¹And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.

¹[Ny niantsoana an'i Samoela ho mpaminanin'Jehovah] Ary Samoela zaza nanao fanompoam-pivavahana tamin'i Jehovah teo anatrehan'i Ely. Ary tamin'izany andro izany efa nahàlana ny tenin'i Jehovah: tsy nisy fahitana niseho loatra.

²And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see;

²Ary tamin'izany andro izany, raha nandry tao amin'ny fandriany Ely (efa pahina ny masony, ka tsy nahita izy),

³And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;

³sady tsy mbola maty ny jiron'Andriamanitra, ary Samoela efa nandry tao amin'ny tempolin'i Jehovah, izay nisy ny fiaran'Andriamanitra,

⁴That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.

⁴dia niantso an'i Samoela Jehovah, ary izy namaly hoe: Inty aho.

⁵And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.

⁵Dia nihazakazaka nankeo amin'i Ely izy ka nanao hoe: Inty aho, fa niantso ahy ianao. Fa hoy Ely: Tsy niantso aho, andeha mandry ihany. Dia lasa nandry izy.

⁶And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.

⁶Ary Jehovah niantso azy indray hoe: Ry Samoela! Dia nifoha Samoela ka nankao amin'i Ely ary nanao hoe: Inty aho, fa niantso ahy ianao. Fa hoy izy: Tsy niantso aho, anaka; andeha mandry ihany.

⁷Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him.

⁷Ary Samoela tsy mbola nahalala an'i Jehovah, sady tsy mbola nanehoana ny tenin'i Jehovah izy.

⁸And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child.

⁸Ary Jehovah niantso an'i Samoela indray fanintelony. Dia nifoha izy ka nankao amin'i Ely ary nanao hoe: Inty aho, fa niantso ahy ianao. Dia fantatr'i Ely fa Jehovah no niantso ny zaza.

⁹Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

⁹Ary hoy Ely tamin'i Samoela: Andeha mandry ihany; ary raha tàhiny miantso anao Izy, dia valio hoe: Mitenena, Jehovah ô; fa mihaino ny mpanomponao. Dia lasa Samoela nandry tao amin'ny fandriany.

¹⁰And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.

¹⁰Ary avy Jehovah, dia nitsangana ka niantso toy ny teo ihany hoe: Ry Samoela, ry Samoela ô! Dia namaly Samoela hoe: Mitenena, fa mihaino ny mpanomponao.

¹¹And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.

¹¹Ary hoy Jehovah tamin'i Samoela: Indro, Izaho hanao zavatra eo amin'ny Isiraely, ka izay rehetra mandre izany, dia hangintsingintsina ny sofiny roa.

¹²In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end.

¹²Amin'izany andro izany dia hotanterahiko amin'i Ely izay zavatra rehetra voalazako ny amin'ny taranany: hatomboko izany, ka dia hotanterahiko.

¹³For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.

¹³Fa efa nambarako taminy fa hotsaraiko mandrakizay ny taranany noho ny heloka izay fantany, satria ny zanany nahatonga ozona ho an'ny tenany, nefa tsy nosakanany.

¹⁴And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.

¹⁴Koa izany no nianianako ny amin'ny taranak'i Ely fa tsy hisy fanatitra hahafaka ny helony mandrakizay.

¹⁵And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to show Eli the vision.

¹⁵Ary nandry Samoela mandra-pahamarain'ny andro, dia namoha ny varavaran'ny tranon'i Jehovah izy. Ary Samoela natahotra hilaza ny fahitana tamin'i Ely.

¹⁶Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.

¹⁶Fa Ely niantso an'i Samoela ka nanao hoe: Ry Samoela, zanako! Dia hoy izy: Inty aho.

¹⁷And he said, What is the thing that the LORD hath said unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee.

¹⁷Ary hoy izy: Inona no zavatra nolazain'i Jehovah taminao? masìna ianao, aza afeninao ahy; hataon'Andriamanitra aminao anie izany, eny, mihoatra noho izany aza, raha nisy afeninao ahy ny zavatra rehetra nolazainy taminao.

¹⁸And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good.

¹⁸Dia nambaran'i Samoela azy avokoa ny zavatra rehetra, ka tsy nisy nafeniny azy. Dia hoy Ely: Izy no Jehovah, aoka Izy hanao izay sitraky ny fony.

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

¹⁹Ary nitombo Samoela, sady nomba azy Jehovah, ka tsy nisy navelany ho raraka an-tany ny teniny.

²⁰And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD.

²⁰Ary ny Isiraely rehetra hatrany Dana ka hatrany Beri-sheba nahalala fa efa mpaminanin'i Jehovah tokoa Samoela.Dia niseho tao Silo indray Jehovah; fa niseho tamin'i Samoela tao Silo Jehovah tamin'ny teniny.

²¹And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD.

²¹Dia niseho tao Silo indray Jehovah; fa niseho tamin'i Samoela tao Silo Jehovah tamin'ny teniny.