< Judges 13 >
1 And the children of Israel did again the evil in the eyes of the Lord; and the Lord delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
Pea naʻe toe fakalahi ʻae fai kovi ʻe he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova; pea naʻe tuku ʻakinautolu ʻe Sihova ki he nima ʻoe kakai Filisitia ʻi he taʻu ʻe fāngofulu.
2 And there was a certain man of Zor'ah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoach; and his wife was barren, and did not bear.
Pea naʻe ai ʻae tangata ʻo Sola, ʻi he faʻahinga ʻo Tani ko Manoa hono hingoa; pea naʻe paʻa ʻa hono uaifi, ʻo ʻikai fānau.
3 And there appeared an angel of the Lord unto the woman, and he said unto her, Behold, thou art barren, and hast not born; but thou wilt conceive, and bear a son.
Pea naʻe fakahāhā ʻae ʻāngelo ʻa Sihova ki he fefine, ʻo ne pehē kiate ia, “Ko eni, vakai, ʻoku ke paʻa, ʻoku ʻikai te ke fānau: ka te ke feitama, pea fanauʻi ʻae tama.
4 And now do beware, and drink neither wine nor strong drink, and eat not any thing unclean.
Pea ko eni, ʻoku ou kole kiate koe, ke ke vakai, pea ʻoua naʻa ke inu uaine pe ha inu mālohi, pea ʻoua naʻa ke kai ha meʻa taʻemaʻa:
5 For, lo, thou wilt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head; for a Nazarite of God shall the lad be from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.
Vakai, te ke feitama koe, pea fanauʻi ʻae tama pea ʻoua naʻa ʻai ha tele ki hono ʻulu koeʻuhi ke hoko ia ko e taha fakamavahe ia ki he ʻOtua mei he manāva: pea ʻe kamata ʻe ia ke fakamoʻui ʻa ʻIsileli mei he nima ʻoe kau Filisitia.”
6 And the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his appearance was like the appearance of an angel of God, very terrible; but I asked him not whence he might be, and his name he did not tell me.
Pea naʻe haʻu ai ʻae fefine ʻo tala ki hono husepāniti, ʻo pehē, “Naʻe haʻu ʻae tangata ʻae ʻOtua kiate au, pea naʻe tatau hono mata mo e mata ʻoe ʻāngelo ʻae ʻOtua, naʻe fakamanavahē: ka naʻe ʻikai te u fehuʻi pe ne haʻu mei fē ia, pea naʻe ʻikai te ne tala mai hono hingoa:
7 And he said unto me, Behold, thou wilt conceive, and bear a son; and now thou must drink neither wine nor strong drink, and not eat anything unclean; for the child shall be a Nazarite of God from the womb until the day of his death.
Ka naʻe pehē ʻe ia kiate au, Vakai, te ke feitama, pea fanauʻi ʻae tama; pea ko eni, ʻoua naʻa ke inu uaine pe ha inu mālohi, pea ʻoua naʻa ke kai ha meʻa taʻemaʻa: koeʻuhi ʻe fakamavahe ʻae tama ki he ʻOtua mei he manāva ʻo aʻu ki he ʻaho ʻo ʻene pekia.”
8 And Manoach entreated the Lord, and said, Hear me, O Lord, let the man of God, whom thou didst send, come again unto us, and instruct us what we shall do unto the child that is to be born.
Pea naʻe toki kole fakamātoato ʻe Manoa kia Sihova, ʻo pehē, “ʻE hoku ʻEiki, ke ke tuku ke toe haʻu ʻae tangata ʻae ʻOtua ʻaia naʻa ke fekau kiate kimaua, pea ako kiate kimaua ʻaia te ma fai ki he tamasiʻi ʻaia ʻe fanauʻi.”
9 And God hearkened to the voice of Manoach; and the angel of God came again unto the woman, as she was sitting in the field; and Manoach her husband was not with her.
Pea naʻe ongoʻi ʻe he ʻOtua ʻae leʻo ʻo Manoa; pea naʻe toe haʻu ʻae ʻāngelo ʻae ʻOtua ki he fefine ʻi heʻene nofo ʻi he ngoue: ka naʻe ʻikai ʻiate ia ʻa Manoa.
10 And the woman made haste, and ran, and informed her husband; and she said unto him, Behold, there hath appeared unto me the man, that came unto me the other day.
Pea naʻe fakatoʻotoʻo ʻe he fefine pea lele ʻo fakahā ki hono husepāniti, ʻo ne pehē kiate ia, “Vakai, kuo fakahā kiate au ʻae tangata, ʻaia naʻe haʻu kiate au ʻi he ʻaho ʻe taha.”
11 And Manoach arose, and went after his wife; and he came to the man, and said unto him, Art thou the man that spokest unto the woman? and he said, I am.
Pea naʻe tuʻu hake ʻa Manoa, pea ʻalu mo hono uaifi, ʻo na hoko atu ki he tangata, pea ne pehē kiate ia, “Ko koe ʻae tangata naʻe lea ki he fefine?” Pea pehē ʻe ia, “Ko au.”
12 And Manoach said, If now thy words come to pass, what shall be [our] proceeding with the child, and what shall be done unto him?
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Manoa, “Ko eni ke fakatonutonu hoʻo ngaahi lea. ʻE fēfē ʻema ngaohi ʻae tamasiʻi, pea ko e hā te ma fai kiate ia?”
