Maombi Ya Hana
12:1 Lk 1:46-55; Za 13:5; 33:21; 18:2; 89:17; 148:4; 6:8; Hes 10:35; Zek 10:7; Flp 4:6Kisha Hana akaomba na kusema:
“Moyo wangu wamshangilia Bwana,
katika Bwana pembe yangu imeinuliwa juu.
Kinywa changu chajisifu juu ya adui zangu,
kwa kuwa naufurahia wokovu wako.
22:2 Kut 15:11; 8:10; 33:22; Law 11:44; Isa 40:25; 46:5; Mwa 49:25; Kum 32:37; 2Sam 22:2-32; 23:2-3; Za 31:3; 71:3“Hakuna yeyote aliye mtakatifu kama Bwana,
hakuna mwingine zaidi yako;
hakuna Mwamba kama Mungu wetu.
32:3 Za 17:10; 31:18; 73:8; 75:4; 94:4; Yos 22:22; 1Sam 16:7; 1Fal 8:39; 1Nya 28:9; 2Nya 6:30; Mit 15:11; 24:11-12; Yer 11:20; 17:16“Msiendelee kusema kwa kiburi hivyo
wala msiache vinywa vyenu kunena kwa kiburi,
kwa kuwa Bwana ndiye Mungu ajuaye,
na kwa yeye matendo hupimwa.
42:4 2Sam 1:27; Za 37:15; 46:9; 76:3; Ay 17:9; Isa 40:31; 41:1; 52:1; 57:10“Pinde za mashujaa zimevunjika,
lakini wale wanaojikwaa wamevikwa nguvu.
52:5 Lk 1:53; Za 113:9; Isa 54:1; Yer 15:9; Gal 4:27Wale waliokuwa na chakula tele wamejikodisha wenyewe
ili kupata chakula,
lakini wale waliokuwa na njaa
hawana njaa tena.
Mwanamke yule aliyekuwa tasa
amezaa watoto saba,
lakini yule ambaye alikuwa na wana wengi
amedhoofika.
62:6 Kum 32:39; Ay 5:18; Hos 6:1; Yn 5:25-29; 11:25, 26; Ufu 1:18“Bwana huua na huleta uhai,
hushusha chini mpaka kaburini2:6 Kaburini hapa maana yake ni Kuzimu, kwa Kiebrania ni Sheol. na hufufua.
72:7 Kum 8:18; Ay 5:11; 40:12; Za 75:7; Isa 2:12; 13:11; 22:19; Dan 4:37; Za 75:8Bwana humfanya mtu maskini naye hutajirisha,
hushusha na hukweza.
82:8 Za 113:7-8; 72:12; 107:41; 145:14; 146:8; 104:5; Mit 8:29; Mt 23:12; 2Sam 7:8; Ay 36:7; 15:7; 38:4; Isa 22:23; 40:12; Yer 10:12; Eze 21:26; Yak 2:5; 1Fal 16:2Humwinua maskini kutoka mavumbini
na humwinua mhitaji kutoka lundo la majivu;
huwaketisha pamoja na wakuu
na kuwafanya warithi kiti cha enzi cha heshima.
“Kwa kuwa misingi ya dunia ni ya Bwana;
juu yake ameuweka ulimwengu.
92:9 Za 91:12; 121:3; Mit 3:26; 2:8; Ay 10:22; 37:4-5; 38:1; Za 18:13; 29:3; 96:13; 98:9; 18:1; 21:1; 59:16; 89:24; Kum 33:17; Lk 1:69; Isa 66:6; 5:30; 8:22; 59:9; 60:2; Yer 13:16; Amo 5:18-20; Sef 1:14-15; Mt 8:12; 25:31-32; 1Sam 17:47; 2Sam 22:14Yeye atailinda miguu ya watakatifu wake,
lakini waovu watanyamazishwa kwenye giza.
“Si kwa nguvu mtu hushinda;
102:10 Za 96:13wale wampingao Bwana
wataharibiwa kabisa.
Atapiga radi dhidi yao kutoka mbinguni;
Bwana ataihukumu miisho ya dunia.
“Atampa nguvu mfalme wake,
na kuitukuza pembe
ya mpakwa mafuta wake.”
