< 1 Samuel 3 >

1 E o jovem Samuel ministrava ao SENHOR diante de Eli; e a palavra do SENHOR era rara naqueles dias; não havia visão manifesta.
And the child Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision.
2 E aconteceu um dia, que estando Eli deitado em seu aposento, quando seus olhos começavam a escurecer-se, que não podia ver,
And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was lying down in his place, and his eyes began to grow dim, that he could not see;
3 Samuel estava dormindo no templo do SENHOR, de onde a arca de Deus estava: e antes que a lâmpada de Deus fosse apagada,
And before the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was lying down to sleep;
4 o SENHOR chamou a Samuel; e ele respondeu: Eis-me aqui.
That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.
5 E correndo logo a Eli, disse: Eis-me aqui; para que me chamaste? E Eli lhe disse: Eu não chamei; volta-te a deitar. E ele se voltou, e deitou-se.
And he ran to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.
6 E o SENHOR voltou a chamar outra vez a Samuel. E levantando-se Samuel veio a Eli, e disse: Eis-me aqui; para que me chamaste? E ele disse: Filho meu, eu não chamei; volta, e deita-te.
And the LORD 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 E Samuel não havia conhecido ainda ao SENHOR, nem a palavra do SENHOR lhe havia sido revelada.
Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed to him.
8 O SENHOR, então, chamou pela terceira vez a Samuel. E ele levantando-se veio a Eli, e disse: Eis-me aqui; para que me chamaste? Então entendeu Eli que o SENHOR chamava ao jovem.
And the LORD 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 the LORD had called the child.
9 E disse Eli a Samuel: Vai, e deita-te: e se te chamar, dirás: Fala, SENHOR, que teu servo ouve. Assim se foi Samuel, e deitou-se em seu lugar.
Therefore Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he should call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
10 E veio o SENHOR, e ficou ali, e chamou como das outras vezes: Samuel, Samuel! Então Samuel disse: Fala, que o teu servo está ouvindo.
And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.
11 E o SENHOR disse a Samuel: Eis que farei eu uma coisa em Israel, que a quem a ouvir, lhe retinirão ambos ouvidos.
And the LORD 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 Aquele dia eu despertarei contra Eli todas as coisas que disse sobre sua casa. Em começando, acabarei também.
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 E lhe mostrarei que eu julgarei sua casa para sempre, pela iniquidade que ele sabe; porque seus filhos se corromperam, e ele não os repreendeu.
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 E portanto eu jurei à casa de Eli, que a iniquidade da casa de Eli não será expiada jamais, nem com sacrifícios nem com ofertas.
And therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.
15 E Samuel esteve deitado até a manhã, e abriu as portas da casa do SENHOR. E Samuel temia revelar a visão a Eli.
And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to tell Eli the vision.
16 Chamando, pois, Eli a Samuel, disse-lhe: Filho meu, Samuel. E ele respondeu: Eis-me aqui.
Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.
17 E disse: Que é a palavra que te falou o SENHOR? Rogo-te que não a encubras a mim; assim te faça Deus e assim te acrescente, se me encobrires palavra de tudo o que falou contigo.
And he said, What is the thing that the LORD hath said to thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou shalt hide any thing from me of all the things that he said to thee.
18 E Samuel se o manifestou tudo, sem encobrir-lhe nada. Então ele disse: o SENHOR é; faça o que bem lhe parecer.
And Samuel told him every thing, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good.
19 E Samuel cresceu, e o SENHOR foi com ele, e não deixou cair por terra nenhuma de suas palavras.
And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and let none of his words fall to the ground.
20 E conheceu todo Israel desde Dã até Berseba, que Samuel era fiel profeta do SENHOR.
And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD.
21 Assim voltou o SENHOR a aparecer em Siló: porque o SENHOR se manifestou a Samuel em Siló com 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.

< 1 Samuel 3 >