From www.ebible.org with slight reformatting by Martin Ward. Book 09 1 Samuel 001:001 Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim Zophim, of the hill country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite: 001:002 and he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children. 001:003 This man went up out of his city from year to year to worship and to sacrifice to Yahweh of Armies in Shiloh. The two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests to Yahweh, were there. 001:004 When the day came that Elkanah sacrificed, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions: 001:005 but to Hannah he gave a double portion; for he loved Hannah, but Yahweh had shut up her womb. 001:006 Her rival provoked her sore, to make her fret, because Yahweh had shut up her womb. 001:007 [as] he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of Yahweh, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat. 001:008 Elkanah her husband said to her, Hannah, why weep you? and why don't you eat? and why is your heart grieved? am I not better to you than ten sons? 001:009 So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest was sitting on his seat by the doorpost of the temple of Yahweh. 001:010 She was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to Yahweh, and wept sore. 001:011 She vowed a vow, and said, Yahweh of Armies, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your handmaid, and remember me, and not forget your handmaid, but will give to your handmaid a boy, then I will give him to Yahweh all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come on his head. 001:012 It happened, as she continued praying before Yahweh, that Eli marked her mouth. 001:013 Now Hannah, she spoke in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken. 001:014 Eli said to her, How long will you be drunken? put away your wine from you. 001:015 Hannah answered, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I poured out my soul before Yahweh. 001:016 Don't count your handmaid for a wicked woman; for out of the abundance of my complaint and my provocation have I spoken hitherto. 001:017 Then Eli answered, Go in peace; and the God of Israel grant your petition that you have asked of him. 001:018 She said, Let your handmaid find favor in your sight. So the woman went her way, and ate; and her facial expression wasn't sad any more. 001:019 They rose up in the morning early, and worshiped before Yahweh,