112:11 Yos 18:25; Hes 16:9; 1Sam 3:1; 2:18Kisha Elikana akaenda nyumbani Rama, lakini mtoto akahudumu mbele za Bwana chini ya kuhani Eli.
Wana Waovu Wa Eli
122:12 Yer 2:8; 9:6; Kum 13:13; Rum 1:28Wana wa Eli walikuwa watu wabaya kabisa, hawakumheshimu Bwana. 132:13 Kum 18:3; Law 7:29-36; 1Sam 2:12Basi ilikuwa desturi ya makuhani pamoja na watu kwamba kila mara yeyote anapotoa dhabihu na huku nyama ikiwa inachemshwa, mtumishi wa kuhani angalikuja na uma wenye meno matatu mkononi mwake. 142:14 Hes 15:30; Isa 22:14; Yer 7:16; Ebr 10:26-31Angeutumbukiza huo uma kwenye sufuria au birika au sufuria kubwa au chungu, naye kuhani angalijichukulia mwenyewe chochote ambacho uma ungekileta. Hivi ndivyo walivyowatendea Waisraeli wote waliokuja Shilo. 15Lakini hata kabla mafuta ya mnyama hayajachomwa, mtumishi wa kuhani angalikuja na kusema kwa mtu ambaye alikuwa akitoa dhabihu, “Mpe kuhani nyama akaoke, kwani hatapokea nyama iliyochemshwa kutoka kwako, ila iliyo mbichi tu.”
162:16 Law 3:3, 14-16; 7:29-34Kama mtu akimwambia, “Mafuta ya mnyama na yachomwe kwanza, ndipo uchukue chochote unachotaka,” mtumishi angalijibu, “Hapana, nipe sasa, kama huwezi nitaichukua kwa nguvu.”
172:17 Hes 14:11; Yer 7:21; Eze 22:26; Mal 2:7-9; 1Sam 2:22; Rut 1:17; Mt 26:63Hii Dhambi ya hawa vijana ilikuwa kubwa sana machoni pa Bwana, kwa kuwa waliitendea dhabihu ya Bwana kwa dharau.
182:18 1Sam 22:18; 23:9; 2Sam 6:14; 1Nya 15:27; Mwa 18:25; 1Sam 16:10-12; Ay 1:21; 2:10; Za 39:9Lakini Samweli alikuwa akihudumu mbele za Bwana, kijana akivaa kisibau cha kitani. 192:19 1Sam 1:3; Mwa 18:25; 1Sam 18:14; 2Tim 4:22; 1Sam 9:6Kila mwaka mama yake alimshonea joho dogo na kumchukulia wakati alipokwea pamoja na mumewe kutoa dhabihu ya mwaka. 202:20 1Sam 1:27; Lk 2:34; Amu 20:1Eli alikuwa akiwabariki Elikana na mkewe, akisema, “Bwana na akupe watoto kwa mwanamke huyu ili kuchukua nafasi ya yule aliyekuwa amemwomba na akamtoa kwa Bwana.” Kisha wakawa wanakwenda nyumbani. 212:21 Mwa 21:1; Amu 13:24; Lk 1:80; 2:40Bwana akawa mwenye neema kwa Hana, naye akapata mimba akazaa wana watatu na binti wawili. Wakati huo, kijana Samweli akaendelea kukua mbele za Bwana.
222:22 Kut 38:8Basi Eli, ambaye alikuwa mzee sana, alisikia kuhusu kila kitu ambacho wanawe walikuwa wakiwafanyia Israeli wote na jinsi walivyokutana kimwili na wanawake waliohudumu kwenye ingilio la Hema la Kukutania. 23Hivyo akawaambia, “Kwa nini mmefanya mambo kama haya? Nimesikia kutoka kwa watu wote juu ya haya matendo yenu maovu. 24Sivyo, wanangu, hii si habari nzuri ambayo ninasikia ikienea miongoni mwa watu wa Bwana. 252:25 Kut 4:21; 32:10; Yos 11:20; Hes 11:2; 1Sam 3:14; 1Fal 13:6; Ay 9:33; Za 106:30; Isa 1:18; 22:14; Yer 15:1; Ebr 10:26Kama mtu akifanya dhambi dhidi ya mtu mwenzake, mtu mwingine aweza kumwombea kwa Mungu, lakini kama mtu akimfanyia Mungu dhambi, ni nani atakayemwombea?” Hata hivyo wanawe hawakusikia maonyo ya baba yao, kwa sababu Bwana alitaka kuwaua.
