قُضاة 13

١ 1 ثُمَّ عَادَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ يَرْتَكِبُونَ الإِثْمَ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ، فَأَسْلَمَهُمْ لِقَبْضَةِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً.

The children of Israel again did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight; and Yahweh delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.

٢ 2 وَكَانَ هُنَاكَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَلْدَةِ صُرْعَةَ مِنْ عَشِيرَةِ الدَّانِيِّينَ يُدْعَى مَنُوحَ، وَامْرَأَتُهُ عَاقِرٌ لَمْ تُنْجِبْ.

There was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and childless.

٣ 3 فَتَجَلَّى مَلاكُ الرَّبِّ لِلْمَرْأَةِ وَقَالَ لَهَا: «إِنَّكِ عَاقِرٌ لَمْ تُنْجِبِي، وَلَكِنَّكِ سَتَحْبَلِينَ وَتَلِدِينَ ابْناً.

Yahweh’s angel appeared to the woman, and said to her, “See now, you are barren and childless; but you shall conceive and bear a son.

٤ 4 إِنَّمَا إِيَّاكِ أَنْ تَشْرَبِي خَمْراً أَوْ مُسْكِراً أَوْ تَأْكُلِي شَيْئاً مُحَرَّماً

Now therefore please beware and drink no wine nor strong drink, and don’t eat any unclean thing;

٥ 5 لأَنَّكِ سَتَحْمِليِنَ وَتُنْجِبِينَ ابْناً. فَلا تَحْلِقِي شَعْرَ رَأْسِهِ لأَنَّ الصَّبِيَّ يَكُونُ نَذِيراً لِلهِ مِنْ مَوْلِدِهِ، وَهُوَ يَشْرَعُ فِي إِنْقَاذِ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ تَسَلُّطِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ».

for, behold, you shall conceive and give birth to a son. No razor shall come on his head, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb. He shall begin to save Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.”

٦ 6 فَأَسْرَعَتْ إِلَى زَوْجِهَا وَقَالَتْ: «ظَهَرَ لِي رَجُلٌ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ، وَمَنْظَرُهُ كَهَيْئَةِ مَلاكِ الرَّبِّ مُجَلَّلٌ بِالرَّهْبَةِ. لَمْ أَسْأَلْهُ مِنْ أَيْنَ جَاءَ، وَلا هُوَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَنِ اسْمِهِ،

Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, “A man of God came to me, and his face was like the face of the angel of God, very awesome. I didn’t ask him where he was from, neither did he tell me his name;

٧ 7 وَقَالَ لِي: هَا أَنْتِ سَتَحْبَلِينَ وَتَلِدِينَ ابْناً، فَإِيَّاكِ أَنْ تَشْرَبِي خَمْراً وَلا مُسْكِراً، وَلا تَأْكُلِي شَيْئاً مُحَرَّماً، لأَنَّ الصَّبِيَّ يَكُونُ نَذِيراً لِلرَّبِّ مُنْذُ مَوْلِدِهِ حَتَّى يَوْمِ وَفَاتِهِ».

but he said to me, ‘Behold, you shall conceive and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink. Don’t eat any unclean thing, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb to the day of his death.’”

٨ 8 فَتَضَرَّعَ مَنُوحُ إِلَى الرَّبِّ قَائِلاً: «أَتَوَسَّلُ إِلَيْكَ يَا سَيِّدِي أَنْ تُرْسِلَ إِلَيْنَا رَجُلَ اللهِ الَّذِي بَعَثْتَهُ، لِيُعَلِّمَنَا كَيْفَ نُرَبِّي الصَّبِيَّ الَّذِي يُولَدُ».

Then Manoah entreated Yahweh, and said, “Oh, Lord, please let the man of God whom you sent come again to us, and teach us what we should do to the child who shall be born.”

٩ 9 فَاسْتَجَابَ اللهُ صَلاةَ مَنُوحَ، فَتَجَلَّى مَلاكُ اللهِ أَيْضاً لِلْمَرْأَةِ وَهِيَ جَالِسَةٌ فِي الْحَقْلِ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ زَوْجُهَا مَنُوحُ مَعَهَا.

God listened to the voice of Manoah, and the angel of God came again to the woman as she sat in the field; but Manoah, her husband, wasn’t with her.

١٠ 10 فَأَسْرَعَتْ وَأَخْبَرَتْ زَوْجَهَا قَائِلَةً: «تَرَاءَى لِيَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي ظَهَرَ لِي فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ».

The woman hurried and ran, and told her husband, saying to him, “Behold, the man who came to me that day has appeared to me.”

١١ 11 فَهَبَّ مَنُوحُ فِي إِثْرِ زَوْجَتِهِ حَتَّى قَدِمَ عَلَى الرَّجُلِ وَسَأَلَهُ: «أَأَنْتَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي خَاطَبَ زَوْجَتِي مِنْ قَبْلُ؟» فَأَجَابَهُ: «أَنَا هُوَ».

Manoah arose and followed his wife, and came to the man, and said to him, “Are you the man who spoke to my wife?” He said, “I am.”

١٢ 12 فَقَالَ مَنُوحُ: «عِنْدَمَا يَتَحَقَّقُ كَلامُكَ فَكَيْفَ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ نَقُومَ بِتَرْبِيَةِ الصَّبِيِّ وَمُعَامَلَتِهِ؟»

Manoah said, “Now let your words happen. What shall the child’s way of life and mission be?”

