1 Samuel 3
1 The boy Samuel served before the Lord under Eli's supervision. At that time messages from the Lord were rare—visions were not common.
Mladi je Samuel služio Jahvi pod nadzorom Elijevim; u ono vrijeme Jahve je izrijetka govorio ljudima, a viđenja nisu bila česta.
2 One evening, Eli had gone to bed in his room. His eyes were now so weak that he couldn't see.
No jednoga je dana Eli ležao u svojoj sobi - oči su njegove počele slabiti te više nije mogao vidjeti -
3 The lamp of God hadn't yet gone out, and Samuel was sleeping in the Lord's Temple where the Ark of God was.
svijećnjak Božji još ne bijaše ugašen i Samuel je spavao u svetištu Jahvinu, ondje gdje je bio Kovčeg Božji.
4 Then the Lord called, “Samuel!” He answered, “I'm here.”
I Jahve zovnu: “Samuele! Samuele!” A on odgovori: “Evo me!”
5 He ran to Eli, and said, “I'm here—you called me.” “I didn't call you,” Eli replied. “Go back to bed.” So Samuel went back to bed.
I otrča k Eliju i reče: “Evo me! Ti si me zvao!” A Eli reče: “Ja te nisam zvao. Vrati se i spavaj!” I on ode i leže.
6 Then the Lord called again, “Samuel!” Samuel got up, went to Eli and said, “I'm here—you called me.” “I didn't call you, my son,” Eli replied. “Go back to bed.”
I Jahve opet zovnu: “Samuele! Samuele!” Samuel usta, ode k Eliju i reče: “Evo me! Ti si me zvao!” A Eli odgovori: “Ja te nisam zvao, sine! Vrati se i spavaj!”
7 (Samuel hadn't yet come to know the Lord and had not received any message from him.)
Samuel još nije poznavao Jahve i još mu nikada ne bijaše objavljena riječ Jahvina.
8 The Lord called again for the third time, “Samuel!” He got up went to Eli and said, “I'm here—you called me.” Then Eli realized that it was the Lord calling the boy.
I Jahve zovnu Samuela po treći put. On usta, ode k Eliju i reče: “Evo me! Ti si me zvao!” Sada Eli razumje da je Jahve zvao dječaka.
9 Eli told Samuel, “Go back to bed, and if he calls you, say, ‘Speak, Lord, because your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went back to his bed.
Zato reče Samuelu: “Idi i lezi; a ako te zovne, ti reci: 'Govori, sluga tvoj sluša.'” I Samuel ode i leže na svoje mjesto.
10 The Lord came and stood there, calling just as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” Samuel answered, “Speak, because your servant is listening.”
I dođe Jahve i stade i zovnu kao prije: “Samuele! Samuele!” A Samuel odgovori: “Govori, sluga tvoj sluša.”
11 The Lord told Samuel: “Pay attention, because I'm going to do something in Israel that will surprise everyone who hears it.
Tada Jahve reče Samuelu: “Evo, učinit ću nešto u Izraelu da će oba uha zujati svakome koji čuje.
12 That's when I will carry out against Eli and his family everything I have said, from beginning to end.
U onaj ću dan ispuniti na Eliju sve što sam rekao za kuću njegovu, od početka do kraja.
13 I told him that I will judge his family forever because of the sins he knows about, because his sons blasphemed God and he did not try and stop them.
Ti ćeš mu objaviti da osuđujem kuću njegovu dovijeka; on je znao da njegovi sinovi hule na Boga, a nije ih obuzdao.
14 That's why I swore to Eli and his family, ‘The guilt of Eli and his descendants will never be removed by sacrifice or offering.’”
Zato - kunem se domu Elijevu - neće oprati krivicu Elijeva doma nikakve žrtve ni prinosi dovijeka.”
15 Samuel remained in bed until the morning. Then he got up and opened the doors of the Lord's Temple as usual. He was afraid to tell Eli about the vision.
Samuel je spavao do jutra, a onda otvori vrata Doma Jahvina. Samuel se bojao kazati viđenje Eliju.
16 But Eli called him and said, “Samuel, my son.” “I'm here,” Samuel answered.
Ali Eli zovnu Samuela govoreći: “Samuele, sine!” A on odgovori: “Evo me!”
17 “What did he tell you?” Eli asked. “Don't hide it from me. May God punish you very severely if you hide anything he told you from me!”
I on upita: “Kakva je riječ koju ti reče? Nemoj mi zatajiti ništa! Tako ti Bog učinio zlo i dodao ti drugo ako mi zatajiš nešto od onoga što ti je kazao.”
18 So Samuel told him everything and didn't hide anything from him. “It's the Lord,” Eli replied. “May he do what he thinks is good.”
Nato mu Samuel pripovjedi sve i ništa ne zataji od njega. A Eli reče: “On je Jahve, neka čini što je dobro u očima njegovim!”
19 Samuel continued to grow up. The Lord was with him and made sure all he said was trustworthy.
Samuel je rastao, a Jahve je bio s njim i nije pustio da ijedna od njegovih riječi padne na zemlju.
20 Everyone in the whole of Israel from Dan to Beersheba recognized that Samuel was a trustworthy prophet of the Lord.
Sav Izrael, od Dana do Beer Šebe, spozna da je Samuel postavljen za proroka Jahvina.
21 The Lord went on appearing at Shiloh, because there he revealed himself to Samuel and delivered his messages,
Jahve se i dalje javljao u Šilu, jer se objavljivao Samuelu, i riječ se Samuelova obraćala svemu Izraelu. (Eli je bio vrlo star, a njegovi su sinovi ustrajali u svome opakom postupku pred Jahvom.)
