1 Samũeli 3

1 Nake mwana ũcio ti Samũeli aatungataga mbere ya Jehova arĩ harĩ Eli. Matukũ-inĩ macio kiugo kĩa Jehova gĩtiaiguagwo kaingĩ, na gũtionekaga cioneki kaingĩ.

And the child Samuel served Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.

2 Ũtukũ ũmwe Eli, ũrĩa maitho make maambĩrĩirie kwaga hinya akaaga kuona wega, aakomete o harĩa aamenyerete.

And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place (now his eyes had begun to grow dim so that he could not see),

3 Tawa wa Ngai ndwahorete, nake Samũeli aakomete kũu thĩinĩ wa hekarũ ya Jehova, harĩa ithandũkũ rĩa Ngai rĩarĩ.

and the lamp of God was not yet gone out, and Samuel was laid down in the temple of Jehovah where the ark of God was,

4 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Jehova agĩĩta Samũeli. Samũeli agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ũyũ haha.”

that Jehovah called Samuel. And he said, Here I am.

5 Nake agĩtengʼera kũrĩ Eli, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩ wanjĩta; niĩ ũyũ haha.” No Eli akiuga atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ndiĩtanĩte; cooka ũgakome.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Samũeli agĩthiĩ agĩkoma.

And he ran to Eli, and said, Here I am, for thou called me. And he said, I did not call. Lie down again. And he went and lay down.

6 Jehova agĩĩtana rĩngĩ, “Samũeli!” Nake Samũeli agĩũkĩra, agĩthiĩ kũrĩ Eli, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩ wanjĩta; niĩ ũyũ haha.” Eli akiuga atĩrĩ, “Mũrũ wakwa, niĩ ndiĩtanĩte; cooka ũgakome.”

And Jehovah called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here I am, for thou called me. And he answered, I did not call, my son. Lie down again.

7 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Samũeli ndaakoretwo amenyete Jehova, kana akaguũrĩrio kiugo kĩa Jehova.

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

8 Jehova nĩetire Samũeli riita rĩa gatatũ, nake Samũeli agĩũkĩra agĩthiĩ kũrĩ Eli, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩ wanjĩta; niĩ ũyũ haha.” Nake Eli akĩmenya atĩ nĩ Jehova wetaga mwana ũcio.

And Jehovah called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here I am, for thou called me. And Eli perceived that Jehovah had called the child.

9 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Eli akĩĩra Samũeli atĩrĩ, “Thiĩ ũgakome, na wona aagwĩta uuge atĩrĩ, ‘Jehova, aria, nĩ ũndũ ndungata yaku nĩĩthikĩrĩirie.’” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Samũeli agĩthiĩ, na agĩkoma harĩa aakomaga.

Therefore Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down, and it shall be, if he calls thee, that thou shall say, Speak, Jehovah, for thy servant hears. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

10 Nake Jehova agĩũka akĩrũgama hau, agĩĩtana o ta mahinda macio mangĩ atĩrĩ, “Samũeli! Samũeli!” Nake Samũeli akiuga atĩrĩ, “Aria, nĩ ũndũ ndungata yaku nĩĩthikĩrĩirie.”

And Jehovah came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel said, Speak, for thy servant hears.

11 Nake Jehova akĩĩra Samũeli atĩrĩ, “Rora, niĩ ndĩ hakuhĩ gwĩka ũndũ thĩinĩ wa Isiraeli ũrĩa ũgaatũma matũ ma mũndũ o wothe ũrĩa ũkaũigua mararake.

And Jehovah said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel at which both the ears of everyone who hears it shall tingle.

12 Hĩndĩ ĩyo maũndũ marĩa mothe ndoigire ma gũũkĩrĩra Eli na nyũmba yake nĩngamahingia kuuma kĩambĩrĩria nginya mũthia.

In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from the beginning even to the end.

13 Nĩgũkorwo nĩndamwĩrire nĩngatuĩra nyũmba yake ciira nginya tene nĩ ũndũ wa mehia marĩa we oĩ ũhoro wamo; ariũ ake nĩmetuire andũ a kũmeneka, nake akĩremwo nĩ kũmakaania.

For I have told him that I will judge his house forever, for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons brought a curse upon themselves, and he did not restrain them.

14 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩndehĩtire igũrũ rĩa nyũmba ya Eli ngiuga atĩrĩ, ‘Waganu wa nyũmba ya Eli ndũrĩ hĩndĩ ũkaahoroherio na igongona kana iruta.’”

And therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be expiated with sacrifice nor offering forever.

15 Samũeli agĩkoma o nginya rũciinĩ, na okĩra akĩhingũra mĩrango ya nyũmba ya Jehova. Nĩetigagĩra kwĩra Eli ũhoro wa kĩoneki kĩu,

And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of Jehovah. And Samuel was afraid to show Eli the vision.

16 no Eli akĩmwĩta, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Samũeli, mũrũ wakwa.” Nake Samũeli agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ũyũ haha.”

Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, Here I am.

17 Eli akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ ũndũ ũrĩkũ ũcio Jehova arakwĩrire? Ndũkae kũũhitha ũndũ ũcio. Ngai arogwĩka ũndũ mũũru makĩria, ũngĩĩhitha ũndũ o na ũmwe ũrĩa arakwĩrire.”

And he said, What is the thing that Jehovah has spoken to thee? I pray thee, hide it not from me. God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide anything from me of all the things that he spoke to thee.

18 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Samũeli akĩmwĩra maũndũ mothe, na ndaamũhithire ũndũ o na ũmwe. Eli agĩcooka akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ũcio nĩ Jehova; nĩeke ũndũ ũrĩa ekuona wagĩrĩire maitho-inĩ make.”

And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is Jehovah. Let him do what seems him good.

19 Jehova nĩakoragwo hamwe na Samũeli o ũrĩa aakũraga, na ndaarekire kiugo o na kĩmwe gĩake kĩũrĩre thĩ.

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

20 Nakuo Isiraeli guothe kuuma Dani nginya Birishiba magĩkũũrana atĩ Samũeli aarĩ mũthuure atuĩke mũnabii wa Jehova.

And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of Jehovah.

21 Nake Jehova agĩthiĩ na mbere kuonekana kũu Shilo, na kũu nĩkuo eguũrĩirie kũrĩ Samũeli na ũndũ wa kiugo gĩake.

And Jehovah appeared again in Shiloh, for Jehovah revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of Jehovah.