1 Samuels 3
1 Guten Samuel gjorde tenesta for Herren hjå Eli. Herrens ord var dyrt i dei dagarne, og profetsynerne var sjeldfengde.
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 Då bar det so til med Eli låg i det vanlege kvileromet sitt - han tok til å dimmast på syni, so han ikkje kunde skilja -
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 og dei endå ikkje hadde sløkt Guds lampa, og Samuel sov i Herrens heilagdom, der Guds kista stod:
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 då ropa Herren på Samuel, og han svara: «Ja, her er eg.»
The voice of the Lord said Samuel's name; and he said, Here am I.
5 Han sprang til Eli og sagde: «Her er eg, du ropa på meg.» Han svara: «Nei, eg ropa ikkje; gakk og legg deg att!» Han gjekk og lagde seg.
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 Herren ropa ein gong til: «Samuel!» Samuel reis upp og gjekk til Eli og sagde: «Ja, her er eg, du ropa på meg!» Han svara: «Nei, eg ropa ikkje, guten min! gakk og legg deg att!»
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.
7 Samuel hadde ikkje endå lært å kjenna Herren; Herrens ord hadde ikkje openberra seg for honom endå.
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 Tridje venda heldt Herren fram og ropa på Samuel. Han reis upp og gjekk til Eli og sagde: «Ja, her er eg, du ropa på meg.» Då skyna Eli det var Herren som ropa på guten.
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 Og Eli sagde til Samuel: «Gakk du og legg deg! Hender det so at einkvan ropar på deg, skal du svara: «Tala, Herre! tenaren din høyrer!»» Samuel gjekk og lagde seg i romet sitt.
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 Då so Herren gjekk innåt og ropa som gongerne fyrr: «Samuel, Samuel!» då svara Samuel: «Tala, Herre! tenaren din høyrer.»
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 Då sagde Herren til Samuel: «Eg kjem til å gjera verk i Israel som kjem til å ringja for båe øyro på deim som høyrer det.
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 På den dagen skal eg lata koma yver Eli alt det eg hev tala um ætti hans, frå fyrst til sist.
In that day I will do to Eli everything which I have said about his family, from first to last.
13 Eg hev kunngjort for honom at eg vil døma ætti hans til æveleg tid, for den misgjerning som han visste um, at sønerne hans drog forbanning yver seg, og likevel aga han deim ikkje.
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 Difor hev eg svore Eli-ætti: «Aldri i æva skal syndi i Eli-ætti kunna sonast antan med slagtoffer eller noko anna offer.»»
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 Samuel vart liggjande til morgons, då han skulde opna dørerne til Herrens hus. Samuel torde ikkje fortelja Eli um syni.
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 Men Eli ropa på Samuel, og sagde: «Samuel, guten min!» Han svara: «Her er eg.»
Then Eli said, Samuel, my son. And Samuel answering said, Here am I.
17 Han sagde: «Kva var det Gud tala til deg? Kjære, dyl det ikkje for meg! Gud late deg bøta no og sidan, dersom du løynar noko for meg av det han tala til deg!»
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 So fortalde Samuel alt saman, og løynde ingen ting for honom. Eli svara: Han er Herren. Han gjere som tekkjest honom!
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 voks til, og Herren, var med honom, og let ikkje eitt av alle sine ord falla til jordi.
And Samuel became older, and the Lord was with him and let not one of his words be without effect.
20 Heile Israel frå Dan til Be’erseba skyna at Samuel var utvald til profet for Herren.
And it was clear to all Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba that Samuel had been made a prophet of the Lord.
21 Og Herren heldt fram med å syna seg i Silo. For Herren openberra seg for Samuel i Silo gjenom Herrens ord.
And the Lord was seen again in Shiloh; for the Lord gave to Samuel in Shiloh the revelation of his word.
