1 و َفَعَلَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ الشَّرَّ أمامَ اللهِ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى. فَأخضَعَهُمْ اللهُ لِسَيطَرَةِ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ مُدَّةَ أربَعِينَ سَنَةً.

¶ And the sons of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years.

2 و َكانَ هُناكَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَلْدَةِ صُرْعَةَ، مِنْ قَبِيلَةِ دانَ، اسْمُهُ مَنُوحُ. وَكانَتِ امْرأتُهُ عاقِراً.

And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the tribe of Dan, whose name was Manoah, and his wife was barren, (she had never born children).

3 ف َظَهَرَ مَلاكُ اللهِ لِلمَرأةِ وَقالَ لَها: «عَلَى الرُّغمِ مِنْ أنَّكِ عاقِرٌ، إلّا أنَّكِ سَتَحبَلِينَ وَتَلِدِينَ ابْناً.

And the angel of the LORD appeared unto this woman and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren and hast had no children, but thou shalt conceive and bear a son.

4 و َالآنَ احذَرِي مِنْ أنْ تَشْرَبِي نَبِيذاً أوْ شَراباً مُسْكِراً. وَلا تَأْكُلِي شَيئاً نَجِساً.

Now keep thyself and drink no wine nor strong drink and eat no unclean thing.

5 و َها أنتِ حُبلَى فِعلا، وَسَتَلِدِينَ ابْناً. لَكِنْ لا يَنْبَغِي أنْ تَلمَسَ شَفْرَةَ حِلاقَةٍ رَأْسَهُ. إذْ سَيَكُونُ الصَّبِيُّ نَذِيراً للهِ، حَتَّى مِنْ قَبلِ أنْ يُولَدَ. وَهُوَ الَّذِي سَيَبْدَأُ يُخَلِّصُ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ مِنْ سَيطَرَةِ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ.»

For thou shalt conceive and bear a son, and no razor shall come on his head, for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb; and he shall begin to save Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.

6 ف َذَهَبَتِ المَرأةُ وَأخبَرَتْ زَوجَها وَقالَتْ لَهُ: «جاءَ إلَيَّ رَجُلٌ مِنْ رِجالِ اللهِ! كانَ مَنظَرُهُ كَمَنْظَرِ مَلاكِ اللهِ، مُهِيباً جِدّاً! لَمْ أسألْهُ مِنْ أينَ هُوَ، وَهُوَ لَمْ يُخبِرنِي اسْمَهُ.

Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible; but I did not ask him where he was from, neither did he tell me his name;

7 ل َكِنَّهُ قالَ لِي: ‹أنْتِ حُبلَى، وَسَتَلِدِينَ ابْناً، فَالآنَ لا تَشْرَبِي نَبِيذاً وَلا شَراباً مُسْكِراً، وَلا تَأكُلِي شَيئِاً نَجِساً، إذْ سَيَكُونُ الصَّبِيُّ نَذِيراً للهِ حَتَّى مِنْ قَبلِ أنْ يُولَدَ حَتَّى يَومِ مَوْتِهِ.›»

but he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive and bear a son, and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing; for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death.

8 ف َصَلَّى مَنُوحُ إلَى اللهِ وَقالَ: «أُصَلّي يا اللهُ ، أنْ تُرْسِلَ رَجُلَ اللهِ إلَينا ثانِيَةً، فَيُخْبِرَنا ما يَنْبَغِي أنْ نَفعَلَهُ لِلصَّبِيِّ الَّذِي سَيُولَدُ.»

¶ Then Manoah prayed unto the LORD and said, O my Lord, let the man of God whom thou didst send come again unto us and teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born.

9 و َاسْتَجابَ اللهُ لِمَنُوحَ. وَجاءَ مَلاكُ اللهِ ثانِيَةً إلَى المَرأةِ وَهِيَ جالِسَةٌ فِي الحَقلِ، لَكِنَّ زَوجَها مَنُوحَ لَمْ يَكُنْ مَعَها.

And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah, and the angel of God came again unto the woman as she sat in the field, but Manoah her husband was not with her.

10 ف َرَكَضَتِ المَرأةُ بِسُرعَةٍ وَقالَتْ لِزَوجَها: «ها قَدْ ظَهَرَ لِي الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي جاءَ إلَيَّ فِي ذَلِكَ اليَوْمِ.»

And the woman made haste and ran and told her husband and said unto him, Behold, the man that came unto me has appeared unto me today.

11 ف َقامَ مَنُوحُ وَتَبِعَ امرَأتَهُ، فَجاءَ إلَى الرَّجُلِ وَقالَ لَهُ: «أأنْتَ هُوَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي تَكَلَّمَ مَعَ هَذِهِ المَرأةِ؟» فَقالَ: «أنا هُوَ.»

And Manoah arose and went after his wife and came to the man and said unto him, Art thou the man that spoke unto this woman? And he said, I am.

12 ث ُمَّ قالَ مَنُوحٌ: «فَلْيَتَحَقَّقْ كَلامُكَ هَذا! لَكِنْ كَيفَ نَتَعامَلُ مَعَ الصَّبِيِّ؟ وَماذا سَتَكُونُ مَهَمَّتُهُ؟»

Then Manoah said, Now let thy word come to pass. How shall we order the child, and what shall he do?

