Ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo 13
1 Israelviwo gawɔ nu si nye vɔ̃ le Yehowa ŋkume, ale Yehowa tsɔ wo de asi na Filistitɔwo ƒe blaene sɔŋ.
And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of Jehovah; and Jehovah gave them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
2 Ŋutsu aɖe nɔ Zora du la me, eŋkɔe nye Manoa, tso Dan ƒe to la me. Manoa srɔ̃ tsi ko, medzi vi kpɔ o.
And there was a certain man of Zoreah, of the family of the Danites, and his name was Manoah. And his wife was barren and did not bear.
3 Yehowa ƒe dɔla aɖe ɖe eɖokui fiae eye wògblɔ nɛ be, “Wò la, ètsi ko eye mèdzi vi o gake èle fu fɔ ge adzi ŋutsuvi.
And the Angel of Jehovah appeared to the woman, and said to her, Behold now, thou art barren and bearest not; but thou shalt conceive and bear a son.
4 Azɔ la, kpɔ egbɔ be mèno wain alo aha muame aɖeke o, eye màɖu naneke si ŋuti mekɔ o
And now beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat nothing unclean.
5 elabena àfɔ fu eye àdzi ŋutsuvi. Talũhɛ maka eƒe ta ŋu o, elabena ŋutsuvi la anye Naziritɔ, ame si woɖe ɖe aga na Mawu tso dadaa ƒe dɔ me, eye eyae adze Israelviwo ɖeɖe tso Filistitɔwo ƒe asi me gɔme.”
For lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son, and no razor shall come on his head; for the boy shall be a Nazarite of God from the womb; and he shall begin to save Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.
6 Tete nyɔnu la yi srɔ̃a gbɔ eye wògblɔ nɛ be, “Mawu ƒe ame aɖe va gbɔnye, edzi ŋɔ ŋutɔ eye wòdze abe Mawudɔla ene. Nyemebia afi si wòtso lae o, eye meyɔ eƒe ŋkɔ hã nam o.
And the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came to me, and his appearance was like the appearance of an angel of God, very terrible; but I did not ask him whence he was, neither did he tell me his name.
7 Egblɔ nam be, ‘Èle fu fɔ ge, àdzi ŋutsuvi, eya ta azɔ la, mègano wain alo aha muame bubu aɖeke o eye mègaɖu nu makɔmakɔ aɖeke o elabena ŋutsuvi la anye Naziritɔ na Mawu tso eƒe dzigbe va se ɖe eƒe kugbe.’”
And he said to me, Behold, thou shalt conceive and bear a son; and now drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not anything unclean; for the boy shall be a Nazarite of God from the womb to the day of his death.
8 Tete Manoa do gbe ɖa na Yehowa be, “Oo, Aƒetɔ, míeɖe kuku, na ame si tso Mawu gbɔ la, nagava mía gbɔ eye wòafia nu mí tso ale si míahe ɖevi si dzi ge míala la ŋu.”
Then Manoah prayed to Jehovah, and said, Ah Lord! let the man of God which thou didst send come again unto us, I pray thee, and teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born.
9 Mawu se Manoa ƒe gbedodoɖa eye Mawudɔla la gaɖe eɖokui fia srɔ̃a esime wònɔ agble me. Eya ɖeka koe nɔ afi ma: Manoa menɔ afi ma o
And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the Angel of God came again to the woman whilst she sat in the field; but Manoah her husband was not with her.
10 eya ta nyɔnu la ƒu du sesĩe ɖagblɔ na srɔ̃a be, “Eyae nye ekem! Ŋutsu si va gbɔnye nyitsɔ la, eya kee gava.”
Then the woman hasted and ran, and informed her husband, and said to him, Behold, the man has appeared to me, that came to me that day.
11 Manoa ƒu du kple srɔ̃a yi ŋutsu la gbɔ eye Manoa biae be, “Wòe nye ŋutsu si ƒo nu kple srɔ̃nye nyitsɔa?” Ŋutsu la ɖo eŋu be, “Ɛ̃, nyee.”
And Manoah rose up and went after his wife, and came to the man, and said to him, Art thou the man that didst speak to the woman? And he said, I am.
12 Ale Manoa biae be, “Ne wò nyawo va eme la, ɖoɖo kawoe anɔ ɖevia ƒe agbenɔnɔ kple eƒe dɔwɔna ŋu?”
And Manoah said, When thy words then come to pass, what shall be the child's manner and his doing?
