< 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.
Los israelitas siguieron haciendo lo malo ante los ojos del Señor, así que el Señor los entregó a los filisteos para que los gobernaran durante cuarenta años.
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.
En aquel tiempo había un hombre llamado Manoa. Era de la tribu de Dan y vivía en la ciudad de Zora. Su mujer no podía concebir y no tenía hijos.
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.
El Ángel del Señor se le apareció y le dijo: “Es cierto que no podías concebir y no tienes hijos, pero ahora vas a quedar embarazada y darás a luz un hijo.
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.
Así que ten cuidado de no beber vino ni ninguna otra bebida alcohólica, y no comas nada impuro.
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.”
Vas a quedar embarazada y a tener un hijo cuya cabeza no debe ser tocada por una navaja de afeitar, porque el niño será un nazareo, dedicado a Dios desde su nacimiento. Él iniciará el proceso de salvar a Israel de los filisteos”.
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 mujer fue y le dijo a su marido: “Un hombre de Dios vino a mí. Parecía el Ángel de Dios, realmente aterrador. No le pregunté de dónde venía, y no me dijo su nombre.
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.’”
Pero me dijo: ‘Vas a quedar embarazada y darás a luz un hijo. No debes beber vino ni ninguna otra bebida alcohólica, y no comas nada impuro. Porque el niño ha de ser nazareo, dedicado a Dios desde su nacimiento hasta el día de su muerte’”.
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.”
Entonces Manoa oró al Señor: “Por favor, Señor, que el hombre de Dios que nos enviaste regrese a nosotros para explicarnos qué debemos hacer con el niño que va a nacer”.
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.
Dios respondió a la petición de Manoa, y el Ángel de Dios regresó a la mujer mientras ella estaba sentada en el campo. Sin embargo, su esposo Manoa no estaba con ella.
10 So she quickly ran and said to her husband, “The man who appeared to me a few days ago has come back again!”
Entonces ella corrió rápidamente a decirle a su marido: “¡Mira! El hombre que se me apareció el otro día ha vuelto”.
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.”
Manoa se levantó, volvió con su mujer y le preguntó: “¿Eres tú el hombre que le habló a mi mujer antes?” “Sí, soy yo”, respondió él.
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]?”
Entonces Manoa dijo: “¡Que se cumpla tu promesa! ¿Qué se decidirá para el niño, y cuál será su vocación?”
13 Yahweh replied, “Your wife must obey all the instructions I gave her.
“Asegúrate de que tu esposa sea cuidadosa y siga las instrucciones que le di”, respondió el ángel del Señor.
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.”
“No debe comer nada que provenga de la vid ni beber vino, ni ninguna otra bebida alcohólica. No debe comer nada impuro. Tu esposa debe seguir todo lo que le indiqué”.
15 Then Manoah said, “Please stay here until we can kill and cook a young goat for you.”
Manoa le dijo al ángel del Señor: “Por favor, déjanos retenerte aquí mientras te preparamos una comida de un cabrito”.
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.)
El ángel del Señor respondió: “Me quedaré, pero no comeré tu comida. Sin embargo, si preparas un holocausto, puedes presentarlo al Señor”. (Manoa no sabía que era el ángel del Señor).
17 Then Manoah asked him, “What is your name? When what you have promised happens, we want to honor you.”
Manoa le preguntó al ángel del Señor: “¿Cuál es tu nombre, para que cuando se cumpla tu promesa podamos honrarte?”
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).”
“¿Por qué preguntas esto?”, respondió el ángel del Señor. “Mi nombre es incomprensible”.
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.
Manoa tomó un cabrito y una ofrenda de grano y los presentó sobre una roca al Señor. Mientras Manoa y su esposa observaban, el Señor hizo algo sorprendente.
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.
Mientras la llama del altar ardía en el cielo, el ángel del Señor ascendió en la llama. Manoa y su esposa vieron lo que sucedía y cayeron con el rostro en tierra.
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.
El ángel del Señor no volvió a aparecer a Manoa ni a su esposa, y Manoa se dio cuenta de que era el ángel del Señor.
22 So he said, “Now we will die, because we have seen God!”
“Definitivamente vamos a morir”, le dijo Maonaa su esposa, “¡porque hemos visto a Dios!”
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.”
Pero su esposa le respondió: “Si el Señor hubiera querido matarnos, no habría aceptado nuestro holocausto y nuestra ofrenda de grano. No nos habría mostrado todas estas cosas, y no habría venido ahora a anunciarnos esto”.
24 When their son was born, they named him Samson. Yahweh blessed him as he grew up.
Dio a luz un hijo y lo llamó Sansón. El niño creció, y el Señor lo bendijo.
25 And while he was in Mahaneh-Dan, which is between Zorah and Eshtaol [towns], Yahweh’s Spirit began to control him.
El Espíritu del Señor comenzó a impulsarlo en Majané Dan, un lugar entre Zora y Estaol.

< Judges 13 >