I Livro de Samuel 3

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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 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 {seus olhos tinham-se enfraquecido, e ele mal 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 e a lâmpada de Deus ainda não se apagara. Samuel repousava no templo do Senhor, onde se encontrava 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 respondeu: Eis-me aqui.	4 And the Lord called Samuel. And responding, he said, “Here I am.”
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 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 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 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; a palavra do Senhor não lhe tinha sido ainda manifestada.	7 Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not 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 continued, and he called to Samuel still a third time. And rising up, he went to Eli.
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 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 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, 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: 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 am accomplishing a word in Israel. Whoever will hear about it, both his ears will ring.
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 Eli all the things that I have spoken over his house. I will begin, and I will finish.
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 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 sua culpa jamais seria expiada, nem com sacrifícios nem com oblações.	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 ficou deitado até pela manhã, quando abriu as portas da casa do Senhor. Ele temia contar a visão a 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 Heli, porém chamou-o e disse: Samuel, meu filho! Eis-me aqui, respondeu ele.	16 Then Eli called Samuel, and he said, “Samuel, my son?” And responding, he said, “I am here.”
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 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 Então Samuel contou-lhe tudo, sem nada ocultar. Heli exclamou: O Senhor fará o que lhe parecer melhor.	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 estava com ele. Ele não negligenciava nenhuma de suas palavras.	19 And Samuel grew up, 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 of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, knew Samuel to be 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 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.