I Samuel - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 278

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2-—16 THE PERIOD OF SAMUEL.-~·I. SAM. priest’s lad came, and said to the Givc the priest meat from the ribs, for he will not accept boiled meat from you ;—it must be raw.’ Let the fat be burnt first, then take what he would answer him, ‘Give itat once, and if not I shall take it by force} 17 The young men were also very great sinners against the EVER- L1v1NG, for they corrupted the women who brought offerings to the EVER-LIWNG. (8.0. 1165.) Qbunzzcraiiun af Qamuzl. 18 20 21 But Samuel served before the

EvER·1.1v1NG as an assistant, girded with an ephod. His mother also made him an embroidered robe, and brought it upto him every year when she went with her husband to sacri- Gce the yearly sacrifice. Then Eli blessed Alkanah and his wife, and The Even-L1v1NG granted you an heir from this woman in answer to her request from the Then they returned to their village, and now the EVER- LIVING favoured Hanah, and she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. But the lad Samuel grew up with the Evan-Livmo. (B.C. 1141.) Mi fzzlrlg rzpruhcs his 5mm. 22 When Eli became very old, he heard of all the doings of his sons to all Israel, and how they corrupted the women who came to worship at the door of the Hall of

23 Assembly; so he said to them, ‘What are these things that you do, which I have heard of? The vile practices towards all these

24 people? Refrain, my sons, for it is not a good report that I hear of your practices against the Evmz-r.1v1No.

25 lf a man sins against a man, they intercede with GOD: but if a man sins against the EVER-LIVING, who can intercede for him? ' But they would not listen to the

voice of their father, for the EVER- L1v1NG had decided to kill them. §:1m¤zl lnzrumzs ®¤¤h mth ®1·cai.

26 But the young man Samuel ad- vanced and became great and good, both with the Evan-Livmo and also with men, (nc. 1141.) gi. gilnn uf Giuh seul in rzprutse (Eli. A Man of God therefore was sent 27 Thus says the EvER—L1vlNG, ‘ I revealed Myself to the House of your fathers when you were among the Mitzeraim, and 23 I chose it from all the tribes of Israel to Myself as a Priesthood to offer incense upon My altar, and to wear an ephod before Me, and I gave to the House of your fathers all the gifts of the Children of Israel. Then why do you despise My sacrifices and offerings which I commanded for frailty, and respect your sons more than Me? by letting them fatten themselves with the best of all the offerings of My People Israel ?' Therefore the Evan-Lrviuo Gon of Israel says, ‘I promised that your House, and the House of your Fathers should walk before Me for ever,’ but now the Evan-L1v11~1G has said to me to·night, ‘ Whoever honours Me, I will honour; and whoever de- grades Me, shall be degraded. Now the time has come when I will break your necks and the heirs of the House of your Fathers, from being noble in your House. And you may expect 32 suffering, instead of pleasantness from all that gives Israel pleasure; for there shall not be a noble in your house for all time. Howeverl will not 33 cut off every one of your descendants for ever at My Altar, to exhaust your eyes, and make your soul languish, yet great men shall die from your house! And this shall be the proof-- 34 your two sons Khofnil and F inahasi shall both of them die in one day! ‘ Then I will appoint for Myself a 35 Faithful Priest who will do according to My own heart and soul, and I will build him a perfect House, and cause him to walk before My Messiah for all time. And then all the remnant 36 of your House shall come and bow to him for a penny of money, and for I beg you to admit me to a priest’s office that I (sc. 1140.) Samuel @ii1fn2lg rallrli in loam (Eli nf his Suas §ins. Meanwhile the young man Samuel 3 served the Eve:-LIVING before Eli. I Hophni.-··F. F. 2 Phineas, in O.V.-—F. F. 278