Premier livre de Samuel 1

JERUSALEM	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Il y avait un homme de Ramatayim, un Cuphite de la montagne d'Ephraïm, qui s'appelait Elqana, fils deYeroham, fils d'Elihu, fils de Tohu, fils de Cuph, un Ephraïmite.	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 Il avait deux femmes: l'une s'appelait Anne, l'autre Peninna; mais alors que Peninna avait desenfants, Anne n'en avait point.	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 Chaque année, cet homme montait de sa ville pour adorer et pour sacrifier à Yahvé Sabaot à Silo(là se trouvaient les deux fils d'Eli, Hophni et Pinhas, comme prêtres de Yahvé).	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 Un jour Elqana offrit un sacrifice. -- Il avait coutume de donner des portions à sa femme Peninnaet à tous ses fils et filles,	4 Then the day arrived, and Elkanah immolated. And he gave portions to his wife Peninnah, and to all her sons and daughters.
5 et il n'en donnait qu'une à Anne bien qu'il préférât Anne, mais Yahvé l'avait rendue stérile.	5 But to Hannah he gave one portion with sorrow. For he loved Hannah, but the Lord had closed her womb.
6 Sa rivale lui faisait aussi des affronts pour la mettre en colère, parce que Yahvé avait rendu sonsein stérile.	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 C'est ce qui arrivait annuellement, chaque fois qu'ils montaient au temple de Yahvé: elle lui faisaitdes affronts. -- Or donc, Anne pleura et resta sans manger.	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 Alors son mari Elqana lui dit: "Anne, pourquoi pleures-tu et ne manges-tu pas? Pourquoi es-tumalheureuse? Est-ce que je ne vaux pas pour toi mieux que dix fils?"	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 Anne se leva après qu'ils eurent mangé dans la chambre et elle se tint devant Yahvé -- le prêtre Eliétait assis sur son siège, contre le montant de la porte, au sanctuaire de Yahvé.	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 Dans l'amertume de son âme, elle pria Yahvé et elle pleura beaucoup.	10 And since Hannah was bitter in soul, she prayed to the Lord, weeping greatly.
11 Elle fit ce voeu: "O Yahvé Sabaot! Si tu voulais considérer la misère de ta servante, te souvenirde moi, ne pas oublier ta servante et lui donner un petit d'homme, alors je le donnerai à Yahvé pour toute sa vieet le rasoir ne passera pas sur sa tête."	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 Comme elle prolongeait sa prière devant Yahvé, Eli observait sa bouche.	12 Then it happened that, while she multiplied prayers before the Lord, Eli observed her mouth.
13 Anne parlait tout bas: ses lèvres remuaient mais on n'entendait pas sa voix, et Eli pensa qu'elleétait ivre.	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 Alors Eli lui dit: "Jusques à quand seras-tu dans l'ivresse? Fais passer ton vin!"	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 Mais Anne répondit ainsi: "Non, Monseigneur, je ne suis qu'une femme affligée, je n'ai bu ni vinni boisson fermentée, j'épanche mon âme devant Yahvé.	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 Ne juge pas ta servante comme une vaurienne: c'est par excès de peine et de dépit que j'ai parléjusqu'à maintenant."	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 Alors Eli lui répondit: "Va en paix et que le Dieu d'Israël t'accorde ce que tu lui as demandé."	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 Elle dit: "Puisse ta servante trouver grâce à tes yeux", et la femme alla son chemin; elle mangeaet son visage ne fut plus le même.	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 Ils se levèrent de bon matin et, après s'être prosternés devant Yahvé, ils s'en retournèrent etarrivèrent chez eux, à Rama. Elqana s'unit à sa femme Anne, et Yahvé se souvint d'elle.	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 Anne conçut et, au temps révolu, elle mit au monde un fils, qu'elle nomma Samuel, "car, dit-elle,je l'ai demandé à Yahvé."	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 Le mari Elqana monta, avec toute sa famille, pour offrir à Yahvé le sacrifice annuel et accomplirson voeu.	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 Mais Anne ne monta pas, car elle dit à son mari: "Pas avant que l'enfant ne soit sevré! Alors je leconduirai; il sera présenté devant Yahvé et il restera là pour toujours."	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 Elqana, son mari, lui répondit: "Fais comme il te plaît et attends de l'avoir sevré. Que seulementYahvé réalise sa parole!" La femme resta donc et allaita l'enfant jusqu'à son sevrage.	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 Lorsqu'elle l'eut sevré, elle l'emmena avec elle, en même temps qu'un taureau de trois ans, unemesure de farine et une outre de vin, et elle le fit entrer dans le temple de Yahvé à Silo; l'enfant était tout jeune.	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 Ils immolèrent le taureau et ils conduisirent l'enfant à Eli.	25 And they immolated a calf, and they presented the boy to Eli.
26 Elle dit: "S'il te plaît, Monseigneur! Aussi vrai que tu vis, Monseigneur, je suis la femme qui setenait près de toi ici, priant Yahvé.	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 C'est pour cet enfant que je priais et Yahvé m'a accordé la demande que je lui ai faite.	27 I prayed for this child, and the Lord granted to me my petition, which I asked of him.
28 A mon tour, je le cède à Yahvé tous les jours de sa vie: il est cédé à Yahvé." Et, là, ils seprosternèrent devant Yahvé.	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: