1 Samuel 3

1 Wuowino miluongo ni Samuel ne tiyo e nyim Jehova Nyasaye e bwo Eli. E kindeno wach Jehova Nyasaye ne nok kendo ne onge fweny mangʼeny.

And the boy Samuel ministered to Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was rare in those days; a vision was not frequent.

2 Eli makoro wengene ne osechako imore kendo ne ok onyal neno maber, noyudo nindo e kare mapile.

And it came to pass at that time, when Eli lay in his place (now his eyes began to grow dim, he could not see),

3 To taya mar Nyasaye ne pok otho, Samuel bende ne nindo ei hekalu mar Jehova Nyasaye, kama Sandug Muma mar Nyasaye ne nitie.

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

4 Eka Jehova Nyasaye noluongo Samuel. Samuel nodwoko niya, “Era ee.”

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

5 Eka noringo odhi ir Eli mowacho niya, “Era ee; nikech ne iluonga.” To Eli nowachone niya, “Ne ok aluongi dog inindi.” Omiyo nodok monindo.

And he ran to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I did not call: lie down again. And he went and lay down.

6 Kendo Jehova Nyasaye nochako oluongo niya, “Samuel!” Eka Samuel nochungʼ modhi ir Eli mowachone niya, “Era ee, nikech ne iluonga.” Eli nowachone niya, “Wuoda, an ne ok aluongi dog inindi.”

And Jehovah called again, Samuel! And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I did not call, my son: lie down again.

7 E kindeno Samuel ne pod ok ongʼeyo Jehova Nyasaye nikech wach Jehova Nyasaye ne pok ofwenyorene.

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

8 Jehova Nyasaye ne ochako oluongo Samuel mar adek kendo Samuel noa malo modhi ir Eli mowachone niya, “Era ee nikech iluonga.” Eka Eli nofwenyo ni kara Jehova Nyasaye ema, luongo wuowino.

And Jehovah called again the third time, Samuel! And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And Eli perceived that Jehovah was calling the boy.

9 Omiyo Eli nowacho ni Samuel niya, “Dhiyo inindi, to ka oluongi to iwach ni, ‘Wuo Jehova Nyasaye, nikech jatichni winjo.’” Samuel ne odok monindo kare.

And Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down; and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Jehovah, for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

10 Jehova Nyasaye nobiro mochungʼ kanyo moluongo kaka nosebedo kotimo, “Samuel! Samuel!” Samuel nowachone niya, “Wuo nikech jatichni winjo.”

And Jehovah came, and stood, and called as at the other times, Samuel, Samuel! And Samuel said, Speak, for thy servant heareth.

11 Eka Jehova Nyasaye nowachone Samuel niya, “Ne adhi timo gimoro e Israel mabiro miyo ji duto mowinjo itgi nosakni.

And Jehovah said to Samuel, Behold, I do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.

12 E kindeno abiro chopo weche mane awacho kuom Eli ka akwede kod mane awacho kuom ode aa chakruok nyaka giko.

In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house; I will begin and make an end.

13 Nimar ne anyise ni abiro ngʼado bura ne joode nyaka chiengʼ nikech richono mane ongʼeyo, yawuote ne timo timbe maricho, to ne ok okwerogi.

For I have declared to him that I will judge his house for ever, for the iniquity which he hath known: because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.

14 Emomiyo nasingora ne dhood Eli ni, ‘Richogi ok nyal pwodh gi misango kata chiwo.’”

And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be expiated with sacrifice or oblation for ever.

15 Samuel nonindo nyaka okinyi eka noyawo dhoudi mag od Jehova Nyasaye. Noluor wacho ne Eli fweny,

And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of Jehovah. And Samuel feared to declare the vision to Eli.

16 to Eli noluonge mowachone niya, “Samuel wuoda.” Samuel nodwoke niya, “Era ee.”

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

17 Eli nopenje niya, “En angʼo mane owachoni? Kik ipanda wach. Mad Nyasaye chwadi matek ka dipo ni ipandona gimoro amora ma onyisi.”

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

18 Omiyo Samuel nonyise weche duto ma ok opandone gimoro. Eka Eli nowachone niya, “En e Jehova Nyasaye, we otim gima oneno ni longʼone.”

And Samuel told him all the words, and kept nothing back from him. And he said, It is Jehovah: let him do what is good in his sight.

19 Jehova Nyasaye ne ni kod Samuel kaka nomedo dongo kendo weche duto mane owacho onge mane kadho ma ok otimore kamano.

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

20 Jo-Israel duto koa Dan nyaka Bersheba, nofwenyo ni Samuel oseromo bedo janabi mar Jehova Nyasaye.

And all Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, knew that Samuel was established a prophet of Jehovah.

21 Jehova Nyasaye nomedo fwenyore e Shilo kendo kanyo ne ofwenyore owuon ne Samuel kuom wachne.

And Jehovah appeared again at Shiloh; for Jehovah revealed himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of Jehovah.