Primo libro di Samuele 1

DIODATI	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 OR v’era un uomo di Ramataim-Somfi, del monte di Efraim, il cui nome era Elcana, figliuolo di Ieroham, figliuolo di Elihu, figliuolo di Tohu, figliuolo di Suf, Efrateo.	1 There was a certain man from Ramah of Zophim, on Mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
2 Ed esso avea due mogli: il nome dell’una era Anna, e il nome dell’altra Peninna; e Peninna avea figliuoli, ma Anna non ne avea.	2 And he had two wives: the name of one was Hannah, and the name of the second was Peninnah. And Peninnah had sons. But Hannah did not have children.
3 Or quell’uomo saliva dalla sua città di anno in anno, per adorare, e per sacrificare al Signore degli eserciti, in Silo; ove erano i due figliuoli di Eli, Hofni e Finees, sacerdoti del Signore.	3 And this man went up from his city, on the established days, so that he might adore and sacrifice to the Lord of hosts at Shiloh. Now the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests of the Lord, were in that place.
4 Ed avvenne un giorno che Elcana, avendo sacrificato, diede delle porzioni a Peninna, sua moglie, ed a tutti i figliuoli e figliuole di essa;	4 Then the day arrived, and Elkanah immolated. And he gave portions to his wife Peninnah, and to all her sons and daughters.
5 ma ad Anna ne diede una doppia; perciocchè egli amava Anna, benchè il Signore le avesse serrata la matrice.	5 But to Hannah he gave one portion with sorrow. For he loved Hannah, but the Lord had closed her womb.
6 E la sua avversaria non restava di provocarla a cruccio, per farla turbare; perciocchè il Signore le avea serrata la matrice.	6 And her rival afflicted her and vehemently distressed her, to a great extent, for she rebuked her that the Lord had closed her womb.
7 Elcana adunque, facendo così ogni anno, una volta, da che Anna fu salita alla Casa del Signore, quell’altra la provocò a sdegno a questo modo; onde ella piangeva, e non mangiava.	7 And she did so every year, when the time returned for them to ascend to the temple of the Lord. And she provoked her in this way. And so, she wept and did not take food.
8 Ed Elcana, suo marito, le disse: Anna, perchè piangi, e perchè non mangi, e perchè stai di mal’animo? non ti valgo io meglio che dieci figliuoli?	8 Therefore, her husband Elkanah said to her: “Hannah, why are you weeping? And why do you not eat? And for what reason do you afflict your heart? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”
9 Ed Anna, dopo che si fu mangiato, e bevuto in Silo, si levò or il Sacerdote Eli sedeva sopra la seggia, presso ad uno degli stipiti della porta del Tempio del Signore;	9 And so, after she ate and drank at Shiloh, Hannah rose up. And Eli, the priest, was sitting on the seat before the door of the temple of the Lord.
10 ed essendo in amaritudine d’animo, pregò il Signore, e piangea dirottamente.	10 And since Hannah was bitter in soul, she prayed to the Lord, weeping greatly.
11 Poi votò un voto, dicendo: O Signore degli eserciti, se pur tu riguardi all’afflizione della tua servente, e ti ricordi di me, e non dimentichi la tua servente, e doni alla tua servente progenie di figliuol maschio, io lo donerò al Signore, per tutto il tempo della sua vita; e rasoio non gli salirà giammai in sul capo.	11 And she made a vow, saying, “O Lord of hosts, if, in looking with favor, you will see the affliction of your servant and will remember me, and will not forget your handmaid, and if you will give to your servant a male child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor shall pass over his head.”
12 Ora, mentre ella moltiplicava in orazioni davanti al Signore, Eli pose mente alla bocca di essa.	12 Then it happened that, while she multiplied prayers before the Lord, Eli observed her mouth.
13 E Anna parlava entro a sè stessa, e le si movevano sol le labbra, e non si udiva la sua voce; onde Eli reputò che fosse ebbra;	13 For Hannah was speaking in her heart, and only her lips moved, and her voice was barely heard. Therefore, Eli considered her to be drunk,
14 e le disse: Infino a quando farai l’ebbra? cacciati il tuo vino d’addosso.	14 and so he said to her: “How long will you be inebriated? You should take only a little wine, but instead you are drenched.”
