¹

My heart is established in the Lord, my horn is exalted in my God; my mouth is enlarged over my enemies, I have rejoiced in thy salvation.

¹

И$ помоли'ся а%н#на и^ рече, ё^тверди'ся срDце мое` ѓ% г~њ. възнесе'ся ро'гъ мои ѓ^ бѕ~њ мое'мъ. раз#шири'шася ё^ста` моя на враги` моя” възвесели'хся ѓ^ сп~се'нїи твое'мъ”

²

For there is none holy as the Lord, and there is none righteous as our God: there is none holy beside thee.

²

ЈА/ко нњ'сть ст~ъ ја%ко г~ь, и^ нњсть пра'веденъ ја%ко б~ъ нашъ, и^ нњ'сть си'ленъ па'че тебе г~и”

³

Boast not, and utter not high things; let not high-sounding words come out of your mouth, for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and God prepares his own designs.

³

Не хвали'теся и^ не гл~ите высо'кая въ горды'ни, и^ да не и^зы'идетъ велерњчїе и^з# ё%стъ ва'шихъ” ЈА/ко б~ъ ра'зђмовомъ г~ь, и^ б~ъ ё^гото'вая начина'нїя своя`”

⁴

The bow of the mighty has waxed feeble, and the weak have girded themselves with strength.

⁴

Лђкъ си'лныхъ и^знемо'же. и^ не'мощнїи препоја%сашеся си'лою.

⁵

They that were full of bread are brought low; and the hungry have forsaken the land; for the barren has born seven, and she that abounded in children has waxed feeble.

⁵

и^спо'лненїи хлњба лиши'шася. и^ а'лчђщеи же прїидо'ша на' зеMлю ја^ко непло'ды роди` се'дмь, и^ мно'гая въ ча'дњхъ и^знемо'же”

⁶

The Lord kills and makes alive; he brings down to the grave, and brings up.

⁶

Гь~ мр~твиT и^ живи'тъ. низво'дитъ во а'дъ и^ възво'дитъ”

⁷

The Lord makes poor, and makes rich; he brings low, and lifts up.

⁷

Гь~ ё^бо'житъ и^ бога'титъ, смиря'етъ и^ вы'ситъ”

⁸

He lifts up the poor from the earth, and raises the needy from the dunghill; to seat him with the princes of the people, and causing them to inherit the throne of glory:

⁸

Въздвиза'я эT земля` ё^бо'га. и^ эT гно'ища възво'дитъ ни'ща. поса'диT е^го и^ съ могђщими люDскыми. и^ прsтоl сла'вы наслњ'дитъ е^мђ.

⁹

granting his petition to him that prays; and he blesses the years of the righteous, for by strength cannot man prevail.

⁹

дая моли'твђ моля'щемђся, и^ блsвиl е^сть лњта пра'веднаго. ја%ко не ё^крњпля'ется си'ленъ мђ'жъ крњ'постїю свое'ю.

¹⁰

The Lord will weaken his adversary; the Lord is holy. Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor let the mighty man boast in his strength, and let not the rich man boast in his wealth; but let him that boasts boast in this, to understand and know the Lord, and to execute judgment and justice in the midst of the earth. The Lord has gone up to the heavens, and has thundered: he will judge the extremities of the earth, and he gives strength to our kings, and will exalt the horn of his Christ. And she left him there before the Lord,

¹⁰

г~ь не'мощна сътвори'тъ сђпоста'та е^мђ, г~ь ст~ъ” да не хва'лится премђ'дрыи премђ'дростїю свое'ю. и^ да не хва'лится си'лныи си'лою свое'ю. и^ да не хва'лится бога'тыи бога'тъствомъ свои^мъ” Но ѓ^ сеM да хва'лится хваля'ися е^же разђмњва'ти и^ зна'ти г~а. и^ твори'ти сђдъ и^ пра'вдђ посредњ земля`” Гь~ възы'де на нб~са и^ възгремњ`, и^ то'й сђдитъ ко'нцемъ земля` пра'веденъ сы'и. и^ дасть крњпость цр~ю на'шемђ и^ възнесетъ ро'гъ х~а свое^го”

¹¹

and departed to Armathaim: and the child ministered in the presence of the Lord before Heli the priest.

¹¹

И$ ѓ^ста'ви и& т^ђ е^лка'на преD гм~ъ і^ иде въ е^ћармаџе'мъ в до'мъ сво'и. ѓ^троча' же б^њ слђжа` лицђ гн~ю. преD лицеM и^лі'я жръца`”

¹²

And the sons of Heli the priest were evil sons, not knowing the Lord.

¹²

Сн~ове же и^лі'ины жръцо'вы бы'ша. сн~ове безако'нїя не вњ'дђще г~а.

¹³

And the priest's claim from every one of the people that sacrificed was this: the servant of the priest came when the flesh was in seething, and a flesh-hook of three teeth was in his hand.

