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.

The child Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. The LORD’s word was rare in those days. There were not many visions, then.

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;

At that time, when Eli was laid down in his place (now his eyes had begun to grow dim, so that he could not see),

3 og Samuel havde lagt sig, førend Guds Lampe sluktes i Herrens Tempel, hvor Guds Ark var:

and God’s lamp hadn’t yet gone out, and Samuel had laid down in the LORD’s temple where God’s ark was,

4 Da kaldte Herren ad Samuel, og han sagde: Se, her er jeg.

The LORD called Samuel. He said, “Here I am.”

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.

He ran to Eli and said, “Here I am; for you called me.” He said, “I didn’t call. Lie down again.” 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!

The LORD called yet again, “Samuel!” Samuel arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am; for you called me.” He answered, “I didn’t call, my son. Lie down again.”

7 Men Samuel kendte endnu ikke Herren, og Herrens Ord var endnu ikke aabenbaret for ham.

Now Samuel didn’t yet know the LORD, neither was the LORD’s word yet revealed to 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.

The LORD called Samuel again the third time. He arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am; for you called me.” Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child.

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.

Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down. It shall be, if he calls you, that you shall say, ‘Speak, LORD; for your servant hears.’” So 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.

The LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” Then Samuel said, “Speak; for your servant hears.”

11 Og Herren sagde til Samuel: Se, jeg gør en Ting i Israel, at hvo den hører, for ham skulle begge hans Øren klinge.

The LORD said to Samuel, “Behold, I will do a thing in Israel at which both the ears of everyone who hears it will 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.

In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from the beginning even to the end.

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.

For I have told him that I will judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons brought a curse on themselves, and he didn’t restrain them.

14 Derfor har jeg svoret Elis Hus, at Elis Huses Misgerning ikke skal blive forsonet med Slagtoffer eller med Madoffer til evig Tid.

Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be removed with sacrifice or offering forever.”

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.

Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the LORD’s house. Samuel was afraid to show Eli the vision.

16 Da kaldte Eli ad Samuel og sagde: Samuel, min Søn! og han sagde: Se, her er jeg.

Then Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son!” He said, “Here I am.”

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.

He said, “What is the thing that he has spoken to you? Please don’t hide it from me. God do so to you, and more also, if you hide anything from me of all the things that he spoke to you.”

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.

Samuel told him every bit, and hid nothing from him. He said, “It is the LORD. Let him do what seems good to him.”

19 Og Samuel blev stor, og Herren var med ham og lod ikke noget af alle sine Ord falde til Jorden.

Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground.

20 Og al Israel fra Dan og indtil Beersaba kendte, at Samuel var betroet til at være en Profet for Herren.

All Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be 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.

The LORD appeared again in Shiloh; for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the LORD’s word.