1 Samuel 3

1 The child Samuel ministered to Yahweh before Eli. Yahweh’s word was rare in those days. There were not many visions, then.

童子撒母耳在以利面前事奉耶和华。当那些日子，耶和华的言语稀少，不常有默示。

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

一日，以利睡卧在自己的地方；他眼目昏花，看不分明。

3 and God’s lamp hadn’t yet gone out, and Samuel had laid down in Yahweh’s temple where God’s ark was,

神的灯在 神耶和华殿内约柜那里，还没有熄灭，撒母耳已经睡了。

4 Yahweh called Samuel. He said, “Here I am.”

耶和华呼唤撒母耳。撒母耳说：“我在这里！”

5 He ran to Eli and said, “Here I am; for you called me.” He said, “I didn’t call. Lie down again.” He went and lay down.

就跑到以利那里，说：“你呼唤我？我在这里。”以利回答说：“我没有呼唤你，你去睡吧。”他就去睡了。

6 Yahweh called yet again, “Samuel!” Samuel arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am; for you called me.” He answered, “I didn’t call, my son. Lie down again.”

耶和华又呼唤撒母耳。撒母耳起来，到以利那里，说：“你呼唤我？我在这里。”以利回答说：“我的儿，我没有呼唤你，你去睡吧。”

7 Now Samuel didn’t yet know Yahweh, neither was Yahweh’s word yet revealed to him.

那时撒母耳还未认识耶和华，也未得耶和华的默示。

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

耶和华第三次呼唤撒母耳。撒母耳起来，到以利那里，说：“你又呼唤我？我在这里。”以利才明白是耶和华呼唤童子。

9 Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down. It shall be, if he calls you, that you shall say, ‘Speak, Yahweh; for your servant hears.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

因此以利对撒母耳说：“你仍去睡吧；若再呼唤你，你就说：‘耶和华啊，请说，仆人敬听！’”撒母耳就去，仍睡在原处。

10 Yahweh came, and stood, and called as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” Then Samuel said, “Speak; for your servant hears.”

耶和华又来站着，像前三次呼唤说：“撒母耳啊！撒母耳啊！”撒母耳回答说：“请说，仆人敬听！”

11 Yahweh said to Samuel, “Behold, I will do a thing in Israel at which both the ears of everyone who hears it will tingle.

耶和华对撒母耳说：“我在以色列中必行一件事，叫听见的人都必耳鸣。

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

我指着以利家所说的话，到了时候，我必始终应验在以利身上。

13 For I have told him that I will judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons brought a curse on themselves, and he didn’t restrain them.

我曾告诉他必永远降罚与他的家，因他知道儿子作孽，自招咒诅，却不禁止他们。

14 Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be removed with sacrifice or offering forever.”

所以我向以利家起誓说：‘以利家的罪孽，虽献祭奉礼物，永不能得赎去。’”

15 Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of Yahweh’s house. Samuel was afraid to show Eli the vision.

撒母耳睡到天亮，就开了耶和华的殿门，不敢将默示告诉以利。

16 Then Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son!” He said, “Here I am.”

以利呼唤撒母耳说：“我儿撒母耳啊！”撒母耳回答说：“我在这里！”

17 He said, “What is the thing that he has spoken to you? Please don’t 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.”

以利说：“耶和华对你说什么，你不要向我隐瞒；你若将 神对你所说的隐瞒一句，愿他重重地降罚与你。”

18 Samuel told him every bit, and hid nothing from him. He said, “It is Yahweh. Let him do what seems good to him.”

撒母耳就把一切话都告诉了以利，并没有隐瞒。以利说：“这是出于耶和华，愿他凭自己的意旨而行。”

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

撒母耳长大了，耶和华与他同在，使他所说的话一句都不落空。

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

从但到别是巴所有的以色列人都知道耶和华立撒母耳为先知。

21 Yahweh appeared again in Shiloh; for Yahweh revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by Yahweh’s word.

耶和华又在示罗显现；因为耶和华将自己的话默示撒母耳，撒母耳就把这话传遍以色列地。