1And 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. 2There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God. 3Talk 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.2.3 arrogancy: Heb. hard 4The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength. 5They 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. 6The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up. 7The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up. 8He 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. 9He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail. 10The 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.
11And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.
12¶ Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD. 13And 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; 14And 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. 15Also 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. 16And 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.2.16 presently: Heb. as on the day 17Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.
18¶ But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod. 19Moreover 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.
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.2.20 loan…: or, petition which she asked, etc 21And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD.
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.2.22 assembled: Heb. assembled by troops 23And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.2.23 of your…: or, evil words of you 24Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the LORD’s people to transgress.2.24 transgress: or, cry out 25If 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. 26And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men.
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? 28And 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? 29Wherefore 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? 30Wherefore 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. 31Behold, 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. 32And 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.2.32 an enemy…: or, the affliction of the tabernacle, for all the wealth which God would have given Israel 33And 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.2.33 in the flower…: Heb. men 34And 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. 35And 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. 36And 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.2.36 Put: Heb. Join2.36 one of…: or, somewhat about the priesthood
Okusaba kwa Kaana
12:1 a Luk 1:46-55 b Zab 9:14; 13:5 c Zab 89:17, 24; 92:10; Is 12:2-3Awo Kaana n’asaba mu bigambo bino nti,
“Omutima gwange gusanyukira Mukama;
amaanyi gange geenyumiririza mu Mukama Katonda.
Akamwa kange kasekerera abalabe bange,
kubanga essanyu lyange liri mu bulokozi bwo.”
22:2 a Kuv 15:11; Lv 19:2 b Ma 32:30-31; 2Sa 22:2, 32Tewali mutukuvu nga Mukama Katonda
tewali mulala wabula ggwe;
tewali Lwazi oluli nga Katonda waffe.
32:3 a Nge 8:13 b 1Sa 16:7; 1Bk 8:39 c Nge 16:2; 24:11-12Toyogera nate nga weewaanawaana
wadde okuleka akamwa ko okwogera eby’amalala,
kubanga Mukama Katonda y’amanyi byonna,
era y’apima ebikolwa.
42:4 Zab 37:15Emitego egy’ab’amaanyi gimenyebbwa
naye abanafu baweereddwa amaanyi.
52:5 Zab 113:9; Yer 15:9Abo abakkutanga, be bapakasa okufuna emmere
naye abo abeetaaga, tebakyalumwa njala.
Eyali omugumba azadde abaana musanvu,
n’oyo alina abaana abangi, asobeddwa.
62:6 a Ma 32:39 b Is 26:19Mukama Katonda y’aleeta okufa, era y’awa obulamu;
atwala emagombe ate n’azuukiza.
72:7 a Ma 8:18 b Yob 5:11; Zab 75:7Mukama Katonda y’ayavuwaza era y’agaggawaza;
atoowaza ate n’agulumiza.
82:8 a Zab 113:7-8 b Yob 36:7 c Yob 38:4Ayimusa abaavu okuva mu nfuufu;
asitula abali mu bwetaavu okuva mu ntuumu y’evvu;
n’abatuuza n’abalangira, era ne basikira entebe ey’ekitiibwa.
Kubanga emisingi gy’ensi gya Mukama Katonda, era okwo kw’atuuzizza ensi.
92:9 a Zab 91:12 b Mat 8:12 c Zab 33:16-17Anaakuumanga ebigere by’abatukuvu be,
naye ababi balisirisibwa mu kizikiza;
kubanga omuntu tawangula lw’amaanyi.
102:10 a Zab 2:9 b Zab 18:13 c Zab 96:13 d Zab 21:1 e Zab 89:24Abalabe ba Mukama Katonda balisaasaanyizibwa;
alibabwatukira ng’asinziira mu ggulu.
Mukama alisalira ensonda ez’ensi omusango;
aliwa kabaka we amaanyi,
era n’agulumiza amaanyi g’oyo gwe yafukako amafuta.
