Primo libro di Samuele 3

NOVA VULGATA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
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 before Eli, and the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no manifest vision.
2 Factum est ergo in die quadam, Heli iacebat in loco suo, et oculi eius caligaverant, nec poterat videre.	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 Lucerna Dei nondum exstincta erat, et Samuel dormiebat in templo Domini, ubi erat arca Dei.	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 Et vocavit Dominus Samuel, qui respondens ait: “ Ecce ego ”.	4 And the Lord called Samuel. And responding, 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 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 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 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 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 been revealed to him.
8 Et Dominus rursum vocavit Samuel tertio, qui consurgens abiit ad Heli	8 And the Lord continued, and he called to Samuel still a third time. And rising up, he went to Eli.
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 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 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, and he called, just as he had called the other times, “Samuel, Samuel.” And Samuel said, “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.”
11 Et dixit Dominus ad Samuel: “ Ecce ego facio verbum in Israel, quod quicumque audierit, tinnient ambae aures eius.	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 In die illo suscitabo adversum Heli omnia, quae locutus sum super domum eius: incipiam et complebo.	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 Praedixi enim ei quod iudicaturus essem domum eius in aeternum propter iniquitatem, eo quod noverat filios suos contemnere Deum et non corripuit eos.	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 Idcirco iuravi domui Heli quod non expietur iniquitas domus eius victimis et muneribus usque in aeternum ”.	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 Dormivit autem Samuel usque mane aperuitque ostia domus Domini. Et Samuel timebat indicare visionem Heli.	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 Vocavit ergo Heli Samuelem et dixit: “ Samuel, fili mi ”. Qui respondens ait: “ Praesto sum ”.	16 Then Eli called Samuel, and he said, “Samuel, my son?” And responding, he said, “I am here.”
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 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 Indicavit itaque ei Samuel universos sermones et non abscondit ab eo. Et ille respondit: “ Dominus est! Quod bonum est in oculis suis, faciat ”.	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 Crevit autem Samuel, et Dominus erat cum eo, et non cecidit ex omnibus verbis eius in terram.	19 And Samuel grew up, and the Lord was with him, and not one of his words fell to the ground.
20 Et cognovit universus Israel a Dan usque Bersabee quod constitutus esset Samuel propheta Domini.	20 And all of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, knew Samuel to be a faithful 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 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.