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].

Y el mozo Samuel ministraba a Jehová delante de Elí, y la palabra de Jehová era de estima en aquellos días, no había visión manifiesta.

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

Y aconteció un día, que estando Elí acostado en su aposento, y ya sus ojos comenzaban a oscurecerse que no podía 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,

Y antes que la lámpara de Dios fuese apagada, Samuel estaba durmiendo en el templo de Jehová, donde el arca de Dios estaba.

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

Y Jehová llamó a Samuel; el cual respondió: Heme aquí.

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.

Y corriendo a Elí dijo: Heme aquí: ¿para qué me llamaste? Y Elí le dijo: Yo no he llamado: tórnate y acuéstate. Y él se volvió, y acostóse.

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.”

Y volvió otra vez Jehová a llamar a Samuel. Y levantándose Samuel vino a Elí, y dijo: Heme aquí; ¿para qué me has llamado? Y él dijo: Hijo mío, yo no he llamado, vuelve, y acuéstate.

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

Mas Samuel aun no conocía a Jehová, ni le había sido revelada palabra de Jehová.

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.

Jehová pues llamó la tercera vez a Samuel: y él levantándose vino a Elí, y dijo: Heme aquí; ¿para qué me has llamado? Entonces Elí entendió que Jehová llamaba al mozo.

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.

Y dijo Elí a Samuel: Vé, y acuéstate: y si te llamare, dirás: Habla Jehová, que tu siervo oye. Así Samuel se fue, y acostóse en su 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!”

Y vino Jehová, y paróse, y llamó como las otras veces: Samuel, Samuel. Entonces Samuel dijo: Habla, que tu siervo oye.

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.

Y Jehová dijo a Samuel: He aquí que yo haré una cosa en Israel, que quien la oyere, le retiñan ambas sus orejas.

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

Aquel día yo despertaré contra Elí todas las cosas que he dicho sobre su casa. Yo comenzaré; y acabaré.

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.

Y yo le mostraré que yo juzgaré su casa para siempre, por la iniquidad que él sabe: que sus hijos se han envilecido, y él no los ha estorbado.

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.’”

Y por tanto yo he jurado a la casa de Elí, que la iniquidad de la casa de Elí no será expiada jamás, ni con sacrificios ni con presentes.

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].

Y Samuel estuvo acostado hasta la mañana, y abrió las puertas de la casa de Jehová. Y Samuel tenía miedo de descubrir la visión a Elí.

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

Llamando pues Elí a Samuel, díjole: Hijo mío, Samuel. Y él respondió: Heme aquí.

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.”

Y él le dijo: ¿Qué es la palabra que te habló? Ruégote que no me la encubras. Así te haga Dios, y así te añada, si me encubrieres palabra de todo lo que habló contigo.

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.”

Y Samuel se lo descubrió todo, que nada le encubrió. Entonces él dijo: Jehová es, haga lo que bien le pareciere.

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

Y Samuel creció, y Jehová fue con él, y no dejó caer a tierra ninguna de todas sus palabras.

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.

Y conoció todo Israel desde Dan, hasta Beer-seba, que Samuel era fiel profeta de Jehová.

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

Así tornó Jehová a aparecer en Silo, porque Jehová se manifestó a Samuel en Silo con palabra de Jehová.