1 Samuel 3

1 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.

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

2 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, )

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 light of God was still burning, while Samuel was sleeping in the Temple of the Lord 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 The voice of the Lord said Samuel's name; and he said, Here am I.

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

5 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.

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 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.

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 at that time Samuel had no knowledge of the Lord, and the revelation of the word of the Lord had not come to him.

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

8 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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

11 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.

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 do to Eli everything which I have said about his family, from first to last.

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

13 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.

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 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.

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

15 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.

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 said, Samuel, my son. And Samuel answering said, Here am I.

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

17 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.

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 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.

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

19 And Samuel became older, and the Lord was with him and let not one of his words be without effect.

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

20 And it was clear to all Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba that Samuel had been made a prophet of the Lord.

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

21 And the Lord was seen again in Shiloh; for the Lord gave to Samuel in Shiloh the revelation of his word.

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.