Judges 13

1 And the children of Israel again did evil in the eyes of the Lord; and the Lord gave them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years.

Les enfants d’Israël recommencèrent à déplaire au Seigneur, et celui-ci les soumit aux Philistins durant quarante années.

2 Now there was a certain man of Zorah of the family of the Danites, and his name was Manoah; and his wife had never given birth to a child.

Il y avait alors à Çorea un homme d’une famille de Danites, appelé Manoah. Sa femme était stérile, elle n’avait jamais enfanté.

3 And the angel of the Lord came to the woman, and said to her, See now! though you have never given birth to children, you will be with child and give birth to a son.

Or, un ange du Seigneur apparut à cette femme et lui dit: "Vois, tu es stérile, tu n’as jamais eu d’enfant: eh bien! tu concevras, et tu auras un fils.

4 Now then take care to have no wine or strong drink and to take no unclean thing for food;

Et maintenant observe-toi bien, ne bois ni vin ni autre liqueur enivrante, et ne mange rien d’impur.

5 For you are with child and will give birth to a son; his hair is never to be cut, for the child is to be separate to God from his birth; and he will take up the work of freeing Israel from the hands of the Philistines.

Car tu vas concevoir et enfanter un fils; le rasoir ne doit pas toucher sa tête, car cet enfant doit être un Naziréen consacré à Dieu dès le sein maternel, et c’est lui qui entreprendra de sauver Israël de la main des Philistins."

6 Then the woman came in, and said to her husband, A man came to me, and his form was like the form of a god, causing great fear; I put no question to him about where he came from, and he did not give me his name;

La femme alla trouver son mari et lui dit: "Un homme de Dieu est venu à moi, et son aspect était comme celui d’un ange, fort imposant; je ne lui ai pas demandé d’où il venait, et il ne m’a point appris son nom.

7 But he said to me, You are with child and will give birth to a son; and now do not take any wine or strong drink or let anything unclean be your food; for the child will be separate to God from his birth to the day of his death.

Il m’a dit: "Tu vas concevoir et enfanter un fils; et maintenant ne bois ni vin ni liqueur forte, ne mange rien d’impur, car cet enfant sera un Naziréen consacré à Dieu depuis le sein de sa mère jusqu’au jour de sa mort."

8 Then Manoah made prayer to the Lord, and said, O Lord, let the man of God whom you sent come to us again and make clear to us what we are to do for the child who is to come.

Alors Manoah implora l’Eternel en disant: "De grâce, Seigneur! que l’homme divin que tu as envoyé revienne nous visiter, pour nous enseigner nos devoirs à l’égard de l’enfant qui doit naître."

9 And God gave ear to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came to the woman again when she was seated in the field; but her husband Manoah was not with her.

Dieu exauça la prière de Manoah; l’ange du Seigneur vint de nouveau trouver la femme tandis qu’elle se tenait aux champs, Manoah son époux n’étant pas avec elle.

10 So the woman, running quickly, gave her husband the news, saying, I have seen the man who came to me the other day.

Elle courut en toute hâte l’annoncer à son époux, lui disant: "Voici que j’ai revu l’homme qui était venu à moi l’autre jour."

11 And Manoah got up and went after his wife, and came up to the man and said to him, Are you the man who was talking to this woman? And he said, I am.

Manoah se leva et suivit sa femme, et, arrivé près du personnage, lui dit: "Es-tu celui qui a parlé à cette femme?" Il répondit: "Je le suis."

12 And Manoah said, Now when your words come true, what is to be the rule for the child and what will be his work?

Manoah reprit: "Vienne maintenant ce que tu as prédit, quelle règle, quelle conduite est recommandée pour cet enfant?"

13 And the angel of the Lord said to Manoah, Let the woman take note of what I have said to her.

L’Ange de l’Eternel répondit à Manoah: "Tout ce que j’ai désigné à ta femme, elle doit se l’interdire:

14 She is to have nothing which comes from the vine for her food, and let her take no wine or strong drink or anything which is unclean; let her take care to do all I have given her orders to do.

elle ne mangera rien de ce que produit la vigne, ne boira ni vin, ni liqueur enivrante, s’abstiendra de tout mets impur; bref, tout ce que je lui ai prescrit, elle l’observera."

15 And Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, Now let us keep you while we make ready a young goat for you.

Manoah dit à l’ange de l’Eternel: "Oh! permets que nous te retenions encore et que nous te servions un jeune chevreau."

16 And the angel of the Lord said to Manoah, Though you keep me I will not take of your food; but if you will make a burned offering, let it be offered to the Lord. For it had not come into Manoah's mind that he was the angel of the Lord.

L’Ange de l’Eternel répondit à Manoah: "Tu aurais beau me retenir, je ne mangerais point de ton pain; et si c’est un holocauste que tu veux faire, offre-le à l’Eternel!" Or, Manoah ignorait que c’était un ange de Dieu.

17 Then Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, What is your name, so that when your words come true we may give you honour?

Et il dit à l’ange: "Quel est ton nom? Dis-le, pour que, ta prédiction accomplie, nous puissions t’honorer."

18 But the angel of the Lord said to him, Why are you questioning me about my name, seeing that it is a wonder?

L’Ange répondit: "A quoi bon t’enquérir de mon nom? c’est un mystère."

19 So Manoah took the young goat with its meal offering, offering it on the rock to the Lord, who did strange things.

Et Manoah prit le jeune chevreau ainsi que l’oblation, et les offrit, sur le rocher, à l’Eternel. Alors un miracle s’accomplit, dont Manoah et sa femme furent témoins:

20 And when the flame went up to heaven from the altar, the angel of the Lord went up in the flame of the altar, while Manoah and his wife were looking on; and they went down on their faces to the earth.

au moment où la flamme s’élevait de l’autel vers le ciel, l’ange du Seigneur disparut au milieu de cette flamme. Manoah et sa femme, à cette vue, se jetèrent la face contre terre.

21 But the angel of the Lord was seen no more by Manoah and his wife. Then it was clear to Manoah that he was the angel of the Lord.

L’Ange cessa ainsi d’être visible pour Manoah et pour sa femme; alors Manoah reconnut que c’était un ange de l’Eternel,

22 And Manoah said to his wife, Death will certainly be our fate, for it is a god whom we have seen.

et il dit à sa femme: "Nous sommes morts, car c’est un être divin que nous avons vu!"

23 But his wife said to him, If the Lord was purposing our death, he would not have taken our burned offering and our meal offering, or have given us such orders about the child.

Sa femme lui répartit: "Si l’Eternel avait voulu nous faire mourir, il n’aurait pas accepté de notre part holocauste et oblation; il ne nous aurait pas montré tous ces prodiges, ni fait à cette heure une telle prédiction."

24 So the woman gave birth to a son, and gave him the name Samson; and he became a man and the blessing of the Lord was on him.

Cette femme donna le jour à un fils, qu’elle nomma Samson. L’Enfant grandit et fut béni du Seigneur.

25 And the spirit of the Lord first came on him in Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.

L’Esprit divin le saisit pour la première fois à Mahané-Dan, entre Çorea et Echtaol.