2 Then Hannah prayed, saying,

“I’m so happy with Yahweh.

My strength comes from Yahweh.

I can loudly refute my enemies.

Because I’m so pleased that you rescued me.[ref]

2 No one else is holy like Yahweh.

≈ There’s certainly no one else who’s like you.

No one else is like a rock to me like our god is.

3 You all shouldn’t speak so proudly.

≈ Don’t let arrogance come out of your mouths.

Because Yahweh is a god of knowledge,

and all actions are weighed by him.

4 Warriors have their bows shattered,

but those who stumbled are given extra strength.

5 Those who had been satisfied now hire themselves out for food,

but the hungry people no longer lack.

The woman who’d been childless, gives birth to seven,

but the woman with many sons is depressed.

6 Yahweh puts to death and he makes alive.

≈ He sends down to the grave and brings up.

7 Yahweh makes poor and makes rich.

≈ He humbles, and he also honours.

8 He lifts the poor up from the dust,

≈ and lifts up the needy from the ash heap

so they can sit with influential people

≈ and be given the seat of honour.

The earth’s foundations belong to Yahweh—

he was the one who placed the world on top of them.

9 He watches over those who are loyal to him,

but wicked people will die in the darkness,

because we don’t succeed through our own strength.

10 It’s Yahweh who shatters our enemies.

He thunders against them from the heavens.

Yahweh will judge the entire earth,

and will give strength to the king,

and will give victory to his chosen one.”

11 Then Elkanah and his family returned to their home in Ramah, but young Shmuel (Samuel) stayed to help Eli the priest serve Yahweh.