that shall be done to Israel; and there shall not be an old man in thy house for ever.

³³ And the man of thine [whom] I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to cause thine eyes to fail and to grieve thy soul; and all the increase of thy house shall die in their vigour.

³⁴ And this shall be the sign to thee, which shall come upon thy two sons, upon Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they shall die, both of them.

³⁵ And I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, [who] shall do according to what is in my heart and in my mind; and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed continually.

³⁶ And it shall come to pass [that] every one that is left of thy house shall come to crouch to him for a small piece of silver and for a cake of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priestly offices, that I may eat a morsel of bread.

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¹ Hannah prayed, and said: My heart exults in Yahweh; My horn is exalted in Yahweh; My mouth is enlarged over my enemies; Because I rejoice in your salvation.

² There is none holy as Yahweh; For there is none besides you, Neither is there any rock like our God.

³ Talk no more so exceeding proudly; Don't let arrogance come out of your mouth; For Yahweh is a God of knowledge, By him actions are weighed.

⁴ The bows of the mighty men are broken; Those who stumbled are girded with strength.

⁵ Those who were full have hired out themselves for bread; Those who were hungry have ceased [to hunger]: Yes, the barren has borne seven; She who has many children languishes.

⁶ Yahweh kills, and makes alive: He brings down to Sheol, and brings up.

⁷ Yahweh makes poor, and makes rich: He brings low, he also lifts up.

⁸ He raises up the poor out of the dust, He lifts up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, Inherit the throne of glory: For the pillars of the earth are Yahweh's, He has set the world on them.

⁹ He will keep the feet of his holy ones; But the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; For by strength shall no man prevail.

¹⁰ Those who strive with Yahweh shall be broken to pieces; Against them will he thunder in the sky: Yahweh will judge the ends of the earth; He will give strength to his king, Exalt the horn of his anointed.

¹¹ Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. The child did minister to Yahweh before Eli the priest.

¹² Now the sons of Eli were base men; they didn't know Yahweh.

¹³ The custom of the priests with the people was that when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was boiling, with a flesh-hook of three teeth in his hand;

¹⁴ and he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the flesh-hook brought up the priest took therewith. So they did in Shiloh to all the Israelites who came there.

¹⁵ Yes, before they burnt the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man who sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have boiled flesh of you, but raw.

¹⁶ If the man said to him, They will surely burn the fat first, and then take as much as your soul desires; then he would say, No, but you shall give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.

¹⁷ The sin of the young men was very great before Yahweh; for the men despised the offering of Yahweh.

¹⁸ But Samuel ministered before Yahweh, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.

¹⁹ Moreover his mother made him a little robe, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.

²⁰ Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, Yahweh give you seed of this woman for the petition which was asked of Yahweh. They went to their own home.

²¹ Yahweh visited Hannah, and she conceived, and bore three sons and two daughters. The child Samuel grew before Yahweh.

²² Now Eli was very old; and he heard all that his sons did to all Israel, and how that they lay with the women who served at the door of the tent of meeting.

²³ He said to them, Why do you such things? for I hear of your evil dealings from all this people.

²⁴ No, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: you make Yahweh's people to disobey.

²⁵ If one man sin against another, God shall judge him; but if a man sin against Yahweh, who shall entreat for him? Notwithstanding, they didn't listen to the voice of their father, because Yahweh was minded to kill them.

²⁶ The child Samuel grew on, and increased in favor both with Yahweh, and also with men.

²⁷ There came a man of God to Eli, and said to him, Thus says Yahweh, Did I reveal myself to the house of your father, when they were in Egypt [in bondage] to Pharaoh's house?

²⁸ and did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give to the house of your father all the offerings of the children of Israel made by fire?

²⁹ Why kick you at my sacrifice and at my offering, which I have commanded in [my] habitation, and honor your sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the best of all the offerings of Israel my people?

³⁰ Therefore Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, I said indeed that your house, and the house of your father, should walk before me forever: but now Yahweh says, Be it far from me; for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

³¹ Behold, the days come, that I will cut off your arm, and the arm of your father's house, that there shall not be an old man in your house.

³² You shall see the affliction of [my] habitation, in all the wealth which [God] shall give Israel; and there shall not be an old man in your house forever.

³³ The man of yours, [whom] I shall not cut off from my altar, [shall be] to consume your eyes, and to grieve your heart; and all the increase of your house shall die in the flower of their age.

³⁴ This shall be the sign to you, that shall come on your two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they shall die both of them.

³⁵ I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in my heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before my anointed forever.

³⁶ It shall happen, that everyone who is left in your house shall come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread, and shall say, Please put me into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a morsel of bread.

