New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 2:1-10

1Then Hannahחַנָּה֙cha.NahH2584prayedוַתִּתְפַּלֵּ֤לva.tit.pa.LelH6419and saidוַתֹּאמַ֔רva.to.MarH559, “My heartלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820exultsעָלַ֤ץ'a.LatzH5970in the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068; Myhornקַרְנִ֖יkar.NiH7161is exaltedרָ֥מָהRa.mahH7311in the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068,My mouthפִּי֙piH6310speaksH7337boldlyH7337againstעַל־'al-H5921my enemiesH340,Becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588I rejoiceשָׂמַ֖חְתִּיsa.Mach.tiH8055in Your salvationבִּישׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃bi.shu.'a.Te.khaH3444.

2ThereH369is noH369oneH369holyקָד֥וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918like the Lordכַּיהוָ֖הka.Yah.wehH3068,Indeedכִּ֣יkiH3588,thereH369is noH369oneH369besidesבִּלְתֶּ֑ךָbil.Te.khaH1115You,NorH369is thereH369any rockצ֖וּרtzurH6697like our Godכֵּאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ke.lo.Hei.nuH430.

3Boastתְדַבְּרוּ֙te.da.be.RuH1696 H7235noאַל־'al-H408moreH7235so veryגְּבֹהָ֣הge.vo.HahH1364proudlyגְבֹהָ֔הge.vo.HahH1364,Do not let arroganceעָתָ֖ק'a.TakH6277comeיֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'H3318out of your mouthמִפִּיכֶ֑םmi.pi.KhemH6310;For the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068is a Godאֵ֤ל'elH410of knowledgeדֵּעוֹת֙de.'OtH1844,And with Him actionsעֲלִלֽוֹת׃a.li.LotH5949are weighedנִתְכְּנ֖וּnit.ke.NuH8505.

4The bowsקֶ֥שֶׁתKe.shetH7198of the mightyגִּבֹּרִ֖יםgi.bo.RimH1368are shatteredחַתִּ֑יםcha.TimH2844,But the feebleוְנִכְשָׁלִ֖יםve.nikh.sha.LimH3782girdאָ֥זְרוּ'A.ze.ruH247on strengthחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428.

5Those who were fullשְׂבֵעִ֤יםse.ve.'ImH7649hireנִשְׂכָּ֔רוּnis.Ka.ruH7936themselves out for breadבַּלֶּ֙חֶם֙ba.Le.chemH3899,But those who were hungryוּרְעֵבִ֖יםu.re.'e.VimH7457ceaseחָדֵ֑לּוּcha.De.luH2308to hunger.Evenעַד־'ad-H5704the barrenעֲקָרָה֙'a.ka.RahH6135givesH3205birthH3205to sevenשִׁבְעָ֔הshiv.'AhH7651, Butshe who has manyוְרַבַּ֥תve.ra.BatH7227childrenבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121languishesאֻמְלָֽלָה׃'um.La.lahH535.

6The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068killsמֵמִ֣יתme.MitH4191and makesH2421aliveH2421;He bringsH3381downמוֹרִ֥ידmo.RidH3381toSheolשְׁא֖וֹלshe.'olH7585and raisesוַיָּֽעַל׃vai.Ya.'alH5927up.

7The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068makesH3423poorH3423and richוּמַעֲשִׁ֑ירu.ma.'a.ShirH6238;He bringsH8213lowמַשְׁפִּ֖ילmash.PilH8213,He alsoאַף־'af-H637exaltsמְרוֹמֵֽם׃me.ro.MemH7311.

8He raisesמֵקִ֨יםme.KimH6965the poorדָּ֗לDalH1800from the dustמֵעָפָ֜רme.'a.FarH6083,He liftsיָרִ֣יםya.RimH7311the needyאֶבְי֔וֹן'ev.YonH34from the ashמֵֽאַשְׁפֹּת֙me.'ash.PotH830heapH6083To make them sitלְהוֹשִׁיב֙le.ho.ShivH3427with noblesנְדִיבִ֔יםne.di.VimH5081,And inheritיַנְחִלֵ֑םyan.chi.LemH5157a seatוְכִסֵּ֥אve.khi.Se'H3678of honorכָב֖וֹדkha.VodH3519;For the pillarsמְצֻ֣קֵיme.Tzu.keiH4690of the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776are the Lord’sלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,And He setוַיָּ֥שֶׁתvai.Ya.shetH7896the worldתֵּבֵֽל׃te.VelH8398on them.

9He keepsיִשְׁמֹ֔רyish.MorH8104the feetרַגְלֵ֤יrag.LeiH7272of His godlyH2623onesH2623,But the wickedוּרְשָׁעִ֖יםu.re.sha.'ImH7563onesH7563are silencedיִדָּ֑מּוּyi.Da.muH1826in darknessבַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822;For not by mightבְכֹ֖חַve.Kho.achH3581shall a manאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376prevailיִגְבַּר־yig.bar-H1396.

10Those who contendמְרִיבָ֗יוme.ri.vovH7378with the Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068will be shatteredH2865;Againstעָלָיו֙a.lovH5921them He will thunderיַרְעֵ֔םyar.'EmH7481in the heavensבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will judgeיָדִ֣יןya.DinH1777the endsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776;And He will giveוְיִתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414strengthעֹ֣ז'ozH5797to His kingלְמַלְכּ֔וֹle.mal.KoH4428,And will exaltוְיָרֵ֖םve.ya.RemH7311thehornקֶ֥רֶןKe.renH7161of His anointedמְשִׁיחֽוֹ׃ פme.shi.ChoH4899.”

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