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 was ministering to the Lord before Eli. And word from the Lord was rare in those days, visions were infrequent.

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

It happened at that time as Eli was lying down in his place (now his eyesight had begun to grow dim and he could not see well ),

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

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

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

that the Lord called Samuel; and he said, “ 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.

Then he ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call, 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.»

The Lord called yet again, “Samuel!” So Samuel arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he 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, nor had the word of the Lord yet been 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.

So the Lord called Samuel again for the third time. And he arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” Then Eli discerned 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.

And Eli said to Samuel, “Go lie down, and it shall be if He calls you, that 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.»

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

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

The Lord said to Samuel, “Behold, I am about to do a thing in Israel at which both ears of everyone who hears it will tingle.

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

In that day I will carry out 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.

For I have told him that I am about to judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons brought a curse on themselves and he did not rebuke 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 by 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.

So Samuel lay down until morning. Then he opened the doors of the house of the Lord. But Samuel was afraid to tell the vision to Eli.

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

Then Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son.” And he said, “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.»

He said, “What is the word that He spoke to you? Please do not hide it from me. May God do so to you, and more also, if you hide anything from me of all the words that He spoke to you.”

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

So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And he 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.

Thus Samuel grew and the Lord was with him and let none of his words fail.

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

All Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the Lord.

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

And the Lord appeared again at Shiloh, because the Lord revealed Himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of the Lord.