Juízes 13
1 E os filhos de Israel voltaram a fazer o mal aos olhos do SENHOR; e o SENHOR os entregou por mão dos filisteus, por quarenta anos.
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 E havia um homem de Zorá, da tribo de Dã, o qual se chamava Manoá; e sua mulher era estéril, que nunca havia dado à luz.
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 A esta mulher apareceu o anjo do SENHOR, e disse-lhe: Eis que tu és estéril, e não pariste: mas conceberás e darás à luz um filho.
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 Agora, pois, olha que agora não bebas vinho, nem bebida forte, nem comas coisa imunda.
[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 Porque tu te farás grávida, e darás à luz um filho: e não subirá navalha sobre sua cabeça, porque aquele menino será nazireu a Deus desde o ventre, e ele começará a salvar a Israel da mão dos filisteus.
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 E a mulher veio e contou-o a seu marido, dizendo: Um homem de Deus veio a mim, cujo aspecto era como o aspecto de um anjo de Deus, terrível em grande maneira; e não lhe perguntei de onde nem quem era, nem tampouco ele me disse seu nome.
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 E disse-me: Eis que tu conceberás, e darás à luz um filho: portanto, agora não bebas vinho, nem bebida forte, nem comas coisa imunda; porque este menino desde o ventre será nazireu a Deus até o dia de sua morte.
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 Então orou Manoá ao SENHOR, e disse: Ah, Senhor meu, eu te rogo que aquele homem de Deus que enviaste, torne agora a vir a nós, e nos ensine o que havemos de fazer com o menino que há de nascer.
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 E Deus ouviu a voz de Manoá: e o anjo de Deus voltou outra vez à mulher, estando ela no campo; mas seu marido Manoá não estava com ela.
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 E a mulher correu prontamente, e noticiou-o a seu marido, dizendo-lhe: Olha que se me apareceu aquele homem que veio a mim o outro dia.
So she quickly ran and said to her husband, “The man who appeared to me a few days ago has come back again!”
11 E levantou-se Manoá, e seguiu a sua mulher; e assim que chegou ao homem, disse-lhe: És tu aquele homem que falaste à mulher? E ele disse: Eu sou.
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 Então Manoá disse: Cumpra-se pois tua palavra. Que ordem se terá com o menino, e que deve?
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 E o anjo do SENHOR respondeu a Manoá: A mulher se guardará de todas as coisas que eu lhe disse:
Yahweh replied, “Your wife must obey all the instructions I gave her.
14 Ela não comerá coisa que proceda da vide que dá vinho; não beberá vinho nem bebida forte, e não comerá coisa imunda: há de guardar tudo o que lhe mandei.
[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 Então Manoá disse ao anjo do SENHOR: Rogo-te permitas que te detenhamos, e preparemos um cabrito que pôr diante de ti.
Then Manoah said, “Please stay here until we can kill and cook a young goat for you.”
16 E o anjo do SENHOR respondeu a Manoá: Ainda que me detenhas não comerei de teu pão: mas se quiseres fazer holocausto, sacrifica-o ao SENHOR. E não sabia Manoá que aquele fosse anjo do SENHOR.
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 Então disse Manoá ao anjo do SENHOR: Como é teu nome, para que quando se cumprir tua palavra te honremos?
Then Manoah asked him, “What is your name? When what you have promised happens, we want to honor you.”
18 E o anjo do SENHOR respondeu: Por que perguntas por meu nome, que é oculto?
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 E Manoá tomou um cabrito das cabras e uma oferta de alimentos, e o sacrificou sobre uma rocha ao SENHOR; e o anjo fez algo sobrenatural à vista de Manoá e de sua mulher.
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 Porque aconteceu que, quando a chama subia do altar até o céu, o anjo do SENHOR subiu na chama do altar à vista de Manoá e de sua mulher, os quais se prostraram em terra sobre seus rostos.
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 E o anjo do SENHOR não voltou a aparecer a Manoá nem à sua mulher. Então conheceu Manoá que era o anjo do SENHOR.
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 E disse Manoá à sua mulher: Certamente morreremos, porque vimos a Deus.
So he said, “Now we will die, because we have seen God!”
23 E sua mulher lhe respondeu: Se o SENHOR nos quisesse matar, não tomaria de nossas mãos o holocausto e a oferta de alimentos, nem nos teria mostrado todas estas coisas, nem em tal tempo nos haveria anunciado isto.
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 E a mulher deu à luz um filho, e chamou-lhe por nome Sansão. E o menino creceu, e o SENHOR o abençoou.
When their son was born, they named him Samson. Yahweh blessed him as he grew up.
25 E o espírito do SENHOR começou a manifestar-se nele nos acampamentos de Dã, entre Zorá e Estaol.
And while he was in Mahaneh-Dan, which is between Zorah and Eshtaol [towns], Yahweh’s Spirit began to control him.