¹³

ни пра'вды жре'ческы преD людми всњми жрђщими” Внегда` б^о кт^о приношаше жрътвђ прихожда'ше ѓ%троk жре'ческъ до'ндеже сваря'тся мя'са. и^ ё'дица трезђбна в рђ'кђ е^го”

¹⁴

And he struck it into the great caldron, or into the brazen vessel, or into the pot, and whatever came up with the flesh-hook, the priest took for himself: so they did to all Israel that came to sacrifice to the Lord in Selom.

¹⁴

И$ влага'ше ю& в коно'бъ вели'кїи. и^л^и въ мњ'дяныи сосђ'дъ и^л^и в ла'ткђ и^ вс^е е^же вънзеся на ё%дицђ възима'ше е& себњ жрецъ и^ та'котворя'ше всемђ` і^и^л~еви. приходя'щемђ пожрњт'и гв~и в силоM”

¹⁵

And before the fat was burnt for a sweet savour, the servant of the priest would come, and say to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest, and I will by no means take of thee sodden flesh out of the caldron.

¹⁵

И$ пре'же пожре'нїя тђ'ка, прихожда'ше ѓ%трокъ жре'ческъ, и^ гл~аше мђжеви кадя'щемђ, да'ждь мя'са свари'ти жерцђ, и^ не прїимђ эT тебе ктомђ` мя'са эT коно'ба”

¹⁶

And if the man that sacrificed said, First let the fat be burned, as it is fit, and take for thyself of all things which thy soul desires: then he would say, Nay, for thou shalt give it me now; and if not, I will take it by force.

¹⁶

А/ще же речетъ мђжъ жря'и, да пока'диTся пр'ьвое, ја^коже ё^ста'въ тђ'ка, и^ потомъ во'змеши себњ эT всего`, е^же хо'щетъ дш~а твоя`, сїи же реq н^и, н^о а^ще нн~њ не даси`, возмђ` си'лою”

¹⁷

So the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord, for they set at nought the offering of the Lord.

¹⁷

И$ б^њ преD гм~ъ грXњ ѓ%трокђ ве'лїи ѕњло, ја^ко эTмњта'хђ жрътвђ гн~ю”

¹⁸

And Samuel ministered before the Lord, a child girt with a linen ephod.

¹⁸

И$ само'иль же б^њ слђжа` преD гм~ъ, ѓ^тро'чищъ сђще ѓ^поја^саn в ри'зђ жре'ческђ л#ня'нђ”

¹⁹

And his mother made him a little doublet, and brought it to him from year to year, in her going up in company with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.

¹⁹

И$ ѓ^де'жђ сђгђ'бђ сътвори` е^мђ ма'ти е^го, и^ приноша'ше е^мђ, эT дн~и и^ въ дн~и, е^гда` въсхожDаше с мђжемъ свои^мъ пожрњт'и жрътвђ в ты` дн~и”

²⁰

And Heli blessed Helcana and his wife, saying, The Lord recompense to thee seed of this woman, in return for the loan which thou hast lent to the Lord: and the man returned to his place.

²⁰

И$ блsви и^лі'и е^лка'на, и^ женђ` е^го гл~я да възда'сть т^и г~ь сњ'мя эT жени` тоя`, за да'ръ и^же дарова` гв~и, и^ эTи'де чл~къ въ мњсто свое`”

²¹

And the Lord visited Anna, and she bore yet three sons, and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the Lord.

²¹

И$ посњти` г~ь б~ъ а^н#нђ ја%ко зача`, и^ роди` е^ще` тр^и сн~ы, и^ дще'ри дв^њ” И$ възвели'ча ѓ%трокъ само'иль преD гм~ъ въ дн~и ѓ%ны”

²²

And Heli was very old, and he heard what his sons did to the children of Israel.

²²

И$лі'и же състарњвся ѕњло, и^ ё^слы'ша ја%же творя'ста сн~а е^го всњмъ сн~омъ і^и^л~евымъ, и^ ја%ко быва'хђ со жена'ми, сђщими на мл~твњ ё^ две'рїи хра'ма гн~я”

²³

And he said to them, Why do ye according to this thing, which I hear from the mouth of all the people of the Lord?

²³

И$ рече и%ма почто` твори'та по гл~ђ семђ, и^же а%зъ слы'шђ и^зъ ё%стъ всњхъ людїи ѓ^ ва'съ”

²⁴

Nay my sons, for the report which I hear is not good; do not so, for the reports which I hear are not good, so that the people do not serve God.

²⁴

Не сн~а моя` е^сте ја%ко не бл~го б^о слы'шанїе а%зъ слы'шђ ѓ^ ва'съ, ја%ко въ грњхъ въво'дите лю'ди гн~я,

²⁵

If a man should at all sin against another, then shall they pray for him to the Lord; but if a man sin against the Lord, who shall intreat for him? But they hearkened not to the voice of their father, because the Lord would by all means destroy them.

²⁵

а^ще б^о съгрњша'я съгрњши'тъ мђжъ мђж'еви и^ помо'лится б~ђ за'нь, и^л^и а^ще гв~и съгрњшиT, кт^о помо'лится за'нь, ѓ^наy не послђш'аста гла'са эTц~а свое^го, ја%ко хотя` въсхотњ г~ь погђби'ти я&

²⁶

And the child Samuel advanced, and was in favour with God and with men.

