Liber I Samuelis, 3

1. Puer autem Samuel ministrabat Domino coram Heli. Et sermo Domini erat pretiosus in diebus illis: non erat visio frequens.

1. Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the LORD under Eli. And the word of the LORD was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision.

2. Factum est ergo in die quadam, Heli iacebat in loco suo, et oculi eius caligaverant, nec poterat videre.

2. At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim, so that he could not see, was lying down in his own place;

3. Lucerna Dei nondum exstincta erat, et Samuel dormiebat in templo Domini, ubi erat arca Dei.

3. the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down within the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was.

4. Et vocavit Dominus Samuel, qui respondens ait: “Ecce ego”.

4. Then the LORD called, "Samuel! Samuel!" and he said, "Here I am!"

5. Et cucurrit ad Heli et dixit: “Ecce ego; vocasti enim me”. Qui dixit: “Non vocavi. Revertere; dormi!”. Et abiit et dormivit.

5. and ran to Eli, and said, "Here I am, for you called me." But he said, "I did not call; lie down again." So he went and lay down.

6. Et Dominus rursum vocavit Samuel. Consurgensque Samuel abiit ad Heli et dixit: “Ecce ego, quia vocasti me”. Qui respondit: “Non vocavi te, fili mi. Revertere et dormi!”.

6. And the LORD called again, "Samuel!" And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, "Here I am, for you called me." But he said, "I did not call, my son; lie down again."

7. Porro Samuel necdum sciebat Dominum, neque revelatus fuerat ei sermo Domini.

7. Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, and the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him.

8. Et Dominus rursum vocavit Samuel tertio, qui consurgens abiit ad Heli

8. And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, "Here I am, for you called me." Then Eli perceived that the LORD was calling the boy.

9. et ait: “Ecce ego, quia vocasti me”. Intellexit igitur Heli quia Dominus vocaret puerum, et ait ad Samuel: “Vade et dormi; et, si deinceps vocaverit te, dices: “Loquere, Domine, quia audit servus tuus””. Abiit ergo Samuel et dormivit in loco suo.

9. Therefore Eli said to Samuel, "Go, lie down; and if he calls you, you shall say, `Speak, LORD, for thy servant hears.'" So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

10. Et venit Dominus et stetit et vocavit, sicut vocaverat prius: “Samuel, Samuel”. Et ait Samuel: “Loquere, quia audit servus tuus”.

10. And the LORD came and stood forth, calling as at other times, "Samuel! Samuel!" And Samuel said, "Speak, for thy servant hears."

11. Et dixit Dominus ad Samuel: “Ecce ego facio verbum in Israel, quod quicumque audierit, tinnient ambae aures eius.

11. Then the LORD said to Samuel, "Behold, I am about to do a thing in Israel, at which the two ears of every one that hears it will tingle.

12. In die illo suscitabo adversum Heli omnia, quae locutus sum super domum eius: incipiam et complebo.

12. On that day I will fulfil against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end.

13. Praedixi enim ei quod iudicaturus essem domum eius in aeternum propter iniquitatem, eo quod noverat filios suos contemnere Deum et non corripuit eos.

13. And I tell him that I am about to punish his house for ever, for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons were blaspheming God, and he did not restrain them.

14. Idcirco iuravi domui Heli quod non expietur iniquitas domus eius victimis et muneribus usque in aeternum”.

14. Therefore I swear to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be expiated by sacrifice or offering for ever."

15. Dormivit autem Samuel usque mane aperuitque ostia domus Domini. Et Samuel timebat indicare visionem Heli.

15. Samuel lay until morning; then he opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel was afraid to tell the vision to Eli.

16. Vocavit ergo Heli Samuelem et dixit: “Samuel, fili mi”. Qui respondens ait: “Praesto sum”.

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

17. Et interrogavit eum: “Quis est sermo, quem locutus est ad te? Oro te, ne celaveris me. Haec faciat tibi Deus et haec addat, si absconderis a me sermonem ex omnibus verbis, quae dicta sunt tibi”.

17. And Eli said, "What was it that he told you? Do not hide it from me. May God do so to you and more also, if you hide anything from me of all that he told you."

18. Indicavit itaque ei Samuel universos sermones et non abscondit ab eo. Et ille respondit: “Dominus est! Quod bonum est in oculis suis, faciat”.

18. So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And he said, "It is the LORD; let him do what seems good to him."

19. Crevit autem Samuel, et Dominus erat cum eo, et non cecidit ex omnibus verbis eius in terram.

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

20. Et cognovit universus Israel a Dan usque Bersabee quod constitutus esset Samuel propheta Domini.

20. And all Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was established as a prophet of the LORD.

21. Et addidit Dominus ut appareret in Silo, quoniam revelatus fuerat Dominus Samueli in Silo iuxta verbum Domini. Et evenit sermo Samuelis universo Israeli.

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