1 Samuel 3
1 Le jeune Samuel était au service de l’Éternel devant Éli. La parole de l’Éternel était rare en ce temps-là, les visions n’étaient pas fréquentes.
Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord before Eli, and the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no manifest vision.
2 En ce même temps, Éli, qui commençait à avoir les yeux troubles et ne pouvait plus voir, était couché à sa place,
Then it happened that, on a certain day, Eli was lying in his place. And his eyes had dimmed, so that he was unable to see.
3 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.
And so, to prevent the lamp of God from going out, Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was.
4 Alors l’Éternel appela Samuel. Il répondit: Me voici!
And the Lord called Samuel. And responding, he said, “Here I am.”
5 Et il courut vers Éli, et dit: Me voici, car tu m’as appelé. Éli répondit: Je n’ai point appelé; retourne te coucher. Et il alla se coucher.
And he ran to Eli, and he said, “Here I am. For you called me.” And he said: “I did not call. Return and sleep.” And he went away, and he slept.
6 L’Éternel appela de nouveau Samuel. Et Samuel se leva, alla vers Éli, et dit: Me voici, car tu m’as appelé. Éli répondit: Je n’ai point appelé, mon fils, retourne te coucher.
And again, the Lord continued to call to Samuel. And rising up, Samuel went to Eli, and he said: “Here I am. For you called me.” And he responded: “I did not call you, my son. Return and sleep.”
7 Samuel ne connaissait pas encore l’Éternel, et la parole de l’Éternel ne lui avait pas encore été révélée.
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not been revealed to him.
8 L’Éternel appela de nouveau Samuel, pour la troisième fois. Et Samuel se leva, alla vers Éli, et dit: Me voici, car tu m’as appelé. Éli comprit que c’était l’Éternel qui appelait l’enfant,
And the Lord continued, and he called to Samuel still a third time. And rising up, he went to Eli.
9 et il dit à Samuel: Va, couche-toi; et si l’on t’appelle, tu diras: Parle, Éternel, car ton serviteur écoute. Et Samuel alla se coucher à sa place.
And he said: “Here I am. For you called me.” Then Eli understood that the Lord had called the boy. And he said to Samuel: “Go and sleep. And if he calls to you from now on, you will say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’” Therefore, Samuel went away, and he slept in his place.
10 L’Éternel vint et se présenta, et il appela comme les autres fois: Samuel, Samuel! Et Samuel répondit: Parle, car ton serviteur écoute.
And the Lord came, and stood, and he called, just as he had called the other times, “Samuel, Samuel.” And Samuel said, “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.”
11 Alors l’Éternel dit à Samuel: Voici, je vais faire en Israël une chose qui étourdira les oreilles de quiconque l’entendra.
And the Lord said to Samuel: “Behold, I am accomplishing a word in Israel. Whoever will hear about it, both his ears will ring.
12 En ce jour j’accomplirai sur Éli tout ce que j’ai prononcé contre sa maison; je commencerai et j’achèverai.
In that day, I will raise up against Eli all the things that I have spoken over his house. I will begin, and I will finish.
13 Je lui ai déclaré que je veux punir sa maison à perpétuité, à cause du crime dont il a connaissance, et par lequel ses fils se sont rendus méprisables, sans qu’il les ait réprimés.
For I have foretold to him that I will judge his house unto eternity, because of iniquity. For he had known that his sons acted shamefully, and he did not chastise them.
14 C’est pourquoi je jure à la maison d’Éli que jamais le crime de la maison d’Éli ne sera expié, ni par des sacrifices ni par des offrandes.
For this reason, I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of his house will not be expiated, with victims or with gifts, even forever.”
15 Samuel resta couché jusqu’au matin, puis il ouvrit les portes de la maison de l’Éternel. Samuel craignait de raconter la vision à Éli.
Then Samuel slept until morning, and he opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel was afraid to tell the vision to Eli.
16 Mais Éli appela Samuel, et dit: Samuel, mon fils! Il répondit: Me voici!
Then Eli called Samuel, and he said, “Samuel, my son?” And responding, he said, “I am here.”
17 Et Éli dit: Quelle est la parole que t’a adressée l’Éternel? Ne me cache rien. Que Dieu te traite dans toute sa rigueur, si tu me caches quelque chose de tout ce qu’il t’a dit!
And he questioned him: “What is the word that the Lord has spoken to you? I beg you that you may not conceal it from me. May God do these things to you, and may he add these other things, if you hide from me one word out of all the things that were told to you.”
18 Samuel lui raconta tout, sans lui rien cacher. Et Éli dit: C’est l’Éternel, qu’il fasse ce qui lui semblera bon!
And so, Samuel revealed to him all the words, and he did not hide them from him. And he responded: “He is the Lord. May he do what is good in his own eyes.”
19 Samuel grandissait. L’Éternel était avec lui, et il ne laissa tomber à terre aucune de ses paroles.
And Samuel grew up, and the Lord was with him, and not one of his words fell to the ground.
20 Tout Israël, depuis Dan jusqu’à Beer-Schéba, reconnut que Samuel était établi prophète de l’Éternel.
And all of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, knew Samuel to be a faithful prophet of the Lord.
21 L’Éternel continuait à apparaître dans Silo; car l’Éternel se révélait à Samuel, dans Silo, par la parole de l’Éternel.
And the Lord continued to appear in Shiloh. For the Lord had revealed himself to Samuel at Shiloh, according to the word of the Lord. And the word about Samuel went forth to all of Israel.
