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.
Y el mozo Samuel ministraba a Jehová delante de Elí, y la palabra de Jehová era de estima en aquellos días, no había visión manifiesta.
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.
Y aconteció un día, que estando Elí acostado en su aposento, y ya sus ojos comenzaban a oscurecerse que no podía ver,
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.
Y antes que la lámpara de Dios fuese apagada, Samuel estaba durmiendo en el templo de Jehová, donde el arca de Dios estaba.
4 And the Lord called Samuel. And responding, he said, “Here I am.”
Y Jehová llamó a Samuel; el cual respondió: Heme aquí.
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.
Y corriendo a Elí dijo: Heme aquí: ¿para qué me llamaste? Y Elí le dijo: Yo no he llamado: tórnate y acuéstate. Y él se volvió, y acostóse.
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.”
Y volvió otra vez Jehová a llamar a Samuel. Y levantándose Samuel vino a Elí, y dijo: Heme aquí; ¿para qué me has llamado? Y él dijo: Hijo mío, yo no he llamado, vuelve, y acuéstate.
7 Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not been revealed to him.
Mas Samuel aun no conocía a Jehová, ni le había sido revelada palabra de Jehová.
8 And the Lord continued, and he called to Samuel still a third time. And rising up, he went to Eli.
Jehová pues llamó la tercera vez a Samuel: y él levantándose vino a Elí, y dijo: Heme aquí; ¿para qué me has llamado? Entonces Elí entendió que Jehová llamaba al mozo.
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.
Y dijo Elí a Samuel: Vé, y acuéstate: y si te llamare, dirás: Habla Jehová, que tu siervo oye. Así Samuel se fue, y acostóse en su lugar.
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.”
Y vino Jehová, y paróse, y llamó como las otras veces: Samuel, Samuel. Entonces Samuel dijo: Habla, que tu siervo oye.
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.
Y Jehová dijo a Samuel: He aquí que yo haré una cosa en Israel, que quien la oyere, le retiñan ambas sus orejas.
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.
Aquel día yo despertaré contra Elí todas las cosas que he dicho sobre su casa. Yo comenzaré; y acabaré.
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.
Y yo le mostraré que yo juzgaré su casa para siempre, por la iniquidad que él sabe: que sus hijos se han envilecido, y él no los ha estorbado.
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.”
Y por tanto yo he jurado a la casa de Elí, que la iniquidad de la casa de Elí no será expiada jamás, ni con sacrificios ni con presentes.
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.
Y Samuel estuvo acostado hasta la mañana, y abrió las puertas de la casa de Jehová. Y Samuel tenía miedo de descubrir la visión a Elí.
16 Then Eli called Samuel, and he said, “Samuel, my son?” And responding, he said, “I am here.”
Llamando pues Elí a Samuel, díjole: Hijo mío, Samuel. Y él respondió: Heme aquí.
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.”
Y él le dijo: ¿Qué es la palabra que te habló? Ruégote que no me la encubras. Así te haga Dios, y así te añada, si me encubrieres palabra de todo lo que habló contigo.
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.”
Y Samuel se lo descubrió todo, que nada le encubrió. Entonces él dijo: Jehová es, haga lo que bien le pareciere.
19 And Samuel grew up, and the Lord was with him, and not one of his words fell to the ground.
Y Samuel creció, y Jehová fue con él, y no dejó caer a tierra ninguna de todas sus palabras.
20 And all of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, knew Samuel to be a faithful prophet of the Lord.
Y conoció todo Israel desde Dan, hasta Beer-seba, que Samuel era fiel profeta de Jehová.
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.
Así tornó Jehová a aparecer en Silo, porque Jehová se manifestó a Samuel en Silo con palabra de Jehová.
