1 Samuel 3
1 [While he was still a] boy, Samuel was working for Yahweh while Eli supervised him. At that time there were very few messages [that anyone received] from Yahweh, and very few people saw visions [that Yahweh gave them].
Ang bata nga si Samuel nag-alagad kang Yahweh ubos kang Eli. Panagsa lang ang mga pulong ni Yahweh niadtong panahona; dili usab kanunay makakita ug panan-awon ang mga propeta.
2 By that time Eli’s eyes were very weak; he was almost blind. [One night] he was sleeping in his room,
Nianang panahona, sa dihang si Eli, nagsugod na ug dulom ang iyang panan-aw maong dili na kaayo siya makakita, naghigda sa iyang kaugalingong higdaanan.
3 and Samuel was sleeping in the sacred tent, where the chest that contained the Ten Commandments was kept. While the sacred lamp was still burning,
Ang lampara sa Dios wala pa mapalong, samtang si Samuel naghigda na ug natulog didto sa templo ni Yahweh, kung asa nahimutang ang sudlanan sa kasabotan sa Dios.
4 Yahweh called, “Samuel! Samuel!” Samuel replied, “I’m here!”
Gitawag ni Yahweh si Samuel, nga miingon, “Ania ako.”
5 Then he [got up and] ran to Eli. He said to him, “I am here, because you called me!” But Eli replied, “No, I did not call you. Go back to your bed.” So Samuel went and lay down again.
Midagan si Samuel kang Eli ug miigon, “Ania ako, kay gitawag mo man ako.” Miingon si Eli, “Wala ko ikaw gitawag; higda ug balik.” Busa milakaw si Samuel ug mihigda pagbalik.
6 Then Yahweh called again, “Samuel!” So Samuel got up again and went to Eli and said, “I am here, because you called me!” But Eli said, “No, my son, I did not call you. Go back and lie down.”
Mitawag pag-usab si Yahweh, “Samuel.” Mibangon pagbalik si Samuel ug miadto kang Eli ug miingon, “Ania ako, kay gitawag mo man ako.” Mitubag si Eli, “Wala ko ikaw gitawag, akong anak; higda ug balik.”
7 At that time Samuel did not yet know [that] Yahweh [could speak to him], because Yahweh had not previously revealed anything to him.
Karon wala pay kasinatian si Samuel kang Yahweh, bisan paman ang mga mensahe nga gikan kang Yahweh wala pa mapadayag kaniya.
8 [After Samuel lay down again], Yahweh called him a third time. So again Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “I am here, because you called me!” Then Eli realized that it was Yahweh who was calling the boy.
Gitawag pag-usab ni Yahweh si Samuel sa ikatulong higayon. Mibangon pag-usab si Samuel ug miadto kang Eli ug miingon, “Ania ako, kay gitawag mo man ako.” Ug namatikdan ni Eli nga gitawag ni Yahweh ang maong batang lalaki.
9 So he said to Samuel, “Go and lie down again. If someone calls you again, say ‘Speak to me, Yahweh, because I am listening!’” So Samuel went and lay down again.
Misulti si Eli kang Samuel, “Lakaw ug balik paghigda; kung tawgon ka niya pag-usab, mao kini ang imong isulti, 'Sulti, Yahweh, kay maminaw ang imong alagad.” Busa mibalik pag-usab si Samuel paghigda sa iyang kaugalingong dapit.
10 Then Yahweh came and stood there and called as he had done the other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” Then Samuel said, “Speak to me, because I am listening!”
Miabot si Yahweh ug nagtindog; mitawag siya sama sa niaging pagtawag, “Samuel, Samuel.” Mitubag si Samuel, “Sulti, kay maminaw ang imong alagad.”
11 Then Yahweh said to Samuel, “Listen carefully. I am about to do something here in Israel that will shock/horrify [IDM] everyone who hears about it.
Miingon si Yahweh kang Samuel, “Tan-awa, aduna akoy pagabuhaton sa Israel nga diin ang mga dalunggan nga makadungog niini motagning gayod.
12 When that happens, I will punish Eli and his family. I will do to them everything that I said that I would do.
Nianang adlawa pagakuhaon ko ang tanan kong gisulti mahitungod sa panimalay ni Eli, gikan sa sinugdan hangtod sa kataposan.
13 His sons have shown great disrespect for me by the disgraceful things they have done, and Eli did not restrain them. So I told him that I would punish his family forever.
Giingnan ko na siya nga akong hukman ang iyang panimalay sa tanang sala nga iyang nahibaloan, tungod kay nagdala ug tunglo ang iyang mga anak nga lalaki sa ilang kaugalingon ug wala niya sila badlonga.
14 I solemnly promised to Eli’s family, ‘You will never be able to avoid the consequences for your sin, even if you give me sacrifices or offerings.’”
Tungod niini akong gipanaad sa panimalay ni Eli nga ang mga sala nga anaa sa iyang panimalay dili mapasaylo pinaagi sa bisan unsang sakripisyo o halad.”
15 Samuel lay down again until morning. Then he got up and opened the doors of the Sacred Tent [as usual]. He was afraid to tell Eli about the vision [that Yahweh had given him].
Mihigda si Samuel hangtod nga mibuntag; unya giablihan niya ang mga pultahan sa balay ni Yahweh. Apan nahadlok si Samuel nga isulti ang iyang panan-awon bahin kang Eli.
16 But Eli called him and said, “Samuel, my son!” Samuel answered, “I am here!”
Gitawag ni Eli si Samuel ug miingon, “Samuel, akong anak.” Miingon si Samuel, “Ania ako.”
17 Eli asked him, “What was it that Yahweh told you? Do not conceal it! I want God to punish you severely if you do not tell me everything that he said to you.”
Miingon siya, “Unsa man ang mga pulong nga iyang gisulti kanimo? Palihog ayaw kini ililong kanako. Hinaot buhaton usab kini sa Dios kanimo, ug labaw pa, kung imong ililong kanako ang tanang mga pulong nga iyang gisulti kanimo.”
18 So Samuel told him everything. He did not refuse to tell him anything. Then Eli said, “He is Yahweh. I am willing for him to do what he thinks is best.”
Busa gisulti ni Samuel ang tanan; ug wala siyay gililong gikan kaniya. Miingon si Eli, “Siya si Yahweh. Tugoti siya sa pagbuhat kung unsay maayo kaniya.”
19 As Samuel grew up, Yahweh helped him, and caused everything to (come true/happen) that Samuel predicted.
Midako na si Samuel, ug nag-uban kanunay si Yahweh kaniya ug walay bisan usa nga napakyas sa iyang gipangsulti nga mga pulong ug natuman kining tanan.
20 So all the people of Israel, from the northern end of the country to the southern end, realized that Samuel was truly a prophet of Yahweh.
Ang tanang taga-Israel gikan sa Dan hangtod sa Beersheba nakabalo nga gipili si Samuel aron mahimong propeta ni Yahweh.
21 Yahweh continued to appear to Samuel in Shiloh and give messages to him.
Nagpakita pag-usab si Yahweh didto sa Silo, kay gibutyag niya ang iyang kaugalingon kang Samuel didto sa Silo pinaagi sa iyang mga pulong.
