Targum Jonathan on I Samuel Chapter 3
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וְרַבְיָא שְׁמוּאֵל מְשַׁמֵשׁ קֳדָם יְיָ בְּחַיֵי עֵלִי וּפִתְגָמָא דַייָ הֲוָה כַסֵי בְּיוֹמַיָא הָאִינוּן לֵית נְבוּאָה גַלְיָא:
And the boy Samuel was serving before the LORD during the life of Eli. And the word of the LORD was hidden in those days; no prophecy was revealed.
וַהֲוָה בְּיוֹמַיָא הָאִינוּן וְעֵלִי שְׁכִיב בְּאַתְרֵיהּ וְעֵינוֹהִי שְׁרִיאוּ לְמִכְהֵי לָא יָכִיל לְמֶחֱזֵי:
On that day Eli was lying down in his own place. His eyes had begun to grow dim so that he could not see.
וּבוֹצִין בֵּית מַקְדְשָׁא דַייָ עַד לָא טְפָא וּשְׁמוּאֵל שְׁכִיב בַּעֲזָרַת לֵוָאֵי וְקָלָא אִשְׁתְּמַע מֵהֵיכָלָא דַייָ דְתַמָן אֲרוֹנָא דַיָי:
And the lamp of the LORD’s sanctuary had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the court of the Levites. And a voice was heard from the LORD’s temple, where the ark of the LORD was.
וּקְרָא יְיָ לִשְׁמוּאֵל וַאֲמַר הָא אֲנָא:
Then the LORD called Samuel, and he said, ‘Here I am.’
וּרְהַט לְוַת עֵלִי וַאֲמַר הָא אֲנָא אֲרֵי קְרֵיתָא לִי וַאֲמַר לָא קְרֵיתִי תּוּב שְׁכִיב וַאֲזַל וּשְׁכוּב:
And 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.
וְאוֹסִיף יְיָ לְמִקְרֵי עוֹד שְׁמוּאֵל וְקָם שְׁמוּאֵל וַאֲזַל לְוַת עֵלִי וַאֲמַר הָא אֲנָא אֲרֵי קְרֵיתָא לִי וַאֲמַר לָא קְרֵיתִי בְרִי תּוּב שְׁכִיב:
And the LORD called again, ‘Samuel!’ And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, ‘Here I am, for you called me.’ But he said, ‘I did not call, my son; lie down again.’
וּשְׁמוּאֵל עַד לָא אֲלַף לְמִידַע אוּלְפַן מִן קֳדָם יְיָ וְעַד דְלָא אִתְגְלֵי לֵיהּ פִתְגַם נְבוּאָה דַיְיָ:
Now Samuel had not yet learned to recognise instruction from before the LORD, and until then no prophetic word of the LORD had been revealed to him.
וְאוֹסִיף יְיָ לְמִקְרֵי שְׁמוּאֵל בִּתְלִיתָאָה וְקָם וַאֲזַל לְוַת עֵלִי וַאֲמַר הָא אֲנָא אֲרֵי קְרִיתָא לִי וְסַבַּר עֵלִי אֲרֵי מִן קֳדָם יְיָ מִתְקְרֵי לְרַבְיָא:
And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, ‘Here I am, for you called me.’ Then Eli perceived that the boy was called from before the LORD.
וַאֲמַר עֵלִי לִשְׁמוּאֵל אֱזִיל שְׁכוּב וִיהֵי אִם יִקְרֵי לָךְ וְתֵימַר מַלֵיל יְיָ אֲרֵי שְׁמַע עַבְדָךְ וַאֲזַל שְׁמוּאֵל וּשְׁכִיב בְּאַתְרֵיהּ:
And Eli said to Samuel, ‘Go, lie down; and if He calls you, you shall say, “Speak, O LORD, for thy servant hears”.’ So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
וְאִתְגְלֵי יְיָ וְאִתְעַתַּד וּקְרָא כִזְמַן בִּזְמַן שְׁמוּאֵל שְׁמוּאֵל וַאֲמַר שְׁמוּאֵל מַלֵל אֲרֵי שְׁמַע עַבְדָךְ:
And the glory of the LORD was revealed and stood forth, calling as at other times, ‘Samuel! Samuel!’ And Samuel said, ‘Speak, for thy servant hears.’
