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.

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 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.

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

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.

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 And the Lord called Samuel. And responding, he said, “Here I am.”

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

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.

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 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.”

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 Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not been revealed to him.

8 And the Lord continued, and he called to Samuel still a third time. And rising up, he went to Eli.

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 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.

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 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.”

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: “Behold, I am accomplishing a word in Israel. Whoever will hear about it, both his ears will ring.

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 raise up against Eli all the things that I have spoken over his house. I will begin, and I will finish.

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

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.

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 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.”

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

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.

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 called Samuel, and he said, “Samuel, my son?” And responding, he said, “I am here.”

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

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.”

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 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.”

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

19 And Samuel grew up, and the Lord was with him, and not one of his words fell to the ground.

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

20 And all of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, knew Samuel to be a faithful 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 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.

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.