Chapter 2

Kai proshuchqh h Anna, kai eipen, Eufranqh h kardia mou eiV ton Kurion× uywqh to keraV mou dia tou Kuriou× eplatunqh to stoma mou enantion twn ecqrwn mou× dioti eufranqhn eiV thn swthrian sou.

Den uparcei agioV kaqwV o KurioV× dioti den einai alloV plhn sou, oude bracoV kaqwV o QeoV hmwn.

Mh kaucasqe, mh laleite uperhfanwV× aV mh exelqh megalorrhmosunh ek tou stomatoV saV× dioti o KurioV einai QeoV gnwsewn, kai par' autou staqmizontai ai praxeiV.

Ta toxa twn dunatwn sunetribhsan, kai oi adunatoi periezwsqhsan dunamin.

Oi kecortasmenoi emisqwsan eautouV dia arton× oi de peinwnteV epausan× ewV kai h steira egennhsen epta, h de poluteknoV exhsqenhsen.

O KurioV qanatonei kai zwopoiei× katabibazei eiV ton adhn kai anabibazei.

O KurioV ptwcizei kai ploutizei, tapeinonei kai uyonei.

Anegeirei ton penhta apo tou cwmatoV, kai anuyonei ton ptwcon apo thV kopriaV, dia na kaqish autouV metaxu twn arcontwn, kai na kamh autouV na klhronomhswsi qronon doxhV× dioti tou Kuriou einai oi stuloi thV ghV, kai esthse thn oikoumenhn ep' autouV.

Qelei fulattei touV podaV twn osiwn autou× oi de asebeiV qelousin apolesqh en tw skotei× epeidh dia dunamewV den qelei uperiscusei o anqrwpoV.

O KurioV qelei suntriyei touV antidikouV autou× ex ouranou qelei bronthsei ep' autouV× o KurioV qelei krinei ta perata thV ghV× kai qelei dwsei iscun eiV ton basilea autou, kai uywsei to keraV tou cristou autou.

Tote anecwrhsen o Elkana eiV Ramaq proV ton oikon autou. To de paidion uphretei ton Kurion enwpion Hlei tou ierewV.

Tou Hlei omwV oi uioi hsan acreioi anqrwpoi den egnwrizon ton Kurion.

H sunhqeia de twn ierewn proV ton laon hto toiauth× ote tiV prosefere qusian, hrceto o uphrethV tou ierewV, enw eyhneto to kreaV, ecwn eiV thn ceira autou kreagran triodonton×

kai ebuqizen authn eiV to kakkabion, h eiV ton lebhta, h eiV thn cutran, h eiV to calkeion× kai o, ti anebibazen h kreagra, elambanen o iereuV di' eauton. OutwV ekamnon proV pantaV touV IsrahlitaV touV ercomenouV ekei eiV Shlw.

Prin eti kauswsi to pacoV, hrceto o uphrethV tou ierewV, kai elege proV ton anqrwpon ton prosferonta thn qusian, DoV kreaV dia yhton eiV ton ierea× dioti den qelei na labh para sou kreaV brasmenon, alla wmon.

Kai ean o anqrwpoV elege proV auton, AV kauswsi prwton to pacoV, kai epeita labe oson epiqumei h yuch sou× tote apekrineto proV auton, Ouci, alla twra qeleiV dwsei eide mh, qelw labei meta biaV.

Dia touto h amartia twn newn hto megalh sfodra enwpion tou Kuriou× dioti oi anqrwpoi apestrefonto thn qusian tou Kuriou.

O de Samouhl uphretei enwpion tou Kuriou, paidarion periezwsmenon linoun efod.

Kai h mhthr autou ekamnen eiV auton ependuma mikron, kai efere proV auton kat' etoV, ote anebaine meta tou androV authV dia na prosferh thn ethsion qusian.

Kai euloghsen o Hlei ton Elkana kai thn gunaika autou, legwn, O KurioV na apodwsh eiV se sperma ek thV gunaikoV tauthV, anti tou daneiou to opoion edaneisen eiV ton Kurion. Kai anecwrhsan eiV ton topon autwn.

