1 Samuel 1

Hannah's prayer and Samuel's birth

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1 Rg 1:1Fuit vir ūnus dē Ramathaimsophim, dē monte Ephraim, et nōmen ejus Elcana, fīlius Jeroham, fīliī Eliu, fīliī Thohu, fīliī Suph, Ephrathaeus: et habuit duās uxōrēs, nōmen ūnī Anna, et nōmen secundae Phenenna.There was a certain man from Ramathaim-zophim, from the hill-country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an Ephrathite: and he had two wives, the name to one was Hannah, and the name to the second Peninnah. 1 Rg 1:2Fuēruntque Phenennae fīliī: Annae autem nōn erant līberī.And Peninnah had sons: but Hannah had no children. 1 Rg 1:3Et ascendēbat vir ille dē cīvitāte suā statūtīs diēbus, ut adōrāret et sacrificāret Dominō exercituum in Silo.And that man used to go up from his city on the appointed days, to worship and to sacrifice to the Lord of hosts in Shiloh. 1 Rg 1:3Erant autem ibi duo fīliī Heli, Ophnī et Phineēs, sacerdōtēs Dominī.And there were there two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests of the Lord. 1 Rg 1:4Vēnit ergō diēs, et immolāvit Elcana, deditque Phenennae uxōrī suae, et cūnctīs fīliīs ejus et fīliābus, partēs: Annae autem dedit partem ūnam trīstis, quia Annam dīligēbat.So the day came, and Elkanah sacrificed, and gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and daughters, portions: but to Hannah he gave one portion, sad, because he loved Hannah.

1 Rg 1:5Dominus autem conclūserat vulvam ejus.But the Lord had shut up her womb. 1 Rg 1:6Afflīgēbat quoque eam aemula ejus, et vehementer angēbat, in tantum ut exprobrāret quod Dominus conclūsisset vulvam ejus: sīcque faciēbat per singulōs annōs: cum redeunte tempore ascenderent ad templum Dominī, et sīc prōvocābat eam: porrō illa flēbat, et nōn capiēbat cibum.Her rival also used to afflict her, and vexed her vehemently, so much that she reproached her that the Lord had shut up her womb: and thus she did each year: when, as the time came round, they went up to the temple of the Lord, so she would provoke her: and she would weep, and would not take food. 1 Rg 1:8Dīxit ergō eī Elcana vir suus: Anna, cūr flēs?So Elkanah her husband said to her: "Hannah, why do you weep? 1 Rg 1:8Et quārē nōn comedis?And why do you not eat? 1 Rg 1:8Et quam ob rem afflīgitur cor tuum?And for what reason is your heart afflicted? 1 Rg 1:8Numquid nōn ego melior tibi sum, quam decem fīliī?Am I not better to you than ten sons?" 1 Rg 1:9Surrēxit autem Anna postquam comēderat et biberat in Silo.But Hannah rose up after she had eaten and drunk in Shiloh.

1 Rg 1:9Et Heli sacerdōte sedente super sellam ante postēs templī Dominī, cum esset Anna amārō animō, ōrāvit ad Dominum, flēns largiter, et vōtum vōvit, dīcēns: Domine exercituum, sī respiciēns vīderis afflīctiōnem famulae tuae, et recordātus meī fueris, nec oblītus ancillae tuae, dederisque servae tuae sexum virīlem: dabō eum Dominō omnibus diēbus vītae ejus, et novācula nōn ascendet super caput ejus.And with Eli the priest sitting upon a seat before the posts of the temple of the Lord, since Hannah was bitter in spirit, she prayed to the Lord, weeping abundantly, and vowed a vow, saying: "Lord of hosts, if, looking down, you will see the affliction of your handmaid, and will have remembered me, and not forgotten your maidservant, and will give to your servant a male child: I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and a razor shall not go up upon his head." 1 Rg 1:12Factum est autem, cum illa multiplicāret precēs cōram Dominō, ut Heli observāret ōs ejus.And it came about, when she was multiplying her prayers before the Lord, that Eli watched her mouth.

