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 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 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.
Había un hombre de Zora, de la familia de los danitas, que se llamaba Manoa, y su mujer era estéril y sin 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 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 [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.
Ahora, pues, guárdate y no bebas vino ni bebida fuerte, ni 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.”
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 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.
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 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.’”
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 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 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 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 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 So she quickly ran and said to her husband, “The man who appeared to me a few days ago has come back again!”
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 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, 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 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]?”
Manoa dijo: “Ahora que se cumplan tus palabras. ¿Cuál será la forma de vida y la misión del niño?”
13 Yahweh replied, “Your wife must obey all the instructions I gave her.
El ángel de Yahvé le dijo a Manoa: “Que tenga cuidado con todo lo que le dije a la mujer.
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 o bebida fuerte, ni comer ninguna cosa impura. Que observe todo lo que le he mandado”.
15 Then Manoah said, “Please stay here until we can kill and cook a young goat for you.”
Manoa dijo al ángel de Yahvé: “Por favor, quédate con nosotros, para que te preparemos 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 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 Then Manoah asked him, “What is your name? When what you have promised happens, we want to honor you.”
Manoa le dijo al ángel de Yahvé: “¿Cuál es tu nombre, para que cuando ocurran tus palabras te honremos?”
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).”
El ángel de Yahvé le dijo: “¿Por qué preguntas por mi nombre, ya que 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 So he said, “Now we will die, because we have seen God!”
Manoa dijo a su mujer: “Seguramente moriremos, 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 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 When their son was born, they named him Samson. Yahweh blessed him as he grew up.
La mujer 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 de Yahvé comenzó a moverlo en Mahaneh Dan, entre Zorah y Eshtaol.
