1 And Hannah prayed, and said,
My heart rejoiceth in the LORD,
Mine horn is exalted in the LORD:
My mouth is enlarged over mine enemies;
Because I rejoice in thy salvation.
Naye Hana akaomba, akasema, Moyo wangu wamshangilia Bwana, Pembe yangu imetukuka katika Bwana, Kinywa changu kimepanuka juu ya adui zangu; Kwa kuwa naufurahia wokovu wako;
2 There is none holy as the LORD:
For there is none beside thee:
Neither is there any rock like our God.
Hakuna aliye mtakatifu kama Bwana; Kwa maana hakuna ye yote ila wewe, Wala hakuna mwamba kama Mungu wetu.
3 Talk no more so exceeding proudly;
Let not arrogancy come out of your mouth:
For the LORD is a God of knowledge,
And by him actions are weighed.
Msizidi kunena kwa kutakabari hivyo; Majivuno yasitoke vinywani mwenu; Kwa kuwa Bwana ni Mungu wa maarifa, Na matendo hupimwa na yeye kwa mizani.
4 The bows of the mighty men are broken,
And they that stumbled are girded with strength.
Pinde zao mashujaa zimevunjika, Na hao waliojikwaa wamefungiwa nguvu.
5 They that were full have hired out themselves for bread;
And they that were hungry ceased:
So that the barren hath born seven;
And she that hath many children is waxed feeble.
Walioshiba wamejikodisha ili kupata chakula, Na hao waliokuwa na njaa wamepata raha. Naam, huyo aliyekua tasa amezaa watoto saba, Na yeye aliye na wana wengi amedhoofika.
6 The LORD killeth, and maketh alive:
He bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.
Bwana huua, naye hufanya kuwa hai; Hushusha hata kuzimu, tena huleta juu.
7 The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich:
He bringeth low, and lifteth up.
Bwana hufukarisha mtu, naye hutajirisha; Hushusha chini, tena huinua juu.
8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust,
And lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill,
To set them among princes,
And to make them inherit the throne of glory:
For the pillars of the earth are the LORD's,
And he hath set the world upon them.
Humwinua mnyonge kutoka mavumbini, Humpandisha mhitaji kutoka jaani, Ili awaketishe pamoja na wakuu, Wakakirithi kiti cha enzi cha utukufu; Kwa maana nguzo za dunia zina Bwana, Naye ameuweka ulimwengu juu yake.
9 He will keep the feet of his saints,
And the wicked shall be silent in darkness;
For by strength shall no man prevail.
Yeye atailinda miguu ya watakatifu wake; Bali waovu watanyamazishwa gizani, Maana kwa nguvu hakuna atakayeshinda;
10 The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces;
Out of heaven shall he thunder upon them:
The LORD shall judge the ends of the earth;
And he shall give strength unto his king,
And exalt the horn of his anointed.
Washindanao na Bwana watapondwa kabisa; Toka mbinguni yeye atawapigia radi; Bwana ataihukumu miisho ya dunia; Naye atampa mfalme wake nguvu, Na kuitukuza pembe ya masihi wake.
11 And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.
Kisha Elkana akaenda Rama nyumbani kwake. Na yule mtoto akamtumikia Bwana mbele yake Eli, kuhani.
The Sons of Eli
12 Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.
Basi, hao wana wa Eli walikuwa watu wasiofaa kitu; hawakumjali Bwana,
13 And the priests' custom with the people was, that , when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand;
wala haki ya makuhani ilivyokuwa kwa watu. Wakati huo mtu ye yote alipotoa dhabihu wakati wo wote, ndipo huja mtumishi wa kuhani, nyama ilipokuwa katika kutokota, naye akawa na uma wa meno matatu mkononi mwake;
14 and he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the fleshhook brought up the priest took for himself. So they did in Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came thither.
naye huutia kwa nguvu humo chunguni, au birikani, au sufuriani, au chomboni; nyama yote iliyoinuliwa kwa huo uma kuhani huichukua mwenyewe. Ndivyo walivyofanya huko Shilo kwa Waisraeli wote waliokuja huko.
15 Also before they burnt the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw.
Tena, kabla ya kuteketeza mafuta, huja mtumishi wa kuhani, akamwambia yule mwenye kuitoa dhabihu, Mtolee kuhani nyama ya kuoka; kwa kuwa hataki kupewa nyama iliyotokoswa, bali nyama mbichi.
16 And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, Nay ; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.
Tena, ikiwa mtu yule amwambia, Hawakosi wataichoma moto hayo mafuta kwanza, kisha utwae kadiri roho yako itakavyopenda; ndipo husema, Sivyo, lakini sharti unipe sasa hivi; la, hunipi, basi nitaitwaa kwa nguvu.
17 Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.
