اَلْقُضَاة 13

١ 1 ثُمَّ عَادَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلشَّرَّ فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ، فَدَفَعَهُمُ ٱلرَّبُّ لِيَدِ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً.

And the sons of Israel again did the thing that was wicked in the sight of Yahweh, —so Yahweh delivered them up into the hand of the Philistines, forty years.

٢ 2 وَكَانَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ صُرْعَةَ مِنْ عَشِيرَةِ ٱلدَّانِيِّينَ ٱسْمُهُ مَنُوحُ، وَٱمْرَأَتُهُ عَاقِرٌ لَمْ تَلِدْ.

And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, and, his name, was Manoah; and, his wife, was barren, and had borne no child.

٣ 3 فَتَرَاءَى مَلَاكُ ٱلرَّبِّ لِلْمَرْأَةِ وَقَالَ لَهَا: «هَا أَنْتِ عَاقِرٌ لَمْ تَلِدِي، وَلَكِنَّكِ تَحْبَلِينَ وَتَلِدِينَ ٱبْنًا.

And the messenger of Yahweh appeared unto the woman, —and said unto her—Lo! I pray thee, thou, art barren, and hast borne no child, but thou shalt conceive, and shalt bear a son.

٤ 4 وَٱلْآنَ فَٱحْذَرِي وَلَا تَشْرَبِي خَمْرًا وَلَا مُسْكِرًا، وَلَا تَأْكُلِي شَيْئًا نَجِسًا.

Now, therefore, beware, I pray thee, and do not drink wine or strong drink, —nor eat anything unclean;

٥ 5 فَهَا إِنَّكِ تَحْبَلِينَ وَتَلِدِينَ ٱبْنًا، وَلَا يَعْلُ مُوسَى رَأْسَهُ، لِأَنَّ ٱلصَّبِيَّ يَكُونُ نَذِيرًا لِلهِ مِنَ ٱلْبَطْنِ، وَهُوَ يَبْدَأُ يُخَلِّصُ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ يَدِ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ».

for lo! thou, art about to conceive and bear a son, and no, razor, shall come on his head, for, one separate unto God, shall the boy be from his birth, —and, he, shall begin to save Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.

٦ 6 فَدَخَلَتِ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ وَكَلَّمَتْ رَجُلَهَا قَائِلَةً: «جَاءَ إِلَيَّ رَجُلُ ٱللهِ، وَمَنْظَرُهُ كَمَنْظَرِ مَلَاكِ ٱللهِ، مُرْهِبٌ جِدًّا. وَلَمْ أَسْأَلْهُ: مِنْ أَيْنَ هُوَ، وَلَا هُوَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَنِ ٱسْمِهِ.

So the woman came in, and told her husband, saying, A man of God, came unto me, and, his, appearance, was as the appearance of the messenger of God, reverend exceedingly, —and I asked him not whence he was, and, his name, he told me not.

٧ 7 وَقَالَ لِي: هَا أَنْتِ تَحْبَلِينَ وَتَلِدِينَ ٱبْنًا. وَٱلْآنَ فَلَا تَشْرَبِي خَمْرًا وَلَا مُسْكِرًا، وَلَا تَأْكُلِي شَيْئًا نَجِسًا، لِأَنَّ ٱلصَّبِيَّ يَكُونُ نَذِيرًا لِلهِ مِنَ ٱلْبَطْنِ إِلَى يَوْمِ مَوْتِهِ».

But he said unto me, Lo! thou art about to conceive, and bear a son, —now, therefore, do not drink wine or strong drink, nor eat anything unclean, for, one separate unto God, shall the boy be, from his birth until the day of his death.

٨ 8 فَصَلَّى مَنُوحُ إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ وَقَالَ: «أَسْأَلُكَ يَاسَيِّدِي أَنْ يَأْتِيَ أَيْضًا إِلَيْنَا رَجُلُ ٱللهِ ٱلَّذِي أَرْسَلْتَهُ، وَيُعَلِّمَنَا: مَاذَا نَعْمَلُ لِلصَّبِيِّ ٱلَّذِي يُولَدُ؟».

