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1 Elcaná era un hombre de la tribu de Efraín que vivía en Ramatayin de Zofim, en la región montañosa de Efraín. Su padre se llamó Jeroán; su abuelo, Eliú; su bisabuelo, Tohu, y su tatarabuelo, Zuf.
1 Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim Zophim, of the hill country of 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 Tenía dos esposas, Ana y Penina. Penina tenía hijos, pero Ana no.
2 He had two wives. The name of one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
3 Cada año Elcaná y su familia viajaban al santuario en Siló para adorar al Señor Todopoderoso y ofrecerle sacrificios. En aquel tiempo oficiaban como sacerdotes los dos hijos de Elí, Ofni y Finés.
3 This man went up out of his city from year to year to worship and to sacrifice to Yahweh of Armies in Shiloh. The two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests to Yahweh, were there.
4 El día que ofrecía sacrificio, Elcaná celebraba la ocasión dando porciones de la carne a Penina y a sus hijos e hijas.
4 When the day came that Elkanah sacrificed, he gave portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and her daughters;
5 A Ana le daba una porción especial, pues la amaba mucho, a pesar de que el Señor no le había concedido tener hijos.
5 but he gave a double portion to Hannah, for he loved Hannah, but Yahweh had shut up her womb.
6 Penina empeoraba la situación burlándose de Ana a causa de su esterilidad.
6 Her rival provoked her severely, to irritate her, because Yahweh had shut up her womb.
7 Todos los años era igual: Penina se burlaba y se reía de ella cuando iban a Siló, y la hacía llorar tanto que Ana no podía comer.
7 So year by year, when she went up to Yahweh’s house, her rival provoked her. Therefore she wept, and didn’t eat.
8 «¿Qué pasa, Ana? —le preguntaba Elcaná—, ¿por qué no comes? ¿Por qué te afliges tanto por no tener hijos? ¿No es mejor tenerme a mí que tener diez hijos?».
8 Elkanah her husband said to her, “Hannah, why do you weep? Why don’t you eat? Why is your heart grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”
9 Una tarde en Siló, después de la cena, Ana fue al santuario. Elí el sacerdote estaba sentado en el lugar acostumbrado junto a la entrada.
9 So Hannah rose up after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh. Now Eli the priest was sitting on his seat by the doorpost of Yahweh’s temple.
10 Ella estaba profundamente angustiada y clamaba con amargura mientras oraba al Señor.
10 She was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to Yahweh, weeping bitterly.
11 E hizo este voto: «Oh Señor, Dios Todopoderoso, si miras mi dolor y respondes a mi oración dándome un hijo, yo te lo devolveré y será tuyo por toda su vida, y jamás será cortado su cabello».
11 She vowed a vow, and said, “Yahweh of Armies, if you will indeed look at the affliction of your servant and remember me, and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a boy, then I will give him to Yahweh all the days of his life, and no razor shall come on his head.”
12 Como Elí vio que Ana prolongaba mucho su oración y que movía los labios sin emitir sonido, pensó que estaba ebria.
12 As she continued praying before Yahweh, Eli saw her mouth.
13 Not in this translation
13 Now Hannah spoke in her heart. Only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli thought she was drunk.
14 ―¿Cómo te atreves a venir aquí borracha? —le dijo—. ¡Deja ya tu borrachera!
14 Eli said to her, “How long will you be drunk? Get rid of your wine!”
15 ―No, señor —contestó ella—, no estoy ebria; es que estoy muy triste y estaba derramando las penas de mi corazón delante del Señor. No pienses que soy una borracha.
15 Hannah answered, “No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit. I have not been drinking wine or strong drink, but I poured out my soul before Yahweh.
16 Not in this translation
16 Don’t consider your servant a wicked woman; for I have been speaking out of the abundance of my complaint and my provocation.”
17 ―En ese caso —dijo Elí—, alégrate, y que el Dios de Israel conceda tu petición, cualquiera que sea.
17 Then Eli answered, “Go in peace; and may the God of Israel grant your petition that you have asked of him.”
18 ―¡Oh, gracias, señor! —exclamó ella, y regresó muy alegre y comenzó a comer nuevamente.
18 She said, “Let your servant find favor in your sight.” So the woman went her way and ate; and her facial expression wasn’t sad any more.
19 El día siguiente toda la familia se levantó temprano y fueron al santuario a adorar al Señor una vez más. Entonces regresaron a su hogar en Ramá, y cuando Elcaná durmió con Ana, el Señor se acordó de su petición.
19 They rose up in the morning early and worshiped Yahweh, then returned and came to their house to Ramah. Then Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and Yahweh remembered her.
20 Pasado el tiempo, ella tuvo un hijo. Y le puso Samuel (Pedido a Dios) porque, como ella dijo: «Se lo pedí al Señor».
20 When the time had come, Hannah conceived, and bore a son; and she named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked him of Yahweh.”
21 Al año siguiente, Elcaná y Penina y sus hijos fueron a ofrecer el sacrificio anual al santuario,
21 The man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer to Yahweh the yearly sacrifice and his vow.
22 pero Ana no fue esa vez porque le dijo a su marido: ―Espera hasta que el niño haya sido destetado. Entonces yo lo llevaré y lo dejaré allí para siempre.
22 But Hannah didn’t go up, for she said to her husband, “Not until the child is weaned; then I will bring him, that he may appear before Yahweh, and stay there forever.”
23 ―Bien, haz lo que te parezca mejor —contestó Elcaná—. Quédate hasta que destetes al niño, y que el Señor vea el cumplimiento de tu voto. Así que se quedó en casa hasta que destetó al niño.
23 Elkanah her husband said to her, “Do what seems good to you. Wait until you have weaned him; only may Yahweh establish his word.” So the woman waited and nursed her son until she weaned him.
24 Entonces, aunque era muy pequeño, lo llevaron al santuario en Siló, juntamente con un becerro de tres años para el sacrificio y veinticuatro kilos de harina y un odre de vino.
24 When she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bulls, and one ephah of meal, and a container of wine, and brought him to Yahweh’s house in Shiloh. The child was young.
25 Después del sacrificio llevaron al niño ante la presencia de Elí.
25 They killed the bull, and brought the child to Eli.
26 «Señor, ¿te acuerdas de mí? —le preguntó Ana—. Yo soy la mujer que estuvo aquí hace algún tiempo orando al Señor.
26 She said, “Oh, my lord, as your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood by you here, praying to Yahweh.
27 Le pedí a él que me diera un hijo, y él ha respondido a mi petición.
27 I prayed for this child, and Yahweh has given me my petition which I asked of him.
28 Ahora lo traigo para entregarlo al Señor para toda la vida». Y adoraron allí al Señor.
28 Therefore I have also given him to Yahweh. As long as he lives he is given to Yahweh.” He worshiped Yahweh there.

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People

  • Eli

    Priest and judge at Shiloh

    The priest at Shiloh who judged Israel forty years, blessed Hannah, took in the boy Samuel, failed to restrain his wicked sons, and died at ninety-eight when he heard the ark of…

    Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 1:3; 1 Samuel 1:9; 1 Samuel 2:22

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  • Eliel

    Son of Toah

    Eliel is named as the son of Toah in Heman's Kohathite ancestry (1 Chronicles 6:33-38).

    Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 1:1; 1 Chronicles 6:34

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  • Elkanah

    Husband of Hannah

    An Ephraimite from Ramathaim-zophim with two wives, Hannah and Peninnah, who went up each year to worship and sacrifice at Shiloh and whose son by Hannah was Samuel. 1 Samuel 1:1…

    Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 1:1; 1 Samuel 1:3; 1 Samuel 1:19

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  • Hannah

    Mother of Samuel

    Elkanah's beloved but childless wife, who prayed at Shiloh for a son and vowed to dedicate him to the LORD, bore Samuel, and later bore three more sons and two daughters.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 1:2; 1 Samuel 1:10; 1 Samuel 1:20

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  • Hophni

    Wicked son of Eli

    A priest at Shiloh and son of Eli, who treated the LORD's offering with contempt and died the same day as his brother Phinehas when the ark of God was captured.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 1:3; 1 Samuel 2:34; 1 Samuel 4:4

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  • Jeroham

    Son of Eliel

    Jeroham is named as the son of Eliel in Heman's Kohathite ancestry (1 Chronicles 6:33-38).

    Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 1:1; 1 Chronicles 6:34

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  • Peninnah

    Hannah's rival, Elkanah's wife

    Elkanah's other wife, who had sons and daughters and year after year taunted the childless Hannah until she wept and would not eat.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 1:2; 1 Samuel 1:4

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  • Phinehas

    Wicked son of Eli

    A priest at Shiloh and son of Eli, who died on the day the ark of God was captured; his wife died in childbirth after naming their son Ichabod.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 1:3; 1 Samuel 2:34; 1 Samuel 4:4

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  • Samuel

    Prophet, judge and kingmaker

    Born to Hannah in answer to prayer and dedicated to the LORD at Shiloh, he was confirmed as a prophet, judged Israel all his life, anointed Saul and then David, and was buried at…

    Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 1:20; 1 Samuel 3:20; 1 Samuel 7:15

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  • Toah

    Son of Zuph

    Toah is named as the son of Zuph in Heman's Kohathite ancestry (1 Chronicles 6:33-38).

    Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 1:1; 1 Chronicles 6:34

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  • Zuph

    Son of Elkanah

    Zuph is named as the son of Elkanah in Heman's Kohathite ancestry (1 Chronicles 6:33-38).

    Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 1:1; 1 Chronicles 6:35

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Places

  • Shiloh

    Today: West Bank (hills of Ephraim)

    Shiloh housed the tabernacle and ark through the era of the judges. Hannah prayed and Samuel ministered here; its later ruin became a prophetic warning.

    Cited in the guide: Joshua 18:1; 1 Samuel 1:3; Jeremiah 7:12

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Cross references (26)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 1 Chronicles 6:34; 1 Chronicles 6:25–27; 1 Samuel 1:19; Ruth 1:2; Judges 17:1
  2. 2 Luke 1:7; Genesis 25:21; Judges 13:2; Genesis 29:23–29; Genesis 29:31
  3. 3 Luke 2:41; Deuteronomy 12:5–7; Joshua 18:1; Exodus 34:23; Exodus 23:14
  4. 4 Deuteronomy 12:17–18; Deuteronomy 16:11; Deuteronomy 12:5–7; Leviticus 7:15; Leviticus 3:4
  5. 5 Genesis 30:2; Genesis 29:30–31; Genesis 16:1; Genesis 20:18; Genesis 45:22
  6. 6 Job 6:14; Job 24:21; Leviticus 18:18
  7. 7 1 Samuel 2:19
  8. 8 Ruth 4:15; Job 6:14; Isaiah 54:6; Psalm 43:4; 1 Thessalonians 5:14
  9. 9 1 Samuel 3:3; Psalm 27:4; Psalm 5:7; 2 Samuel 7:2; Psalm 29:9
  10. 10 Job 7:11; Job 10:1; Luke 22:44; Psalm 91:15; Hebrews 5:7
  11. 11 Judges 13:5; Numbers 6:5; Genesis 29:32; Ecclesiastes 5:4; Psalm 25:18
  12. 12 1 Thessalonians 5:17; James 5:16; Luke 18:1; Luke 11:8–10; Ephesians 6:18
  13. 14 Ephesians 4:31; Proverbs 6:9; Job 22:23; Ephesians 4:25; Psalm 62:3
  14. 15 Psalm 62:8; Lamentations 2:19; Psalm 42:4; Psalm 143:6; Psalm 142:2–3
  15. 17 Mark 5:34; Judges 18:6; Psalm 20:3–5; 1 Samuel 25:35; 2 Kings 5:19
  16. 18 Ruth 2:13; Ecclesiastes 9:7; Romans 15:13; Genesis 33:15; Philippians 4:6–7
  17. 19 Genesis 30:22; Genesis 21:1; Genesis 4:1; 1 Samuel 1:11; Psalm 119:147
  18. 20 Genesis 41:51–52; Matthew 1:21; Exodus 2:10; Exodus 2:22; Genesis 30:6–21
  19. 21 1 Samuel 1:3; Deuteronomy 12:11; Joshua 24:15; Psalm 101:2; Genesis 18:19
  20. 22 1 Samuel 1:28; 1 Samuel 1:11; Luke 2:22; Deuteronomy 16:16; 1 Samuel 2:11
  21. 23 2 Samuel 7:25; Luke 11:27; Matthew 24:19; Isaiah 44:26; Psalm 22:9
  22. 24 Numbers 15:9–10; 1 Samuel 4:3–4; Joshua 18:1; Deuteronomy 12:5–6; Deuteronomy 12:11
  23. 25 Luke 18:15–16; Luke 2:22
  24. 26 2 Kings 2:6; 2 Kings 2:4; 2 Kings 4:30; 2 Kings 2:2; 1 Samuel 17:55
  25. 27 1 John 5:15; Psalm 66:19–20; Matthew 7:7; Psalm 118:5; Psalm 6:9
  26. 28 Genesis 24:26; Genesis 24:52; 1 Samuel 1:11; 2 Timothy 3:15; Genesis 24:48

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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Quotes verse 1:13 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily VI)

    … of no man, softly and noiselessly; those which arise from a certain depth of mind, those shed in anguish and in sorrow, those which are for God alone; such as were Hannah's, for "her lips moved," it is said, "but her voice was not heard;" however, her tears alone uttered a cry more clear than any trumpet.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)

  2. Quotes verse 1:13 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily XIX)

    Since Moses too was pained, and prayed in this way and was heard; for this cause also God said unto him, "Wherefore criest thou unto me." And Hannah too again, her voice not being heard, accomplished all she wished, forasmuch as her heart cried out. But Abel prayed not only when silent, but even when dying, and his blood sent …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)