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.
Watu wa Israeli wakafanya yaliyo mabaya machoni pa Bwana, naye akawatia mikononi mwa Wafilisti kwa miaka arobaini.
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.
Kulikuwa na mtu kutoka Sora, wa jamaa ya Wadani, jina lake Manoa. Mke wake hakuweza kupata mimba na hivyo hakuzaa.
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.
Malaika wa Bwana akamtokea yule mwanamke akamwambia, Tazame sasa, umeshindwa kupata mimba, wala hujazaa, lakini utakuwa na mimba na utazaa mtoto.
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.
Sasa kuwa makini usinywe divai au kileo, wala usile kitu chochote kilicho najisi.
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.”
Angalia, utakuwa na mjamzito na kuzaliwa mtoto mwanaume. Hakuna wembe itakayotumiwa juu ya kichwa chake, kwa kuwa mtoto atakuwa Mnaziri kwa Mungu kutoka tumboni, naye ataanza kuwaokoa Israeli kutoka mkono wa Wafilisti.
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.
Kisha mwanamke akaenda kumwambia mumewe, “Mtu wa Mungu alikuja kwangu, na kuonekana kwake kulikuwa kama malaika wa Mungu, wa kutisha sana. Sikumwuliza ametokea wapi, na hakuniambia jina lake.
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.’”
Akaniambia, 'Tazama! Utakuwa mjamzito, na utazaa mtoto. Basi usinywe divai au kileo, wala usile chakula chochote ambacho sheria inasema kuwa si safi, kwa kuwa mtoto huyo atakuwa Mnaziri kwa Mungu tangu akipokuwa tumboni mwako mpaka siku ya kufa kwake.”
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.”
Ndipo Manoa akamwomba Bwana, akasema, Ee Bwana, tafadhali mruhusu mtu wa Mungu uliyemtuma arudi kwetu ili atufundishe kile tutakachotendea kwa mtoto atakayezaliwa hivi karibuni.
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.
Mungu akajibu sala ya Manoa, na malaika wa Mungu akamwendea mwanamke tena akiwa ameketi shambani. Lakini Manoa mumewe hakuwa pamoja naye.
10 So she quickly ran and said to her husband, “The man who appeared to me a few days ago has come back again!”
Basi mwanamke akakimbia haraka akamwambia mumewe, “Tazama! Yule mtu ameonekana kwangu-aliyekuja kwangu siku ile!”
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 akasimama na kumfuata mkewe. Alipofika kwa mtu huyo, akasema, “Je, wewe ndiwe mtu aliyezungumza na mke wangu?'” Mtu huyo akasema, “Ni mimi.”
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 akasema, Sasa maneno yako yatimike. Je! kuna maagizo gani kwa ajili ya mtoto, na kazi yake itakuwa nini? '
13 Yahweh replied, “Your wife must obey all the instructions I gave her.
Malaika wa Bwana akamwambia Manoa, 'Lazima mkeo afanye kila kitu nilichomwambia.
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.”
Asile kitu chochote kinachotokana na mizabibu, wala usimruhusu kunywa divai au kileo; usimruhusu ale chakula chochote ambacho sheria inasema kuwa si safi. Anapaswa kutii kila kitu nilichoamuru afanye.
15 Then Manoah said, “Please stay here until we can kill and cook a young goat for you.”
Manoa akamwambia malaika wa Bwana, Tafadhali keti kwa muda, utupe wakati wa kuandaa mbuzi kwa ajili yako.
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.)
Malaika wa Bwana akamwambia Manowa, Hata kama nitakaa, sitakula chakula chako. Lakini ukitayarisha sadaka ya kuteketezwa, toa kwa Bwana. ' (Manowa hakujua kwamba alikuwa malaika wa Bwana.)
17 Then Manoah asked him, “What is your name? When what you have promised happens, we want to honor you.”
Manoa akamwambia malaika wa Bwana, Jina lako ni nani, ili tukuheshimu wakati maneno yako yatakapotimia?
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).”
Malaika wa Bwana akamwambia, Mbona unauliza jina langu? Ni ajabu! '
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 akamchukua huyo mbuzi pamoja na sadaka ya nafaka, akatoa sadaka juu ya mwamba kwa Bwana. Alifanya jambo la ajabu wakati Manoah na mke wake walikuwa wakiangalia.
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.
Wakati huo moto ukatoka juu ya madhabahu kwenda mbinguni, malaika wa Bwana akapanda katika moto wa madhabahu. Manoah na mkewe waliona jambo hilo wakainamisha vichwa vyao chini.
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.
malaika wa Bwana hakuonekana tena kwa Manoa au mkewe. Manoa akajua kwamba yule ndiye malaika wa Bwana.
22 So he said, “Now we will die, because we have seen God!”
Manoa akamwambia mkewe, 'Hakika tutakufa, kwa sababu tumemwona Mungu!'
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.”
Lakini mkewe akamwambia, Ikiwa Bwana alitaka kutuua, asingepokea sadaka ya kuteketezwa na sadaka ya nafaka tuliyompa. Asingetuonesha mambo haya yote, wala wakati huu asingeweza kuturuhusu tusikie mambo hayo.
24 When their son was born, they named him Samson. Yahweh blessed him as he grew up.
Baadaye mwanamke akamzaa mtoto, akamwita jina lake Samsoni. Mtoto alikua na Bwana akambariki.
25 And while he was in Mahaneh-Dan, which is between Zorah and Eshtaol [towns], Yahweh’s Spirit began to control him.
Roho wa Bwana akaanza kumchochea Mahane Dani, kati ya Sora na Eshtaoli.
