1 Samuel 3

1 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.

Samuel terus melayani TUHAN dengan bimbingan Imam Eli. Pada masa itu, jarang ada nabi yang menyampaikan pesan dari TUHAN, dan penglihatan-penglihatan pun jarang terjadi.

2 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, )

Kedua mata Eli sudah rabun. Pada suatu malam ketika Eli berbaring di tempat tidurnya,

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

dan tiang pelita bercabang di kemah TUHAN masih menyala, Samuel sedang berbaring di ruang kudus, tidak jauh dari ruang mahakudus dan peti perjanjian Allah.

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

Tiba-tiba TUHAN memanggil Samuel dan Samuel pun menjawab, “Ya, aku di sini!”

5 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.

Lalu dia mendatangi Eli dan berkata, “Aku di sini. Bapak tadi memanggilku.” Tetapi Eli menjawab, “Aku tidak memanggilmu. Kembalilah berbaring.” Maka Samuel kembali berbaring.

6 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.

TUHAN memanggil lagi, “Samuel!” Samuel tidak tahu bahwa yang memanggilnya adalah TUHAN, karena TUHAN belum pernah berbicara kepada dia sebelumnya. Maka bangunlah Samuel. Dia pergi menghampiri Eli dan berkata, “Bapak memanggilku. Ini aku datang.” Tetapi Eli menjawab Samuel, “Nak, aku tidak memanggilmu. Kembalilah tidur.”

7 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 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.

Lalu TUHAN memanggil Samuel untuk ketiga kalinya. Dia pun bangun dan kembali mendatangi Eli serta berkata, “Aku di sini! Bapak memanggilku!” Maka Eli menyadari bahwa TUHANlah yang sudah memanggil Samuel.

9 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.

Jadi kata Eli kepadanya, “Berbaringlah kembali ke tempatmu dan tidurlah. Bila kamu mendengar suara itu memanggilmu lagi, katakanlah, ‘Berbicaralah, ya TUHAN. Hamba-Mu ini mendengarkan.’” Kemudian Samuel kembali dan tidur di tempatnya.

10 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.

Lalu TUHAN datang dan berdiri di dekatnya serta memanggil Samuel seperti sebelumnya, “Samuel! Samuel!” Kini Samuel menjawab, “Berbicaralah, ya TUHAN. Hamba-Mu ini mendengarkan.”

11 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.

TUHAN berkata kepadanya, “Dengarlah! Aku akan melakukan sesuatu yang besar di antara umat Israel, dan saat mereka mendengar berita ini, mereka akan terkejut, merasa ngeri, dan berharap berita itu tidak benar.

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

Pada hari itu, Aku akan melakukan segala hukuman yang sudah Aku sampaikan terhadap Eli dan keluarganya! Tidak satu pun tidak akan terjadi!

13 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.

Aku sudah berulang kali memperingatkan Eli bahwa Aku akan menghukum keluarganya sampai selama-lamanya atas dosa mereka. Kelakuan Hofni dan Pinehas meremehkan Aku, tetapi Eli tidak mengambil tindakan untuk menghentikan kelakuan mereka itu.

14 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.

Itulah sebabnya Aku bersumpah mengenai keluarga Eli, ‘Dosa keluarganya tidak akan pernah diampuni, biarpun mereka mempersembahkan kurban dan persembahan gandum-ganduman!’”

15 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.

Samuel tidur lagi sampai pagi. Lalu seperti biasanya, dia membuka tirai di pintu kemah TUHAN. Samuel takut untuk memberitahu Eli tentang pesan yang TUHAN sampaikan semalam.

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

Tetapi Eli memanggilnya, “Samuel, anakku!” Jawabnya, “Ya, Bapak. Aku di sini.”

17 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.

Eli bertanya, “Pesan apa yang TUHAN sampaikan kepadamu? Jangan sembunyikan dariku! Biarlah Allah menghukummu, bahkan mencabut nyawamu, jika kamu menyembunyikan apa pun juga yang dikatakan-Nya kepadamu.”

18 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.

Jadi Samuel menceritakan semuanya kepada Eli. Tidak ada satu pun yang disembunyikannya. Akhirnya Eli berkata, “Biarlah TUHAN melakukan sesuai kehendak-Nya.”

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

Samuel terus bertumbuh besar, dan TUHAN menyertai dia. Semua nubuatan yang disampaikan Samuel selalu terjadi.

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

Karena itu, seluruh umat dari ujung utara Israel sampai ujung selatan, yaitu dari wilayah Dan sampai Bersyeba, mengakui bahwa Samuel terbukti sebagai nabi TUHAN.

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

Dan TUHAN masih terus menampakkan diri-Nya serta menyampaikan berbagai pesan kepada Samuel di Silo. Lalu Samuel memberitakannya kepada umat Israel. Jadi, hal-hal yang dinubuatkan Samuel terdengar di seluruh Israel.