1Entretanto, o menino Samuel continuava a servir o SENHOR como assistente de Eli. As mensagens diretas, da parte do SENHOR, eram muito raras naqueles tempos;2mas uma certa noite aconteceu o seguinte: Eli, que já tinha quase perdido a vista, devido à sua muita idade, foi deitar-se no seu quarto.3A lâmpada de Deus ainda não se tinha apagado* e Samuel dormia no tabernáculo do SENHOR, perto da arca.4E o SENHOR chamou por ele: “Samuel! Samuel!” “Sim! Que é?”, respondeu Samuel.5Levantou-se e correu a ir ter com Eli: “Aqui estou. Que desejas?” “Mas eu não te chamei”, disse-lhe Eli. “Vai deitar-te.” Samuel retirou-se e foi deitar-se.6Então o SENHOR chamou-o novamente e Samuel tornou a saltar da cama e a ir ter com Eli: “Que é? Necessitas de alguma coisa?” “Mas eu não te chamei, meu filho”, respondeu-lhe Eli. “Vai outra vez para a cama.”7Samuel nunca tinha recebido uma mensagem da parte de SENHOR anteriormente.8Então o SENHOR chamou por ele terceira vez e, tal como antes, Samuel ergueu-se da cama e apresentou-se junto de Eli: “De que é que precisas?” Mas desta vez Eli deu-se conta de que era o SENHOR que falava com a criança.9Por isso, disse a Samuel: “Olha, vai deitar-te de novo e se ouvires chamarem-te mais alguma vez, diz assim: ‘Fala, SENHOR, porque o teu servo está a ouvir.’ ” E Samuel voltou para a cama.10Então o SENHOR veio e ali ficou e chamou-o como das outras vezes: “Samuel! Samuel!” E Samuel respondeu: “Fala, SENHOR, porque o teu servo está a ouvir.”11E o SENHOR disse a Samuel: “Vou fazer algo de espantoso em Israel.12Vou dar cumprimento a todas as tremendas coisas de que avisei Eli.13Avisei-o continuamente, a ele e à sua família, de que os castigaria por causa dos filhos andarem a blasfemar de Deus, sem que tivesse feito nada para os impedir.14Agora pois, jurei que os pecados de Eli e dos seus filhos não serão mais perdoados com sacrifícios ou ofertas.”15Samuel ficou na cama até amanhecer; depois abriu as portas do tabernáculo, como habitualmente, mas estava com receio de contar a visão a Eli.16No entanto, Eli chamou-o: “Meu filho, o que é que ele te disse? Conta-me tudo. Que Deus te castigue a ti se me esconderes alguma coisa!”18Então Samuel comunicou-lhe tudo o que o SENHOR lhe dissera. “É a vontade do SENHOR”, replicou. “Que ele faça o que melhor lhe parecer.”19Enquanto Samuel crescia, o SENHOR estava com ele e cumpriu com tudo quanto tinha prometido.20Todo o Israel, de Dan até Berseba, ficou a saber que Samuel tinha sido confirmado como profeta do SENHOR.21O SENHOR continuou a transmitir mensagens a Samuel, em Silo, e ele comunicava-as ao povo de Israel.
English Standard Version
The Lord Calls Samuel
1Now 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.2At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his own place.3The 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.4Then the Lord called Samuel, and he said, “Here I am!”5and 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.6And 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.”7Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.8And 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.9Therefore 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.10And the Lord came and stood, calling as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant hears.”11Then 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.12On that day I will fulfill against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end.13And 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.14Therefore I swear to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be atoned for by sacrifice or offering forever.”15Samuel lay until morning; then he opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel was afraid to tell the vision to Eli.16But Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son.” And he said, “Here I am.”17And 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.”18So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And he said, “It is the Lord. Let him do what seems good to him.”19And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground.20And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established as a prophet of the Lord.21And the Lord appeared again at Shiloh, for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of the Lord.
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