6. Peninnah would upset Hannah and make her feel bad. She did this because the Lord had made Hannah unable to have children.
7. This happened every year when they went up to the Tent of the Lord at Shiloh. Peninnah would upset Hannah until Hannah would cry and not eat anything.
8. Her husband Elkanah would say to her, “Hannah, why are you crying? Why won’t you eat? Why are you sad? Don’t I mean more to you than ten sons?”
9. Once, after they had eaten their meal in Shiloh, Hannah got up. Now Eli the priest was sitting on a chair near the entrance to the Lord’s Holy Tent.
10. Hannah was very sad. She cried much and prayed to the Lord.
11. She made a promise. She said, “Lord of heaven’s armies, see how bad I feel. Remember me! Don’t forget me. If you will give me a son, I will give him back to you all his life. And no one will ever use a razor to cut his hair.”
12. While Hannah kept praying, Eli watched her mouth.
13. She was praying in her heart. Her lips moved, but her voice was not heard. So Eli thought she was drunk.
14. He said to her, “Stop getting drunk! Throw away your wine!”
15. Hannah answered, “No, master, I have not drunk any wine or beer. I am a woman who is deeply troubled. I was telling the Lord about all my problems.
16. Don’t think of me as an evil woman. I have been praying because of my many troubles and much sadness.”
17. Eli answered, “Go in peace. May the God of Israel give you what you asked of him.”
18. Hannah said, “I want to be pleasing to you always.” Then she left and ate something. She was not sad anymore.
19. Early the next morning Elkanah’s family got up and worshiped the Lord. Then they went back home to Ramah. Elkanah had intimate relations with his wife Hannah. And the Lord remembered her.