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Elkanah and his Wives

¹ And there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite.

² And he had two wives: the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah; and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.

⁴ And it came to pass on the day that Elkanah sacrificed, he gave to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and her daughters portions;

⁵ but to Hannah he used to give a double portion, for he loved Hannah; but Jehovah had shut up her womb.

⁶ And her adversary provoked her much also, to make her fret, because Jehovah had shut up her womb.

⁷ And [as] he did so year by year, as often as she went up to the house of Jehovah, she provoked her thus; and she wept and did not eat.

⁸ And Elkanah her husband said to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? Am not I better to thee than ten sons?

¹⁰ and she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to Jehovah, and wept much.

¹¹ And she vowed a vow, and said, O Jehovah of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thy handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thy handmaid, but wilt give unto thy handmaid a man child, then I will give him to Jehovah all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.

¹³ Now Hannah spoke in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard; and Eli thought she was drunken.

¹⁴ And Eli said to her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.

¹⁵ And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before Jehovah.

¹⁶ Take not thy handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my grief and provocation have I spoken hitherto.

¹⁷ And Eli answered and said, Go in peace; and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition which thou hast asked of him.

¹⁸ And she said, Let thy bondwoman find grace in thy sight. And the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more [as before].

²⁰ And it came to pass when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bore a son, and called his name Samuel, [saying,] Because I have asked him of Jehovah.

²² But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, [I will wait] until the child is weaned; then will I bring him, that he may appear before Jehovah, and there abide for ever.

²³ And Elkanah her husband said to her, Do what is good in thy sight: abide until thou hast weaned him; only, may Jehovah fulfil his word. And the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him.

²⁴ And she took him up with her when she had weaned him, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a flask of wine, and brought him to the house of Jehovah to Shiloh; and the boy was young.

²⁵ And they slaughtered the bullock, and brought the boy to Eli.

²⁶ And she said, Oh my lord, [as] thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here to pray to Jehovah.

²⁷ For this boy I prayed; and Jehovah has granted me my petition which I asked of him.

²⁸ And also I have lent him to Jehovah: all the days that he lives, he is lent to Jehovah. And he worshipped Jehovah there.

Стих 9

И было две женщины, носивших почетное имя Анна. Одна замужняя, которая родила Самуила; другая вдова, которая признала Святого святых, когда тот был еще ребенком. Замужняя Анна молилась с горем на душе и скорбью в сердце, поскольку у нее не было детей. В ответ на её мольбу Самуил был дарован ей Господом, и она посвятила его Богу на все дни жизни его, ибо она дала обет Господу во время молитвы. Не так просто найти сродство в её молитве с «Отче Наш», за исключением фразы но избавь нас от лукавого. И очевидное зло заключалось в том, чтобы быть замужем и не приносить плода семейной жизни, когда единственное её оправдание в продолжении жизни рода в детях.

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Стих 24

Принимая во внимание все эти вещи, а также и другое, что об этом тебе откроет Господь и что мне не пришло на ум или потребовало бы многословных объяснений, стремись в молитве победить этот мир: молись с надеждой, молись с верой, молись с любовью, молись настойчиво и терпеливо, молись, как вдова, преданная Христу. Ибо, хотя молитва, как учил Он, — обязанность всех Его членов, то есть всех тех, кто верует в Него и соединены в теле Его; всё же заметно, что особая забота о самом усердном молении возлагается в Писании на вдов. И было две женщины, носивших почетное имя Анна. Одна замужняя, которая родила Самуила; другая вдова, которая признала Святого святых, когда Тот был еще ребенком. Замужняя молилась с горем на душе и скорбью в сердце, поскольку у нее не было детей: и вот Самуил был дарован ей Господом, и дарованного ей она посвятила Богу на все дни жизни его, ибо она дала обет Господу во время молитвы.

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