Then Manoah made entreaty unto Yahweh, and said: Pardon, O My Lord! the man of God whom thou didst send, I pray thee, let him come again unto us, that he may teach us what we are to do, unto the boy that is to be born.

٩ 9 فَسَمِعَ ٱللهُ لِصَوْتِ مَنُوحَ، فَجَاءَ مَلَاكُ ٱللهِ أَيْضًا إِلَى ٱلْمَرْأَةِ وَهِيَ جَالِسَةٌ فِي ٱلْحَقْلِ، وَمَنُوحُ رَجُلُهَا لَيْسَ مَعَهَا.

And God hearkened unto the voice of Manoah, —and the messenger of God came again unto the woman, as, she, was sitting in the field, Manoah her husband, not being with her.

١٠ 10 فَأَسْرَعَتِ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ وَرَكَضَتْ وَأَخْبَرَتْ رَجُلَهَاوَقَالَتْ لَهُ: «هُوَذَا قَدْ تَرَاءَى لِيَ ٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلَّذِي جَاءَ إِلَيَّ ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ».

So the woman made haste, and ran, and told her husband, —and said unto him, Lo! the man, hath appeared unto me, who came the other day unto me.

١١ 11 فَقَامَ مَنُوحُ وَسَارَ وَرَاءَ ٱمْرَأَتِهِ وَجَاءَ إِلَى ٱلرَّجُلِ، وَقَالَ لَهُ: «أَأَنْتَ ٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلَّذِي تَكَلَّمَ مَعَ ٱلْمَرْأَةِ؟» فَقَالَ: «أَنَا هُوَ».

Then Manoah arose, and followed his wife, —and came unto the man, and said unto him—Art, thou, the man that spake unto the wife? And he said—I am.

١٢ 12 فَقَالَ مَنُوحُ: «عِنْدَ مَجِيءِ كَلَامِكَ، مَاذَا يَكُونُ حُكْمُ ٱلصَّبِيِّ وَمُعَامَلَتُهُ؟»

And Manoah said, Now, let thy words come to pass, —What shall be the rule for the boy, and his work?

١٣ 13 فَقَالَ مَلَاكُ ٱلرَّبِّ لِمَنُوحَ: «مِنْ كُلِّ مَا قُلْتُ لِلْمَرْأَةِ فَلْتَحْتَفِظْ.

And the messenger of Yahweh said unto Manoah, —Of all that I said unto the woman, let her beware.

١٤ 14 مِنْ كُلِّ مَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْ جَفْنَةِ ٱلْخَمْرِ لَا تَأْكُلْ، وَخَمْرًا وَمُسْكِرًا لَا تَشْرَبْ، وَكُلَّ نَجِسٍ لَا تَأْكُلْ. لِتَحْذَرْ مِنْ كُلِّ مَا أَوْصَيْتُهَا».

Of nothing that cometh of the vine, may she eat, nor wine nor strong drink, let her drink, nor, anything unclean, let her eat, —all that I commanded her, let her observe.

١٥ 15 فَقَالَ مَنُوحُ لِمَلَاكِ ٱلرَّبِّ: «دَعْنَا نُعَوِّقْكَ وَنَعْمَلْ لَكَ جَدْيَ مِعْزًى».

And Manoah said unto the messenger of Yahweh, —I pray thee, let us detain thee, that we may make ready for thy presence, a kid.

١٦ 16 فَقَالَ مَلَاكُ ٱلرَّبِّ لِمَنُوحَ: «وَلَوْ عَوَّقْتَنِي لَا آكُلُ مِنْ خُبْزِكَ، وَإِنْ عَمِلْتَ مُحْرَقَةً فَلِلرَّبِّ أَصْعِدْهَا». لِأَنَّ مَنُوحَ لَمْ يَعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ مَلَاكُ ٱلرَّبِّ.

But the messenger of Yahweh said unto Manoah—Though thou detain me, yet will I not eat of thy food, and, though thou make ready an ascending-sacrifice, unto Yahweh, must thou cause it to ascend. For Manoah had not discerned that, the angel of Yahweh, he was.

