I Samuel 3

وَكَانَ الصَّبِيُّ صَمُوئِيلُ يَخْدِمُ الرَّبَّ أَمَامَ عَالِي. وَكَانَتْ كَلِمَةُ الرَّبِّ عَزِيزَةً فِي تِلْكَ الأَيَّامِ. لَمْ تَكُنْ رُؤْيَا كَثِيرًا.

And 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.

وَكَانَ فِي ذلِكَ الزَّمَانِ إِذْ كَانَ عَالِي مُضْطَجِعًا فِي مَكَانِهِ وَعَيْنَاهُ ابْتَدَأَتَا تَضْعُفَانِ لَمْ يَقْدِرْ أَنْ يُبْصِرَ.

And 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;

وَقَبْلَ أَنْ يَنْطَفِئَ سِرَاجُ اللهِ، وَصَمُوئِيلُ مُضْطَجعٌ فِي هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ الَّذِي فِيهِ تَابُوتُ اللهِ،

And 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;

أَنَّ الرَّبَّ دَعَا صَمُوئِيلَ، فَقَالَ: «هأَنَذَا».

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

وَرَكَضَ إِلَى عَالِي وَقَالَ: «هأَنَذَا لأَنَّكَ دَعَوْتَنِي». فَقَالَ: «لَمْ أَدْعُ. ارْجعِ اضْطَجعْ». فَذَهَبَ وَاضْطَجَعَ.

And 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.

ثُمَّ عَادَ الرَّبُّ وَدَعَا أَيْضًا صَمُوئِيلَ. فَقَامَ صَمُوئِيلُ وَذَهَبَ إِلَى عَالِي وَقَالَ: «هأَنَذَا لأَنَّكَ دَعَوْتَنِي». فَقَالَ: «لَمْ أَدْعُ يَاابْنِي. ارْجعِ اضْطَجعْ».

And 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.

وَلَمْ يَعْرِفْ صَمُوئِيلُ الرَّبَّ بَعْدُ، وَلاَ أُعْلِنَ لَهُ كَلاَمُ الرَّبِّ بَعْدُ.

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

وَعَادَ الرَّبُّ فَدَعَا صَمُوئِيلَ ثَالِثَةً. فَقَامَ وَذَهَبَ إِلَى عَالِي وَقَالَ: «هأَنَذَا لأَنَّكَ دَعَوْتَنِي». فَفَهِمَ عَالِي أَنَّ الرَّبَّ يَدْعُو الصَّبِيَّ.

And 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.

فَقَالَ عَالِي لِصَمُوئِيلَ: «اذْهَبِ اضْطَجعْ، وَيَكُونُ إِذَا دَعَاكَ تَقُولُ: تَكَلَّمْ يَا رَبُّ لأَنَّ عَبْدَكَ سَامِعٌ». فَذَهَبَ صَمُوئِيلُ وَاضْطَجَعَ فِي مَكَانِهِ.

Therefore 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.

فَجَاءَ الرَّبُّ وَوَقَفَ وَدَعَا كَالْمَرَّاتِ الأُوَلِ: «صَمُوئِيلُ، صَمُوئِيلُ». فَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ: «تَكَلَّمْ لأَنَّ عَبْدَكَ سَامِعٌ».

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

فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِصَمُوئِيلَ: «هُوَذَا أَنَا فَاعِلٌ أَمْرًا فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ كُلُّ مَنْ سَمِعَ بِهِ تَطِنُّ أُذُنَاهُ.

And 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.

فِي ذلِكَ الْيَوْمِ أُقِيمُ عَلَى عَالِي كُلَّ مَا تَكَلَّمْتُ بِهِ عَلَى بَيْتِهِ. أَبْتَدِئُ وَأُكَمِّلُ.

In 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.

وَقَدْ أَخْبَرْتُهُ بِأَنِّي أَقْضِي عَلَى بَيْتِهِ إِلَى الأَبَدِ مِنْ أَجْلِ الشَّرِّ الَّذِي يَعْلَمُ أَنَّ بَنِيهِ قَدْ أَوْجَبُوا بِهِ اللَّعْنَةَ عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ، وَلَمْ يَرْدَعْهُمْ.

For 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.

وَلِذلِكَ أَقْسَمْتُ لِبَيْتِ عَالِي أَنَّهُ لاَ يُكَفَّرُ عَنْ شَرِّ بَيْتِ عَالِي بِذَبِيحَةٍ أَوْ بِتَقْدِمَةٍ إِلَى الأَبَدِ».

And 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.

وَاضْطَجَعَ صَمُوئِيلُ إِلَى الصَّبَاحِ، وَفَتَحَ أَبْوَابَ بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ. وَخَافَ صَمُوئِيلُ أَنْ يُخْبِرَ عَالِيَ بِالرُّؤْيَا.

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

فَدَعَا عَالِي صَمُوئِيلَ وَقَالَ: «يَا صَمُوئِيلُ ابْنِي» فَقَالَ: «هأَنَذَا».

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

فَقَالَ: «مَا الْكَلاَمُ الَّذِي كَلَّمَكَ بِهِ؟ لاَ تُخْفِ عَنِّي. هكَذَا يَعْمَلُ لَكَ اللهُ وَهكَذَا يَزِيدُ إِنْ أَخْفَيْتَ عَنِّي كَلِمَةً مِنْ كُلِّ الْكَلاَمِ الَّذِي كَلَّمَكَ بِهِ».

And 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.

فَأَخْبَرَهُ صَمُوئِيلُ بِجَمِيعِ الْكَلاَمِ وَلَمْ يُخْفِ عَنْهُ. فَقَالَ: «هُوَ الرَّبُّ. مَا يَحْسُنُ فِي عَيْنَيْهِ يَعْمَلُ».

And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good.

وَكَبِرَ صَمُوئِيلُ وَكَانَ الرَّبُّ مَعَهُ، وَلَمْ يَدَعْ شَيْئًا مِنْ جَمِيعِ كَلاَمِهِ يَسْقُطُ إِلَى الأَرْضِ.

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

وَعَرَفَ جَمِيعُ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ دَانَ إِلَى بِئْرِ سَبْعٍ أَنَّهُ قَدِ اؤْتُمِنَ صَمُوئِيلُ نَبِيًّا لِلرَّبِّ.

And all Israel from Dan even to Beer–sheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD.

وَعَادَ الرَّبُّ يَتَرَاءَى فِي شِيلُوهَ، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ اسْتَعْلَنَ لِصَمُوئِيلَ فِي شِيلُوهَ بِكَلِمَةِ الرَّبِّ.

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