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1 Samuel · Códice de Leningrado (Westminster)

1 Samuel 1 Códice de Leningrado (Westminster)

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1 וַיְהִי֩ אִ֨ישׁ אֶחָ֜ד מִן־הָרָמָתַ֛יִם צוֹפִ֖ים מֵהַ֣ר אֶפְרָ֑יִם וּשְׁמ֡וֹ אֶ֠לְקָנָה בֶּן־יְרֹחָ֧ם בֶּן־אֱלִיה֛וּא בֶּן־תֹּ֥חוּ בֶן־צ֖וּף אֶפְרָתִֽי׃
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 וְלוֹ֙ שְׁתֵּ֣י נָשִׁ֔ים שֵׁ֤ם אַחַת֙ חַנָּ֔ה וְשֵׁ֥ם הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית פְּנִנָּ֑ה וַיְהִ֤י לִפְנִנָּה֙ יְלָדִ֔ים וּלְחַנָּ֖ה אֵ֥ין יְלָדִֽים׃
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 וְעָלָה֩ הָאִ֨ישׁ הַה֤וּא מֵֽעִירוֹ֙ מִיָּמִ֣ים ׀ יָמִ֔ימָה לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֧ת וְלִזְבֹּ֛חַ לַיהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת בְּשִׁלֹ֑ה וְשָׁ֞ם שְׁנֵ֣י בְנֵֽי־עֵלִ֗י חָפְנִי֙ וּפִ֣נְחָ֔ס כֹּהֲנִ֖ים לַיהוָֽה׃
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 וַיְהִ֣י הַיּ֔וֹם וַיִּזְבַּ֖ח אֶלְקָנָ֑ה וְנָתַ֞ן לִפְנִנָּ֣ה אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ וּֽלְכָל־בָּנֶ֛יהָ וּבְנוֹתֶ֖יהָ מָנֽוֹת׃
4 When the day came that Elkanah sacrificed, he gave portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and her daughters;
5 וּלְחַנָּ֕ה יִתֵּ֛ן מָנָ֥ה אַחַ֖ת אַפָּ֑יִם כִּ֤י אֶת־חַנָּה֙ אָהֵ֔ב וַֽיהוָ֖ה סָגַ֥ר רַחְמָֽהּ׃
5 but he gave a double portion to Hannah, for he loved Hannah, but Yahweh had shut up her womb.
6 וְכִֽעֲסַ֤תָּה צָֽרָתָהּ֙ גַּם־כַּ֔עַס בַּעֲב֖וּר הַרְּעִמָ֑הּ כִּֽי־סָגַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה בְּעַ֥ד רַחְמָֽהּ׃
6 Her rival provoked her severely, to irritate her, because Yahweh had shut up her womb.
7 וְכֵ֨ן יַעֲשֶׂ֜ה שָׁנָ֣ה בְשָׁנָ֗ה מִדֵּ֤י עֲלֹתָהּ֙ בְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה כֵּ֖ן תַּכְעִסֶ֑נָּה וַתִּבְכֶּ֖ה וְלֹ֥א תֹאכַֽל׃
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 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר לָ֜הּ אֶלְקָנָ֣ה אִישָׁ֗הּ חַנָּה֙ לָ֣מֶה תִבְכִּ֗י וְלָ֙מֶה֙ לֹ֣א תֹֽאכְלִ֔י וְלָ֖מֶה יֵרַ֣ע לְבָבֵ֑ךְ הֲל֤וֹא אָֽנֹכִי֙ ט֣וֹב לָ֔ךְ מֵעֲשָׂרָ֖ה בָּנִֽים׃
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 וַתָּ֣קָם חַנָּ֔ה אַחֲרֵ֛י אָכְלָ֥ה בְשִׁלֹ֖ה וְאַחֲרֵ֣י שָׁתֹ֑ה וְעֵלִ֣י הַכֹּהֵ֗ן יֹשֵׁב֙ עַל־הַכִּסֵּ֔א עַל־מְזוּזַ֖ת הֵיכַ֥ל יְהוָֽה׃
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 וְהִ֖יא מָ֣רַת נָ֑פֶשׁ וַתִּתְפַּלֵּ֥ל עַל־יְהוָ֖ה וּבָכֹ֥ה תִבְכֶּֽה׃
