撒慕尔纪上 1 Samuel Chapter 3
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    11DuringthetimeyoungSamuelwasministertotheLORDunderEli,arevelationoftheLORDwasuncommonandvisioninfrequent.

    小撒慕尔在厄里面前服事上主;那时,上主的话少有,异象也罕见。

    2OnedayEliwasasleepinhisusualplace.Hiseyeshadlatelygrownsoweakthathecouldnotsee.

    有一天,厄里睡在自己的房里,他的眼睛渐渐昏花,已看不清了,

    3ThelampofGodwasnotyetextinguished,andSamuelwassleepinginthetempleoftheLORDwherethearkofGodwas.

    天主的灯尚未熄灭,撒慕尔睡在安放天主约柜的上主的殿内。

    4TheLORDcalledtoSamuel,whoanswered,"HereIam."

    那时,上主召叫说:"撒慕尔!撒慕尔!"他回答说:"我在这里!"

    5HerantoEliandsaid,"HereIam.Youcalledme.""Ididnotcallyou,"Elisaid."Gobacktosleep."Sohewentbacktosleep.

    他就跑到厄里前说道:"你叫了我,我在这里。"厄里说:"我没有叫你,回去睡罢!"他就回去睡了。

    6AgaintheLORDcalledSamuel,whoroseandwenttoEli."HereIam,"hesaid."Youcalledme."Butheanswered,"Ididnotcallyou,myson.Gobacktosleep."

    上主又叫撒慕尔;撒慕尔起来,走到厄里那里说道:"你叫了我,我在这里。"厄里对他说:"我儿,我没有叫你,回去睡罢!"

    7AtthattimeSamuelwasnotfamiliarwiththeLORD,becausetheLORDhadnotrevealedanythingtohimasyet.

    撒慕尔不知道是上主,因为上主的话尚未启示给他。

    8TheLORDcalledSamuelagain,forthethirdtime.GettingupandgoingtoEli,hesaid,"HereIam.Youcalledme."ThenEliunderstoodthattheLORDwascallingtheyouth.

    上主第三次又叫了撒慕尔;他起来,又走到厄里那里说道:"你叫了我,我在这里。"厄里于是明白,是上主叫了幼童,

    9SohesaidtoSamuel,"Gotosleep,andifyouarecalled,reply,‘Speak,LORD,foryourservantislistening.'"WhenSamuelwenttosleepinhisplace,

    便对撒慕尔说:"去睡罢!假使有人再叫你,你就回答说:请上主发言,你的仆人在此静听。"撒慕尔就回去,仍睡在原处。

    10theLORDcameandrevealedhispresence,callingoutasbefore,"Samuel,Samuel!"Samuelanswered,"Speak,foryourservantislistening."

    上主走近,像前几次一样召叫说:"撒慕尔,撒慕尔!"撒慕尔便回答说:"请上主发言!你的仆人在此静听。"

    11TheLORDsaidtoSamuel:"IamabouttodosomethinginIsraelthatwillcausetheearsofeveryonewhohearsittoring.

    上主遂对撒慕尔说:"看!我要在以色列行一件事,凡听见的人,他的两耳必要嗡嗡作响。

    12OnthatdayIwillcarryoutinfullagainstElieverythingIthreatenedagainsthisfamily.

    到那一天,我必对厄里从头到尾实践我论他的家族所说的一切话。

    13IannouncetohimthatIamcondemninghisfamilyonceandforall,becauseofthiscrime:thoughheknewhissonswereblasphemingGod,hedidnotreprovethem.

    你传报给他:我要处罚他的家族直到永远,因为他原知道他的两个儿子凌辱了天主,却未责斥他们。

    14Therefore,IsweartothefamilyofElithatnosacrificeorofferingwilleverexpiateitscrime."

    因此,我对厄里的家族起誓:无论牺牲或供物,永不能抹去厄里一家的罪过。

    15Samuelthensleptuntilmorning,whenhegotupearlyandopenedthedoorsofthetempleoftheLORD.HefearedtotellElithevision,

    撒慕尔睡到早晨起来,开了上主圣殿的门;但害怕告诉厄里他所见的异象。

    16butElicalledtohim,"Samuel,myson!"Hereplied,"HereIam."

    厄里却对撒慕尔说:"撒慕尔,我儿!"他回答说:"我在这里。"

    172ThenEliasked,"Whatdidhesaytoyou?Hidenothingfromme!MayGoddothusandsotoyouifyouhideasinglethinghetoldyou."

    厄里问说:"上主给你说了什么话,请不要隐瞒我!你若把上主给你说的话,给我隐瞒了一句,愿天主加倍惩罚你。"

    18SoSamueltoldhimeverything,andheldnothingback.Elianswered,"HeistheLORD.Hewilldowhathejudgesbest."

    撒慕尔便把那些话全告诉了他,一句也没有隐瞒。厄里说:"他是上主,他看着怎么好,就怎样行罢!"

    19Samuelgrewup,andtheLORDwaswithhim,notpermittinganywordofhistobewithouteffect.

    撒慕尔渐渐长大;上主与他同在,使他说的一切话,没有一句落空。

    20ThusallIsraelfromDantoBeer-shebacametoknowthatSamuelwasanaccreditedprophetoftheLORD.

    于是全以色列从丹直到贝尔舍巴,都知道撒慕尔被立为上主的先知。

    21TheLORDcontinuedtoappearatShiloh;hemanifestedhimselftoSamuelatShilohthroughhisword,

    自从上主在史罗对撒慕尔显现后,继续在史罗显现于他。

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    Footnotes(注解)

    1[1]Uncommon:propheticcommunicationsfromGodwerealmostunknown.

    2[17]MayGoddothusandsotoyou:theBiblicalwritersavoidrepeatingforusthespecifictermsofacurseasthespeakerwouldhave