Premier livre de Samuel 3

BIBLES DES PEUPLES	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Le jeune Samuel servait Yahvé sous le regard d’Héli. En ce temps-là la parole de Yahvé était chose rare, et les visions, peu fréquentes.	1 Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord before Eli, and the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no manifest vision.
2 Ce jour-là Héli était couché dans sa chambre, ses yeux étaient si faibles qu’il ne voyait plus.	2 Then it happened that, on a certain day, Eli was lying in his place. And his eyes had dimmed, so that he was unable to see.
3 La lampe de Dieu n’était pas encore éteinte et Samuel était couché dans le sanctuaire de Yahvé, là où se trouvait l’Arche de Dieu.	3 And so, to prevent the lamp of God from going out, Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was.
4 Yahvé appela: “Samuel! Samuel!” Il répondit: “Me voici.”	4 And the Lord called Samuel. And responding, he said, “Here I am.”
5 Il courut vers Héli et dit: “Me voici puisque tu m’as appelé.” Héli répondit: “Je ne t’ai pas appelé, retourne te coucher.” Et Samuel alla se coucher.	5 And he ran to Eli, and he said, “Here I am. For you called me.” And he said: “I did not call. Return and sleep.” And he went away, and he slept.
6 Yahvé appela de nouveau: “Samuel! Samuel!” Il se leva et se rendit auprès d’Héli: “Me voici, dit-il, puisque tu m’as appelé.” Héli répondit: “Je ne t’ai pas appelé mon fils, retourne te coucher.”	6 And again, the Lord continued to call to Samuel. And rising up, Samuel went to Eli, and he said: “Here I am. For you called me.” And he responded: “I did not call you, my son. Return and sleep.”
7 Samuel ne connaissait pas encore Yahvé: la parole de Yahvé ne lui avait pas encore été révélée.	7 Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not been revealed to him.
8 Lorsque Yahvé appela Samuel pour la troisième fois, il se leva et se rendit auprès d’Héli: “Me voici, dit-il, puisque tu m’as appelé.” Alors Héli comprit que c’était Yahvé qui appelait le garçon.	8 And the Lord continued, and he called to Samuel still a third time. And rising up, he went to Eli.
9 Il dit à Samuel: “Va te coucher; si on t’appelle, tu répondras: Parle, Yahvé, car ton serviteur écoute.” Et Samuel repartit se coucher.	9 And he said: “Here I am. For you called me.” Then Eli understood that the Lord had called the boy. And he said to Samuel: “Go and sleep. And if he calls to you from now on, you will say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’ ” Therefore, Samuel went away, and he slept in his place.
10 Yahvé entra; il se tint là et il appela comme les autres fois: “Samuel! Samuel!” Samuel répondit: “Parle, car ton serviteur écoute.”	10 And the Lord came, and stood, and he called, just as he had called the other times, “Samuel, Samuel.” And Samuel said, “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.”
11 Yahvé dit alors à Samuel: “Je vais accomplir en Israël une chose telle, que les deux oreilles en tinteront à quiconque l’apprendra.	11 And the Lord said to Samuel: “Behold, I am accomplishing a word in Israel. Whoever will hear about it, both his ears will ring.
12 En ce jour-là je ferai tomber sur Héli la condamnation que j’ai prononcée contre sa maison, depuis le début jusqu’à la fin.	12 In that day, I will raise up against Eli all the things that I have spoken over his house. I will begin, and I will finish.
13 Tu lui diras que je condamne sa maison à jamais, car il savait que ses fils maudissaient Dieu et il ne les a pas corrigés.	13 For I have foretold to him that I will judge his house unto eternity, because of iniquity. For he had known that his sons acted shamefully, and he did not chastise them.
14 C’est pourquoi, je le jure à la maison d’Héli, aucun sacrifice, aucune offrande ne pourront effacer la faute de la maison d’Héli.”	14 For this reason, I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of his house will not be expiated, with victims or with gifts, even forever.”
15 Samuel se recoucha jusqu’au matin, puis il ouvrit les portes du sanctuaire de Yahvé. Samuel avait peur de raconter la vision à Héli,	15 Then Samuel slept until morning, and he opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel was afraid to tell the vision to Eli.
16 mais Héli l’appela et lui dit: “Samuel, mon fils.” “Me voici, répondit-il.”	16 Then Eli called Samuel, and he said, “Samuel, my son?” And responding, he said, “I am here.”
17 Héli demanda: “Quelle est la parole qu’il t’a dite? Ne me cache rien. Que Dieu te maudisse et qu’il te maudisse encore, si tu me caches un seul mot de tout ce qu’il t’a dit.”	17 And he questioned him: “What is the word that the Lord has spoken to you? I beg you that you may not conceal it from me. May God do these things to you, and may he add these other things, if you hide from me one word out of all the things that were told to you.”
18 Alors Samuel lui raconta tout, il ne lui cacha rien. Héli dit: “Il est Yahvé, qu’il fasse comme il lui semble bon.”	18 And so, Samuel revealed to him all the words, and he did not hide them from him. And he responded: “He is the Lord. May he do what is good in his own eyes.”
19 Samuel avait grandi, Yahvé était avec lui et ses paroles ne manquaient jamais de se réaliser.	19 And Samuel grew up, and the Lord was with him, and not one of his words fell to the ground.
20 Tout Israël l’apprit, depuis Dan jusqu’à Bersabée: Samuel était prophète de Yahvé, c’était une chose certaine.	20 And all of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, knew Samuel to be a faithful prophet of the Lord.
21 Yahvé continua de se manifester à Silo; il se révélait à Samuel à Silo pendant qu’Héli vieillissait et que ses fils s’enfonçaient dans leur voie mauvaise.	21 And the Lord continued to appear in Shiloh. For the Lord had revealed himself to Samuel at Shiloh, according to the word of the Lord. And the word about Samuel went forth to all of Israel.