1 Rg 1:13Porrō Anna loquēbātur in corde suō, tantumque labia illīus movēbantur, et vōx penitus nōn audiēbātur.Now Hannah was speaking in her heart, and only her lips were moving, and her voice was not heard at all. 1 Rg 1:13Aestimāvit ergō eam Heli tēmulentam, dīxitque eī: Usquequō ēbria eris?So Eli reckoned her drunk, and said to her: "How long will you be drunk? 1 Rg 1:14Dīgere paulisper vīnum, quō madēs.Digest for a little while the wine with which you are soaked." 1 Rg 1:15Respondēns Anna: Nēquāquam, inquit, domine mī: nam mulier īnfēlīx nimis ego sum: vīnumque et omne quod inēbriāre potest, nōn bibī, sed effūdī animam meam in cōnspectū Dominī.Hannah, answering: "By no means," she says, "my lord: for I am a woman unhappy beyond measure: and wine, and everything which can make drunk, I have not drunk, but I have poured out my soul in the sight of the Lord. 1 Rg 1:16Nē reputēs ancillam tuam quasi ūnam dē fīliābus Belial: quia ex multitūdine dolōris et moerōris meī locūta sum ūsque in praesēns.Do not reckon your handmaid as one of the daughters of Belial: because out of the abundance of my grief and sorrow I have spoken until the present."

1 Rg 1:17Tunc Heli ait eī: Vāde in pāce: et Deus Isrāël det tibi petītiōnem tuam quam rogāstī eum.Then Eli says to her: "Go in peace: and may the God of Israel grant you your petition which you have asked of him." 1 Rg 1:18Et illa dīxit: Utinam inveniat ancilla tua grātiam in oculīs tuīs.And she said: "Would that your handmaid may find favour in your eyes." 1 Rg 1:18Et abiit mulier in viam suam, et comēdit, vultūsque illīus nōn sunt amplius in dīversa mūtātī.And the woman went off on her way, and ate, and her looks were no longer changed into different ones. 1 Rg 1:19Et surrēxērunt māne, et adōrāvērunt cōram Dominō: reversīque sunt, et vēnērunt in domum suam Ramatha.And they rose in the morning, and worshipped before the Lord: and they returned, and came into their house at Ramah. 1 Rg 1:19Cognōvit autem Elcana Annam uxōrem suam: et recordātus est ejus Dominus.And Elkanah knew Hannah his wife: and the Lord remembered her. 1 Rg 1:20Et factum est post circulum diērum, concēpit Anna, et peperit fīlium: vocāvitque nōmen ejus Samuēl, eō quod ā Dominō postulāsset eum.And it came about after the circle of days, Hannah conceived, and bore a son: and she called his name Samuel, because she had asked for him from the Lord.

1 Rg 1:21Ascendit autem vir ejus Elcana, et omnis domus ejus, ut immolāret Dominō hostiam solemnem, et vōtum suum.And her husband Elkanah went up, and all his house, to sacrifice to the Lord the solemn victim, and his vow. 1 Rg 1:22Et Anna nōn ascendit: dīxit enim virō suō: Nōn vādam dōnec ablactētur īnfāns, et dūcam eum, ut appāreat ante cōnspectum Dominī, et maneat ibi jūgiter.And Hannah did not go up: for she said to her husband: "I will not go until the infant is weaned, and I will bring him, so that he may appear before the sight of the Lord, and may stay there continually." 1 Rg 1:23Et ait eī Elcana vir suus: Fac quod bonum tibi vidētur, et māne dōnec ablactēs eum: precorque ut impleat Dominus verbum suum.And Elkanah her husband said to her: "Do what seems good to you, and stay until you wean him: and I pray that the Lord may fulfil his word." 1 Rg 1:23Mānsit ergō mulier, et lactāvit fīlium suum, dōnec āmovēret eum ā lacte.So the woman stayed, and suckled her son, until she removed him from the milk. 1 Rg 1:24Et addūxit eum sēcum, postquam ablactāverat, in vitulīs tribus, et tribus modiīs farīnae, et amphorā vīnī, et addūxit eum ad domum Dominī in Silo.And she brought him with her, after she had weaned him, with three calves, and three measures of flour, and a jar of wine, and she brought him to the house of the Lord in Shiloh.

