1Samuel 3

Visão de Samuel e o seu chamamento profético

1 O *1Sm 2.11,18menino Samuel ministrava a Jeová diante de Eli. Naqueles dias, a *Sl 74.9;Ez 7.26;Am 8.11-12palavra de Jeová era preciosa; não havia visão manifesta. 2 Estando Eli deitado no seu lugar (Ora, os *1Sm 4.15seus olhos tinham começado a escurecer, e ele não podia ver.), 3 e ainda não se havendo apagado a *Êx 25.31-37;Lv 24.3lâmpada de Deus, e estando Samuel também deitado no templo de Jeová, onde estava a arca de Deus, 4 chamou Jeová a Samuel. Este respondeu: *Is 6.8Eis-me aqui. 5 Correndo a Eli, disse-lhe: Eis-me aqui, pois tu me chamaste. Ele respondeu: Eu não te chamei; torna a deitar-te. Ele foi e deitou-se. 6 Jeová tornou a chamar outra vez a Samuel, que, levantando-se, foi a Eli e disse: Eis-me aqui, pois me chamaste. Eli respondeu-lhe: Não te chamei, meu filho; torna a deitar-te. 7 *1Co 13.11Samuel ainda não conhecia a Jeová, cuja palavra ainda não lhe havia sido revelada. 8 Tornou Jeová a chamar a Samuel pela terceira vez. Ele, levantando-se, foi a Eli e disse: Eis-me aqui, pois me chamaste. Então, entendeu Eli que Jeová chamava ao menino. 9 Por isso, disse Eli a Samuel: Vai deitar-te; se alguém te chamar, responderás: Fala, Jeová, porque o teu servo ouve. Foi, pois, Samuel e deitou-se no seu lugar.

10 Então, veio Jeová, parou e chamou como das outras vezes: Samuel, Samuel! Respondeu ele: Fala, pois o teu servo ouve. 11 Disse Jeová a Samuel: Eis que *2Rs 21.12;Jr 19.3vou fazer uma coisa em Israel, a qual todo o que a ouvir, ficar-lhe-ão tinindo ambos os ouvidos. 12 Naquele dia, *1Sm 2.27-36darei contra Eli pleno cumprimento de tudo o que tenho falado a respeito da sua casa. 13 *1Sm 2.29-31Eu já lhe disse que julgarei a sua casa para sempre, por causa *1Sm 2.22da iniquidade de que ele tinha ciência, pois trouxeram *1Sm 2.12,17,22seus filhos uma maldição sobre si, e *Dt 17.12;21.18ele não os repreendeu. 14 Por isso, jurei à casa de Eli que a *Lv 15.31;Is 22.14iniquidade dela nunca jamais será expiada com sacrifícios nem com ofertas de cereais.

Samuel conta a visão a Eli

15 Samuel ficou deitado até pela manhã, quando *1Cr 15.23abriu as portas da Casa de Jeová. Mas ele temia relatar *1Sm 3.10a visão a Eli. 16 Chamou Eli a Samuel e disse: Samuel, meu filho. Este respondeu: Eis-me aqui. 17 Eli perguntou-lhe: Que é o que Jeová te falou? peço-te que não mo encubras; *2Sm 3.35assim te faça Deus e ainda mais, se me encobrires alguma coisa de tudo o que te falou. 18 Samuel referiu-lhe tudo e nada lhe encobriu. Então, disse Eli: *Êx 34.5-7;Lv 10.3;Jó 2.10;Is 39.8Ele é Jeová; faça o que lhe parecer bem.

19 *1Sm 2.21Crescia Samuel, e *Gn 21.22;28.15Jeová era com ele; *1Sm 9.6não deixou nenhuma das suas palavras cair no chão. 20 Todo o Israel, *Jz 20.1desde Dã até Berseba, conheceu que Samuel foi confirmado como profeta de Jeová. 21 Jeová tornou a aparecer em Siló, *1Sm 3.10pois ali se revelou a Samuel pela sua palavra.

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.*3.7 Now…: or, Thus did Samuel before he knew the LORD, and before the word of the LORD was 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.*3.12 when…: Heb. beginning and ending 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.*3.13 For I…: or, And I will tell him*3.13 vile: or, accursed*3.13 restrained…: Heb. frowned not upon them 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.*3.17 more also: Heb. so add*3.17 thing: or, word 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.*3.18 every…: Heb. all the things, or, words

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.*3.20 established: or, faithful 21 And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD.