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.
Muling gumawa ng kasamaan sa paningin ni Yahweh ang bayan ng Israel, at pinahintulutan niya sila na pamunuan ng mga Palestina sa loob ng apatnapung taon.
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.
Mayroong isang lalaki na mula sa Zora, sa pamilya ng mga Danita, na ang pangalan ay Manoa. Walang kakayahang magbuntis ang kaniyang asawa kaya hindi siya magkaanak.
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.
Nagpakita ang anghel ni Yahweh sa babae at sinabi sa kaniya, “Tingnan mo ngayon, walang kang kakayahang magbuntis, at hindi ka magkaanak, pero mabubuntis ka at manganganak ng isang batang lalaki.
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.
Ngayon maging maingat, huwag uminom ng alak o matapang na inumin, at huwag kakain ng anumang maruming pagkain na inihayag ng batas na madumi.
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.”
Masdan, mabubuntis ka at manganganak ng isang batang lalaki. Walang labaha ang gagamitin sa kaniyang ulo, sapagkat magiging Nazareo ang bata na inihandog para sa Diyos mula sa sinapupunan. Sisimulan niyang iligtas ang Israel mula sa kamay ng mga Palestina.”
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.
Pagkatapos dumating ang babae at sinabi sa kaniyang asawa. “Nagpakita sa akin ang isang tao ng Diyos, at ang itsura ay katulad ng isang anghel ng Diyos, nagdulot siya sa akin ng labis na takot. Hindi ko tinanong kung saan siya galing, at hindi niya sinabi sa akin ang kaniyang pangalan.
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.’”
Sinabi niya sa akin, 'Masdan mo! Mabubuntis ka, at manganganak ng isang batang lalaki. Kaya hindi ka iinom ng alak o matapang na inumin, at huwag kakain ng anumang pagkain na hinayag ng batas na marumi, dahil magiging isang Nazareo sa Diyos ang bata mula sa araw na nasa sinapupunan mo siya hanggang sa araw ng kaniyang kamatayan.'”
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.”
Pagkatapos nanalangin si Manoa kay Yahweh at sinabi, “O, Panginoon, pakiusap hayaan na muling bumalik ang tao ng Diyos para matuuruan niya kami kung ano ang aming gagawin para sa bata na ipapanganak sa madaling panahon.”
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.
Sumagot ang Diyos sa panalangin ni Manoa, at muling dumating sa babae ang anghel ng Diyos nang nakaupo siya sa bukid. Pero hindi niya kasama si Manoa na kaniyang asawa.
10 So she quickly ran and said to her husband, “The man who appeared to me a few days ago has come back again!”
Kaya agad na tumakbo ang babae at sinabi sa kaniyang asawa, “Tingnan mo! Ang tao na nagpakita sa akin—ang nagpunta sa akin noong isang araw!”
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.”
Tumayo si Manoa at sumunod sa kaniyang asawa. Nang lumapit siya sa tao, sinabi niya, “Ikaw ba iyong tao na naka-usap ng aking asawa?” Sinabi ng tao, “Ako nga.”
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]?”
Kaya sinabi ni Manoa, “Ngayon nawa ang iyong salita ay magkatotoo. Pero ano ang alintuntun para sa bata, at ano ang kaniyang magiging tungkulin?”
13 Yahweh replied, “Your wife must obey all the instructions I gave her.
Sinabi ng anghel ni Yahweh kay Manoa, dapat maingat niyang gawin ang lahat ng mga bagay na sinabi ko sa kaniya.
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.”
Huwag siyang kakain ng anumang bagay na nagmumula sa puno ng ubas, at huwag hayaang uminom ng alak o matapang na inumin; huwag siyang hayaang kumain ng anumang pagkain na hinayag ng batas na marumi. Dapat niyang sundin ang lahat ng bagay na sinabi kong gawin niya.
15 Then Manoah said, “Please stay here until we can kill and cook a young goat for you.”
Sinabi ni Manoa sa anghel ni Yahweh, “Pakiusap manatili ka muna ng sandali, para bigyan kami ng panahon para maghanda ng isang batang kambing para sa iyo.”
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.)
Sinabi ng anghel ni Yahweh kay Manoa, “Kahit na manatili ako, hindi ko kakainin ang iyong pagkain. Pero kung maghahanda ka ng isang handog na susunugin, ihandog ito kay Yahweh.” (Hindi alam ni Manoa na siya ang anghel ni Yahweh.)
17 Then Manoah asked him, “What is your name? When what you have promised happens, we want to honor you.”
Sinabi ni Manoa sa anghel ni Yahweh, “Ano ang iyong pangalan, para maparangalan kita kapag nagkatotoo ang iyong mga salita?”
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).”
Sinabi ng anghel ni Yahweh sa kaniya, “Bakit mo tinatanong ang aking pangalan? Ito ay kahanga-hanga!”
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.
Kaya kinuha ni Manoa ang batang kambing kasama ang handog na pagkaing butil at inihandog ang mga ito para kay Yahweh sa ibabaw ng bato. Gumawa siya ng isang bagay na kamangha-mangha habang nanunuod si Manoa at ang kaniyang asawa.
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.
Nang magliyab na ang apoy mula sa altar patungong langit, umakyat ang anghel ni Yahweh sa nagliliyab na apoy ng altar. Nakita ito ni Manoa at ng kaniyang asawa at nagpatirapa sila sa lupa.
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.
Hindi na muling nagpakita ang anghel ni Yahweh kay Manoa o sa kaniyang asawa. Pagkatapos malaman ni Manoa na siya ang anghel ni Yahweh.
22 So he said, “Now we will die, because we have seen God!”
Sinabi ni Manoa sa kaniyang asawa, “Tiyak na mamamatay tayo, dahil nakita natin ang Diyos!”
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 sinabi sa kaniya ng kaniyang asawa, “Kung nais tayong patayin ni Yahweh, hindi niya tatanggapin ang ating sinunog na handog at handog na pagkaing butil na ibinigay natin sa kaniya. Hindi niya ipapakita sa atin ang lahat ng mga bagay na ito, ni sa panahong ito na hayaan niya tayong marinig ang ganoong mga bagay.”
24 When their son was born, they named him Samson. Yahweh blessed him as he grew up.
Dumating ang araw na nanganak ang babae sa isang batang lalaki, at tinawag siya sa pangalang Samson. Lumaki ang bata at pinagpala ni Yahweh.
25 And while he was in Mahaneh-Dan, which is between Zorah and Eshtaol [towns], Yahweh’s Spirit began to control him.
Nagsimulang kumilos sa kaniya ang Espiritu ni Yahweh sa Mahane Dan, sa pagitan ng Zora at Estaol.
