1 Samuel 3
1 Og Drengen Samuel tjente Herren for Elis Ansigt; og Herrens Ord var dyrt i de samme Dage; der udbrød intet Syn.
And the lad Samuel was ministering unto the Lord before 'Eli. And the word of the Lord was scarce in those days: prophecy was not extended.
2 Og det skete paa den samme Dag, der Eli laa paa sit Sted, og hans Øjne begyndte at blive dunkle, at han ikke kunde se;
And it came to pass one day, when 'Eli was lying down in his place, and his eyes had begun to grow dim, he could not see;
3 og Samuel havde lagt sig, førend Guds Lampe sluktes i Herrens Tempel, hvor Guds Ark var:
And the lamp of God had not yet gone out, while Samuel was lying down in [the hall of] the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was;
4 Da kaldte Herren ad Samuel, og han sagde: Se, her er jeg.
That the Lord called Samuel: and he said, Here am I.
5 Og han løb til Eli og sagde: Se, her er jeg, thi du kaldte ad mig; men han sagde: Jeg kaldte ikke, gak tilbage, læg dig; og han gik hen og lagde sig.
And he ran unto 'Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he said, I did not call: lie down again. And he went and lay down.
6 Da blev Herren ved at kalde ydermere ad Samuel, og Samuel stod op og gik til Eli og sagde: Se, her er jeg, thi du kaldte ad mig; og han sagde: Jeg kaldte ikke, min Søn, gak tilbage, læg dig!
And the Lord continued to call again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to 'Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I did not call, my son: lie down again.
7 Men Samuel kendte endnu ikke Herren, og Herrens Ord var endnu ikke aabenbaret for ham.
And Samuel knew not yet the Lord, nor had the word of the Lord been as yet revealed unto him.
8 Da blev Herren ved at kalde ad Samuel tredje Gang, og han stod op og gik til Eli og sagde: Se, her er jeg, thi du kaldte ad mig; da forstod Eli, at Herren kaldte ad Drengen.
And the Lord continued to call, Samuel, the third time; and he arose and went to 'Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And 'Eli then perceived that the Lord was calling the lad.
9 Og Eli sagde til Samuel: Gak, læg dig, og det skal ske, dersom han kalder ad dig, da skal du sige: Tal, Herre, thi din Tjener hører; og Samuel gik hen og lagde sig paa sit Sted.
And 'Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down; and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth. And Samuel went and lay down in his place.
10 Da kom Herren og stillede sig frem og kaldte som de forrige Gange: Samuel! Samuel! og Samuel sagde: Tal, thi din Tjener hører.
And the Lord came, and placed himself, and called as at previous times, Samuel, Samuel. And Samuel said, Speak; for thy servant heareth.
11 Og Herren sagde til Samuel: Se, jeg gør en Ting i Israel, at hvo den hører, for ham skulle begge hans Øren klinge.
And the Lord said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.
12 Paa den samme Dag vil jeg stadfæste over Eli alt det, som jeg har talet imod hans Hus; jeg vil begynde og fuldende det.
On that day will I fulfill on 'Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house: I will begin and finish.
13 Thi jeg har givet ham det til Kende, at jeg vil være Dommer over hans Hus til evig Tid for den Misgernings Skyld, at han vidste, at hans Sønner droge Forbandelse over sig, og han saa ikke mørkt til dem.
And I tell him that I will judge his house for ever; for the iniquity that he knew that his sons were drawing a curse on themselves, and he restrained them not.
14 Derfor har jeg svoret Elis Hus, at Elis Huses Misgerning ikke skal blive forsonet med Slagtoffer eller med Madoffer til evig Tid.
And therefore have I sworn unto the house of 'Eli, that the iniquity of 'Eli's house shall not be atoned for with sacrifice or meat-offering for ever.
15 Og Samuel laa indtil om Morgenen, og han lod Døren op for Herrens Hus; men Samuel frygtede for at give Eli det Syn til Kende.
And Samuel lay until the morning, when he opened the doors of the house of the Lord; and Samuel feared to tell the vision unto 'Eli.
16 Da kaldte Eli ad Samuel og sagde: Samuel, min Søn! og han sagde: Se, her er jeg.
But 'Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, Here am I.
17 Og han sagde: Hvad er det for et Ord, som han sagde til dig? Kære, dølg intet for mig; Gud gøre nu og fremdeles saa og saa imod dig, dersom du dølger for mig et Ord af alle de Ord, som han talede til dig.
And he said, What is the word which he hath spoken unto thee? do not, I pray thee, conceal it from me: may God do to thee thus, and continue to do so, if thou conceal any thing from me of all the word that he hath spoken unto thee.
18 Da forkyndte Samuel ham alle de Ord og dulgte dem ikke for ham; og han sagde: Han er Herren, han gøre, hvad som er godt for hans Øjne.
And Samuel told him all the words, and concealed nothing from him. And he said, He is the Lord: let him do what seemeth good in his eyes.
19 Og Samuel blev stor, og Herren var med ham og lod ikke noget af alle sine Ord falde til Jorden.
And Samuel grew up, and the Lord was with him, and he did not let fall any one of all his words to the ground.
20 Og al Israel fra Dan og indtil Beersaba kendte, at Samuel var betroet til at være en Profet for Herren.
And thus knew all Israel from Dan even to Beer-sheba' that Samuel was accredited as a prophet of the Lord.
21 Og Herren blev ved at lade sig se i Silo; thi Herren havde aabenbaret sig for Samuel i Silo ved Herrens Ord.
And the Lord continued to appear in Shiloh; for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the Lord.
