¹Puer autem Samuel ministrabat Domino coram Heli,Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord before Eli,et sermo Domini erat pretiosus in diebus illis:and the word of the Lord was precious in those days;non erat visio manifesta.there was no manifest vision.

¹Puer autem Samuel ministrabat Domino coram Heli,Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord before Eli,et sermo Domini erat pretiosus in diebus illis:and the word of the Lord was precious in those days;non erat visio manifesta.there was no manifest vision.

²Factum est ergo in die quadam,Then it happened that, on a certain day,Heli jacebat in loco suo,Eli was lying in his place.et oculi ejus caligaverant, nec poterat videre:And his eyes had dimmed, so that he was unable to see.

²Factum est ergo in die quadam,Then it happened that, on a certain day,Heli jacebat in loco suo,Eli was lying in his place.et oculi ejus caligaverant, nec poterat videre:And his eyes had dimmed, so that he was unable to see.

³lucerna Dei antequam extingueretur,And so, to prevent the lamp of God from going out,Samuel dormiebat in templo Domini,Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the Lord,ubi erat arca Dei.where the ark of God was.

³lucerna Dei antequam extingueretur,And so, to prevent the lamp of God from going out,Samuel dormiebat in templo Domini,Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the Lord,ubi erat arca Dei.where the ark of God was.

⁴Et vocavit Dominus Samuel.And the Lord called Samuel.Qui respondens,And responding,ait:he said,Ecce ego.“Here I am.”

⁴Et vocavit Dominus Samuel.And the Lord called Samuel.Qui respondens,And responding,ait:he said,Ecce ego.“Here I am.”

⁵Et cucurrit ad Heli,And he ran to Eli,et dixit:and he said,Ecce ego:“Here I am.vocasti enim me.For you called me.”Qui dixit:And he said:Non vocavi:“I did not call.revertere,Returnet dormi.and sleep.”Et abiit,And he went away,et dormivit.and he slept.

⁵Et cucurrit ad Heli,And he ran to Eli,et dixit:and he said,Ecce ego:“Here I am.vocasti enim me.For you called me.”Qui dixit:And he said:Non vocavi:“I did not call.revertere,Returnet dormi.and sleep.”Et abiit,And he went away,et dormivit.and he slept.

⁶Et adjecit Dominus rursum vocare Samuelem.And again,Consurgensque Samuel,the Lord continued to call to Samuel.abiit ad Heli,And rising up,et dixit:Samuel went to Eli,Ecce ego,and he said:quia vocasti me.“Here I am.Qui respondit:For you called me.”Non vocavi te,And he responded:fili mi:“I did not call you,reverteremy son.et dormi.Return and sleep.”

⁶Et adjecit Dominus rursum vocare Samuelem.And again,Consurgensque Samuel,the Lord continued to call to Samuel.abiit ad Heli,And rising up,et dixit:Samuel went to Eli,Ecce ego,and he said:quia vocasti me.“Here I am.Qui respondit:For you called me.”Non vocavi te,And he responded:fili mi:“I did not call you,reverteremy son.et dormi.Return and sleep.”

⁷Porro Samuel necdum sciebat Dominum,Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord,neque revelatus fuerat ei sermo Domini.and the word of the Lord had not been revealed to him.

⁷Porro Samuel necdum sciebat Dominum,Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord,neque revelatus fuerat ei sermo Domini.and the word of the Lord had not been revealed to him.

⁸Et adjecit Dominus,And the Lord continued,et vocavit adhuc Samuelem tertio.and he called to Samuel still a third time.Qui consurgens abiit ad Heli,And rising up, he went to Eli.

⁸Et adjecit Dominus,And the Lord continued,et vocavit adhuc Samuelem tertio.and he called to Samuel still a third time.Qui consurgens abiit ad Heli,And rising up, he went to Eli.

⁹et ait:And he said:Ecce ego,“Here I am.quia vocasti me.For you called me.”Intellexit ergo Heli quia Dominus vocaret puerum:Then Eli understood that the Lord had called the boy.et ait ad Samuelem:And he said to Samuel:Vade,“Go and sleep.et dormi:And if he calls to you from now on,et si deinceps vocaverit te,you will say,dices:‘Speak,Loquere,Lord,Domine,for your servant is listening.’”quia audit servus tuus.Therefore,Abiit ergo Samuel,Samuel went away,et dormivit in loco suo.and he slept in his place.

⁹et ait:And he said:Ecce ego,“Here I am.quia vocasti me.For you called me.”Intellexit ergo Heli quia Dominus vocaret puerum:Then Eli understood that the Lord had called the boy.et ait ad Samuelem:And he said to Samuel:Vade,“Go and sleep.et dormi:And if he calls to you from now on,et si deinceps vocaverit te,you will say,dices:‘Speak,Loquere,Lord,Domine,for your servant is listening.’”quia audit servus tuus.Therefore,Abiit ergo Samuel,Samuel went away,et dormivit in loco suo.and he slept in his place.

¹⁰Et venit Dominus,And the Lord came,et stetit:and stood,et vocavit,and he called,sicut vocaverat secundo:just as he had called the other times,Samuel,“Samuel,Samuel.Samuel.”Et ait Samuel:And Samuel said,Loquere,“Speak,Domine,Lord,quia audit servus tuus.for your servant is listening.”

¹⁰Et venit Dominus,And the Lord came,et stetit:and stood,et vocavit,and he called,sicut vocaverat secundo:just as he had called the other times,Samuel,“Samuel,Samuel.Samuel.”Et ait Samuel:And Samuel said,Loquere,“Speak,Domine,Lord,quia audit servus tuus.for your servant is listening.”

