1 Samuel 2

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Peshitta
1 and as she worshiped the LORD, she said:	1 ܘܨܠܝܬ ܚܢܐ ܘܐܡܪܬ ܥܫܢ ܠܒܝ ܒܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܬܬܪܝܡܬ ܩܪܢܝ ܘܐܬܦܬܚ ܦܘܡܝ ܥܠ ܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܚܕܝܬܢܝ ܒܦܘܪܩܢܟ
2 There is no Holy One like the LORD;	2 ܠܝܬ ܕܩܕܝܫ ܐܝܟ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܝܬ ܠܒܪ ܡܢܟ ܘܠܝܬ ܕܬܩܝܦ ܐܝܟ ܐܠܗܢ
3 "Speak boastfully no longer,	3 ܠܐ ܬܣܓܘܢ ܠܡܡܠܠܘ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܦܘܩ ܛܠܘܡܝܐ ܡܢ ܦܘܡܟܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܕܝܕܥܬܐ ܗܘ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܩ̈ܢܢ ܨ̈ܢܥܬܐ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ
4 The bows of the mighty are broken,	4 ܩܫ̈ܬܬܐ ܕܓܢܒܪ̈ܐ ܢܬܬܒܪ̈ܢ ܘܟܪ̈ܝܗܐ ܐܬܥܫܢܘ ܒܚܝܠܐ
5 he well-fed hire themselves out for bread,	5 ܘܣ̈ܒܥܐ ܒܠܚܡܐ ܐܬܐܓܪܘ ܘܟܦܢ̈ܐ ܐܘܬܪܘ ܥܩܪܬܐ ܝܠܕܬ ܘܣܒܥܬ ܘܣܓܝܐܬ ܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܨܕܝܬ
6 "The LORD puts to death and gives life;	6 ܡܪܝܐ ܗܘ ܡܡܝܬ ܘܡܚܐ ܘܡܚܬ ܠܫܝܘܠ ܘܡܣܩ
7 The LORD makes poor and makes rich,	7 ܡܪܝܐ ܗܘ ܡܡܣܟܢ ܘܡܥܬܪ ܘܡܫܦܠ ܘܐܦ ܡܪܝܡ
8 He raises the needy from the dust;	8 ܡܪܝܡ ܡܢ ܥܦܪܐ ܠܡܣܟܢܐ ܘܡܢ ܩܩܠܬܐ ܡܩܝܡ ܠܒܝܫܐ ܠܡܘܬܒܘܬܗ ܥܡ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܐ ܘܟܘܪܣܝܐ ܕܐܝܩܪܐ ܢܘܪܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܛܠܠ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܘܡ̈ܩܝܗ̇ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܘܣܡ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܬܒܝܠ
9 He will guard the footsteps of his faithful ones,	9 ܪ̈ܓܠܐ ܕܚ̈ܣܝܘܗܝ ܢܢܛܪ ܘܪ̈ܫܝܥܐ ܒܚܫܘܟܐ ܢܫܬܬܩܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܚܝܠܗ ܡܬܓܢܒܪ ܓܢܒܪܐ
10 the LORD'S foes shall be shattered.	10 ܡܪܝܐ ܢܬܒܪ ܡܡܪ̈ܡܪܢܘܗܝ ܘܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܒܫܡܝܐ ܢܪܥܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܢܕܘܢ ܥܒܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܘܢܬܠ ܥܘܫܢܐ ܠܡܠܟܗ ܘܢܪܝܡ ܩܪܢܐ ܕܡܫܝܚܗ
11 When Elkanah returned home to Ramah, the child remained in the service of the LORD under the priest Eli.	11 ܘܐܙܠ ܗܠܩܢܐ ܠܪܡܬܐ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܗܘ ܘܚܢܐ ܐܢܬܬܗ ܘܛܠܝܐ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܡܫܡܫ ܗܘܐ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܩܕܡ ܥܠܝ ܟܗܢܐ
12 Now the sons of Eli were wicked; they had respect neither for the LORD	12 ܘܒܢ̈ܝ ܥܠܝ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܚܛܐ ܠܐ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܡܪܝܐ
13 nor for the priests' duties toward the people. When someone offered a sacrifice, the priest's servant would come with a three-pronged fork, while the meat was still boiling,	13 ܘܥܒܕܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܫܠܝܐ ܕܬܠܬ ܫܢ̈ܢܢ ܘܙܕܩܐ ܕܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܢܣܒܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܡܢ ܥܡܐ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܕܒܚ ܕܒܚܬܐ ܘܐܬ̇ܐ ܗܘܐ ܛܠܝܐ ܕܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܡܐ ܕܡܬܒܫܠ ܒܣܪܐ ܘܡܫܠܝܐ ܕܬܠܬ ܫܢ̈ܢܢ ܒܐܝܕܗ