1 Rg 1:24Puer autem erat adhūc īnfantulus: et immolāvērunt vitulum, et obtulērunt puerum Heli.Now the boy was still a little child: and they sacrificed a calf, and offered the boy to Eli. 1 Rg 1:26Et ait Anna: Obsecrō mī domine, vīvit anima tua, domine: ego sum illa mulier, quae stetī cōram tē hīc ōrāns Dominum.And Hannah said: "I beg you, my lord, as your soul lives, lord: I am that woman who stood before you here praying to the Lord. 1 Rg 1:27Prō puerō istō ōrāvī, et dedit mihi Dominus petītiōnem meam quam postulāvī eum.For this boy I prayed, and the Lord has given me my petition which I asked of him. 1 Rg 1:28Idcircō et ego commodāvī eum Dominō cūnctīs diēbus quibus fuerit commodātus Dominō.Therefore I too have lent him to the Lord for all the days in which he shall be lent to the Lord." 1 Rg 1:28Et adōrāvērunt ibi Dominum.And they worshipped the Lord there. 1 Rg 1:28Et ōrāvit Anna, et ait:And Hannah prayed, and said:

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (219 words)

sum, esse, fuī, futūrus	be
vir, virī, m.	man
ūnus, -a, -um	one; only, alone
dē, prep, with abl.	down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
mōns, montis, m.	mountain
et, conj.	and; et ... et, both ... and
nōmen, -minis, n.	name (that by which one is known)
is, ea, id, dem. pron.	this, that; he, she, it, they
fīlius, -ī, m.	son
Ephrathaeus, -a, -um	Ephraimite, of Ephraim
habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus	have, hold; consider
duo, -ae, -o, plur. adj.	two
uxor, -ōris, f.	wife
secundus, -a, -um	following, favorable
que, enclitic conj.	and
autem, conj.	moreover; but, however; now
nōn, adv.	not
līberī, -ōrum, m. plur.	children
ascendō, -scendere, -scendī, -scēnsus	climb to, ascend, mount
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.	that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
cīvitās, -tātis, f.	state
suus, -a, -um	his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their
statuō, statuere, statuī, statūtus	cause to stand; decide, resolve
diēs, -ēī, m. and f.	day
ut, conj.	as; when; that; ita ut, as
adōrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	worship, bow down to; entreat
sacrificō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	sacrifice
dominus, -ī m.	master, owner
exercitus, -ūs, m.	army
in, prep. with acc. and abl.	with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
ibi, adv.	in that place, there
sacerdōs, -dōtis, m. and f.	priest, priestess
veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventus	come
ergō (adv.)	therefore, then; quid ergō? what then?
immolō, -molāre, -molāvī, -molātus	sacrifice (the victim was sprinkled with consecrated meal)
dō, dare, dedī, datus	give
cūnctus, -a, -um	all, the whole
fīlia, -ae, f.	daughter
pars, partis, f.	part, side, direction
trīstis, -e	sad, gloomy
quia (conj.)	because
dīligō, -ere, -lēxī, -lēctus	love, value highly
conclūdō, -ere, -clūsī, -clūsum	shut in, enclose
vulva (volva), -ae f.	womb
afflīgō, -ere, -flīxī, -flīctus	strike against, damage, wreck
quoque, adv.	also
aemulus, -a, -um	rivalling; (as noun) a rival
vehementer, adv.	violently, vehemently; earnestly; exceedingly, greatly
angō, -ere, ānxī	choke; (pass.) be vexed, be distressed
tantus, -a, -um	so great or much
exprobrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	reproach, rebuke, blame (someone) for
quod, conj.	that, in that, because
sīc, adv.	so, thus
faciō, facere, fēcī, factus	make, do; iter facere, see iter
per, prep, with ace.	through, by means of
singulī, -ae, -a	one at a time, single
annus, -ī, m.	year
cum, conj.	when, while, after; since; although
redeō, -īre, -iī, -itus	go back, return
tempus, temporis, n.	time, season
ad, prep. with acc.	to, toward; at, near; for
templum, -ī, n.	sanctuary, temple
prōvocō, -vocāre, -vocāvī, -vocātus	call forth or out, challenge
porrō (adv.)	further on; moreover
