²⁰ And Eli blessed Elkanah, and his wife, and said, `Jehovah doth appoint for thee seed of this woman, for the petition which she asked for Jehovah;' and they have gone to their place.

²⁷ for this youth I prayed, and Jehovah doth give to me my petition which I asked of Him;

²⁸ and also I have caused him to be asked for Jehovah, all the days that he hath lived -- he is asked for Jehovah;' and he boweth himself there before Jehovah.

¹⁹ and he blesseth him, and saith, `Blessed `is' Abram to God Most High, possessing heaven and earth;

²⁷ and he cometh nigh, and kisseth him, and he smelleth the fragrance of his garments, and blesseth him, and saith, `See, the fragrance of my son `is' as the fragrance of a field which Jehovah hath blessed;

²⁸ and God doth give to thee of the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, and abundance of corn and wine;

²⁹ peoples serve thee, and nations bow themselves to thee, be thou mighty over thy brethren, and the sons of thy mother bow themselves to thee; those who curse thee `are' cursed, and those who bless thee `are' blessed.'

²³ `Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, saying, Thus ye do bless the sons of Israel, saying to them,

²⁴ `Jehovah bless thee and keep thee;

²⁵ `Jehovah cause His face to shine upon thee, and favour thee;

²⁶ `Jehovah lift up His countenance upon thee, and appoint for thee -- peace.

²⁷ `And they have put My name upon the sons of Israel, and I -- I do bless them.'

¹² Jehovah doth recompense thy work, and thy reward is complete from Jehovah, God of Israel, under whose wings thou hast come to take refuge.'

¹¹ And all the people who `are' in the gate say -- also the elders -- `Witnesses! Jehovah make the woman who is coming in unto thy house as Rachel and as Leah, both of whom built the house of Israel; and do thou virtuously in Ephrathah, and proclaim the Name in Beth-Lehem;

¹¹ and voweth a vow, and saith, `Jehovah of Hosts, if Thou dost certainly look on the affliction of Thy handmaid, and hast remembered me, and dost not forget Thy handmaid, and hast given to Thy handmaid seed of men -- then I have given him to Jehovah all days of his life, and a razor doth not go up upon his head.'

³⁴ and Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, `Lo, this `one' is set for the falling and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign spoken against --