One night Eli was lying down in his usual place. His eyes were becoming so weak he couldn’t see very well.

一日，以利睡卧在自己的地方；他眼目昏花，看不分明。

那时，以利在自己的地方睡觉；他眼目开始昏花，不能看见。

那时，以利在自己的地方睡觉；他眼目开始昏花，不能看见。

一天晚上，老眼昏花的以利正睡在自己的房里。

有一天，以利躺卧在自己的地方，他的眼睛早已昏花，不能看得清楚了。

有一天，以利在自己的地方睡觉。他的眼睛早已昏花，不能看见。

一日，以利睡臥在自己的地方；他眼目昏花，看不分明。

那時，以利在自己的地方睡覺；他眼目開始昏花，不能看見。

那時，以利在自己的地方睡覺；他眼目開始昏花，不能看見。

一天晚上，老眼昏花的以利正睡在自己的房裡。

有一天，以利躺臥在自己的地方，他的眼睛早已昏花，不能看得清楚了。

這一天，以利在自己的地方睡着；他的眼睛早已開始昏花，不能看清楚了。

有一天，以利在自己的地方睡覺。他的眼睛早已昏花，不能看見。

以利目眊不明、臥於己所、

以利目眯不明偃卧於室、於耶和華室、法匱之所、

一日、以利臥於己所、其目已矇不能見、

One night Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place.

At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his own place.

One night Eli, who was almost blind by now, had gone to bed.

One day Eli, whose eyesight was failing, was lying in his usual place.

But it happened at that time as Eli was lying down in his place( now his eyesight had begun to be poor and he could not see well),

And it came to pass at that time, while Eli was lying down in his place, and when his eyes had begun to grow so dim that he could not see,

And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place( now his eyes had begun to wax dim, so that he could not see),

One day Eli, whose eyesight was failing, was lying in his room.

And it came to pass at that time, when Eli[ was] laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim,[ that] he could not see;

Eli’s eyes had begun to fail, so that he was unable to see well. At that time he was lying down in his place,

At that time, when Eli was laid down in his place( now his eyes had begun to grow dim, so that he could not see),

Eli was 98 years old. His eyes were so bad he couldn’t see.

Isaac had become old. His eyes were so weak he couldn’t see anymore. One day he called for his older son Esau. He said to him,“ My son.”“ Here I am,” he answered.

Israel’s eyes were weak because he was old. He couldn’t see very well. So Joseph brought his sons close to him. His father kissed them and hugged them.

Remember your Creator before those who guard the house tremble with old age. That’s when strong men will be bent over. The women who grind grain will stop because there are so few of them left. Those who look through the windows won’t be able to see very well.

Eli was very old. He kept hearing about everything his sons were doing to all the Israelites. He also heard how his sons were sleeping with the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

But his father wouldn’t do it. He said,“ I know, my son. I know. He too will become a nation. He too will become great. But his younger brother will be greater than he is. His children after him will become a group of nations.”

We live to be about 70. Or we may live to be 80, if we stay healthy. But even our best days are filled with trouble and sorrow. The years quickly pass, and we are gone.