I Livro de Samuel 1

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1 Havia em Ramataim-Sofim um homem das montanhas de Efraim, chamado Elcana, filho de Jeroão, filho de Eliu, filho de Tolu, filho de Suf, o efraimita.	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 Tinha ele duas mulheres, uma chamada Ana e outra Fenena. Esta última tinha filhos; Ana, porém, não os tinha.	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 Cada ano subia esse homem de sua cidade para adorar o Senhor dos exércitos e oferecer-lhe um sacrifício em Silo, onde se encontravam os dois filhos de Heli, Ofini e Finéias, sacerdotes do Senhor.	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 Cada vez que Elcana oferecia um sacrifício, dava porções à sua mulher Fenena, bem como aos filhos e filhas que ela teve;	4 Then the day arrived, and Elkanah immolated. And he gave portions to his wife Peninnah, and to all her sons and daughters.
5 a Ana, porém, dava uma porção dupla, porque a amava, embora o Senhor a tivesse tornado estéril.	5 But to Hannah he gave one portion with sorrow. For he loved Hannah, but the Lord had closed her womb.
6 Sua rival afligia-a duramente, provocando-a a murmurar contra o Senhor que a tinha feito estéril.	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 Isto se repetia cada ano quando ela subia à casa do Senhor; Fenena continuava provocando-a. Então, Ana punha-se a chorar e não comia.	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 Seu marido dizia-lhe: Ana, por que choras? Por que não comes? Por que estás triste? Não valho eu para ti como dez filhos?	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 {Desta vez} Ana levantou-se, depois de ter comido e bebido em Silo. Ora, o sacerdote Heli estava sentado numa cadeira à entrada do templo do Senhor.	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 Ana, profundamente amargurada, orou ao Senhor e chorou copiosamente.	10 And since Hannah was bitter in soul, she prayed to the Lord, weeping greatly.
11 E fez um voto, dizendo: Senhor dos exércitos, se vos dignardes olhar para a aflição de vossa serva, e vos lembrardes de mim; se não vos esquecerdes de vossa escrava e lhe derdes um filho varão, eu o consagrarei ao Senhor durante todos os dias de sua vida, e a navalha não passará pela sua cabeça.	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 Prolongando ela sua oração diante do Senhor, Heli observava o movimento dos seus lábios.	12 Then it happened that, while she multiplied prayers before the Lord, Eli observed her mouth.
13 Ana, porém, falava no seu coração, e apenas se moviam os seus lábios, sem se lhe ouvir a voz.	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 Heli, julgando-a ébria, falou-lhe: Até quando estarás tu embriagada? Vai-te e deixa passar o teu vinho.	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 Não é assim, meu Senhor, respondeu ela, eu sou uma mulher aflita: não bebi nem vinho, nem álcool, mas derramo a minha alma na presença do Senhor.	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 Não tomes a tua escrava por uma pessoa frívola, porque é a grandeza de minha dor e de minha aflição que me fez falar até aqui.	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 Heli respondeu: Vai em paz, e o Deus de Israel te conceda o que lhe pedes.	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 Encontre a tua serva graça aos teus olhos, ajuntou ela. A mulher se foi, comeu, e o seu rosto não era mais o mesmo.	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 No dia seguinte pela manhã, prostraram-se diante do Senhor, e voltaram para a sua casa em Ramá.	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 Elcana conheceu Ana, sua mulher, e o Senhor lembrou-se dela. Ana concebeu, e, passado o seu tempo, deu à luz um filho que chamou Samuel; porque, dizia, eu o pedi ao Senhor.	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 Elcana, seu marido, foi com toda a sua casa para oferecer ao Senhor o sacrifício anual.	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 Ana, porém, não foi, e disse ao seu marido: Quando o menino for desmamado, eu o levarei para apresentá-lo ao Senhor, e lá ficará para sempre.	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 Faze como achares melhor, respondeu-lhe Elcana; fica até que o tenhas desmamado e que o Senhor se digne confirmar a sua promessa. Ela ficou e aleitou o seu filho até que o desmamou.	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 Após tê-lo desmamado, tomou-o consigo, e levando também três touros, um efá de farinha e um odre de vinho, conduziu-o à casa do Senhor em Silo. O menino era ainda muito criança.	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 Imolaram o touro e conduziram o menino a Heli.	25 And they immolated a calf, and they presented the boy to Eli.
26 Ana disse-lhe: Ouve, meu Senhor, por tua vida, eu sou aquela mulher que esteve aqui em tua presença orando ao Senhor.	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 Eis aqui o menino por quem orei; o Senhor ouviu o meu pedido.	27 I prayed for this child, and the Lord granted to me my petition, which I asked of him.
28 Portanto, eu também o dou ao Senhor: ele será consagrado ao Senhor para todos os dias de sua vida. E prostraram-se naquele lugar diante do Senhor.	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: