24 我兒啊,不可這樣,我聽到在耶和華的子民中流傳著你們的壞名聲。 25 人若得罪了別人,有上帝為他們調解。但人若得罪了耶和華,誰能為他調解呢?」然而,他們不肯聽從父親的話,因為耶和華決意要殺他們。

26 小撒母耳漸漸長大,深受耶和華和民眾的喜愛。

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24 No, my sons; the report I hear spreading among the Lord’s people is not good. 25 If one person sins against another, God[a] may mediate for the offender; but if anyone sins against the Lord, who will(A) intercede(B) for them?” His sons, however, did not listen to their father’s rebuke, for it was the Lord’s will to put them to death.

26 And the boy Samuel continued to grow(C) in stature and in favor with the Lord and with people.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 2:25 Or the judges