1 And the child Samuel ministered unto 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 wax 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 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 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 unto 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 unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he 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 unto 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 shew 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 unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto 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 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 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 那孩子撒母耳在以利面前事奉耶和华， 在那些日子， 耶和华的言语稀少， 异象也不常有。

2 有一天， 以利躺卧在自己的地方， 他的眼睛早已昏花， 不能看得清楚了。

3 神的灯还没有熄灭， 撒母耳躺卧在耶和华的殿中， 就是安放 神约柜的地方。

4 耶和华呼唤撒母耳， 他说： "我在这里。"

5 他就跑到以利那里， 说： "你呼唤我， 我在这里。"以利说： "我没有呼唤你， 回去睡吧。"他就回去睡了。

6 耶和华再次呼唤撒母耳， 他就起来走到以利那里， 说： "你呼唤我， 我在这里。"以利说： "我儿， 我没有呼唤你， 回去睡吧。"

7 那时撒母耳还没有认识耶和华， 因为耶和华的话还没有向他启示。

8 耶和华第三次呼唤撒母耳， 他又起来， 走到以利那里， 说： "你呼唤我， 我在这里。"以利就明白是耶和华呼唤这孩子。

9 因此以利对撒母耳说： "去睡吧！ 如果他呼唤你， 你就说： ‘耶和华啊！ 请说， 仆人敬听。’"于是撒母耳回去， 仍然睡在自己的地方。

10 耶和华又来站着， 像前几次一样呼唤： "撒母耳， 撒母耳！ "他回答： "请说！ 仆人敬听。"

11 耶和华对撒母耳说： "看哪！ 我要在以色列中行一件事， 听见的人， 都必耳鸣；

12 在那日， 我必在以利身上彻底实现我论到他的家所说的一切话。

13 我曾告诉他： ‘我必按着他所知道的罪孽永远处罚他的家。这罪就是他的儿子自招咒诅， 他也不责备他们。’

14 所以我向以利家起了誓： ‘以利家的罪孽永远不能用祭物或供物来买赎。’"

15 撒母耳睡到天亮， 他就开了耶和华殿的门。但撒母耳不敢把异象告诉以利。

16 以利呼唤撒母耳， 说： "我儿撒母耳！ "他回答： "我在这里。"

17 以利说： "耶和华对你说了什么话呢？你不要向我隐瞒， 他对你所说的一切话， 如果你向我隐瞒一句， 愿 神对付你， 并且加倍对付你。"

18 于是撒母耳把一切话都告诉了以利， 一句也没有隐瞒。以利说： "他是耶和华， 他看怎么好， 就怎么行吧。"

19 撒母耳渐渐长大， 耶和华与他同在， 使他所说的一切话， 没有一句落空。

20 从但到别是巴， 以色列人都知道撒母耳被耶和华确立为先知。

21 耶和华又在示罗显现， 因为耶和华在示罗借着他的话向撒母耳启示自己。