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1이스라엘 자손이 다시 여호와의 목전에 악을 행하였으므로 여호와께서 그들을 사십 년 동안 블레셋 사람의 손에 붙이시니라 2소라 땅에 단 지파의 가족 중 마노아라 이름하는 자가 있더라 그 아내가 잉태하지 못하므로 생산치 못하더니 3여호와의 사자가 그 여인에게 나타나시고 그에게 이르시되 보라 네가 본래 잉태하지 못하므로 생산치 못하였으나 이제 잉태하여 아들을 낳으리니 4그러므로 너는 삼가서 포도주와 독주를 마시지 말지며 무릇 부정한 것을 먹지 말지니라 5보라 네가 잉태하여 아들을 낳으리니 그 머리에 삭도를 대지 말라 이 아이는 태에서 나옴으로부터 하나님께 바치운 나실인이 됨이라 그가 블레셋 사람의 손에서 이스라엘을 구원하기 시작하리라 6이에 그 여인이 가서 그 남편에게 고하여 가로되 하나님의 사람이 내게 임하였는데 그 용모가 하나님의 사자의 용모 같아서 심히 두려우므로 어디서부터 온 것을 내가 묻지 못하였고 그도 자기 이름을 내게 이르지 아니하였으며 7그가 내게 이르기를 보라 네가 잉태하여 아들을 낳으리니 포도주와 독주를 마시지 말며 무릇 부정한 것을 먹지 말라 이 아이는 태에서 나옴으로부터 죽을 날까지 하나님께 바치운 나실인이 됨이라 하더이다 8마노아가 여호와께 기도하여 가로되 주여 구하옵나니 주의 보내셨던 하나님의 사람을 우리에게 다시 임하게 하사 그로 우리가 그 낳을 아이에게 어떻게 행할 것을 우리에게 가르치게 하소서 9하나님이 마노아의 목소리를 들으시니라 여인이 밭에 앉았을 때에 하나님의 사자가 다시 그에게 임하셨으나 그 남편 마노아는 함께 있지 아니한지라 10여인이 급히 달려가서 그 남편에게 고하여 가로되 보소서 전일에 내게 임하였던 사람이 또 내게 나타났나이다 11마노아가 일어나 아내를 따라가서 그 사람에게 이르러 그에게 묻되 당신이 이 여인에게 말씀하신 사람이니이까 가라사대 그로라 12마노아가 가로되 당신의 말씀대로 되기를 원하나이다 이 아이를 어떻게 기르오며 우리가 그에게 어떻게 행하오리이까 13여호와의 사자가 마노아에게 이르시되 내가 여인에게 말한 것들을 그가 다 삼가서 14포도나무의 소산을 먹지 말며 포도주와 독주를 마시지 말며 무릇 부정한 것을 먹지 말아서 내가 그에게 명한 것은 다 지킬 것이니라 15마노아가 여호와의 사자에게 말씀하되 구하옵나니 당신은 우리에게 머물러서 우리가 당신을 위하여 염소 새끼 하나를 준비하게 하소서 16여호와의 사자가 마노아에게 이르시되 네가 비록 나를 머물리나 내가 너의 식물을 먹지 아니하리라 번제를 준비하려거든 마땅히 여호와께 드릴지니라 하니 이는 마노아가 여호와의 사자인줄 알지 못함을 인함이었더라 17마노아가 또 여호와의 사자에게 말씀하되 당신의 이름이 무엇이니이까 당신의 말씀이 이룰 때에 우리가 당신을 존숭하리이다 18여호와의 사자가 그에게 이르시되 어찌하여 이를 묻느냐 내 이름은 기묘니라 19이에 마노아가 염소 새끼 하나와 소제물을 취하여 반석 위에서 여호와께 드리매 사자가 이적을 행한지라 마노아와 그 아내가 본즉 20불꽃이 단에서부터 하늘로 올라가는 동시에 여호와의 사자가 단 불꽃 가운데로 좇아 올라간지라 마노아와 그 아내가 이것을 보고 얼굴을 땅에 대고 엎드리니라 21여호와의 사자가 마노아와 그 아내에게 다시 나타나지 아니하니 마노아가 이에 그가 여호와의 사자인줄 알고 22그 아내에게 이르되 우리가 하나님을 보았으니 반드시 죽으리로다 23그 아내가 그에게 이르되 여호와께서 우리를 죽이려 하셨더면 우리 손에서 번제와 소제를 받지 아니하셨을 것이며 이제 이런 말씀도 우리에게 이르지 아니하셨으리이다 하였더라 24여인이 아들을 낳으매 이름을 삼손이라 하니라 아이가 자라매 여호와께서 그에게 복을 주시더니 25소라와 에스다올 사이 마하네단에서 여호와의 신이 비로소 그에게 감동하시니라

1The children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh; and Yahweh delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years. 2There was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and didn’t bear. 3Yahweh’s angel appeared to the woman, and said to her, “See now, you are barren, and don’t bear; but you shall conceive, and bear a son. 4Now therefore please beware and drink no wine nor strong drink, and don’t eat any unclean thing: 5for, behold, you shall conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall 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.” 