1. And the child Samuel served Jehovah before Eli. And the Word of Jehovah was rare in those days. There was no open vision.
2. And it happened at that time, when Eli was lying down in his place, and his eyes began to become dim so that he could not see.
3. And the lamp of God had not gone out. And Samuel was lying down in the temple of Jehovah, where the ark of God was.
4. And Jehovah called Samuel. And he answered, Here am I.
5. And he ran to Eli, and said, Here am I. For you called me. And he said, I did not call. Go and lie down again. And he went to lie down.
6. And Jehovah called again, Samuel! And Samuel arose and went to Eli and said, Here am I, for you called me. And he answered, I did not call, my son. Go back, lie down.
7. And Samuel did not yet know Jehovah, and the Word of Jehovah had not yet been revealed to him.
8. And Jehovah called Samuel again, the third time. And he arose and went to Eli and said, Here am I, for you called me. And Eli saw that Jehovah had called the child.
9. And Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down; and it shall be, if One calls you, you shall say, Speak, Jehovah, for Your servant hears. And Samuel went to lie down in his place.
10. And Jehovah came and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel! Then Samuel answered, Speak, for Your servant hears.
11. And Jehovah said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel at which both the ears of everyone who hears it shall tingle.
12. In that day I will confirm to Eli all that which I have spoken as to his house, beginning and making an end.
13. For I have told him that I will judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knows, because his sons made themselves vile and he did not restrain them.
14. And therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering forever.
15. And Samuel lay until morning, and opened the doors of the house of Jehovah. And Samuel feared to show Eli the vision.
16. And Eli called Samuel and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.
17. And he said, What is the word which He has said to you? Please do not hide it from me. God do so to you, and more also, if you hide a thing from me of all the words that He said to you.
18. And Samuel told him all the words, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is Jehovah; let Him do what seems good to Him.
19. And Samuel grew, and Jehovah was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground.
20. And all Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of Jehovah.
21. And Jehovah appeared again in Shiloh. For Jehovah revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the Word of Jehovah.