1ve·han·na·'ar she·mu·'el me·sha·ret et-ha·shem lif·nei e·li; u·de·var-ha·shem ha·yah ya·kar bai·ya·mim ha·hem, ein cha·zo·vn nif·ratz. s

2vay·hi bai·yo·vm ha·hu, ve·'e·li sho·chev bim·ko·mov; ve·'ei·nov ch ve·'ei·nav k he·chel·lu che·ho·vt, lo yu·chal lir·'o·vt. 3ve·ner e·lo·him te·rem yich·beh, u·she·mu·'el sho·chev; be·hei·chal ha·shem, a·sher-sham a·ro·vn e·lo·him. f 4vai·yik·ra ha·shem el-she·mu·'el vai·yo·mer hin·ne·ni. 5vai·ya·ratz el-e·li vai·yo·mer hin·ni ki-ka·ra·ta li, vai·yo·mer lo-ka·ra·ti shuv she·chav; vai·ye·lech vai·yish·kav. s 6vai·yo·sef ha·shem ke·ro o·vd she·mu·'el vai·ya·kam she·mu·'el vai·ye·lech el-e·li, vai·yo·mer hin·ni, ki ka·ra·ta li; vai·yo·mer lo-ka·ra·ti ve·ni shuv she·chav. 7u·she·mu·'el te·rem ya·da et-ha·shem; ve·te·rem yig·ga·leh e·lav de·var-ha·shem. 8vai·yo·sef ha·shem ke·ro-she·mu·'el ba·she·li·shit vai·ya·kam vai·ye·lech el-e·li, vai·yo·mer hin·ni, ki ka·ra·ta li; vai·ya·ven e·li, ki ha·shem ko·re lan·na·'ar. 9vai·yo·mer e·li lish·mu·'el lech she·chav ve·ha·yah im-yik·ra e·lei·cha, ve·'a·mar·ta dab·ber ha·shem, ki sho·me·a' av·de·cha; vai·ye·lech she·mu·'el, vai·yish·kav bim·ko·v·mov.

10vai·ya·vo ha·shem vai·yit·ya·tzav, vai·yik·ra che·fa·'am-be·fa·'am she·mu·'el she·mu·'el; vai·yo·mer she·mu·'el dab·ber, ki sho·me·a' av·de·cha. f 11vai·yo·mer ha·shem el-she·mu·'el, hin·neh a·no·chi o·seh da·var be·yis·ra·'el; a·sher kol-sho·me·'ov, te·tzil·lei·nah she·tei a·ze·nav. 12bai·yo·vm ha·hu a·kim el-e·li, et kol-a·sher dib·bar·ti el-bei·tov; ha·chel ve·chal·leh. 13ve·hig·gad·ti lov, ki-sho·fet a·ni et-bei·tov ad-o·v·lam; ba·'a·von a·sher-ya·da ki-me·kal·lim la·hem ba·nav, ve·lo chi·hah bam. 14ve·la·chen nish·ba'·ti le·veit e·li; im-yit·kap·per a·von beit-e·li be·ze·vach u·ve·min·chah ad-o·v·lam.

15vai·yish·kav she·mu·'el ad-hab·bo·ker, vai·yif·tach et-dal·to·vt beit-ha·shem; u·she·mu·'el ya·re, me·hag·gid et-ham·mar·'ah el-e·li. 16vai·yik·ra e·li et-she·mu·'el, vai·yo·mer she·mu·'el be·ni; vai·yo·mer hin·ne·ni. 17vai·yo·mer mah had·da·var a·sher dib·ber e·lei·cha, al-na te·cha·ched mim·men·ni; koh ya·'a·seh-le·cha e·lo·him ve·choh yo·v·sif, im-te·cha·ched mim·men·ni da·var, mik·kol-had·da·var a·sher-dib·ber e·lei·cha. 18vai·yag·ged-lov she·mu·'el et-kol-had·de·va·rim, ve·lo chi·ched mim·men·nu; vai·yo·mar ha·shem hu, hat·to·vv be·'ei·nav ya·'a·seh. f

19vai·yig·dal she·mu·'el; va·shem ha·yah im·mov, ve·lo-hip·pil mik·kol-de·va·rav a·re·tzah. 20vai·ye·da kol-yis·ra·'el, mid·dan ve·'ad-be·'er sha·va; ki ne·'e·man she·mu·'el, le·na·vi la·shem. 21vai·yo·sef ha·shem le·he·ra·'oh ve·shi·loh; ki-nig·lah ha·shem el-she·mu·'el be·shi·lov bid·var ha·shem. f