13 Yehowa ƒe dɔla ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Ele be srɔ̃wò nawɔ nu sia nu si megblɔ nɛ.
And the Angel of Jehovah said to Manoah, Of all that I said unto the woman let her beware:
14 Mele be wòaɖu waintsetse alo ano wain alo aha muame o eye mele be wòaɖu nu makɔmakɔ aɖeke hã o. Ele be wòawɔ nu sia nu si ƒe se mede nɛ.”
she shall not eat of anything that cometh of the vine, neither shall she drink wine or strong drink, nor eat anything unclean: all that I commanded her shall she observe.
15 Manoa gblɔ na Yehowa ƒe dɔla la be, “Míadi be nànɔ mía gbɔ va se ɖe esime míalé gbɔ̃vi aɖe aɖa nui na wò.”
And Manoah said to the Angel of Jehovah, I pray thee, let us detain thee, and we will make ready a kid of the goats for thee.
16 Yehowa ƒe dɔla la ɖo eŋu be, “Togbɔ be mielém ɖi hã la, nyemaɖu miaƒe nuɖaɖa ƒe ɖeke o gake ne miedzra numevɔsa aɖe ɖo la, mitsɔe na Yehowa.” Manoa menya be Yehowa ƒe dɔlae wònye o.
And the Angel of Jehovah said to Manoah, Though thou shouldest detain me, I will not eat of thy bread; and if thou wilt offer a burnt-offering, thou shalt offer it up to Jehovah. For Manoah knew not that he was the Angel of Jehovah.
17 Manoa bia Yehowa ƒe dɔla la be “Wò ŋkɔ ɖe? Ale be ne wò nya la va eme la, ne míade bubu ŋuwò.”
And Manoah said to the Angel of Jehovah, What is thy name, that when thy word cometh to pass we may do thee honour?
18 Eɖo eŋu be, “Nu ka ŋuti nèle nye ŋkɔ biam ɖo? Nye ŋkɔ ƒo gɔmesese ta.”
And the Angel of Jehovah said to him, How is it that thou askest after my name, seeing it is wonderful?
19 Manoa lé gbɔ̃vi aɖe kpe ɖe nuɖuvɔsa ŋu eye wòsa vɔ na Yehowa le agakpe aɖe dzi. Tete Yehowa wɔ nukunu aɖe le Manoa kple srɔ̃a ŋkume.
Then Manoah took the kid and the oblation, and offered it up to Jehovah upon the rock. And he did wondrously, and Manoah and his wife looked on.
20 Esi dzo ƒe aɖewo tso vɔsamlekpui la dzi ɖo ta dziŋgɔli me la, Yehowa ƒe dɔla la to dzo la me yi dziƒo. Esi Manoa kple srɔ̃a kpɔ esia la, wotsyɔ mo anyi.
And it came to pass, as the flame went up from off the altar towards the heavens, that the Angel of Jehovah ascended in the flame of the altar; and Manoah and his wife looked on, and fell on their faces to the ground.
21 Esi Yehowa ƒe dɔla la megaɖe eɖokui fia Manoa kple srɔ̃a o la, Manoa kpɔe dze sii be Yehowa ƒe dɔlae.
And the Angel of Jehovah appeared no more to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that it was the Angel of Jehovah.
22 Manoa do ɣli gblɔ na srɔ̃a be, “Aléle, míedze na ku elabena míekpɔ Mawu.”
And Manoah said to his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.
23 Ke srɔ̃a gblɔ nɛ be, “Nenye ɖe Yehowa le mía wu ge la, anye ne maxɔ míaƒe numevɔsa kple nuɖuvɔsa o eye maɖe eɖokui afia mí, agblɔ nya wɔnuku sia na mí eye wòawɔ nukunu siawo o.”
But his wife said to him, If Jehovah were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt-offering and an oblation at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would he at this time have told us [such things] as these.
24 Esi wodzi ɖevia la, wona ŋkɔe be Samson. Mawu yrae eye wòtsi.
And the woman bore a son, and called his name Samson. And the child grew, and Jehovah blessed him.
25 Yehowa ƒe Gbɔgbɔ de asi edzidzedze me le Dan ƒe asaɖa me le Zora kple Estaol duawo dome.
And the Spirit of Jehovah began to move him at Mahaneh-Dan, between Zoreah and Eshtaol.
