I Livro de Samuel 3

SAGRADA BIBLIA	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 O jovem Samuel servia ao Senhor sob os olhos de Heli. a palavra do Senhor era rara naqueles dias, e as visões não eram freqüentes.	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.
2 Ora, aconteceu certo dia que Heli estava deitado {seus olhos tinham-se enfraquecido, e ele mal podia ver},	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:
3 e a lâmpada de Deus ainda não se apagara. Samuel repousava no templo do Senhor, onde se encontrava a arca de Deus.	3 Before the lamp of God went out, Samuel slept in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was.
4 O Senhor chamou Samuel, o qual respondeu: Eis-me aqui.	4 And the Lord called Samuel. And he answered: Here am I.
5 Samuel correu para junto de Heli e disse: Eis-me aqui: chamaste-me. Não te chamei, meu filho, torna a deitar-te. Ele foi e deitou-se.	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.
6 O Senhor chamou de novo Samuel. Este levantou-se e veio dizer a Heli: Eis-me aqui, tu me chamaste. Eu não te chamei, meu filho, torna a deitar-te.	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.
7 Samuel ainda não conhecia o Senhor; a palavra do Senhor não lhe tinha sido ainda manifestada.	7 Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither had the word of the Lord been revealed to him.
8 Pela terceira vez o Senhor chamou Samuel, que se levantou e foi ter com Heli: Eis-me aqui, tu me chamaste. Compreendeu então Heli que era o Senhor quem chamava o menino.	8 And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. And he arose up and went to Heli.
9 Vai e torna a deitar-te, disse-lhe ele, e se ouvires que te chamam de novo, responde: Falai, Senhor; vosso servo escuta! Voltou Samuel e deitou-se.	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.
10 Veio o Senhor pôs-se junto dele e chamou-o como das outras vezes: Samuel! Samuel! Falai, respondeu o menino; vosso servo escuta!	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.
11 O Senhor disse a Samuel: Eis que vou fazer uma tal coisa em Israel, que a todo o que a ouvir ficar-lhe-ão retinindo os ouvidos.	11 And the Lord said to Samuel: Behold I do a thing in Israel: and whosoever shall hear it, both his ears shall tingle.
12 Naquele dia cumprirei contra Heli todas as ameaças que pronunciei contra a sua casa. Começarei e irei até o fim.	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.
13 Anunciei-lhe que eu condenaria para sempre a sua família, por causa dos crimes que ele sabia que os seus filhos cometiam, e não os corrigiu.	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.
14 Por isso jurei à casa de Heli que a sua culpa jamais seria expiada, nem com sacrifícios nem com oblações.	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.
15 Samuel ficou deitado até pela manhã, quando abriu as portas da casa do Senhor. Ele temia contar a visão a Heli.	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.
16 Heli, porém chamou-o e disse: Samuel, meu filho! Eis-me aqui, respondeu ele.	16 Then Heli called Samuel, and said: Samuel, my son. And he answered: Here am I.
17 E Heli: Que te disse ele? Não me ocultes nada. Deus te trate com toda a severidade, se me encobrires algo de tudo o que ele te disse.	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.
18 Então Samuel contou-lhe tudo, sem nada ocultar. Heli exclamou: O Senhor fará o que lhe parecer melhor.	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.
19 Samuel crescia, e o Senhor estava com ele. Ele não negligenciava nenhuma de suas palavras.	19 And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and not one of his words fell to the ground.
20 Todo o Israel, desde Dã até Bersabéia, reconheceu que Samuel era um profeta do Senhor.	20 And all Israel from Dan to Bersabee, knew that Samuel was a faithful prophet of the Lord.
21 E o Senhor continuou a se manifestar em Silo. É ali que o Senhor aparecia a Samuel, descobrindo-lhe sua palavra.	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.