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.

¹Deček Samuel pa je služil GOSPODU pred Elijem. In beseda GOSPODOVA je bila redka v tistih dneh, prikazen se ni ponavljala.

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;

²In zgodi se v tistem času, ko je Eli ležal na svojem mestu – oči njegove pa so bile že slabotne, da ni videl –

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;

³in svetilnica Božja ni bila še ugasnjena, in Samuel je ležal ob svetišču GOSPODOVEM, kjer je bila skrinja Božja,

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

⁴da pokliče GOSPOD Samuela; in ta reče: Tu sem!

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.

⁵In teče k Eliju in reče: Tu sem, ker si me klical. On veli: Nisem klical; vrni se in spi! In je šel in legel.

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.

⁶In GOSPOD zopet kliče: Samuel! In Samuel vstane ter pride k Eliju in reče: Tu sem, ker si me klical. Ta veli: Nisem klical, sin moj, vrni se in spi!

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

⁷Samuel pa še ni poznal GOSPODA, in beseda GOSPODOVA mu še ni bila razodeta.

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.

⁸In GOSPOD zopet kliče v tretje: Samuel! In vstane ter pride k Eliju in reče: Tu sem, ker si me klical. Tedaj spozna Eli, da je GOSPOD klical dečka.

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.

⁹Zato veli Eli Samuelu: Pojdi in spi! in če te še pokliče, reci: Govóri, GOSPOD, ker posluša hlapec tvoj. In Samuel odide in leže na svoje mesto.

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

¹⁰In GOSPOD pride ter stoji in kliče kakor poprej: Samuel, Samuel! In Samuel reče: Govóri, ker posluša hlapec tvoj.

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.

¹¹In GOSPOD reče Samuelu: Glej, jaz storim stvar v Izraelu, da bo zvenelo v obeh ušesih vsakemu, kdor bo slišal o njej.

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.

¹²Tisti dan uresničim proti Eliju vse, kar sem govoril o hiši njegovi; začnem to in dovršim.

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.

¹³Kajti povedal mu sem, da bom sodil hišo njegovo vekomaj zavoljo krivice, ki je vedel zanjo, da si spravljata sinova njegova prokletstvo nadse, pa jima ni zabranil.

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.

¹⁴In zato sem prisegel hiši Elijevi: Krivica hiše Elijeve se ne bo poravnala z žgalnimi in jedilnimi žrtvami na vekomaj!

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

¹⁵In Samuel je ležal do jutra in je odprl vrata hiše GOSPODOVE. Bal se pa je povedati prikazen Eliju.

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

¹⁶Tedaj pokliče Eli Samuela, rekoč: Samuel, sin moj! On reče: Glej, tu sem!

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.

¹⁷In vpraša: Kaj je beseda, ki ti jo je govoril? Prosim, ne zamolči mi ničesar! Bog ti stóri to in ono, ako mi besede zamolčiš iz vsega, kar ti je govoril.

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.

¹⁸In Samuel mu pove vse do besede, ničesar mu ne zataji. Eli pa reče: GOSPOD je; naj stori, kar se mu vidi prav!

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

¹⁹A Samuel je napredoval, in GOSPOD je bil ž njim in ni pustil, da pade na zemljo ne ena besed njegovih.

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

²⁰In ves Izrael od Dana do Bersebe je spoznal, da je Samuel potrjen, da bodi prorok GOSPODOV.In GOSPOD se je zopet prikazoval v Silu; kajti GOSPOD se je razodeval Samuelu v Silu po besedi GOSPODOVI.

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

²¹In GOSPOD se je zopet prikazoval v Silu; kajti GOSPOD se je razodeval Samuelu v Silu po besedi GOSPODOVI.