1 Samuel 3
1 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.
Og Drengen Samuel tjente Herren for Elis Ansigt; og Herrens Ord var dyrt i de samme Dage; der udbrød intet Syn.
2 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.
Og det skete paa den samme Dag, der Eli laa paa sit Sted, og hans Øjne begyndte at blive dunkle, at han ikke kunde se;
3 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.
og Samuel havde lagt sig, førend Guds Lampe sluktes i Herrens Tempel, hvor Guds Ark var:
4 And the Lord called Samuel. And responding, he said, “Here I am.”
Da kaldte Herren ad Samuel, og han sagde: Se, her er jeg.
5 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.
Og han løb til Eli og sagde: Se, her er jeg, thi du kaldte ad mig; men han sagde: Jeg kaldte ikke, gak tilbage, læg dig; og han gik hen og lagde sig.
6 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.”
Da blev Herren ved at kalde ydermere ad Samuel, og Samuel stod op og gik til Eli og sagde: Se, her er jeg, thi du kaldte ad mig; og han sagde: Jeg kaldte ikke, min Søn, gak tilbage, læg dig!
7 Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not been revealed to him.
Men Samuel kendte endnu ikke Herren, og Herrens Ord var endnu ikke aabenbaret for ham.
8 And the Lord continued, and he called to Samuel still a third time. And rising up, he went to Eli.
Da blev Herren ved at kalde ad Samuel tredje Gang, og han stod op og gik til Eli og sagde: Se, her er jeg, thi du kaldte ad mig; da forstod Eli, at Herren kaldte ad Drengen.
9 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.
Og Eli sagde til Samuel: Gak, læg dig, og det skal ske, dersom han kalder ad dig, da skal du sige: Tal, Herre, thi din Tjener hører; og Samuel gik hen og lagde sig paa sit Sted.
10 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.”
Da kom Herren og stillede sig frem og kaldte som de forrige Gange: Samuel! Samuel! og Samuel sagde: Tal, thi din Tjener hører.
11 And the Lord said to Samuel: “Behold, I am accomplishing a word in Israel. Whoever will hear about it, both his ears will ring.
Og Herren sagde til Samuel: Se, jeg gør en Ting i Israel, at hvo den hører, for ham skulle begge hans Øren klinge.
12 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.
Paa den samme Dag vil jeg stadfæste over Eli alt det, som jeg har talet imod hans Hus; jeg vil begynde og fuldende det.
13 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.
Thi jeg har givet ham det til Kende, at jeg vil være Dommer over hans Hus til evig Tid for den Misgernings Skyld, at han vidste, at hans Sønner droge Forbandelse over sig, og han saa ikke mørkt til dem.
14 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.”
Derfor har jeg svoret Elis Hus, at Elis Huses Misgerning ikke skal blive forsonet med Slagtoffer eller med Madoffer til evig Tid.
15 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.
Og Samuel laa indtil om Morgenen, og han lod Døren op for Herrens Hus; men Samuel frygtede for at give Eli det Syn til Kende.
16 Then Eli called Samuel, and he said, “Samuel, my son?” And responding, he said, “I am here.”
Da kaldte Eli ad Samuel og sagde: Samuel, min Søn! og han sagde: Se, her er jeg.
17 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.”
Og han sagde: Hvad er det for et Ord, som han sagde til dig? Kære, dølg intet for mig; Gud gøre nu og fremdeles saa og saa imod dig, dersom du dølger for mig et Ord af alle de Ord, som han talede til dig.
18 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.”
Da forkyndte Samuel ham alle de Ord og dulgte dem ikke for ham; og han sagde: Han er Herren, han gøre, hvad som er godt for hans Øjne.
19 And Samuel grew up, and the Lord was with him, and not one of his words fell to the ground.
Og Samuel blev stor, og Herren var med ham og lod ikke noget af alle sine Ord falde til Jorden.
20 And all of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, knew Samuel to be a faithful prophet of the Lord.
Og al Israel fra Dan og indtil Beersaba kendte, at Samuel var betroet til at være en Profet for Herren.
21 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.
Og Herren blev ved at lade sig se i Silo; thi Herren havde aabenbaret sig for Samuel i Silo ved Herrens Ord.
