¹Ja poiss Saamuel teenis Issandat Eeli juhatusel; Issanda sõna oli neil päevil haruldane, nägemused ei olnud sagedased.

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

²Aga kord kui Eeli, kelle silmad hakkasid tuhmiks jääma, nõnda et ta enam ei näinud, magas oma asemel,

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),

³kui Jumala lamp ei olnud veel kustunud ja Saamuel magas Issanda templis, seal, kus oli Jumala laegas,

³and the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel lay in the temple of Jehovah, where the ark of God was,

⁴hüüdis Issand Saamueli. Ja tema vastas: 'Siin ma olen!'

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

⁵Ja ta jooksis Eeli juurde ning ütles: 'Siin ma olen, sest sa ju hüüdsid mind!' Aga tema vastas: 'Mina pole sind hüüdnud. Mine tagasi, heida magama!' Ja ta läks ning heitis magama.

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.

⁶Aga Issand hüüdis jälle: 'Saamuel!' Ja Saamuel tõusis ning läks Eeli juurde ja ütles: 'Siin ma olen, sest sa ju hüüdsid mind!' Aga tema vastas: 'Mina pole sind hüüdnud, mu poeg. Mine tagasi, heida magama!'

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.

⁷Aga Saamuel ei tundnud veel Issandat ja Issanda sõna ei olnud temale veel ilmutatud.

⁷Now Samuel did not yet know Jehovah, neither had the word of Jehovah yet been revealed to him.

⁸Ja Issand hüüdis Saamueli veel kolmandat korda. Ja ta tõusis ning läks Eeli juurde ja ütles: 'Siin ma olen, sest sa ju hüüdsid mind!' Siis Eeli mõistis, et Issand oli hüüdnud poissi.

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.

⁹Ja Eeli ütles Saamuelile: 'Mine heida magama, ja kui sind hüütakse, siis ütle: Issand, räägi, sest su sulane kuuleb!'

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.

¹⁰Ja Issand tuli ning seisis ja hüüdis nagu eelmistel kordadel: 'Saamuel! Saamuel!' Ja Saamuel vastas: 'Räägi, sest su sulane kuuleb!'

¹⁰And Jehovah came, and stood, and called as at the other times, Samuel, Samuel! And Samuel said, Speak, for thy servant heareth.

¹¹Ja Issand ütles Saamuelile: 'Vaata, mina teen Iisraelis midagi, mis igaühel, kes sellest kuuleb, paneb mõlemad kõrvad kumisema.

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.

¹²Sel päeval tahan ma Eelile tõeks teha kõik, mis ma tema soo kohta olen rääkinud, algusest lõpuni.

¹²In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house; I will begin and make an end.

¹³Ma olen ju talle kuulutanud, et ma mõistan igavesti kohut tema soo üle patu pärast, sest kuigi ta teadis, et ta pojad olid tõmmanud eneste peale needuse, ei ohjeldanud ta neid mitte.

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.

¹⁴Ja seepärast olen ma vandunud Eeli soole: Iialgi ei lepitata Eeli soo pattu, ei tapa- ega roaohvriga!'

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.

¹⁵Saamuel magas hommikuni ja avas alles siis Issanda koja uksed; aga Saamuel kartis jutustada nägemust Eelile.

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

¹⁶Siis Eeli hüüdis Saamueli ja ütles: 'Saamuel, mu poeg!' Ja see vastas: 'Siin ma olen!'

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

¹⁷Ja Eeli küsis: 'Mis asi see oli, mis ta sulle rääkis? Ära ometi minu ees salga! Issand tehku sinuga seda ja teist, kui sa minu ees midagi salgad kõigest sellest, mis ta sulle rääkis!'

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.

¹⁸Siis jutustas Saamuel temale kõik ega salanud tema ees midagi. Ja Eeli ütles: 'Tema on Issand, tehku tema, mis ta silmis hea on!'

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.

¹⁹Ja Saamuel kasvas ning Issand oli temaga ega lasknud ainsatki oma sõna tühja minna.

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

²⁰Ja kogu Iisrael Daanist kuni Beer-Sebani sai teada, et Saamuelist oli saanud ustav Issanda prohvet.

²⁰And all Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, knew that Samuel was established a prophet of Jehovah.

²¹Ja Issand näitas ennast edaspidigi Siilos, sest Issand ilmutas ennast Siilos Saamuelile Issanda sõna läbi.

²¹And Jehovah appeared again at Shiloh; for Jehovah revealed himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of Jehovah.