1 Samuel - douay rheims

Chapter 3

¹ Now the child Samuel ministered to the Lord before Heli, and the word of the Lord was precious in those days, there was no manifest vision.
² And it came to pass one day when Heli lay in his place, and his eyes were grown dim, that he could not see:
³ Before the lamp of God went out, Samuel slept in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was.
⁴ And the Lord called Samuel. And he answered: Here am I.
⁵ And he ran to Heli and said: Here am I: for thou didst call me. He said: I did not call: go back and sleep. And he went and slept.
⁶ And the Lord called Samuel again. And Samuel arose and went to Heli, and said: Here am I: for thou calledst me. He answered: I did not call thee, my son: return and sleep.
⁷ Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither had the word of the Lord been revealed to him.
⁸ And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. And he arose up and went to Heli.
⁹ And said: Here am I: for thou didst call me. Then Heli understood that the Lord called the child, and he said to Samuel: Go, and sleep: and if he shall call thee any more, thou shalt say: Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and slept in his place.
¹⁰ And the Lord came and stood: and he called, as he had called the other times: Samuel, Samuel. And Samuel said: Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth.
¹¹ And the Lord said to Samuel: Behold I do a thing in Israel: and whosoever shall hear it, both his ears shall tingle.
¹² In that day I will raise up against Heli all the things I have spoken concerning his house: I will begin, and I will make an end.
¹³ For I have foretold unto him, that I will judge his house for ever, for iniquity, because he knew that his sons did wickedly, and did not chastise them.
¹⁴ Therefore have I sworn to the house of Hell, that the iniquity of his house shall not be expiated with victims nor offerings for ever.
¹⁵ And Samuel slept till morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel feared to tell the vision to Hell.
¹⁶ Then Heli called Samuel, and said: Samuel, my son. And he answered: Here am I.
¹⁷ And he asked him: What is the word that the Lord hath spoken to thee? I beseech thee hide it not from me. May God do so and so to thee, and add so and so, if thou hide from me one word of all that were said to thee.
¹⁸ So Samuel told him all the words, and did not hide them from him. And he answered: It is the Lord: let him do what is good in his sight.
¹⁹ And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and not one of his words fell to the ground.
²⁰ And all Israel from Dan to Bersabee, knew that Samuel was a faithful prophet of the Lord.
²¹ And the Lord again appeared in Silo, for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel in Silo, according to the word of the Lord. And the word of Samuel came to pass to all Israel.

1 Samuel - webster

Chapter 3

¹ And the child Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.
² And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to grow dim, that he could not see;
³ And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;
⁴ That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.
⁵ And he ran to 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.
⁶ And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.
⁷ Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed to him.
⁸ And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child.
⁹ Therefore Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he should call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
¹⁰ And the LORD came, and stood and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.
¹¹ And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.
¹² In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end.
¹³ For I have told him, that I will judge his house for ever, for the iniquity which he knoweth: because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.
¹⁴ And therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.
¹⁵ And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD: and Samuel feared to show Eli the vision.
¹⁶ Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.
¹⁷ And he said, What is the thing that the LORD hath said to thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou shalt hide any thing from me, of all the things that he said to thee.
¹⁸ And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good.
¹⁹ And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and let none of his words fall to the ground.
²⁰ And all Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD.
²¹ And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD.

1 Samuel - world english bible

Chapter 3

¹ child Samuel ministered to Yahweh before Eli. The word of Yahweh was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.
² happened at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place (now his eyes had begun to grow dim, so that he could not see),
³ the lamp of God hadn't yet gone out, and Samuel had laid down [to sleep], in the temple of Yahweh, where the ark of God was;
⁴ Yahweh called Samuel; and he said, "Here I am."
⁵ ran to Eli, and said, "Here I am; for you called me." He said, "I didn't call; lie down again." He went and lay down.
⁶ called yet again, "Samuel!" Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, "Here I am; for you called me." He answered, "I didn't call, my son; lie down again."
⁷ Samuel didn't yet know Yahweh, neither was the word of Yahweh yet revealed to him.
⁸ called Samuel again the third time. He arose and went to Eli, and said, "Here I am; for you called me." Eli perceived that Yahweh had called the child.
⁹ Eli said to Samuel, "Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he calls you, that you shall say, 'Speak, Yahweh; for your servant hears.'" So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
¹⁰ came, and stood, and called as at other times, "Samuel! Samuel!" Then Samuel said, "Speak; for your servant hears."
¹¹ said to Samuel, "Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of everyone who hears it shall tingle.
¹² that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from the beginning even to the end.
¹³ I have told him that I will judge his house forever, for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons brought a curse on themselves, and he didn't restrain them.
¹⁴ I have sworn to the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be removed with sacrifice nor offering forever."
¹⁵ lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of Yahweh. Samuel feared to show Eli the vision.
¹⁶ Eli called Samuel, and said, "Samuel, my son!" He said, "Here I am."
¹⁷ said, "What is the thing that [Yahweh] has spoken to you? Please don't hide it from me. God do so to you, and more also, if you hide anything from me of all the things that he spoke to you."
¹⁸ told him every bit, and hid nothing from him. He said, "It is Yahweh. Let him do what seems good to him."
¹⁹ grew, and Yahweh was with him, and let none of his words fall to the ground.
²⁰ Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of Yahweh.
²¹ appeared again in Shiloh; for Yahweh revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of Yahweh.