²⁶

ѓ%трок же самои'ль послђш'аше, и^ възвелича'шеся, и^ б^њ бл~гъ предъ гм~ъ и^ чл~кы”

²⁷

And a man of God came to Heli, and said, Thus says the Lord, I plainly revealed myself to the house of thy father, when they were servants in Egypt to the house of Pharao.

²⁷

И$ прїиде чл~къ бж~їи къ и^лі'и, и^ рече` е^мђ, та'ко гл~етъ г~ь е^да` л^и ја%вля'я не и^зъја^ви'хся до'мови эTц~а твое^го, і^ и^же б^њ с ни'мъ въ земли` е^гљ=петъстњи, ра'бъ в домђ` фараѓ'ню”

²⁸

And I chose the house of thy father out of all the tribes of Israel to minister to me in the priest's office, to go up to my altar, and to burn incense, and to wear an ephod. And I gave to the house of thy father all the offerings by fire of the children of Israel for food.

²⁸

І$ и^збра'хъ до'мъ эTц~а твое^го эT всњхъ до'мовъ і^и^л~въ мн^њ слђжи'ти въсходя'ще ко ѓ^лтарю` мое^мђ и^ кади'ти кади'ломъ, и^ взя'хъ е^фђ'дъ, и^ дахъ домђ эTц~а твое^го, вс^я ѓ^гне'ви жрътвеная сн~овъ і^и^л~евъ въ снњдь”

²⁹

And wherefore hast thou looked upon my incense-offering and my meat-offering with a shameless eye, and hast honoured thy sons above me, so that they should bless themselves with the first-fruits of every sacrifice of Israel before me?

²⁹

Почто' же т^ы призрњ на џїмїја^мъ мои, и^ на жрътвђ мою` лђка'внымъ ѓ%комъ, и^ просла'ви сн~а своя` па'че мене`” е^же блsвити и^сперва, всякђ жрътвђ въ і^и^л~и, предо мно'ю”

³⁰

Therefore thus says the Lord God of Israel, I said, Thy house and the house of thy father shall pass before me for ever: but now the Lord says, That be far from me; for I will only honour them that honour me, and he that sets me at nought shall be despised.

³⁰

Сего ради си'це рече г~ь б~ъ і^и^л~евъ гл~я реко'хъ до'мъ твои, и^ домъ эTц~а твое^го, пре'идетъ предо мно'ю до' вњка, н^о нн~њ рече г~ь ника'коже не бђди т^о въ мн^њ ја^коже прославля'ющаго м^я просла'влю, и^ ё^ничижа'яи м^я без че'сти бђдетъ”

³¹

Behold, the days come when I will destroy thy seed and the seed of thy father's house.

³¹

Се дн~и и^дTђ и^ потреблю` сњмя твое`, и^ племя` до'мђ эTц~а твое^го, и^ не бђдетъ ста'рца в домђ` твое^мъ,

³²

And thou shalt not have an old man in my house for ever.

³²

и^ ё'зриш# проти'вника твое^го въ хра'мњ ст~ом# въ всњхъ бл~гостехъ і^ил~евыхъ” И$ ста'рца не бђдетъ в домђ твое'мъ въ вс^я дн~и

³³

And if I do not destroy a man of thine from my altar, it shall be that his eyes may fail and his soul may perish; and every one that remains in thy house shall fall by the sword of men.

³³

и^ ни вся'ка мђжа” І$ и^ж#женђ тебе и^зъ ѓ^лтаря` мое^го” и^ ё^ничиже'нїе ѓ%чїю е^го сътворю`” да поболитъ дш~а е^го, и вс^њ прочїи до'мђ твое'го падђтъ ѓ^рђ'жїемъ мђ'жескомъ”

³⁴

And this which shall come upon thy two sons Ophni and Phinees shall be a sign to thee; in one day they shall both die.

³⁴

И$ с^е т^и зна'менїе е^же прїидетъ, на ѓ'ба сн~а твоя` сїя, на ѓ^финїю и^ финеѓ'са, въ дн~ь еді'нъ ё%мрета ѓ^рђжїемъ вкђпњ”

³⁵

And I will raise up to myself a faithful priest, who shall do all that is in my heart and in my soul; and I will build him a sure house, and he shall walk before my Christ for ever.

³⁵

И$ въздвигнђ въ не'ю мњсто жерца` вњрна и^же вс^е ја^же въ срDцы мое'мъ, и^ ја%же въ дш~и мое'и сътворитъ, и^ сътворю` е^мђ до'мъ вњ'ренъ, и^ преDидетъ преD гм~ъ мои^мъ вс^я дн~и.

³⁶

And it shall come to pass that he that survives in thy house, shall come to do obeisance before him for a little piece of silver, saying, Put me into one of thy priests' offices to eat bread.

³⁶

И$ бђдеT ѓ^ста'выи въ домђ` твоемъ, прїидеT на поклоне'нїе емђ, прося` сребра` и ё^крђ'ха хлњба, и^ рече'тъ прїими м^я къ едіномђ слђже'нїю твое^мђ” снњ'сти хлњ'ба гн~я”