Catholic Public Domain Version
"But the youth Samuel advanced, and grew up, and he was pleasing to the Lord, as well as to men. "
— 1 Samuel 2:26, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the Lord, and also with men.”
“And the child Samuel grew on, and increased in favor both with Jehovah, and also with men. ”
“The child Samuel grew on, and increased in favor both with Yahweh, and also with men.”
“However, the boy Samuel was growing up and finding favor both with the LORD and with people.”
“But the child Samuel advanced, and grew on, and pleased both the Lord and men.”
“And the young Samuel, becoming older, had the approval of the Lord and of men.”
“And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the Lord, and also with men.”
And he said to them: “Why are you doing these kinds of things, very wicked things, that I have heard from all the people?
My sons, do not be willing. For it is no good report that I am hearing, so that you would cause the people of the Lord to transgress.
If a man has sinned against a man, God may be able to be appeased over him. But if a man has sinned against the Lord, who will pray for him?” But they did not listen to the voice of their father, that the Lord was willing to kill them.
But the youth Samuel advanced, and grew up, and he was pleasing to the Lord, as well as to men.
Then a man of God went to Eli, and he said to him: “Thus says the Lord: Was I not revealed openly to the house of your father, when they were in Egypt in the house of Pharaoh?
And I chose him out of all the tribes of Israel for myself as priest, so that he might ascend to my altar, and burn incense to me, and wear the ephod before me. And I gave to the house of your father all the sacrifices of the sons of Israel.
Why have you kicked away my victims and my gifts, which I instructed to be offered in the temple? And why have you given more honor to your sons than to me, so that you eat the first-fruits of every sacrifice of my people Israel?