1 Samuel 3
1 E o mancebo Samuel servia ao Senhor perante Eli: e a palavra do Senhor era de muita valia naqueles dias; não havia visão manifesta.
And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.
2 E sucedeu naquele dia que, estando Eli deitado no seu locar (e os seus olhos se começavam já a escurecer, que não podia ver),
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 E estando também Samuel já deitado, antes que a lâmpada de Deus se apagasse no templo do Senhor, em que estava a arca de Deus,
And before the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;
4 O Senhor chamou a Samuel, e disse ele: Eis-me aqui.
That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.
5 E correu a Eli, e disse: Eis-me aqui, porque tu me chamaste. Mas ele disse: Não te chamei eu, torna a deitar-te. E foi e se deitou.
And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for you called me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.
6 E o Senhor tornou a chamar outra vez a Samuel, e Samuel se levantou, e foi-se a Eli, e disse: Eis-me aqui, porque tu me chamaste. Mas ele disse: Não te chamei eu, filho meu, torna a deitar-te.
And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for you did call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.
7 Porém Samuel ainda não conhecia ao Senhor, e ainda não lhe tinha sido manifestada a palavra do Senhor.
Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him.
8 O Senhor pois tornou a chamar a Samuel terceira vez, e ele se levantou, e foi a Eli, e disse: Eis-me aqui, porque tu me chamaste. Então entendeu Eli que o Senhor chamava o mancebo.
And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for you did call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child.
9 Pelo que Eli disse a Samuel: vai te deitar, e há de ser que, se te chamar, dirás: fala, Senhor, porque o teu servo ouve. Então Samuel foi e se deitou no seu lugar.
Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call you, that you shall say, Speak, LORD; for your servant hears. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
10 Então veio o Senhor, e pôs-se ali, e chamou como das outras vezes: Samuel, Samuel. E disse Samuel: fala, porque o teu servo ouve.
And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for your servant hears.
11 E disse o Senhor a Samuel: Eis aqui vou eu a fazer uma coisa em Israel, a qual todo o que ouvir lhe tinirão ambas as orelhas.
And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that hears it shall tingle.
12 Naquele mesmo dia suscitarei contra Eli tudo quanto tenho falado contra a sua casa: começa-lo-ei e acaba-lo-ei.
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 Porque já eu lhe fiz saber que julgarei a sua casa para sempre, pela iniquidade que bem conhecia, porque, fazendo-se os seus filhos execráveis, não os repreendeu.
For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knows; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.
14 Portanto, jurei à casa de Eli que nunca jamais será expiada a iniquidade da casa de Eli com sacrifício nem com oferta de manjares.
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 E Samuel ficou deitado até pela manhã, e então abriu as portas da casa do Senhor: porém temia Samuel de relatar esta visão a Eli.
And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to show Eli the vision.
16 Então chamou Eli a Samuel, e disse: Samuel, meu filho. E disse ele: Eis-me aqui.
Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.
17 E ele disse: Que é a palavra que te falou? peço-te que ma não encubras: assim Deus te faça, e outro tanto, se me encobrires alguma palavra de todas as palavras que te falou.
And he said, What is the thing that the LORD has said unto you? I pray you hide it not from me: God do so to you, and more also, if you hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto you.
18 Então Samuel lhe contou todas aquelas palavras, e nada lhe encobriu. E disse ele: O Senhor é, faça o que bem parecer aos seus olhos.
And Samuel told him everything, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seems him good.
19 E crescia Samuel, e o Senhor era com ele, e nenhuma de todas as suas palavras deixou cair em terra.
And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.
20 E todo o Israel, desde Dan até Berseba, conheceu que Samuel estava confirmado por profeta do Senhor.
And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD.
21 E continuou o Senhor a aparecer em Silo: porquanto o Senhor se manifestava a Samuel em Silo pela palavra do Senhor.
And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD.
