Juges 13
1 Les enfants d'Israël firent encore ce qui est mal aux yeux de l'Éternel, et l'Éternel les livra entre les mains des Philistins pendant quarante ans.
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.
2 Il y avait un homme de Tsorea, de la famille des Danites, dont le nom était Manoach; sa femme était stérile et sans enfants.
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.
3 L'ange de Yahvé apparut à la femme et lui dit: « Voici, tu es stérile et sans enfants; mais tu concevras et tu enfanteras un fils.
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.
4 Maintenant, prends garde, ne bois pas de vin ni de boisson forte, et ne mange pas de choses impures;
[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.
5 car voici, tu concevras et tu enfanteras un fils. Aucun rasoir ne viendra sur sa tête, car l'enfant sera naziréen à Dieu dès le ventre de sa mère. C'est lui qui commencera à sauver Israël de la main des Philistins. »
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.”
6 Alors la femme vint le dire à son mari, en disant: « Un homme de Dieu est venu à moi, et son visage était comme celui de l'ange de Dieu, très impressionnant. Je ne lui ai pas demandé d'où il venait, et il ne m'a pas dit son nom;
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.
7 mais il m'a dit: 'Voici que tu vas concevoir et enfanter un fils; et maintenant ne bois ni vin ni boisson forte. Ne mange pas de choses impures, car l'enfant sera naziréen pour Dieu depuis le ventre de sa mère jusqu'au jour de sa mort.'"
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.’”
8 Alors Manoah pria Yahvé et dit: « Oh, Seigneur, fais que l'homme de Dieu que tu as envoyé revienne vers nous, et qu'il nous apprenne ce que nous devons faire à l'enfant qui va naître. »
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.”
9 Dieu écouta la voix de Manoah, et l'ange de Dieu revint vers la femme comme elle était assise dans les champs; mais Manoah, son mari, n'était pas avec elle.
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.
10 La femme se hâta et courut le dire à son mari, en lui disant: « Voici que l'homme qui m'était apparu ce jour-là m'est apparu. »
So she quickly ran and said to her husband, “The man who appeared to me a few days ago has come back again!”
11 Manoah se leva et suivit sa femme; il vint vers l'homme et lui dit: « Es-tu l'homme qui a parlé à ma femme? » Il a dit: « Je le suis. »
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.”
12 Manoah dit: « Que tes paroles se réalisent maintenant. Quel sera le mode de vie et la mission de l'enfant? »
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]?”
13 L'ange de Yahvé dit à Manoah: « Qu'elle prenne garde à tout ce que j'ai dit à la femme.
Yahweh replied, “Your wife must obey all the instructions I gave her.
14 Qu'elle ne mange pas de ce qui vient de la vigne, qu'elle ne boive pas de vin ni de boisson forte, et qu'elle ne mange aucune chose impure. Qu'elle observe tout ce que je lui ai ordonné. »
[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.”
15 Manoah dit à l'ange de l'Yahvé: « Reste avec nous, je te prie, afin que nous préparions un chevreau pour toi. »
Then Manoah said, “Please stay here until we can kill and cook a young goat for you.”
16 L'ange de Yahvé dit à Manoah: « Si tu me retiens, je ne mangerai pas ton pain. Si tu veux préparer un holocauste, tu dois l'offrir à Yahvé. » Car Manoah ne savait pas que c'était l'ange de Yahvé.
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.)
17 Manoah dit à l'ange de Yahvé: « Quel est ton nom, afin que, lorsque tes paroles se réaliseront, nous puissions t'honorer? »
Then Manoah asked him, “What is your name? When what you have promised happens, we want to honor you.”
18 L'ange de Yahvé lui dit: « Pourquoi demandes-tu mon nom, puisqu'il est incompréhensible? »
Yahweh replied, “(Why do you ask me my name?/You should not ask me my name.) [RHQ] It is (wonderful/it cannot be understood).”
19 Manoah prit le chevreau avec l'offrande et l'offrit sur le rocher à Yahvé. Et l'ange fit une chose étonnante, sous le regard de Manoah et de sa femme.
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.
20 Car lorsque la flamme de l'autel s'éleva vers le ciel, l'ange de Yahvé monta dans la flamme de l'autel. Manoah et sa femme regardaient, et ils tombèrent la face contre terre.
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.
21 Mais l'ange de Yahvé n'apparut plus ni à Manoah ni à sa femme. Alors Manoah sut que c'était l'ange de Yahvé.
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.
22 Manoah dit à sa femme: « Nous allons mourir, car nous avons vu Dieu. »
So he said, “Now we will die, because we have seen God!”
23 Mais sa femme lui dit: « Si Yahvé voulait nous tuer, il n'aurait pas reçu de notre part un holocauste et une offrande de repas, et il ne nous aurait pas montré toutes ces choses, et il ne nous aurait pas dit de telles choses en ce moment. »
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.”
24 La femme enfanta un fils et le nomma Samson. L'enfant grandit, et Yahvé le bénit.
When their son was born, they named him Samson. Yahweh blessed him as he grew up.
25 L'Esprit de Yahvé commença à le toucher à Mahaneh Dan, entre Zorah et Eshtaol.
And while he was in Mahaneh-Dan, which is between Zorah and Eshtaol [towns], Yahweh’s Spirit began to control him.
