The First Book of Samuel, Chapter 3שמואל א 3

וְהַנַּ֧עַר שְׁמוּאֵ֛ל מְשָׁרֵ֥ת אֶת יְהוָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֣י עֵלִ֑י וּדְבַר יְהוָ֗ה הָיָ֤ה יָקָר֙ בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם אֵ֥ין חָז֖וֹן נִפְרָֽץ

And the child Samuel ministered to YHWH before Eli. And the word of YHWH was precious in those days; no open vision.

וַֽיְהִי֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא וְעֵלִ֖י שֹׁכֵ֣ב בִּמְקֹמ֑וֹ ועינו וְעֵינָיו֙ הֵחֵ֣לּוּ כֵה֔וֹת לֹ֥א יוּכַ֖ל לִרְאֽוֹת

And it came to pass at that time, when Eli laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, he could not see;

וְנֵ֤ר אֱלֹהִים֙ טֶ֣רֶם יִכְבֶּ֔ה וּשְׁמוּאֵ֖ל שֹׁכֵ֑ב בְּהֵיכַ֣ל יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר שָׁ֖ם אֲר֥וֹן אֱלֹהִֽים

And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of YHWH, where the ark of God , and Samuel was laid down ;

וַיִּקְרָ֧א יְהוָ֛ה אֶל שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הִנֵּֽנִי

That YHWH called Samuel: and he answered, Here I.

וַיָּ֣רָץ אֶל עֵלִ֗י וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הִנְנִי֙ כִּֽי קָרָ֣אתָ לִּ֔י וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לֹֽא קָרָ֖אתִי שׁ֣וּב שְׁכָ֑ב וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ וַיִּשְׁכָּֽב

And he ran to Eli, and said, Here I; for you calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.

וַיֹּ֣סֶף יְהוָ֗ה קְרֹ֣א עוֹד֮ שְׁמוּאֵל֒ וַיָּ֤קָם שְׁמוּאֵל֙ וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ אֶל עֵלִ֔י וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הִנְנִ֔י כִּ֥י קָרָ֖אתָ לִ֑י וַיֹּ֛אמֶר לֹֽא קָרָ֥אתִי בְנִ֖י שׁ֥וּב שְׁכָֽב

And YHWH called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here I; for you didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.

וּשְׁמוּאֵ֕ל טֶ֖רֶם יָדַ֣ע אֶת יְהוָ֑ה וְטֶ֛רֶם יִגָּלֶ֥ה אֵלָ֖יו דְּבַר יְהוָֽה

Now Samuel did not yet know YHWH, neither was the word of YHWH yet revealed to him.

וַיֹּ֨סֶף יְהוָ֥ה קְרֹא שְׁמוּאֵל֮ בַּשְּׁלִשִׁית֒ וַיָּ֨קָם֙ וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ אֶל עֵלִ֔י וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הִנְנִ֔י כִּ֥י קָרָ֖אתָ לִ֑י וַיָּ֣בֶן עֵלִ֔י כִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה קֹרֵ֥א לַנָּֽעַר

And YHWH called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here I; for you didst call me. And Eli perceived that YHWH had called the child.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר עֵלִ֣י לִשְׁמוּאֵל֮ לֵ֣ךְ שְׁכָב֒ וְהָיָה֙ אִם יִקְרָ֣א אֵלֶ֔יךָ וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ דַּבֵּ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֥י שֹׁמֵ֖עַ עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל וַיִּשְׁכַּ֖ב בִּמְקוֹמֽוֹ

Therefore Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call you, that you shall say, Speak, YHWH; for your servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

וַיָּבֹ֤א יְהוָה֙ וַיִּתְיַצַּ֔ב וַיִּקְרָ֥א כְפַֽעַם בְּפַ֖עַם שְׁמוּאֵ֣ל שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל֙ דַּבֵּ֔ר כִּ֥י שֹׁמֵ֖עַ עַבְדֶּֽךָ

And YHWH came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for your servant heareth.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל הִנֵּ֧ה אָנֹכִ֛י עֹשֶׂ֥ה דָבָ֖ר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֲשֶׁר֙ כָּל שֹׁ֣מְע֔וֹ תְּצִלֶּ֖ינָה שְׁתֵּ֥י אָזְנָֽיו

And YHWH said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.

