Bilombe 13

1 Bana ya Isalaele basalaki lisusu mabe na miso ya Yawe, mpe Yawe akabaki bango mibu tuku minei na maboko ya bato ya Filisitia.

And 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 Ezalaki na mobali moko, moto ya Tsorea, ya libota ya Dani, kombo na ye ezalaki Manoa; mwasi na ye azalaki ekomba, mpe abotelaki ye bana te.

And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bore not.

3 Anjelu na Yawe abimelaki mwasi ya Manoa mpe alobaki: « Tala, ozali ekomba mpe ozali na bana te, kasi okokoma na zemi mpe okobota mwana mobali.

And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her: 'Behold now, thou art barren, and hast not borne; but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.

4 Sik’oyo, sala keba! Komela vino te to masanga mosusu ya makasi, mpe kolia te eloko nyonso ya mbindo;

Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing.

5 pamba te okozwa zemi mpe okobota mwana mobali. Bakoki te kokata suki ya moto na ye, pamba te mwana mobali yango akozala bule mpo na Nzambe wuta na libumu ya mama na ye. Akobanda kokangola Isalaele wuta na maboko ya bato ya Filisitia. »

For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come upon his head; for the child shall be a Nazirite unto God from the womb; and he shall begin to save Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.'

6 Tango mwasi azongaki epai ya mobali na ye, ayebisaki ye: « Moto moko ya Nzambe ayaki epai na ngai, azalaki lokola Anjelu na Nzambe: azalaki somo mingi. Natunaki ye te soki awuti wapi, mpe ayebisaki ngai te kombo na ye.

Then the woman came and told her husband, saying: 'A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of the angel of God, very terrible; and I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name;

7 Kasi alobaki na ngai: ‹ Okozwa zemi mpe okobota mwana mobali. Bongo komela vino to masanga mosusu ya makasi te mpe kolia eloko moko te ya mbindo, pamba te mwana mobali oyo okobota akozala bule mpo na Nzambe wuta na libumu ya mama na ye kino na mokolo na ye ya kufa. › »

but he said unto me: Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing; for the child shall be a Nazirite unto God from the womb to the day of his death.'

8 Bongo Manoa asambelaki Yawe: « Oh Nkolo, nabondeli Yo: tika ete ozongisa lisusu moto na Nzambe, oyo otindelaki biso, mpo ete aya lisusu koteya biso nini tosengeli kosala mpo na mwana mobali oyo akobotama! »

Then Manoah entreated the LORD, and said: 'Oh, LORD, I pray Thee, let the man of God whom Thou didst send come again unto us, and teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born.'

9 Nzambe ayokaki Manoa, mpe Anjelu na Nzambe ayaki lisusu epai ya mwasi, wana avandaki na bilanga. Kasi mobali na ye, Manoa, azalaki elongo na ye te.

And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again unto the woman as she sat in the field; but Manoah her husband was not with her.

10 Mwasi ya Manoa akendeki mbangu koyebisa mobali na ye: « Tala, namoni moto oyo abimelaki ngai na mikolo oyo eleki! »

And the woman made haste, and ran, and told her husband, and said unto him: 'Behold, the man hath appeared unto me, that came unto me that day.'

11 Manoa atelemaki mpe alandaki mwasi na ye. Tango akomaki epai ya moto yango, alobaki: — Boni, ezali yo nde osololaki na mwasi na ngai? Azongisaki: — Iyo, ezali ngai.

And Manoah arose, and went after his wife, and came to the man, and said unto him: 'Art thou the man that spokest unto the woman?' And he said: 'I am.'

12 Manoa atunaki ye: — Tango maloba na yo ekokokisama, mibeko nini tosengeli kotosa mpo na bomoi ya mwana? Mpe ye mwana asengeli kosala nini?

And Manoah said: 'Now when thy word cometh to pass, what shall be the rule for the child, and what shall be done with him?'

13 Anjelu na Yawe azongiselaki Manoa: — Mwasi na yo asengeli kosala makambo nyonso oyo nayebisaki ye.

And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah: 'Of all that I said unto the woman let her beware.

14 Akolia eloko moko te oyo ewuti na nzete ya vino, akomela vino te to masanga mosusu ya makasi, akolia eloko moko te ya mbindo; asengeli kosala makambo nyonso oyo natindi ye.

She may not eat of any thing that cometh of the grapevine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing; all that I commanded her let her observe.'

15 Manoa alobaki na Anjelu na Yawe: — Soki okoki kozela mwa moke, wana tozali kobongisela yo mwana ntaba.

And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD: 'I pray thee, let us detain thee, that we may make ready a kid for thee.'

16 Anjelu na Nzambe azongiselaki Manoa: — Ata ozelisi ngai, nakolia ata eloko na yo moko te; kasi soki obongisi mbeka ya kotumba, bonzela yango nde Yawe. Manoa asosolaki te ete oyo azali liboso na ye azali Anjelu na Yawe.

And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah: 'Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread; and if thou wilt make ready a burnt-offering, thou must offer it unto the LORD.' For Manoah knew not that he was the angel of the LORD.

17 Manoa atunaki Anjelu na Yawe: — Kombo na yo nani mpo ete topesa yo lokumu tango elaka na yo ekokokisama?

And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD: 'What is thy name, that when thy words come to pass we may do thee honour?'

18 Anjelu na Yawe azongiselaki ye: — Mpo na nini ozali kotuna ngai kombo na ngai? Kombo na ngai ezali kombo ya kokamwa.

And the angel of the LORD said unto him: 'Wherefore askest thou after my name, seeing it is hidden?'

19 Boye Manoa azwaki mwana ntaba elongo na mbeka ya gato, abonzaki yango na likolo ya libanga, liboso ya Yawe. Wana Manoa mpe mwasi na ye bazalaki kotala, Yawe asalaki likambo moko ya kokamwa.

So Manoah took the kid with the meal-offering, and offered it upon the rock unto the LORD; and the angel did wondrously, and Manoah and his wife looked on.

20 Ndenge moto ezalaki komata na likolo longwa na etumbelo, Anjelu na Yawe mpe amataki kati na moto. Tango bamonaki bongo, Manoa mpe mwasi na ye bakweyaki bilongi kino na mabele.

For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven 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 Tango Anjelu na Yawe alimwaki na miso ya Manoa mpe ya mwasi na ye, Manoa asosolaki ete ezalaki Anjelu ya Yawe.

But the angel of the LORD did no more appear to Manoah or to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was the angel of the LORD.

22 Manoa alobaki na mwasi na ye: — Solo, tokufi na biso, pamba te tomoni Nzambe!

And Manoah said unto his wife: 'We shall surely die, because we have seen God.'

23 Kasi mwasi na ye azongisaki: — Soki Yawe asepelaki koboma biso, akokaki kondima te mbeka ya kotumba mpe mbeka ya gato oyo esalemi na maboko na biso to kolakisa biso makambo oyo nyonso to mpe koyebisa biso sik’oyo makambo oyo.

But his wife said unto him: 'If the LORD were pleased to kill us, He would not have received a burnt-offering and a meal-offering at our hand, neither would He have shown us all these things, nor would at this time have told such things as these.'

24 Mwasi ya Manoa abotaki mwana mobali mpe apesaki ye kombo « Samison. » Mwana akolaki, mpe Yawe apambolaki ye.

And the woman bore a son, and called his name Samson; and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.

25 Molimo na Yawe abandaki kosalela ye tango azalaki na Maane Dani, na kati-kati ya Tsorea mpe Eshitaoli.

And the spirit of the LORD began to move him in Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.