1 Samuel 3

1 And the boy Samuel ministered to Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was rare in those days; a vision was not frequent.

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

2 And it came to pass at that time, when Eli lay in his place (now his eyes began to grow dim, he could not see),

Ved den Tid — engang da Eli, hvis Øjne var begyndt at blive svage, saa han ikke kunde se, laa paa sin vante Plads,

3 and the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel lay in the temple of Jehovah, where the ark of God was,

og Guds Lampe endnu ikke var gaaet ud, og Samuel laa og sov i HERRENS Helligdom, hvor Guds Ark stod —

4 that Jehovah called to Samuel. And he said, Here am I.

kaldte HERREN: »Samuel, Samuel!« Han svarede: »Her er jeg!«

5 And he ran to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I did not call: lie down again. And he went and lay down.

Og han løb hen til Eli og sagde: »Her er jeg, du kaldte paa mig!« Men han sagde: »Jeg kaldte ikke; læg dig kun hen igen!« Og han gik hen og lagde sig.

6 And Jehovah called again, Samuel! And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I did not call, my son: lie down again.

Da kaldte HERREN atter: »Samuel, Samuel!« Og han gik hen til Eli og sagde: »Her er jeg, du kaldte paa mig!« Men han sagde: »Jeg kaldte ikke, min Søn; læg dig kun hen igen!«

7 Now Samuel did not yet know Jehovah, neither had the word of Jehovah yet been revealed to him.

Samuel havde nemlig endnu ikke lært HERREN at kende, og HERRENS Ord var endnu ikke aabenbaret ham.

8 And Jehovah called again the third time, Samuel! And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And Eli perceived that Jehovah was calling the boy.

Da kaldte HERREN atter for tredje Gang paa Samuel, og han stod op, gik hen til Eli og sagde: »Her er jeg, du kaldte paa mig!« Saa skønnede Eli, at det var HERREN, der kaldte paa Drengen.

9 And Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down; and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Jehovah, for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

Og Eli sagde til Samuel: »Læg dig hen igen, og hvis han kalder paa dig, saa sig: Tal, HERRE, din Tjener hører!« Saa gik Samuel hen og lagde sig paa sin Plads.

10 And Jehovah came, and stood, and called as at the other times, Samuel, Samuel! And Samuel said, Speak, for thy servant heareth.

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

11 And Jehovah said to Samuel, Behold, I do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.

Saa sagde HERREN til Samuel: »Se, jeg vil lade noget ske i Israel, som skal faa det til at ringe for begge Ører paa enhver, som hører derom.

12 In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house; I will begin and make an end.

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

13 For I have declared to him that I will judge his house for ever, for the iniquity which he hath known: because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.

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 And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be expiated with sacrifice or oblation for ever.

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

15 And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of Jehovah. And Samuel feared to declare the vision to Eli.

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

16 And Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, Here am I.

Da kaldte Eli paa Samuel og sagde: »Min Søn Samuel!« Han svarede: »Her er jeg!«

17 And he said, What is the word that he has spoken to thee? I pray thee, keep it not back from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou keep back anything from me of all the word that he spoke to thee.

Da sagde han: »Hvad var det, han sagde til dig? Dølg det ikke for mig! Gud ramme dig baade med det ene og det andet, hvis du dølger noget af, hvad han sagde!«

18 And Samuel told him all the words, and kept nothing back from him. And he said, It is Jehovah: let him do what is good in his sight.

Saa 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 Jehovah was with him, and let none of his 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 And all Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, knew that Samuel was established a prophet of Jehovah.

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

21 And Jehovah appeared again at Shiloh; for Jehovah revealed himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of Jehovah.

Og HERREN vedblev at lade sig til Syne i Silo; thi HERREN aabenbarede sig for Samuel.