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1 Hannah prayed out loud, |My heart finds joy in the LORD. My head is lifted to the LORD. My mouth mocks my enemies. I rejoice because you saved [me]. And Hannah prayed and said, “My heart exults in the LORD; my horn is exalted in the LORD. My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in your salvation. Then Hannah prayed and said: “My heart rejoices in the LORD; in the LORD my horn is lifted high. My mouth boasts over my enemies, for I delight in your deliverance.
2 There is no one holy like the LORD. There is no one but you, O LORD. There is no Rock like our God. “There is none holy like the LORD: for there is none besides you; there is no rock like our God. “There is no one holy like the LORD; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God.
3 |Do not boast [or] let arrogance come out of your mouth because the LORD is a God of knowledge, and he weighs [our] actions. Talk no more so very proudly, let not arrogance come from your mouth; for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed. “Do not keep talking so proudly or let your mouth speak such arrogance, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by him deeds are weighed.
4 |The bows of the warriors are broken, but those who stumble are armed with strength. The bows of the mighty are broken, but the feeble bind on strength. “The bows of the warriors are broken, but those who stumbled are armed with strength.
5 Those who were well-fed hire themselves out for a piece of bread, but those who were hungry hunger no more. Even the woman who was childless gives birth to seven children, but the mother of many children grieves all alone. Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread, but those who were hungry have ceased to hunger. The barren has borne seven, but she who has many children is forlorn. Those who were full hire themselves out for food, but those who were hungry are hungry no more. She who was barren has borne seven children, but she who has had many sons pines away.
6 |The LORD kills, and he gives life. He makes [people] go down to the grave, and he raises them up [again]. The LORD kills and brings to life; he brings down to Sheol and raises up. “The LORD brings death and makes alive; he brings down to the grave and raises up.
7 The LORD causes poverty and grants wealth. He humbles [people]; he also promotes them. The LORD makes poor and makes rich; he brings low and he exalts. The LORD sends poverty and wealth; he humbles and he exalts.
8 He raises the poor from the dust. He lifts the needy from the trash heap in order to make them sit with nobles and even to make them inherit a glorious throne. |The pillars of the earth are the LORD's. He has set the world on them. He raises up the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from the ash heap to make them sit with princes and inherit a seat of honor. For the pillars of the earth are the LORD’s, and on them he has set the world. He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; he seats them with princes and has them inherit a throne of honor. “For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s; on them he has set the world.
9 He safeguards the steps of his faithful ones, but wicked people are silenced in darkness because humans cannot succeed by their own strength. “He will guard the feet of his faithful ones, but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness, for not by might shall a man prevail. He will guard the feet of his faithful servants, but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness. “It is not by strength that one prevails;
10 |Those who oppose the LORD are broken into pieces. He thunders at them from the heavens. The LORD judges the ends of the earth. He gives strength to his King and lifts the head of his Messiah.| The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; against them he will thunder in heaven. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth; he will give strength to his king and exalt the horn of his anointed.” those who oppose the LORD will be broken. The Most High will thunder from heaven; the LORD will judge the ends of the earth. “He will give strength to his king and exalt the horn of his anointed.”
11 Then Elkanah went home to Ramah. But the boy [Samuel] served the LORD under the priest Eli. Then Elkanah went home to Ramah. And the boy was ministering to the LORD in the presence of Eli the priest. Then Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy ministered before the LORD under Eli the priest.
12 Eli's sons, [Hophni and Phinehas,] were good-for-nothing priests; they had no faith in the LORD. Now the sons of Eli were worthless men. They did not know the LORD. Eli’s sons were scoundrels; they had no regard for the LORD.
13 Now, this was how the priests dealt with the people who were offering sacrifices: While the meat was boiling, the priest's servant would come with a three-pronged fork in his hand. The custom of the priests with the people was that when any man offered sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come, while the meat was boiling, with a three-pronged fork in his hand, Now it was the practice of the priests that, whenever any of the people offered a sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come with a three-pronged fork in his hand while the meat was being boiled
14 Then he would stick it into the pot, kettle, cauldron, or pan. Whatever the fork brought up [from the pot] belonged to the priest. This is what the priests did in Shiloh to all the people of Israel who came there [to sacrifice]. and he would thrust it into the pan or kettle or cauldron or pot. All that the fork brought up the priest would take for himself. This is what they did at Shiloh to all the Israelites who came there. and would plunge the fork into the pan or kettle or caldron or pot. Whatever the fork brought up the priest would take for himself. This is how they treated all the Israelites who came to Shiloh.
