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撒母耳记上 1

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1 以法莲地的拉玛琐非有一个以法莲,名叫以利加拿,是苏弗的玄孙,托户的曾孙,以利户的孙子,耶罗罕的儿子

2 他有两个妻:名哈拿,名毗尼拿。毗尼拿有儿女,哈拿没有儿女。

3 每年从本城上到示罗,敬拜祭祀万军之耶和华;在那里有以利的两个儿子何弗尼、非尼哈当耶和华的祭司

4 以利加拿每逢献祭的日子,将祭肉分他的妻毗尼拿和毗尼拿所生的儿女;

5 哈拿的却是双分,因为他哈拿。无奈耶和华不使哈拿生育。

6 毗尼拿见耶和华不使哈拿生育,就作他的对头,大大激动他,要使他生气。

7 每年上到耶和华殿的时候,以利加拿都以双分给哈拿;毗尼拿仍是激动他,以致他哭泣不饭。

8 丈夫以利加拿对他:哈拿啊,你为何哭泣,不饭,心里愁闷呢?有我不比儿子还好麽?

9 他们在示罗完了,哈拿就站起来。祭司以利在耶和华殿的门框旁边,在自己的位上。

10 哈拿心里愁苦,就痛痛哭泣,祈祷耶和华

11 许愿:万军之耶和华啊,你若垂顾婢女的苦情,眷念不忘婢女,赐我一个儿子,我必使他终身归与耶和华,不用剃刀剃他的

12 哈拿在耶和华面前不住地祈祷,以利定睛看他的嘴。

13 (原来哈拿中默祷,只动嘴唇,不出声音,因此以利以为他喝醉了。)

14 以利对他:你要醉到几时呢?你不应该喝酒。

15 哈拿回答啊,不是这样。我是心里愁苦的妇人,清酒浓酒都没有,但在耶和华面前倾心吐意。

16 不要将婢女看作不正经的女子。我因被人激动,愁苦太多,所以祈求到如今。

17 以利:你可以平平安安地回去。愿以色列的允准你向他所求的!

18 哈拿:愿婢女在你眼前蒙恩。於是妇人走去饭,面上再不带愁容了。

19 次日清,他们起来,在耶和华面前敬拜,就回拉玛。到了家里,以利加拿和妻哈拿同房,耶和华顾念哈拿,

20 哈拿就怀孕。日期满足,生了一个儿子,给他起名撒母耳,:这是我从耶和华那里求来的。

21 以利加拿和他全家都上示罗去,要向耶和华献年祭,并还所许的愿。

22 哈拿却没有上去,对丈夫:等孩子断了奶,我便他上去朝见耶和华,使他永远在那里。

23 丈夫以利加拿:就随你的意行罢!可以等儿子断了奶。但愿耶和华应验他的。於是妇人儿子,直到断了奶;

24 既断了奶,就把孩子上示罗,到了耶和华的殿;又只公牛,伊法细面,皮袋酒。(那时,孩子还小。)

25 宰了一只公牛,就领孩子到以利面前。

26 妇人啊,我敢在你面前起誓,从前在你这里站着祈求耶和华的妇人,就是我。

27 我祈求为要得这孩子;耶和华已将我所求的赐我了。

28 所以,我将这孩子归与耶和华,使他终身归与耶和华。於是在那里敬拜耶和华

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