1 GLT Now the boy Samuel was serving Yahweh before the face of Eli. And the word of Yahweh was rare in those days; there was no widespread vision. BSB BSB: And the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. Now in those days the word of the LORD was rare, and visions were scarce.
2 GLT And it happened in that day, that Eli was lying down in his place. And his eyes had begun to be dim; he was not able to see. BSB BSB: And at that time Eli, whose eyesight had grown so dim that he could not see, was lying in his room.
3 GLT And before the lamp of God had gone out Samuel was lying down in the temple of Yahweh, there where the Box of God was. BSB BSB: Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was located.
4 GLT And Yahweh called to Samuel. And he said,“Here I am.” BSB BSB: Then the LORD called to Samuel, and he answered, “Here I am.”
5 GLT And he ran to Eli and said,“Here I am, for you called to me.” And he said,“I did not call. Go back, lie down.” And he went and lay down. BSB BSB: He ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” “I did not call,” Eli replied. “Go back and lie down.” So he went and lay down.
6 GLT And Yahweh did again call again,“Samuel.” And Samuel rose and went to Eli and said,“Here I am, for you called to me.” And he said,“I did not call, my son. Go back, lie down.” BSB BSB: Once again the LORD called, “Samuel!” So Samuel got up, went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” “My son, I did not call,” Eli replied. “Go back and lie down.”
7 GLT (Now it was before Samuel knew Yahweh, and before the word of Yahweh had been revealed to him.) BSB BSB: Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, because the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him.
8 GLT And Yahweh did again call Samuel at the third time. And he rose and went to Eli and said,“Here I am, for you called to me.” And Eli understood that Yahweh was calling to the boy. BSB BSB: Once again, for the third time, the LORD called to Samuel. He got up, went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” Then Eli realized that it was the LORD who was calling the boy.
9 GLT And Eli said to Samuel,“Go, lie down. And it will happen that, if he calls to you, then you shall say,‘Speak, Yahweh, for your servant is listening.’” And Samuel went and lay down in his place. BSB BSB: “Go and lie down,” he said to Samuel, “and if He calls you, say, ‘Speak, LORD, for Your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
10 GLT And Yahweh came and stationed himself and called as time on time,“Samuel, Samuel.” And Samuel said,“Speak, for your servant is listening.” BSB BSB: Then the LORD came and stood there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.”
11 GLT And Yahweh said to Samuel,“Behold, I am about to do a thing in Israel that everyone who hears it, the two of his ears will tingle. BSB BSB: Then the LORD said to Samuel, “I am about to do something in Israel at which the ears of all who hear it will tingle.
12 GLT In that day I will raise against Eli all that I have spoken against his house, beginning and ending. BSB BSB: On that day I will carry out against Eli everything I have spoken about his house, from beginning to end.
13 GLT And I have told him that I am about to judge his house until eternity because of the iniquity that he knew. For his sons were cursing against themselves and he did not rebuke them. BSB BSB: I told him that I would judge his house forever for the iniquity of which he knows, because his sons blasphemed God and he did not restrain them.
14 GLT And therefore, I have sworn to the house of Eli: The iniquity of the house of Eli will not be covered by sacrifice or by offering until eternity.” BSB BSB: Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli, ‘The iniquity of Eli’s house shall never be atoned for by sacrifice or offering.’”
15 GLT And Samuel lay down until the morning, and he opened the doors of the house of Yahweh. And Samuel was afraid of telling the vision to Eli. BSB BSB: Samuel lay down until the morning; then he opened the doors of the house of the LORD. He was afraid to tell Eli the vision,
16 GLT And Eli called Samuel and said,“Samuel, my son.” And he said,“Here I am.” BSB BSB: but Eli called to him and said, “Samuel, my son.” “Here I am,” answered Samuel.
17 GLT And he said,“What is the word that he spoke to you? Do not hide it from me! Thus may God do to you and thus may he add, if you hide from me a word of all the word that he spoke to you.” BSB BSB: “What was the message He gave you?” Eli asked. “Do not hide it from me. May God punish you, and ever so severely, if you hide from me anything He said to you.”
18 GLT And Samuel told him all the words, and did not hide it from him. And he said,“It is Yahweh. May he do the good in his eyes.” BSB BSB: So Samuel told him everything and did not hide a thing from him. “He is the LORD,” replied Eli. “Let Him do what is good in His eyes.”
19 GLT And Samuel grew. And Yahweh was with him and he did not cause any of his words to fall to the ground. BSB BSB: And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and He let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground.
20 GLT And all Israel from Dan and as far as Beersheba knew that Samuel was faithful as a prophet of Yahweh. BSB BSB: So all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD.
21 GLT And Yahweh continued to appear in Shiloh. For Yahweh revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of Yahweh. BSB BSB: And the LORD continued to appear at Shiloh, because there He revealed Himself to Samuel by His word.
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