1 Samuel 3

Ka Whakaputa i a Ihowā ki a Hamuera

1 Nā, i te minita te tamaiti, a Hamuera, ki a Ihowā i te aroaro o Eri. Ā, he taonga mōmōhanga te kupu a Ihowā i aua rā; kāhore he whakakitenga nui.

2 Nā, i taua wā kei te takoto a Eri i tōna wāhi, kua tīmata hoki ōna kanohi te atarua, kāhore hoki i āta kite. 3 Nā, kāhore anō te rama a te Atua kia pirau noa, ā, i te takoto a Hamuera, he moe, i roto i te temepara o Ihowā, i te wāhi i tū ai te āka a te Atua. 4 Nā, ka karanga a Ihowā ki a Hamuera.

Ka mea tērā, "Tēnei ahau." 5 Nā, ka rere ia ki a Eri, ka mea, "Tēnei ahau; i karanga ake nā hoki koe ki ahau."

Nā, ka mea tērā, "Kīhai ahau i karanga; hoki atu ki te takoto." Nā, haere ana ia, takoto ana.

6 Nā, ka karanga anō hoki a Ihowā, "E Hamuera."

Ā, ka whakatika a Hamuera, haere ana ki a Eri, ka mea, "Tēnei ahau; i karanga ake nā hoki koe ki ahau."

Nā, ka mea tērā, "Kīhai ahau i karanga, e tāku tamaiti; hoki atu ki te takoto."

7 Nā, kāhore a Hamuera i mōhio noa ki a Ihowā, kāhore anō hoki te kupu a Ihowā i whakapuakina noatia ki a ia.

8 Nā, ka karanga anō a Ihowā i a Hamuera, ko te tuatoru o ngā karangatanga. Ā, ka whakatika ia, ka haere ki a Eri, ka mea, "Tēnei ahau; i karanga ake nā hoki koe ki ahau."

Nā, ka mōhio a Eri ko Ihowā tērā i karanga rā ki te tamaiti. 9 Nā, ka mea a Eri ki a Hamuera, "Haere ki te takoto; ā, ki te karanga ia ki a koe, ka mea ake koe, ‘Kōrero e Ihowā; e whakarongo ana hoki tāu pononga.’ " Heoi, haere ana a Hamuera, ā, takoto ana i tōna wāhi.

10 Nā, ka haere mai a Ihowā, ka tū, ka karanga, ka pērā me ērā karangatanga, "E Hamuera, e Hamuera."

Kātahi ka mea a Hamuera, "Kōrero; e whakarongo ana hoki tāu pononga."

11 Nā, ka mea a Ihowā ki a Hamuera: "Nanā, ka mahia e ahau he mahi i roto i a Īharaira, e pāorooro ai ngā taringa e rua o te hunga katoa e rangona ai. 12 Ko te rangi tēnā e puta ake ai i ahau mō Eri ngā mea katoa i kōrerotia e ahau mō tōna whare; i te tīmatanga ā ki te mutunga. 13 Kua mea atu nā hoki ahau ki a ia, ka whakawākia tōna whare e ahau ā ake ake, mō te kino i mōhiotia nā e ia; mō tā āna tama i mea ai, i tau ai he kanga ki a rāua, ā, kīhai ia i pēhi i a rāua. 14 Nā reira kua oati ahau mō te whare o Eri, ‘E kore e tau te patunga tapu, te whakahere totokore rānei, hei pure mō te kino o te whare o Eri ā ake ake.’ "

15 Nā, takoto tonu a Hamuera ā tae noa ki te ata, nā, uakina ana e ia ngā tatau o te whare o Ihowā. Ā, i wehi a Hamuera ki te whakaatu ki a Eri i te mea i whakakitea mai ki a ia. 16 Nā, ka karanga a Eri ki a Hamuera, ka mea, "E Hamuera, e tāku tamaiti."

Ā, ka mea tērā, "Tēnei ahau."

17 Nā, ka mea ia, "Tēnā koa te kupu i kōrerotia e Ihowā ki a koe? Kaua rā e hunā ki ahau; kia meatia tēnei e te Atua ki a koe, ētahi atu mea anō hoki, ki te hunā e koe i ahau tētahi o ngā kupu katoa i kōrerotia e ia ki a koe." 18 Nā, ka kōrerotia ngā kupu katoa e Hamuera ki a ia, kīhai hoki i hunā tētahi mea i a ia. Nā, ka mea tērā, "Nā Ihowā rā hoki; māna e mea tā tōna whakaaro i pai ai."

19 Nāwai ā, ka kaumātua a Hamuera, ā, noho ana a Ihowā ki a ia, kīhai hoki tētahi o āna kupu i tukua e ia kia taka ki te whenua. 20 Ā, i mōhio a Īharaira katoa, o Rāna ā tae noa ki Peerehepa, kua whakapūmautia a Hamuera hei poropiti mā Ihowā. 21 Ā, i puta mai anō a Ihowā i Hiro; i whakaatu anō hoki a Ihowā i a ia ki a Hamuera i Hiro, he mea kōrero mai nā Ihowā.

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.