3:1 [] Kai to paidion o Samouhl uphretei ton Kurion emprosqen tou Hlei. O logoV de tou Kuriou hto spanioV kat' ekeinaV taV hmeraV× orasiV den efaineto.

3:2 Kat' ekeinon de ton kairon, ote o Hlei ekoiteto en tw topw autou, kai oi ofqalmoi autou hsan hmaurwmenoi, wste den hdunato na bleph,

3:3 o de Samouhl ekoiteto en tw naw tou Kuriou, opou hto h kibwtoV tou Qeou, prin o lucnoV tou Qeou sbesqh,

3:4 ekalesen o KurioV ton Samouhl× o de apekriqh, Idou, egw.

3:5 Kai etrexe proV ton Hlei kai eipen, Idou, egw× dioti me ekalesaV. O de eipe, Den se ekalesa× epistreyon na koimhqhV. Kai uphge na koimhqh.

3:6 O de KurioV ekalese palin ek deuterou, Samouhl. Kai eshkwqh o Samouhl kai uphge proV ton Hlei kai eipen, Idou, egw× dioti me ekalesaV. O de apekriqh, Den se ekalesa, teknon mou× epistreyon na koimhqhV.

3:7 Kai Samouhl den egnwrizen eti ton Kurion, kai o logoV tou Kuriou den eicen eti apokalufqh eiV auton.

3:8 Kai ekalesen o KurioV ton Samouhl palin ek tritou. Kai eshkwqh kai uphge proV ton Hlei kai eipen, Idou, egw× dioti me ekalesaV. Kai enohsen o Hlei oti o KurioV ekalese to paidion.

3:9 Kai eipen o Hlei proV ton Samouhl, Upage na koimhqhV× kai ean se kraxh, qeleiV eipei, Lalhson, Kurie× dioti o douloV sou akouei. Kai o Samouhl uphge kai ekoimhqh en tw topw autou.

3:10 Kai hlqen o KurioV kai staqeiV ekalese kaqwV to proteron, Samouhl, Samouhl. Tote o Samouhl apekriqh, Lalhson, dioti o douloV sou akouei.

3:11 [] Kai eipen o KurioV proV ton Samouhl, Idou, egw qelw kamei eiV ton Israhl pragma, wste pantoV akouontoV auto qelousin hchsei amfotera ta wta×

3:12 en ekeinh th hmera qelw ektelesei enantion tou Hlei panta osa elalhsa peri tou oikou autou× qelw arcisei kai qelw epitelesei,

3:13 dioti anhggeila proV auton, oti egw qelw krinei ton oikon autou ewV aiwnoV dia thn anomian× epeidh gnwrisaV oti oi uioi autou eferon kataran ef' eautouV, den sunesteilen autouV×

3:14 kai dia touto wmosa enantion tou oikou tou Hlei, oti h anomia twn uiwn tou Hlei den qelei kaqarisqh eiV ton aiwna dia qusiaV oude dia prosforaV.

3:15 Kai ekoimhqh o Samouhl ewV prwiaV× epeita hnoixe taV quraV tou oikou tou Kuriou. Kai efobeito o Samouhl na anaggeilh thn orasin proV ton Hlei.

3:16 Ekalese de o Hlei ton Samouhl kai eipe, Samouhl, teknon mou. O de apekriqh, Idou, egw.

3:17 Kai eipe, PoioV einai o logoV, o lalhqeiV proV se; mh kruyhV auton, parakalw, ap' emou× outw na kamh eiV se o QeoV kai outw na prosqesh, ean kruyhV ap' emou tina ek pantwn twn logwn twn lalhqentwn proV se.

3:18 Kai anhggeile proV auton o Samouhl pantaV touV logouV, kai den ekruyen ap' autou oudena. Kai eipen o Hlei, AutoV einai KurioV× aV kamh to areston eiV touV ofqalmouV autou.

3:19 [] Kai emegalonen o Samouhl× kai o KurioV hto met' autou kai den afine na pipth oudeiV ek twn logwn autou eiV thn ghn.

3:20 Kai paV o Israhl, apo Dan ewV Bhr-sabee, egnwrisen oti o Samouhl hto diwrismenoV eiV to na hnai profhthV tou Kuriou.