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].

E o mancebo Samuel servia ao Senhor perante Eli: e a palavra do Senhor era de muita valia naqueles dias; não havia visão manifesta.

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

E sucedeu naquele dia que, estando Eli deitado no seu locar (e os seus olhos se começavam já a escurecer, que não podia ver),

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,

E estando também Samuel já deitado, antes que a lâmpada de Deus se apagasse no templo do Senhor, em que estava a arca de Deus,

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

O Senhor chamou a Samuel, e disse ele: Eis-me aqui.

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.

E correu a Eli, e disse: Eis-me aqui, porque tu me chamaste. Mas ele disse: Não te chamei eu, torna a deitar-te. E foi e se deitou.

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.”

E o Senhor tornou a chamar outra vez a Samuel, e Samuel se levantou, e foi-se a Eli, e disse: Eis-me aqui, porque tu me chamaste. Mas ele disse: Não te chamei eu, filho meu, torna a deitar-te.

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

Porém Samuel ainda não conhecia ao Senhor, e ainda não lhe tinha sido manifestada a palavra do Senhor.

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.

O Senhor pois tornou a chamar a Samuel terceira vez, e ele se levantou, e foi a Eli, e disse: Eis-me aqui, porque tu me chamaste. Então entendeu Eli que o Senhor chamava o mancebo.

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.

Pelo que Eli disse a Samuel: vai te deitar, e há de ser que, se te chamar, dirás: fala, Senhor, porque o teu servo ouve. Então Samuel foi e se deitou no seu lugar.

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!”

Então veio o Senhor, e pôs-se ali, e chamou como das outras vezes: Samuel, Samuel. E disse Samuel: fala, porque o teu servo ouve.

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.

E disse o Senhor a Samuel: Eis aqui vou eu a fazer uma coisa em Israel, a qual todo o que ouvir lhe tinirão ambas as orelhas.

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

Naquele mesmo dia suscitarei contra Eli tudo quanto tenho falado contra a sua casa: começa-lo-ei e acaba-lo-ei.

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.

Porque já eu lhe fiz saber que julgarei a sua casa para sempre, pela iniquidade que bem conhecia, porque, fazendo-se os seus filhos execráveis, não os repreendeu.

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.’”

Portanto, jurei à casa de Eli que nunca jamais será expiada a iniquidade da casa de Eli com sacrifício nem com oferta de manjares.

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].

E Samuel ficou deitado até pela manhã, e então abriu as portas da casa do Senhor: porém temia Samuel de relatar esta visão a Eli.

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

Então chamou Eli a Samuel, e disse: Samuel, meu filho. E disse ele: Eis-me aqui.

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.”

E ele disse: Que é a palavra que te falou? peço-te que ma não encubras: assim Deus te faça, e outro tanto, se me encobrires alguma palavra de todas as palavras que te falou.

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.”

Então Samuel lhe contou todas aquelas palavras, e nada lhe encobriu. E disse ele: O Senhor é, faça o que bem parecer aos seus olhos.

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

E crescia Samuel, e o Senhor era com ele, e nenhuma de todas as suas palavras deixou cair em terra.

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.

E todo o Israel, desde Dan até Berseba, conheceu que Samuel estava confirmado por profeta do Senhor.

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

E continuou o Senhor a aparecer em Silo: porquanto o Senhor se manifestava a Samuel em Silo pela palavra do Senhor.