Verse 1

The young boy Samuel was serving the Lord under Eli. In those days the word of the Lord was rare; visions were not widespread.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Herrens ord var sjeldne i de dager, og åpenbaring var ikke vanlig.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Den unge Samuel tjente Herren under Elis oppsyn. Herrens ord var sjeldent i de dager; det var ikke mange åpenbaringer.

• Norsk King James

  Og gutten Samuel tjente Herren foran Eli. Og Herrens ord var kostbart i de dager; det var ikke noe åpenbart syn.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Den unge Samuel tjente Herren under Elis oppsyn. Herrens ord var sjeldent i de dager, og det var ikke mange syner.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Den unge Samuel tjente Herren under Elis ledelse. I de dager var Herrens ord sjeldent, og det var få syner.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Den unge Samuel gjorde tjeneste for Herren under Eli. Herrens ord var sjeldent på den tiden; det var ingen åpne syner.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og gutten Samuel tjente Herren under Eli. Dessuten var Herrens ord dyrebart i de dager; det var ingen åpenbaring.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Den unge Samuel gjorde tjeneste for Herren under Eli. Herrens ord var sjeldent på den tiden; det var ingen åpne syner.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Samuel var en ung gutt som tjente Herren under Elis oppsyn. Herrens ord var sjeldent i de dager, og visjoner var ikke vanlige.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Den unge Samuel tjente Herren under Elis oppsyn. I de dager var Herrens ord sjeldent, og det var ingen hyppige syner.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Drengen Samuel tjente Herren for Elis Ansigt; og Herrens Ord var dyrt i de samme Dage, der udbrød intet Syn.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og barnet Samuel tjente Herren under Eli. Og Herrens ord var sjeldent i de dager; det var ingen åpenbar syn.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And the child Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was rare in those days; there was no widespread vision.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Samuel tjente hos Herren under Eli. Herrens ord var sjeldent i de dager; det var ingen hyppige åpenbaringer.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Den unge Samuel tjente Herren under Eli, og Herrens ord var sjeldent i de dager — det var ingen syn åpenbart.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og gutten Samuel tjenestegjorde for Herren under Eli. Herrens ord var sjeldent i de dager; det var ikke ofte noen så visjoner.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Den unge Samuel tjente Herren under Eli. I de dagene var Herrens ord skjult for folk; det var ingen åpen visjon.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And whan the childe Samuel mynistred vnto the LORDE vnder Eli, the worde of ye LORDE was deare at the same tyme, nether was there eny sure & manifest vision.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Nowe the childe Samuel ministred vnto the Lord before Eli: and the word of the Lord was precious in those dayes: for there was no manifest vision.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the chylde Samuel ministred vnto the Lorde before Eli, and the worde of the Lord was precious in those dayes, neither was there any open vision.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; [there was] no open vision.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The child Samuel ministered to Yahweh before Eli. The word of Yahweh was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the youth Samuel is serving Jehovah before Eli, and the word of Jehovah hath been precious in those days -- there is no vision broken forth.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the child Samuel ministered unto Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now the young Samuel was the servant of the Lord before Eli. In those days the Lord kept his word secret from men; there was no open vision.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The child Samuel ministered to Yahweh before Eli. The word of Yahweh was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Call of Samuel Now the boy Samuel continued serving the LORD under Eli’s supervision. Receiving a message from the LORD was rare in those days; revelatory visions were infrequent.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 74:9 : 9 We no longer see our signs; there is no more prophet, and no one among us knows how long.
• 1 Sam 2:11 : 11 'Then Elkanah went to his home at Ramah, but the boy stayed to serve the LORD under the supervision of Eli the priest.'
• Amos 8:11-12 : 11 'Behold, the days are coming,' declares the Lord God, 'when I will send a famine on the land—not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the Lord.' 12 They will wander from sea to sea and from north to east; they will roam about seeking the word of the Lord, but they will not find it.
• 1 Sam 2:18 : 18 But Samuel was ministering before the LORD—a boy wearing a linen ephod.
• 1 Sam 3:21 : 21 The Lord continued to appear at Shiloh, for he revealed himself to Samuel there through his word.
• 1 Sam 3:15 : 15 Samuel lay down until morning. Then he opened the doors of the house of the Lord. He was afraid to tell Eli about the vision.
• Isa 13:12 : 12 I will make people scarcer than fine gold, and mankind rarer than the gold of Ophir.