15 But [in the case of Eli's sons,] even before the people burned the fat, their servants would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, |Give the meat to the priest to roast. He doesn't want boiled meat from you. He wants it raw.| Moreover, before the fat was burned, the priest’s servant would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give meat for the priest to roast, for he will not accept boiled meat from you but only raw.” But even before the fat was burned, the priest’s servant would come and say to the person who was sacrificing, “Give the priest some meat to roast; he won’t accept boiled meat from you, but only raw.”
16 If the man said to the servant, |First let the fat be burned, then take as much as you want,| the servant would say to him, |Give it to me now, or I'll take it by force.| And if the man said to him, “Let them burn the fat first, and then take as much as you wish,” he would say, “No, you must give it now, and if not, I will take it by force.” If the person said to him, “Let the fat be burned first, and then take whatever you want,” the servant would answer, “No, hand it over now; if you don’t, I’ll take it by force.”
17 The sin of Eli's sons was a serious matter to the LORD, because these men were treating the offerings made to the LORD with contempt. Thus the sin of the young men was very great in the sight of the LORD, for the men treated the offering of the LORD with contempt. This sin of the young men was very great in the LORD’s sight, for they were treating the LORD’s offering with contempt.
18 Meanwhile, Samuel continued to serve in front of the LORD. As a boy he was [already] wearing a linen ephod. Samuel was ministering before the LORD, a boy clothed with a linen ephod. But Samuel was ministering before the LORD—a boy wearing a linen ephod.
19 His mother would make him a robe and bring it to him every year when she went with her husband to offer the annual sacrifice. And his mother used to make for him a little robe and take it to him each year when she went up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice. Each year his mother made him a little robe and took it to him when she went up with her husband to offer the annual sacrifice.
20 Eli would bless Elkanah (and his wife) and say, |May the Lord give you children from this woman in place of the one which she has given to the Lord.| Then they would go home. Then Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say, “May the LORD give you children by this woman for the petition she asked of the LORD.” So then they would return to their home. Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, “May the LORD give you children by this woman to take the place of the one she prayed for and gave to the LORD.” Then they would go home.
21 The Lord came to Hannah. She became pregnant [five times] and had three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in front of the Lord. Indeed the LORD visited Hannah, and she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. And the boy Samuel grew in the presence of the LORD. And the LORD was gracious to Hannah; she gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.
22 Now, Eli was very old, and he had heard everything that his sons were doing to all Israel and that they were sleeping with the women who served at the gate of the tent of meeting. Now Eli was very old, and he kept hearing all that his sons were doing to all Israel, and how they lay with the women who were serving at the entrance to the tent of meeting. Now Eli, who was very old, heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they slept with the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
23 So he asked them, |Why are you doing such things? I hear about your wicked ways from all these people. And he said to them, “Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all these people. So he said to them, “Why do you do such things? I hear from all the people about these wicked deeds of yours.
24 Sons, the report that I hear the people of the LORD spreading isn't good! No, my sons; it is no good report that I hear the people of the LORD spreading abroad. No, my sons; the report I hear spreading among the LORD’s people is not good.
25 If one person sins against another, God will take care of him. However, when a person sins against the LORD, who will pray for him?| But they wouldn't listen to their father's warning-the LORD wanted to kill them. If someone sins against a man, God will mediate for him, but if someone sins against the LORD, who can intercede for him?” But they would not listen to the voice of their father, for it was the will of the LORD to put them to death. If one person sins against another, God may mediate for the offender; but if anyone sins against the LORD, who will intercede for them?” His sons, however, did not listen to their father’s rebuke, for it was the LORD’s will to put them to death.
