1 Samuel 3

1 Or le jeune Samuel faisait son service devant l'Éternel sous les yeux d'Eli. Et la parole de l'Éternel était rare en ce temps-là; les visions n'étaient pas fréquentes.

[While he was still a] boy, Samuel was working for Yahweh while Eli supervised him. At that time there were very few messages [that anyone received] from Yahweh, and very few people saw visions [that Yahweh gave them].

2 Et comme dans ce temps Eli était alité en son lieu, (or ses yeux commençaient à être ternes, il ne pouvait voir),

By that time Eli’s eyes were very weak; he was almost blind. [One night] he was sleeping in his room,

3 la lampe de Dieu n'était pas encore éteinte, et Samuel était couché dans le Temple de l'Éternel, place de l'Arche de Dieu;

and Samuel was sleeping in the sacred tent, where the chest that contained the Ten Commandments was kept. While the sacred lamp was still burning,

4 alors l'Éternel appela Samuel. Et il répondit: Me voici!

Yahweh called, “Samuel! Samuel!” Samuel replied, “I’m here!”

5 Puis il courut vers Eli et dit: Me voici! car tu m'as appelé. Et Eli dit: Je ne t'ai pas appelé; retourne et te couche. Et il alla et se coucha.

Then he [got up and] ran to Eli. He said to him, “I am here, because you called me!” But Eli replied, “No, I did not call you. Go back to your bed.” So Samuel went and lay down again.

6 Et derechef l'Éternel appela encore Samuel. Et Samuel se leva et alla vers Eli et dit: Me voici! car tu m'as appelé. Et Eli dit: Je ne t'ai point appelé, mon fils; retourne et te couche.

Then Yahweh called again, “Samuel!” So Samuel got up again and went to Eli and said, “I am here, because you called me!” But Eli said, “No, my son, I did not call you. Go back and lie down.”

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

At that time Samuel did not yet know [that] Yahweh [could speak to him], because Yahweh had not previously revealed anything to him.

8 Et de nouveau l'Éternel appela Samuel pour la troisième fois. Et Samuel se leva et alla vers Eli et dit: Me voici! car tu m'as appelé. Alors Eli comprit que l'Éternel appelait l'enfant,

[After Samuel lay down again], Yahweh called him a third time. So again Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “I am here, because you called me!” Then Eli realized that it was Yahweh who was calling the boy.

9 et Eli dit à Samuel: Va et te couche, et si l'on t'appelle, tu diras: Parle, Éternel, car ton serviteur écoute. Et Samuel alla et se coucha en son lieu.

So he said to Samuel, “Go and lie down again. If someone calls you again, say ‘Speak to me, Yahweh, because I am listening!’” So Samuel went and lay down again.

10 Alors l'Éternel vint et se présenta et appela cette fois comme les autres fois: Samuel! Samuel! Et Samuel dit: Parle, car ton serviteur écoute.

Then Yahweh came and stood there and called as he had done the other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” Then Samuel said, “Speak to me, because I am listening!”

11 Et l'Éternel dit à Samuel: Voici, je vais opérer en Israël une chose telle, que à quiconque l'apprendra, les deux oreilles lui retentiront.

Then Yahweh said to Samuel, “Listen carefully. I am about to do something here in Israel that will shock/horrify [IDM] everyone who hears about it.

12 En ce jour-là j'accomplirai sur Eli tout ce que j'ai prononcé; je commencerai et j'achèverai.

When that happens, I will punish Eli and his family. I will do to them everything that I said that I would do.

13 Car je lui ai annoncé que je condamne sa maison à perpétuité parcequ'il a été criminel en ce que sachant que ses fils attiraient sur Dieu le mépris, il ne les a pas contenus.

His sons have shown great disrespect for me by the disgraceful things they have done, and Eli did not restrain them. So I told him that I would punish his family forever.

14 Dès-là je fais à la maison d'Eli ce serment: Le crime de la maison d'Eli ne sera expié ni par victime, ni par offrande en aucun temps.

I solemnly promised to Eli’s family, ‘You will never be able to avoid the consequences for your sin, even if you give me sacrifices or offerings.’”

15 Et Samuel fut couché jusqu'au matin; alors il ouvrit les portes de la maison de l'Éternel. Mais Samuel craignait de raconter la vision à Eli.

Samuel lay down again until morning. Then he got up and opened the doors of the Sacred Tent [as usual]. He was afraid to tell Eli about the vision [that Yahweh had given him].

16 Cependant Eli appela Samuel et dit: Samuel, mon fils! Et il répondit: Me voici!

But Eli called him and said, “Samuel, my son!” Samuel answered, “I am here!”

17 Et Eli dit: Quelle est la parole qu'Il t'a adressée? Ne me cèle rien! Que Dieu te le rende et plus encore, si tu me caches rien de tout ce qu'Il t'a dit!

Eli asked him, “What was it that Yahweh told you? Do not conceal it! I want God to punish you severely if you do not tell me everything that he said to you.”

18 Alors Samuel lui rapporta tous les détails, sans lui rien celer. Et Eli dit: C'est l'Éternel! qu'il fasse ce qui lui semblera bon!

So Samuel told him everything. He did not refuse to tell him anything. Then Eli said, “He is Yahweh. I am willing for him to do what he thinks is best.”

19 Et Samuel grandissait et l'Éternel était avec lui, et ne laissait tomber à terre aucune de ses paroles.

As Samuel grew up, Yahweh helped him, and caused everything to (come true/happen) that Samuel predicted.

20 Et de Dan à Béerséba tout Israël reconnut que Samuel était accrédité comme prophète.

So all the people of Israel, from the northern end of the country to the southern end, realized that Samuel was truly a prophet of Yahweh.

21 Et l'Éternel continua d'apparaître à Silo par la parole de l'Éternel; car l'Éternel se révélait à Samuel à Silo par la parole de l'Éternel. Et la parole de Samuel s'étendait à tout Israël.

Yahweh continued to appear to Samuel in Shiloh and give messages to him.