El joven Samuel servía¹ al SEÑOR en presencia de Elí^a. La palabra del SEÑOR escaseaba en aquellos días, las visiones no eran frecuentes^2b. 2 Y aconteció un¹ día, estando Elí acostado en su aposento² (sus ojos habían comenzado a oscurecerse y no podía ver bien^a), 3 cuando la lámpara de Dios aún no se había apagado^a y Samuel estaba acostado en el templo del SEÑOR donde estaba el arca de Dios, 4 que el SEÑOR llamó a Samuel, y él respondió: Aquí estoy^a. 5 Entonces corrió a Elí y le dijo: Aquí estoy, pues me llamaste. Pero Elí¹ le respondió: Yo no he llamado, vuelve a acostarte. Y él fue y se acostó. 6 El SEÑOR volvió a llamar: ¡Samuel! Y Samuel se levantó, fue a Elí y dijo: Aquí estoy, pues me llamaste. Pero él respondió: Yo no he llamado, hijo mío, vuelve a acostarte. 7 Y Samuel no conocía aún al SEÑOR, ni se le había revelado aún la palabra del SEÑOR^a. 8 El SEÑOR volvió a llamar a Samuel por tercera vez. Y él se levantó, fue a Elí y dijo: Aquí estoy, pues me llamaste. Entonces Elí comprendió que el SEÑOR estaba llamando al muchacho. 9 Y Elí dijo a Samuel: Ve y acuéstate, y¹ si Él te llama, dirás: «Habla, SEÑOR, que tu siervo escucha». Y Samuel fue y se acostó en su aposento².

10 Entonces vino el SEÑOR y se detuvo, y llamó como en las otras ocasiones: ¡Samuel, Samuel! Y Samuel respondió: Habla, que tu siervo escucha. 11 Y el SEÑOR dijo a Samuel: He aquí, estoy a punto de hacer una cosa en Israel la cual hará retiñir ambos oídos a todo aquel que la oiga^a. 12 Ese día cumpliré contra Elí todo lo que he hablado sobre su casa, desde el principio hasta el fin^a. 13 Porque le he hecho saber que estoy a punto de juzgar su casa para siempre^a a causa de la iniquidad que él conocía^b, pues sus hijos trajeron sobre sí una maldición^c, y él no los reprendió^d. 14 Por eso he jurado a la casa de Elí que la iniquidad de su casa¹ no será expiada jamás, ni por sacrificio ni por ofrenda^a.

15 Samuel se acostó hasta la mañana; entonces abrió las puertas de la casa del SEÑOR^a; pero Samuel temía contar la visión a Elí^b. 16 Pero Elí llamó a Samuel, y le dijo: Samuel, hijo mío. Y él respondió: Heme aquí. 17 Y Elí dijo: ¿Cuál es la palabra que el SEÑOR te habló? Te ruego que no me la ocultes. Así te haga Dios, y aún más^a, si me ocultas algo de todas las palabras que te habló. 18 Entonces Samuel se lo contó todo, sin ocultarle nada. Y Elí dijo: El SEÑOR es; que haga lo que bien le parezca^a.

19 Samuel creció^a, y el SEÑOR estaba con él^b; no dejó sin cumplimiento¹ ninguna de sus palabras^c. 20 Y todo Israel, desde Dan hasta Beerseba^a, supo que Samuel había sido confirmado como profeta del SEÑOR. 21 Y el SEÑOR se volvió a aparecer^a en Silo; porque el SEÑOR se revelaba a Samuel en Silo por la palabra del SEÑOR^b.

Now ^athe boy Samuel was ministering to the LORD before Eli. And ^bword from the LORD was rare in those days, ¹visions were infrequent.

2 It happened at that time as Eli was lying down in his place (now ^ahis eyesight had begun to grow dim and he could not see well), 3 and ^athe 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, 4 that the LORD called Samuel; and he said, “^aHere I am.” 5 Then 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. 6 The LORD called yet again, “Samuel!” So Samuel arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he ¹answered, “I did not call, my son, lie down again.” 7 ^aNow Samuel did not yet know the LORD, nor had the word of the LORD yet been revealed to him. 8 So 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. 9 And 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.

10 Then the LORD came and stood and called as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel said, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.” 11 The LORD said to Samuel, “Behold, ^aI am about to do a thing in Israel at which both ears of everyone who hears it will tingle. 12 In that day ^aI will carry out against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end. 13 For ^aI have told him that I am about to judge his house forever for ^bthe iniquity which he knew, because ^chis sons brought a curse on themselves and ^dhe did not rebuke them. 14 Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that ^athe iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be atoned for by sacrifice or offering forever.”

15 So Samuel lay down until morning. Then he ^aopened the doors of the house of the LORD. But Samuel was afraid to tell ^bthe vision to Eli. 16 Then Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son.” And he said, “Here I am.” 17 He said, “What is the word that He spoke to you? Please do not hide it from me. ^aMay God do so to you, and more also, if you hide anything from me of all the words that He spoke to you.” 18 So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And he said, “^aIt is the LORD; let Him do what seems good to Him.”

19 Thus ^aSamuel grew and ^bthe LORD was with him and ^clet none of his words ¹fail. 20 All Israel ^afrom Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD. 21 And ^athe LORD appeared again at Shiloh, ^bbecause the LORD revealed Himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of the LORD.

Now ^athe boy Samuel was attending to the service of the LORD before Eli. And ^bword from the LORD was rare in those days; ¹visions were infrequent.

2 But it happened at that time as Eli was lying down in his place (now ^ahis eyesight had begun to be ¹poor and he could not see well), 3 and ^athe 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, 4 that the LORD called Samuel; and he said, “^aHere I am.” 5 Then he ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call, go back and lie down.” So he went and lay down. 6 And the LORD called yet again, “Samuel!” So Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call, my son, go back and lie down.” 7 ^aNow Samuel did not yet know the LORD, nor had the word of the LORD yet been revealed to him. 8 So the LORD called Samuel again for the third time. And he got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” Then Eli realized that the LORD was calling the boy. 9 And 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.

10 Then the LORD came and stood, and called as at the other times: “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel said, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.” 11 Then the LORD said to Samuel, “Behold, ^aI am going to do a thing in Israel, and both ears of everyone who hears about it will ring. 12 On that day ^aI will carry out against Eli everything that I have spoken in regard to his house, from beginning to end. 13 For ^aI have told him that I am going to judge his house forever for ^bthe wrongdoing that he knew, because ^chis sons were bringing a curse on themselves and ^dhe did not rebuke them. 14 Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that ^athe wrongdoing of Eli’s house shall never be atoned for by sacrifice or offering.”

15 So Samuel lay down until morning. Then he ^aopened the doors of the house of the LORD. But Samuel was afraid to tell ^bthe vision to Eli. 16 Then Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son.” And he said, “Here I am.” 17 He said, “What is the word that He spoke to you? Please do not hide it from me. ^aMay God do the same to you, and more so, if you hide a single word from me of all the words that He spoke to you!” 18 So Samuel told him ¹everything and hid nothing from him. And he said, “^aHe is the LORD; let Him do ²what seems good to Him.”

19 Now ^aSamuel grew, and ^bthe LORD was with him, and He ^clet none of his words ¹fail. 20 And all Israel ^afrom Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD. 21 And ^athe LORD appeared again at Shiloh, ^bbecause the LORD revealed Himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of the LORD.