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撒母耳記上

撒母耳記上 第 3 章

1

童子撒母耳在以利面前事奉耶和華。當那些日子，耶和華的言語稀少，不常有默示。

Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the LORD in the presence of Eli. And the word of the LORD was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision.

2

一日，以利睡臥在自己的地方；他眼目昏花，看不分明。

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

3

神的燈在神耶和華殿內約櫃那裏，還沒有熄滅，撒母耳已經睡了。

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

耶和華呼喚撒母耳。撒母耳說：「我在這裏！」

Then the LORD called Samuel, and he said, “Here I am!”

5

就跑到以利那裏，說：「你呼喚我？我在這裏。」以利回答說：「我沒有呼喚你，你去睡吧。」他就去睡了。

and 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

耶和華又呼喚撒母耳。撒母耳起來，到以利那裏，說：「你呼喚我？我在這裏。」以利回答說：「我的兒，我沒有呼喚你，你去睡吧。」

And the LORD called again, “Samuel!” and Samuel arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call, my son; lie down again.”

7

那時撒母耳還未認識耶和華，也未得耶和華的默示。

Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, and the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him.

8

耶和華第三次呼喚撒母耳。撒母耳起來，到以利那裏，說：「你又呼喚我？我在這裏。」以利才明白是耶和華呼喚童子。

And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” Then Eli perceived that the LORD was calling the boy.

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因此以利對撒母耳說：「你仍去睡吧；若再呼喚你，你就說：『耶和華啊，請說，僕人敬聽！』」撒母耳就去，仍睡在原處。

Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down, and if he calls you, you shall say, ‘Speak, LORD, for your servant hears.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

10

耶和華又來站著，像前三次呼喚說：「撒母耳啊！撒母耳啊！」撒母耳回答說：「請說，僕人敬聽！」

And the LORD came and stood, calling as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant hears.”

11

耶和華對撒母耳說：「我在以色列中必行一件事，叫聽見的人都必耳鳴。

Then the LORD said to Samuel, “Behold, I am about to do a thing in Israel at which the two ears of everyone who hears it will tingle.

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我指著以利家所說的話，到了時候，我必始終應驗在以利身上。

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

13

我曾告訴他必永遠降罰與他的家，因他知道兒子作孽，自招咒詛，卻不禁止他們。

And I declare to him that I am about to punish his house forever, for the iniquity that he knew, because his sons were blaspheming God, and he did not restrain them.

14

所以我向以利家起誓說：『以利家的罪孽，雖獻祭奉禮物，永不能得贖去。』」

Therefore I swear to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be atoned for by sacrifice or offering forever.”

15

撒母耳睡到天亮，就開了耶和華的殿門，不敢將默示告訴以利。

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

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以利呼喚撒母耳說：「我兒撒母耳啊！」撒母耳回答說：「我在這裏！」

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

17

以利說：「耶和華對你說甚麼，你不要向我隱瞞；你若將神對你所說的隱瞞一句，願他重重地降罰與你。」

And Eli said, “What was it that he told you? 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 told you.”

18

撒母耳就把一切話都告訴了以利，並沒有隱瞞。以利說：「這是出於耶和華，願他憑自己的意旨而行。」

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

撒母耳長大了，耶和華與他同在，使他所說的話一句都不落空。

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

20

從但到別是巴所有的以色列人都知道耶和華立撒母耳為先知。

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

21

耶和華又在示羅顯現；因為耶和華將自己的話默示撒母耳，撒母耳就把這話傳遍以色列地。

And the LORD appeared again at Shiloh, for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of the LORD.