The Bible and Holy Scriptures conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. Translated according to the Ebrue and Greke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languges. VVith moste profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance as may appeare in the epistle to the reader

CHAP. I.

1 The genealogie of Elkanáh father of Samuél. 2 His two wiues. 5 Hannah was baren and prayed to the Lorde. 15 Her answer to Eli 20 Samuél is borne. 24 She doeth de∣dicate hym to the Lord.

1 THere was a mā of one of the twoa 1.1 Rama∣thaim Zophim, of moūt Ephráim, who∣se name (was) Elka∣náh the sonne of Ie∣rohám, the sonne of Elihu, the sonne of Tohu, the sonne of Zuph, an Ephrathite:

2 And he had two wiues: the name of one (was) Hannáh, and the name of the other Peninnáh: and Peninnáh had children, but Hannáh had no children.* 1.2

3 * And this man went vp out of his citie eue ry yere, to worship and to sacrifice vnto the Lorde of hostes inb 1.3 Shiloh, where were the two sonnes of Eli, Hophni and Phine has Priests of the Lord.

4 And on a day, when Elkanáh sacrificed, he gaue to Peninnáh his wife and to all her son∣nes and daughters porcions.

5 But vnto Hannáh he gaue a worthyc 1.4 porci∣on: for he loued Hannáh, and the Lorde had made her baren.

6 ¶ And her aduersarie vexed her sore, for as∣muche as she vp braided her, because the Lord had made her baren.

7 [And so did he yere by yere] (and) as ofte as she went vp to the house of the Lorde, thus she vexed her, that she wept and did not eat.

8 Then sayd Elkanáh her housbande to her, Hannáh, why wepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thyne hearte troubled? am not I better to thee then tend 1.5 sonnes?

9 So Hannáh rose vp after that they had ea∣ten and dronke in Shiloh [and Eli the Priest sate vpon a stole by one of the postes of thee 1.6 Temple of the Lord,]

10 And she was troubled in her mynde, and praied vnto the Lord, and wept sore:

11 Also she vowed a vowe, and said, O Lorde of hostes, if thou wilt loke on the trouble of thine handmayd, and remember me, and not forget thine handmayd, but giue vnto thine handmayd a manchilde, then I wil giue him* 1.7 vnto the Lord all the dayes of his 〈◊〉〈◊〉, * and* 1.8 there shall no raser come vpon his head.

12 And as she continued praying before the Lord, Eli marked hermouth.

13 For Hannáh spake in her heart: her lyppes dyd moue onelye, but her voyce was not hearde: therefore Eli thoght she had bene dronken.

14 And Eli sayd vnto her, Howe longe wilt thou be dronken? Put away” 1.9 thy dronkenes from thee.

15 Then Hannah aunswered and said, Nay my Lorde, (but) I am a woman” 1.10 troubled in spi∣rite: I haue dronke nether wine nor strong drinke, but haue * powred out my soule be∣fore* 1.11 the Lord.

16 Count not thine handmayd” 1.12 for a wicked woman: for of the abundance of my com∣playnt and my grief haue I spoken hitherto.

17 Then Eli answered, and said, Go in peace, and the God of Israéll graunt thy peticion that thou hast asked of him.

18 She said againe, Let thine handmaid findef 1.13 grace in thy sight: so the woman went her way, and did eat, and loked no more sad.

19 ¶ Then they rose vp early, and worshipped before the Lorde, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah. Nowe Elkanah knewe Hannah his wife, and the Lordeg 1.14 re∣membred her.

20 For in processe of time Hannah conceiued, and bare a sonne, and she called his name Samuél, Because, (sayd she,) I haue asked him of the Lord.

21 ¶ So the manh 1.15 Elkanah and all hys house went vp to offer vnto the Lorde the yerelie sacrifice, and his vowe:

22 But Hannah went not vp: for she sayd vn∣to her housband, (I will tary) vntil the chyl∣de be weined, then I wyll bryng hym that he may appeare before Lorde, and there abide for euer.

23 And Elkanah her housband said vnto her, Do what semeth thee best: tary vntyll thou hast weined hym: onely the Lorde accom∣plyshehys

i 1.16 worde, So the woman abode, and gaue her sonne sucke vntyll she weined hym.

24 ¶ And when she had weined him, she toke hī with her with thre bullockes & an* Ephah* 1.17 of floure and a bottle of wine, and broght“ 1.18 hym vnto the house of the Lorde in Shiloh, and the childe was" yong.

25 And they slewe a bullocke, and broght the childe to Eli.

26 And she said, Oh my Lord, as thyk 1.19 soule li∣ueth, my Lorde, I am the woman that stode with thee here praying vnto the Lord.

27 I prayed for this childe, and the LORDE hathe giuen me my desire whyche I asked of hym.

28 Therefore also I haue” 1.20 giuen hym vnto the Lorde: as long as he liueth he shalbe gi∣uen vnto the Lord: and hel 1.21 worshipped the Lord there.

Notes

• a 1.1

  There were two Ramaths, so that in this citie in mount Ephra∣im were zophī: that is, the lear∣ned men ād Pro phets.
• * 1.2

  Deut. 16, 16.
• b 1.3

  For 'the Arke was there at that times.
• c 1.4

  Some read, a porcion with an 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• d 1.5

  Let this suffice thee that I loue thee no lesse, thē if thou hadest many children.
• e 1.6

  That is, of the house, where the Arke was.
• * 1.7

  Nomb. 6. 5.
• * 1.8

  Iudg. 13. 5.
• ” 1.9

  Ebr. thy wine
• ” 1.10

  Ebr. of an hard spirit.
• * 1.11

  Psal. 42. 5.
• ” 1.12

  Ebr. for a dau∣ghter of Belial.
• f 1.13

  That is, praye vnto the Lorde for me.
• g 1.14

  According to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 on.
• h 1.15

  This Elkanah was a Leuite. 1. Chro. 6. 27. and as some write, once a yeré they accu∣stomed to appea re before the Lord with 〈◊〉〈◊〉 familie.
• i 1.16

  Because her prayer toke ef∣fect, therefore it fwas 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the Lords promes.
• * 1.17

  Exod. 16 36.
• “ 1.18

  Ebr. a childe.
• k 1.19

  That is, moste certeinly.
• ” 1.20

  Ebr. lente.
• l 1.21

  Meanyng, Eli gaue thankes to God for her.