I Samuel 3

Mladi je Samuel služio Jahvi pod nadzorom Elijevim; u ono vrijeme Jahve je izrijetka govorio ljudima, a viđenja nisu bila česta.

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.

No jednoga je dana Eli ležao u svojoj sobi - oči su njegove počele slabiti te više nije mogao vidjeti -

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;

svijećnjak Božji još ne bijaše ugašen i Samuel je spavao u svetištu Jahvinu, ondje gdje je bio Kovčeg Božji.

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;

I Jahve zovnu: "Samuele! Samuele!" A on odgovori: "Evo me!"

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

I otrča k Eliju i reče: "Evo me! Ti si me zvao!" A Eli reče: "Ja te nisam zvao. Vrati se i spavaj!" I on ode i leže.

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.

I Jahve opet zovnu: "Samuele! Samuele!" Samuel usta, ode k Eliju i reče: "Evo me! Ti si me zvao!" A Eli odgovori: "Ja te nisam zvao, sine! Vrati se i spavaj!"

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.

Samuel još nije poznavao Jahve i još mu nikada ne bijaše objavljena riječ Jahvina.

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

I Jahve zovnu Samuela po treći put. On usta, ode k Eliju i reče: "Evo me! Ti si me zvao!" Sada Eli razumje da je Jahve zvao dječaka.

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.

Zato reče Samuelu: "Idi i lezi; a ako te zovne, ti reci: 'Govori, sluga tvoj sluša.'" I Samuel ode i leže na svoje mjesto.

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.

I dođe Jahve i stade i zovnu kao prije: "Samuele! Samuele!" A Samuel odgovori: "Govori, sluga tvoj sluša."

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

Tada Jahve reče Samuelu: "Evo, učinit ću nešto u Izraelu da će oba uha zujati svakome koji čuje.

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.

U onaj ću dan ispuniti na Eliju sve što sam rekao za kuću njegovu, od početka do kraja.

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.

Ti ćeš mu objaviti da osuđujem kuću njegovu dovijeka; on je znao da njegovi sinovi hule na Boga, a nije ih obuzdao.

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.

Zato - kunem se domu Elijevu - neće oprati krivicu Elijeva doma nikakve žrtve ni prinosi dovijeka."

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.

Samuel je spavao do jutra, a onda otvori vrata Doma Jahvina. Samuel se bojao kazati viđenje Eliju.

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

Ali Eli zovnu Samuela govoreći: "Samuele, sine!" A on odgovori: "Evo me!"

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

I on upita: "Kakva je riječ koju ti reče? Nemoj mi zatajiti ništa! Tako ti Bog učinio zlo i dodao ti drugo ako mi zatajiš nešto od onoga što ti je kazao."

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.

Nato mu Samuel pripovjedi sve i ništa ne zataji od njega. A Eli reče: "On je Jahve, neka čini što je dobro u očima njegovim!"

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.

Samuel je rastao, a Jahve je bio s njim i nije pustio da ijedna od njegovih riječi padne na zemlju.

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

Sav Izrael, od Dana do Beer Šebe, spozna da je Samuel postavljen za proroka Jahvina.

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

Jahve se i dalje javljao u Šilu, jer se objavljivao Samuelu, [4:1] i riječ se Samuelova obraćala svemu Izraelu. (Eli je bio vrlo star, a njegovi su sinovi ustrajali u svome opakom postupku pred Jahvom.)

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