14 and would thrust it into the basin, kettle, caldron, or pot. Whatever the fork brought up, the priest would keep. That is how all the Israelites were treated who came to the sanctuary at Shiloh.	14 ܘܡܘܫܛ ܗܘܐ ܠܩܕܣܐ ܐܘ ܠܐܝܪܐ ܐܘ ܠܩܪܕܠܐ ܐܘ ܠܩܕܪܐ ܘܟܠ ܕܡܣܩ ܡܫܠܝܐ ܢܣ̇ܒ ܠܗ ܟܗܢܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܥܒܕܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܟܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܐܬܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܬܡܢ ܠܫܝܠܘ
15 In fact, even before the fat was burned, the priest's servant would come and say to the man offering the sacrifice, "Give me some meat to roast for the priest. He will not accept boiled meat from you, only raw meat."	15 ܘܐܦ ܥܕܠܐ ܢܣܩܘܢ ܕܒܚ̈ܝ ܕܒܚܬܐ ܐܬ̇ܐ ܗܘܐ ܛܠܝܐ ܕܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܘܐܡ̇ܪ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܕܕܒ̇ܚ ܗܒ ܒܣܪܐ ܠܡܛܘܝܘ ܠܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܠܐ ܢܣܒ ܐܢܐ ܡܢܟ ܒܣܪܐ ܡܒܫܠܐ ܐܠܐ ܚܝܐ
16 And if the man protested to him, "Let the fat be burned first as is the custom, then take whatever you wish," he would reply, "No, give it to me now, or else I will take it by force."	16 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܓܒܪܐ ܡܣܩܘ ܢܣܩܘܢ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܘܣܒ ܠܟ ܐܝܟ ܡܐ ܕܪܓܐ ܢܦܫܟ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܗܫܐ ܗܘ ܝܗܒ ܐܢܬ ܘܐܠܐ ܢܣܒ ܐܢܐ ܒܩܛܝܪܐ
17 Thus the young men sinned grievously in the presence of the LORD; they treated the offerings to the LORD with disdain.	17 ܘܗܘܬ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܕܛܠܝ̈ܐ ܪܒܐ ܛܒ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܪܓܙܘ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ
18 Meanwhile the boy Samuel, girt with a linen apron, was serving in the presence of the LORD.	18 ܘܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܛܠܝܐ ܡܫܡܫ ܗܘܐ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܠܒܝܫ ܗܘܐ ܦܕܬܐ ܕܒܘܨܐ
19 His mother used to make a little garment for him, which she would bring him each time she went up with her husband to offer the customary sacrifice.	19 ܘܦܪܝܣܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܥܒܕܬ ܠܗ ܐܡܗ ܘܐܣܩܬ ܠܗ ܡܢ ܥܕܢ ܠܥܕܢ ܟܕ ܣܠܩܬ ܥܡ ܒܥܠܗ̇ ܠܡܕܒܚܘ ܕܒܚ̈ܐ ܕܢܕܪܗ̇
20 And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, as they were leaving for home. He would say, "May the LORD repay you with children from this woman for the gift she has made to the LORD!"	20 ܘܒܪܟ ܥܠܝ ܠܗܠܩܢܐ ܘܠܐܢܬܬܗ ܘܐܡܪ ܢܬܠ ܠܟ ܡܪܝܐ ܙܪܥܐ ܡܢ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܚܠܦ ܫܐܠܬܐ ܕܐܫܐܠܬ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܠܐܬܪܗܘܢ
21 The LORD favored Hannah so that she conceived and gave birth to three more sons and two daughters, while young Samuel grew up in the service of the LORD.	21 ܘܡܪܝܐ ܦܩܕ ܠܚܢܐ ܘܒܛܢܬ ܘܝܠܕܬ ܬܠܬܐ ܒܢܝ̈ܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܒܢ̈ܢ ܘܪܒܐ ܛܠܝܐ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ
22 When Eli was very old, he heard repeatedly how his sons were treating all Israel (and that they were having relations with the women serving at the entry of the meeting tent).	22 ܘܥܠܝ ܣܐܒ ܛܒ ܘܫܡܥ ܟܠ ܕܥܒܕܝܢ ܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܠܟܠܗ̇ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܕܡܨܥܪܝܢ ܢܫ̈ܐ ܕܡܨ̈ܠܝܢ ܒܡܫܟܢܙܒܢܐ
23 So he said to them: "Why are you doing such things?	23 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܡܢܐ ܥܒܕܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܫܡܥ ܐܢܐ ܛܒܟܘܢ ܒܝܫܐ ܡܢ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܗܢܐ
24 No, my sons, you must not do these things! It is not a good report that I hear the people of the LORD spreading about you.	24 ܠܐ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܫܦܝܪ ܫܡܥܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܫܡܥ ܐܢܐ ܕܡܒܛܠܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܥܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ
25 If a man sins against another man, one can intercede for him with the LORD; but if a man sins against the LORD, who can intercede for him?" But they disregarded their father's warning, since the LORD had decided on their death.	25 ܐܢ ܢܚܛܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܒܓܒܪܐ ܢܒܥܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܢ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܢܚܛܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܡܢ ܡ̇ܢ ܢܒܥܐ ܘܠܐ ܫܡܥܘ ܠܩܠܐ ܕܐܒܘܗܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܨܒܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܢܡܝܬ ܐܢܘܢ
26 Meanwhile, young Samuel was growing in stature and in worth in the estimation of the LORD and of men.	26 ܘܛܠܝܐ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܐܙ̇ܠ ܘܝܪܒ ܛܒ ܘܛܐܒ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܦ ܩܕܡ ܒܢܝ̈ ܐܢܫܐ
27 A man of God came to Eli and said to him: "This is what the LORD says: 'I went so far as to reveal myself to your father's family when they were in Egypt as slaves to the house of Pharaoh.	27 ܘܐܬܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܠܘܬ ܥܠܝ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܬܓܠܝܘ ܐܬܓܠܝܬ ܥܠ ܒܝܬ ܐܒܘܟ ܟܕ ܗܘܐ ܒܡܨܪܝܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܦܪܥܘܢ
28 I chose them out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priests, to go up to my altar, to burn incense, and to wear the ephod before me; and I assigned all the oblations of the Israelites to your father's family.	28 ܘܓܒܝܬܗ ܠܝ ܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܫܒ̈ܛܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܟܗܢܐ ܕܢܣܩ ܥܠ ܡܕܒܚܝ ܘܢܣܝܡ ܒܣ̈ܡܐ ܩܕܡܝ ܘܢܫܩܘܠ ܦܕܬܐ ܘܝܗܒܬ ܠܒܝܬ ܐܒܘܟ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܘܪ̈ܒܢܐ ܕܒܢܝ̈ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ
