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| 1Meanwhile the boy Samuel was serving the LORD before Eli. A word from the LORD was rare in those days, and visions were infrequent. | 1And the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. Now in those days the word of the LORD was rare and visions were scarce. |
| 2At that time Eli, whose vision was growing dim, was lying down in his bedroom. | 2And at that time Eli, whose eyesight had grown so dim that he could not see, was lying in his room. |
| 3The lamp of God had not yet been extinguished, and Samuel was lying down in the tent of the LORD where the Ark of God was. | 3Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was located. |
| 4The LORD called out to Samuel, who answered, "Here I am." | 4Then the LORD called to Samuel, and he answered, “Here I am.” |
| 5He ran to Eli and said, "Here I am! You called me." "I didn't call you," Eli said. "Go back and lie down." So he went and lay down. | 5He ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” “I did not call,” Eli replied. “Go back and lie down.” So he went and lay down. |
| 6Then the LORD again called out, "Samuel!" So Samuel got up, went to Eli, and said, "Here I am! You called me." He said, "I didn't call you, my son. Go back and lie down." | 6Once again the LORD called, “Samuel!” So Samuel got up, went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” “My son, I did not call,” Eli replied. “Go back and lie down.” |
| 7Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD and had not yet had the word of the LORD revealed to him. | 7Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, because the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him. |
| 8Then the LORD called out to Samuel again a third time, and he got up, went to Eli, and said, "Here I am! You called me." Then Eli understood that the LORD was calling the boy, | 8Once again, for the third time, the LORD called to Samuel. He got up, went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” Then Eli realized that it was the LORD who was calling the boy. |
| 9so Eli told Samuel, "Go lie down, and then if he calls you, answer, 'Speak, LORD, because your servant is listening.'" Then Samuel went and lay down. | 9“Go and lie down,” he said to Samuel, “and if He calls you, say, ‘Speak, LORD, for Your servant is listening.’ ” So Samuel went and lay down in his place. |
| 10Later, the LORD came and stood there, calling out, "Samuel! Samuel!" as he had before. Samuel said, "Speak, because your servant is listening." | 10Then the LORD came and stood there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.” |
| 11"Look," the LORD told Samuel. "I'm about to do something in Israel that will make both ears of anyone who hears it tingle. | 11Then the LORD said to Samuel, “I am about to do something in Israel at which the ears of all who hear it will tingle. |
| 12I'll fulfill every promise that I've spoken concerning Eli's family, from beginning to end. | 12On that day I will carry out against Eli everything I have spoken about his family, from beginning to end. |
| 13I've told him that I'm about to judge his family forever because of the iniquity that he knew about. His sons committed blasphemy and he did not rebuke them. | 13I told him that I would judge his house forever for the iniquity of which he knows, because his sons blasphemed God and he did not restrain them. |
| 14Therefore I've sworn concerning Eli's family that the iniquity of his family is not to be atoned for by sacrifice or offering forever." | 14Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli, ‘The iniquity of Eli’s house shall never be atoned for by sacrifice or offering.’ ” |
| 15Samuel lay down until morning and then opened the doors of the house of the LORD, but he was afraid to report the vision to Eli. | 15Samuel lay down until the morning; then he opened the doors of the house of the LORD. He was afraid to tell Eli the vision, |
| 16Then Eli called Samuel: "Samuel, my son." He said, "Here I am." | 16but Eli called to him and said, “Samuel, my son.” “Here I am,” answered Samuel. |
| 17Eli said, "What did the LORD say to you? Please don't conceal anything from me. May God do this to you and even more if you conceal from me one word of all that he spoke to you." | 17“What was the message He gave you?” Eli asked. “Do not hide it from me. May God punish you, and ever so severely, if you hide from me anything He said to you.” |
| 18So Samuel told him everything—he did not conceal anything from him. Eli said, "He is the LORD. May he do what seems good to him." | 18So Samuel told him everything and did not hide a thing from him. “He is the LORD,” replied Eli. “Let Him do what is good in His eyes.” |
| 19As Samuel grew, the LORD was with him and did not let any of Samuel's predictions fail. | 19And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and He let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground. |
| 20All Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as the LORD's prophet. | 20So all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD. |
| 21The LORD continued to appear at Shiloh, because he revealed himself to Samuel at Shiloh by means of messages from the LORD. | 21And the LORD continued to appear at Shiloh, because there He revealed Himself to Samuel by His word. |
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