| New International Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1The boy Samuel ministered before the LORD under Eli. In those days the word of the LORD was rare; there were not many visions. | 1Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the LORD before Eli. And word from the LORD was rare in those days, visions were infrequent. |
| 2One night Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place. | 2It happened at that time as Eli was lying down in his place (now his eyesight had begun to grow dim and he could not see well), |
| 3The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the house of the LORD, where the ark of God was. | 3and the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD where the ark of God was, |
| 4Then the LORD called Samuel. Samuel answered, "Here I am." | 4that the LORD called Samuel; and he said, "Here I am." |
| 5And he ran to Eli and said, "Here I am; you called me." But Eli said, "I did not call; go back and lie down." So he went and lay down. | 5Then he ran to Eli and said, "Here I am, for you called me." But he said, "I did not call, lie down again." So he went and lay down. |
| 6Again the LORD called, "Samuel!" And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, "Here I am; you called me." "My son," Eli said, "I did not call; go back and lie down." | 6The LORD called yet again, "Samuel!" So Samuel arose and went to Eli and said, "Here I am, for you called me." But he answered, "I did not call, my son, lie down again." |
| 7Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD: The word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him. | 7Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, nor had the word of the LORD yet been revealed to him. |
| 8A third time the LORD called, "Samuel!" And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, "Here I am; you called me." Then Eli realized that the LORD was calling the boy. | 8So the LORD called Samuel again for the third time. And he arose and went to Eli and said, "Here I am, for you called me." Then Eli discerned that the LORD was calling the boy. |
| 9So Eli told Samuel, "Go and lie down, and if he calls you, say, 'Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening.'" So Samuel went and lay down in his place. | 9And Eli said to Samuel, "Go lie down, and it shall be if He calls you, that you shall say, 'Speak, LORD, for Your servant is listening.'" So Samuel went and lay down in his place. |
| 10The LORD came and stood there, calling as at the other times, "Samuel! Samuel!" Then Samuel said, "Speak, for your servant is listening." | 10Then the LORD came and stood and called as at other times, "Samuel! Samuel!" And Samuel said, "Speak, for Your servant is listening." |
| 11And the LORD said to Samuel: "See, I am about to do something in Israel that will make the ears of everyone who hears about it tingle. | 11The LORD said to Samuel, "Behold, I am about to do a thing in Israel at which both ears of everyone who hears it will tingle. |
| 12At that time I will carry out against Eli everything I spoke against his family--from beginning to end. | 12"In that day I will carry out against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end. |
| 13For I told him that I would judge his family forever because of the sin he knew about; his sons blasphemed God, and he failed to restrain them. | 13"For I have told him that I am about to judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons brought a curse on themselves and he did not rebuke them. |
| 14Therefore I swore to the house of Eli, 'The guilt of Eli's house will never be atoned for by sacrifice or offering.'" | 14"Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be atoned for by sacrifice or offering forever." |
| 15Samuel lay down until morning and then opened the doors of the house of the LORD. He was afraid to tell Eli the vision, | 15So Samuel lay down until morning. Then he opened the doors of the house of the LORD. But Samuel was afraid to tell the vision to Eli. |
| 16but Eli called him and said, "Samuel, my son." Samuel answered, "Here I am." | 16Then Eli called Samuel and said, "Samuel, my son." And he said, "Here I am." |
| 17"What was it he said to you?" Eli asked. "Do not hide it from me. May God deal with you, be it ever so severely, if you hide from me anything he told you." | 17He said, "What is the word that He spoke to you? Please do not hide it from me. May God do so to you, and more also, if you hide anything from me of all the words that He spoke to you." |
| 18So Samuel told him everything, hiding nothing from him. Then Eli said, "He is the LORD; let him do what is good in his eyes." | 18So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And he said, "It is the LORD; let Him do what seems good to Him." |
| 19The LORD was with Samuel as he grew up, and he let none of Samuel's words fall to the ground. | 19Thus Samuel grew and the LORD was with him and let none of his words fail. |
| 20And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba recognized that Samuel was attested as a prophet of the LORD. | 20All Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD. |
| 21The LORD continued to appear at Shiloh, and there he revealed himself to Samuel through his word. | 21And the LORD appeared again at Shiloh, because the LORD revealed Himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of the LORD. |
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