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¹ And Hannah, in prayer before the Lord, said, My heart is glad in the Lord, my horn is lifted up in the Lord: my mouth is open wide over my haters; because my joy is in your salvation.

² No other is holy as the Lord, for there is no other God but you: there is no Rock like our God.

³ Say no more words of pride; let not uncontrolled sayings come out of your mouths: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, by him acts are judged.

⁴ The bows of the men of war are broken, and the feeble are clothed with strength.

⁵ Those who were full are offering themselves as servants for bread; those who were in need are at rest; truly, she who had no children has become the mother of seven; and she who had a family is wasted with sorrow.

⁶ The Lord is the giver of death and life: sending men down to the underworld and lifting them up.

⁷ The Lord gives wealth and takes a man's goods from him: crushing men down and again lifting them up;

⁸ Lifting the poor out of the dust, and him who is in need out of the lowest place, to give them their place among rulers, and for their heritage the seat of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's and he has made them the base of the world.

⁹ He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the evil-doers will come to their end in the dark night, for by strength no man will overcome.

¹⁰ Those who make war against the Lord will be broken; against them he will send his thunder from heaven: the Lord will be judge of the ends of the earth, he will give strength to his king, lifting up the horn of him on whom the holy oil has been put.

¹¹ Then Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child became the servant of the Lord under the direction of Eli the priest.

¹² Now the sons of Eli were evil and good-for-nothing men, having no knowledge of the Lord.

¹³ And the priests' way with the people was this: when any man made an offering, the priest's servant came while the flesh was being cooked, having in his hand a meat-hook with three teeth;

¹⁴ This he put into the pot, and everything which came up on the hook the priest took for himself. This they did in Shiloh to all the Israelites who came there.

¹⁵ And more than this, before the fat was burned, the priest's servant would come and say to the man who was making the offering, Give me some of the flesh to be cooked for the priest; he has no taste for meat cooked in water, but would have you give it uncooked.

¹⁶ And if the man said to him, First let the fat be burned, then take as much as you will; then the servant would say, No, you are to give it to me now, or I will take it by force.

¹⁷ And the sin of these young men was very great before the Lord; for they gave no honour to the Lord's offerings.

¹⁸ But Samuel did the work of the Lord's house, while he was a child, dressed in a linen ephod.

¹⁹ And his mother made him a little robe and took it to him every year when she came with her husband for the year's offering.

²⁰ And every year Eli gave Elkanah and his wife a blessing, saying, May the Lord give you offspring by this woman in exchange for the child you have given to the Lord. And they went back to their house.

²¹ And the Lord had mercy on Hannah and she gave birth to three sons and two daughters. And the young Samuel became older before the Lord.

²² Now Eli was very old; and he had news from time to time of what his sons were doing to all Israel.

²³ And he said to them, Why are you doing such things? for from all this people I get accounts of your evil ways.

²⁴ No, my sons, the account which is given me, which the Lord's people are sending about, is not good.

²⁵ If one man does wrong to another, God will be his judge: but if a man's sin is against the Lord, who will take up his cause? But they gave no attention to the voice of their father, for it was the Lord's purpose to send destruction on them.

²⁶ And the young Samuel, becoming older, had the approval of the Lord and of men.

²⁷ And a man of God came to Eli and said to him, The Lord says, Did I let myself be seen by your father's people when they were in Egypt, servants in Pharaoh's house?

²⁸ Did I take him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest and to go up to my altar to make the smoke of the offerings go up and to take up the ephod? Did I give to your father's family all the offerings made by fire by the children of Israel?

²⁹ Why then are you looking with envy on my offerings of meat and of meal which were ordered by my word, honouring your sons before me, and making yourselves fat with all the best of the offerings of Israel, my people?

³⁰ For this reason the Lord God of Israel has said, Truly I did say that your family and your father's people would have their place before me for ever: but now the Lord says, Let it not be so; I will give honour to those by whom I am honoured, and those who have no respect for me will be of small value in my eyes.

³¹ See, the days are coming when your arm and the arm of your father's people will be cut off;

³² And never again will there be an old man in your family.

³³ But one man of your family will not be cut off by my hand, and his eyes will be made dark, and grief will be in his heart: and all the offspring of your family will come to their end by the sword of men.

³⁴ And this will be the sign to you, which will come on Hophni and Phinehas, your sons; death will overtake them on the same day.

³⁵ And I will make a true priest for myself, one who will do what is in my heart and in my mind: and I will make for him a family which will not come to an end; and his place will be before my holy one for ever.

³⁶ Then it will be that the rest of your family, anyone who has not been cut off, will go down on his knees to him for a bit of silver or a bit of bread, and say, Be pleased to put me into one of the priest's places so that I may have a little food.