1 Samuel - darby

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¹ And the boy Samuel ministered to Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was rare in those days; a vision was not frequent.
² And it came to pass at that time, when Eli lay in his place (now his eyes began to grow dim, he could not see),
³ and the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel lay in the temple of Jehovah, where the ark of God was,
⁴ that Jehovah called to Samuel. And he said, Here am I.
⁵ And he ran to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I did not call: lie down again. And he went and lay down.
⁶ And Jehovah called again, Samuel! And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I did not call, my son: lie down again.
⁷ Now Samuel did not yet know Jehovah, neither had the word of Jehovah yet been revealed to him.
⁸ And Jehovah called again the third time, Samuel! And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And Eli perceived that Jehovah was calling the boy.
⁹ And Eli said to 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.
¹⁰ And Jehovah came, and stood, and called as at the other times, Samuel, Samuel! And Samuel said, Speak, for thy servant heareth.
¹¹ And Jehovah said to Samuel, Behold, I do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.
¹² In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house; I will begin and make an end.
¹³ For I have declared to him that I will judge his house for ever, for the iniquity which he hath known: because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.
¹⁴ And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be expiated with sacrifice or oblation for ever.
¹⁵ And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of Jehovah. And Samuel feared to declare the vision to Eli.
¹⁶ And Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, Here am I.
¹⁷ And he said, What is the word that he has spoken to thee? I pray thee, keep it not back from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou keep back anything from me of all the word that he spoke to thee.
¹⁸ And Samuel told him all the words, and kept nothing back from him. And he said, It is Jehovah: let him do what is good in his sight.
¹⁹ And Samuel grew, and Jehovah was with him, and let none of his words fall to the ground.
²⁰ And all Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, knew that Samuel was established a prophet of Jehovah.
²¹ And Jehovah appeared again at Shiloh; for Jehovah revealed himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of Jehovah.

1 Samuel - american standard version

Chapter 3

¹ And the child Samuel ministered unto Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.
² And 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),
³ and 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;
⁴ that Jehovah called Samuel; and he said, Here am I.
⁵ And 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.
⁶ And 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.
⁷ Now Samuel did not yet know Jehovah, neither was the word of Jehovah yet revealed unto him.
⁸ And 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.
⁹ Therefore 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.
¹⁰ And Jehovah came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel said, Speak; for thy servant heareth.
¹¹ And 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.
¹² In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from the beginning even unto the end.
¹³ For 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.
¹⁴ And 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.
¹⁵ And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of Jehovah. And Samuel feared to show Eli the vision.
¹⁶ Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, Here am I.
¹⁷ And 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.
¹⁸ And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is Jehovah: let him do what seemeth him good.
¹⁹ And Samuel grew, and Jehovah was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.
²⁰ And all Israel from Dan even to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of Jehovah.
²¹ And Jehovah appeared again in Shiloh; for Jehovah revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of Jehovah.

1 Samuel - basic english

Chapter 3

¹ Now the young Samuel was the servant of the Lord before Eli. In those days the Lord kept his word secret from men; there was no open vision.
² And at that time, when Eli was resting in his place, (now his eyes were becoming clouded so that he was not able to see,)
³ And the light of God was still burning, while Samuel was sleeping in the Temple of the Lord where the ark of God was,
⁴ The voice of the Lord said Samuel's name; and he said, Here am I.
⁵ And running to Eli he said, Here am I, for you said my name. And Eli said, I did not say your name; go to your rest again. So he went back to his bed.
⁶ And again the Lord said, Samuel. And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, Here am I; for you certainly said my name. But he said in answer, I said nothing, my son; go to your rest again.
⁷ Now at that time Samuel had no knowledge of the Lord, and the revelation of the word of the Lord had not come to him.
⁸ And for the third time the Lord said Samuel's name. And he got up and went to Eli and said, Here am I; for you certainly said my name. Then it was clear to Eli that the voice which had said the child's name was the Lord's.
⁹ So Eli said to Samuel, Go back: and if the voice comes again, let your answer be, Say on, Lord; for the ears of your servant are open. So Samuel went back to his bed.
¹⁰ Then the Lord came and said as before, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel made answer, Say on, Lord; for the ears of your servant are open.
¹¹ And the Lord said to Samuel, See, I will do a thing in Israel at which the ears of everyone hearing of it will be burning.
¹² In that day I will do to Eli everything which I have said about his family, from first to last.
¹³ And you are to say to him that I will send punishment on his family for ever, for the sin which he had knowledge of; because his sons have been cursing God and he had no control over them.
¹⁴ So I have made an oath to the family of Eli that no offering of meat or of meal which they may make will ever take away the sin of his family.
¹⁵ And Samuel kept where he was, not moving till the time came for opening the doors of the house of God in the morning. And fear kept him from giving Eli an account of his vision.
¹⁶ Then Eli said, Samuel, my son. And Samuel answering said, Here am I.
¹⁷ And he said, What did the Lord say to you? Do not keep it from me: may God's punishment be on you if you keep from me anything he said to you.
¹⁸ Then Samuel gave him an account of everything, keeping nothing back. And he said, It is the Lord; let him do what seems good to him.
¹⁹ And Samuel became older, and the Lord was with him and let not one of his words be without effect.
²⁰ And it was clear to all Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba that Samuel had been made a prophet of the Lord.
²¹ And the Lord was seen again in Shiloh; for the Lord gave to Samuel in Shiloh the revelation of his word.