1The child Samuel ministered to Yahweh before Eli. The word of Yahweh was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.
1耶和华呼召撒母耳
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),
2有一天，以利躺卧在自己的地方，他的眼睛早已昏花，不能看得清楚了。
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;
3 神的灯还没有熄灭，撒母耳躺卧在耶和华的殿中，就是安放 神约柜的地方。
4that Yahweh called Samuel; and he said, “Here I am.”
4耶和华呼唤撒母耳，他说：“我在这里。”
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.
5他就跑到以利那里，说：“你呼唤我，我在这里。”以利说：“我没有呼唤你，回去睡吧。”他就回去睡了。
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.”
6耶和华再次呼唤撒母耳，他就起来走到以利那里，说：“你呼唤我，我在这里。”以利说：“我儿，我没有呼唤你，回去睡吧。”
7Now Samuel didn’t yet know Yahweh, neither was the word of Yahweh yet revealed to him.
7那时撒母耳还没有认识耶和华，因为耶和华的话还没有向他启示。
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.
8耶和华第三次呼唤撒母耳，他又起来，走到以利那里，说：“你呼唤我，我在这里。”以利就明白是耶和华呼唤这孩子。
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.
9因此以利对撒母耳说：“去睡吧！如果他呼唤你，你就说：‘耶和华啊！请说，仆人敬听。’”于是撒母耳回去，仍然睡在自己的地方。
10Yahweh came, and stood, and called as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” Then Samuel said, “Speak; for your servant hears.”
10耶和华又来站着，像前几次一样呼唤：“撒母耳，撒母耳！”他回答：“请说！仆人敬听。”
11Yahweh said to Samuel, “Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of everyone who hears it shall tingle.
11耶和华对撒母耳说：“看哪！我要在以色列中行一件事，听见的人，都必耳鸣；
12In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from the beginning even to the end.
12在那日，我必在以利身上彻底实现我论到他的家所说的一切话。
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.
13我曾告诉他：‘我必按着他所知道的罪孽永远处罚他的家。这罪就是他的儿子自招咒诅，他也不责备他们。’
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.”
14所以我向以利家起了誓：‘以利家的罪孽永远不能用祭物或供物来买赎。’”
15Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of Yahweh. Samuel feared to show Eli the vision.
15撒母耳将默示告诉以利撒母耳睡到天亮，他就开了耶和华殿的门。但撒母耳不敢把异象告诉以利。
16Then Eli called Samuel, and said, “Samuel, my son!” He said, “Here I am.”
16以利呼唤撒母耳，说：“我儿撒母耳！”他回答：“我在这里。”
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.”
17以利说：“耶和华对你说了什么话呢？你不要向我隐瞒，他对你所说的一切话，如果你向我隐瞒一句，愿 神对付你，并且加倍对付你。”
18Samuel told him every bit, and hid nothing from him. He said, “It is Yahweh. Let him do what seems good to him.”
18于是撒母耳把一切话都告诉了以利，一句也没有隐瞒。以利说：“他是耶和华，他看怎么好，就怎么行吧。”
19Samuel grew, and Yahweh was with him, and let none of his words fall to the ground.
19撒母耳被立为先知撒母耳渐渐长大，耶和华与他同在，使他所说的一切话，没有一句落空。
20All Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of Yahweh.
20从但到别是巴，以色列人都知道撒母耳被耶和华确立为先知。
21Yahweh appeared again in Shiloh; for Yahweh revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of Yahweh.
21耶和华又在示罗显现，因为耶和华在示罗借着他的话向撒母耳启示自己。