Jueces 13
1 Los hijos de Israel volvieron a hacer lo que era malo a los ojos de Yahvé, y Yahvé los entregó en manos de los filisteos durante cuarenta años.
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 Había un hombre de Zora, de la familia de los danitas, que se llamaba Manoa, y su mujer era estéril y sin hijos.
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 El ángel de Yahvé se le apareció a la mujer y le dijo: “Mira ahora, eres estéril y sin hijos; pero concebirás y darás a luz un hijo.
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 Ahora, pues, guárdate y no bebas vino ni bebida fuerte, ni comas nada impuro;
[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, he aquí, concebirás y darás a luz un hijo. No se le pasará ninguna navaja por la cabeza, porque el niño será nazireo a Dios desde el vientre. Él comenzará a salvar a Israel de la mano de los filisteos”.
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 Entonces la mujer vino y se lo contó a su marido, diciendo: “Vino a mí un hombre de Dios, y su rostro era como el del ángel de Dios, muy imponente. No le pregunté de dónde era, ni me dijo su nombre;
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 sino que me dijo: ‘He aquí que concebirás y darás a luz un hijo; y ahora no bebas vino ni bebida fuerte. No comas nada impuro, porque el niño será nazireo a Dios desde el vientre hasta el día de su muerte’”.
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 Entonces Manoa suplicó a Yahvé y le dijo: “Oh, Señor, haz que el hombre de Dios que enviaste vuelva a nosotros y nos enseñe lo que debemos hacer con el niño que va a nacer.”
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 Dios escuchó la voz de Manoa, y el ángel de Dios se acercó de nuevo a la mujer mientras estaba sentada en el campo; pero Manoa, su marido, no estaba con ella.
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 mujer se apresuró a correr y se lo comunicó a su marido, diciéndole: “He aquí que se me ha aparecido el hombre que vino a mí aquel día.”
So she quickly ran and said to her husband, “The man who appeared to me a few days ago has come back again!”
11 Manoa se levantó, siguió a su mujer y, acercándose al hombre, le dijo: “¿Eres tú el hombre que ha hablado con mi mujer?” Él dijo: “Yo soy”.
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 Manoa dijo: “Ahora que se cumplan tus palabras. ¿Cuál será la forma de vida y la misión del niño?”
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 El ángel de Yahvé le dijo a Manoa: “Que tenga cuidado con todo lo que le dije a la mujer.
Yahweh replied, “Your wife must obey all the instructions I gave her.
14 No debe comer nada que provenga de la vid, ni beber vino o bebida fuerte, ni comer ninguna cosa impura. Que observe todo lo que le he mandado”.
[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 Manoa dijo al ángel de Yahvé: “Por favor, quédate con nosotros, para que te preparemos un cabrito”.
Then Manoah said, “Please stay here until we can kill and cook a young goat for you.”
16 El ángel de Yahvé le dijo a Manoa: “Aunque me detengas, no comeré tu pan. Si vas a preparar un holocausto, debes ofrecerlo a Yahvé”. Pues Manoa no sabía que era el ángel 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 Manoa le dijo al ángel de Yahvé: “¿Cuál es tu nombre, para que cuando ocurran tus palabras te honremos?”
Then Manoah asked him, “What is your name? When what you have promised happens, we want to honor you.”
18 El ángel de Yahvé le dijo: “¿Por qué preguntas por mi nombre, ya que es incomprensible?”
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 Entonces Manoa tomó el cabrito con la ofrenda de comida y lo ofreció sobre la roca a Yahvé. Entonces el ángel hizo una cosa sorprendente mientras Manoa y su esposa miraban.
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 cuando la llama subió hacia el cielo desde el altar, el ángel de Yahvé ascendió en la llama del altar. Manoa y su esposa miraban, y se postraron en tierra.
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 Pero el ángel de Yahvé no se le apareció más a Manoa ni a su esposa. Entonces Manoa supo que era el ángel 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 Manoa dijo a su mujer: “Seguramente moriremos, porque hemos visto a Dios”.
So he said, “Now we will die, because we have seen God!”
23 Pero su mujer le dijo: “Si Yahvé se complaciera en matarnos, no habría recibido de nuestra mano un holocausto y una ofrenda, y no nos habría mostrado todas estas cosas, ni nos habría dicho cosas como éstas en este momento.”
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 mujer dio a luz un hijo y lo llamó Sansón. El niño creció y el Señor lo bendijo.
When their son was born, they named him Samson. Yahweh blessed him as he grew up.
25 El Espíritu de Yahvé comenzó a moverlo en Mahaneh Dan, entre Zorah y Eshtaol.
And while he was in Mahaneh-Dan, which is between Zorah and Eshtaol [towns], Yahweh’s Spirit began to control him.
