Judges 13
1 The people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and he gave them into the hand 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 There was a man from Zorah, of the clan of the Danites, whose name was Manoah. His wife was not able to become pregnant and so she had not given birth.
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 The angel of Yahweh appeared to the woman and said to her, “See now, you have been unable to become pregnant, and you have not given birth, but you will become pregnant and you will 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 be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything unclean.
Et maintenant observe-toi bien, ne bois ni vin ni autre liqueur enivrante, et ne mange rien d’impur.
5 Look, you will become pregnant and give birth to a son. No razor will be used upon his head, for the child will be a Nazirite to God from the womb, and he will begin to deliver Israel from the hand 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 and told her husband, “A man of God came to me, and his appearance was like that of an angel of God, very terrible. I did not ask him where he came from, and he did not tell 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 He said to me, 'Look! You will become pregnant, and you will give birth to a son. So then drink no wine or strong drink, and do not eat any food that the law declares to be unclean, because the child will be a Nazirite to God from the time he is in your womb until 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 prayed to Yahweh and said, “Oh, Lord, please let the man of God you sent come again to us so that he may teach us what we are to do for the child who soon will be born.”
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 God listened to the voice of Manoah, and the angel of God came to the woman again when she was sitting in the field. But Manoah her husband 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 ran quickly and told her husband, “Look! The man has appeared to me—the one 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 Manoah got up and followed his wife. When he came to the man, he said, “Are you the man who spoke with my wife?” The man 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 So Manoah said, “Now may your words come true. What will be the rules 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 The angel of Yahweh said to Manoah, “She must carefully do everything that I 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 may not eat anything that comes from the vines, and do not let her drink wine or strong drink or eat anything unclean. She must obey everything I have commanded her 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 Manoah said to the angel of Yahweh, “Please stay for a while, to give us time to prepare 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 The angel of Yahweh said to Manoah, “Even if I stay, I will not eat your food. But if you prepare a burnt offering, offer it to Yahweh.” (Manoah did not know that he was the angel of Yahweh.)
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 Manoah said to the angel of Yahweh, “What is your name, so we may honor you when your words come true?”
Et il dit à l’ange: "Quel est ton nom? Dis-le, pour que, ta prédiction accomplie, nous puissions t’honorer."
18 The angel of Yahweh said to him, “Why do you ask my name? It is wonderful!”
L’Ange répondit: "A quoi bon t’enquérir de mon nom? c’est un mystère."
19 So Manoah took the young goat with the grain offering and offered them on the rock to Yahweh. He did something marvelous while Manoah and his wife were watching.
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 When the flame went up from the altar toward the sky, the angel of Yahweh went up in the flame of the altar. Manoah and his wife saw this and lay facedown on the ground.
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 The angel of Yahweh did not appear again to Manoah or his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was the angel of Yahweh.
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 Manoah said to his wife, “We are sure to die, because we have seen God!”
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 Yahweh wanted to kill us, he would not have received the burnt offering and the grain offering we gave him. He would not have shown us all these things, nor at this time would he have let us hear such things.”
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 Later the woman gave birth to a son, and called his name Samson. The child grew up and Yahweh blessed him.
Cette femme donna le jour à un fils, qu’elle nomma Samson. L’Enfant grandit et fut béni du Seigneur.
25 Yahweh's Spirit began to stir him in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
L’Esprit divin le saisit pour la première fois à Mahané-Dan, entre Çorea et Echtaol.