١٣ 13 فَأَجَابَهُ الْمَلاكُ: «لِتَحْرِصِ الْمَرْأَةُ عَلَى طَاعَةِ كُلِّ مَا أَمَرْتُهَا بِهِ.

Yahweh’s angel said to Manoah, “Of all that I said to the woman let her beware.

١٤ 14 وَإِيَّاهَا أَنْ تَأْكُلَ مِنْ كُلِّ نِتَاجِ الْكَرْمَةِ أَوْ تَشْرَبَ خَمْراً أَوْ مُسْكِراً، أَوْ تَأْكُلَ طَعَاماً مُحَرَّماً. لِتَحْرِصْ عَلَى إِطَاعَةِ كُلِّ مَا أَوْصَيْتُهَا بِهِ».

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

١٥ 15 فَقَالَ لَهُ مَنُوحُ: «نَوَدُّ أَنْ تَمْكُثَ مَعَنَا رَيْثَمَا نُجَهِّزُ لَكَ جَدْياً».

Manoah said to Yahweh’s angel, “Please stay with us, that we may make a young goat ready for you.”

١٦ 16 فَأَجَابَ مَلاكُ الرَّبِّ: «وَلَوْ أَعَقْتَنِي لَنْ آكُلَ مِنْ خُبْزِكَ، وَإِنْ قَرَّبْتَ مُحْرَقَةً فَلِلرَّبِّ قَدِّمْهَا». وَلَمْ يَكُنْ مَنُوحُ يُدْرِكُ أَنَّ الرَّجُلَ هُوَ مَلاكُ الرَّبِّ.

Yahweh’s angel said to Manoah, “Though you detain me, I won’t eat your bread. If you will prepare a burnt offering, you must offer it to Yahweh.” For Manoah didn’t know that he was Yahweh’s angel.

١٧ 17 فَسَأَلَ مَنُوحُ مَلاكَ الرَّبِّ: «مَا اسْمُكَ حَتَّى إِذَا تَحَقَّقَ كَلامُكَ نُكْرِمُكَ؟»

Manoah said to Yahweh’s angel, “What is your name, that when your words happen, we may honor you?”

١٨ 18 فَأَجَابَ: «لِمَاذَا تَسْأَلُ عَنِ اسْمِي وَهُوَ عَجِيبٌ؟»

Yahweh’s angel said to him, “Why do you ask about my name, since it is incomprehensible?”

١٩ 19 ثُمَّ أَخَذَ مَنُوحُ جَدْياً وَتَقْدِمَةَ حُبُوبٍ وَقَرَّبَهُمَا عَلَى الصَّخْرَةِ لِلرَّبِّ. فَقَامَ الْمَلاكُ بِعَمَلٍ عَجِيبٍ عَلَى مَشْهَدٍ مِنْ مَنُوحَ وَزَوْجَتِهِ

So Manoah took the young goat with the meal offering, and offered it on the rock to Yahweh. Then the angel did an amazing thing as Manoah and his wife watched.

٢٠ 20 فَقَدْ صَعِدَ فِي أَلْسِنَةِ اللهِيبِ الْمُرْتَفِعَةِ مِنَ الْمَذْبَحِ نَحْوَ السَّمَاءِ عَلَى مَشْهَدٍ مِنْهُمَا، فَخَرَّا عَلَى الأَرْضِ سَاجِدَيْنِ.

For when the flame went up toward the sky from off the altar, Yahweh’s angel ascended in the flame of the altar. Manoah and his wife watched; and they fell on their faces to the ground.

٢١ 21 وَلَمْ يَتَجَلَّ مَلاكُ الرَّبِّ ثَانِيَةً لِمَنُوحَ وَزَوْجَتِهِ. عِنْدَئِذٍ أَدْرَكَ مَنُوحُ أَنَّهُ مَلاكُ الرَّبِّ.

But Yahweh’s angel didn’t appear to Manoah or to his wife any more. Then Manoah knew that he was Yahweh’s angel.

٢٢ 22 فَقَالَ مَنُوحُ لاِمْرَأَتِهِ: «إِنَّنَا لابُدَّ مَائِتَانِ لأَنَّنَا قَدْ رَأَيْنَا اللهَ»

Manoah said to his wife, “We shall surely die, because we have seen God.”

٢٣ 23 فَأَجَابَتْهُ: «لَوْ أَرَادَ الرَّبُّ أَنْ يُمِيتَنَا لَمَا قَبِلَ مِنَّا مُحْرَقَةً وَتَقْدِمَةً، وَلَمَا أَرَانَا كُلَّ هَذِهِ الأُمُورِ وَأَخْبَرَنَا بِها فِي هَذَا الْوَقْتِ».

But his wife said to him, “If Yahweh were pleased to kill us, he wouldn’t have received a burnt offering and a meal offering at our hand, and he wouldn’t have shown us all these things, nor would he have told us such things as these at this time.”

٢٤ 24 فَأَنْجَبَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ ابْناً دَعَتْهُ شَمْشُونَ. وَكَبُرَ الصَّبِيُّ وَبَارَكَهُ الرَّبُّ.

The woman bore a son and named him Samson. The child grew, and Yahweh blessed him.

٢٥ 25 وَابْتَدَأَ رُوحُ الرَّبِّ يُحَرِّكُهُ فِي أَرْضِ سِبْطِ دَانَ بَيْنَ صُرْعَةَ وَأَشْتَأُولَ.

Yahweh’s Spirit began to move him in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.