1 Samuel · Catholic Public Domain Version
1 Samuel 3 Catholic Public Domain Version
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1 Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord before Eli, and the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no manifest vision.
1 Y EL joven Samuel ministraba á Jehová delante de Eli: y la palabra de Jehová era de estima en aquellos días; no había visión manifiesta.
2 Then it happened that, on a certain day, Eli was lying in his place. And his eyes had dimmed, so that he was unable to see.
2 Y aconteció un día, que estando Eli acostado en su aposento, cuando sus ojos comenzaban á oscurecerse, que no podía ver,
3 And so, to prevent the lamp of God from going out, Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was.
3 Samuel estaba durmiendo en el templo de Jehová, donde el arca de Dios estaba: y antes que la lámpara de Dios fuese apagada,
4 And the Lord called Samuel. And responding, he said, “Here I am.”
4 Jehová llamó á Samuel; y él respondió: Heme aquí.
5 And he ran to Eli, and he said, “Here I am. For you called me.” And he said: “I did not call. Return and sleep.” And he went away, and he slept.
5 Y corriendo luego á Eli, dijo: Heme aquí; ¿para qué me llamaste? Y Eli le dijo: Yo no he llamado; vuélvete á acostar. Y él se volvió, y acostóse.
6 And again, the Lord continued to call to Samuel. And rising up, Samuel went to Eli, and he said: “Here I am. For you called me.” And he responded: “I did not call you, my son. Return and sleep.”
6 Y Jehová volvió á llamar otra vez á Samuel. Y levantándose Samuel vino á Eli, y dijo: Heme aquí; ¿para qué me has llamado? Y él dijo: Hijo mío, yo no he llamado; vuelve, y acuéstate.
7 Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not been revealed to him.
7 Y Samuel no había conocido aún á Jehová, ni la palabra de Jehová le había sido revelada.
8 And the Lord continued, and he called to Samuel still a third time. And rising up, he went to Eli.
8 Jehová pues llamó la tercera vez á Samuel. Y él levantándose vino á Eli, y dijo: Heme aquí; ¿para qué me has llamado? Entonces entendió Eli que Jehová llamaba al joven.
9 And he said: “Here I am. For you called me.” Then Eli understood that the Lord had called the boy. And he said to Samuel: “Go and sleep. And if he calls to you from now on, you will say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’ ” Therefore, Samuel went away, and he slept in his place.
9 Y dijo Eli á Samuel: Ve, y acuéstate: y si te llamare, dirás: Habla, Jehová, que tu siervo oye. Así se fué Samuel, y acostóse en su lugar.
10 And the Lord came, and stood, and he called, just as he had called the other times, “Samuel, Samuel.” And Samuel said, “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.”
10 Y vino Jehová, y paróse, y llamó como las otras veces: ¡Samuel, Samuel! Entonces Samuel dijo: Habla, que tu siervo oye.
11 And the Lord said to Samuel: “Behold, I am accomplishing a word in Israel. Whoever will hear about it, both his ears will ring.
11 Y Jehová dijo á Samuel: He aquí haré yo una cosa en Israel, que á quien la oyere, le retiñirán ambos oídos.
12 In that day, I will raise up against Eli all the things that I have spoken over his house. I will begin, and I will finish.
12 Aquel día yo despertaré contra Eli todas las cosas que he dicho sobre su casa. En comenzando, acabaré también.
13 For I have foretold to him that I will judge his house unto eternity, because of iniquity. For he had known that his sons acted shamefully, and he did not chastise them.
13 Y mostraréle que yo juzgaré su casa para siempre, por la iniquidad que él sabe; porque sus hijos se han envilecido, y él no los ha estorbado.
14 For this reason, I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of his house will not be expiated, with victims or with gifts, even forever.”
14 Y por tanto yo he jurado á la casa de Eli, que la iniquidad de la casa de Eli no será expiada jamás, ni con sacrificios ni con presentes.
15 Then Samuel slept until morning, and he opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel was afraid to tell the vision to Eli.
15 Y Samuel estuvo acostado hasta la mañana, y abrió las puertas de la casa de Jehová. Y Samuel temía descubrir la visión á Eli.
