Judges 13
1 And again, the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord. And he delivered them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years.
Muling gumawa ng kasamaan sa paningin ni Yahweh ang bayan ng Israel, at pinahintulutan niya sila na pamunuan ng mga Palestina sa loob ng apatnapung taon.
2 Now there was a certain man from Zorah, and of the stock of Dan, whose name was Manoah, having a barren wife.
Mayroong isang lalaki na mula sa Zora, sa pamilya ng mga Danita, na ang pangalan ay Manoa. Walang kakayahang magbuntis ang kaniyang asawa kaya hindi siya magkaanak.
3 And an Angel of the Lord appeared to her, and he said: “You are barren and without children. But you shall conceive and bear a son.
Nagpakita ang anghel ni Yahweh sa babae at sinabi sa kaniya, “Tingnan mo ngayon, walang kang kakayahang magbuntis, at hindi ka magkaanak, pero mabubuntis ka at manganganak ng isang batang lalaki.
4 Therefore, take care that you do not drink wine or strong drink. Neither shall you eat anything unclean.
Ngayon maging maingat, huwag uminom ng alak o matapang na inumin, at huwag kakain ng anumang maruming pagkain na inihayag ng batas na madumi.
5 For you shall conceive and bear a son, whose head no razor shall touch. For he shall be a Nazirite of God, from his infancy and from his mother’s womb. And he shall begin to free Israel from the hand of the Philistines.”
Masdan, mabubuntis ka at manganganak ng isang batang lalaki. Walang labaha ang gagamitin sa kaniyang ulo, sapagkat magiging Nazareo ang bata na inihandog para sa Diyos mula sa sinapupunan. Sisimulan niyang iligtas ang Israel mula sa kamay ng mga Palestina.”
6 And when she had gone to her husband, she said to him: “A man of God came to me, having the countenance of an Angel, exceedingly terrible. And when I had inquired of him, who he was, and where he was from, and what name he was called, he was not willing to tell me.
Pagkatapos dumating ang babae at sinabi sa kaniyang asawa. “Nagpakita sa akin ang isang tao ng Diyos, at ang itsura ay katulad ng isang anghel ng Diyos, nagdulot siya sa akin ng labis na takot. Hindi ko tinanong kung saan siya galing, at hindi niya sinabi sa akin ang kaniyang pangalan.
7 But he responded: ‘Behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. Take care that you do not drink wine or strong drink. And you shall not consume anything unclean. For the boy shall be a Nazirite of God from his infancy, from his mother’s womb, even until the day of his death.’”
Sinabi niya sa akin, 'Masdan mo! Mabubuntis ka, at manganganak ng isang batang lalaki. Kaya hindi ka iinom ng alak o matapang na inumin, at huwag kakain ng anumang pagkain na hinayag ng batas na marumi, dahil magiging isang Nazareo sa Diyos ang bata mula sa araw na nasa sinapupunan mo siya hanggang sa araw ng kaniyang kamatayan.'”
8 And so Manoah prayed to the Lord, and he said, “I beg you Lord, that the man of God, whom you sent, may come again, and may teach us what we ought to do about the boy who is to be born.”
Pagkatapos nanalangin si Manoa kay Yahweh at sinabi, “O, Panginoon, pakiusap hayaan na muling bumalik ang tao ng Diyos para matuuruan niya kami kung ano ang aming gagawin para sa bata na ipapanganak sa madaling panahon.”
9 And the Lord heeded the prayer of Manoah, and the Angel of the Lord appeared again to his wife, sitting in a field. But her husband Manoah was not with her. And when she had seen the Angel,
Sumagot ang Diyos sa panalangin ni Manoa, at muling dumating sa babae ang anghel ng Diyos nang nakaupo siya sa bukid. Pero hindi niya kasama si Manoa na kaniyang asawa.
10 she hurried and ran to her husband. And she reported to him, saying, “Behold, the man appeared to me, whom I had seen before.”
Kaya agad na tumakbo ang babae at sinabi sa kaniyang asawa, “Tingnan mo! Ang tao na nagpakita sa akin—ang nagpunta sa akin noong isang araw!”
11 And he rose up and followed his wife. And going to the man, he said to him, “Are you the one who spoke to my wife?” And he responded, “I am.”
Tumayo si Manoa at sumunod sa kaniyang asawa. Nang lumapit siya sa tao, sinabi niya, “Ikaw ba iyong tao na naka-usap ng aking asawa?” Sinabi ng tao, “Ako nga.”
12 And Manoah said to him: “When will your word be fulfilled. What do you want the boy to do? Or from what should he keep himself?”
