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].

Et le jeune garçon Samuel servait l’Éternel devant Éli; et la parole de l’Éternel était rare en ces jours-là: la vision n’était pas répandue.

2 By that time Eli’s eyes were very weak; he was almost blind. [One night] he was sleeping in his room,

Et il arriva en ce temps-là, qu’Éli était couché en son lieu (or ses yeux commençaient à être troubles, il ne pouvait voir);

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,

et la lampe de Dieu n’était pas encore éteinte, et Samuel était couché dans le temple de l’Éternel, où était l’arche de Dieu,

4 Yahweh called, “Samuel! Samuel!” Samuel replied, “I’m here!”

et l’Éternel appela Samuel. Et il dit: Me voici.

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.

Et il courut vers Éli et [lui] dit: Me voici, car tu m’as appelé. Mais il dit: Je n’ai pas appelé; retourne, couche-toi. Et il s’en alla et se coucha.

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.”

Et l’Éternel appela de nouveau: Samuel! Et Samuel se leva et alla vers Éli, et [lui] dit: Me voici, car tu m’as appelé. Et il dit: Je n’ai pas appelé, mon fils; retourne, couche-toi.

7 At that time Samuel did not yet know [that] Yahweh [could speak to him], because Yahweh had not previously revealed anything to him.

Et Samuel ne connaissait pas encore l’Éternel, et la parole de l’Éternel ne lui avait pas encore été révélée.

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.

Et l’Éternel appela de nouveau: Samuel! pour la troisième fois; et [Samuel] se leva et alla vers Éli, et [lui] dit: Me voici, car tu m’as appelé. Et Éli s’aperçut que l’Éternel avait appelé le jeune garçon.

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.

Et Éli dit à Samuel: Va, couche-toi; et s’il t’appelle, alors tu diras: Parle, Éternel, car ton serviteur écoute. Et Samuel s’en alla et se coucha en son lieu.

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!”

Et l’Éternel vint et se tint là, et appela comme les autres fois: Samuel! Samuel! Et Samuel dit: Parle, car ton serviteur écoute.

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.

Et l’Éternel dit à Samuel: Voici, je vais faire en Israël une chose telle, que quiconque l’entendra, les deux oreilles lui tinteront.

12 When that happens, I will punish Eli and his family. I will do to them everything that I said that I would do.

En ce jour-là j’accomplirai sur Éli tout ce que j’ai dit touchant sa maison: je commencerai et j’achèverai;

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.

car je lui ai déclaré que je vais juger sa maison pour toujours, à cause de l’iniquité qu’il connaît, parce que ses fils se sont avilis et qu’il ne les a pas retenus.

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.’”

C’est pourquoi j’ai juré à la maison d’Éli: Si jamais propitiation est faite pour l’iniquité de la maison d’Éli, par sacrifice ou par offrande!

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].

Et Samuel resta couché jusqu’au matin; et il ouvrit les portes de la maison de l’Éternel. Et Samuel craignait de rapporter sa vision à Éli.

16 But Eli called him and said, “Samuel, my son!” Samuel answered, “I am here!”

Et Éli appela Samuel, et [lui] dit: Samuel, mon fils! Et il dit: Me voici.

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.”

Et [Éli] dit: Quelle est la parole qu’il t’a dite? Je te prie, ne me le cache pas. Ainsi Dieu te fasse, et ainsi il y ajoute, si tu me caches quoi que ce soit de toute la parole qu’il t’a dite.

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.”

Et Samuel lui rapporta toutes les paroles, et ne les lui cacha pas. Et [Éli] dit: C’est l’Éternel, qu’il fasse ce qui est bon à ses yeux.

19 As Samuel grew up, Yahweh helped him, and caused everything to (come true/happen) that Samuel predicted.

Et Samuel grandissait; et l’Éternel était avec lui, et il ne laissa tomber à terre aucune de ses paroles.

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.

Et tout Israël, depuis Dan jusqu’à Beër-Shéba, sut que Samuel était établi prophète de l’Éternel.

21 Yahweh continued to appear to Samuel in Shiloh and give messages to him.

Et l’Éternel continua d’apparaître à Silo; car l’Éternel se révélait à Samuel, à Silo, par la parole de l’Éternel.