1 Samuel 3

1 The child Samuel ministered to Jehovah before Eli. The word of Jehovah was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision.

Den unge Samuel gjorde så Tjeneste for HERREN under Elis Tilsyn. HERRENs Ord var sparsomt i de Dage, et Syn var sjældent.

2 It happened at that time, when Eli was lying down in his place (now his eyes had begun to grow dim, so that he could not see),

Ved den Tid - engang da Eli, hvis Øjne var begyndt at blive svage, så han ikke kunde se, lå på sin vante Plads,

3 and the lamp of God hadn't yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in Jehovah's temple, where the ark of God was;

og Guds Lampe endnu ikke var gået ud, og Samuel lå og sov i HERRENs Helligdom, hvor Guds Ark stod -

4 that Jehovah called, "Samuel. Samuel." And he said, "Here I am."

kaldte HERREN: "Samuel, Samuel!" Han svarede: "Her er jeg!"

5 He ran to Eli, and said, "Here I am; for you called me." He said, "I did not call; lie down again." He went and lay down.

Og han løb hen til Eli og sagde: "Her er jeg, du kaldte på mig!" Men han sagde: "Jeg kaldte ikke; læg dig kun hen igen!" Og han gik hen og lagde sig.

6 Jehovah called yet again, "Samuel. Samuel." And he arose and went to Eli, and said, "Here I am; for you called me." He answered, "I did not call, my son; lie down again."

Da kaldte HERREN atter: "Samuel, Samuel!" Og han gik hen til Eli og sagde: "Her er jeg, du kaldte på mig!" Men han sagde: "Jeg kaldte ikke, min Søn; læg dig kun hen igen!"

7 Now Samuel did not yet know Jehovah, neither was the word of Jehovah yet revealed to him.

Samuel havde nemlig endnu ikke lært HERREN at kende, og HERRENs Ord var endnu ikke åbenbaret ham.

8 Jehovah called Samuel again the third time. He arose and went to Eli, and said, "Here I am; for you called me." Eli perceived that Jehovah had called the child.

Da kaldte HERREN atter for tredje Gang på Samuel, og han stod op, gik hen til Eli og sagde: "Her er jeg, du kaldte på mig!" Så skønnede Eli, at det var HERREN, der kaldte på Drengen.

9 Therefore Eli said to Samuel, "Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he calls you, that you shall say, 'Speak, Jehovah; for your servant hears.'" So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

Og Eli sagde til Samuel: "Læg dig hen igen, og hvis han kalder på dig, så sig: Tal, HERRE, din Tjener hører!" Så gik Samuel hen og lagde sig på sin Plads.

10 Jehovah came, and stood, and called as at other times, "Samuel. Samuel." Then Samuel said, "Speak; for your servant hears."

Da kom HERREN og trådte hen til ham og kaldte ligesom de forrige Gange: "Samuel, Samuel!" Og Samuel svarede: "Tal, din Tjener hører!"

11 Jehovah said to Samuel, "Look, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of everyone who hears it shall tingle.

Så sagde HERREN til Samuel: "Se, jeg vil lade noget ske i Israel, som skal få det til at ringe for begge Ører på enhver, som hører derom.

12 In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from the beginning even to the end.

På den Dag vil jeg lade alt, hvad jeg har talt om Elis Slægt, opfyldes på ham, alt fra først til sidst.

13 For I have told him that I will judge his house forever, for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons were cursing God, and he did not restrain them.

Du skal kundgøre ham, at jeg har dømt hans Slægt for evigt, fordi han vidste, at hans Sønner ringeagtede Gud, og dog ikke talte dem alvorligt til.

14 Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be removed with sacrifice nor offering forever."

Derfor har jeg svoret over Elis Hus: Visselig, Elis Hus's Brøde skal aldrig i Evighed sones ved Slagtofre eller Afgrødeofre!"

15 And Samuel lay there until the morning, and in the morning he got up and opened the doors of the house of Jehovah. And Samuel was afraid to tell Eli the vision.

Samuel blev nu liggende til Morgen, og tidligt næste Morgen åbnede han Døren til HERRENs Hus; men Samuel turde ikke omtale Synet for Eli.

16 Then Eli called Samuel, and said, "Samuel, my son." He said, "Here I am."

Da kaldte Eli på Samuel og sagde: "Min Søn Samuel!" Han svarede: "Her er jeg!"

17 He said, "What is the thing that he has spoken to you? Please do not hide it from me. God do so to you, and more also, if you hide anything from me of all the things that he spoke to you in your ears."

Da sagde han: "Hvad var det, han sagde til dig? Dølg det ikke for mig! Gud ramme dig både med det ene og det andet, hvis du dølger noget af, hvad han sagde!"

18 And Samuel told him everything, and did not hide anything from him. And he said, "It is Jehovah. Let him do what seems good to him."

Så fortalte Samuel ham det hele uden at dølge noget. Da sagde han: "Han er HERREN; han gøre, hvad ham tykkes bedst!"

19 Samuel grew, and Jehovah was with him, and let none of his words fall to the ground.

Samuel voksede nu til og HERREN var med ham og lod ikke et eneste af sine Ord falde til Jorden.

20 All Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of Jehovah.

Og hele Israel fra Dan til Be'ersjeba forstod, at Samuel virkelig var kaldet til HERRENs Profet.

21 Jehovah appeared again in Shiloh; for Jehovah revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of Jehovah.

Og HERREN vedblev at lade sig til Syne i Silo; thi HERREN åbenbarede sig for Samuel. 4,1 Og Samuels Ord nåede ud til hele Israel.