1 Samuel 3

1 And the child Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; [there was] no open vision.

Den unge Samuel gjorde saa Tjeneste for HERREN under Elis Tilsyn. HERRENS Ord var sparsomt i de Dage, et Syn var sjældent.

2 And it came to pass at that time, when Eli [was] laid down in his place, and his eyes began to grow dim, [that] he could not see;

Ved den Tid — engang da Eli, hvis Øjne var begyndt at blive svage, saa han ikke kunde se, laa paa sin vante Plads,

3 And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God [was], and Samuel was laid down [to sleep];

og Guds Lampe endnu ikke var gaaet ud, og Samuel laa og sov i HERRENS Helligdom, hvor Guds Ark stod —

4 That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here [am] I.

kaldte HERREN: »Samuel, Samuel!« Han svarede: »Her er jeg!«

5 And he ran to Eli, and said, Here [am] I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.

Og han løb hen til Eli og sagde: »Her er jeg, du kaldte paa mig!« Men han sagde: »Jeg kaldte ikke; læg dig kun hen igen!« Og han gik hen og lagde sig.

6 And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here [am] I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.

Da kaldte HERREN atter: »Samuel, Samuel!« Og han gik hen til Eli og sagde: »Her er jeg, du kaldte paa mig!« Men han sagde: »Jeg kaldte ikke, min Søn; læg dig kun hen igen!«

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

Samuel havde nemlig endnu ikke lært HERREN at kende, og HERRENS Ord var endnu ikke aabenbaret ham.

8 And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here [am] I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child.

Da kaldte HERREN atter for tredje Gang paa Samuel, og han stod op, gik hen til Eli og sagde: »Her er jeg, du kaldte paa mig!« Saa skønnede Eli, at det var HERREN, der kaldte paa Drengen.

9 Therefore Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he should call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

Og Eli sagde til Samuel: »Læg dig hen igen, og hvis han kalder paa dig, saa sig: Tal, HERRE, din Tjener hører!« Saa gik Samuel hen og lagde sig paa sin Plads.

10 And the LORD came, and stood and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.

Da kom HERREN og traadte hen til ham og kaldte ligesom de forrige Gange: »Samuel, Samuel!« Og Samuel svarede: »Tal, din Tjener hører!«

11 And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.

Saa sagde HERREN til Samuel: »Se, jeg vil lade noget ske i Israel, som skal faa det til at ringe for begge Ører paa enhver, som hører derom.

12 In that day I will perform against Eli all [things] which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end.

Paa den Dag vil jeg lade alt, hvad jeg har talt om Elis Slægt, opfyldes paa ham, alt fra først til sidst.

13 For I have told him, that I will judge his house for ever, for the iniquity which he knoweth: because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.

Du skal kundgøre ham, at jeg har dømt hans Slægt for evigt, fordi han vidste, at hans Sønner ringeagtede Gud, og dog ikke talte dem alvorligt til.

14 And therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.

Derfor har jeg svoret over Elis Hus: Visselig, Elis Hus's Brøde skal aldrig i Evighed sones ved Slagtofre eller Afgrødeofre!«

15 And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD: and Samuel feared to show Eli the vision.

Samuel blev nu liggende til Morgen, og tidligt næste Morgen aabnede han Døren til HERRENS Hus; men Samuel turde ikke omtale Synet for Eli.

16 Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here [am] I.

Da kaldte Eli paa Samuel og sagde: »Min Søn Samuel!« Han svarede: »Her er jeg!«

17 And he said, What [is] the thing that [the LORD] hath said to thee? I pray thee hide [it] not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou shalt hide [any] thing from me, of all the things that he said to thee.

Da sagde han: »Hvad var det, han sagde til dig? Dølg det ikke for mig! Gud ramme dig baade med det ene og det andet, hvis du dølger noget af, hvad han sagde!«

18 And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It [is] the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good.

Saa fortalte Samuel ham det hele uden at dølge noget. Da sagde han: »Han er HERREN; han gøre, hvad ham tykkes bedst!«

19 And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and let none of his words fall to the ground.

Samuel voksede nu til og HERREN var med ham og lod ikke et eneste af sine Ord falde til Jorden.

20 And all Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, knew that Samuel [was] established [to be] a prophet of the LORD.

Og hele Israel fra Dan til Be'ersjeba forstod, at Samuel virkelig var kaldet til HERRENS Profet.

21 And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD.

Og HERREN vedblev at lade sig til Syne i Silo; thi HERREN aabenbarede sig for Samuel.