16 Then Eli called Samuel, and he said, “Samuel, my son?” And responding, he said, “I am here.”
16 Llamando pues Eli á Samuel, díjole: Hijo mío, Samuel. Y él respondió: Heme aquí.
17 And he questioned him: “What is the word that the Lord has spoken to you? I beg you that you may not conceal it from me. May God do these things to you, and may he add these other things, if you hide from me one word out of all the things that were told to you.”
17 Y dijo: ¿Qué es la palabra que te habló [Jehová]?; ruégote que no me la encubras: así te haga Dios y así te añada, si me encubrieres palabra de todo lo que habló contigo.
18 And so, Samuel revealed to him all the words, and he did not hide them from him. And he responded: “He is the Lord. May he do what is good in his own eyes.”
18 Y Samuel se lo manifestó todo, sin encubrirle nada. Entonces él dijo: Jehová es; haga lo que bien le pareciere.
19 And Samuel grew up, and the Lord was with him, and not one of his words fell to the ground.
19 Y Samuel creció, y Jehová fué con él, y no dejó caer á tierra ninguna de sus palabras.
20 And all of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, knew Samuel to be a faithful prophet of the Lord.
20 Y conoció todo Israel desde Dan hasta Beer-sebah, que Samuel era fiel profeta de Jehová.
21 And the Lord continued to appear in Shiloh. For the Lord had revealed himself to Samuel at Shiloh, according to the word of the Lord. And the word about Samuel went forth to all of Israel.
21 Así tornó Jehová á aparecer en Silo: porque Jehová se manifestó á Samuel en Silo con palabra de Jehová.
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Samuel
Born to Hannah in answer to prayer and dedicated to the LORD at Shiloh, he was confirmed as a prophet, judged Israel all his life, anointed Saul and then David, and was buried at…
Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 1:20; 1 Samuel 3:20; 1 Samuel 7:15
Cross references (19)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Amos 8:11–12; Psalm 74:9; 1 Samuel 3:21; 1 Samuel 2:11; 1 Samuel 2:18
- 2 1 Samuel 4:15; Genesis 27:1; Genesis 48:10; Psalm 90:10; Genesis 48:19
- 3 Psalm 27:4; Leviticus 24:2–4; Exodus 27:20–21; Psalm 5:7; Psalm 29:9
- 4 Isaiah 6:8; Genesis 22:1; 1 Corinthians 12:6–11; Psalm 99:6; Exodus 3:4
- 6 Genesis 43:29; 1 Samuel 4:16; Matthew 9:2; 2 Samuel 18:22
- 7 Acts 19:2; Jeremiah 9:24
- 8 Job 33:14–15; 1 Corinthians 13:11–12
- 9 Isaiah 6:8; Exodus 20:19; Psalm 85:8; Acts 9:6; Daniel 10:19
- 10 1 Samuel 3:8
- 11 Habakkuk 1:5; 2 Kings 21:12; Acts 13:41; Jeremiah 19:3; Luke 21:26
- 12 1 Samuel 2:27–36; Luke 21:33; Joshua 23:15; Numbers 23:19; Zechariah 1:6
- 13 Proverbs 19:18; 1 Samuel 2:12; 1 Samuel 2:17; Matthew 10:37; Proverbs 23:13–14
- 14 Isaiah 22:14; Jeremiah 7:16; 1 Samuel 2:25; Numbers 15:30–31; Jeremiah 15:1
- 15 Jeremiah 1:6–8; 1 Samuel 1:9; 1 Corinthians 16:10–11; Malachi 1:10
- 17 Ruth 1:17; 2 Samuel 3:35; Micah 2:7; 1 Samuel 20:13; Daniel 4:19
- 18 Job 2:10; Isaiah 39:8; 1 Peter 5:6; Judges 10:15; Lamentations 3:39
- 19 Genesis 39:2; 1 Samuel 9:6; 1 Kings 8:56; Luke 2:52; 2 Timothy 4:22
- 20 Judges 20:1; 2 Samuel 3:10; 1 Timothy 1:12; 2 Samuel 17:11
- 21 1 Samuel 3:1; Genesis 12:7; 1 Samuel 3:4; Genesis 15:1; Numbers 12:6
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