Ndị Ikpe 13

1 Ndị Izrel mehiekwara ọzọ nʼihu onyenwe anyị. Nʼihi nke a, Onyenwe anyị kwenyere ka ndị Filistia merie ha. Ndị Izrel nọrọ nʼokpuru ọchịchị ha iri afọ anọ.

The children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.

2 Nʼoge ahụ, o nwere otu nwoke onye Zora aha ya bụ Manoa. Nwoke a si nʼagbụrụ Dan, nwunye ya bụ nwanyị aga nke mere na ọ mụtaghị nwa.

There was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and did not bear.

3 Otu ụbọchị, mmụọ ozi Onyenwe anyị gosiri nwanyị a onwe ya, gwa ya okwu sị, “Ọ bụ ezie na ị bụ nwanyị aga nke mere na ị mụtaghị nwa ma na mgbe na-adịghị anya, ị ga-atụrụ ime mụta nwa.

The angel of the LORD appeared to the woman, and said to her, "See now, you are barren, and do not bear; but you shall conceive, and bear a son.

4 Ma site ugbu a, gaa nʼihu, aṅụkwala ihe ọṅụṅụ ọbụla na-aba nʼanya. Erikwala ihe ọbụla rụrụ arụ.

Now therefore please be careful and drink no wine nor strong drink, and do not eat any unclean thing.

5 Ị ga-atụrụ ime, mụkwaa nwa nwoke, onye agụba agaghị aba nʼisi ya, nʼihi na ọ ga-abụ onye e kewapụrụ nye Chineke site nʼime akpanwa. Ọ ga-ebute ụzọ nʼịgbapụta Izrel site nʼaka ndị Filistia.”

For look, you shall conceive, and bear a son; and no razor will come on his head; for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb. And he shall begin to save Israel out of the hand of the Philistines."

6 Nwanyị ahụ gbara ọsọ gbalaa gaa gwa di ya sị ya, “Otu onye nke Chineke egosila m onwe ya. O dokwara m anya na ọ bụ mmụọ ozi Chineke, nʼihi na ọ dị oke ebube nʼile anya. Ma ajụghị m ya ebe o siri bịa, ọ gwakwaghị m aha ya.

Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, "A man of God came to me, and his face was like the face of the angel of God, very awesome; and I didn't ask him where he was from, neither did he tell me his name,

7 Kama ọ sịrị m, ‘Ị ga-adị ime, mụta nwa nwoke. Ma ugbu a, ị gaghị aṅụ mmanya vaịnị maọbụ ihe ọbụla na-aba nʼanya, maọbụ rie ihe ọbụla rụrụ arụ, nʼihi na nwantakịrị ahụ ga-abụ onye e doro nsọ nye Chineke, site nʼime akpanwa ruo nʼọnwụ ya.’”

but he said to me, 'Look, you shall conceive, and bear a son. And now drink no wine nor strong drink, and do not eat any unclean thing; for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb until the day of his death.'"

8 Mgbe ahụ, Manoa kpere ekpere rịọọ Onyenwe anyị arịrịọ sị, “Biko, Onyenwe anyị, ka onye nke Chineke ahụ i ziteere anyị bịaghachikwa ọzọ, kuziere anyị otu anyị ga-esi zụlite nwa nwoke a ga-amụta.”

Then Manoah pleaded with the LORD, and said, "Oh, Lord, please let the man of God whom you did send come again to us, and teach us what we shall do to the child who shall be born."

9 Chineke zara ekpere ya. Mmụọ ozi ahụ bịakwutekwara nwunye Manoa mgbe ọ nọ nʼubi; maọbụ naanị ya nọ, di ya anọghị ya.

God listened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again to the woman as she sat in the field: but Manoah, her husband, wasn't with her.

10 Ya mere, nwanyị ahụ gbara ọsọ gaa gwa di ya sị, “Lee, nwoke ahụ bịakwutere m ụbọchị a, abịala ọzọ!”

The woman ran quickly, and told her husband, and said to him, "Look, the man who came to me the other day has appeared to me."

11 Manoa biliri, soro nwunye ya. Mgbe o bịarutere ebe nwoke ahụ nọ, ọ jụrụ ya ajụjụ sị, “Ọ bụ gị bụ nwoke ahụ gwara nwunye m okwu nʼoge gara aga?” Ọ zara sị ya, “E, ọ bụ m.”

Manoah arose, and went after his wife, and came to the man, and said to him, "Are you the man who spoke to the woman?" He said, "I am."

12 Manoa gwara ya okwu sị, “Mgbe okwu gị mezuru, gịnị bụ iwu banyere ndụ na ọrụ nwa nwoke a?”

Manoah said, "Now let your word happen. How shall the child be raised and what is he to do?"

