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

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.

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

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 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),

who was ninety eight years old and blind.

One day when Isaac was old and turning blind, he called for Esau, his older son, and said,“ My son.”“ Yes, Father?” Esau replied.

Jacob was half blind because of his age and could hardly see. So Joseph brought the boys close to him, and Jacob kissed and embraced them.

Remember him before your legs— the guards of your house— start to tremble; and before your shoulders— the strong men— stoop. Remember him before your teeth— your few remaining servants— stop grinding; and before your eyes— the women looking through the windows— see dimly.

Now Eli was very old, but he was aware of what his sons were doing to the people of Israel. He knew, for instance, that his sons were seducing the young women who assisted at the entrance of the Tabernacle.

But his father refused.“ I know, my son; I know,” he replied.“ Manasseh will also become a great people, but his younger brother will become even greater. And his descendants will become a multitude of nations.”

Seventy years are given to us! Some even live to eighty. But even the best years are filled with pain and trouble; soon they disappear, and we fly away.