1 Samuel 3

DOUAI-RHEIMS	NOVA VULGATA
1 Now the child Samuel ministered to the Lord before Heli, and the word of the Lord was precious in those days, there was no manifest vision.	1 Puer autem Samuel ministrabat Domino coram Heli. Et sermo Domini erat pretiosus in diebus illis: non erat visio frequens.
2 And it came to pass one day when Heli lay in his place, and his eyes were grown dim, that he could not see:	2 Factum est ergo in die quadam, Heli iacebat in loco suo, et oculi eius caligaverant, nec poterat videre.
3 Before the lamp of God went out, Samuel slept in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was.	3 Lucerna Dei nondum exstincta erat, et Samuel dormiebat in templo Domini, ubi erat arca Dei.
4 And the Lord called Samuel. And he answered: Here am I.	4 Et vocavit Dominus Samuel, qui respondens ait: “ Ecce ego ”.
5 And he ran to Heli and said: Here am I: for thou didst call me. He said: I did not call: go back and sleep. And he went and slept.	5 Et cucurrit ad Heli et dixit: “ Ecce ego; vocasti enim me ”. Qui dixit: “ Non vocavi. Revertere; dormi! ”. Et abiit et dormivit.
6 And the Lord called Samuel again. And Samuel arose and went to Heli, and said: Here am I: for thou calledst me. He answered: I did not call thee, my son: return and sleep.	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! ”.
7 Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither had the word of the Lord been revealed to him.	7 Porro Samuel necdum sciebat Dominum, neque revelatus fuerat ei sermo Domini.
8 And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. And he arose up and went to Heli.	8 Et Dominus rursum vocavit Samuel tertio, qui consurgens abiit ad Heli
9 And said: Here am I: for thou didst call me. Then Heli understood that the Lord called the child, and he said to Samuel: Go, and sleep: and if he shall call thee any more, thou shalt say: Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and slept in his place.	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.
10 And the Lord came and stood: and he called, as he had called the other times: Samuel, Samuel. And Samuel said: Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth.	10 Et venit Dominus et stetit et vocavit, sicut vocaverat prius: “ Samuel, Samuel ”. Et ait Samuel: “ Loquere, quia audit servus tuus ”.
11 And the Lord said to Samuel: Behold I do a thing in Israel: and whosoever shall hear it, both his ears shall tingle.	11 Et dixit Dominus ad Samuel: “ Ecce ego facio verbum in Israel, quod quicumque audierit, tinnient ambae aures eius.
12 In that day I will raise up against Heli all the things I have spoken concerning his house: I will begin, and I will make an end.	12 In die illo suscitabo adversum Heli omnia, quae locutus sum super domum eius: incipiam et complebo.
13 For I have foretold unto him, that I will judge his house for ever, for iniquity, because he knew that his sons did wickedly, and did not chastise them.	13 Praedixi enim ei quod iudicaturus essem domum eius in aeternum propter iniquitatem, eo quod noverat filios suos contemnere Deum et non corripuit eos.
14 Therefore have I sworn to the house of Hell, that the iniquity of his house shall not be expiated with victims nor offerings for ever.	14 Idcirco iuravi domui Heli quod non expietur iniquitas domus eius victimis et muneribus usque in aeternum ”.
15 And Samuel slept till morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel feared to tell the vision to Hell.	15 Dormivit autem Samuel usque mane aperuitque ostia domus Domini. Et Samuel timebat indicare visionem Heli.
16 Then Heli called Samuel, and said: Samuel, my son. And he answered: Here am I.	16 Vocavit ergo Heli Samuelem et dixit: “ Samuel, fili mi ”. Qui respondens ait: “ Praesto sum ”.
17 And he asked him: What is the word that the Lord hath spoken to thee? I beseech thee hide it not from me. May God do so and so to thee, and add so and so, if thou hide from me one word of all that were said to thee.	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 ”.
18 So Samuel told him all the words, and did not hide them from him. And he answered: It is the Lord: let him do what is good in his sight.	18 Indicavit itaque ei Samuel universos sermones et non abscondit ab eo. Et ille respondit: “ Dominus est! Quod bonum est in oculis suis, faciat ”.
19 And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and not one of his words fell to the ground.	19 Crevit autem Samuel, et Dominus erat cum eo, et non cecidit ex omnibus verbis eius in terram.
20 And all Israel from Dan to Bersabee, knew that Samuel was a faithful prophet of the Lord.	20 Et cognovit universus Israel a Dan usque Bersabee quod constitutus esset Samuel propheta Domini.
21 And the Lord again appeared in Silo, for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel in Silo, according to the word of the Lord. And the word of Samuel came to pass to all Israel.	21 Et addidit Dominus ut appareret in Silo, quoniam revelatus fuerat Dominus Samueli in Silo iuxta verbum Domini. Et evenit sermo Samuelis universo Israeli.