fleō, -ēre, flēvī, flētum	weep
capiō, capere, cēpī, captus	take, catch, seize; receive, suffer; adopt
cibus, -ī, m.	food
dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus	say, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day
cūr, adv.	why
quārē (adv.)	why; for which reason
comedō, -ere (-esse), -ēdī, -ēsus	eat, eat up
quī, quae, quod, interrog. pron. adj.	what?
ob, prep. with acc.	on account of, for; in compounds, to, against
rēs, reī, f.	thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really
cor, cordis n.	heart
tuus, -a, -um	thy, thine, your
numquid (interrog. particle)	surely not? can it be that ...? (expects 'no'); in later Latin also a simple question
ego, meī, pers. pron.	I
bonus, -a, -um	good
tū, tuī, pers. pron.	thou, you
quam, adv.	how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible
decem, indecl. adj.	ten
surgō, -ere, surrēxī, surrēctus	rise, get up, stand up
postquam, conj.	later than, after, when
bibō, bibere, bibī	drink
sedeō, sedēre, sēdī, sessus	sit
super (prep. + acc. or abl.; also adv.)	over, above, on top of; upon; about, concerning
ante, prep, with acc. and adv.	before
postis, -is m.	doorpost; door
amārus, -a, -um	bitter
animus, -ī, m.	mind; heart; spirit, courage
ōrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	speak; beg, pray
largiter (adv.)	greatly, a great deal
vōtum, -ī n.	vow; wish, prayer
voveō, -ēre, vōvī, vōtus	vow, promise
sī, conj.	if
respiciō, -ere, -spexī, -spectum	look back
videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus	see; pass., seem
afflīctiō, -ōnis f.	affliction, suffering, distress
famula, -ae f.	maidservant
recordor, -ārī, -ātus sum	call to mind, remember
neque or nec, conj.	and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
oblīvīscor, -līvīscī, -lītus	forget
ancilla, -ae f.	maidservant, slave girl
serva, -ae f.	slave woman
sexus, -ūs m.	sex (male or female)
virīlis, -e	of a man, male; n. pl. as noun: a man's private parts
omnis, -e	all, every
vīta, -ae, f.	life
novācula, -ae f.	razor
caput, capitis, n.	head
multiplicō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	multiply, increase; passive: multiply, become many
prex, precis f. (usu. pl.)	prayer, entreaty
cōram (adv.)	face to face, in person
observō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	watch; keep, respect
ōs, ōris, n.	mouth
loquor, loquī, locūtus	speak
tantum, adv.	so much or far, only
labium, -ī n.	lip
moveō, movēre, mōvī, mōtus	move
vōx, vōcis, f.	voice; word
penitus (adv.)	deep within, far inside
audiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus	hear; listen or attend to
aestimō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	value, reckon
tēmulentus, -a, -um	drunk, tipsy
usquequō (adv.)	how long? until when?
ēbrius, -a, -um	drunk
dīgerō, -ere, -gessī, -gestus	distribute, arrange; interpret
paulisper (adv.)	for a short time
vīnum, -ī, n.	wine
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.	who, which
madeō, -ēre, -uī	be wet
respondeō, -spondēre, -spondī, -spōnsus	reply, answer
nēquāquam (adv.)	by no means, not at all
inquam, inquis, inquit, defective verb	I say, you say, he says
meus, -a, -um	my, mine
nam, conj.	for
mulier, mulieris, f.	woman
īnfēlīx, -fēlīcis, adj.	unhappy, unfortunate
nimis (adv.)	too much, too
inēbriō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	make drunk; passive: get drunk
possum, posse, potuī	be able, have power, can
sed, conj.	but
effundō, -fundere, -fūdī, -fūsus	pour out
anima, -ae, f.	breath, soul, life
cōnspectus, -ūs, m.	sight
nē, adv.	not; nē ... quidem, not ... even; conj., that not, lest
reputō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	count, reckon among; think over
quasi, conj.	as if
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)	out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
multitūdō, -tūdinis, f.	multitude
dolor, -ōris, m.	pain, grief; anger
