I Samuelis 3

1 Puer autem Samuel ministrabat Domino coram Heli, et sermo Domini erat pretiosus in diebus illis, non erat visio manifesta.

And the child Samuel ministered unto Yhwh before Eli. And the word of Yhwh was precious in those days; there was no open vision.

2 Factum est ergo in die quadam, Heli iacebat in loco suo, et oculi eius caligaverant, nec poterat videre:

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

3 lucernam Dei antequam extingueretur, Samuel autem dormiebat in templo Domini, ubi erat arca Dei.

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

4 Et vocavit Dominus Samuel. Qui respondens, ait: Ecce ego.

That Yhwh called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.

5 Et cucurrit ad Heli, et dixit: Ecce ego: vocasti enim me. Qui dixit: Non vocavi: revertere, et dormi. Et abiit, et dormivit.

And he ran unto 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.

6 Et adiecit Dominus rursum vocare Samuelem. Consurgensque Samuel, abiit ad Heli, et dixit: Ecce ego: quia vocasti me. Qui respondit: Non vocavi te fili mi: revertere et dormi.

And Yhwh 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.

7 Porro Samuel necdum sciebat Dominum, neque revelatus fuerat ei sermo Domini.

Now Samuel did not yet know Yhwh, neither was the word of Yhwh yet revealed unto him.

8 Et adiecit Dominus, et vocavit adhuc Samuelem tertio. Qui consurgens abiit ad Heli,

And Yhwh 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 Yhwh had called the child.

9 et ait: Ecce ego: quia vocasti me. Intellexit ergo Heli quia Dominus vocaret puerum: et ait ad Samuelem: Vade, et dormi: et si deinceps vocaverit te, dices: Loquere Domine, quia audit servus tuus. Abiit ergo Samuel, et dormivit in loco suo.

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

10 Et venit Dominus, et stetit: et vocavit, sicut vocaverat secundo, Samuel, Samuel. Et ait Samuel: Loquere Domine, quia audit servus tuus.

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

11 Et dixit Dominus ad Samuelem: Ecce ego facio verbum in Israel: quod quicumque audierit, tinnient ambae aures eius.

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

12 In die illa suscitabo adversum Heli omnia quae locutus sum super domum eius: incipiam, et complebo.

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.

13 Praedixi enim ei quod iudicaturus essem domum eius in aeternum, propter iniquitatem, eo quod noverat indigne agere filios suos, et non corripuerit eos.

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.

14 Idcirco iuravi Domui Heli quod non expietur iniquitas domus eius victimis et muneribus usque in aeternum.

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

15 Dormivit autem Samuel usque mane, aperuitque ostia domus Domini. Et Samuel timebat indicare visionem Heli.

And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of Yhwh. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision.

16 Vocavit ergo Heli Samuelem, et dixit: Samuel fili mi? Qui respondens, ait: Praesto sum.

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

17 Et interrogavit eum: Quis est sermo, quem locutus est Dominus ad te? oro te ne celaveris me. haec faciat tibi Deus, et haec addat, si absconderis a me sermonem ex omnibus verbis, quae dicta sunt tibi.

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

18 Indicavit itaque ei Samuel universos sermones, et non abscondit ab eo. Et ille respondit: Dominus est: quod bonum est in oculis suis faciat.

And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is Yhwh: let him do what seemeth him good.

19 Crevit autem Samuel, et Dominus erat cum eo, et non cecidit ex omnibus verbis eius in terram.

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

20 Et cognovit universus Israel a Dan, usque Bersabee, quod fidelis Samuel propheta esset Domini.

And all Israel from Dan even to Beer–sheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of Yhwh.

21 Et addidit Dominus ut appareret in Silo, quoniam revelatus fuerat Dominus Samueli in Silo, iuxta verbum Domini. Et evenit sermo Samuelis universo Israeli.

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