Translations
Modern
“No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman troubled in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD.
Traditional
And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the Lord.
Literal
And Hannah answered and said, “No, my lord, I am a woman oppressed in spirit; and I have not drunk any wine or strong drink, but I have been pouring out my soul before the face of YHWH.
Latin
Respondens Anna: Nequaquam, inquit, domine mi: nam mulier infelix nimis ego sum: vinumque et omne quod inebriare potest, non bibi, sed effudi animam meam in conspectu Domini.
Original
Hebrew
English
“No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman troubled in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD.
Notes
Theme notes and profiles
People
Hannah: The mother of the prophet Samuel
Glossary
Eli Hannah Joshua, Book of Phinehas Rathamin Samuel, Books of First and Second Shiloh Vow, Vows Wine
Topics
Barrenness: Miraculously Removed: Hannah Children in Answer to Prayer: Hannah Drunkenness: Falsely Accused of Hannah Hannah: Her Trials and Prayer, and Promise Meekness: Hannah Misjudgment of Hannah Prayer is Described as Pouring out the Soul Prayer: Answered: Hannah, Asking to Give Birth to a Child Samuel: Miraculous Birth of Sorrow of Hannah Uncharitableness of Eli Toward Hannah Women: Hannah, the Mother of Samuel