| 1 Entretanto o menino Samuel servia o Senhor sob a direcção de Heli. A palavra do Senhor era rara, naqueles dias, e a visão não era freqüente. | 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 Ora aconteceu, certo dia, que Heli estava deitado no seu aposento. (Os seus olhos tinham-se escurecido, e não podia ver). | 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 Antes que fosse apagada a lâmpada de Deus, Samuel dormia no templo do Senhor, onde estava a arca de Deus. | 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 O Senhor chamou Samuel, o qual respondendo, disse: Eis-me aqui. | 4 And the Lord called Samuel. And responding, he said, “Here I am.” |
| 5 Samuel correu a Heli e disse: Eis-me aqui, pois tu me chamaste. Ele respondeu: Não te chamei; volta e dorme. E ele retirou-se e dormiu. | 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 O Senhor voltou novamente a chamar Samuel. Samuel, levantando-se, foi a Heli e disse: Eis-me aqui, pois me chamaste. Heli respondeu: Não te chamei, meu filho; volta e dorme. | 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 ainda não conhecia o Senhor, porque não lhe tinha sido ainda revelada a palavra do Senhor. | 7 Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not been revealed to him. |
| 8 O Senhor voltou novamente a chamar Samuel pela terceira vez. Ele, levantando-se, foi a Heli, | 8 And the Lord continued, and he called to Samuel still a third time. And rising up, he went to Eli. |
| 9 e disse: Eis-me aqui, pois me chamaste. Compreendeu então Heli que o Senhor chamava o menino, e disse a Samuel: Vai e dorme. Se te chamarem outra vez, dirás: Fala, Senhor, porque o teu servo escuta. Samuel, pois, retirou-se e dormiu no seu aposento. | 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 O Senhor veio, parou e chamou como das outras vezes: Samuel, Samuel. Samuel respondeu-lhe: Fala, Senhor, porque o teu servo escuta. | 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 O Senhor disse a Samuel: Vou fazer uma coisa em Israel, que, a todo o que a ouvir, fará que fiquem retinindo ambos os ouvidos (de terror). | 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 Naquele dia cumprirei contra Heli todas as coisas que, disse sobre a sua casa; começarei e acabarei. | 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 Eu predisse-lhe que exerceria o meu juízo contra a sua casa para sempre, por causa da iniquidade, que ele sabia que seus filhos cometiam, procedendo indignamente, e que não corrigiu (como devia). | 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 Por isso jurei à casa de Heli que a iniquidade da sua casa jamais se expiaria com vítimas nem com ofertas. | 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 dormiu até pela manhã; depois abriu as portas da casa do Senhor. Samuel temia dizer a Heli a visão. | 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 Porém Heli chamou Samuel e disse: Samuel, meu filho! Ele respondeu: Eis-me aqui. | 16 Then Eli called Samuel, and he said, “Samuel, my son?” And responding, he said, “I am here.” |
| 17 Heli perguntou-lhe: Qual é a palavra que o Senhor te disse? Não mo encubras, te peço; o Senhor te trate com toda a severidade, se me encobrires alguma das palavras que te foram ditas. | 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 Samuel, pois descobriu-lhe todas as palavras sem lhe ocultar nada. Heli respondeu: Ele é o Senhor; faça o que for agradável aos seus olhos. | 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 crescia, e o Senhor era com ele, e nenhuma das suas palavras caiu no chão. | 19 And Samuel grew up, and the Lord was with him, and not one of his words fell to the ground. |
| 20 Todo Israel, desde Dan até Bersabée, conheceu que Samuel era um fiel profeta do Senhor. | 20 And all of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, knew Samuel to be a faithful prophet of the Lord. |
| 21 O Senhor continuou a aparecer em Silo, porque em Silo é que o Senhor se manifestara a Samuel, segundo a palavra do Senhor. E a palavra de Samuel chegou a todo o Israel. | 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. |