¹¹Et dixit Dominus ad Samuelem:And the Lord said to Samuel: “Behold,Ecce ego facio verbum in Israël,I am accomplishing a word in Israel.quod quicumque audierit,Whoever will hear about it,tinnient ambæ aures ejus.both his ears will ring.

¹¹Et dixit Dominus ad Samuelem:And the Lord said to Samuel: “Behold,Ecce ego facio verbum in Israël,I am accomplishing a word in Israel.quod quicumque audierit,Whoever will hear about it,tinnient ambæ aures ejus.both his ears will ring.

¹²In die illa suscitabo adversum Heli omnia quæ locutus sum super domum ejus:In that day, I will raise up against Eli all the things that I have spoken over his house.incipiam,I will begin,et complebo.and I will finish.

¹²In die illa suscitabo adversum Heli omnia quæ locutus sum super domum ejus:In that day, I will raise up against Eli all the things that I have spoken over his house.incipiam,I will begin,et complebo.and I will finish.

¹³Prædixi enim ei quod judicaturus essem domum ejus in æternum propter iniquitatem,For I have foretold to him that I will judge his house unto eternity, because of iniquity.eo quod noverat indigne agere filios suos,For he had known that his sons acted shamefully,et non corripuerit eos.and he did not chastise them.

¹³Prædixi enim ei quod judicaturus essem domum ejus in æternum propter iniquitatem,For I have foretold to him that I will judge his house unto eternity, because of iniquity.eo quod noverat indigne agere filios suos,For he had known that his sons acted shamefully,et non corripuerit eos.and he did not chastise them.

¹⁴Idcirco juravi domui Heli quod non expietur iniquitas domus ejus victimis et muneribus usque in æternum.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.”

¹⁴Idcirco juravi domui Heli quod non expietur iniquitas domus ejus victimis et muneribus usque in æternum.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.”

¹⁵Dormivit autem Samuel usque mane,Then Samuel slept until morning,aperuitque ostia domus Domini.and he opened the doors of the house of the Lord.Et Samuel timebat indicare visionem Heli.And Samuel was afraid to tell the vision to Eli.

¹⁵Dormivit autem Samuel usque mane,Then Samuel slept until morning,aperuitque ostia domus Domini.and he opened the doors of the house of the Lord.Et Samuel timebat indicare visionem Heli.And Samuel was afraid to tell the vision to Eli.

¹⁶Vocavit ergo Heli Samuelem,Then Eli called Samuel,et dixit:and he said,Samuel fili mi?“Samuel, my son?”Qui respondens ait:And responding, he said,Præsto sum.“I am here.”

¹⁶Vocavit ergo Heli Samuelem,Then Eli called Samuel,et dixit:and he said,Samuel fili mi?“Samuel, my son?”Qui respondens ait:And responding, he said,Præsto sum.“I am here.”

¹⁷Et interrogavit eum:And he questioned him:Quis est sermo, quem locutus est Dominus ad te?“What is the word that the Lord has spoken to you?oro te ne celaveris me:I beg you that you may not conceal it from me.hæc faciat tibi Deus,May God do these things to you,et hæc addat, si absconderis a me sermonem ex omnibus verbis quæ dicta sunt tibi.and may he add these other things, if you hide from me one word out of all the things that were told to you.”

¹⁷Et interrogavit eum:And he questioned him:Quis est sermo, quem locutus est Dominus ad te?“What is the word that the Lord has spoken to you?oro te ne celaveris me:I beg you that you may not conceal it from me.hæc faciat tibi Deus,May God do these things to you,et hæc addat, si absconderis a me sermonem ex omnibus verbis quæ dicta sunt tibi.and may he add these other things, if you hide from me one word out of all the things that were told to you.”

¹⁸Indicavit itaque ei Samuel universos sermones,And so, Samuel revealed to him all the words,et non abscondit ab eo.and he did not hide them from him.Et ille respondit:And he responded:Dominus est:“He is the Lord.quod bonum est in oculis suis faciat.May he do what is good in his own eyes.”

¹⁸Indicavit itaque ei Samuel universos sermones,And so, Samuel revealed to him all the words,et non abscondit ab eo.and he did not hide them from him.Et ille respondit:And he responded:Dominus est:“He is the Lord.quod bonum est in oculis suis faciat.May he do what is good in his own eyes.”

¹⁹Crevit autem Samuel,And Samuel grew up,et Dominus erat cum eo,and the Lord was with him,et non cecidit ex omnibus verbis ejus in terram.and not one of his words fell to the ground.

¹⁹Crevit autem Samuel,And Samuel grew up,et Dominus erat cum eo,and the Lord was with him,et non cecidit ex omnibus verbis ejus in terram.and not one of his words fell to the ground.

²⁰Et cognovit universus Israël,And all of Israel,a Dan usque Bersabee,from Dan even to Beersheba,quod fidelis Samuel propheta esset Domini.knew Samuel to be a faithful prophet of the Lord.

²⁰Et cognovit universus Israël,And all of Israel,a Dan usque Bersabee,from Dan even to Beersheba,quod fidelis Samuel propheta esset Domini.knew Samuel to be a faithful prophet of the Lord.

²¹Et addidit Dominus ut appareret in Silo,And the Lord continued to appear in Shiloh.quoniam revelatus fuerat Dominus Samueli in Silo juxta verbum Domini.For the Lord had revealed himself to Samuel at Shiloh, according to the word of the Lord.Et evenit sermo Samuelis universo Israëli.And the word about Samuel went forth to all of Israel.

²¹Et addidit Dominus ut appareret in Silo,And the Lord continued to appear in Shiloh.quoniam revelatus fuerat Dominus Samueli in Silo juxta verbum Domini.For the Lord had revealed himself to Samuel at Shiloh, according to the word of the Lord.Et evenit sermo Samuelis universo Israëli.And the word about Samuel went forth to all of Israel.