Judges 13
1 And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of Jehovah; and Jehovah gave them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
Les enfants d'Israël firent encore ce qui est mal aux yeux de Yahweh, et Yahweh les livra entre les mains des Philistins, pendant quarante ans.
2 And there was a certain man of Zoreah, of the family of the Danites, and his name was Manoah. And his wife was barren and did not bear.
Il y avait un homme de Saraa, de la famille des Danites, nommé Manué; sa femme était stérile, et n'avait pas enfanté.
3 And the Angel of Jehovah appeared to the woman, and said to her, Behold now, thou art barren and bearest not; but thou shalt conceive and bear a son.
L'Ange de Yahweh apparut à la femme et lui dit: " Voici donc, tu es stérile et sans enfant; mais tu concevras et enfanteras un fils.
4 And now beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat nothing unclean.
Et maintenant, prends bien garde, ne bois ni vin ni liqueur forte et ne mange rien d'impur,
5 For lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son, and no razor shall come on his head; for the boy shall be a Nazarite of God from the womb; and he shall begin to save Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.
car tu vas concevoir et enfanter un fils. Le rasoir ne passera point sur sa tête, car cet enfant sera nazaréen de Dieu, dès le sein de sa mère, et c'est lui qui commencera à délivrer Israël de la main des Philistins. "
6 And the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came to me, and his appearance was like the appearance of an angel of God, very terrible; but I did not ask him whence he was, neither did he tell me his name.
La femme alla dire à son mari: " Un homme de Dieu est venu vers moi; il avait l'aspect d'un ange de Dieu, un aspect redoutable. Je ne lui ai pas demandé d'où il était, et il ne m'a pas fait connaître son nom;
7 And he said to me, Behold, thou shalt conceive and bear a son; and now drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not anything unclean; for the boy shall be a Nazarite of God from the womb to the day of his death.
mais il m'a dit: " Tu vas concevoir et enfanter un fils; et maintenant, ne bois ni vin ni liqueur forte, et ne mange rien d'impur, parce que cet enfant sera nazaréen de Dieu dès le sein de sa mère, jusqu'au jour de sa mort. "
8 Then Manoah prayed to Jehovah, and said, Ah Lord! let the man of God which thou didst send come again unto us, I pray thee, and teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born.
Alors Manué invoqua Yahweh et dit: " Je vous prie, Seigneur, que l'homme de Dieu que vous avez envoyé vienne encore vers nous, et qu'il nous enseigne ce que nous devons faire pour l'enfant qui naîtra! "
9 And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the Angel of God came again to the woman whilst she sat in the field; but Manoah her husband was not with her.
Dieu exauça la prière de Manué, et l'Ange de Dieu vint encore vers la femme; elle était assise dans un champ, et Manué, son mari, n'était pas avec elle.
10 Then the woman hasted and ran, and informed her husband, and said to him, Behold, the man has appeared to me, that came to me that day.
La femme courut aussitôt informer son mari et lui dit: " Voici, l'homme qui est venu l'autre jour vers moi m'est apparu. "
11 And Manoah rose up and went after his wife, and came to the man, and said to him, Art thou the man that didst speak to the woman? And he said, I am.
Manué se leva et, suivant sa femme, il alla vers l'homme et lui dit: " Est-ce toi qui as parlé à cette femme? " Il répondit: " C'est moi. "
12 And Manoah said, When thy words then come to pass, what shall be the child's manner and his doing?
Manué dit: " Maintenant, quand ta parole s'accomplira, que faudra-t-il observer à l'égard de cet enfant, et qu'y aura-t-il à faire pour lui? "
13 And the Angel of Jehovah said to Manoah, Of all that I said unto the woman let her beware:
L'Ange de Yahweh répondit à Manué: " La femme s'abstiendra de tout ce que je lui ai dit:
14 she shall not eat of anything that cometh of the vine, neither shall she drink wine or strong drink, nor eat anything unclean: all that I commanded her shall she observe.
elle ne mangera rien de ce qui provient de la vigne, elle ne boira ni vin ni liqueur forte, et elle ne mangera rien d'impur: tout ce que je lui ai prescrit, elle l'observera. "
15 And Manoah said to the Angel of Jehovah, I pray thee, let us detain thee, and we will make ready a kid of the goats for thee.
Manué dit à l'Ange de Yahweh: " Permets que nous te retenions et que nous t'apprêtions un chevreau. "
16 And the Angel of Jehovah said to Manoah, Though thou shouldest detain me, I will not eat of thy bread; and if thou wilt offer a burnt-offering, thou shalt offer it up to Jehovah. For Manoah knew not that he was the Angel of Jehovah.
L'Ange de Yahweh répondit à Manué: " Quand tu me retiendrais, je ne mangerais pas de ton mets; mais si tu veux préparer un holocauste, à Yahweh, offre-le. " — Manué ne savait pas que c'était l'Ange de Yahweh —
17 And Manoah said to the Angel of Jehovah, What is thy name, that when thy word cometh to pass we may do thee honour?
Et Manué dit à l'Ange de Yahweh: " Quel est ton nom, afin que nous t'honorions, quand ta parole s'accomplira? "
18 And the Angel of Jehovah said to him, How is it that thou askest after my name, seeing it is wonderful?
L'Ange de Yahweh lui répondit: " Pourquoi m'interroges-tu sur mon nom? Il est Merveilleux. "
19 Then Manoah took the kid and the oblation, and offered it up to Jehovah upon the rock. And he did wondrously, and Manoah and his wife looked on.
Manué prit le chevreau avec l'oblation et l'offrit à Yahweh sur le rocher, et Yahweh fit un prodige pendant que Manué et sa femme regardaient.
20 And it came to pass, as the flame went up from off the altar towards the heavens, that the Angel of Jehovah ascended in the flame of the altar; and Manoah and his wife looked on, and fell on their faces to the ground.
Comme la flamme montait de dessus l'autel vers le ciel, l'Ange de Yahweh monta dans la flamme de l'autel. A cette vue, Manué et sa femme tombèrent la face contre terre.
21 And the Angel of Jehovah appeared no more to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that it was the Angel of Jehovah.
Et l'Ange de Yahweh n'apparut plus à Manué et à sa femme. Alors Manué comprit que c'était l'Ange de Yahweh.
22 And Manoah said to his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.
Et Manué dit à sa femme: " Nous allons mourir, car nous avons vu Dieu. "
23 But his wife said to him, If Jehovah were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt-offering and an oblation at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would he at this time have told us [such things] as these.
Sa femme lui répondit: " Si Yahweh voulait nous faire mourir, il n'aurait pas reçu de nos mains l'holocauste et l'oblation, il ne nous aurait pas fait voir tout cela, il ne nous aurait pas fait entendre aujourd'hui de pareilles choses. "
24 And the woman bore a son, and called his name Samson. And the child grew, and Jehovah blessed him.
La femme enfanta un fils et lui donna le nom de Samson. L'enfant grandit et Yahweh le bénit;
25 And the Spirit of Jehovah began to move him at Mahaneh-Dan, between Zoreah and Eshtaol.
l'esprit de Yahweh commença à le pousser à Machanêh-Dan, entre Saraa et Esthaol.
