1 Samuel 3
1 Now the child Samuel ministered to the Lord before Heli, 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 And it came to pass one day when Heli lay in his place, and his eyes were grown dim, that he could not 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 Before the lamp of God went out, Samuel slept 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 he answered: Here am I.
Da kaldte Herren ad Samuel, og han sagde: Se, her er jeg.
5 And he ran to Heli and said: Here am I: for thou didst call me. He said: I did not call: go back and sleep. And he went and 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 the Lord called Samuel again. And Samuel arose and went to Heli, and said: Here am I: for thou calledst me. He answered: I did not call thee, 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, neither had the word of the Lord been revealed to him.
Men Samuel kendte endnu ikke Herren, og Herrens Ord var endnu ikke aabenbaret for ham.
8 And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. And he arose up and went to Heli.
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 said: Here am I: for thou didst call me. Then Heli understood that the Lord called the child, and he said to Samuel: Go, and sleep: and if he shall call thee any more, thou shalt say: Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and 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, as he had called the other times: Samuel, Samuel. And Samuel said: Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth.
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 do a thing in Israel: and whosoever shall hear it, both his ears shall tingle.
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 Heli all the things I have spoken concerning his house: I will begin, and I will make an end.
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 unto him, that I will judge his house for ever, for iniquity, because he knew that his sons did wickedly, and 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 Therefore have I sworn to the house of Heli, that the iniquity of his house shall not be expiated with victims nor offerings for ever.
Derfor har jeg svoret Elis Hus, at Elis Huses Misgerning ikke skal blive forsonet med Slagtoffer eller med Madoffer til evig Tid.
15 And Samuel slept till morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel feared to tell the vision to Heli.
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 Heli called Samuel, and said: Samuel, my son. And he answered: Here am I.
Da kaldte Eli ad Samuel og sagde: Samuel, min Søn! og han sagde: Se, her er jeg.
17 And he asked him: What is the word that the Lord hath spoken to thee? I beseech thee hide it not from me. May God do so and so to thee, and add so and so, if thou hide from me one word of all that were said to thee.
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 So Samuel told him all the words, and did not hide them from him. And he answered: It is the Lord: let him do what is good in his sight.
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, 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 Israel from Dan to Bersabee, knew that Samuel was 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 again appeared in Silo, for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel in Silo, according to the word of the Lord. And the word of Samuel came to pass to all Israel.
Og Herren blev ved at lade sig se i Silo; thi Herren havde aabenbaret sig for Samuel i Silo ved Herrens Ord.