26 The boy Samuel continued to grow and gained the favor of the LORD and the people. Now the boy Samuel continued to grow both in stature and in favor with the LORD and also with man. And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the LORD and with people.
27 Then a man of God came to Eli and said to him, |This is what the LORD says: I revealed myself to your ancestors when they were under Pharaoh's control in Egypt. And there came a man of God to Eli and said to him, “Thus says the LORD, ‘Did I indeed reveal myself to the house of your father when they were in Egypt subject to the house of Pharaoh? Now a man of God came to Eli and said to him, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Did I not clearly reveal myself to your ancestor’s family when they were in Egypt under Pharaoh?
28 I chose [one of your ancestors] out of all the tribes of Israel to serve as my priest, to sacrifice burnt offerings on my altar, to burn incense, and to wear the ephod in my presence. And I gave your ancestors the right to keep portions of the sacrifices that the people of Israel burned on the altar. Did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? I gave to the house of your father all my offerings by fire from the people of Israel. I chose your ancestor out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in my presence. I also gave your ancestor’s family all the food offerings presented by the Israelites.
29 Why do you show no respect for my sacrifices and grain offerings that I have commanded people to make in my dwelling place? Why do you honor your sons more than me by making yourselves fat on the best of all the sacrifices offered by my people Israel? Why then do you scorn my sacrifices and my offerings that I commanded for my dwelling, and honor your sons above me by fattening yourselves on the choicest parts of every offering of my people Israel?’ Why do you scorn my sacrifice and offering that I prescribed for my dwelling? Why do you honor your sons more than me by fattening yourselves on the choice parts of every offering made by my people Israel?’
30 |Therefore, the LORD God of Israel declares: I certainly thought that your family and your father's family would always live in my presence. |But now the LORD declares: I promise that I will honor those who honor me, and those who despise me will be considered insignificant. Therefore the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I promised that your house and the house of your father should go in and out before me forever,’ but now the LORD declares: ‘Far be it from me, for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be lightly esteemed. “Therefore the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I promised that members of your family would minister before me forever.’ But now the LORD declares: ‘Far be it from me! Those who honor me I will honor, but those who despise me will be disdained.
31 The time is coming when I will break your strength and the strength of your father's house so that no one will grow old in your family. Behold, the days are coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your father’s house, so that there will not be an old man in your house. The time is coming when I will cut short your strength and the strength of your priestly house, so that no one in it will reach old age,
32 You will see distress in my dwelling place. In spite of the good that I do for Israel, no one in your family will live to an old age. Then in distress you will look with envious eye on all the prosperity that shall be bestowed on Israel, and there shall not be an old man in your house forever. and you will see distress in my dwelling. Although good will be done to Israel, no one in your family line will ever reach old age.
33 Any man in your family whom I do not remove from my altar will have his eyes fail, and he will be heartbroken. And all your descendants will die in the prime of life. The only one of you whom I shall not cut off from my altar shall be spared to weep his eyes out to grieve his heart, and all the descendants of your house shall die by the sword of men. Every one of you that I do not cut off from serving at my altar I will spare only to destroy your sight and sap your strength, and all your descendants will die in the prime of life.
34 What is going to happen to your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, will be a sign to you: Both of them will die on the same day. And this that shall come upon your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, shall be the sign to you: both of them shall die on the same day. “’And what happens to your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, will be a sign to you—they will both die on the same day.
35 Then I will appoint a faithful priest to serve me. He will do everything I want him to do. I will give him faithful descendants, and he will always live as my anointed one. And I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who shall do according to what is in my heart and in my mind. And I will build him a sure house, and he shall go in and out before my anointed forever. I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who will do according to what is in my heart and mind. I will firmly establish his priestly house, and they will minister before my anointed one always.
36 Then anyone who is left from your household will bow down in front of him to get a coin or a loaf of bread and say, 'Please appoint me to one of the priestly classes so that I may eat a piece of bread.'| And everyone who is left in your house shall come to implore him for a piece of silver or a loaf of bread and shall say, “Please put me in one of the priests’ places, that I may eat a morsel of bread.”’” Then everyone left in your family line will come and bow down before him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread and plead, “Appoint me to some priestly office so I can have food to eat.|’”
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