Hivyo dhambi yao wale vijana ilikuwa kubwa sana machoni pa Bwana; kwa maana hao watu walidharau sadaka ya Bwana.
Samuel and Eli
18 But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.
Lakini Samweli alikuwa akitumika mbele za Bwana, naye alikuwa kijana, mwenye kuvaa naivera ya kitani.
19 Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.
Tena mamaye humfanyizia kanzu ndogo, na kumletea mwaka kwa mwaka, hapo alipokwea pamoja na mumewe ili kutoa dhabihu kila mwaka.
20 And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto their own home.
Naye Eli akambariki Elkana na mkewe, akasema, Bwana na akupe uzao kwa mwanamke huyu, badala ya azimo aliloazimiwa Bwana. Kisha wakaenda nyumbani kwao.
21 And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD.
Naye Bwana akamwangalia Hana, naye akachukua mimba, akazaa watoto, wa kiume watatu na wa kike wawili. Naye huyo mtoto Samweli akakua mbele za Bwana.
22 Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Basi Eli alikuwa mzee sana; naye alisikia habari za mambo yote ambayo wanawe waliwatenda Waisraeli; na jinsi walivyolala na wanawake waliokuwa wakitumika mlangoni pa hema ya kukutania.
23 And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.
Akawaambia, Mbona mnatenda mambo kama hayo? Maana nasikia habari za matendo yenu mabaya kwa watu hawa wote.
24 Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the LORD's people to transgress.
Sivyo hivyo, wanangu, kwa maana habari hii ninayoisikia si habari njema; mnawakosesha watu wa Bwana.
25 If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the LORD, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the LORD would slay them.
Mtu mmoja akimkosa mwenzake, Mungu atamhukumu; lakini mtu akimkosa Bwana, ni nani atakayemtetea? Lakini hawakuisikia sauti ya baba yao, kwa sababu Bwana amekusudia kuwaua.
26 And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men.
Na yule mtoto, Samweli, akazidi kukua akapata kibali kwa Bwana, na kwa watu pia.
27 And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house?
Kisha mtu wa Mungu akamwendea Eli, akamwambia, Bwana asema hivi, Je! Mimi sikujidhihirisha nafsi yangu kwa nyumba ya baba yako, walipokuwa katika Misri, wakiitumikia nyumba ya Farao?
28 And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?
Je! Sikumchagua yeye katika kabila zote za Israeli, ili awe kuhani wangu, apande madhabahuni kwangu; na kufukiza uvumba, na kuvaa naivera mbele zangu? Nami sikuwapa watu wa mbari ya baba yako dhabihu zote za wana wa Israeli zilizotolewa kwa moto?
29 Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people?
Kwa nini basi mnaipiga teke dhabihu yangu na sadaka yangu nilizoziamuru katika maskani yangu; ukawaheshimu wanao kuliko mimi, mpate kujinenepesha kwa sadaka zote za watu wangu Israeli zilizo njema?
30 Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
Kwa sababu hiyo, Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli, asema, Ni kweli, nalisema ya kuwa nyumba yako, na nyumba ya baba yako itakwenda mbele zangu milele; lakini sasa Bwana asema, Jambo hili na liwe mbali nami; kwa maana wao wanaoniheshimu nitawaheshimu, na wao wanaonidharau watahesabiwa kuwa si kitu.
31 Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house.
Angalia, siku zinakuja, nitakapoukata mkono wako, na mkono wa mbari ya baba yako, hata nyumbani mwako hatakuwako mzee.
32 And thou shalt see an enemy in my habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old man in thine house for ever.
Nawe utalitazama teso la maskani yangu, katika utajiri wote watakaopewa Israeli; wala nyumbani mwako hatakuwako mzee milele.
33 And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age.
Tena mtu wa kwako, ambaye sitamtenga na madhabahu yangu, atakuwa mtu wa kukupofusha macho, na kukuhuzunisha moyo; tena wazao wote wa nyumba yako watakufa wapatapo kuwa watu wazima.
34 And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them.
Na hii ndiyo ishara itakayokuwa kwako, itakayowapata wana wako wawili, Hofni na Finehasi; watakufa wote wawili katika siku moja.
35 And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever.
Nami nitajiinulia kuhani mwaminifu, atakayefanya sawasawa na mambo yote niliyo nayo katika moyo wangu, na katika nia yangu; nami nitamjengea nyumba iliyo imara; naye atakwenda mbele ya masihi wangu milele.
36 And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.
Kisha itakuwa, ya kwamba kila mtu atakayesalia katika nyumba yako atakwenda kumsujudia, apate kipande kidogo cha fedha, na mkate mmoja; na kumwambia, Tafadhali unitie katika kazi mojawapo ya ukuhani, nipate kula kipande kidogo cha mkate.
