A   And whan the childe Samuel mynistred vnto the LORDE vnder Eli, the worde of þe; LORDE was deare at the same tyme, nether was there eny sure ∧ manifest vision. And it fortuned at the same tyme, that Eli laye in his place, ^note and his eyes beganne to be dymme, so that he coulde not se. And Samuel had layed him downe in þe; temple of the LORDE (where the Arke of God was) before þe; lampe of God was put out. And the LORDE called Samuel. He answered: Beholde, here am I. And he ranne vnto Eli, ∧ sayde: Beholde, here am I, thou hast called me. But he saide: I haue not called the, go thy waye agayne, and laye the downe to slepe. And he wente his waye, and layed him downe to slepe.

B   The LORDE called againe: Samuel. And Samuel arose, ∧ wente vnto Eli, ∧ sayde: Beholde, here am I, thou hast called me. Neuertheles he sayde: My sonne, I haue not called the. So thy waye agayne, and laye the downe to slepe. As for Samuel, he knewe not the LORDE as yet, ∧ the worde of þe; LORDE was not yet shewed vnto him. And þe; LORDE called Samuel þe; thirde tyme. And he arose, ∧ wente vnto Eli, ∧ sayde: Beholde, here am I, thou hast called me. Then perceaued Eli þt; the LORDE called þe; childe, ∧ he sayde vnto him: Go thy waye agayne, ∧ laye the downe to slepe: and yf the LORDE call the eny more, then saye: Speake LORDE, for þi; seruaunt heareth. Samuel w&ebar;te his waye, and layed him downe in his place. C   Th&ebar; came þe; LORDE, ∧ stode, and called like as afore: Samuel, Samuel. And Samuel sayde: Speake (LORDE) for thy seruaunt heareth. And the LORDE saide vnto Samuel: Beholde, I do a thinge in Israel, þt; who so euer shall heare it, both his eares shal glowe. In þt; daie will I rayse vp vpon Eli ^note all þt; I haue spok&ebar; c&obar;cernynge his house. I will take it in hande, ∧ perfourme it: for I haue tolde him, þt; I wilbe Iudge ouer his house for euer, because of the wickednes, þt; he knewe how shamefully his childr&ebar; behaued th&ebar; selues, and hath not once loked sowerly therto. Therfore haue I sworne vnto þe; house of Eli, þt; this wickednes of þe; house of Eli shall not be rec&obar;cyled nether &wt; sacrifice ner &wt; meatoffringe for euer. And Samuel laye vnto þe; morow, ∧ opened the dores of the house of the LORDE.

D   But Samuel was afrayed to tell the vysion vnto Eli. Then Eli called him ∧ sayde: Samuel my sonne. He answered: Beholde, here am I. He sayde: What is þe; worde þt; the LORDE hath spok&ebar; vnto the? hyde it not fro me. God do this ∧ that vnto þe;, yf thou hyde oughte fro me, of all that he hath talked &wt; the. Then Samuel tolde him alltogether, ∧ hyd nothinge from him. He sayde: It is the LORDE, let him do what pleaseth him.

Samuel grewe vp, ∧ the LORDE was &wt; him, ∧ there fell none of all his wordes vp&obar; the earth. And all Israel fr&obar; Dan vnto Bersaba, knewe þt; Samuel was faithfull to be a prophet of the LORDE. And the LORDE appeared agayne at Silo: for the LORDE shewed him selfe vnto Samuel at Silo, thorow the worde of the LORDE.

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