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Элқана ва унинг Шилўдаги оиласи
1 Эфрайим қирларида жойлашган Рама шаҳрида бир одам яшарди. Унинг исми Элқана бўлиб, Эфрайим қабиласининг Зуф уруғидан бўлган Ерохам деганнинг ўғли эди. Ерохам — Элихунинг ўғли, Элиху — Тўхунинг ўғли, Тўху — Эфрайим қабиласига мансуб бўлган Зуфнинг ўғли эди. 2 Элқананинг Ханна ва Панинна исмли икки хотини бўлиб, Паниннанинг болалари бор эди–ю, Ханна бефарзанд эди.
3 Элқана ҳар йили Сарвари Оламга сажда қилиб, қурбонлик келтирмоқ учун ўз шаҳридан Шилўга борарди. Шилўда Элах деган одамнинг Хўфнах ва Финхаз деган икки ўғли бўлиб, улар Эгамизнинг руҳонийлари эдилар.
4 Элқана қурбонлик қилган куни хотини Паниннага, ўғиллари билан қизларига бир улушдан берса, 5 Ханнага эса яхши жойидан бир улуш берарди . Чунки Эгамиз Ханнани бепушт қилиб қўйган бўлса ҳам, Элқана уни яхши кўрарди. 6 Ханнани Эгамиз бефарзанд қилиб қўйгани учун, кундоши Панинна Ханнага қаттиқ озор бериб хафа қиларди. 7 Ҳар йили Ханна Эгамизнинг уйига борганда ҳам шу воқеа юз берарди: Ханнани кундоши хафа қилар, у эса йиғлаб ҳеч нарса емасди. 8 Эри Элқана эса:
— Ханна, нега йиғлаяпсан, нимага овқат емаяпсан? — дерди. — Нимага бу қадар ғамгинсан? Сен учун мен ўнта ўғилдан ҳам афзал эмасманми?!
Ханна ва руҳоний Элах
9 Бир куни улар Шилўда еб–ичиб бўлганларидан кейин, Ханна ўрнидан турди. Руҳоний Элах Эгамизнинг уйи эшиги ёнидаги курсида ўтирган эди. 10 Ханна дили хуфтон, аччиқ–аччиқ йиғлаб, Эгамизга ибодат қилиб, 11 шундай ваъда берди:
— Эй Сарвари Олам! Шу чўрингнинг қайғусига назар солиб, уни ёдга олсанг, чўрингни унутмай, унга бир ўғил ато этсанг, ўша ўғлимни умрбод Сенга назр қилган бўлардим , унинг бошига устара тегмасди.
12 Ханна Эгамиз ҳузурида узоқ вақт ибодат қилди. Элах эса унинг оғзига қараб турарди. 13 Ханна ичида гапирар, овози эшитилмас, фақат лаблари қимирларди. Шунинг учун Элах Ханнани маст бўлса керак, деб ўйлади:
14 — Қачонгача сархуш бўлиб юрасан?! Энди шаробдан воз кеч! — деди.
15 — Йўқ, ундай эмас, ҳазратим, — деди Ханна. — Мен кўнгли ғамга тўла бир аёлман. На шароб ичганман, на бўза. Фақат юрагимдагини Эгамга тўкиб соляпман. 16 Бу чўрингизни аллақандай ярамас хотин деб ўйламанг. Ғам–қайғуларим кўплигидан, шу пайтгача ибодат қиляпман.
17 — Эсон–омон бор, — деди Элах. — Исроил халқининг Худоси тилагингни бажо келтирсин.
18 — Мен, чўрингизни илтифотингизга сазовор билинг, — деди Ханна. Сўнг бориб овқат еди, энди чеҳраси ғамгин эмас эди.
Шомуил туғилади ва Худога бағишланади
19 Эртасига Элқана оиласи билан тонг саҳарда туриб, Эгамизга сажда қилишди. Кейин Рамага — уйларига қайтиб келишди. Элқана хотини Ханна билан қовушди. Эгамиз Ханнага марҳамат қилди. 20 Ханна ҳомиладор бўлди ва вақт–соати етиб ўғил туғди. “Уни Эгамиздан тилаб олдим”, деб отини Шомуил қўйди.
21 Элқана Эгамизга атаб йиллик қурбонлик маросимини ўтказиш ва ваъдасини адо этиш учун оиласи билан бирга Шилўга борди. 22 Ханна бу сафар бормади. У эрига:
— Гўдак кўкракдан чиққандан кейин олиб бораман, у Эгамизнинг ҳузурида бўлиб, Унга хизмат қилади, умр бўйи ўша ерда қолади, — деди.
23 — Сенга нима маъқул бўлса, шундай қилавер, — деди Элқана. — Гўдак кўкракдан чиққунча шу ерда бўл. Эгамиз Ўз ваъдасини бажо қилсин .
Ханна уйда қолиб, ўғли кўкракдан чиққунча, уни эмизди. 24 Кичкинтой кўкракдан чиқди. Сўнг Ханна уч ёшли буқа , бир тоғора ун ва бир меш шароб олиб, ўғлини Эгамизнинг Шилўдаги уйига олиб келди. Бола ҳали ёш эди. 25 Буқани сўйишгандан кейин, болани Элахнинг олдига олиб келишди.
26 — Эй ҳазрат, мени эслайсизми? — деди Ханна. — Шу ерда, ҳузурингизда туриб Эгамга ибодат қилган ўша аёл менман. 27 Мен мана шу бола учун Эгамга илтижо қилган эдим, Эгам тилагимни бажо қилди. 28 Шунинг учун уни Эгамга бағишладим, умр бўйи Унга аталган бўлсин, дедим.
Улар шу ерда Эгамизга сажда қилдилар.
1 Now 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. 3 And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there.
4 ¶ And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions: 5 But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb. 6 And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb. 7 And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat. 8 Then said Elkanah her husband 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?
9 ¶ So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD. 10 And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore. 11 And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head. 12 And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli marked her mouth. 13 Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken. 14 And Eli said unto 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 the LORD. 16 Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto. 17 Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him. 18 And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad .
19 ¶ And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her. 20 Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying , Because I have asked him of the LORD. 21 And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow. 22 But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide for ever. 23 And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only the LORD establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him.
24 ¶ And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child was young. 25 And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli. 26 And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD. 27 For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him: 28 Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there.
