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.
And the child Samuel ministered to the Lord before Heli the priest: and the word of the Lord was precious in those days, there was no distinct vision.
2 Pada suatu malam, Eli yang sudah sangat tua dan hampir buta itu, sedang tidur di kamarnya,
And it came to pass at that time that Heli was sleeping in his place; and his eyes began to fail, and could not see.
3 dan Samuel tidur di dekat Peti Perjanjian TUHAN, di dalam Kemah Suci. Ketika fajar belum menyingsing dan lampu masih menyala,
And the lamp of God [was burning] before it was trimmed, and Samuel slept in the temple, where [was] the ark of God.
4 TUHAN memanggil Samuel, lalu Samuel menjawab, "Ya, Pak!"
And the Lord called, Samuel, Samuel; and he said, Behold, [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 he ran to Heli, and said, [Here am] I, for thou didst call me: and he said, I did not call thee; return, go to sleep; and he returned and went to sleep.
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 the Lord called again, Samuel, Samuel: and he went to Heli the second time, and said, Behold [here am] I, for thou didst call me: and he said, I called thee not; return, go to sleep.
And [it was] before Samuel knew the Lord, and [before] the word of the Lord was revealed 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 the Lord called Samuel again for the third time: and he arose and went to Heli, and said, Behold, I [am here], for thou didst call me: and Heli perceived that the Lord [had] called the child.
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.
And he said, Return, child, go to sleep; and it shall come to pass if he shall call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak for thy servant hears: and Samuel went and lay down in his place.
10 Kemudian datanglah TUHAN, dan berdiri di tempat itu serta memanggil lagi, "Samuel, Samuel!" Dan Samuel menjawab, "Bicaralah, TUHAN, hamba-Mu mendengarkan."
And the Lord came, and stood, and called him as before: and Samuel said, Speak, for thy servant hears.
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, Behold, I execute my words in Israel; whoever hears them, both his ears shall tingle.
12 Pada hari itu Aku akan melakukan segala yang telah Kuancamkan terhadap keluarga Eli dari mula sampai akhir.
In that day I will raise up against Heli all things that I have said against his house; I will begin, and I will make an end.
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 I have told him that I will be avenged on his house perpetually for the iniquities of his sons, because his sons spoke evil against God, and he did not admonish 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."
And [it shall] not [go on] so; I have sworn to the house of Eli, the iniquity of the house of Eli shall not be atoned for with incense or sacrifices for ever.
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 slept till morning, and rose early in the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord; and Samuel feared to tell [Heli] the vision.
16 tetapi Eli memanggil dia, katanya, "Samuel, anakku." Jawab Samuel, "Ya, Pak."
And Heli said to Samuel, Samuel, [my] son; and he said, Behold, [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 [was] the word that was spoken to thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: may God do these things to thee, and more also, if thou hide from me any thing of all the words that were spoken to thee in thine ears.
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."
And Samuel reported all the words, and hid them not from him. And Heli said, He [is] the Lord, he shall do that which is good in his sight.
19 Samuel bertambah besar. TUHAN menyertai dia dan membuat semua yang dikatakan Samuel sungguh terjadi.
And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and there did not fall one of his words to the ground.
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 all Israel knew from Dan even to Bersabee, that Samuel [was] faithful as a prophet to the Lord.
And the Lord manifested himself again in Selom, for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel; and Samuel was accredited to all Israel as a prophet to the Lord from one end of the land to the other: and Heli [was] very old, and his sons kept advancing [in wickedness], and their way [was] evil before the Lord.
