1 Samuel 3

1 And the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. Now in those days the word of the LORD was rare and visions were scarce.

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

2 And at that time Eli, whose eyesight had grown so dim that he could not see, was lying in his room.

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

3 Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was located.

og Guds Lampe endnu ikke var gået ud, og Samuel lå og sov i HERRENs Helligdom, hvor Guds Ark stod -

4 Then the LORD called to Samuel, and he answered, “Here I am.”

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

5 He ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” “I did not call,” Eli replied. “Go back and lie down.” So he went and lay down.

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.

6 Once again the LORD called, “Samuel!” So Samuel got up, went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” “My son, I did not call,” Eli replied. “Go back and lie down.”

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!"

7 Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, because the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him.

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

8 Once again, for the third time, the LORD called to Samuel. He got up, went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” Then Eli realized that it was the LORD who was calling the boy.

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.

9 “Go and lie down,” he said to Samuel, “and if He calls you, say, ‘Speak, LORD, for Your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

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.

10 Then the LORD came and stood there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.”

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

11 Then the LORD said to Samuel, “I am about to do something in Israel at which the ears of all who hear it will tingle.

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.

12 On that day I will carry out against Eli everything I have spoken about his family, from beginning to end.

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

13 I told him that I would judge his house forever for the iniquity of which he knows, because his sons blasphemed God and he did not restrain them.

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.

14 Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli, ‘The iniquity of Eli’s house shall never be atoned for by sacrifice or offering.’”

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

15 Samuel lay down until the morning; then he opened the doors of the house of the LORD. He was afraid to tell Eli the vision,

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

16 but Eli called to him and said, “Samuel, my son.” “Here I am,” answered Samuel.

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

17 “What was the message He gave you?” Eli asked. “Do not hide it from me. May God punish you, and ever so severely, if you hide from me anything He said to you.”

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!"

18 So Samuel told him everything and did not hide a thing from him. “He is the LORD,” replied Eli. “Let Him do what is good in His eyes.”

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

19 And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and He let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground.

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

20 So all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD.

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

21 And the LORD continued to appear at Shiloh, because there He revealed Himself to Samuel by His word.

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.