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

¹The child Samuel ministered to Yahweh before Eli. The word of Yahweh was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.

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

²It happened at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place (now his eyes had begun to grow dim, so that 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 hadn’t yet gone out, and Samuel had laid down in Yahweh’s temple, where the ark of God was;

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

⁴that Yahweh called Samuel; and he said, “Here I am.”

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.

⁵He ran to Eli, and said, “Here I am; for you called me.” He said, “I didn’t call; lie down again.” 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!'

⁶Yahweh called yet again, “Samuel!” Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, “Here I am; for you called me.” He answered, “I didn’t call, my son; lie down again.”

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

⁷Now Samuel didn’t yet know Yahweh, neither was the word of Yahweh yet 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.

⁸Yahweh called Samuel again the third time. He arose and went to Eli, and said, “Here I am; for you called me.” Eli perceived that Yahweh had called the child.

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

⁹Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he calls you, that you shall say, ‘Speak, Yahweh; for your servant hears.’” 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!'

¹⁰Yahweh came, and stood, and called as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” Then Samuel said, “Speak; for your servant hears.”

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

¹¹Yahweh said to Samuel, “Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of everyone who hears 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, from the beginning even to the 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 told him that I will judge his house forever, for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons brought a curse on themselves, and he didn’t restrain them.

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

¹⁴Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be removed with sacrifice nor offering forever.”

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

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

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

¹⁶Then Eli called Samuel, and said, “Samuel, my son!” He said, “Here I am.”

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!'

¹⁷He said, “What is the thing that he has spoken to you? Please don’t hide it from me. God do so to you, and more also, if you hide anything from me of all the things that he spoke to you.”

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

¹⁸Samuel told him every bit, and hid nothing from him. He said, “It is Yahweh. Let him do what seems good to him.”

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

¹⁹Samuel grew, and Yahweh 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.

²⁰All Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of Yahweh.

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

²¹Yahweh appeared again in Shiloh; for Yahweh revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of Yahweh.