١٧ 17 فَقَالَ مَنُوحُ لِمَلَاكِ ٱلرَّبِّ: «مَا ٱسْمُكَ حَتَّى إِذَا جَاءَ كَلَامُكَ نُكْرِمُكَ؟»

Then said Manoah unto the messenger of Yahweh, What is thy name, —that, when thy word cometh to pass, we may do thee honour?

١٨ 18 فَقَالَ لَهُ مَلَاكُ ٱلرَّبِّ: «لِمَاذَا تَسْأَلُ عَنِ ٱسْمِي وَهُوَ عَجِيبٌ؟».

And the messenger of Yahweh said unto him, Wherefore is it, that thou shouldst ask after my name, —seeing that, it, is Wonderful?

١٩ 19 فَأَخَذَ مَنُوحُ جَدْيَ ٱلْمِعْزَى وَٱلتَّقْدِمَةَ وَأَصْعَدَهُمَا عَلَى ٱلصَّخْرَةِ لِلرَّبِّ. فَعَمِلَ عَمَلًا عَجِيبًا وَمَنُوحُ وَٱمْرَأَتُهُ يَنْظُرَانِ.

So Manoah took the kid, and the meal-offering, and caused them to ascend upon the rock unto Yahweh, who was about to do, wondrously, while Manoah and his wife were looking on.

٢٠ 20 فَكَانَ عِنْدَ صُعُودِ ٱللَّهِيبِ عَنِ ٱلْمَذْبَحِ نَحْوَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ، أَنَّ مَلَاكَ ٱلرَّبِّ صَعِدَ فِي لَهِيبِ ٱلْمَذْبَحِ، وَمَنُوحُ وَٱمْرَأَتُهُ يَنْظُرَانِ. فَسَقَطَا عَلَى وَجْهَيْهِمَا إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ.

And it came to pass, when the flame ascended from off the altar, towards the heavens, that the messenger of Yahweh ascended in the flame of the altar, —while Manoah and his wife were looking on. Then fell they on their faces, to the earth.

٢١ 21 وَلَمْ يَعُدْ مَلَاكُ ٱلرَّبِّ يَتَرَاءَى لِمَنُوحَ وَٱمْرَأَتِهِ. حِينَئِذٍ عَرَفَ مَنُوحُ أَنَّهُ مَلَاكُ ٱلرَّبِّ.

And the messenger of Yahweh did no more appear unto Manoah or unto his wife. Then, Manoah knew that, the messenger of Yahweh, he was.

٢٢ 22 فَقَالَ مَنُوحُ لِٱمْرَأَتِهِ: «نَمُوتُ مَوْتًا لِأَنَّنَا قَدْ رَأَيْنَا ٱللهَ»

And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall, die, —for, upon God, have we looked.

٢٣ 23 فَقَالَتْ لَهُ ٱمْرَأَتُهُ: «لَوْ أَرَادَ ٱلرَّبُّ أَنْ يُمِيتَنَا، لَمَا أَخَذَ مِنْ يَدِنَا مُحْرَقَةً وَتَقْدِمَةً، وَلَمَا أَرَانَا كُلَّ هَذِهِ، وَلَمَا كَانَ فِي مِثْلِ هَذَا ٱلْوَقْتِ أَسْمَعَنَا مِثْلَ هَذِهِ».

But his wife said unto him, If Yahweh had been pleased to put us to death, he would not have received at our hand, an ascending-sacrifice and a meal-offering, nor would he have shewed us all these things, —and, at such a time, have let us hear the like of this!

٢٤ 24 فَوَلَدَتِ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ ٱبْنًا وَدَعَتِ ٱسْمَهُ شَمْشُونَ. فَكَبِرَ ٱلصَّبِيُّ وَبَارَكَهُ ٱلرَّبُّ.

So the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson, —and the boy grew, and Yahweh blessed him.

٢٥ 25 وَٱبْتَدَأَ رُوحُ ٱلرَّبِّ يُحَرِّكُهُ فِي مَحَلَّةِ دَانٍ بَيْنَ صُرْعَةَ وَأَشْتَأُولَ.

And the spirit of Yahweh began to urge him to and fro, in the camp of Dan, —between Zorah and Eshtaol.