10 She was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to Yahweh, weeping bitterly.
11 וַתִּדֹּ֨ר נֶ֜דֶר וַתֹּאמַ֗ר יְהוָ֨ה צְבָא֜וֹת אִם־רָאֹ֥ה תִרְאֶ֣ה ׀ בָּעֳנִ֣י אֲמָתֶ֗ךָ וּזְכַרְתַּ֙נִי֙ וְלֹֽא־תִשְׁכַּ֣ח אֶת־אֲמָתֶ֔ךָ וְנָתַתָּ֥ה לַאֲמָתְךָ֖ זֶ֣רַע אֲנָשִׁ֑ים וּנְתַתִּ֤יו לַֽיהוָה֙ כָּל־יְמֵ֣י חַיָּ֔יו וּמוֹרָ֖ה לֹא־יַעֲלֶ֥ה עַל־רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃
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 וְהָיָה֙ כִּ֣י הִרְבְּתָ֔ה לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖ל לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְעֵלִ֖י שֹׁמֵ֥ר אֶת־פִּֽיהָ׃
12 As she continued praying before Yahweh, Eli saw her mouth.
13 וְחַנָּ֗ה הִ֚יא מְדַבֶּ֣רֶת עַל־לִבָּ֔הּ רַ֚ק שְׂפָתֶ֣יהָ נָּע֔וֹת וְקוֹלָ֖הּ לֹ֣א יִשָּׁמֵ֑עַ וַיַּחְשְׁבֶ֥הָ עֵלִ֖י לְשִׁכֹּרָֽה׃
13 Now Hannah spoke in her heart. Only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli thought she was drunk.
14 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙ עֵלִ֔י עַד־מָתַ֖י תִּשְׁתַּכָּרִ֑ין הָסִ֥ירִי אֶת־יֵינֵ֖ךְ מֵעָלָֽיִךְ׃
14 Eli said to her, “How long will you be drunk? Get rid of your wine!”
15 וַתַּ֨עַן חַנָּ֤ה וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לֹ֣א אֲדֹנִ֔י אִשָּׁ֤ה קְשַׁת־ר֙וּחַ֙ אָנֹ֔כִי וְיַ֥יִן וְשֵׁכָ֖ר לֹ֣א שָׁתִ֑יתִי וָאֶשְׁפֹּ֥ךְ אֶת־נַפְשִׁ֖י לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃
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 אַל־תִּתֵּן֙ אֶת־אֲמָ֣תְךָ֔ לִפְנֵ֖י בַּת־בְּלִיָּ֑עַל כִּֽי־מֵרֹ֥ב שִׂיחִ֛י וְכַעְסִ֖י דִּבַּ֥רְתִּי עַד־הֵֽנָּה׃
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 וַיַּ֧עַן עֵלִ֛י וַיֹּ֖אמֶר לְכִ֣י לְשָׁל֑וֹם וֵאלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל יִתֵּן֙ אֶת־שֵׁ֣לָתֵ֔ךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁאַ֖לְתְּ מֵעִמּֽוֹ׃
17 Then Eli answered, “Go in peace; and may the God of Israel grant your petition that you have asked of him.”
18 וַתֹּ֕אמֶר תִּמְצָ֧א שִׁפְחָתְךָ֛ חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָ וַתֵּ֨לֶךְ הָאִשָּׁ֤ה לְדַרְכָּהּ֙ וַתֹּאכַ֔ל וּפָנֶ֥יהָ לֹא־הָיוּ־לָ֖הּ עֽוֹד׃
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 וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּ בַבֹּ֗קֶר וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וַיָּשֻׁ֛בוּ וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ אֶל־בֵּיתָ֖ם הָרָמָ֑תָה וַיֵּ֤דַע אֶלְקָנָה֙ אֶת־חַנָּ֣ה אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ וַיִּֽזְכְּרֶ֖הָ יְהוָֽה׃
