ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΩΝ Α´ - 1 Samuele - Kings I 2

LXX	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 και ειπεν εστερεωθη η καρδια μου εν κυριω υψωθη κερας μου εν θεω μου επλατυνθη επι εχθρους το στομα μου ευφρανθην εν σωτηρια σου	1 and as she worshiped the LORD, she said:
2 οτι ουκ εστιν αγιος ως κυριος και ουκ εστιν δικαιος ως ο θεος ημων ουκ εστιν αγιος πλην σου	2 There is no Holy One like the LORD;
3 μη καυχασθε και μη λαλειτε υψηλα μη εξελθατω μεγαλορρημοσυνη εκ του στοματος υμων οτι θεος γνωσεων κυριος και θεος ετοιμαζων επιτηδευματα αυτου	3 "Speak boastfully no longer,
4 τοξον δυνατων ησθενησεν και ασθενουντες περιεζωσαντο δυναμιν	4 The bows of the mighty are broken,
5 πληρεις αρτων ηλαττωθησαν και οι πεινωντες παρηκαν γην οτι στειρα ετεκεν επτα και η πολλη εν τεκνοις ησθενησεν	5 he well-fed hire themselves out for bread,
6 κυριος θανατοι και ζωογονει καταγει εις αδου και αναγει	6 "The LORD puts to death and gives life;
7 κυριος πτωχιζει και πλουτιζει ταπεινοι και ανυψοι	7 The LORD makes poor and makes rich,
8 ανιστα απο γης πενητα και απο κοπριας εγειρει πτωχον καθισαι μετα δυναστων λαων και θρονον δοξης κατακληρονομων αυτοις	8 He raises the needy from the dust;
9 διδους ευχην τω ευχομενω και ευλογησεν ετη δικαιου οτι ουκ εν ισχυι δυνατος ανηρ	9 He will guard the footsteps of his faithful ones,
10 κυριος ασθενη ποιησει αντιδικον αυτου κυριος αγιος μη καυχασθω ο φρονιμος εν τη φρονησει αυτου και μη καυχασθω ο δυνατος εν τη δυναμει αυτου και μη καυχασθω ο πλουσιος εν τω πλουτω αυτου αλλ' η εν τουτω καυχασθω ο καυχωμενος συνιειν και γινωσκειν τον κυριον και ποιειν κριμα και δικαιοσυνην εν μεσω της γης κυριος ανεβη εις ουρανους και εβροντησεν αυτος κρινει ακρα γης και διδωσιν ισχυν τοις βασιλευσιν ημων και υψωσει κερας χριστου αυτου	10 the LORD'S foes shall be shattered.
11 και κατελιπον αυτον εκει ενωπιον κυριου και απηλθον εις αρμαθαιμ και το παιδαριον ην λειτουργων τω προσωπω κυριου ενωπιον ηλι του ιερεως	11 When Elkanah returned home to Ramah, the child remained in the service of the LORD under the priest Eli.
12 και οι υιοι ηλι του ιερεως υιοι λοιμοι ουκ ειδοτες τον κυριον	12 Now the sons of Eli were wicked; they had respect neither for the LORD
13 και το δικαιωμα του ιερεως παρα του λαου παντος του θυοντος και ηρχετο το παιδαριον του ιερεως ως αν ηψηθη το κρεας και κρεαγρα τριοδους εν τη χειρι αυτου	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,
14 και επαταξεν αυτην εις τον λεβητα τον μεγαν η εις το χαλκιον η εις την κυθραν παν ο εαν ανεβη εν τη κρεαγρα ελαμβανεν εαυτω ο ιερευς κατα ταδε εποιουν παντι ισραηλ τοις ερχομενοις θυσαι κυριω εν σηλωμ	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.
15 και πριν θυμιαθηναι το στεαρ ηρχετο το παιδαριον του ιερεως και ελεγεν τω ανδρι τω θυοντι δος κρεας οπτησαι τω ιερει και ου μη λαβω παρα σου εφθον εκ του λεβητος	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."
16 και ελεγεν ο ανηρ ο θυων θυμιαθητω πρωτον ως καθηκει το στεαρ και λαβε σεαυτω εκ παντων ων επιθυμει η ψυχη σου και ειπεν ουχι οτι νυν δωσεις και εαν μη λημψομαι κραταιως	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."
17 και ην η αμαρτια των παιδαριων ενωπιον κυριου μεγαλη σφοδρα οτι ηθετουν την θυσιαν κυριου	17 Thus the young men sinned grievously in the presence of the LORD; they treated the offerings to the LORD with disdain.
18 και σαμουηλ ην λειτουργων ενωπιον κυριου παιδαριον περιεζωσμενον εφουδ βαρ	18 Meanwhile the boy Samuel, girt with a linen apron, was serving in the presence of the LORD.
19 και διπλοιδα μικραν εποιησεν αυτω η μητηρ αυτου και ανεφερεν αυτω εξ ημερων εις ημερας εν τω αναβαινειν αυτην μετα του ανδρος αυτης θυσαι την θυσιαν των ημερων	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.
20 και ευλογησεν ηλι τον ελκανα και την γυναικα αυτου λεγων αποτεισαι σοι κυριος σπερμα εκ της γυναικος ταυτης αντι του χρεους ου εχρησας τω κυριω και απηλθεν ο ανθρωπος εις τον τοπον αυτου	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!"
21 και επεσκεψατο κυριος την ανναν και ετεκεν ετι τρεις υιους και δυο θυγατερας και εμεγαλυνθη το παιδαριον σαμουηλ ενωπιον κυριου	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.
22 και ηλι πρεσβυτης σφοδρα και ηκουσεν α εποιουν οι υιοι αυτου τοις υιοις ισραηλ	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).
23 και ειπεν αυτοις ινα τι ποιειτε κατα το ρημα τουτο ο εγω ακουω εκ στοματος παντος του λαου κυριου	23 So he said to them: "Why are you doing such things?
24 μη τεκνα οτι ουκ αγαθη η ακοη ην εγω ακουω μη ποιειτε ουτως οτι ουκ αγαθαι αι ακοαι ας εγω ακουω του μη δουλευειν λαον θεω	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.
25 εαν αμαρτανων αμαρτη ανηρ εις ανδρα και προσευξονται υπερ αυτου προς κυριον και εαν τω κυριω αμαρτη τις προσευξεται υπερ αυτου και ουκ ηκουον της φωνης του πατρος αυτων οτι βουλομενος εβουλετο κυριος διαφθειραι αυτους	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.
26 και το παιδαριον σαμουηλ επορευετο και εμεγαλυνετο και αγαθον και μετα κυριου και μετα ανθρωπων	26 Meanwhile, young Samuel was growing in stature and in worth in the estimation of the LORD and of men.
27 και ηλθεν ανθρωπος θεου προς ηλι και ειπεν ταδε λεγει κυριος αποκαλυφθεις απεκαλυφθην προς οικον πατρος σου οντων αυτων εν γη αιγυπτω δουλων τω οικω φαραω	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.
28 και εξελεξαμην τον οικον του πατρος σου εκ παντων των σκηπτρων ισραηλ εμοι ιερατευειν και αναβαινειν επι θυσιαστηριον μου και θυμιαν θυμιαμα και αιρειν εφουδ και εδωκα τω οικω του πατρος σου τα παντα του πυρος υιων ισραηλ εις βρωσιν	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.
29 και ινα τι επεβλεψας επι το θυμιαμα μου και εις την θυσιαν μου αναιδει οφθαλμω και εδοξασας τους υιους σου υπερ εμε ενευλογεισθαι απαρχης πασης θυσιας ισραηλ εμπροσθεν μου	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?'
30 δια τουτο ταδε ειπεν κυριος ο θεος ισραηλ ειπα ο οικος σου και ο οικος του πατρος σου διελευσεται ενωπιον μου εως αιωνος και νυν φησιν κυριος μηδαμως εμοι οτι αλλ' η τους δοξαζοντας με δοξασω και ο εξουθενων με ατιμωθησεται	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.
31 ιδου ημεραι ερχονται και εξολεθρευσω το σπερμα σου και το σπερμα οικου πατρος σου	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.
32 και ουκ εσται σου πρεσβυτης εν οικω μου πασας τας ημερας	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.
33 και ανδρα ουκ εξολεθρευσω σοι απο του θυσιαστηριου μου εκλιπειν τους οφθαλμους αυτου και καταρρειν την ψυχην αυτου και πας περισσευων οικου σου πεσουνται εν ρομφαια ανδρων	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.
34 και τουτο σοι το σημειον ο ηξει επι τους δυο υιους σου τουτους οφνι και φινεες εν ημερα μια αποθανουνται αμφοτεροι	34 You shall have a sign in what will happen to your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas: both shall die on the same day.
35 και αναστησω εμαυτω ιερεα πιστον ος παντα τα εν τη καρδια μου και τα εν τη ψυχη μου ποιησει και οικοδομησω αυτω οικον πιστον και διελευσεται ενωπιον χριστου μου πασας τας ημερας	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.
36 και εσται ο περισσευων εν οικω σου ηξει προσκυνειν αυτω οβολου αργυριου λεγων παραρριψον με επι μιαν των ιερατειων σου φαγειν αρτον	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.'"