17. And the sin of the young men was very great before יהוה, for the men despised the offering of יהוה.
18. But Shemu’ĕl was attending before יהוה – a youth, wearing a linen shoulder garment.
19. And his mother would make him a little robe, and bring it to him year by year when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly slaughtering.
20. And Ěli blessed Elqanah and his wife, and said, “יהוה give you offspring from this woman for the one she prayed for and gave to יהוה.” Then they would go to their own home.
21. And יהוה visited Ḥannah, so that she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters, while the young Shemu’ĕl grew before יהוה.
22. And Ěli was very old, and had heard all that his sons were doing to all Yisra’ĕl, and how they lay with the women who were assembling at the door of the Tent of Meeting.
23. And he said to them, “Why do you do deeds like these? For I hear of your evil deeds from all the people.
24. “No, my sons! For it is not a good report that I hear: making the people of יהוה transgress.
25. “If one man sins against another, Elohim shall judge him. But if a man sins against יהוה, who shall pray for him?” But they did not listen to the voice of their father, though יהוה was pleased to put them to death.
26. And the young Shemu’ĕl was growing in stature, and was in favour with יהוה and also with men.
27. And a man of Elohim came to Ěli and said to him, “Thus said יהוה, ‘Did I not clearly reveal Myself to the house of your father when they were in Mitsrayim in Pharaoh’s house,
28. even to choose him out of all the tribes of Yisra’ĕl to be My priest, to offer upon My altar, to burn incense, and to wear a shoulder garment before Me? And did I not give to the house of your father all the offerings of the children of Yisra’ĕl made by fire?