13 ف َقالَ مَلاكُ اللهِ لِمَنُوحَ: «يَنْبَغِي أنْ تَحرِصَ زَوجَتُكَ عَلَى عَمَلِ كُلِّ ما قُلْتُهُ لَها.

And the angel of the LORD replied unto Manoah, Let the woman keep herself from all that I said.

14 ف َلتَمْتَنِعْ عَنْ جَمِيعِ مُنْتَجاتِ العِنَبِ. عَنِ النَّبِيذِ وَالمُسْكِراتِ. وَلا تَأكُلْ طَعاماً نَجِساً، بَلْ تَفْعَلْ جَمِيعَ ما أمَرتُها بِهِ.»

She may not eat of any thing that comes of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing; all that I commanded her let her keep.

15 ف َقالَ مَنُوحُ لِمَلاكِ اللهِ: «اسْمَحْ لَنا أنْ نَستَضِيفَكَ بَعْضَ الوَقتِ، وَنُحضِرَ لَكَ جِدْياً لِتَأْكُلَهُ.»

¶ And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, I pray thee, let us detain thee until we shall have made ready a kid for thee.

16 ف َقالَ مَلاكُ اللهِ لِمَنُوحَ: «إنْ بَقِيتُ، فَلَنْ آكُلَ طَعامَكَ. لَكِنْ إنْ أرَدْتَ أنْ تُقَدِّمَ تَقدِمَةً، فَقَدِّمْها للهِ.» إذْ لَمْ يَكُنْ مَنُوحُ يُدرِكُ أنَّهُ كانَ يُكَلِّمُ مَلاكَ اللهِ.

And the angel of the LORD replied unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread, but if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, sacrifice it unto the LORD. For Manoah did not know that this was the angel of the LORD.

17 ف َقالَ مَنُوحُ لِمَلاكِ اللهِ: «ما اسْمُكَ؟ لِكَي نُكرِمَكَ حِينَ يَتَحَقَّقُ كَلامُكَ.»

And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, What is thy name that when thy words come to pass we may honour thee?

18 ف َقالَ مَلاكُ اللهِ لَهُ: «لِماذا تُرِيدُ أنْ تَعرِفَ اسْمِي؟ إنَّهُ عَجيبٌ!»

And the angel of the LORD replied, Why dost thou ask for my name? It is wonderful.

19 ف َأخَذَ مَنُوحُ الجِدْيَ مَعَ تَقدِمَةِ الحُبُوبِ، وَقَدَّمَها ذَبيحَةً صاعِدَةً عَلَى الصَّخرَةِ للهِ ، صانِعِ العَجائِبِ. وَكانَ مَنُوحُ وَزَوجَتُهُ يُراقِبانِ.

So Manoah took a kid with a present and sacrificed it upon a rock unto the LORD, and the angel did wondrously, and Manoah and his wife looked on.

20 ف َصَعِدَ اللَّهَبُ إلَى السَّماءِ مِنَ المَذْبَحِ، وَصَعِدَ مَلاكُ اللهِ فِي لَهَبِ المَذْبَحِ، وَمَنُوحُ وَامرَأتُهُ يُراقِبانِ. فَسَجَدا عَلَى الأرْضِ عَلَى وَجهَيهِما.

For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar as Manoah and his wife looked on, and they prostrated themselves on the ground on their faces.

21 ف َعَرَفَ مَنُوحُ أنَّهُ مَلاكُ اللهِ. وَلَمْ يَظهَرْ مَلاكُ اللهِ ثانِيَةً لِمَنُوحَ وَزَوجَتِهِ.

But the angel of the LORD did not appear any more to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was the angel of the LORD.

22 ف َقالَ لِزَوجَتِهِ: «لاشَكَّ أنَّنا سَنَمُوتُ، لِأنَّنا قَدْ رَأينا اللهَ.»

And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die because we have seen God.

23 ف َقالَتْ زَوجَتُهُ: «لَو أرادَ اللهُ أنْ يَقتُلَنا، لَما قَبِلَ الذَّبِيحَةَ وَتَقدِمَةَ الحُبُوبِ مِنّا. وَلَما أعلَنَ لَنا كُلَّ هَذِهِ الأشياءِ، أوْ سَمَحَ لَنا حَتَّى بِسَماعِها.»

But his wife said unto him, If the LORD had desired to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and the present from our hands, neither would he have showed us all these things, nor would he have announced this according to the time.

24 و َوَلَدَتِ المَرأةُ ابْناً، وَسَمَّتْهُ شَمْشُونَ. وَكَبِرَ الصَّبِيُّ، وَبارَكَهُ اللهُ.

¶ And the woman bore a son and called his name Samson. And the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.

25 و َبَدَأ رُوحُ اللهِ يَعمَلُ فِيهِ فِي مَحَلَّةِ دانَ، بَينَ بَلدَتَي صُرْعَةَ وَأشْتَأُولَ.

And the Spirit of the LORD began to manifest himself at times in him in the camps of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.