Kaya sinabi ni Manoa, “Ngayon nawa ang iyong salita ay magkatotoo. Pero ano ang alintuntun para sa bata, at ano ang kaniyang magiging tungkulin?”
13 And the Angel of the Lord said to Manoah: “Concerning all the things about which I have spoken to your wife, she herself should abstain.
Sinabi ng anghel ni Yahweh kay Manoa, dapat maingat niyang gawin ang lahat ng mga bagay na sinabi ko sa kaniya.
14 And let her eat nothing from the vine. She may not drink wine or strong drink. She may consume nothing unclean. And let her observe and keep what I have instructed to her.”
Huwag siyang kakain ng anumang bagay na nagmumula sa puno ng ubas, at huwag hayaang uminom ng alak o matapang na inumin; huwag siyang hayaang kumain ng anumang pagkain na hinayag ng batas na marumi. Dapat niyang sundin ang lahat ng bagay na sinabi kong gawin niya.
15 And Manoah said to the Angel of the Lord, “I beg you to agree to my petition, and to let us prepare a kid from the goats.”
Sinabi ni Manoa sa anghel ni Yahweh, “Pakiusap manatili ka muna ng sandali, para bigyan kami ng panahon para maghanda ng isang batang kambing para sa iyo.”
16 And the Angel answered him: “Even if you compel me, I will not eat from your bread. But if you are willing to offer a holocaust, offer it to the Lord.” And Manoah did not know that he was an Angel of the Lord.
Sinabi ng anghel ni Yahweh kay Manoa, “Kahit na manatili ako, hindi ko kakainin ang iyong pagkain. Pero kung maghahanda ka ng isang handog na susunugin, ihandog ito kay Yahweh.” (Hindi alam ni Manoa na siya ang anghel ni Yahweh.)
17 And he said to him, “What is your name, so that, if your word is fulfilled, we may honor you?”
Sinabi ni Manoa sa anghel ni Yahweh, “Ano ang iyong pangalan, para maparangalan kita kapag nagkatotoo ang iyong mga salita?”
18 And he answered him, “Why do you ask my name, which is a wonder?”
Sinabi ng anghel ni Yahweh sa kaniya, “Bakit mo tinatanong ang aking pangalan? Ito ay kahanga-hanga!”
19 And so, Manoah took a kid from the goats, and libations, and he placed them upon a rock, as an offering to the Lord, who accomplishes wonders. Then he and his wife watched.
Kaya kinuha ni Manoa ang batang kambing kasama ang handog na pagkaing butil at inihandog ang mga ito para kay Yahweh sa ibabaw ng bato. Gumawa siya ng isang bagay na kamangha-mangha habang nanunuod si Manoa at ang kaniyang asawa.
20 And when the flame of the altar ascended to heaven, the Angel of the Lord ascended in the flame. And when Manoah and his wife had seen this, they fell prone on the ground.
Nang magliyab na ang apoy mula sa altar patungong langit, umakyat ang anghel ni Yahweh sa nagliliyab na apoy ng altar. Nakita ito ni Manoa at ng kaniyang asawa at nagpatirapa sila sa lupa.
21 And the Angel of the Lord no longer appeared to them. And immediately, Manoah understood him to be an Angel of the Lord.
Hindi na muling nagpakita ang anghel ni Yahweh kay Manoa o sa kaniyang asawa. Pagkatapos malaman ni Manoa na siya ang anghel ni Yahweh.
22 And he said to his wife, “We shall certainly die, since we have seen God.”
Sinabi ni Manoa sa kaniyang asawa, “Tiyak na mamamatay tayo, dahil nakita natin ang Diyos!”
23 And his wife answered him, “If the Lord wished to kill us, he would not have accepted the holocaust and the libations from our hands. He would not have revealed all these things to us, nor would he have told us the things that are in the future.”
Pero sinabi sa kaniya ng kaniyang asawa, “Kung nais tayong patayin ni Yahweh, hindi niya tatanggapin ang ating sinunog na handog at handog na pagkaing butil na ibinigay natin sa kaniya. Hindi niya ipapakita sa atin ang lahat ng mga bagay na ito, ni sa panahong ito na hayaan niya tayong marinig ang ganoong mga bagay.”
24 And so she bore a son, and she called his name Samson. And the boy grew up, and the Lord blessed him.
Dumating ang araw na nanganak ang babae sa isang batang lalaki, at tinawag siya sa pangalang Samson. Lumaki ang bata at pinagpala ni Yahweh.
25 And the Spirit of the Lord began to be with him in the camp of Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
Nagsimulang kumilos sa kaniya ang Espiritu ni Yahweh sa Mahane Dan, sa pagitan ng Zora at Estaol.
