Jueces 13

1 Pero los hijos de Israel volvieron a hacer lo malo ante Yavé, y Él los entregó en mano de los filisteos 40 años.

And the children of Israel again did evil in the eyes of the Lord; and the Lord gave them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years.

2 Hubo entonces un hombre de Sora, de la tribu de Dan, llamado Manoa. Su esposa era estéril y no tenía descendencia.

Now there was a certain man of Zorah of the family of the Danites, and his name was Manoah; and his wife had never given birth to a child.

3 Pero el Ángel de Yavé apareció a aquella mujer y le dijo: Mira, eres estéril y no tienes descendencia, pero concebirás y darás a luz un hijo.

And the angel of the Lord came to the woman, and said to her, See now! though you have never given birth to children, you will be with child and give birth to a son.

4 Ahora pues, no bebas vino ni jugo de manzana fermentado, ni comas cosa impura,

Now then take care to have no wine or strong drink and to take no unclean thing for food;

5 porque ciertamente concebirás y darás a luz un hijo. No pasará navaja sobre su cabeza, porque ese niño será nazareo de ʼElohim desde el vientre. Él comenzará a librar a Israel de mano de los filisteos.

For you are with child and will give birth to a son; his hair is never to be cut, for the child is to be separate to God from his birth; and he will take up the work of freeing Israel from the hands of the Philistines.

6 La mujer fue y se lo contó a su esposo: Un varón de ʼElohim vino a mí. Su aspecto era como el aspecto de un Ángel de ʼElohim, muy asombroso. No le pregunté de dónde era, ni él me dijo su nombre.

Then the woman came in, and said to her husband, A man came to me, and his form was like the form of a god, causing great fear; I put no question to him about where he came from, and he did not give me his name;

7 Y me dijo: Mira, concebirás y darás a luz un hijo. Por tanto, ahora no bebas vino ni jugo de manzana fermentado, ni comas cosa impura, porque este niño será nazareo de ʼElohim desde el vientre hasta el día de su muerte.

But he said to me, You are with child and will give birth to a son; and now do not take any wine or strong drink or let anything unclean be your food; for the child will be separate to God from his birth to the day of his death.

8 Entonces Manoa imploró a Yavé: Oh, ʼAdonay, te ruego que el Varón de ʼElohim a Quien enviaste, venga otra vez a nosotros aquí, y nos enseñe qué hacer con el niño que va a nacer.

Then Manoah made prayer to the Lord, and said, O Lord, let the man of God whom you sent come to us again and make clear to us what we are to do for the child who is to come.

9 ʼElohim escuchó la voz de Manoa, y el Ángel de ʼElohim vino otra vez a la mujer, cuando ella estaba sentada en el campo, pero Manoa, su esposo, no estaba con ella.

And God gave ear to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came to the woman again when she was seated in the field; but her husband Manoah was not with her.

10 La mujer se apresuró y corrió. Le informó a su esposo y le dijo: Mira, me apareció el mismo Varón que vino a mí el otro día.

So the woman, running quickly, gave her husband the news, saying, I have seen the man who came to me the other day.

11 Manoa se levantó y fue tras su esposa, y al llegar ante aquel Varón, le dijo: ¿Eres Tú el varón que habló a [mi] esposa? Él respondió: Yo soy.

And Manoah got up and went after his wife, and came up to the man and said to him, Are you the man who was talking to this woman? And he said, I am.

12 Manoa dijo: Cuando se cumplan tus palabras, ¿cómo será el modo de vida del niño y cuál su vocación?

And Manoah said, Now when your words come true, what is to be the rule for the child and what will be his work?

13 El Ángel de Yavé respondió a Manoa: [Tu] esposa pondrá atención a todo lo que Yo le dije:

And the angel of the Lord said to Manoah, Let the woman take note of what I have said to her.

14 No comerá nada que proceda de la vid, ni beberá vino, ni jugo de manzana fermentado, ni cosa impura. Guardará todo lo que le ordené.

She is to have nothing which comes from the vine for her food, and let her take no wine or strong drink or anything which is unclean; let her take care to do all I have given her orders to do.

15 Entonces Manoa dijo al Ángel de Yavé: Te ruego, permítenos detenerte y preparar para ti un cabrito del rebaño.

And Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, Now let us keep you while we make ready a young goat for you.

16 El Ángel de Yavé respondió a Manoa: Aunque me detengas no comeré de tu manjar. Pero si preparas un holocausto, ofrécelo a Yavé. Manoa no sabía que Él era el Ángel de Yavé.

And the angel of the Lord said to Manoah, Though you keep me I will not take of your food; but if you will make a burned offering, let it be offered to the Lord. For it had not come into Manoah's mind that he was the angel of the Lord.

17 Y Manoa preguntó al Ángel de Yavé: ¿Cuál es tu nombre, para que te honremos cuando se cumpla tu Palabra?

Then Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, What is your name, so that when your words come true we may give you honour?

18 El Ángel de Yavé respondió a Manoa: ¿Por qué preguntas mi Nombre si ves que es Admirable?

But the angel of the Lord said to him, Why are you questioning me about my name, seeing that it is a wonder?

19 Entonces Manoa tomó un cabrito del rebaño y la ofrenda vegetal, y lo sacrificó sobre la peña a Yavé. Mientras Manoa y su esposa lo contemplaban, Él obró una maravilla.

So Manoah took the young goat with its meal offering, offering it on the rock to the Lord, who did strange things.

20 Pues sucedió que mientras la llama subía del altar hacia el cielo, el Ángel de Yavé ascendió en la llama del altar. Al ver esto Manoa y su esposa cayeron a tierra sobre sus rostros.

And when the flame went up to heaven from the altar, the angel of the Lord went up in the flame of the altar, while Manoah and his wife were looking on; and they went down on their faces to the earth.

21 El Ángel de Yavé no volvió a aparecer a Manoa ni a su esposa. Entonces Manoa comprendió que era el Ángel de Yavé.

But the angel of the Lord was seen no more by Manoah and his wife. Then it was clear to Manoah that he was the angel of the Lord.

22 Por lo cual Manoa dijo a su esposa: ¡Sin duda moriremos, porque vimos a ʼElohim!

And Manoah said to his wife, Death will certainly be our fate, for it is a god whom we have seen.

23 Pero su esposa le respondió: Si Yavé hubiera querido hacernos morir, no habría tomado de nuestra mano el holocausto y la ofrenda, ni nos habría mostrado estas cosas, ni nos habría anunciado en este tiempo cosa semejante.

But his wife said to him, If the Lord was purposing our death, he would not have taken our burned offering and our meal offering, or have given us such orders about the child.

24 La mujer dio a luz un hijo y lo llamó Sansón. El niño creció, y Yavé lo bendijo.

So the woman gave birth to a son, and gave him the name Samson; and he became a man and the blessing of the Lord was on him.

25 El Espíritu de Yavé comenzó a impulsarlo en los campamentos de Dan, entre Sora y Estaol.

And the spirit of the Lord first came on him in Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.