1 A nd the child Samuel ministered unto Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.

Now the boy Samuel ministered to the Lord before Eli. The word of the Lord was rare and precious in those days; there was no frequent or widely spread vision.

2 A nd it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place (now his eyes had begun to wax dim, so that he could not see),

At that time Eli, whose eyesight had dimmed so that he could not see, was lying down in his own place.

3 a nd the lamp of God was not yet gone out, and Samuel was laid down to sleep, in the temple of Jehovah, where the ark of God was;

The lamp of God had not yet gone out in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was lying down

4 t hat Jehovah called Samuel; and he said, Here am I.

When the Lord called, Samuel! And he answered, Here I am.

5 A nd he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.

He ran to Eli and said, Here I am, for you called me. Eli said, I did not call you; lie down again. So he went and lay down.

6 A nd Jehovah called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.

And the Lord called again, Samuel! And Samuel arose and went to Eli and said, Here am I; you did call me. Eli answered, I did not call, my son; lie down again.

7 N ow Samuel did not yet know Jehovah, neither was the word of Jehovah yet revealed unto him.

Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord was not yet revealed to him.

8 A nd Jehovah called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And Eli perceived that Jehovah had called the child.

And the Lord called Samuel the third time. And he went to Eli and said, Here I am, for you did call me. Then Eli perceived that the Lord was calling the boy.

9 T herefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Jehovah; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

So Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down. And if He calls you, you shall say, Speak, Lord, for Your servant is listening. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

10 A nd Jehovah came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel said, Speak; for thy servant heareth.

And the Lord came and stood and called as at other times, Samuel! Samuel! Then Samuel answered, Speak, Lord, for Your servant is listening.

11 A nd Jehovah said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.

The Lord told Samuel, Behold, I am about to do a thing in Israel at which both ears of all who hear it shall tingle.

12 I n that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from the beginning even unto the end.

On that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end.

13 F or I have told him that I will judge his house for ever, for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons did bring a curse upon themselves, and he restrained them not.

And I announce to him that I will judge and punish his house forever for the iniquity of which he knew, for his sons were bringing a curse upon themselves, and he did not restrain them.

14 A nd therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be expiated with sacrifice nor offering for ever.

Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be atoned for or purged with sacrifice or offering forever.

15 A nd Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of Jehovah. And Samuel feared to show Eli the vision.

Samuel lay until morning; then he opened the doors of the Lord’s house. And was afraid to tell the vision to Eli.

16 T hen Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, Here am I.

But Eli called Samuel and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here I am.

17 A nd he said, What is the thing that Jehovah hath spoken unto thee? I pray thee, hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide anything from me of all the things that he spake unto thee.

Eli said, What is it He told you? Pray do not hide it from me. May God do so to you, and more also, if you hide anything from me of all that He said to you.

18 A nd Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is Jehovah: let him do what seemeth him good.

And Samuel told him everything, hiding nothing. And Eli said, It is the Lord; let Him do what seems good to Him.

19 A nd Samuel grew, and Jehovah was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.

Samuel grew; the Lord was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground.

20 A nd all Israel from Dan even to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of Jehovah.

And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the Lord.

21 A nd Jehovah appeared again in Shiloh; for Jehovah revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of Jehovah.

And the Lord continued to appear in Shiloh, for the Lord revealed Himself to Samuel in Shiloh through the word of the Lord.