13 And the angel of the Lord said unto Manoach, Of all that I have said unto the woman must she beware.
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻāngelo ʻa Sihova kia Manoa, “Ke tokanga ʻae fefine ki he ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē naʻaku tala kiate ia.
14 Of any thing that cometh of the grape-vine she may not eat, and wine or strong drink she may not drink, and any thing unclean she may not eat: all that I commanded her must she observe.
Ke ʻoua naʻa kai ʻe ia ha meʻa ʻe taha ʻoku tupu ʻi he vaine, pea ʻoua naʻa tuku ia ke inu uaine, pe ha inu mālohi, pe kai ha meʻa ʻe taha ʻoku taʻemaʻa: ke tokanga ia ki he meʻa kotoa pē naʻaku fekau kiate ia.”
15 And Manoach said unto the angel of the Lord, Let us, I pray thee, detain thee, and we will make a kid ready for thee.
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Manoa ki he ʻāngelo ʻa Sihova, “ʻOku ou kole kiate koe, tuku ke ma taʻofi koe, kaeʻoua ke ma teu maʻau ha ʻuhikiʻi manu.”
16 And the angel of the Lord said unto Manoach, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread; but if thou wilt offer a burnt-offering, thou must offer it unto the Lord; for Manoach knew not that he was an angel of the Lord.
Pea pehē ʻe he ʻāngelo ʻa Sihova kia Manoa, “Neongo ʻa hoʻo taʻofi au, ka ʻe ʻikai te u kai ʻi hoʻo mā: pea kapau ʻoku ke fie ʻatu ha feilaulau tutu, ʻoku totonu ke ke ʻatu ia kia Sihova.” He naʻe ʻikai ʻilo ʻe Manoa ko e ʻāngelo ia ʻa Sihova.
17 And Manoach said unto the angel of the Lord, What is thy name, that, when thy word cometh to pass, we may do thee honor?
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Manoa ki he ʻāngelo ʻa Sihova, “Ko hai ho hingoa, koeʻuhi ʻoka hoko hono fakamoʻoni ʻo hoʻo ngaahi lea ke mau fakaongolelei koe?”
18 And the angel of the Lord said unto him, Why is it that thou wilt ask after my name, seeing it is secret?
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻāngelo ʻa Sihova kiate ia, “Ko e hā ʻoku ke fehuʻi ai ki hoku hingoa, kae ʻosi ʻoku fufū ia?”
19 And Manoach took the kid and the meat-offering, and offered it upon the rock unto the Lord: and he did wondrously; and Manoach and his wife looked on.
Pea naʻe ʻomi ʻe Manoa ʻae ʻuhikiʻi manu mo e feilaulau meʻakai, pea ne ʻatu ia kia Sihova ʻi he funga maka pea naʻe fai meʻa fakaofo ʻe he ʻāngelo pea naʻe mamata ki ai ʻa Manoa mo hono uaifi.
20 And it came to pass, when the flame went up from off the altar toward heaven, that the angel of the Lord ascended in the flame of the altar; and Manoach and his wife looked on, and they fell on their faces to the ground.
Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻi he ʻalu hake ki langi ʻae ulo afi mei he funga feilaulauʻanga, naʻe hāʻele hake ʻae ʻāngelo ʻa Sihova ʻi he ulo afi mei he funga feilaulauʻanga. Pea naʻe mamata ki ai ʻa Manoa mo hono uaifi, pea naʻa na tō ki hona mata ki he kelekele.
21 And the angel of the Lord was no longer visible to Manoach and to his wife: then knew Manoach that he was an angel of the Lord.
Ka naʻe ʻikai toe fakahāhā ʻae ʻāngelo ʻa Sihova kia Manoa pē ki hono uaifi. Pea naʻe toki ʻilo ai ʻe Manoa ko e ʻāngelo ia ʻa Sihova.
22 And Manoach said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because a divine being have we seen.
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Manoa ki hono uaifi, “Ko e moʻoni te ta mate, koeʻuhi kuo ta mamata ki he ʻOtua.”
23 But his wife said unto him, If the Lord were pleased to kill us, he would not have received from our hand a burnt-offering and a meat-offering, nor would he have let us see all these things, and at this time he would not have let us hear [such a thing] as this.
Ka naʻe lea hono uaifi kiate ia, “Ka ne finangalo ʻa Sihova ke tāmateʻi ʻakitaua, pehē ne ʻikai maʻu ʻe ia ʻae feilaulau tutu, mo e feilaulau meʻakai ʻi hota nima, pea ʻe ʻikai foki te ne fakahā ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni kiate kitaua, pea ʻe ʻikai foki te ne fai ha ngaahi tala pehē kiate kitaua ʻi he kuonga pehē.”
24 And the woman bore a son, and called his name Samson; and the child grew up, and the Lord blessed him.
Pea naʻe fānau ʻe he fefine ʻae tama, pea naʻe ui hono hingoa ko Samisoni: pea naʻe tupu pe ʻae tama, pea tāpuakiʻi ia ʻe Sihova.
25 And the Spirit of the Lord began to move him in Machaneh-dan between Zor'ah and Eshtaol.
Pea naʻe kamata ueʻi ia ʻe he Laumālie ʻo Sihova ʻi he kuonga niʻihi ʻi he ʻapitanga ʻo Tani ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo Sola mo Esitaoli.