1 Samuel 3

1 Den unge Samuel gjorde saa Tjeneste for HERREN under Elis Tilsyn. HERRENS Ord var sparsomt i de Dage, et Syn var sjældent.

Now the young Samuel was the servant of the Lord before Eli. In those days the Lord kept his word secret from men; there was no open vision.

2 Ved den Tid — engang da Eli, hvis Øjne var begyndt at blive svage, saa han ikke kunde se, laa paa sin vante Plads,

And at that time, when Eli was resting in his place, (now his eyes were becoming clouded so that he was not able to see, )

3 og Guds Lampe endnu ikke var gaaet ud, og Samuel laa og sov i HERRENS Helligdom, hvor Guds Ark stod —

And the light of God was still burning, while Samuel was sleeping in the Temple of the Lord where the ark of God was,

4 kaldte HERREN: »Samuel, Samuel!« Han svarede: »Her er jeg!«

The voice of the Lord said Samuel's name; and he said, Here am I.

5 Og han løb hen til Eli og sagde: »Her er jeg, du kaldte paa mig!« Men han sagde: »Jeg kaldte ikke; læg dig kun hen igen!« Og han gik hen og lagde sig.

And running to Eli he said, Here am I, for you said my name. And Eli said, I did not say your name; go to your rest again. So he went back to his bed.

6 Da kaldte HERREN atter: »Samuel, Samuel!« Og han gik hen til Eli og sagde: »Her er jeg, du kaldte paa mig!« Men han sagde: »Jeg kaldte ikke, min Søn; læg dig kun hen igen!«

And again the Lord said, Samuel. And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, Here am I; for you certainly said my name. But he said in answer, I said nothing, my son; go to your rest again.

7 Samuel havde nemlig endnu ikke lært HERREN at kende, og HERRENS Ord var endnu ikke aabenbaret ham.

Now at that time Samuel had no knowledge of the Lord, and the revelation of the word of the Lord had not come to him.

8 Da kaldte HERREN atter for tredje Gang paa Samuel, og han stod op, gik hen til Eli og sagde: »Her er jeg, du kaldte paa mig!« Saa skønnede Eli, at det var HERREN, der kaldte paa Drengen.

And for the third time the Lord said Samuel's name. And he got up and went to Eli and said, Here am I; for you certainly said my name. Then it was clear to Eli that the voice which had said the child's name was the Lord's.

9 Og Eli sagde til Samuel: »Læg dig hen igen, og hvis han kalder paa dig, saa sig: Tal, HERRE, din Tjener hører!« Saa gik Samuel hen og lagde sig paa sin Plads.

So Eli said to Samuel, Go back: and if the voice comes again, let your answer be, Say on, Lord; for the ears of your servant are open. So Samuel went back to his bed.

10 Da kom HERREN og traadte hen til ham og kaldte ligesom de forrige Gange: »Samuel, Samuel!« Og Samuel svarede: »Tal, din Tjener hører!«

Then the Lord came and said as before, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel made answer, Say on, Lord; for the ears of your servant are open.

11 Saa sagde HERREN til Samuel: »Se, jeg vil lade noget ske i Israel, som skal faa det til at ringe for begge Ører paa enhver, som hører derom.

And the Lord said to Samuel, See, I will do a thing in Israel at which the ears of everyone hearing of it will be burning.

12 Paa den Dag vil jeg lade alt, hvad jeg har talt om Elis Slægt, opfyldes paa ham, alt fra først til sidst.

In that day I will do to Eli everything which I have said about his family, from first to last.

13 Du skal kundgøre ham, at jeg har dømt hans Slægt for evigt, fordi han vidste, at hans Sønner ringeagtede Gud, og dog ikke talte dem alvorligt til.

And you are to say to him that I will send punishment on his family for ever, for the sin which he had knowledge of; because his sons have been cursing God and he had no control over them.

14 Derfor har jeg svoret over Elis Hus: Visselig, Elis Hus's Brøde skal aldrig i Evighed sones ved Slagtofre eller Afgrødeofre!«

So I have made an oath to the family of Eli that no offering of meat or of meal which they may make will ever take away the sin of his family.

15 Samuel blev nu liggende til Morgen, og tidligt næste Morgen aabnede han Døren til HERRENS Hus; men Samuel turde ikke omtale Synet for Eli.

And Samuel kept where he was, not moving till the time came for opening the doors of the house of God in the morning. And fear kept him from giving Eli an account of his vision.

16 Da kaldte Eli paa Samuel og sagde: »Min Søn Samuel!« Han svarede: »Her er jeg!«

Then Eli said, Samuel, my son. And Samuel answering said, Here am I.

17 Da sagde han: »Hvad var det, han sagde til dig? Dølg det ikke for mig! Gud ramme dig baade med det ene og det andet, hvis du dølger noget af, hvad han sagde!«

And he said, What did the Lord say to you? Do not keep it from me: may God's punishment be on you if you keep from me anything he said to you.

18 Saa fortalte Samuel ham det hele uden at dølge noget. Da sagde han: »Han er HERREN; han gøre, hvad ham tykkes bedst!«

Then Samuel gave him an account of everything, keeping nothing back. And he said, It is the Lord; let him do what seems good to him.

19 Samuel voksede nu til og HERREN var med ham og lod ikke et eneste af sine Ord falde til Jorden.

And Samuel became older, and the Lord was with him and let not one of his words be without effect.

20 Og hele Israel fra Dan til Be'ersjeba forstod, at Samuel virkelig var kaldet til HERRENS Profet.

And it was clear to all Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba that Samuel had been made a prophet of the Lord.

21 Og HERREN vedblev at lade sig til Syne i Silo; thi HERREN aabenbarede sig for Samuel.

And the Lord was seen again in Shiloh; for the Lord gave to Samuel in Shiloh the revelation of his word.