וַאֲמַר יְיָ לִשְׁמוּאֵל הָא אֲנָא עָבִיד פִתְגָמָא בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל דְכָל דְיִשְׁמְעִינֵיהּ יִצְלָן תַּרְתֵּין אוּדְנוֹהִי:
Then the LORD said to Samuel, ‘Here I am, doing something in Israel, at which the two ears of every one that hears it will tingle.
בְּיוֹמָא הַהוּא אֲקַיֵם עַל עֵלִי יַת כָּל דִי מַלֵלִית עַל בֵּיתֵיהּ אֱגַמֵר וְאֵישֵׁיצֵי:
On that day I will fulfil against Eli all that I have spoken concerning the people of his house. I will destroy and I will end.
וְחַוֵיתִי לֵיהּ אֲרֵי מִתְפְּרַע אֲנָא מִן אֱנַשׁ בֵּיתֵיהּ עַד עַלְמָא בְּחוֹבִין דִידַע אֲרֵי מַרְגְזִין לְהוֹן בְּנוֹהִי וְלָא כִהָה בְּהוֹן:
And I told him that I take revenge on the people of his house for ever, for the sins which he knew, because his sons are provoking and he did not restrain them.
וּבְכֵן קַיֵמִית לְבֵית עֵלִי אִם יִשְׁתַּבְקוּן חוֹבֵי בֵית עֵלִי בְּנִכְסַת קוּדְשִׁין וּבְקָרְבְּנִין עַד עַלְמָא:
Therefore, I swore to the house of Eli that the sins of Eli’s house shall not be forgiven by holy slaughterings or offerings for ever.’
וּשְׁכַב שְׁמוּאֵל עַד צַפְרָא וּפְתַח יַת דָשֵׁי בֵּית מַקְדְשָׁא דַייָ וּשְׁמוּאֵל דָחֵיל מִלְחַוָאָה יַת חֵיזוּ נְבוּאֲתָא לְעֵלִי:
And Samuel lay until morning; then he opened the doors of the sanctuary of the LORD. And Samuel was afraid to tell the prophetic vision to Eli.
וּקְרָא עֵלִי יַת שְׁמוּאֵל וַאֲמַר שְׁמוּאֵל בְּרִי וַאֲמַר הָא אֲנָא:
But Eli called Samuel and said, ‘Samuel, my son.’ And he said, ‘Here I am.’
וַאֲמַר מַה פִּתְגָמָא דְמַלֵיל עִמָךְ לָא כְעַן תְּכַסֵי מִנִי כְּדֵין יַעְבֵּיד לָךְ יְיָ וּכְדֵין יוֹסִיף אִם תְּכַסֵי מִנִי פִּתְגָם מִכָּל פִּתְגָמָא דְמַלֵיל עַמָךְ:
And he said, ‘What is the word that He spoke with you? Do not hide it from me. May the LORD do so to you and more also, if you hide anything from me of all the word that He spoke with you.’
וְחַוֵי לֵיהּ שְׁמוּאֵל יַת כָּל פִּתְגָמַיָא וְלָא כַסֵי מִנֵיהּ וַאֲמַר יְיָ הוּא דְתַקִין בְּעֵינוֹהִי יַעְבֵּיד:
So Samuel told him all the words and hid nothing from him. And he said, ‘It is the LORD; let him do what is right before Him.’
וּרְבָא שְׁמוּאֵל וּמֵימְרָא דַייָ הֲוָה בְּסַעֲדֵיהּ וְלָא בָטֵיל מִכָּל פִּתְגָמוֹהִי אַרְעָא:
And Samuel grew, and the speech of the LORD was in his aid, and none of all his words failed.
וִידַע כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל מִדָן וְעַד בְּאֵר שָׁבַע אֲרֵי מְהֵימָן שְׁמוּאֵל בְּפִּתְגָמֵי נְבוּאֲתָא דַיָי:
And all Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, knew that Samuel was reliable in the prophetic words of the LORD.
וְאוֹסִיף יְיָ לְאִתְגָלָאָה בְשִׁילֹה אֲרֵי אִתְגְלֵי יְיָ לִשְׁמוּאֵל בְשִׁילוֹ בְּפִתְגָמָא דַיָי:
And the LORD continued to reveal himself at Shiloh, for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of the LORD.