Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 2:1-10

1And Hannahחַנָּה֙cha.NahH2584prayedוַתִּתְפַּלֵּ֤לva.tit.pa.LelH6419,and saidוַתֹּאמַ֔רva.to.MarH559,My heartלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820rejoicethעָלַ֤ץ'a.LatzH5970in Yhwhבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068,mine hornקַרְנִ֖יkar.NiH7161is exaltedרָ֥מָהRa.mahH7311in Yhwhבַּֽיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068:my mouthפִּי֙piH6310is enlargedרָ֤חַבRa.chavH7337over mine enemiesא֣וֹיְבַ֔י'oy.VaiH341;because I rejoiceשָׂמַ֖חְתִּיsa.Mach.tiH8055in thy salvationבִּישׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃bi.shu.'a.Te.khaH3444.

2There isnone holyקָד֥וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918as Yhwhכַּיהוָ֖הka.Yah.wehH3068: for there isnone besideבִּלְתֶּ֑ךָbil.Te.khaH1115thee: neither is thereany rockצ֖וּרtzurH6697like our Godכֵּאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ke.lo.Hei.nuH430.

3Talkתְדַבְּרוּ֙te.da.be.RuH1696no moreתַּרְבּ֤וּtar.BuH7235so exceedingגְּבֹהָ֣הge.vo.HahH1364proudlyגְבֹהָ֔הge.vo.HahH1364; let notarrogancyעָתָ֖ק'a.TakH6277comeיֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'H3318out of your mouthמִפִּיכֶ֑םmi.pi.KhemH6310:for Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068isa Godאֵ֤ל'elH410of knowledgeדֵּעוֹת֙de.'OtH1844,and by him actionsעֲלִלֽוֹת׃a.li.LotH5949are weighedנִתְכְּנ֖וּnit.ke.NuH8505.

4The bowsקֶ֥שֶׁתKe.shetH7198of the mighty menגִּבֹּרִ֖יםgi.bo.RimH1368arebrokenחַתִּ֑יםcha.TimH2844,and they that stumbledוְנִכְשָׁלִ֖יםve.nikh.sha.LimH3782are girdedאָ֥זְרוּ'A.ze.ruH247with strengthחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428.

5They that werefullשְׂבֵעִ֤יםse.ve.'ImH7649have hired outנִשְׂכָּ֔רוּnis.Ka.ruH7936themselves for breadבַּלֶּ֙חֶם֙ba.Le.chemH3899; and they that werehungryוּרְעֵבִ֖יםu.re.'e.VimH7457ceasedחָדֵ֑לּוּcha.De.luH2308:so that the barrenעֲקָרָה֙'a.ka.RahH6135hath bornיָלְדָ֣הYal.dahH3205sevenשִׁבְעָ֔הshiv.'AhH7651;and she that hath manyוְרַבַּ֥תve.ra.BatH7227childrenבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121is waxed feebleאֻמְלָֽלָה׃'um.La.lahH535.

6Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068killethמֵמִ֣יתme.MitH4191,and maketh aliveוּמְחַיֶּ֑הu.me.chai.YehH2421:he bringeth downמוֹרִ֥ידmo.RidH3381to the graveשְׁא֖וֹלshe.'olH7585,and bringeth upוַיָּֽעַל׃vai.Ya.'alH5927.

7Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068maketh poorמוֹרִ֣ישׁmo.RishH3423,and maketh richוּמַעֲשִׁ֑ירu.ma.'a.ShirH6238:he bringeth lowמַשְׁפִּ֖ילmash.PilH8213,andאַף־'af-H637lifteth upמְרוֹמֵֽם׃me.ro.MemH7311.

8He raiseth upמֵקִ֨יםme.KimH6965the poorדָּ֗לDalH1800out of the dustמֵעָפָ֜רme.'a.FarH6083, andlifteth upיָרִ֣יםya.RimH7311the beggarאֶבְי֔וֹן'ev.YonH34from the dunghillמֵֽאַשְׁפֹּת֙me.'ash.PotH830,to setלְהוֹשִׁיב֙le.ho.ShivH3427themamong princesנְדִיבִ֔יםne.di.VimH5081,and to make them inheritיַנְחִלֵ֑םyan.chi.LemH5157the throneוְכִסֵּ֥אve.khi.Se'H3678of gloryכָב֖וֹדkha.VodH3519:for the pillarsמְצֻ֣קֵיme.Tzu.keiH4690of the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776areYhwh'sלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,and he hath setוַיָּ֥שֶׁתvai.Ya.shetH7896the worldתֵּבֵֽל׃te.VelH8398upon them.

9He will keepיִשְׁמֹ֔רyish.MorH8104the feetרַגְלֵ֤יrag.LeiH7272of his saintsחֲסִידָיו֙cha.si.dovH2623,and the wickedוּרְשָׁעִ֖יםu.re.sha.'ImH7563shall be silentיִדָּ֑מּוּyi.Da.muH1826in darknessבַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822;for by strengthבְכֹ֖חַve.Kho.achH3581shall no manאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376prevailיִגְבַּר־yig.bar-H1396.

10The adversariesמְרִיבָ֗יוme.ri.vovH7378of Yhwhיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068shall be broken to piecesH2865;out of heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064shall he thunderיַרְעֵ֔םyar.'EmH7481upon them: Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall judgeיָדִ֣יןya.DinH1777the endsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776;and he shall giveוְיִתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414strengthעֹ֣ז'ozH5797unto his kingלְמַלְכּ֔וֹle.mal.KoH4428,and exaltוְיָרֵ֖םve.ya.RemH7311the hornקֶ֥רֶןKe.renH7161of his anointedמְשִׁיחֽוֹ׃ פme.shi.ChoH4899.

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