13 Mmụọ ozi Onyenwe anyị zaghachiri, “Nwunye gị aghaghị imezu ihe niile m nke m gwara ya.

The angel of the LORD said to Manoah, "Of all that I said to the woman let her be careful.

14 Ka ọ ghara iri ihe ọbụla si nʼosisi vaịnị, maọbụ ṅụọ mmanya ọbụla maọbụ ihe ọbụla na-aba nʼanya, maọbụ rie ihe rụrụ arụ ọbụla.”

She may not eat of anything that comes of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing. All that I have commanded her she is to observe."

15 Manoa rịọrọ Mmụọ ozi Onyenwe anyị si ya, “Ọ ga-amasị anyị ma ị nọdụ chere ka anyị kwadoro gị nwa ewu.”

Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, "Please, stay a bit longer that we may prepare a young goat for you."

16 Ma Mmụọ ozi Onyenwe anyị zara ya, “A sịkwarị na i mee ka m nọrọ, agaghị m eri nri gị ọbụla. Ma ọ bụrụ na i kwadoo aja nsure ọkụ, were ya chụọrọ Onyenwe anyị aja.” Ma Manoa aghọtaghị na onye ahụ bụ Mmụọ ozi Onyenwe anyị.

The angel of the LORD said to Manoah, "Though you detain me, I won't eat of your bread. And if you prepare a burnt offering, you must offer it to the LORD." For Manoah did not know that he was the angel of the LORD.

17 Mgbe ahụ, Manoa jụrụ Mmụọ ozi Onyenwe anyị ahụ, sị, “Biko, gịnị bụ aha gị, ka anyị nye gị nsọpụrụ dịịrị gị mgbe okwu gị mezuru?”

Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, "What is your name, that when your words come true we may honor you?"

18 Ọ zara, “Nʼihi gịnị kwa ka ị na-ajụ banyere aha m? Ọ bụ ihe karịrị nghọta.”

And the angel of the LORD said to him, "Why do you ask for my name? It is incomprehensible."

19 Mgbe ahụ, Manoa weere nwa ewu, ya na ụfọdụ mkpụrụ ọka, jiri ha chụọrọ Onyenwe anyị aja nʼelu nkume. Mgbe ahụ kwa, Onyenwe anyị mere ihe dị ebube nke ukwuu mgbe Manoa na nwunye ya guzo na-ele anya:

So Manoah took the young goat and a grain offering, and offered it on the rock to the LORD, the LORD who works wonders. And Manoah and his wife looked on.

20 Mgbe ire ọkụ ahụ sitere nʼebe ịchụ aja ahụ na-arịgo na-aga elu, Mmụọ ozi Onyenwe anyị wụliri elu soro ire ọkụ ahụ rigoro gawa nʼeluigwe! Mgbe Manoa na nwunye ya hụrụ ka nke a na-eme, ha kpuru ihu ha nʼala.

For it happened, when the flame went up toward the sky from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on, and they fell on their faces to the ground.

21 Mgbe Mmụọ ozi Onyenwe anyị na-egosighị onwe ya ọzọ nye Manoa na nwunye ya, ka Manoa ghọtara na ọ bụ Mmụọ ozi Onyenwe anyị ka ha hụrụ.

But the angel of the LORD did not appear again to Manoah or to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was the angel of the LORD.

22 Manoa gwara nwunye ya sị, “Anyị abụrụla ndị nwụrụ anwụ, nʼihi na anyị ahụla Chineke!”

Manoah said to his wife, "We shall surely die, because we have seen God."

23 Ma nwunye ya zara sị ya, “Ọ bụrụ na Onyenwe anyị chọrọ igbu anyị, ọ garaghị anara aja nsure ọkụ, na aja mkpụrụ ọka anyị chụrụ nye ya. Ọzọkwa, ọ garaghị egosi anyị ihe ndị a niile maọbụ gwa anyị ihe ndị a.”

But his wife said to him, "If the LORD meant to kill us, he wouldn't have received a burnt offering and a grain offering from us, neither would he have shown us all these things, nor would he have spoken to us now like this."

24 Emesịa, nwanyị ahụ mụrụ nwa nwoke, onye ha gụrụ Samsin. Onyenwe anyị gọzikwara nwantakịrị ahụ mgbe ọ na-etolite.

The woman bore a son, and named him Samson. And the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.

25 Mmụọ Onyenwe anyị bidokwara na-agba ya ume nʼoge niile, mgbe ọ nọ Mahane Dan, nke dị nʼetiti Zora na Eshtaol.

And the Spirit of the LORD began to direct him in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.