1 Samuel 3

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

And the child Samuel served Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.

2 Ved den Tid - engang da Eli, hvis Øjne var begyndt at blive svage, så han ikke kunde se, lå på sin vante Plads,

And it came to pass 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 Guds Lampe endnu ikke var gået ud, og Samuel lå og sov i HERRENs Helligdom, hvor Guds Ark stod -

and the lamp of God was not yet gone out, and Samuel was laid down in the temple of Jehovah where the ark of God was,

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

that Jehovah called Samuel. And he said, Here I am.

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

And he ran to Eli, and said, Here I am, for thou called me. And he said, I did not call. Lie down again. And he went and lay down.

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

And Jehovah called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here I am, for thou called me. And he answered, I did not call, my son. Lie down again.

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

Now Samuel did not yet know Jehovah, neither was the word of Jehovah yet revealed to him.

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

And Jehovah called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here I am, for thou called me. And Eli perceived that Jehovah had called the child.

9 Og Eli sagde til Samuel: "Læg dig hen igen, og hvis han kalder på dig, så sig: Tal, HERRE, din Tjener hører!" Så gik Samuel hen og lagde sig på sin Plads.

Therefore Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down, and it shall be, if he calls thee, that thou shall say, Speak, Jehovah, for thy servant hears. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

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

And Jehovah came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel said, Speak, for thy servant hears.

11 Så sagde HERREN til Samuel: "Se, jeg vil lade noget ske i Israel, som skal få det til at ringe for begge Ører på enhver, som hører derom.

And Jehovah said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel at which both the ears of everyone who hears it shall tingle.

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

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

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.

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

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

And therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be expiated with sacrifice nor offering forever.

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

And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of Jehovah. And Samuel was afraid to show Eli the vision.

16 Da kaldte Eli på Samuel og sagde: "Min Søn Samuel!" Han svarede: "Her er jeg!"

Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, Here I am.

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

And he said, What is the thing that Jehovah has spoken to thee? I pray thee, hide it not from me. God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide anything from me of all the things that he spoke to thee.

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

And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is Jehovah. Let him do what seems 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 Jehovah 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 even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of Jehovah.

21 Og HERREN vedblev at lade sig til Syne i Silo; thi HERREN åbenbarede sig for Samuel. 4,1 Og Samuels Ord nåede ud til hele Israel.

And Jehovah appeared again in Shiloh, for Jehovah revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of Jehovah.