¹And the boy Samuel ministered to Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was rare in those days; a vision was not frequent.

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 lay in his place (now his eyes began to grow dim, 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 the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel lay in the temple of Jehovah, where the ark of God was,

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

⁴that Jehovah called to Samuel. And he said, Here am I.

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

⁵And he ran to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I did not call: 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 Jehovah called again, Samuel! And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I did not call, 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 Jehovah, neither had the word of Jehovah yet been revealed to him.

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

⁸And Jehovah called again the third time, Samuel! And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And Eli perceived that Jehovah was calling the boy.

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.

⁹And Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down; and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Jehovah, 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 Jehovah came, and stood, and called as at the other times, Samuel, Samuel! And Samuel said, 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 Jehovah said to Samuel, Behold, I 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 that I have spoken concerning his house; I will begin and 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 declared to him that I will judge his house for ever, for the iniquity which he hath known: 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 expiated with sacrifice or oblation 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 Jehovah. And Samuel feared to declare the vision to Eli.

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.

¹⁶And Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, 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 word that he has spoken to thee? I pray thee, keep it not back from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou keep back anything from me of all the word that he spoke to 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 all the words, and kept nothing back from him. And he said, It is Jehovah: let him do what is good in his sight.

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 Jehovah was with him, and 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 Beer-sheba, knew that Samuel was established a prophet of Jehovah.

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 Jehovah appeared again at Shiloh; for Jehovah revealed himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of Jehovah.

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