Judges 13
1 Again the Israeli people did things that Yahweh said were very evil. So Yahweh enabled the people of Philistia to conquer them. They ruled over the Israelis for 40 years.
А синови Израиљеви опет чинише што је зло пред Господом, и Господ их даде у руке Филистејима за четрдесет година.
2 There was a man named Manoah from the descendants of Dan who lived in Zorah [town]. His wife was unable to become pregnant, so they had no children.
А беше један човек од Сараје од племена синова Данових, по имену Маноје, и жена му беше нероткиња, и не рађаше.
3 One day, Yahweh appeared to Manoah’s wife in the form of an angel, and said to her, “Even though you have not been able to give birth to any children until now, you will soon become pregnant and give birth to a son.
Тој жени јави се анђео Господњи и рече јој: Гле, ти си сад нероткиња, и ниси рађала; али ћеш затруднети и родићеш сина.
4 [From now until he is born], you must not drink any wine or other alcoholic/fermented drink, and you must not eat any food that will make you unacceptable to God.
Него сада чувај се да не пијеш вино ни силовито пиће, и да не једеш ништа нечисто.
5 After you give birth to your son, you must never allow his hair to be cut. He must be dedicated to God from the day he is born until the day he dies. He is the one who will rescue [many of] the Israeli people from the people of Philistia.”
Јер гле, затруднећеш, и родићеш сина, и бритва да не пређе по његовој глави, јер ће дете бити назиреј Божји од утробе материне, и он ће почети избављати Израиља из руку филистејских.
6 The woman ran and told her husband, “A prophet came to me. He looked awesome, like an angel from God. I did not ask where he came from, and he did not tell me his name.
И жена дође и рече мужу свом говорећи: Човек Божји дође к мени, и лице му беше као лице анђела Божјег, врло страшно; али га не запитах одакле је, нити ми он каза своје име.
7 But he told me, ‘You will become pregnant and give birth to a son. Until then, you must not drink any wine or any alcoholic/fermented drink, and you must not eat any food that would make you unacceptable to God. Your son must be dedicated to God from the day he is born until the day he dies.’”
Него ми рече: Гле, ти ћеш затруднети, и родићеш сина; зато сада не пиј вино ни силовито пиће и не једи ништа нечисто; јер ће дете бити назиреј Божји од утробе материне па до смрти.
8 Then Manoah prayed to Yahweh, saying, “O Yahweh, I plead with you, allow that prophet whom you sent to us to come again, and teach us how we should raise the boy who will be born to us.”
Тада се Маноје помоли Господу и рече: О Господе! Нека опет дође к нама човек Божји, ког си слао, да нас научи шта ћемо чинити са дететом, кад се роди.
9 God did what Manoah asked, and Yahweh again appeared to his wife in the form of an angel, while she was out in the field. But again her husband Manoah was not with her.
И услиши Господ глас Манојев; и дође опет анђео Господњи к жени кад сеђаше у пољу; а Маноје муж њен не беше код ње.
10 So she quickly ran and said to her husband, “The man who appeared to me a few days ago has come back again!”
Тада жена брже отрча и јави мужу свом говорећи му: Ево, јави ми се онај човек, који ми је пре долазио.
11 Manoah ran back with his wife, and asked, “Are you the man who talked with my wife a few days ago?” He replied, “Yes, I am.”
А Маноје уставши пође са женом својом; и кад дође к човеку, рече му: Јеси ли ти онај човек што је говорио овој жени? Он одговори: Јесам.
12 Manoah asked him, “When what you promised occurs [and my wife gives birth to a son], what rules must he obey, and what work will he do [when he grows up]?”
А Маноје рече: Кад буде шта си казао, како ће бити правило за дете и шта ће чинити с њим?
13 Yahweh replied, “Your wife must obey all the instructions I gave her.
А анђео Господњи рече Маноју: Жена нека се чува од свега што сам јој казао.
14 [Before the baby is born], she must not eat grapes, or drink wine or any other alcoholic/fermented drink, or eat anything that would make her unacceptable to God.”
Нека не једе ништа што долази с винове лозе, и вино ни силовито пиће нека не пије, и ништа нечисто нека не једе. Шта сам јој заповедио све нека држи.
15 Then Manoah said, “Please stay here until we can kill and cook a young goat for you.”
Тада рече Маноје анђелу Господњем: Ради бисмо те уставити да ти зготовимо јаре,
16 Yahweh replied, “I will stay here, but I will not eat anything. However, you may kill an animal and sacrifice it as a burned offering to Yahweh.” (Manoah did not realize that the [man he thought was an] angel was really Yahweh.)
А анђео Господњи одговори Маноју: Да ме и уставиш, нећу јести твоје јело; него ако хоћеш зготови жртву паљеницу, принеси је Господу. Јер Маноје није знао да је анђео Господњи.
17 Then Manoah asked him, “What is your name? When what you have promised happens, we want to honor you.”
Опет рече Маноје анђелу Господњем: Како ти је име? Да ти захвалимо кад се збуде шта си рекао.
18 Yahweh replied, “(Why do you ask me my name?/You should not ask me my name.) [RHQ] It is (wonderful/it cannot be understood).”
А анђео Господњи одговори му: Што питаш за име моје? Чудно је.
19 Then Manoah killed a young goat and burned it on a rock, along with a grain offering, as a sacrifice to Yahweh. And Yahweh did an amazing thing while Manoah and his wife watched.
Тада Маноје узе јаре и дар, и принесе Господу на стени; а анђео учини чудо пред Маном и женом његовом;
20 Flames from the altar blazed up toward the sky, and Yahweh ascended in the flames. When Manoah and his wife saw that, they prostrated themselves on the ground.
Јер кад се подиже пламен с олтара к небу, анђео Господњи подиже се у пламену с олтара; а Маноје и жена његова видећи то падоше ничице на земљу;
21 Although Yahweh did not appear in the form of an angel to Manoah and his wife again, Manoah realized that the [man they thought was an] angel was really Yahweh.
А анђео се Господњи не јави више Маноју ни жени његовој. Тада Маноје разуме да је анђео Господњи.
22 So he said, “Now we will die, because we have seen God!”
И рече Маноје жени својој: Зацело ћемо умрети, јер видесмо Бога.
23 But his wife said, “No, we will not die, because if Yahweh intended to kill us, he would not have accepted the burned offering and the grain offering. And he would not have appeared to us and told us the wonderful thing that would happen to us, and he would not have performed this miracle.”
А жена му рече: Кад би хтео Бог да нас убије, не би примио из наших руку жртву паљеницу ни дар, нити би нам показао све ово, нити би нам сад објавио такве ствари.
24 When their son was born, they named him Samson. Yahweh blessed him as he grew up.
И тако та жена роди сина, и наде му име Самсон; и дете одрасте, и Господ га благослови.
25 And while he was in Mahaneh-Dan, which is between Zorah and Eshtaol [towns], Yahweh’s Spirit began to control him.
И дух Господњи поче ходити с њим по логору Дановом, између Сараје и Естаола.
