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.
Los hijos de Israel volvieron a hacer lo que era malo a los ojos de Yahvé, y Yahvé los entregó en manos de los filisteos durante cuarenta años.
2 Now there was a certain man from Zorah, and of the stock of Dan, whose name was Manoah, having a barren wife.
Había un hombre de Zora, de la familia de los danitas, que se llamaba Manoa, y su mujer era estéril y sin hijos.
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.
El ángel de Yahvé se le apareció a la mujer y le dijo: “Mira ahora, eres estéril y sin hijos; pero concebirás y darás a luz un hijo.
4 Therefore, take care that you do not drink wine or strong drink. Neither shall you eat anything unclean.
Ahora, pues, guárdate y no bebas vino ni bebida fuerte, ni comas nada impuro;
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.”
porque, he aquí, concebirás y darás a luz un hijo. No se le pasará ninguna navaja por la cabeza, porque el niño será nazireo a Dios desde el vientre. Él comenzará a salvar a Israel de la mano de los filisteos”.
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.
Entonces la mujer vino y se lo contó a su marido, diciendo: “Vino a mí un hombre de Dios, y su rostro era como el del ángel de Dios, muy imponente. No le pregunté de dónde era, ni me dijo su nombre;
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.’”
sino que me dijo: ‘He aquí que concebirás y darás a luz un hijo; y ahora no bebas vino ni bebida fuerte. No comas nada impuro, porque el niño será nazireo a Dios desde el vientre hasta el día de su muerte’”.
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.”
Entonces Manoa suplicó a Yahvé y le dijo: “Oh, Señor, haz que el hombre de Dios que enviaste vuelva a nosotros y nos enseñe lo que debemos hacer con el niño que va a nacer.”
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,
Dios escuchó la voz de Manoa, y el ángel de Dios se acercó de nuevo a la mujer mientras estaba sentada en el campo; pero Manoa, su marido, no estaba con ella.
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.”
La mujer se apresuró a correr y se lo comunicó a su marido, diciéndole: “He aquí que se me ha aparecido el hombre que vino a mí aquel día.”
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.”
Manoa se levantó, siguió a su mujer y, acercándose al hombre, le dijo: “¿Eres tú el hombre que ha hablado con mi mujer?” Él dijo: “Yo soy”.
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?”
Manoa dijo: “Ahora que se cumplan tus palabras. ¿Cuál será la forma de vida y la misión del niño?”
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.
El ángel de Yahvé le dijo a Manoa: “Que tenga cuidado con todo lo que le dije a la mujer.
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.”
No debe comer nada que provenga de la vid, ni beber vino o bebida fuerte, ni comer ninguna cosa impura. Que observe todo lo que le he mandado”.
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.”
Manoa dijo al ángel de Yahvé: “Por favor, quédate con nosotros, para que te preparemos un cabrito”.
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.
El ángel de Yahvé le dijo a Manoa: “Aunque me detengas, no comeré tu pan. Si vas a preparar un holocausto, debes ofrecerlo a Yahvé”. Pues Manoa no sabía que era el ángel de Yahvé.
17 And he said to him, “What is your name, so that, if your word is fulfilled, we may honor you?”
Manoa le dijo al ángel de Yahvé: “¿Cuál es tu nombre, para que cuando ocurran tus palabras te honremos?”
18 And he answered him, “Why do you ask my name, which is a wonder?”
El ángel de Yahvé le dijo: “¿Por qué preguntas por mi nombre, ya que es incomprensible?”
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.
Entonces Manoa tomó el cabrito con la ofrenda de comida y lo ofreció sobre la roca a Yahvé. Entonces el ángel hizo una cosa sorprendente mientras Manoa y su esposa miraban.
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.
Porque cuando la llama subió hacia el cielo desde el altar, el ángel de Yahvé ascendió en la llama del altar. Manoa y su esposa miraban, y se postraron en tierra.
21 And the Angel of the Lord no longer appeared to them. And immediately, Manoah understood him to be an Angel of the Lord.
Pero el ángel de Yahvé no se le apareció más a Manoa ni a su esposa. Entonces Manoa supo que era el ángel de Yahvé.
22 And he said to his wife, “We shall certainly die, since we have seen God.”
Manoa dijo a su mujer: “Seguramente moriremos, porque hemos visto a Dios”.
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 su mujer le dijo: “Si Yahvé se complaciera en matarnos, no habría recibido de nuestra mano un holocausto y una ofrenda, y no nos habría mostrado todas estas cosas, ni nos habría dicho cosas como éstas en este momento.”
24 And so she bore a son, and she called his name Samson. And the boy grew up, and the Lord blessed him.
La mujer dio a luz un hijo y lo llamó Sansón. El niño creció y el Señor lo bendijo.
25 And the Spirit of the Lord began to be with him in the camp of Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
El Espíritu de Yahvé comenzó a moverlo en Mahaneh Dan, entre Zorah y Eshtaol.