6Then 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: 7but he said to me, ‘Behold, you shall 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 to God from the womb to the day of his death.’” 8Then Manoah entreated Yahweh, 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.” 9God 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. 10The woman made haste, and ran, and told her husband, and said to him, “Behold, the man has appeared to me, who came to me that day.” 11Manoah 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.” 12Manoah said, “Now let your words happen. What shall the child’s way of life and mission be?” 13Yahweh’s angel said to Manoah, “Of all that I said to the woman let her beware. 14She 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 commanded her let her observe.” 15Manoah said to Yahweh’s angel, “Please, let us detain you, that we may make a young goat ready for you.” 16Yahweh’s angel said to Manoah, “Though you detain me, I won’t eat of your bread; and if you will prepare a burnt offering, you must offer it to Yahweh.” For Manoah didn’t know that he was Yahweh’s angel. 17Manoah said to Yahweh’s angel, “What is your name, that when your words happen, we may honor you?” 18Yahweh’s angel said to him, “Why do you ask about my name, since it is wonderful?” 19So Manoah took the young goat with the meal offering, and offered it on the rock to Yahweh. Then the angel did a wonderful thing as Manoah and his wife looked on. 20For when the flame went up toward the sky from off the altar, Yahweh’s angel ascended in the flame of the altar: and Manoah and his wife looked on; and they fell on their faces to the ground. 21But Yahweh’s angel didn’t appear to Manoah or to his wife any more. Then Manoah knew that he was Yahweh’s angel. 22Manoah said to his wife, “We shall surely die, because we have seen God.” 23But his wife said to him, “If Yahweh were pleased to kill us, he wouldn’t 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.” 24The woman bore a son, and named him Samson: and the child grew, and Yahweh blessed him. 25The Spirit of Yahweh began to move him in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.

