1 و َخَدَمَ الصَّبِيُّ صَمُوئِيلُ اللهَ تَحتَ إشرافِ الكاهِنِ عالِي. وَفِي تِلكَ الأيّامِ لَمْ يَكُنِ اللهُ يَتَكَلَّمُ كَثِيراً إلَى النّاسِ بِشَكلٍ مُباشِرٍ. وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يُعطِي رُؤَى كَثِيرَةً لِلنّاسِ.

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 و َضَعُفَتْ عَينا عالِي كَثِيراً حَتَّى صارَ أعمَى تَقرِيباً. وَفِي ذاتِ لَيلَةٍ ذَهَبَ إلَى غُرفَتِهِ لِيَنامَ.

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

3 و َكانَ المِصباحُ المُقَدَّسُ مازالَ مُشتَعِلاً، فَتَمَدَّدَ صَمُوئِيلُ فِي هَيكَلِ اللهِ حَيْثُ صُنْدُوقُ عَهْدِ اللهِ.

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 ف َنادَى اللهُ صَمُوئِيلَ. فَقالَ صَمُوئِيلُ: «سَمْعاً وَطاعَةً.»

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

5 و َرَكَضَ إلَى عالِي وَقالَ: «أنتَ نادَيتَ عَلَيَّ، فَسَمعاً وَطاعَةً.» لَكِنَّ عالِي قالَ: «أنا لَمْ أُنادِ عَلَيكَ، فاذْهَبْ وَنَمْ.» فَذَهَبَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِيَنامَ.

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 و َمَرَّةً أُخْرَى نادَى اللهُ: «يا صَمُوئِيلُ!» فَذَهَبَ صَمُوئِيلُ إلَى عالِي ثانِيَةً وَقالَ: «أنتَ نادَيتَ عَلَيَّ، فَسَمْعاً وَطاعَةً!» فَقالَ عالِي: «لَمْ أُنادِ عَلَيكَ. فاذْهَبْ وَنَمْ.»

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 و َلَمْ يَكُنْ صَمُوئِيلُ يَعرِفُ اللهَ بَعدُ، لِأنَّ اللهَ لَمْ يَكُنْ قَدْ أعلَنَ لَهُ كَلِمَتُهُ بَعْدُ.

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

8 ف َنادَى اللهُ صَمُوئِيلَ لِلمَرَّةِ الثّالِثَةِ. فَنَهَضَ صَمُوئِيلُ وَذَهَبَ إلَى عالِي وَقالَ: «أنْتَ نادَيتَ عَلَيَّ، فَسَمعاً وَطاعَةً.» فَفَهِمَ عالِي أخِيراً أنَّ اللهَ كانَ يُنادِي عَلَى صَمُوئِيلَ.

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 ف َقالَ عالِي لِصَمُوئِيلَ: «اذْهَبْ لِلنَّومِ. وَإذا نادَى عَلَيكَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى، قُلْ: ‹تَكَلَّمْ يا اللهُ ، فَخَادِمُكَ يُصْغِي إليكَ.›» فَذَهَبَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِلنَّومِ فِي مَكانِهِ.

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 ف َجاءَ اللهُ وَوَقَفَ هُناكَ، وَنادَى كَما فِي السّابِقِ: «يا صَمُوئِيلُ، يا صَمُوئِيلُ!» فَقالَ صَمُوئِيلُ: «تَكَلَّمْ يا اللهُ ، فَخَادِمُكَ يُصْغِي إليكَ.»

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 ف َقالَ اللهُ لِصَمُوئِيلَ: «أنا مُوشِكٌ أنْ أعْمَلَ فِي إسْرائِيلَ أعمالاً سَتَهُزُّ مَنْ يَسمَعُها.

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 س َأُحَقِّقُ كُلَّ الكَلامِ الَّذِي قُلْتُهُ عَلَى عالِي وَعائِلَتِهِ، مِنْ أوَّلِهِ إلَى آخِرِهِ.

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

13 ف َقَدْ أخبَرتُ عالِي أنِّي سَأقضِي عَلَى عائِلَتِهِ إلَى الأبَدِ. وَسَأفعَلُ ذَلِكَ لِأنَّهُ كانَ يَسمَعُ وَيَرى وَلَدَيهِ يُخطِئانِ إلَيَّ، فَلَمْ يُوقِفْهُما.

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 و َلِهَذا أقسَمتُ بِأنَّنِي لَنْ أقبَلَ أبَداً ذَبائِحَ وَتَقدِماتٍ تَكفِيراً عَنْ خَطايا عائِلَةِ عالِي.»

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 و َاسْتَلْقَى صَمُوئِيلُ فِي فِراشِهِ إلَى أنْ جاءَ الصَّباحُ. ثُمَّ قامَ وَفَتَحَ أبوابَ بَيتِ اللهِ. وَخافَ صَمُوئِيلُ أنْ يُخبِرَ عالِي عَنِ الرُّؤيا.

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

16 ل َكِنَّ عالِي قالَ لِصَمُوئِيلَ: «يا ابنِي صَمُوئِيلَ.» فَأجابَ صَمُوئِيلُ: «سَمعاً وَطاعَةً.»

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

17 ف َسَألَ عالِي صَمُوئِيلَ: «ماذا قالَ لَكَ اللهُ؟ لا تُخْفِ شَيئاً عَنِّي. وَلْيُعاقِبْكَ اللهُ إنْ أخفَيتَ عَنِّي أيَّ شَيءٍ مِنْ كُلِّ ما قالَهُ لَكَ.»

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 ف َأخبَرَهُ صَمُوئِيلُ بِكُلِّ شَيءٍ. وَلَمْ يُخفِ عَنهُ شَيئاً. فَقالَ عالِي: «هُوَ اللهُ. يَفعَلُ ما يَراهُ صَواباً.»

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

19 و َكانَ اللهُ مَعَ صَمُوئِيلَ وَهُوَ يَكبُرُ. وَلَمْ يَسْمَحْ بِأنْ تَسْقُطَ كَلِمَةٌ واحِدَةٌ مِنْ كَلامِهِ.

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

20 ف َعَرَفَتْ كُلُّ إسْرائِيلَ، مِنْ دانَ إلَى بِئْرِ السَّبعِ، أنَّ صَمُوئِيلَ استُؤمِنَ نبياً للهِ ،

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

21 و َظَلَّ اللهُ يَظهَرُ لِصَمُوئِيلَ فِي شِيلُوهَ. وَأعلَنَ نَفسَهُ لَهُ مِنْ خِلالِ كَلِمَةَ اللهِ.

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