1 The lad Samuel served the Lord under Elijah; the word of the Lord was rare in those days, visions were not frequent.

2 And it came to pass, while Eli was laying in his place, that his eyes began to shake, and he could not see,

3 And the lamp of God was not yet extinguished, and Samuel lay in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was;

4 And the LORD cried unto Samuel, And he answered, Behold, I am!

5 And he ran to Eli, and said, Here am I! You called me. But he said, I did not call you; Go back and lie down. And he went and lay down.

6 But the Lord called to Samuel another time, [Samuel, Samuel!] He arose, and came to Eli a second time, and said, 'Here am I! You called me. But he said, "I did not call you, my son; Go back and lie down.

7 Samuel did not yet know the voice of the Lord, and the word of the Lord was not yet revealed to him.

8 And the Lord cried unto Samuel a third time. He arose and came to Eli and said, "Here am I! You called me. Then Eli understood that the Lord was calling the lad.

9 And Eli said unto Samuel, Go back, and lie down, and when he shall call thee, thou shalt say, Speak, O Lord, for thy servant heareth. And Samuel went and lay down in his place.

10 И пришел Господь, и стал, и воззвал, как в тот и другой раз: Самуил, Самуил! И сказал Самуил: говори, [Господи,] ибо слышит раб Твой.

11 И сказал Господь Самуилу: вот, Я сделаю дело в Израиле, о котором кто услышит, у того зазвенит в обоих ушах;

12 в тот день Я исполню над Илием все то, что Я говорил о доме его; Я начну и окончу;

13 Я объявил ему, что Я накажу дом его на веки за ту вину, что он знал, как сыновья его нечествуют, и не обуздывал их;

14 и посему клянусь дому Илия, что вина дома Илиева не загладится ни жертвами, ни приношениями хлебными вовек.