29 Why do you keep a greedy eye on my sacrifices and on the offerings which I have prescribed? And why do you honor your sons in preference to me, fattening yourselves with the choicest part of every offering of my people Israel?'	29 ܠܡܢܐ ܐܥܠܝܬܘܢ ܒܕܒܚ̈ܝ ܘܒܩܘܪ̈ܒܢܝ ܕܦܩܕܬ ܡܢ ܡܕܒܪܐ ܘܝܩܪܬ ܒܢܝ̈ܟ ܡܢܝ ܕܬܓܒܘܢ ܡܢ ܪܝܫ ܟܘܠܗܘܢ ܩܘܪ̈ܒܢܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܥܡܝ
30 This, therefore, is the oracle of the LORD, the God of Israel: 'I said in the past that your family and your father's family should minister in my presence forever. But now,' the LORD declares, 'away with this! for I will honor those who honor me, but those who spurn me shall be accursed.	30 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܡܐܡܪ ܐܡܪܬ ܕܒܝܬܟ ܘܒܝܬ ܐܒܘܟ ܢܫܡܫܘܢ ܩܕܡܝ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܘܗܫܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܣ ܠܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܡܝܩܪ̈ܢܝ ܐܝܩܪ ܘܫܝ̈ܘܛܝ ܢܨܛܥܪܘܢ
31 Yes, the time is coming when I will break your strength and the strength of your father's family, so that no man in your family shall reach old age.	31 ܗܐ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܐ̈ܬܝܢ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܓܕܘܡ ܕܪܥܟ ܘܕܪܥܗ ܕܐܒܘܟ ܘܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܣܒܐ ܒܒܝܬܟ
32 You shall witness as a disappointed rival all the benefits enjoyed by Israel, but there shall never be an old man in your family.	32 ܘܕܐܚܕ ܬܩܕܐ ܒܡܥܡܪܟ ܟܠ ܕܡܛܐܒ ܒܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܣܒܐ ܒܒܝܬܟ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ
33 I will permit some of your family to remain at my altar, to wear out their eyes in consuming greed; but the rest of the men of your family shall die by the sword.	33 ܘܓܒܪܐ ܠܐ ܐܥܢܕ ܠܟ ܡܢ ܡܕܒܚܝ ܠܡܚܫܟܘ ܥܝܢ̈ܝܟ ܘܠܡܕܝܒܘ ܢܦܫܟ ܘܟܠܗ̇ ܡܪܒܝܬܐ ܕܒܝܬܟ ܢܡܘܬܘܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ
34 You shall have a sign in what will happen to your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas: both shall die on the same day.	34 ܘܗܕܐ ܠܟ ܐܬܐ ܕܐܬܝܐ ܥܠ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܢܝ̈ܟ ܥܠ ܚܦܢܝ ܘܥܠ ܦܝܢܚܝܣ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܚܕ ܢܡܘܬܘܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ
35 I will choose a faithful priest who shall do what I have in heart and mind. I will establish a lasting house for him which shall function in the presence of my anointed forever.	35 ܘܐܩܝܡ ܠܝ ܟܗܢܐ ܕܡܗܝܡܢ ܐܝܟ ܠܒܝ ܘܐܝܟ ܕܒܠܒܝ ܘܒܢܦܫܝ ܢܥܒܕ ܘܐܒܢܐ ܠܗ ܒܝܬܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܘܢܗܠܟ ܩܕܡܝ ܡܫܝܚܝ ܟܘܠܗܘܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ
36 Then whoever is left of your family will come to grovel before him for a piece of silver or a loaf of bread, and will say: Appoint me, I beg you, to a priestly function, that I may have a morsel of bread to eat.'"	36 ܘܢܗܘܐ ܟܠ ܕܡܫܬܚܪ ܒܒܝܬܟ ܢܐܬܐ ܠܡܣܓܕ ܠܗ ܠܐܓܝܪܬܐ ܕܟܣܦܐ ܘܠܓܪܝܨܬܐ ܕܠܚܡܐ ܘܢܐܡܪ ܫܕܪܝܢܝ ܠܘܬ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܠܥܣ ܥܘܡܨܐ ܕܠܚܡܐ