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 וַיְהִי֙ לִתְקֻפ֣וֹת הַיָּמִ֔ים וַתַּ֥הַר חַנָּ֖ה וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֑ן וַתִּקְרָ֤א אֶת־שְׁמוֹ֙ שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל כִּ֥י מֵיְהוָ֖ה שְׁאִלְתִּֽיו׃
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 וַיַּ֛עַל הָאִ֥ישׁ אֶלְקָנָ֖ה וְכָל־בֵּית֑וֹ לִזְבֹּ֧חַ לַֽיהוָ֛ה אֶת־זֶ֥בַח הַיָּמִ֖ים וְאֶת־נִדְרֽוֹ׃
21 The man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer to Yahweh the yearly sacrifice and his vow.
22 וְחַנָּ֖ה לֹ֣א עָלָ֑תָה כִּֽי־אָמְרָ֣ה לְאִישָׁ֗הּ עַ֣ד יִגָּמֵ֤ל הַנַּ֙עַר֙ וַהֲבִאֹתִ֗יו וְנִרְאָה֙ אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וְיָ֥שַׁב שָׁ֖ם עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃
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 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָהּ֩ אֶלְקָנָ֨ה אִישָׁ֜הּ עֲשִׂ֧י הַטּ֣וֹב בְּעֵינַ֗יִךְ שְׁבִי֙ עַד־גָּמְלֵ֣ךְ אֹת֔וֹ אַ֛ךְ יָקֵ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־דְּבָר֑וֹ וַתֵּ֤שֶׁב הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ וַתֵּ֣ינֶק אֶת־בְּנָ֔הּ עַד־גָּמְלָ֖הּ אֹתֽוֹ׃
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 וַתַּעֲלֵ֨הוּ עִמָּ֜הּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר גְּמָלַ֗תּוּ בְּפָרִ֤ים שְׁלֹשָׁה֙ וְאֵיפָ֨ה אַחַ֥ת קֶ֙מַח֙ וְנֵ֣בֶל יַ֔יִן וַתְּבִאֵ֥הוּ בֵית־יְהוָ֖ה שִׁל֑וֹ וְהַנַּ֖עַר נָֽעַר׃
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 וַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּ אֶת־הַפָּ֑ר וַיָּבִ֥יאוּ אֶת־הַנַּ֖עַר אֶל־עֵלִֽי׃
25 They killed the bull, and brought the child to Eli.
26 וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ בִּ֣י אֲדֹנִ֔י חֵ֥י נַפְשְׁךָ֖ אֲדֹנִ֑י אֲנִ֣י הָאִשָּׁ֗ה הַנִּצֶּ֤בֶת עִמְּכָה֙ בָּזֶ֔ה לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖ל אֶל־יְהוָֽה׃
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 אֶל־הַנַּ֥עַר הַזֶּ֖ה הִתְפַּלָּ֑לְתִּי וַיִּתֵּ֨ן יְהוָ֥ה לִי֙ אֶת־שְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁאַ֖לְתִּי מֵעִמּֽוֹ׃
27 I prayed for this child, and Yahweh has given me my petition which I asked of him.
28 וְגַ֣ם אָנֹכִ֗י הִשְׁאִלְתִּ֙הוּ֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה כָּל־הַיָּמִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָיָ֔ה ה֥וּא שָׁא֖וּל לַֽיהוָ֑ה וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ שָׁ֖ם לַיהוָֽה׃ פ
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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Personas

