1 N ow the sons of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord, so that the Lord gave them into the hands of the Philistines forty years.

وَفَعَلَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ الشَّرَّ أمامَ اللهِ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى. فَأخضَعَهُمْ اللهُ لِسَيطَرَةِ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ مُدَّةَ أربَعِينَ سَنَةً.

2 T here was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren and had borne no children.

وَكانَ هُناكَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَلْدَةِ صُرْعَةَ، مِنْ قَبِيلَةِ دانَ، اسْمُهُ مَنُوحُ. وَكانَتِ امْرأتُهُ عاقِراً.

3 T hen the angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, “Behold now, you are barren and have borne no children, but you shall conceive and give birth to a son.

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

4 N ow therefore, be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing.

وَالآنَ احذَرِي مِنْ أنْ تَشْرَبِي نَبِيذاً أوْ شَراباً مُسْكِراً. وَلا تَأْكُلِي شَيئاً نَجِساً.

5 F or behold, you shall conceive and give birth to a son, and no razor shall come upon his head, for the boy shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb; and he shall begin to deliver Israel from the hands of the Philistines.”

وَها 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.»

6 T hen the woman came and told her husband, saying, “ A man of God came to me and his appearance was like the appearance of the angel of God, very awesome. And I did not ask him where he came from, nor did he tell me his name.

فَذَهَبَتِ 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.

7 B ut he said to me, ‘Behold, you shall conceive and give birth to a son, and now you shall not drink wine or strong drink nor eat any unclean thing, for the boy shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb to the day of his death.’”

لَكِنَّهُ 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.›»

8 T hen Manoah entreated the Lord and said, “O Lord, please let the man of God whom You have sent come to us again that he may teach us what to do for the boy who is to be born.”

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

9 G od listened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again to the woman as she was sitting in the field, but Manoah her husband was not with her.

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

10 S o the woman ran quickly and told her husband, “Behold, the man who came the other day has appeared to me.”

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

11 T hen Manoah arose and followed his wife, and when he came to the man he said to him, “Are you the man who spoke to the woman?” And he said, “I am.”

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

12 M anoah said, “Now when your words come to pass, what shall be the boy’s mode of life and his vocation?”

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

13 S o the angel of the Lord said to Manoah, “ Let the woman pay attention to all that I said.

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

14 S he should not eat anything that comes from the vine nor drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing; let her observe all that I commanded.”

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

15 T hen Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, “Please let us detain you so that we may prepare a young goat for you.”

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

16 T he angel of the Lord said to Manoah, “Though you detain me, I will not eat your food, but if you prepare a burnt offering, then offer it to the Lord.” For Manoah did not know that he was the angel of the Lord.

فَقالَ 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.

17 M anoah said to the angel of the Lord, “ What is your name, so that when your words come to pass, we may honor you?”

فَقالَ مَنُوحُ لِمَلاكِ اللهِ: «ما اسْمُكَ؟ لِكَي نُكرِمَكَ حِينَ يَتَحَقَّقُ كَلامُكَ.»

18 B ut the angel of the Lord said to him, “Why do you ask my name, seeing it is wonderful?”

فَقالَ مَلاكُ اللهِ لَهُ: «لِماذا تُرِيدُ أنْ تَعرِفَ اسْمِي؟ إنَّهُ عَجيبٌ!»

19 S o Manoah took the young goat with the grain offering and offered it on the rock to the Lord, and He performed wonders while Manoah and his wife looked on.

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

20 F or it came about when the flame went up from the altar toward heaven, that the angel of the Lord ascended in the flame of the altar. When Manoah and his wife saw this, they fell on their faces to the ground.

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

21 N ow the angel of the Lord did not appear to Manoah or his wife again. Then Manoah knew that he was the angel of the Lord.

فَعَرَفَ مَنُوحُ أنَّهُ مَلاكُ اللهِ. وَلَمْ يَظهَرْ مَلاكُ اللهِ ثانِيَةً لِمَنُوحَ وَزَوجَتِهِ.

22 S o Manoah said to his wife, “ We will surely die, for we have seen God.”

فَقالَ لِزَوجَتِهِ: «لاشَكَّ أنَّنا سَنَمُوتُ، لِأنَّنا قَدْ رَأينا اللهَ.»

23 B ut his wife said to him, “If the Lord had desired to kill us, He would not have accepted a burnt offering and a grain offering from our hands, nor would He have shown us all these things, nor would He have let us hear things like this at this time.”

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

24 T hen the woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson; and the child grew up and the Lord blessed him.

وَوَلَدَتِ المَرأةُ ابْناً، وَسَمَّتْهُ شَمْشُونَ. وَكَبِرَ الصَّبِيُّ، وَبارَكَهُ اللهُ.

25 A nd the Spirit of the Lord began to stir him in Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.

وَبَدَأ رُوحُ اللهِ يَعمَلُ فِيهِ فِي مَحَلَّةِ دانَ، بَينَ بَلدَتَي صُرْعَةَ وَأشْتَأُولَ.