< 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.
Nowe the childe Samuel ministred vnto the Lord before Eli: and the word of the Lord was precious in those dayes: for there was no manifest 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, as Eli lay in his place, his eyes began to waxe dimme that he could not see.
3 og Guds Lampe endnu ikke var gaaet ud, og Samuel laa og sov i HERRENS Helligdom, hvor Guds Ark stod —
And yet the light of God went out, Samuel slept in the temple of the Lord, where the Arke of God was.
4 kaldte HERREN: »Samuel, Samuel!« Han svarede: »Her er jeg!«
Then the Lord called Samuel: and hee said, Here I am.
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 he ranne vnto Eli, and said, Here am I, for thou calledst me. But he said, I called thee not: goe againe and sleepe. And he went and slept.
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 the Lord called once againe, Samuel. And Samuel arose, and went to Eli, and said, I am here: for thou diddest call me. And he answered, I called thee not, my sonne: go againe and sleepe.
7 Samuel havde nemlig endnu ikke lært HERREN at kende, og HERRENS Ord var endnu ikke aabenbaret ham.
Thus did Samuel, before hee knewe the Lord, and before the word of the Lord was reueiled vnto 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 the Lord called Samuel againe the thirde time: and he arose, and went to Eli, and said, I am here: for thou hast called me. Then Eli perceiued that the Lord had called the childe.
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.
Therefore Eli saide vnto Samuel, Goe and sleepe: and if he call thee, then say, Speake Lord, for thy seruant heareth. So Samuel went, and slept in his place.
10 Da kom HERREN og traadte hen til ham og kaldte ligesom de forrige Gange: »Samuel, Samuel!« Og Samuel svarede: »Tal, din Tjener hører!«
And the Lord came, and stoode, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speake, for thy seruant heareth.
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.
Then the Lord said to Samuel, Beholde, I wil doe a thing in Israel, whereof whosoeuer shall heare, his two eares shall tingle.
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 raise vp against Eli all things which I haue spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an ende.
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 I haue tolde him that I will iudge his house for euer, for the iniquitie which hee knoweth, because his sonnes ranne into a slaunder, and he stayed them not.
14 Derfor har jeg svoret over Elis Hus: Visselig, Elis Hus's Brøde skal aldrig i Evighed sones ved Slagtofre eller Afgrødeofre!«
Nowe therefore I haue sworne vnto the house of Eli, that the wickednes of Elis house, shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offring for euer.
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.
Afterward Samuel slept vntil the morning, and opened the doores of the house of the Lord, and Samuel feared to shewe Eli the vision.
16 Da kaldte Eli paa Samuel og sagde: »Min Søn Samuel!« Han svarede: »Her er jeg!«
Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel my sonne. And he answered, Here I am.
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!«
Then he said, What is it, that the Lord said vnto thee? I pray thee, hide it not from mee. God doe so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me, of all that he said vnto thee.
18 Saa fortalte Samuel ham det hele uden at dølge noget. Da sagde han: »Han er HERREN; han gøre, hvad ham tykkes bedst!«
So Samuel tolde him euery whit, and hid nothing from him. Then hee said, It is the Lord: let him do what seemeth him good.
19 Samuel voksede nu til og HERREN var med ham og lod ikke et eneste af sine Ord falde til Jorden.
And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and let none of his words fall to the ground.
20 Og hele Israel fra Dan til Be'ersjeba forstod, at Samuel virkelig var kaldet til HERRENS Profet.
And all Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba knew that faithfull Samuel was the Lordes Prophet.
21 Og HERREN vedblev at lade sig til Syne i Silo; thi HERREN aabenbarede sig for Samuel.
And the Lord appeared againe in Shiloh: for the Lord reueiled himselfe to Samuel in Shiloh by his word.

< 1 Samuel 3 >