1. 小子撒母耳,在以利前,奉事耶和華,是時耶和華之言罕聞,異象不恆顯見,
5. 遂趨詣以利曰,汝呼我,我在此,曰,我未呼爾,復臥可也,遂反而臥,
6. 耶和華又呼曰,撒母耳,撒母耳起,就以利曰,汝呼我,我在此,曰,我子,我未呼爾,復臥可也,
8. 耶和華三呼撒母耳,遂起,就以利曰,汝呼我,我在此,以利始知耶和華呼之,
9. 故謂撒母耳曰,汝反而臥,如再呼爾,則曰,耶和華歟,請言,爾僕謹聽,撒母耳遂往,臥於己所,
10. 耶和華蒞止,如前呼曰,撒母耳,撒母耳,對曰,請言,爾僕謹聽,
11. 耶和華曰,我於以色列中,將行一事,使凡聽之者,兩耳必震,
13. 我曾告之,必鞫其家,蓋彼知子行惡,自招呪詛,而不之禁,
17. 曰,耶和華告爾何事,請毋隱於我,與爾所言之事,若有所隱,願神罰爾維倍,
18. 撒母耳悉以告之,無所隱,以利曰,是耶和華也,願其行所視爲善者,