Targum Jonathan on the Prophets 1 Samuel · chapter 3

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1. 1

   וְרַבְיָא שְׁמוּאֵל מְשַׁמֵשׁ קֳדָם יְיָ בְּחַיֵי עֵלִי וּפִתְגָמָא דַייָ הֲוָה כַסֵי בְּיוֹמַיָא הָאִינוּן לֵית נְבוּאָה גַלְיָא:

   And the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. Now in those days the word of the LORD was rare, and visions were scarce.

2. 2

   וַהֲוָה בְּיוֹמַיָא הָאִינוּן וְעֵלִי שְׁכִיב בְּאַתְרֵיהּ וְעֵינוֹהִי שְׁרִיאוּ לְמִכְהֵי לָא יָכִיל לְמֶחֱזֵי:

   And at that time Eli, whose eyesight had grown so dim that he could not see, was lying in his room.

3. 3

   וּבוֹצִין בֵּית מַקְדְשָׁא דַייָ עַד לָא טְפָא וּשְׁמוּאֵל שְׁכִיב בַּעֲזָרַת לֵוָאֵי וְקָלָא אִשְׁתְּמַע מֵהֵיכָלָא דַייָ דְתַמָן אֲרוֹנָא דַיָי:

   Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was located.

4. 4

   וּקְרָא יְיָ לִשְׁמוּאֵל וַאֲמַר הָא אֲנָא:

   Then the LORD called to Samuel, and he answered, “Here I am.”

5. 5

   וּרְהַט לְוַת עֵלִי וַאֲמַר הָא אֲנָא אֲרֵי קְרֵיתָא לִי וַאֲמַר לָא קְרֵיתִי תּוּב שְׁכִיב וַאֲזַל וּשְׁכוּב:

   He ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” “I did not call,” Eli replied. “Go back and lie down.” So he went and lay down.

6. 6

   וְאוֹסִיף יְיָ לְמִקְרֵי עוֹד שְׁמוּאֵל וְקָם שְׁמוּאֵל וַאֲזַל לְוַת עֵלִי וַאֲמַר הָא אֲנָא אֲרֵי קְרֵיתָא לִי וַאֲמַר לָא קְרֵיתִי בְרִי תּוּב שְׁכִיב:

   Once again the LORD called, “Samuel!” So Samuel got up, went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” “My son, I did not call,” Eli replied. “Go back and lie down.”

7. 7

   וּשְׁמוּאֵל עַד לָא אֲלַף לְמִידַע אוּלְפַן מִן קֳדָם יְיָ וְעַד דְלָא אִתְגְלֵי לֵיהּ פִתְגַם נְבוּאָה דַיְיָ:

   Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, because the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him.

8. 8

   וְאוֹסִיף יְיָ לְמִקְרֵי שְׁמוּאֵל בִּתְלִיתָאָה וְקָם וַאֲזַל לְוַת עֵלִי וַאֲמַר הָא אֲנָא אֲרֵי קְרִיתָא לִי וְסַבַּר עֵלִי אֲרֵי מִן קֳדָם יְיָ מִתְקְרֵי לְרַבְיָא:

   Once again, for the third time, the LORD called to Samuel. He got up, went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” Then Eli realized that it was the LORD who was calling the boy.

9. 9

   וַאֲמַר עֵלִי לִשְׁמוּאֵל אֱזִיל שְׁכוּב וִיהֵי אִם יִקְרֵי לָךְ וְתֵימַר מַלֵיל יְיָ אֲרֵי שְׁמַע עַבְדָךְ וַאֲזַל שְׁמוּאֵל וּשְׁכִיב בְּאַתְרֵיהּ:

   “Go and lie down,” he said to Samuel, “and if He calls you, say, ‘Speak, LORD, for Your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

10. 10

    וְאִתְגְלֵי יְיָ וְאִתְעַתַּד וּקְרָא כִזְמַן בִּזְמַן שְׁמוּאֵל שְׁמוּאֵל וַאֲמַר שְׁמוּאֵל מַלֵל אֲרֵי שְׁמַע עַבְדָךְ:

    Then the LORD came and stood there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.”

