¹耶和华呼召撒母耳

¹And the youth Samuel is serving Jehovah before Eli, and the word of Jehovah hath been precious in those days — there is no vision broken forth.

²有一天，以利躺卧在自己的地方，他的眼睛早已昏花，不能看得清楚了。

²And it cometh to pass, at that time, that Eli is lying down in his place, and his eyes have begun to be dim — he is not able to see.

³　神的灯还没有熄灭，撒母耳躺卧在耶和华的殿中，就是安放　神约柜的地方。

³And the lamp of God is not yet extinguished, and Samuel is lying down in the temple of Jehovah, where the ark of God [is],

⁴耶和华呼唤撒母耳，他说：“我在这里。”

⁴and Jehovah calleth unto Samuel, and he saith, `Here [am] I.`

⁵他就跑到以利那里，说：“你呼唤我，我在这里。”以利说：“我没有呼唤你，回去睡吧。”他就回去睡了。

⁵And he runneth unto Eli, and saith, `Here [am] I, for thou hast called for me;` and he saith, `I called not; turn back, lie down;` and he goeth and lieth down.

⁶耶和华再次呼唤撒母耳，他就起来走到以利那里，说：“你呼唤我，我在这里。”以利说：“我儿，我没有呼唤你，回去睡吧。”

⁶And Jehovah addeth to call again Samuel, and Samuel riseth and goeth unto Eli, and saith, `Here [am] I, for thou hast called for me;` and he saith, `I have not called, my son, turn back, lie down.`

⁷那时撒母耳还没有认识耶和华，因为耶和华的话还没有向他启示。

⁷And Samuel hath not yet known Jehovah, and the word of Jehovah is not yet revealed unto him.

⁸耶和华第三次呼唤撒母耳，他又起来，走到以利那里，说：“你呼唤我，我在这里。”以利就明白是耶和华呼唤这孩子。

⁸And Jehovah addeth to call Samuel the third time, and he riseth and goeth unto Eli, and saith, `Here [am] I, for thou hast called for me;` and Eli understandeth that Jehovah is calling to the youth.

⁹因此以利对撒母耳说：“去睡吧！如果他呼唤你，你就说：‘耶和华啊！请说，仆人敬听。’”于是撒母耳回去，仍然睡在自己的地方。

⁹And Eli saith to Samuel, `Go, lie down, and it hath been, if He doth call unto thee, that thou hast said, Speak, Jehovah, for Thy servant is hearing;` and Samuel goeth and lieth down in his place.

¹⁰耶和华又来站着，像前几次一样呼唤：“撒母耳，撒母耳！”他回答：“请说！仆人敬听。”

¹⁰And Jehovah cometh, and stationeth Himself, and calleth as time by time, `Samuel, Samuel;` and Samuel saith, `Speak, for Thy servant if hearing.`

¹¹耶和华对撒母耳说：“看哪！我要在以色列中行一件事，听见的人，都必耳鸣；

¹¹And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, `Lo, I am doing a thing in Israel, at which the two ears of every one hearing it do tingle.

¹²在那日，我必在以利身上彻底实现我论到他的家所说的一切话。

¹²In that day I establish unto Eli all that I have spoken unto his house, beginning and completing;

¹³我曾告诉他：‘我必按着他所知道的罪孽永远处罚他的家。这罪就是他的儿子自招咒诅，他也不责备他们。’

¹³and I have declared to him that I am judging his house — to the age, for the iniquity which he hath known, for his sons are making themselves vile, and he hath not restrained them,

¹⁴所以我向以利家起了誓：‘以利家的罪孽永远不能用祭物或供物来买赎。’”

¹⁴and therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli: the iniquity of the house of Eli is not atoned for, by sacrifice, and by offering — unto the age.`

¹⁵撒母耳将默示告诉以利撒母耳睡到天亮，他就开了耶和华殿的门。但撒母耳不敢把异象告诉以利。

¹⁵And Samuel lieth till the morning, and openeth the doors of the house of Jehovah, and Samuel is afraid of declaring the vision unto Eli.

¹⁶以利呼唤撒母耳，说：“我儿撒母耳！”他回答：“我在这里。”

¹⁶And Eli calleth Samuel, and saith, `Samuel, my son;` and he saith, `Here [am] I.`

¹⁷以利说：“耶和华对你说了什么话呢？你不要向我隐瞒，他对你所说的一切话，如果你向我隐瞒一句，愿　神对付你，并且加倍对付你。”

¹⁷And he saith, `What [is] the word which He hath spoken unto thee? I pray thee, hide it not from me; so doth God do to thee, and so doth He add, if thou hidest from me a word of all the words that He hath spoken unto thee.`

¹⁸于是撒母耳把一切话都告诉了以利，一句也没有隐瞒。以利说：“他是耶和华，他看怎么好，就怎么行吧。”

¹⁸And Samuel declareth to him the whole of the words, and hath not hid from him; and he saith, `It [is] Jehovah; that which is good in His eyes He doth.`

¹⁹撒母耳被立为先知撒母耳渐渐长大，耶和华与他同在，使他所说的一切话，没有一句落空。

¹⁹And Samuel groweth up, and Jehovah hath been with him, and hath not let fall any of his words to the earth;

²⁰从但到别是巴，以色列人都知道撒母耳被耶和华确立为先知。

²⁰and all Israel know, from Dan even unto Beer-Sheba, that Samuel is established for a prophet to Jehovah.

²¹耶和华又在示罗显现，因为耶和华在示罗借着他的话向撒母耳启示自己。

²¹And Jehovah addeth to appear in Shiloh, for Jehovah hath been revealed unto Samuel, in Shiloh, by the word of Jehovah.