1 Samuel 3
1 Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord before Eli, and the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no manifest vision.
Or, le jeune Samuel servait l'Éternel, en présence d'Héli; et la parole de l'Éternel était rare en ces jours-là, et les visions n'étaient pas communes.
2 Then it happened that, on a certain day, Eli was lying in his place. And his eyes had dimmed, so that he was unable to see.
Et il arriva un jour qu'Héli était couché en son lieu. Or ses yeux commençaient à se ternir, et il ne pouvait plus voir.
3 And so, to prevent the lamp of God from going out, Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was.
La lampe de Dieu n'était pas encore éteinte, et Samuel était couché dans le temple de l'Éternel, où était l'arche de Dieu;
4 And the Lord called Samuel. And responding, he said, “Here I am.”
Alors l'Éternel appela Samuel, et il répondit: Me voici!
5 And he ran to Eli, and he said, “Here I am. For you called me.” And he said: “I did not call. Return and sleep.” And he went away, and he slept.
Et il courut vers Héli, et lui dit: Me voici, car tu m'as appelé. Mais Héli dit: Je n'ai point appelé; retourne-t'en, et couche-toi. Et il s'en alla et se coucha.
6 And again, the Lord continued to call to Samuel. And rising up, Samuel went to Eli, and he said: “Here I am. For you called me.” And he responded: “I did not call you, my son. Return and sleep.”
Et l'Éternel appela encore Samuel, et Samuel se leva et s'en alla vers Héli, et dit: Me voici, car tu m'as appelé. Et Héli dit: Mon fils, je n'ai point appelé; retourne-t'en et couche-toi.
7 Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not been revealed to him.
Or, Samuel ne connaissait point encore l'Éternel, et la parole de l'Éternel ne lui avait point encore été révélée.
8 And the Lord continued, and he called to Samuel still a third time. And rising up, he went to Eli.
Et l'Éternel appela encore Samuel pour la troisième fois; et il se leva, et s'en alla vers Héli, et dit: Me voici, car tu m'as appelé. Et Héli comprit que l'Éternel appelait cet enfant.
9 And he said: “Here I am. For you called me.” Then Eli understood that the Lord had called the boy. And he said to Samuel: “Go and sleep. And if he calls to you from now on, you will say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’” Therefore, Samuel went away, and he slept in his place.
Alors Héli dit à Samuel: Va, et couche-toi; et si l'on t'appelle, tu diras: Parle, Éternel; car ton serviteur écoute. Samuel s'en alla donc, et se coucha en son lieu.
10 And the Lord came, and stood, and he called, just as he had called the other times, “Samuel, Samuel.” And Samuel said, “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.”
Et l'Éternel vint, et se tint là, et appela, comme les autres fois, Samuel, Samuel! Et Samuel dit: Parle; car ton serviteur écoute.
11 And the Lord said to Samuel: “Behold, I am accomplishing a word in Israel. Whoever will hear about it, both his ears will ring.
Alors l'Éternel dit à Samuel: Voici, je vais faire en Israël une chose que nul ne pourra entendre sans que ses deux oreilles lui tintent;
12 In that day, I will raise up against Eli all the things that I have spoken over his house. I will begin, and I will finish.
En ce jour-là, j'exécuterai contre Héli tout ce que j'ai dit contre sa maison; je commencerai et j'achèverai.
13 For I have foretold to him that I will judge his house unto eternity, because of iniquity. For he had known that his sons acted shamefully, and he did not chastise them.
Car je l'ai averti que j'allais punir sa maison pour jamais, à cause de l'iniquité qu'il a connue, et par laquelle ses fils se sont rendus infâmes, sans qu'il les ait réprimés.
14 For this reason, I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of his house will not be expiated, with victims or with gifts, even forever.”
C'est pourquoi, j'ai juré à la maison d'Héli que jamais l'iniquité de la maison d'Héli ne sera expiée, ni par sacrifice, ni par oblation.
15 Then Samuel slept until morning, and he opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel was afraid to tell the vision to Eli.
Et Samuel demeura couché jusqu'au matin, puis il ouvrit les portes de la maison de l'Éternel. Or, Samuel craignait de déclarer cette vision à Héli.
16 Then Eli called Samuel, and he said, “Samuel, my son?” And responding, he said, “I am here.”
Mais Héli appela Samuel, et dit: Samuel, mon fils;
17 And he questioned him: “What is the word that the Lord has spoken to you? I beg you that you may not conceal it from me. May God do these things to you, and may he add these other things, if you hide from me one word out of all the things that were told to you.”
Et il répondit: Me voici! Et Héli dit: Quelle est la parole qu'il t'a adressée? Je te prie, ne me la cache point. Que Dieu te traite avec la dernière rigueur, si tu me caches un seul mot de tout ce qu'il t'a dit.
18 And so, Samuel revealed to him all the words, and he did not hide them from him. And he responded: “He is the Lord. May he do what is good in his own eyes.”
Samuel lui déclara donc toutes ces paroles, et il ne lui cacha rien. Et Héli répondit: C'est l'Éternel, qu'il fasse ce qui lui semblera bon!
19 And Samuel grew up, and the Lord was with him, and not one of his words fell to the ground.
Et Samuel devenait grand, et l'Éternel était avec lui, et il ne laissa tomber à terre aucune de ses paroles.
20 And all of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, knew Samuel to be a faithful prophet of the Lord.
Et tout Israël, depuis Dan jusqu'à Béer-Shéba, connut que Samuel était établi prophète de l'Éternel.
21 And the Lord continued to appear in Shiloh. For the Lord had revealed himself to Samuel at Shiloh, according to the word of the Lord. And the word about Samuel went forth to all of Israel.
Et l'Éternel continua d'apparaître à Silo; car l'Éternel se manifestait à Samuel, à Silo, par la parole de l'Éternel.