1En de kinderen Israels voeren voort te doen, dat kwaad was in de ogen des HEEREN; zo gaf de HEERE hen in de hand der Filistijnen veertig jaren. 2En er was een man van Zora, uit het geslacht van een Daniet, wiens naam was Manoach; en zijn huisvrouw was onvruchtbaar en baarde niet. 3En een Engel des HEEREN verscheen aan deze vrouw, en Hij zeide tot haar: Zie nu, gij zijt onvruchtbaar, en hebt niet gebaard; maar gij zult zwanger worden, en een zoon baren. 4Zo wacht u toch nu, en drink geen wijn noch sterken drank, en eet niets onreins. 5Want zie, gij zult zwanger worden, en een zoon baren, op wiens hoofd geen scheermes zal komen; want dat knechtje zal een Nazireer Gods zijn, van moeders buik af; en hij zal beginnen Israel te verlossen uit der Filistijnen hand. 6Toen kwam deze vrouw in, en sprak tot haar man, zeggende: Er kwam een Man Gods tot mij, Wiens aangezicht was als het aangezicht van een Engel Gods, zeer vreselijk; en ik vraagde Hem niet, van waar Hij was, en Zijn naam gaf Hij mij niet te kennen. 7Maar Hij zeide tot mij: Zie, gij zult zwanger worden, en een zoon baren; zo drink nu geen wijn noch sterken drank, en eet niets onreins; want dat knechtje zal een Nazireer Gods zijn, van moeders buik af tot op de dag zijns doods. 8Toen aanbad Manoach den HEERE vuriglijk, en zeide: Och, HEERE! dat toch de Man Gods, Dien Gij gezonden hebt, weder tot ons kome, en ons lere, wat wij dat knechtje doen zullen, dat geboren zal worden. 9En God verhoorde de stem van Manoach; en de Engel Gods kwam wederom tot de vrouw. Zij nu zat in het veld, doch haar man Manoach was niet bij haar. 10Zo haastte de vrouw, en liep, en gaf het haar man te kennen; en zij zeide tot hem: Zie, die Man is mij verschenen, Welke op dien dag tot mij kwam. 11Toen stond Manoach op, en ging zijn huisvrouw na; en hij kwam tot dien Man, en zeide tot Hem: Zijt gij die Man, Dewelke tot deze vrouw gesproken hebt? En Hij zeide: Ik ben het. 12Toen zeide Manoach: Nu, dat Uw woorden komen; maar wat zal des knechtjes wijze en zijn werk zijn? 13En de Engel des HEEREN zeide tot Manoach: Van alles, wat Ik tot de vrouw gezegd heb, zal zij zich wachten. 14Zij zal niet eten van iets, dat van de wijnstok des wijns voortkomt; en wijn en sterke drank zal zij niet drinken, noch iets onreins eten; al wat Ik haar geboden heb, zal zij onderhouden. 15Toen zeide Manoach tot den Engel des HEEREN: Laat ons U toch ophouden, en een geitenbokje voor Uw aangezicht bereiden. 16Maar de Engel des HEEREN zeide tot Manoach: Indien gij Mij zult ophouden, Ik zal van uw brood niet eten; en indien gij een brandoffer zult doen, dat zult gij den HEERE offeren. Want Manoach wist niet, dat het een Engel des HEEREN was. 17En Manoach zeide tot den Engel des HEEREN: Wat is Uw naam, opdat wij U vereren, wanneer Uw woord zal komen. 18En de Engel des HEEREN zeide tot hem: Waarom vraagt gij dus naar Mijn naam? Die is toch Wonderlijk. 19Toen nam Manoach een geitenbokje, en het spijsoffer, en offerde het op den rotssteen, den HEERE. En Hij handelde wonderlijk in Zijn doen; en Manoach en zijn huisvrouw zagen toe. 20En het geschiedde, als de vlam van het altaar opvoer naar den hemel, zo voer de Engel des HEEREN op in de vlam des altaars. Als Manoach en zijn huisvrouw dat zagen, zo vielen zij op hun aangezichten ter aarde. 21En de Engel des HEEREN verscheen niet meer aan Manoach, en aan zijn huisvrouw. Toen bekende Manoach, dat het een Engel des HEEREN was. 22En Manoach zeide tot zijn huisvrouw: Wij zullen zekerlijk sterven, omdat wij God gezien hebben. 23Maar zijn huisvrouw zeide tot hem: Zo de HEERE lust had ons te doden, Hij had het brandoffer en spijsoffer van onze hand niet aangenomen, noch ons dit alles getoond, noch ons om dezen tijd laten horen, zulks als dit is. 24Daarna baarde deze vrouw een zoon, en zij noemde zijn naam Simson; en dat knechtje werd groot, en de HEERE zegende het. 25En de Geest des HEEREN begon hem bij wijlen te drijven in het leger van Dan, tussen Zora en tussen Esthaol.