262:26 Amu 13:24; Lk 2:52; Mit 3:4; Mdo 2:47; Rum 14:18Naye kijana Samweli akaendelea kukua katika kimo, akimpendeza Bwana na wanadamu.
Unabii Dhidi Ya Nyumba Ya Eli
272:27 Kum 33:1; Amu 13:6; Kut 4:14-16; 1Fal 13:1Basi mtu wa Mungu akaja kwa Eli na kumwambia, “Hivi ndivyo asemavyo Bwana: ‘Je, sikujifunua waziwazi kwa nyumba ya baba yako wakati walikuwa huko Misri chini ya Farao? 282:28 Kut 28:1; 30:7; 1Sam 22:18; 23:6-9; 30:7; Law 7:35-36; 8:7-8Nilimchagua baba yako kati ya makabila yote ya Israeli kuwa kuhani wangu, kukwea kwenye madhabahu yangu, kufukiza uvumba na kuvaa kisibau mbele yangu. Pia niliwapa nyumba ya baba yako sadaka zote zilizotolewa kwa moto na Waisraeli. 292:29 Kum 12:5; Mt 10:37Kwa nini unadharau dhabihu zangu na sadaka zile nilizoziamuru kwa ajili ya makao yangu? Kwa nini unawaheshimu wanao kuliko mimi kwa kujinenepesha wenyewe kwa kula sehemu zilizo bora za kila sadaka zinazotolewa na watu wangu wa Israeli?’
302:30 Kut 29:19; Za 50:23; 91:15; Mit 8; 17; Isa 53:3; Neh 3:6; Mal 2:9; Yer 18:10; 1Nya 15:2; Za 18:20; 91:14; Yn 5:44; 12:26; 1Pet 1:7; Hes 11:20“Kwa hiyo, Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli asema: ‘Niliahidi kuwa nyumba yako na nyumba ya baba yako wangehudumu mbele zangu milele.’ Lakini sasa Bwana anasema: ‘Jambo hili na liwe mbali nami! Wale wanaoniheshimu nitawaheshimu, wale wanaonidharau mimi watadharauliwa. 312:31 1Sam 4:11-18; 22:16-20Wakati unakuja nitakapozipunguza nguvu zenu na nguvu ya nyumba ya baba yenu, ili pasiwepo mtu katika mbari yenu atakayeishi kuuona uzee 322:32 1Sam 4:3; 22:17-20; Yer 7:12-14; 1Fal 2:26-27; Zek 8:4nanyi mtaona huzuni katika makao yangu. Ingawa Israeli watafanyiwa mema, katika mbari yenu kamwe hapatakuwepo mtu atakayeishi hadi kuwa mzee. 332:33 Yer 29:32; Mal 2:12Kila mmoja wenu ambaye sitamkatilia mbali kutoka madhabahuni pangu atabakizwa tu kupofusha macho yenu kwa machozi na kuihuzunisha mioyo yenu, nao wazao wenu wote watakufa watakapokuwa wamefikia umri wa kustawi.
342:34 Kum 13:4; 1Sam 4:11; 1Fal 13:3“ ‘Kile kitakachotokea kwa wanao wawili, Hofni na Finehasi, kitakuwa ishara kwako. Wote wawili watakufa katika siku moja. 352:35 1Nya 16:39; 29:22; 2Sam 8:17; 20:25; 1Fal 2:35; 4:4; Eze 44:15-16; 1Sam 10:1; 16:13; 2Sam 2:4; 12:7; 23:1; 1Fal 1:34; Za 89:20Mimi mwenyewe nitajiinulia kuhani mwaminifu, ambaye atafanya sawasawa na kile kilichoko moyoni mwangu na akilini mwangu. Nitaifanya nyumba yake kuwa imara, naye atahudumu mbele ya mpakwa mafuta wangu daima. 362:36 Eze 44:10-14; 1Sam 3:12; 1Fal 2:27Kisha kila mmoja aliyeachwa katika mbari yenu atakuja na kusujudu mbele yake kwa ajili ya kipande cha fedha na ganda la mkate akisema, “Niteue katika baadhi ya ofisi ya ukuhani ili niweze kupata chakula.” ’ ”
Hannah’s Prayer
1Then Hannah prayed and said:
“My heart rejoices in the Lord;
in the Lord my horn2:1 Horn here symbolizes strength; also in verse 10. is lifted high.