Epeskefqh de o KurioV thn Annan× kai sunelabe kai egennhse treiV uiouV kai duo qugateraV× to de paidion o Samouhl emegalonen enwpion tou Kuriou.

Hto de o Hlei polu gerwn× kai hkouse panta osa epratton oi uioi autou eiV panta ton Israhl× kai oti ekoimwnto meta twn gunaikwn, twn sunercomenwn eiV thn quran thV skhnhV tou marturiou.

Kai eipe proV autouV, Dia ti kamnete toiauta pragmata; dioti egw akouw kaka pragmata dia saV para pantoV toutou tou laou×

mh, tekna mou× dioti den einai kalh h fhmh, thn opoian egw akouw× seiV kamnete ton laon tou Kuriou na ginhtai parabathV×

ean amarthsh anqrwpoV eiV anqrwpon, qelei ikesia ginesqai eiV ton Qeon uper autou× all' ean tiV amarthsh eiV ton Kurion, tiV qelei iketeusei uper autou; Ekeinoi omwV den uphkouon eiV thn fwnhn tou patroV autwn× dioti o KurioV hqele na qanatwsh autouV.

To de paidion o Samouhl emegalone kai euhrestei kai eiV ton Kurion kai eiV touV anqrwpouV.

Hlqe de anqrwpoV tiV tou Qeou proV ton Hlei kai eipe proV auton, Outw legei KurioV× Den apekalufqhn fanera eiV ton oikon tou patroV sou, ote autoi hsan en th Aiguptw en tw oikw tou Faraw;

Kai den exelexa auton ek paswn twn fulwn tou Israhl eiV emauton dia ierea, dia na kamnh prosforaV epi tou qusiasthriou mou, na kaih qumiama, na forh efod enwpion mou; kai den edwka eiV ton oikon tou patroV sou pasaV taV dia puroV ginomenaV prosforaV twn uiwn Israhl;

Dia ti laktizete eiV thn qusian mou kai eiV thn prosforan mou, thn opoian prosetaxa na kamnwsin en tw katoikhthriw mou, kai doxazeiV touV uiouV sou uper eme, wste na pacunhsqe me to kalhteron paswn twn prosforwn tou Israhl tou laou mou;

Dia touto KurioV o QeoV tou Israhl legei, Eipa bebaiwV oti o oikoV sou kai o oikoV tou patroV sou hqelon peripatei enwpion mou ewV aiwnoV× alla twra o KurioV legei, Makran ap' emou× dioti touV doxazontaV me qelw doxasei, oi de katafronounteV me qelousin atimasqh.

Idou, ercontai hmerai, ote qelw koyei ton braciona sou kai ton braciona tou oikou tou patroV sou, wste anqrwpoV gerwn den qelei eisqai en tw oikw sou.

Kai qeleiV idei en tw katoikhthriw mou antipalon, metaxu pantwn twn didomenwn agaqwn eiV ton Israhl× kai den qelei uparcei gerwn en tw oikw sou eiV ton aiwna.

Ontina de ek twn idikwn sou den apokoyw apo tou qusiasthriou mou, qelei eisqai dia na katanaliskh touV ofqalmouV sou kai na katathkh thn yuchn sou× panteV de oi ekgonoi tou oikou sou qelousi teleuta eiV andrikhn hlikian.

Kai touto qelei eisqai shmeion eiV se, to opoion qelei elqei epi touV duo uiouV sou, epi Ofnei kai FineeV× en mia hmera qelousin apoqanei amfoteroi.

Kai qelw anegeirei eiV emauton ierea piston, prattonta kata thn kardian mou kai kata thn yuchn mou× kai qelw oikodomhsei eiV auton oikon asfalh× kai qelei peripatei enwpion tou cristou mou eiV ton aiwna.

Kai paV o enapoleifqeiV en tw oikw sou qelei ercesqai prospiptwn eiV auton dia oligon argurion kai dia kommation ywmiou, kai qelei legei, Diorison me, parakalw, eiV tina twn ieratikwn uphresiwn, dia na trwgw oligon arton.