12 Now the sons of Eli were evil and good-for-nothing men, having no knowledge of the Lord.

13 And the priests' way with the people was this: when any man made an offering, the priest's servant came while the flesh was being cooked, having in his hand a meat-hook with three teeth;

14 This he put into the pot, and everything which came up on the hook the priest took for himself. This they did in Shiloh to all the Israelites who came there.

15 And more than this, before the fat was burned, the priest's servant would come and say to the man who was making the offering, Give me some of the flesh to be cooked for the priest; he has no taste for meat cooked in water, but would have you give it uncooked.

16 And if the man said to him, First let the fat be burned, then take as much as you will; then the servant would say, No, you are to give it to me now, or I will take it by force.

17 And the sin of these young men was very great before the Lord; for they gave no honour to the Lord's offerings.

12 Eram, porém, os filhos de Eli filhos de Belial; não conheciam ao Senhor.

13 Porquanto o costume daqueles sacerdotes com o povo era que, oferecendo alguém algum sacrifício, estando-se cozendo a carne, vinha o moço do sacerdote, com um garfo de três dentes em sua mão;

14 E enfiava-o na caldeira, ou na panela, ou no caldeirão, ou na marmita; e tudo quanto o garfo tirava, o sacerdote tomava para si; assim faziam a todo o Israel que ia ali a Siló.

15 Também antes de queimarem a gordura vinha o moço do sacerdote, e dizia ao homem que sacrificava: Dá essa carne para assar ao sacerdote; porque não receberá de ti carne cozida, mas crua.

16 E, dizendo-lhe o homem: Queime-se primeiro a gordura de hoje, e depois toma para ti quanto desejar a tua alma, então ele lhe dizia: Não, agora a hás de dar, e, se não, por força a tomarei.

17 Era, pois, muito grande o pecado destes moços perante o Senhor, porquanto os homens desprezavam a oferta do Senhor.