My mouth boasts over my enemies,
for I delight in your deliverance.
2“There is no one holy like the Lord;
there is no one besides you;
there is no Rock like our God.
3“Do not keep talking so proudly
or let your mouth speak such arrogance,
for the Lord is a God who knows,
and by him deeds are weighed.
4“The bows of the warriors are broken,
but those who stumbled are armed with strength.
5Those who were full hire themselves out for food,
but those who were hungry are hungry no more.
She who was barren has borne seven children,
but she who has had many sons pines away.
6“The Lord brings death and makes alive;
he brings down to the grave and raises up.
7The Lord sends poverty and wealth;
he humbles and he exalts.
8He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap;
he seats them with princes
and has them inherit a throne of honor.
“For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s;
on them he has set the world.
9He will guard the feet of his faithful servants,
but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness.
“It is not by strength that one prevails;
10those who oppose the Lord will be broken.
The Most High will thunder from heaven;
the Lord will judge the ends of the earth.
“He will give strength to his king
and exalt the horn of his anointed.”
11Then Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy ministered before the Lord under Eli the priest.
Eli’s Wicked Sons
12Eli’s sons were scoundrels; they had no regard for the Lord. 13Now it was the practice of the priests that, whenever any of the people offered a sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come with a three-pronged fork in his hand while the meat was being boiled 14and would plunge the fork into the pan or kettle or caldron or pot. Whatever the fork brought up the priest would take for himself. This is how they treated all the Israelites who came to Shiloh. 15But even before the fat was burned, the priest’s servant would come and say to the person who was sacrificing, “Give the priest some meat to roast; he won’t accept boiled meat from you, but only raw.”
16If the person said to him, “Let the fat be burned first, and then take whatever you want,” the servant would answer, “No, hand it over now; if you don’t, I’ll take it by force.”
17This sin of the young men was very great in the Lord’s sight, for they2:17 Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint; Masoretic Text people were treating the Lord’s offering with contempt.
18But Samuel was ministering before the Lord—a boy wearing a linen ephod. 19Each year his mother made him a little robe and took it to him when she went up with her husband to offer the annual sacrifice. 20Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, “May the Lord give you children by this woman to take the place of the one she prayed for and gave to2:20 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text and asked from the Lord.” Then they would go home. 21And the Lord was gracious to Hannah; she gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the Lord.
22Now Eli, who was very old, heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they slept with the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 23So he said to them, “Why do you do such things? I hear from all the people about these wicked deeds of yours. 24No, my sons; the report I hear spreading among the Lord’s people is not good. 25If one person sins against another, God2:25 Or the judges may mediate for the offender; but if anyone sins against the Lord, who will intercede for them?” His sons, however, did not listen to their father’s rebuke, for it was the Lord’s will to put them to death.
26And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the Lord and with people.
Prophecy Against the House of Eli
27Now a man of God came to Eli and said to him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Did I not clearly reveal myself to your ancestor’s family when they were in Egypt under Pharaoh? 28I chose your ancestor out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in my presence. I also gave your ancestor’s family all the food offerings presented by the Israelites. 29Why do you2:29 The Hebrew is plural. scorn my sacrifice and offering that I prescribed for my dwelling? Why do you honor your sons more than me by fattening yourselves on the choice parts of every offering made by my people Israel?’
30“Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I promised that members of your family would minister before me forever.’ But now the Lord declares: ‘Far be it from me! Those who honor me I will honor, but those who despise me will be disdained. 31The time is coming when I will cut short your strength and the strength of your priestly house, so that no one in it will reach old age, 32and you will see distress in my dwelling. Although good will be done to Israel, no one in your family line will ever reach old age. 33Every one of you that I do not cut off from serving at my altar I will spare only to destroy your sight and sap your strength, and all your descendants will die in the prime of life.
34“ ‘And what happens to your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, will be a sign to you—they will both die on the same day. 35I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who will do according to what is in my heart and mind. I will firmly establish his priestly house, and they will minister before my anointed one always. 36Then everyone left in your family line will come and bow down before him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread and plead, “Appoint me to some priestly office so I can have food to eat.” ’ ”
