1 Samuel 3

1 Or le jeune garçon Samuel servait l'Eternel en la présence d'Héli; et la parole de l'Eternel était rare en ces jours-là, et il n'y avait point d'apparition de visions.

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.

2 Et il arriva un jour, qu'Héli étant couché en son lieu, (or ses yeux commençaient à se ternir, et il ne pouvait voir.)

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, )

3 Et avant que les lampes de Dieu fussent éteintes, Samuel étant aussi couché au Tabernacle de l'Eternel, dans lequel était l'Arche de Dieu;

And the light of God was still burning, while Samuel was sleeping in the Temple of the Lord where the ark of God was,

4 L'Eternel appela Samuel; et il répondit: Me voici.

The voice of the Lord said Samuel's name; and he said, Here am I.

5 Et il courut vers Héli, et lui dit: Me voici, car tu m'as appelé; mais [Héli] dit: Je ne t'ai point appelé, retourne[-t'en], [et] te couche; et il s'en retourna, et se coucha.

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.

6 Et l'Eternel appela encore Samuel; et Samuel se leva, et s'en alla vers Héli, et lui dit: Me voici, car tu m'as appelé. Et [Héli] dit: Mon fils, je ne t'ai point appelé, retourne[-t'en], [et] te couche.

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.

7 Or Samuel ne connaissait point encore l'Eternel, et la parole de l'Eternel ne lui avait point encore été révélée.

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.

8 Et l'Eternel appela encore Samuel pour la troisième fois; et [Samuel] se leva, et s'en alla vers Héli, et dit: Me voici, car tu m'as appelé; [et] Héli reconnut que l'Eternel appelait ce jeune garçon.

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.

9 Alors Héli dit à Samuel: Va-t'en, et te couche; et si on t'appelle, tu diras: Eternel parle, car ton serviteur écoute. Samuel donc s'en alla, et se coucha en son lieu.

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.

10 L'Eternel donc vint, et se tint là; et appela comme les autres fois: Samuel, Samuel; et Samuel dit: Parle, car ton serviteur écoute.

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.

11 Alors l'Eternel dit à Samuel: Voici, je m'en vais faire une chose en Israël, laquelle quiconque entendra, ses deux oreilles lui corneront.

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.

12 En ce jour-là j'effectuerai contre Héli tout ce que j ai dit touchant sa maison; en commençant, et en achevant.

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

13 Car je l'ai averti que je m'en allais punir sa maison pour jamais, à cause de l'iniquité laquelle il a bien connue, qui est que ses fils se sont rendus infâmes, et il ne les a point réprimés.

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.

14 C'est pourquoi j'ai juré contre la maison d'Héli; si jamais il se fait propitiation pour l'iniquité de la maison d'Héli, par sacrifice ou par oblation.

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.

15 Et Samuel demeura couché jusqu'au matin, puis il ouvrit les portes de la maison de l'Eternel. Or Samuel craignait de déclarer cette vision à Héli.

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.

16 Mais Héli appela Samuel, et lui dit: Samuel mon fils, et il répondit: Me voici.

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

17 Et [Héli] dit: Quelle est la parole qui t'a été dite? Je te prie ne me la cache point. Ainsi Dieu te fasse, et ainsi il y ajoute, si tu me caches un seul mot de tout ce qui t'a été dit.

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.

18 Samuel donc lui déclara tout ce qui lui avait été dit, et ne lui en cacha rien. Et [Héli] répondit: C'est l'Eternel; qu'il fasse ce qui lui semblera bon.

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.

19 Or Samuel devenait grand, et l'Eternel était avec lui, qui ne laissa point tomber à terre une seule de ses paroles.

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

20 Et tout Israël, depuis Dan jusqu'à Béersebah, connut que c'était une chose assurée que Samuel serait Prophète de l'Eternel.

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

21 Et l'Eternel continua de se manifester dans Silo; car l'Eternel se manifestait à Samuel dans Silo par la parole de l'Eternel.

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