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.
Et les fils d'Israël recommencèrent à faire le mal devant le Seigneur, et le Seigneur les livra pendant quarante années aux mains des Philistins.
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.
Or, il y avait un homme de Saraa, d'une famille de la tribu de Dan, et il se nommait Manué, et sa femme était stérile, et elle n'avait point enfanté.
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.
Et l'ange du Seigneur apparut à la femme, et il lui dit: Femme stérile, toi qui n'avais point enfanté, voilà que tu concevras un fils.
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.
Maintenant, garde-toi de boire du vin ou d'autre boisson enivrante, et ne mange rien d'impur.
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.”
Voilà que tu as un fruit en tes entrailles, et tu accoucheras d'un fils, et le fer ne passera point sur sa tête, parce que, dès le sein de sa mère, l'enfant sera Nazir de Dieu, et c'est lui qui commencera à délivrer Israël des Philistins.
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.
La femme rentra et elle dit à son mari: Un homme de Dieu est venu vers moi, et son aspect était, comme l'aspect d'un ange de Dieu, grandement redoutable; je ne lui ai point demandé d'où il est, et il ne m'a point dit son nom.
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.’”
Et il m'a dit: Voilà que tu as un fruit en tes entrailles, et tu accoucheras d'un fils; maintenant, ne bois ni vin ni boisson enivrante, et ne mange rien d'impur, parce que l'enfant sera consacré au Seigneur, dès les entrailles de sa mère jusqu'au jour de sa mort.
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.”
Et Manué pria le Seigneur, et il dit: Regardez-moi, Seigneur Adonaï; l'homme de Dieu que vous avez envoyé, qu'il vienne encore vers nous, et qu'il nous apprenne ce que nous ferons de l'enfant qui doit naître.
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.
Dieu exauça le vœu de Manué, et l'ange de Dieu vint encore auprès de la femme; or, elle était assise aux champs, et Manué son mari n'était point avec elle.
10 So she quickly ran and said to her husband, “The man who appeared to me a few days ago has come back again!”
Et la femme, se hâtant, courut l'annoncer à son mari, et elle lui dit: Voilà que l'homme qui est venu vers moi l'autre jour vient de m'apparaître.
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.”
Et Manué se leva, suivit sa femme, arriva près de l'homme, et dit: Es-tu l'homme qui a parlé à ma femme? et l'ange répondit: Je le suis.
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]?”
Et Manué dit: Maintenant tu vas parler; que sera-t-il décidé concernant l'enfant? que devra-t-il faire?
13 Yahweh replied, “Your wife must obey all the instructions I gave her.
Et l'ange du Seigneur dit à Manué: Il s'abstiendra de tout ce que j'ai dit à la femme.
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.”
Il ne mangera rien de ce qui sort de la vigne; il ne boira ni vin ni boisson enivrante, il ne mangera rien d'impur, il observera tout ce que j'ai prescrit à la femme.
15 Then Manoah said, “Please stay here until we can kill and cook a young goat for you.”
Et Manué dit à l'ange du Seigneur: Laisse-nous te retenir ici, et nous préparerons devant toi un chevreau.
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.)
Mais l'ange du Seigneur dit à Manué: Si vous me retenez je ne mangerai pas de tes pains; si tu prépares un holocauste, offre-le au Seigneur. Or, Manué ne savait pas que c'était un ange du Seigneur.
17 Then Manoah asked him, “What is your name? When what you have promised happens, we want to honor you.”
Et Manué dit à l'ange du Seigneur: Quel est ton nom, afin que nous puissions te glorifier, quand tes paroles seront accomplies?
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).”
Et l'ange du Seigneur lui répondit: Pourquoi me demandes-tu mon nom, qui est Admirable?
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.
Alors, Manué prit le chevreau et l'oblation; puis, il les offrit au Seigneur sur une pierre; il le fit en s'écartant des usages, et Manué et sa femme regardèrent.
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.
Et il advint, pendant que la flamme s'élevait de l'autel jusqu'aux cieux, que l'ange du Seigneur monta dans la flamme; Manue et sa femme le virent, et ils tombèrent la face contre terre.
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.
Et l'ange du Seigneur disparut aux yeux de Manué et de sa femme. Alors, Manué reconnut que c'était un ange du Seigneur.
22 So he said, “Now we will die, because we have seen God!”
Et il dit à sa femme: Nous mourrons de mort, parce que nous avons vu Dieu.
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.”
Mais sa femme lui répondit: Si le Seigneur avait voulu nous faire périr, il n'eut point pris de nos mains l'holocauste et les oblations; il ne nous eut point révélé ces choses; il ne nous eut point en cette occasion fait entendre ces paroles.
24 When their son was born, they named him Samson. Yahweh blessed him as he grew up.
Et la femme accoucha d'un fils qu'elle nomma Samson; l'enfant devint grand, et le Seigneur le bénit.
25 And while he was in Mahaneh-Dan, which is between Zorah and Eshtaol [towns], Yahweh’s Spirit began to control him.
Et au camp de Dan, l'Esprit du Seigneur commença à l'accompagner entre Saraa et Esthaol.