בַּיּ֤וֹם הַהוּא֙ אָקִ֣ים אֶל עֵלִ֔י אֵ֛ת כָּל אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּ֖רְתִּי אֶל בֵּית֑וֹ הָחֵ֖ל וְכַלֵּֽה

In that day I will perform against Eli all which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end.

וְהִגַּ֣דְתִּי ל֔וֹ כִּֽי שֹׁפֵ֥ט אֲנִ֛י אֶת בֵּית֖וֹ עַד עוֹלָ֑ם בַּעֲוֺ֣ן אֲשֶׁר יָדַ֗ע כִּֽי מְקַֽלְלִ֤ים לָהֶם֙ בָּנָ֔יו וְלֹ֥א כִהָ֖ה בָּֽם

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.

וְלָכֵ֥ן נִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּי לְבֵ֣ית עֵלִ֑י אִֽם יִתְכַּפֵּ֞ר עֲוֺ֧ן בֵּית עֵלִ֛י בְּזֶ֥בַח וּבְמִנְחָ֖ה עַד עוֹלָֽם

And therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב שְׁמוּאֵל֙ עַד הַבֹּ֔קֶר וַיִּפְתַּ֖ח אֶת דַּלְת֣וֹת בֵּית יְהוָ֑ה וּשְׁמוּאֵ֣ל יָרֵ֔א מֵהַגִּ֥יד אֶת הַמַּרְאָ֖ה אֶל עֵלִֽי

And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of YHWH. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision.

וַיִּקְרָ֤א עֵלִי֙ אֶת שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל וַיֹּ֖אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֣ל בְּנִ֑י וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הִנֵּֽנִי

Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here I.

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר מָ֤ה הַדָּבָר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֣ר אֵלֶ֔יךָ אַל נָ֥א תְכַחֵ֖ד מִמֶּ֑נִּי כֹּ֣ה יַעֲשֶׂה לְּךָ֤ אֱלֹהִים֙ וְכֹ֣ה יוֹסִ֔יף אִם תְּכַחֵ֤ד מִמֶּ֨נִּי֙ דָּבָ֔ר מִכָּל הַדָּבָ֖ר אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּ֥ר אֵלֶֽיךָ

And he said, What the thing that has said to you? I pray you hide not from me: God do so to you, and more also, if you hide thing from me of all the things that he said to you.

וַיַּגֶּד ל֤וֹ שְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֶת כָּל הַדְּבָרִ֔ים וְלֹ֥א כִחֵ֖ד מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וַיֹּאמַ֕ר יְהוָ֣ה ה֔וּא הַטּ֥וֹב בְּעֵינָ֖ו יַעֲשֶֽׂה

And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It YHWH: let him do what seemeth him good.

וַיִּגְדַּ֖ל שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל וַֽיהוָה֙ הָיָ֣ה עִמּ֔וֹ וְלֹֽא הִפִּ֥יל מִכָּל דְּבָרָ֖יו אָֽרְצָה

And Samuel grew, and YHWH was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.

וַיֵּ֨דַע֙ כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מִדָּ֖ן וְעַד בְּאֵ֣ר שָׁ֑בַע כִּ֚י נֶאֱמָ֣ן שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל לְנָבִ֖יא לַיהוָֽה

And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel established a prophet of YHWH.

וַיֹּ֥סֶף יְהוָ֖ה לְהֵרָאֹ֣ה בְשִׁלֹ֑ה כִּֽי נִגְלָ֨ה יְהוָ֧ה אֶל שְׁמוּאֵ֛ל בְּשִׁל֖וֹ בִּדְבַ֥ר יְהוָֽה

And YHWH appeared again in Shiloh: for YHWH revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of YHWH.