  • 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…

    Citado en la guía: 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).

    Citado en la guía: 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…

    Citado en la guía: 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.

    Citado en la guía: 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.

    Citado en la guía: 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).

    Citado en la guía: 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.

    Citado en la guía: 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.

    Citado en la guía: 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…

    Citado en la guía: 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).

    Citado en la guía: 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).

    Citado en la guía: 1 Samuel 1:1; 1 Chronicles 6:35

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Lugares

  • Shiloh

    Hoy: 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.

    Citado en la guía: Joshua 18:1; 1 Samuel 1:3; Jeremiah 7:12

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Referencias cruzadas (28)

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  1. 1 1 Crónicas 6:34; 1 Crónicas 6:25–27; 1 Samuel 1:19; Rut 1:2; Jueces 17:1
  2. 2 Lucas 1:7; Génesis 25:21; Jueces 13:2; Génesis 29:23–29; Génesis 29:31
  3. 3 Lucas 2:41; Deuteronomio 12:5–7; Josué 18:1; Éxodo 34:23; Éxodo 23:14
  4. 4 Deuteronomio 12:17–18; Deuteronomio 16:11; Deuteronomio 12:5–7; Levítico 7:15; Levítico 3:4
  5. 5 Génesis 30:2; Génesis 29:30–31; Génesis 16:1; Génesis 20:18; Génesis 45:22
  6. 6 Job 6:14; Job 24:21; Levítico 18:18
  7. 7 1 Samuel 2:19
  8. 8 Rut 4:15; Job 6:14; Isaías 54:6; Salmo 43:4; 1 Tesalonicenses 5:14
  9. 9 1 Samuel 3:3; Salmo 27:4; Salmo 5:7; 2 Samuel 7:2; Salmo 29:9
  10. 10 Job 7:11; Job 10:1; Lucas 22:44; Salmo 91:15; Hebreos 5:7
  11. 11 Jueces 13:5; Números 6:5; Génesis 29:32; Eclesiastés 5:4; Salmo 25:18
  12. 12 1 Tesalonicenses 5:17; Santiago 5:16; Lucas 18:1; Lucas 11:8–10; Efesios 6:18
  13. 13 Romanos 8:26; Génesis 24:42–45; Hechos 2:13; Salmo 25:1; Zacarías 9:15
  14. 14 Efesios 4:31; Proverbios 6:9; Job 22:23; Efesios 4:25; Salmo 62:3
  15. 15 Salmo 62:8; Lamentaciones 2:19; Salmo 42:4; Salmo 143:6; Salmo 142:2–3
  16. 16 1 Samuel 2:12; Deuteronomio 13:13; Mateo 12:34–35; Job 10:1–2; Job 6:2–3
  17. 17 Marcos 5:34; Jueces 18:6; Salmo 20:3–5; 1 Samuel 25:35; 2 Reyes 5:19
  18. 18 Rut 2:13; Eclesiastés 9:7; Romanos 15:13; Génesis 33:15; Filipenses 4:6–7
  19. 19 Génesis 30:22; Génesis 21:1; Génesis 4:1; 1 Samuel 1:11; Salmo 119:147
  20. 20 Génesis 41:51–52; Mateo 1:21; Éxodo 2:10; Éxodo 2:22; Génesis 30:6–21
  21. 21 1 Samuel 1:3; Deuteronomio 12:11; Josué 24:15; Salmo 101:2; Génesis 18:19
  22. 22 1 Samuel 1:28; 1 Samuel 1:11; Lucas 2:22; Deuteronomio 16:16; 1 Samuel 2:11
  23. 23 2 Samuel 7:25; Lucas 11:27; Mateo 24:19; Isaías 44:26; Salmo 22:9
  24. 24 Números 15:9–10; 1 Samuel 4:3–4; Josué 18:1; Deuteronomio 12:5–6; Deuteronomio 12:11
  25. 25 Lucas 18:15–16; Lucas 2:22
  26. 26 2 Reyes 2:6; 2 Reyes 2:4; 2 Reyes 4:30; 2 Reyes 2:2; 1 Samuel 17:55
  27. 27 1 Juan 5:15; Salmo 66:19–20; Mateo 7:7; Salmo 118:5; Salmo 6:9
  28. 28 Génesis 24:26; Génesis 24:52; 1 Samuel 1:11; 2 Timoteo 3:15; Génesis 24:48

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«Comentario» es el comienzo de una homilía o exposición sobre este capítulo (homilías de san Juan Crisóstomo; tratados, sermones y comentarios a los Salmos de san Agustín). «Cita» es una frase en la que las notas de la propia edición identifican la cita de un versículo de este capítulo; solo se conserva si el texto coincide con el versículo. Solo se usan obras de autoría segura. Los Salmos siguen la numeración hebrea (Agustín usa la de los Setenta: su Salmo 50 es aquí el 51).

  1. Cita 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.

    Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)

  2. Cita 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 …

    Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)