1. And there was a certain man of Ramathayim Tsophim, of the mountains of Ephrayim, and his name was Elqanah son of Yeroḥam, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Tsuph, an Ephrayimite.
2. And he had two wives, the name of one was Ḥannah, and the name of the other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Ḥannah had no children.
3. Now this man went up from his city year by year to worship and to slaughter to יהוה of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Ěli, Ḥophni and Pineḥas, the priests of יהוה, were there.
4. And when the day came for Elqanah to make an offering, he gave portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and daughters,
5. but, although he loved Ḥannah, he gave only one portion to Ḥannah, because יהוה had shut up her womb.
6. Moreover, her rival also provoked her greatly, to make her irritable, because יהוה had shut up her womb.
7. And so he did, year by year. Whenever she went up to the House of יהוה, she was provoked, so that she wept and did not eat.
8. And her husband Elqanah said to her, “Ḥannah, why do you weep? Why do you not eat? And why is your heart sad? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”
9. And Ḥannah rose up after eating and drinking in Shiloh, while Ěli the priest was sitting on the seat by the doorpost of the Hĕḵal of יהוה.
10. And she was bitter in life, and prayed to יהוה and wept greatly.
11. And she made a vow and said, “O יהוה of hosts, if You would indeed look on the affliction of your female servant and remember me, and not forget your female servant, but shall give your female servant a male child, then I shall give him to יהוה all the days of his life, and let no razor come upon his head.”
12. And it came to be, as she kept on praying before יהוה, that Ěli was watching her mouth.
13. And Ḥannah spoke in her heart, only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard. So Ěli thought she was drunk.
14. Then Ěli said to her, “How long are you going to be drunk? Put your wine away from you!”
15. And Ḥannah answered and said, “No, my master, I am a woman pained in spirit. And I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my being before יהוה.