1 O menino Samuel ministrava perante o Senhor, sob a direção de Eli; naqueles dias raramente o Senhor falava, e as visões não eram freqüentes.

Now the boy Samuel ministered to the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no widespread revelation.

2 C erta noite, Eli, cujos olhos estavam ficando tão fracos que já não conseguia mais enxergar, estava deitado em seu lugar de costume.

And it came to pass at that time, while Eli was lying down in his place, and when his eyes had begun to grow so dim that he could not see,

3 A lâmpada de Deus ainda não havia se apagado, e Samuel estava deitado no santuário do Senhor, onde se encontrava a arca de Deus.

and before the lamp of God went out in the tabernacle of the Lord where the ark of God was, and while Samuel was lying down,

4 E ntão o Senhor chamou Samuel. Samuel respondeu: “Estou aqui”.

that the Lord called Samuel. And he answered, “Here I am!”

5 E correu até Eli e disse: “Estou aqui; o senhor me chamou?” Eli, porém, disse: “Não o chamei; volte e deite-se”. Então, ele foi e se deitou.

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

6 D e novo o Senhor chamou: “Samuel!” E Samuel se levantou e foi até Eli e disse: “Estou aqui; o senhor me chamou?” Disse Eli: “Meu filho, não o chamei; volte e deite-se”.

Then the Lord called yet again, “Samuel!” So Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” He answered, “I did not call, my son; lie down again.”

7 O ra, Samuel ainda não conhecia o Senhor. A palavra do Senhor ainda não lhe havia sido revelada.

(Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, nor was the word of the Lord yet revealed to him.)

8 O Senhor chamou Samuel pela terceira vez. Ele se levantou, foi até Eli e disse: “Estou aqui; o senhor me chamou?” Eli percebeu que o Senhor estava chamando o menino

And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. So he arose and went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you did call me.” Then Eli perceived that the Lord had called the boy.

9 e lhe disse: “Vá e deite-se; se ele chamá-lo, diga: ‘Fala, Senhor, pois o teu servo está ouvindo’”. Então Samuel foi se deitar.

Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down; and it shall be, if He calls you, that you must say, ‘Speak, Lord, for Your servant hears.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

10 O Senhor voltou a chamá-lo como nas outras vezes: “Samuel, Samuel!” Samuel disse: “Fala, pois o teu servo está ouvindo”.

Now the Lord came and stood and called as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant hears.”

11 E o Senhor disse a Samuel: “Vou realizar em Israel algo que fará tinir os ouvidos de todos os que ficarem sabendo.

Then the Lord said to Samuel: “Behold, I will do something in Israel at which both ears of everyone who hears it will tingle.

12 N essa ocasião executarei contra Eli tudo o que falei contra sua família, do começo ao fim.

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

13 P ois eu lhe disse que julgaria sua família para sempre, por causa do pecado dos seus filhos, do qual ele tinha consciência; seus filhos se fizeram desprezíveis, e ele não os puniu.

For I have told him that I will judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knows, because his sons made themselves vile, and he did not restrain them.

14 P or isso jurei à família de Eli: ‘Jamais se fará propiciação pela culpa da família de Eli mediante sacrifício ou oferta’”.

And 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 S amuel ficou deitado até de manhã e então abriu as portas da casa do Senhor. Ele teve medo de contar a visão a Eli,

So Samuel lay down until morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel was afraid to tell Eli the vision.

16 m as este o chamou e disse: “Samuel, meu filho”. “Estou aqui”, respondeu Samuel.

Then Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son!” He answered, “Here I am.”

17 E li perguntou: “O que o Senhor lhe disse? Não esconda de mim. Deus o castigue, e o faça com muita severidade, se você esconder de mim qualquer coisa que ele lhe falou”.

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

18 E ntão, Samuel lhe contou tudo, e nada escondeu. Então Eli disse: “Ele é o Senhor; que faça o que lhe parecer melhor”.

Then 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 E nquanto Samuel crescia, o Senhor estava com ele, e fazia com que todas as suas palavras se cumprissem.

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

20 T odo o Israel, desde Dã até Berseba, reconhecia que Samuel estava confirmado como profeta do Senhor.

And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel had been established as a prophet of the Lord.

21 O Senhor continuou aparecendo em Siló, onde havia se revelado a Samuel por meio de sua palavra.

Then the Lord appeared again in Shiloh. For the Lord revealed Himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the Lord.