maeror, -ōris m.	grief, sorrow
ūsque, adv.	all the time; ūsque ad, as far as, until; quō ūsque, see quō
praesēns, -sentis, adj.	present, immediate, imminent
tunc (adv.)	then, at that time
āiō (defective)	say, affirm; ut aiunt: as they say
vādō, -ere	go
pāx, pācis f.	peace
deus, -ī, m.	god
petītiō, -ōnis f.	thrust, attack; candidacy
rogō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	ask
utinam (adv.)	if only, would that (with subjunctive)
inveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventus	come upon, find
grātia, -ae, f.	favor; gratitude, thanks; plur., thanks; grātiās agere, to give thanks, thank; grātiam referre, to return a favor, show gratitude, requite
oculus, -ī, m.	eye
abeō, -īre, -iī, -itūrus	go away, depart
via, -ae, f.	road, way
vultus, -ūs m.	face, expression
amplius (adv.)	more, further
dīversus, -a, -um	turned different ways, opposite, contrary, different
mūtō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	change
māne, adv.	in the morning, early in the morning
revertor, -vertī, -versus, perf. act. -vertī	turn back, return
domus, -ūs, f.	house, home
cognōscō, -gnōscere, -gnōvī, -gnitus	find out, learn; in tenses of completed action, have found out, know
post, adv.	after, later; prep. with acc., after, behind
circulus, -ī m.	circle; a group of people gathered to talk
concipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus	take in, conceive; plan, imagine
pariō, -ere, peperī, partus	bring forth; win, gain
vocō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	call, summon
eō (adv.)	to that place, thither; to that point (usque eō); (with comparatives) by so much, all the (more)
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)	away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
postulō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	ask, request, demand
hostia, -ae f.	sacrificial victim
sollemnis, -e	solemn, ritual, customary
enim, conj.	for
dōnec (conj.)	until; while, as long as
ablactō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	wean
īnfāns, -fantis, m. and f.	infant, babe
dūcō, dūcere, dūxī, ductus	lead; make, dig; with or without in mātrimōnium, marry
appāreō, -ēre, -uī, -itum	appear, come into view, show oneself
maneō, manēre, mānsī, mānsus	remain
iūgiter (adv.)	continually, perpetually
precor, -ārī, -ātus sum	pray, beg
impleō, -ēre, -plēvī, -plētum	fill; fulfil, complete
verbum, -ī, n.	word
lactō, -āre	suck milk, be suckled
āmoveō, -movēre, -mōvī, -mōtus	move away
lāc, lactis, n.	milk
addūcō, -dūcere, -dūxī, -ductus	lead to, bring, take; induce, influence
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.	himself, herself, itself, themselves
vitulus, -ī m.	bull calf, young bullock; (Vulgate) the golden calf
trēs, tria, plur. adj.	three
modius, -ī m.	peck-measure, a grain measure (about 9 litres); a bushel-basket
farīna, -ae f.	flour, meal; dough
amphora, -ae, f.	jar, bottle
puer, puerī, m.	boy
adhūc, adv.	to this point, up to this time, yet, still
īnfantulus, -ī m.	little child, baby
offerō, offerre, obtulī, oblātus	bear to, proffer, offer
obsecrō, -secrāre, -secrāvī, -secrātus	beseech, entreat
vīvō, vīvere, vīxī, vīctus	live
stō, stāre, stetī, status	stand
hīc, adv.	here; hereupon
prō, prep. with abl.	before, in front of; for, in behalf of; for, as; in return for, for
iste, ista, istud, dem. pron.	that of yours, that
idcircō (adv.)	for that reason
commodō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	lend, provide, supply

Vulgate, 1 Samuel 1–15. Latin text: the Clementine Vulgate (1592), as transcribed by the Clementine Vulgate Project, public domain. Word analysis: drafted by our own tagger (trained on the hand-checked texts on this site), with every doubtful word checked by hand. English (a literal learner's translation) and section titles: written for this app, each checked against the Latin by a second reader.