112:11 nny 18; 1Sa 3:1Awo Erukaana n’addayo ewuwe e Lama, naye omwana n’asigala ng’aweereza Mukama Katonda, ng’alabirirwa Eri.
Batabani ba Eri
122:12 Yer 2:8; 9:6Batabani ba Eri baali basajja ba mpisa mbi, nga tebatya Mukama Katonda. 132:13 Lv 7:29-34Omuntu yenna bwe yawangayo ssaddaaka, omuweereza wa kabona yajjanga, ng’akutte ewuuma ey’amannyo asatu ng’ennyama ekyatokosebwa, 14n’asonseka ewuuma mu nsaka oba mu bbinika, oba mu ntamu, oba mu sefuliya, era ebyo byonna ewuuma bye yakwasanga, kabona bye yeetwaliranga. Bwe batyo bwe baakolanga Abayisirayiri bonna abajjanga okusinziza e Siiro. 15Ate amasavu bwe gaabanga tegannayokebwa, omuweereza wa kabona yajjanga n’agamba omuntu awaayo ssaddaaka nti, “Kabona muwe ku nnyama ayokye, kubanga tajja kukkiriza kutwala nnyama nfumbe ayagala mbisi yokka2:15 Etteeka lyaweebwa ng’amasavu n’ennyama ensava byali byakwokeeranga ku kyoto (Lv 3:16; 4:8-10)..”
16Omusajja bwe yamuddangamu nti, “Leka bamale okwokyako amasavu, olyoke otwale yonna gy’oyagala,” omuweereza yaddangamu nti, “Nedda, oteekwa okugimpa kaakano, bwe kitaba bwe kityo, nzija kugitwala lw’amaanyi.”
172:17 Mal 2:7-9Ekibi ky’abavubuka abo ne kiba kinene nnyo mu maaso ga Mukama, kubanga baanyoomanga ekiweebwayo kya Mukama Katonda.
182:18 a nny 11; 1Sa 3:1 b 1Sa 3:28Samwiri n’aweerezanga mu maaso ga Mukama Katonda nga mulenzi muto, eyayambalanga ekkanzu ey’obwakabona eya bafuta. 192:19 1Sa 1:3Nnyina n’amukolelanga ekyambalo n’akimutwaliranga, bwe yabanga ayambuse ne bba okuwaayo ssaddaaka eya buli mwaka. 202:20 1Sa 1:11, 27-28; Luk 2:34Eri n’awa Erukaana ne mukyala we omukisa, ng’ayogera nti, “Mukama Katonda abawe abaana okudda mu kifo ky’oyo mukazi wo ono gwe yasaba, n’amuwaayo ng’ekirabo eri Mukama.” N’oluvannyuma baddayo eka. 212:21 a Lub 21:1 b nny 26; Bal 13:24; 1Sa 3:19; Luk 2:40Mukama n’aba wa kisa eri Kaana, n’azaala abaana aboobulenzi basatu, n’aboobuwala babiri. Omuvubuka Samwiri n’akulira mu maaso ga Mukama.
222:22 Kuv 38:8Awo Eri eyali akaddiye ennyo, n’awulira ebyo byonna batabani be bye baakolanga Abayisirayiri bonna, ne bwe beetabanga n’abakyala abaweerezanga ku mulyango gw’Eweema ey’Okukuŋŋaanirangamu. 23N’abagamba nti, “Kiki ekibakoza ebifaanana bwe bityo? Bye mpulira okuva eri abantu bano bonna nga si birungi. 24Nedda, baana bange; ebigambo bye mpulira ebisaasaana mu bantu ba Mukama si birungi n’akatono. 252:25 a Kbl 15:30; Yos 11:20 b Ma 1:17; 1Sa 3:14; Beb 10:26Omuntu bw’ayonoona eri muntu munne, Katonda2:25 oba abalamuzi ayinza okubatabaganya, naye omuntu bw’ayonoona eri Mukama, ani anaamwegayiririra?” Naye ne batawuliriza bigambo bya kitaabwe, kubanga Mukama yali asazeewo okubazikiriza.
