1 Samuel 3
1 Nowe the childe Samuel ministred vnto the Lord before Eli: and the word of the Lord was precious in those dayes: for there was no manifest vision.
童子撒母耳在以利面前事奉耶和华。当那些日子，耶和华的言语稀少，不常有默示。
2 And at that time, as Eli lay in his place, his eyes began to waxe dimme that he could not see.
一日，以利睡卧在自己的地方；他眼目昏花，看不分明。
3 And yet the light of God went out, Samuel slept in the temple of the Lord, where the Arke of God was.
神的灯在 神耶和华殿内约柜那里，还没有熄灭，撒母耳已经睡了。
4 Then the Lord called Samuel: and hee said, Here I am.
耶和华呼唤撒母耳。撒母耳说：“我在这里！”
5 And he ranne vnto Eli, and said, Here am I, for thou calledst me. But he said, I called thee not: goe againe and sleepe. And he went and slept.
就跑到以利那里，说：“你呼唤我？我在这里。”以利回答说：“我没有呼唤你，你去睡吧。”他就去睡了。
6 And the Lord called once againe, Samuel. And Samuel arose, and went to Eli, and said, I am here: for thou diddest call me. And he answered, I called thee not, my sonne: go againe and sleepe.
耶和华又呼唤撒母耳。撒母耳起来，到以利那里，说：“你呼唤我？我在这里。”以利回答说：“我的儿，我没有呼唤你，你去睡吧。”
7 Thus did Samuel, before hee knewe the Lord, and before the word of the Lord was reueiled vnto him.
那时撒母耳还未认识耶和华，也未得耶和华的默示。
8 And the Lord called Samuel againe the thirde time: and he arose, and went to Eli, and said, I am here: for thou hast called me. Then Eli perceiued that the Lord had called the childe.
耶和华第三次呼唤撒母耳。撒母耳起来，到以利那里，说：“你又呼唤我？我在这里。”以利才明白是耶和华呼唤童子。
9 Therefore Eli saide vnto Samuel, Goe and sleepe: and if he call thee, then say, Speake Lord, for thy seruant heareth. So Samuel went, and slept in his place.
因此以利对撒母耳说：“你仍去睡吧；若再呼唤你，你就说：‘耶和华啊，请说，仆人敬听！’”撒母耳就去，仍睡在原处。
10 And the Lord came, and stoode, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speake, for thy seruant heareth.
耶和华又来站着，像前三次呼唤说：“撒母耳啊！撒母耳啊！”撒母耳回答说：“请说，仆人敬听！”
11 Then the Lord said to Samuel, Beholde, I wil doe a thing in Israel, whereof whosoeuer shall heare, his two eares shall tingle.
耶和华对撒母耳说：“我在以色列中必行一件事，叫听见的人都必耳鸣。
12 In that day I will raise vp against Eli all things which I haue spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an ende.
我指着以利家所说的话，到了时候，我必始终应验在以利身上。
13 And I haue tolde him that I will iudge his house for euer, for the iniquitie which hee knoweth, because his sonnes ranne into a slaunder, and he stayed them not.
我曾告诉他必永远降罚与他的家，因他知道儿子作孽，自招咒诅，却不禁止他们。
14 Nowe therefore I haue sworne vnto the house of Eli, that the wickednes of Elis house, shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offring for euer.
所以我向以利家起誓说：‘以利家的罪孽，虽献祭奉礼物，永不能得赎去。’”
15 Afterward Samuel slept vntil the morning, and opened the doores of the house of the Lord, and Samuel feared to shewe Eli the vision.
撒母耳睡到天亮，就开了耶和华的殿门，不敢将默示告诉以利。
16 Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel my sonne. And he answered, Here I am.
以利呼唤撒母耳说：“我儿撒母耳啊！”撒母耳回答说：“我在这里！”
17 Then he said, What is it, that the Lord said vnto thee? I pray thee, hide it not from mee. God doe so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me, of all that he said vnto thee.
以利说：“耶和华对你说什么，你不要向我隐瞒；你若将 神对你所说的隐瞒一句，愿他重重地降罚与你。”
18 So Samuel tolde him euery whit, and hid nothing from him. Then hee said, It is the Lord: let him do what seemeth him good.
撒母耳就把一切话都告诉了以利，并没有隐瞒。以利说：“这是出于耶和华，愿他凭自己的意旨而行。”
19 And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and let none of his words fall to the ground.
撒母耳长大了，耶和华与他同在，使他所说的话一句都不落空。
20 And all Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba knew that faithfull Samuel was the Lordes Prophet.
从但到别是巴所有的以色列人都知道耶和华立撒母耳为先知。
21 And the Lord appeared againe in Shiloh: for the Lord reueiled himselfe to Samuel in Shiloh by his word.
耶和华又在示罗显现；因为耶和华将自己的话默示撒母耳，撒母耳就把这话传遍以色列地。
