1 Samuel 3

1 A criança Samuel foi ministrada a Yahweh antes de Eli. A palavra de Yahweh era rara naqueles dias. Não havia muitas visões, então.

Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord before Eli, and the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no manifest vision.

2 Naquele tempo, quando Eli estava deitado em seu lugar (agora seus olhos tinham começado a escurecer, de modo que ele não podia ver),

Then it happened that, on a certain day, Eli was lying in his place. And his eyes had dimmed, so that he was unable to see.

3 e a lâmpada de Deus ainda não tinha se apagado, e Samuel tinha se deitado no templo de Iavé onde estava a arca de Deus,

And so, to prevent the lamp of God from going out, Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was.

4 Iavé chamou Samuel. Ele disse: “Aqui estou eu”.

And the Lord called Samuel. And responding, he said, “Here I am.”

5 Ele correu para Eli e disse: “Aqui estou; pois você me chamou”. Ele disse: “Eu não liguei”. Deite-se novamente”. Ele foi e se deitou.

And he ran to Eli, and he said, “Here I am. For you called me.” And he said: “I did not call. Return and sleep.” And he went away, and he slept.

6 Yahweh chamou mais uma vez, “Samuel!” Samuel levantou-se e foi ter com Eli e disse: “Aqui estou; pois você me chamou”. Ele respondeu: “Eu não liguei, meu filho”. Deite-se novamente”.

And again, the Lord continued to call to Samuel. And rising up, Samuel went to Eli, and he said: “Here I am. For you called me.” And he responded: “I did not call you, my son. Return and sleep.”

7 Now Samuel ainda não conhecia Javé, nem a palavra de Javé lhe foi revelada ainda.

Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not been revealed to him.

8 Yahweh ligou novamente para Samuel pela terceira vez. Ele se levantou e foi até Eli e disse: “Aqui estou eu; pois você me chamou”. Eli percebeu que Yahweh havia chamado a criança.

And the Lord continued, and he called to Samuel still a third time. And rising up, he went to Eli.

9 Por isso Eli disse a Samuel: “Vai, deita-te”. Será, se ele te chamar, que você dirá: 'Fala, Javé; porque teu servo ouve'”. Então Samuel foi e deitou-se em seu lugar.

And he said: “Here I am. For you called me.” Then Eli understood that the Lord had called the boy. And he said to Samuel: “Go and sleep. And if he calls to you from now on, you will say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’” Therefore, Samuel went away, and he slept in his place.

10 Yahweh veio, e ficou de pé, e chamou como em outros tempos: “Samuel! Samuel!”. Então Samuel disse: “Fala; pois teu servo ouve”.

And the Lord came, and stood, and he called, just as he had called the other times, “Samuel, Samuel.” And Samuel said, “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.”

11 Yahweh disse a Samuel: “Eis que farei em Israel uma coisa em que os ouvidos de todos os que a ouvirem formarão um formigueiro.

And the Lord said to Samuel: “Behold, I am accomplishing a word in Israel. Whoever will hear about it, both his ears will ring.

12 Naquele dia, vou fazer contra Eli tudo o que falei a respeito de sua casa, desde o início até o fim”.

In that day, I will raise up against Eli all the things that I have spoken over his house. I will begin, and I will finish.

13 Pois eu lhe disse que julgarei sua casa para sempre pela iniquidade que ele conhecia, porque seus filhos trouxeram uma maldição sobre si mesmos, e ele não os reprimiu.

For I have foretold to him that I will judge his house unto eternity, because of iniquity. For he had known that his sons acted shamefully, and he did not chastise them.

14 Portanto, jurei à casa de Eli que a iniqüidade da casa de Eli não será removida com sacrifício ou oferta para sempre”.

For this reason, I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of his house will not be expiated, with victims or with gifts, even forever.”

15 Samuel ficou deitado até a manhã, e abriu as portas da casa de Yahweh. Samuel tinha medo de mostrar a visão a Eli.

Then Samuel slept until morning, and he opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel was afraid to tell the vision to Eli.

16 Então Eli chamou Samuel e disse: “Samuel, meu filho!”. Ele disse: “Aqui estou eu”.

Then Eli called Samuel, and he said, “Samuel, my son?” And responding, he said, “I am here.”

17 Ele disse: “O que é que ele lhe disse? Por favor, não o esconda de mim. Deus o faça a você, e mais ainda, se você esconder de mim algo de todas as coisas que Ele falou com você”.

And he questioned him: “What is the word that the Lord has spoken to you? I beg you that you may not conceal it from me. May God do these things to you, and may he add these other things, if you hide from me one word out of all the things that were told to you.”

18 Samuel lhe disse tudo, e não escondeu nada dele. Ele disse: “É Yahweh”. Deixe-o fazer o que lhe parece bom”.

And so, Samuel revealed to him all the words, and he did not hide them from him. And he responded: “He is the Lord. May he do what is good in his own eyes.”

19 Samuel cresceu, e Yahweh estava com ele e não deixou que nenhuma de suas palavras caísse no chão.

And Samuel grew up, and the Lord was with him, and not one of his words fell to the ground.

20 Todo Israel de Dan até Beersheba sabia que Samuel foi estabelecido para ser um profeta de Javé.

And all of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, knew Samuel to be a faithful prophet of the Lord.

21 Yahweh apareceu novamente em Shiloh; pois Yahweh revelou-se a Samuel em Shiloh pela palavra de Yahweh.

And the Lord continued to appear in Shiloh. For the Lord had revealed himself to Samuel at Shiloh, according to the word of the Lord. And the word about Samuel went forth to all of Israel.