I Samuel, 3

1. O jovem Samuel servia ao Senhor sob os olhos de Heli. A palavra do Senhor era rara naqueles dias e as visões não eram frequentes.

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. Ora, aconteceu certo dia que Heli estava deitado (seus olhos tinham se enfraquecido e ele mal podia ver)

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. e a lâmpada de Deus ainda não se apagara. Samuel repousava no Templo do Senhor, onde se encontrava a arca de Deus.

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. O Senhor chamou Samuel, o qual respondeu: “Eis-me aqui”.

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

5. Samuel correu para junto de Heli e disse: “Eis-me aqui: chamaste-me”. “Não te chamei, meu filho, torna a deitar-te.” Ele foi e deitou-se.

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. O Senhor chamou de novo Samuel. Este levantou-se e veio dizer a Heli: “Eis-me aqui, tu me chamaste”. “Eu não te chamei, meu filho, torna a deitar-te.”

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. Samuel ainda não conhecia o Senhor; a palavra do Senhor não lhe tinha sido ainda manifestada.

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

8. Pela terceira vez, o Senhor chamou Samuel, que se levantou e foi ter com Heli: “Eis-me aqui, tu me chamaste”. Compreen­deu então Heli que era o Senhor quem chamava o menino.

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. “Vai e torna a deitar-te – disse-lhe ele – e se ouvires que te chamam de novo, responde: ‘Falai, Senhor, que vosso servo escuta!’.” Voltou Samuel e deitou-se.

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. Veio o Senhor, pôs-se junto dele e chamou-o como das outras vezes: “Samuel! Samuel!”. “Falai – respondeu o menino –, que vosso servo escuta!”

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

11. O Senhor disse a Samuel: “Eis que vou fazer uma tal coisa em Israel, que a todo o que a ouvir ficará retinindo os ouvidos.

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. Naquele dia, cumprirei contra Heli todas as ameaças que pronunciei contra a sua casa. Começarei e irei até o fim.

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

13. Anunciei-lhe que eu condenaria para sempre a sua família, por causa dos crimes que ele sabia que os seus filhos cometiam e não os corrigiu.

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. Por isso, jurei à casa de Heli que a sua culpa jamais seria expiada, nem com sacrifícios nem com oblações”.

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. Samuel ficou deitado até pela manhã, quando abriu as portas da casa do Senhor. Ele temia contar a visão a 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. Heli, porém, chamou-o e disse: “Sa­muel, meu filho!”. “Eis-me aqui” – respondeu ele.

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

17. E Heli: “Que te disse ele? Não me ocultes nada. Deus te trate com toda a severidade, se me encobrires algo de tudo o que ele te disse”.

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. Então, Samuel contou-lhe tudo, sem nada ocultar. Heli exclamou: “O Senhor fará o que lhe parecer melhor”.

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. Samuel crescia e o Senhor estava com ele e não negligenciava nenhuma de suas palavras.

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

20. Todo o Israel, desde Dã até Bersabeia, reconheceu que Samuel era um profeta do Senhor digno de fé.

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

21. E o Senhor continuou a se manifestar em Silo. É ali que o Senhor aparecia a Samuel, descobrindo-lhe sua palavra.

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