262:26 nny 21; Luk 2:52Awo omuvubuka Samwiri ne yeeyongera okukula, n’aba muganzi eri Mukama n’eri abantu.
Ebyalangibwa ku Nnyumba ya Eri
272:27 Kuv 4:14-16; 1Bk 13:1Awo ne wabaawo omusajja wa Katonda eyajja eri Eri, n’amugamba nti, “Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama nti, ‘Sseeraga bulungi eri ennyumba ya jjajjaawo mu Misiri bwe baali bafugibwa Falaawo? 282:28 a Kuv 28:1 b Lv 8:7-8Nalonda jjajjaawo okuva mu bika byonna ebya Isirayiri okuba kabona wange, okwambukanga ku kyoto kyange, okwoterezangako obubaane, n’okwambalanga ekkanzu ey’obwakabona eya bafuta mu maaso gange. Era ne mpa ennyumba ya jjajjaawo ebiweebwayo byonna ebyokebwa Abayisirayiri. 292:29 a nny 12-17 b Ma 12:5; Mat 10:37Lwaki munyooma ssaddaaka yange n’ekiweebwayo kyange bye nalagira, okuweebwangayo mu yeekaalu yange? Lwaki ossaamu batabani bo ekitiibwa okunsinga, nga mweddiza ebitundu ebisinga obusava ku buli kiweebwayo abantu bange, Isirayiri, kye bawaayo?’
302:30 a Kuv 29:9 b Zab 50:23; 91:15 c Mal 2:9“Mukama Katonda wa Isirayiri kyava ayogera nti, ‘Nasuubiza nti ennyumba yo n’ennyumba ya jjajjaawo be banaaweerezanga mu maaso gange ennaku zonna;’ naye kaakano Mukama agamba nti, ‘Kikafuuwe! Abanzisaamu ekitiibwa bennassangamu ekitiibwa, naye abo abonnyooma banaaswazibwanga. 312:31 1Sa 4:11-18; 22:16-20Laba ekiseera kijja lwe ndikumalamu amaanyi era n’ennyumba ya jjajjaawo nayo ne ngimalamu amaanyi, waleme okubaawo n’omu aliwangaala okutuuka mu bukadde, 322:32 1Bk 2:26-27; Zek 8:4olyoke olabire ennaku mu nnyumba yange. Newaakubadde Isirayiri erifuna omukisa, tewalibaawo n’omu ku b’omu nnyumba yo aliwangaala n’akaddiwa. 33Omuntu yekka ku bantu bo gwe siizikirize, gwe ndikkiriza okumpeereza ku kyoto kyange, alisigalawo kukulabya nnaku, na kukunakuwaza mu mutima, na kukukaabya maziga; era bazzukulu bo bonna banaafanga nga kyebajje bavubuke.’
342:34 a 1Sa 4:11 b 1Bk 13:3“ ‘Ekirituuka ku batabani bo, Kofuni ne Finekaasi, ke kaliba akabonero gy’oli era bombi balifa ku lunaku lumu. 352:35 a 1Sa 12:3; 1Bk 2:35 b 1Sa 16:13; 2Sa 7:11, 27; 1Bk 11:38Ndyeyimusiza kabona omwesigwa, aligoberera ebiri mu mutima gwange ne mu mmeeme yange. Ndinywereza ddala ennyumba ye, era aliweerezanga ennaku zonna mu maaso g’oyo gwe ndifukako amafuta. 362:36 1Bk 2:27Era buli aliba asigaddewo ku b’omu nnyumba yo alijja n’amuvuunamira ng’amusaba ekitundu kya ffeeza n’omugaati ng’ayogera nti, “Nkwegayiridde nnonda okuba omu ku bakabona, nsobole okufuna ekyokulya.” ’ ”
