1 Samuel 3
1 Sementara itu, Samuel yang masih anak-anak itu melayani TUHAN di bawah pengawasan Eli. Pada masa itu jarang sekali ada pesan dan penglihatan dari TUHAN.
Now the young Samuel was the servant of the Lord before Eli. In those days the Lord kept his word secret from men; there was no open vision.
2 Pada suatu malam, Eli yang sudah sangat tua dan hampir buta itu, sedang tidur di kamarnya,
And at that time, when Eli was resting in his place, (now his eyes were becoming clouded so that he was not able to see, )
3 dan Samuel tidur di dekat Peti Perjanjian TUHAN, di dalam Kemah Suci. Ketika fajar belum menyingsing dan lampu masih menyala,
And the light of God was still burning, while Samuel was sleeping in the Temple of the Lord where the ark of God was,
4 TUHAN memanggil Samuel, lalu Samuel menjawab, "Ya, Pak!"
The voice of the Lord said Samuel's name; and he said, Here am I.
5 Kemudian ia lari menemui Eli dan berkata, "Ada apa Pak? Mengapa aku dipanggil?" Tetapi Eli menjawab, "Aku tidak memanggilmu, tidurlah kembali." Lalu Samuel pergi tidur lagi.
And running to Eli he said, Here am I, for you said my name. And Eli said, I did not say your name; go to your rest again. So he went back to his bed.
6 Kemudian TUHAN memanggil Samuel lagi, tetapi Samuel tidak tahu bahwa yang memanggilnya itu TUHAN, karena belum pernah TUHAN berbicara dengan dia. Sebab itu ia bangun, lalu menjumpai Eli dan bertanya, "Ada apa Pak? Mengapa Bapak memanggil?" Eli menjawab, "Aku tidak memanggilmu, anakku; tidurlah kembali."
And again the Lord said, Samuel. And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, Here am I; for you certainly said my name. But he said in answer, I said nothing, my son; go to your rest again.
Now at that time Samuel had no knowledge of the Lord, and the revelation of the word of the Lord had not come to him.
8 Untuk ketiga kalinya TUHAN memanggil Samuel; lalu bangunlah Samuel dan menemui Eli serta berkata, "Ada apa Pak? Mengapa Bapak memanggil?" Pada saat itulah Eli menyadari bahwa Tuhanlah yang memanggil anak itu.
And for the third time the Lord said Samuel's name. And he got up and went to Eli and said, Here am I; for you certainly said my name. Then it was clear to Eli that the voice which had said the child's name was the Lord's.
9 Sebab itu ia berkata kepada Samuel, "Tidurlah kembali, dan jika engkau dipanggil lagi katakanlah, 'Bicaralah, TUHAN, hamba-Mu mendengarkan.'" Lalu pergilah Samuel ke tempat tidurnya lagi.
So Eli said to Samuel, Go back: and if the voice comes again, let your answer be, Say on, Lord; for the ears of your servant are open. So Samuel went back to his bed.
10 Kemudian datanglah TUHAN, dan berdiri di tempat itu serta memanggil lagi, "Samuel, Samuel!" Dan Samuel menjawab, "Bicaralah, TUHAN, hamba-Mu mendengarkan."
Then the Lord came and said as before, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel made answer, Say on, Lord; for the ears of your servant are open.
11 Lalu berkatalah TUHAN kepadanya, "Aku akan melakukan sesuatu yang dahsyat terhadap orang Israel, sehingga setiap orang yang mendengarnya akan kebingungan.
And the Lord said to Samuel, See, I will do a thing in Israel at which the ears of everyone hearing of it will be burning.
12 Pada hari itu Aku akan melakukan segala yang telah Kuancamkan terhadap keluarga Eli dari mula sampai akhir.
In that day I will do to Eli everything which I have said about his family, from first to last.
13 Telah Kuberitahu kepadanya bahwa keluarganya akan Kuhukum untuk selama-lamanya karena anak-anaknya telah menghina Aku. Eli mengetahui dosa-dosa mereka itu, tetapi mereka tidak dimarahinya.
And you are to say to him that I will send punishment on his family for ever, for the sin which he had knowledge of; because his sons have been cursing God and he had no control over them.
14 Karena itu Aku bersumpah mengenai keluarga Eli, bahwa dosa mereka yang sangat besar itu tidak akan dapat dihapuskan oleh kurban atau persembahan apapun juga untuk selama-lamanya."
So I have made an oath to the family of Eli that no offering of meat or of meal which they may make will ever take away the sin of his family.
15 Setelah itu Samuel tidur lagi, dan pada pagi harinya ia bangun dan membuka pintu-pintu Rumah TUHAN. Ia takut memberitahukan penglihatan itu kepada Eli,
And Samuel kept where he was, not moving till the time came for opening the doors of the house of God in the morning. And fear kept him from giving Eli an account of his vision.
16 tetapi Eli memanggil dia, katanya, "Samuel, anakku." Jawab Samuel, "Ya, Pak."
Then Eli said, Samuel, my son. And Samuel answering said, Here am I.
17 Eli bertanya, "Apakah yang diberitahukan TUHAN kepadamu? Ceritakanlah semuanya kepadaku. Kalau ada sesuatu yang engkau rahasiakan, pasti engkau dihukum Allah."
And he said, What did the Lord say to you? Do not keep it from me: may God's punishment be on you if you keep from me anything he said to you.
18 Lalu Samuel memberitahukan semuanya itu kepada Eli. Tak ada satu pun yang dirahasiakannya. Kemudian berkatalah Eli, "Dia TUHAN, biar Ia melakukan apa yang dianggap-Nya baik."
Then Samuel gave him an account of everything, keeping nothing back. And he said, It is the Lord; let him do what seems good to him.
19 Samuel bertambah besar. TUHAN menyertai dia dan membuat semua yang dikatakan Samuel sungguh terjadi.
And Samuel became older, and the Lord was with him and let not one of his words be without effect.
20 Itu sebabnya sekalian umat Israel dari seluruh negeri itu mengakui bahwa Samuel adalah nabi TUHAN. Setiap kali Samuel berbicara, semua bangsa Israel mendengarkan. TUHAN masih terus menyatakan diri di Silo, di mana Ia untuk pertama kalinya menampakkan diri kepada Samuel dan berbicara dengan dia.
And it was clear to all Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba that Samuel had been made a prophet of the Lord.
And the Lord was seen again in Shiloh; for the Lord gave to Samuel in Shiloh the revelation of his word.
