1 Now his wife, Anna, mourned and lamented for two reasons. She said, “I lament that I’m a widow and that I don’t have a child.” (PJA) 2 Now the great day of the Lord was approaching, and her servant Juthine said to her, “How long are you going to humiliate your soul? Look, the great day of the Lord has approached, and it’s not right for you to grieve. But take this headband which the leader of the workplace gave me. It’s not right for me to wear it, since I’m your servant, and it has a royal mark.” (PJA) 3 And Anna said, “Get away from me! I won’t do this. The Lord God has greatly humiliated me. Maybe a trickster gave this to you, and you’ve come to get me to share in your sin.” And Juthine the servant said, “Why should I curse you, since you haven’t heard my voice? The Lord God has made your womb infertile, to give you no fruit in Israel.” (PJA) 4 And Anna was very grieved, and removed her garment of mourning, washed her head, and put on her wedding garment. And at about the ninth hour she went down into her garden to walk around. She saw a laurel tree and sat down under it. And after resting, she petitioned the Lord. She said, “God of my ancestors, bless me and hear my prayer, as you blessed our mother Sarah and gave her a son, Isaac.” (PJA)
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