But Hannah didn’t go. She said to her husband,“ When the boy doesn’t need me to breast- feed him anymore, I’ll take him to the Lord’ s house. I’ll give him to the Lord there. He’ll stay there for the rest of his life.”

哈拿却没有上去，对丈夫说：“等孩子断了奶，我便带他上去朝见耶和华，使他永远住在那里。”

哈拿却没有上去，因为她对丈夫说：“等孩子断了奶，我就带他上去朝见耶和华，让他永远住在那里。”

哈拿却没有上去，因为她对丈夫说：“等孩子断了奶，我就带他上去朝见耶和华，让他永远住在那里。”

哈娜没有跟他们同去，她告诉丈夫说：“孩子断奶以后，我会把他带去献给耶和华，让他永远住在那里。”

哈拿却没有上去，因为她对丈夫说：“等孩子断了奶，我才带他去朝见耶和华。他要永远住在那里。”

但哈娜这一次没有上去，因为她对丈夫说：“等孩子断了奶，我再带他上去，那时让他朝见耶和华，然后永远住在那里。”

哈拿卻沒有上去，對丈夫說：「等孩子斷了奶，我便帶他上去朝見耶和華，使他永遠住在那裏。」

哈拿卻沒有上去，因為她對丈夫說：「等孩子斷了奶，我就帶他上去朝見耶和華，讓他永遠住在那裏。」

哈拿卻沒有上去，因為她對丈夫說：「等孩子斷了奶，我就帶他上去朝見耶和華，讓他永遠住在那裏。」

哈娜沒有跟他們同去，她告訴丈夫說：「孩子斷奶以後，我會把他帶去獻給耶和華，讓他永遠住在那裡。」

哈拿卻沒有上去，因為她對丈夫說：“等孩子斷了奶，我才帶他去朝見耶和華。他要永遠住在那裡。”

哈拿卻沒有上去；她對她丈夫說：『等孩子斷了奶，我便帶他上去、讓他朝見永恆主，永遠住在那裏。』

但哈娜這一次沒有上去，因為她對丈夫說：「等孩子斷了奶，我再帶他上去，那時讓他朝見耶和華，然後永遠住在那裡。」

惟哈拿不往、謂其夫曰、俟子斷乳、我將攜之覲耶和華、使恆居其所、

哈拿不往、謂其夫曰、我子斷乳、我將攜之、獻於耶和華、恆居其所。

哈拿不上、謂夫曰、待子斷乳、我則攜之見於主前、使恆居其所、

Hannah did not go. She said to her husband,“ After the boy is weaned, I will take him and present him before the Lord, and he will live there always.”

But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband,“ As soon as the child is weaned, I will bring him, so that he may appear in the presence of the Lord and dwell there forever.”

But Hannah did not go. She told her husband,“ Wait until the boy is weaned. Then I will take him to the Tabernacle and leave him there with the Lord permanently.”

Hannah did not go and explained to her husband,“ After the child is weaned, I’ll take him to appear in the LORD’s presence and to stay there permanently.”

But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband,“ I will not go until the child is weaned; then I will bring him, so that he may appear before the Lord and stay there for life.”

But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband,“ Not until the child is weaned; then I will take him, that he may appear before the Lord and remain there forever.”

But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned; and then I will bring him, that he may appear before Jehovah, and there abide for ever.

Hannah did not go and explained to her husband,“ After the child is weaned, I’ll take him to appear in the Lord’s presence and to stay there permanently.”

But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband,[ I will not go up] until the child be weaned, and[ then] I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide for ever.

but Hannah did not go up with them. Instead she told her husband,“ Once the boy is weaned, I will bring him and appear before the LORD, and he will remain there from then on.”

But Hannah didn’t go up, for she said to her husband,“ Not until the child is weaned; then I will bring him, that he may appear before Yahweh, and stay there forever.”

She made a promise to him. She said,“ Lord, you rule over all. Please see how I’m suffering! Show concern for me! Don’t forget about me! Please give me a son! If you do, I’ll give him back to the Lord. Then he will serve the Lord all the days of his life. He’ll never use a razor on his head. He’ll never cut his hair.”

So now I’m giving him to the Lord. As long as he lives he’ll be given to the Lord.” And there Eli worshiped the Lord.

The time came for making Mary“ clean” as required by the Law of Moses. So Joseph and Mary took Jesus to Jerusalem. There they presented him to the Lord.

The boy Samuel served the Lord under the direction of Eli. In those days the Lord didn’t give many messages to his people. He didn’t give them many visions.

But the boy Samuel served the Lord. He wore a sacred linen apron.

Then Elkanah went home to Ramah. But the boy Samuel served the Lord under the direction of Eli the priest.

There will be no limit to how great his authority is. The peace he brings will never end. He will rule on David’s throne and over his kingdom. He will make the kingdom strong and secure. His rule will be based on what is fair and right. It will last forever. The Lord’ s great love will make sure that happens. He rules over all.

Tell them that the Lord cut off the flow of water in the Jordan River. Tell them its water stopped flowing when the ark of the covenant of the Lord went across. The stones will always remind the Israelites of what happened there.”

“‘ The land must not be sold without a way of getting it back. That is because it belongs to me. You are only outsiders and strangers in my land.

Then his master must take him to the judges. His master must take him to the door or doorpost of his master’s house. His master must poke a hole through his servant’s earlobe into the door or doorpost. Then he will become his servant for life.

I’m asking the Lord for only one thing. Here is what I want. I want to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. I want to look at the beauty of the Lord. I want to worship him in his temple.

I am sure that your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life. And I will live in the house of the Lord forever.

All your men must appear in front of the Lord your God at the holy tent. They must go to the place he will choose. They must do it three times a year. They must go there to celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks and the Feast of Booths. None of your men should appear in front of the Lord without bringing something with him.

Every year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the Passover Feast.When Jesus was 12 years old, they went up to the feast as usual.

The Lord has made a promise. He will not change his mind. He has said,“ You are a priest forever, just like Melchizedek.”