11. 11

    וַאֲמַר יְיָ לִשְׁמוּאֵל הָא אֲנָא עָבִיד פִתְגָמָא בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל דְכָל דְיִשְׁמְעִינֵיהּ יִצְלָן תַּרְתֵּין אוּדְנוֹהִי:

    Then the LORD said to Samuel, “I am about to do something in Israel at which the ears of all who hear it will tingle.

12. 12

    בְּיוֹמָא הַהוּא אֲקַיֵם עַל עֵלִי יַת כָּל דִי מַלֵלִית עַל בֵּיתֵיהּ אֱגַמֵר וְאֵישֵׁיצֵי:

    On that day I will carry out against Eli everything I have spoken about his house, from beginning to end.

13. 13

    וְחַוֵיתִי לֵיהּ אֲרֵי מִתְפְּרַע אֲנָא מִן אֱנַשׁ בֵּיתֵיהּ עַד עַלְמָא בְּחוֹבִין דִידַע אֲרֵי מַרְגְזִין לְהוֹן בְּנוֹהִי וְלָא כִהָה בְּהוֹן:

    I told him that I would judge his house forever for the iniquity of which he knows, because his sons blasphemed God and he did not restrain them.

14. 14

    וּבְכֵן קַיֵמִית לְבֵית עֵלִי אִם יִשְׁתַּבְקוּן חוֹבֵי בֵית עֵלִי בְּנִכְסַת קוּדְשִׁין וּבְקָרְבְּנִין עַד עַלְמָא:

    Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli, ‘The iniquity of Eli’s house shall never be atoned for by sacrifice or offering.’”

15. 15

    וּשְׁכַב שְׁמוּאֵל עַד צַפְרָא וּפְתַח יַת דָשֵׁי בֵּית מַקְדְשָׁא דַייָ וּשְׁמוּאֵל דָחֵיל מִלְחַוָאָה יַת חֵיזוּ נְבוּאֲתָא לְעֵלִי:

    Samuel lay down until the morning; then he opened the doors of the house of the LORD. He was afraid to tell Eli the vision,

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    וּקְרָא עֵלִי יַת שְׁמוּאֵל וַאֲמַר שְׁמוּאֵל בְּרִי וַאֲמַר הָא אֲנָא:

    but Eli called to him and said, “Samuel, my son.” “Here I am,” answered Samuel.

17. 17

    וַאֲמַר מַה פִּתְגָמָא דְמַלֵיל עִמָךְ לָא כְעַן תְּכַסֵי מִנִי כְּדֵין יַעְבֵּיד לָךְ יְיָ וּכְדֵין יוֹסִיף אִם תְּכַסֵי מִנִי פִּתְגָם מִכָּל פִּתְגָמָא דְמַלֵיל עַמָךְ:

    “What was the message He gave you?” Eli asked. “Do not hide it from me. May God punish you, and ever so severely, if you hide from me anything He said to you.”

18. 18

    וְחַוֵי לֵיהּ שְׁמוּאֵל יַת כָּל פִּתְגָמַיָא וְלָא כַסֵי מִנֵיהּ וַאֲמַר יְיָ הוּא דְתַקִין בְּעֵינוֹהִי יַעְבֵּיד:

    So Samuel told him everything and did not hide a thing from him. “He is the LORD,” replied Eli. “Let Him do what is good in His eyes.”

19. 19

    וּרְבָא שְׁמוּאֵל וּמֵימְרָא דַייָ הֲוָה בְּסַעֲדֵיהּ וְלָא בָטֵיל מִכָּל פִּתְגָמוֹהִי אַרְעָא:

    And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and He let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground.

20. 20

    וִידַע כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל מִדָן וְעַד בְּאֵר שָׁבַע אֲרֵי מְהֵימָן שְׁמוּאֵל בְּפִּתְגָמֵי נְבוּאֲתָא דַיָי:

    So all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD.

21. 21

    וְאוֹסִיף יְיָ לְאִתְגָלָאָה בְשִׁילֹה אֲרֵי אִתְגְלֵי יְיָ לִשְׁמוּאֵל בְשִׁילוֹ בְּפִתְגָמָא דַיָי:

    And the LORD continued to appear at Shiloh, because there He revealed Himself to Samuel by His word.