1 Samuel 3

1 The child Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. The word of the LORD was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision.

Samuel yang muda itu menjadi pelayan TUHAN di bawah pengawasan Eli. Pada masa itu firman TUHAN jarang; penglihatan-penglihatanpun tidak sering.

2 It happened at that time, when Eli was lying down in his place (now his eyes had begun to grow dim, so that he could not see),

Pada suatu hari Eli, yang matanya mulai kabur dan tidak dapat melihat dengan baik, sedang berbaring di tempat tidurnya.

3 and the lamp of God hadn't yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the LORD's temple, where the ark of God was;

Lampu rumah Allah belum lagi padam. Samuel telah tidur di dalam bait suci TUHAN, tempat tabut Allah.

4 that the LORD called, "Samuel. Samuel." And he said, "Here I am."

Lalu TUHAN memanggil: "Samuel! Samuel!", dan ia menjawab: "Ya, bapa."

5 He ran to Eli, and said, "Here I am; for you called me." He said, "I did not call; lie down again." He went and lay down.

Lalu berlarilah ia kepada Eli, serta katanya: "Ya, bapa, bukankah bapa memanggil aku?" Tetapi Eli berkata: "Aku tidak memanggil; tidurlah kembali." Lalu pergilah ia tidur.

6 The LORD called yet again, "Samuel. Samuel." And he got up and went to Eli, and said, "Here I am; for you called me." He answered, "I did not call, my son; lie down again."

Dan TUHAN memanggil Samuel sekali lagi. Samuelpun bangunlah, lalu pergi mendapatkan Eli serta berkata: "Ya, bapa, bukankah bapa memanggil aku?" Tetapi Eli berkata: "Aku tidak memanggil, anakku; tidurlah kembali."

7 Now Samuel did not yet know God, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed to him.

Samuel belum mengenal TUHAN; firman TUHAN belum pernah dinyatakan kepadanya.

8 Then the LORD called Samuel again the third time, and he got up and went to Eli, and said, "Here I am, for you called me." Then Eli realized that the LORD had called the child.

Dan TUHAN memanggil Samuel sekali lagi, untuk ketiga kalinya. Iapun bangunlah, lalu pergi mendapatkan Eli serta katanya: "Ya, bapa, bukankah bapa memanggil aku?" Lalu mengertilah Eli, bahwa Tuhanlah yang memanggil anak itu.

9 So he said, "Go, lie down, and if he calls you, reply, 'Speak, for your servant is listening.'" Then Samuel went and lay down in his place.

Sebab itu berkatalah Eli kepada Samuel: "Pergilah tidur dan apabila Ia memanggil engkau, katakanlah: Berbicaralah, TUHAN, sebab hamba-Mu ini mendengar." Maka pergilah Samuel dan tidurlah ia di tempat tidurnya.

10 And the LORD came and stood, and called as at other times. Then Samuel said, "Speak, for your servant is listening."

Lalu datanglah TUHAN, berdiri di sana dan memanggil seperti yang sudah-sudah: "Samuel! Samuel!" Dan Samuel menjawab: "Berbicaralah, sebab hamba-Mu ini mendengar."

11 The LORD said to Samuel, "Look, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of everyone who hears it shall tingle.

Lalu berfirmanlah TUHAN kepada Samuel: "Ketahuilah, Aku akan melakukan sesuatu di Israel, sehingga setiap orang yang mendengarnya, akan bising kedua telinganya.

12 In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from the beginning even to the end.

Pada waktu itu Aku akan menepati kepada Eli segala yang telah Kufirmankan tentang keluarganya, dari mula sampai akhir.

13 For I have told him that I will judge his house forever, for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons were cursing God, and he did not restrain them.

Sebab telah Kuberitahukan kepadanya, bahwa Aku akan menghukum keluarganya untuk selamanya karena dosa yang telah diketahuinya, yakni bahwa anak-anaknya telah menghujat Allah, tetapi ia tidak memarahi mereka!

14 Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be removed with sacrifice nor offering forever."

Sebab itu Aku telah bersumpah kepada keluarga Eli, bahwa dosa keluarga Eli takkan dihapuskan dengan korban sembelihan atau dengan korban sajian untuk selamanya."

15 And Samuel lay there until the morning, and in the morning he got up and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel was afraid to tell Eli the vision.

Samuel tidur sampai pagi; kemudian dibukanya pintu rumah TUHAN. Samuel segan memberitahukan penglihatan itu kepada Eli.

16 Then Eli said to Samuel, "Samuel, my son." And he replied, "Here I am."

Tetapi Eli memanggil Samuel, katanya: "Samuel, anakku." Jawab Samuel: "Ya, bapa."

17 He said, "What is the thing that he has spoken to you? Please do not hide it from me. May God do thus to you if you hide anything from me of all the words that he spoke to you in your ears."

Kata Eli: "Apakah yang disampaikan-Nya kepadamu? Janganlah kausembunyikan kepadaku. Kiranya beginilah Allah menghukum engkau, bahkan lebih lagi dari pada itu, jika engkau menyembunyikan sepatah katapun kepadaku dari apa yang disampaikan-Nya kepadamu itu."

18 And Samuel told him everything, and did not hide anything from him. And he said, "It is the LORD. Let him do what seems good to him."

Lalu Samuel memberitahukan semuanya itu kepadanya dengan tidak menyembunyikan sesuatupun. Kemudian Eli berkata: "Dia TUHAN, biarlah diperbuat-Nya apa yang dipandang-Nya baik."

19 So Samuel continued to grow, and the LORD was with him and let none of his words fail.

Dan Samuel makin besar dan TUHAN menyertai dia dan tidak ada satupun dari firman-Nya itu yang dibiarkan-Nya gugur.

20 Thus all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established as a prophet of the LORD.

Maka tahulah seluruh Israel dari Dan sampai Bersyeba, bahwa kepada Samuel telah dipercayakan jabatan nabi TUHAN.

21 And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh, for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel.

Dan TUHAN selanjutnya menampakkan diri di Silo, sebab Ia menyatakan diri di Silo kepada Samuel dengan perantaraan firman-Nya.