| 1 Puer autem Samuel ministrabat Domino coram Heli, et sermo Domini erat pretiosus in diebus illis : non erat visio manifesta. | 1 Now, the boy Samuel was serving Yahweh in the presence of Eli; in those days it was rare for Yahwehto speak; visions were uncommon. |
| 2 Factum est ergo in die quadam, Heli jacebat in loco suo, et oculi ejus caligaverant, nec poterat videre : | 2 One day, it happened that Eli was lying down in his room. His eyes were beginning to grow dim; hecould no longer see. |
| 3 lucerna Dei antequam extingueretur, Samuel dormiebat in templo Domini, ubi erat arca Dei. | 3 The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying in Yahweh's sanctuary, where the ark ofGod was, |
| 4 Et vocavit Dominus Samuel. Qui respondens, ait : Ecce ego. | 4 when Yahweh cal ed, 'Samuel! Samuel!' He answered, 'Here I am,' |
| 5 Et cucurrit ad Heli, et dixit : Ecce ego : vocasti enim me. Qui dixit : Non vocavi : revertere, et dormi. Et abiit, et dormivit. | 5 and, running to Eli, he said, 'Here I am, as you cal ed me.' Eli said, 'I did not call. Go back and lie down.'So he went and lay down. |
| 6 Et adjecit Dominus rursum vocare Samuelem. 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 Yahweh cal ed, 'Samuel! Samuel!' He got up and went to Eli and said, 'Here I am, as youcal ed me.' He replied, 'I did not cal , my son; go back and lie down.' |
| 7 Porro Samuel necdum sciebat Dominum, neque revelatus fuerat ei sermo Domini. | 7 As yet, Samuel had no knowledge of Yahweh and the word of Yahweh had not yet been revealed tohim. |
| 8 Et adjecit Dominus, et vocavit adhuc Samuelem tertio. Qui consurgens abiit ad Heli, | 8 Again Yahweh called, the third time. He got up and went to Eli and said, 'Here I am, as you cal ed me.'Eli then understood that Yahweh was cal ing the child, |
| 9 et ait : Ecce ego, quia vocasti me. Intellexit ergo Heli quia Dominus vocaret puerum : et ait ad Samuelem : 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 to Samuel, 'Go and lie down, and if someone calls say, "Speak, Yahweh; for your servant islistening." ' So Samuel went and lay down in his place. |
| 10 Et venit Dominus, et stetit : et vocavit, sicut vocaverat secundo : Samuel, Samuel. Et ait Samuel : Loquere, Domine, quia audit servus tuus. | 10 Yahweh then came and stood by, cal ing as he had done before, 'Samuel! Samuel!' Samuelanswered, 'Speak, Yahweh; for your servant is listening.' |
| 11 Et dixit Dominus ad Samuelem : Ecce ego facio verbum in Israël, quod quicumque audierit, tinnient ambæ aures ejus. | 11 Yahweh then said to Samuel, 'I am going to do something in Israel which wil make the ears of all whohear of it ring. |
| 12 In die illa suscitabo adversum Heli omnia quæ locutus sum super domum ejus : incipiam, et complebo. | 12 I shal carry out that day against Eli everything that I have said about his family, from beginning to end. |
| 13 Prædixi enim ei quod judicaturus essem domum ejus in æternum propter iniquitatem, eo quod noverat indigne agere filios suos, et non corripuerit eos. | 13 You are to tel him that I condemn his family for ever, since he is aware that his sons have beencursing God and yet has not corrected them. |
14 Idcirco juravi domui Heli quod non expietur iniquitas domus ejus victimis et muneribus usque in æternum.
| 14 Therefore -- I swear it to the family of Eli -- no sacrifice or offering shal ever expiate the guilt of Eli'sfamily.' |
| 15 Dormivit autem Samuel usque mane, aperuitque ostia domus Domini. Et Samuel timebat indicare visionem Heli. | 15 Samuel lay where he was until morning and then opened the doors of Yahweh's temple. Samuel wasafraid to tel Eli about the vision, |
| 16 Vocavit ergo Heli Samuelem, et dixit : Samuel fili mi ? Qui respondens ait : Præsto sum. | 16 but Eli cal ed Samuel and said, 'Samuel, my son.' 'Here I am,' he replied. |
| 17 Et interrogavit eum : Quis est sermo, quem locutus est Dominus ad te ? oro te ne celaveris me : hæc faciat tibi Deus, et hæc addat, si absconderis a me sermonem ex omnibus verbis quæ dicta sunt tibi. | 17 Eli asked, 'What message did he give you? Please do not hide it from me. May God bring unnameableil s on you and worse ones, too, if you hide from me anything of what he said 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 Samuel then told him everything, hiding nothing from him. Eli said, 'He is Yahweh; let him do what hethinks good.' |
| 19 Crevit autem Samuel, et Dominus erat cum eo, et non cecidit ex omnibus verbis ejus in terram. | 19 Samuel grew up. Yahweh was with him and did not let a single word fal to the ground of all that hehad told him. |
| 20 Et cognovit universus Israël, a Dan usque Bersabee, quod fidelis Samuel propheta esset Domini. | 20 Al Israel knew, from Dan to Beersheba, that Samuel was attested as a prophet of Yahweh. |
| 21 Et addidit Dominus ut appareret in Silo, quoniam revelatus fuerat Dominus Samueli in Silo juxta verbum Domini. Et evenit sermo Samuelis universo Israëli. | 21 Yahweh continued to manifest himself at Shiloh, revealing himself to Samuel there, |