15 Ma Anna rispose, e disse: No, signor mio; io sono una donna tribolata nello spirito, e non ho bevuto nè vino, nè cervogia; anzi spando l’anima mia davanti al Signore.	15 Responding, Hannah said: “By no means, my lord. For I am an exceedingly unhappy woman, and I drank neither wine, nor anything that can inebriate. Instead, I have poured out my soul in the sight of the Lord.
16 Non agguagliar la tua servente alle ree femmine; perciocchè per la gravezza del mio lamento, e del mio rammarico, io ho parlato infino ad ora.	16 You should not repute your handmaid as one of the daughters of Belial. For I have been speaking from the abundance of my sorrow and grief, even until now.”
17 Ed Eli rispose, e disse: Vattene in pace; l’Iddio d’Israele ti conceda la richiesta che tu gli hai fatta.	17 Then Eli said to her: “Go in peace. And may the God of Israel grant to you your petition, which you have begged of him.”
18 Ed ella gli disse: Trovi la tua servente grazia appo te. Poi quella donna se ne andò al suo cammino, e mangiò; e la sua faccia non fu più quale era prima	18 And she said, “I wish that your handmaid may find grace in your eyes.” And the woman went on her way, and she ate, and her countenance was no longer changed for the worse.
19 Poi Elcana, e i suoi, si levarono la mattina, e adorarono davanti al Signore; e se ne ritornarono, e vennero in casa loro, in Rama. Ed Elcana conobbe Anna sua moglie, e il Signore si ricordò di lei.	19 And they rose up in the morning, and they worshipped before the Lord. And they returned and arrived at their own house at Ramah. Then Elkanah knew his wife Hannah. And the Lord remembered her.
20 E al termine del tempo, dopo che Anna ebbe conceputo, ella partorì un figliuolo, e gli pose nome Samuele; perciocchè disse ella, io l’ho chiesto al Signore.	20 And it happened that, in the course of days, Hannah conceived and bore a son. And she called his name Samuel, because she had requested him from the Lord.
21 E quell’uomo Elcana salì con tutta la sua famiglia, per sacrificare al Signore il sacrificio annuale, e il suo voto.	21 Now her husband Elkanah ascended with his entire house, so that he might immolate to the Lord a solemn sacrifice, with his vow.
22 Ma Anna non vi salì; perciocchè disse al suo marito: Io non vi salirò, finchè il fanciullo non sia spoppato; allora io lo condurrò, acciocchè sia presentato davanti al Signore, e che dimori quivi in perpetuo.	22 But Hannah did not go up. For she said to her husband, “I will not go, until the infant has been weaned, and until I may lead him, so that he may appear before the sight of the Lord, and may remain always there.”
23 Ed Elcana, suo marito, le disse: Fa’ quello che ti par meglio; rimantene finchè tu l’abbi spoppato; adempia pure il Signore la sua parola. Così quella donna se ne rimase, e allattò il suo figliuolo, finchè l’ebbe spoppato.	23 And her husband Elkanah said to her: “Do what seems good to you, and stay until you wean him. And I pray that the Lord may fulfill his word.” Therefore, the woman remained at home, and she breastfed her son, until she withdrew him from milk.
24 E, quando l’ebbe spoppato, ella lo menò seco, con tre giovenchi, e un efa di farina, e un barile di vino; e lo menò nella Casa del Signore, in Silo; e il fanciullo era ancora molto piccolo.	24 And after she had weaned him, she brought him with her, along with three calves, and three measures of flour, and a small bottle of wine, and she led him to the house of the Lord at Shiloh. But the boy was still a young child.
25 Ed Elcana ed Anna scannarono un giovenco, e menarono il fanciullo ad Eli.	25 And they immolated a calf, and they presented the boy to Eli.
26 Ed Anna gli disse: Ahi! signor mio; come l’anima tua vive, signor mio, io son quella donna che stava qui appresso di te, per fare orazione al Signore.	26 And Hannah said: “I beg you, my lord, as your soul lives, my lord: I am that woman, who stood before you here, praying to the Lord.
27 Io pregai per aver questo fanciullo; e il Signore mi ha conceduta la richiesta che io gli feci.	27 I prayed for this child, and the Lord granted to me my petition, which I asked of him.
28 Onde io altresì l’ho prestato al Signore; egli sarà prestato al Signore tutti i giorni ch’egli sarà in vita. Ed essi adorarono quivi il Signore	28 Because of this, I have also lent him to the Lord, for all the days when he shall be lent to the Lord.” And they adored the Lord in that place. And Hannah prayed, and she said: