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Dhalashadii Samsoon

13 Reer binu Israa'iilna waxay haddana sameeyeen wax Rabbiga hortiisa ku xun, markaasaa Rabbigu gacanta u geliyey reer Falastiin intii afartan sannadood ah.

Oo waxaa jiray nin reer Sorcaah ah, oo jilibkiisuna ahaa reer Daan, magiciisana waxaa la odhan jiray Maanoo'ax, oo naagtiisuna madhalays bay ahayd, oo ma ay dhali jirin. Markaasay malaa'igtii Rabbigu naagtii u muuqatay, oo ku tidhi, Bal eeg, haatan waxaad tahay madhalays, oo waxba ma aad dhashid; laakiinse waad uuraysan doontaa, oo waxaad dhali doontaa wiil. Haddaba sidaas daraaddeed iska jir, oo waan ku baryayaaye ha cabbin khamri ama wax kale oo lagu sakhraamo, oo wax aan nadiif ahaynna ha cunin; waayo, bal eeg, waad uuraysan doontaa, oo waxaad dhali doontaa wiil, oo madaxiisana waa inaan mandiil la marin; waayo ilmuhu markuu dhasho iyo inta ka dambaysaba wuxuu noqon doonaa Nadiir Ilaah loo soocay; oo isagu wuxuu bilaabi doonaa inuu reer binu Israa'iil ka badbaadiyo gacanta reer Falastiin. Markaasaa naagtii timid oo ninkeedii u sheegtay, oo ku tidhi, Nin Ilaah baa ii yimid, jaahiisuna wuxuu u ekaa jaahii malaa'igta Ilaah oo aad looga cabsado. Anna ma aan weyddiin meeshuu ka yimid, isna iima uu sheegin magiciisa; laakiinse wuxuu igu yidhi, Bal eeg, waad uuraysan doontaa, oo waxaad dhali doontaa wiil; oo haddaba ha cabbin khamri ama wax kale oo lagu sakhraamo; wax aan nadiif ahaynna ha cunin; waayo, ilmuhu markuu dhasho iyo ilaa maalinta dhimashadiisa wuxuu noqon doonaa Nadiir Ilaah loo soocay. Markaasuu Maanoo'ax Rabbiga baryay oo yidhi, Sayidow, waan ku baryayaaye, ninkii Ilaah oo aad soo dirtay, mar kale ha noo yimaado, oo ha na baro waxa aannu ku samayn lahayn wiilka dhalan doona. Ilaahna codkii Maanoo'ax wuu maqlay, oo malaa'igtii Ilaahna naagtii bay mar kale u timid iyadoo berrinka fadhida; laakiinse Maanoo'ax oo ahaa ninkeedii lama uu joogin iyada. 10 Markaasay naagtii dhaqsatay oo orodday, oo ninkeeday u sheegtay, oo waxay ku tidhi, Bal eeg, waxaa ii muuqday ninkii maalintii ii yimid. 11 Markaasuu Maanoo'ax kacay, oo naagtiisii raacay, oo wuxuu u yimid ninkii, kolkaasuu ku yidhi, Ma waxaad tahay ninkii la hadlay naagta? Oo isna wuxuu yidhi, Waan ahay. 12 Markaasuu Maanoo'ax yidhi, Haddaba markii sidaad tidhi ay rumowdo, wiilku caynkee buu noqon doonaa, shuqulkiisuna muxuu ahaan doonaa? 13 Markaasay malaa'igtii Rabbigu Maanoo'ax ku tidhi, Kulli wixii aan u sheegay oo dhan naagtu ha iska jirto. 14 Iyadu waa inaanay cunin wax ka soo baxa geedcanab, oo yaanay cabbin khamri ama wax kale oo lagu sakhraamo, oo wax aan nadiif ahaynna yaanay cunin; oo kulli wixii aan ku amray oo dhan ha dhawrto. 15 Maanoo'axna wuxuu malaa'igtii Rabbiga ku yidhi, Waan ku baryayaaye, aan ku raajinno intii aannu orgi yar kuu diyaarinayno. 16 Oo malaa'igtii Rabbiguna waxay Maanoo'ax ku tidhi, In kastoo aad i raajiso, anigu cuni maayo cuntadaada; oo haddaad diyaarisid allabari la gubo, waa inaad Rabbiga u bixisid. Waayo, Maanoo'ax ma uu ogayn inay malaa'igtii Rabbiga tahay. 17 Markaasuu Maanoo'ax malaa'igtii Rabbiga ku yidhi, Magacaa, si markay erayadaadu ahaadaan, aannu kuu murwayno? 18 Malaa'igtii Rabbiguna waxay ku tidhi, Maxaad magacayga u haybsanaysaa, waaba yaabe? 19 Sidaas daraaddeed Maanoo'ax wuxuu qaaday orgigii yaraa iyo qurbaankii hadhuudhka ahaa, oo dhagax dushiis buu Rabbiga ugu bixiyey; oo malaa'igtiina yaab bay samaysay, Maanoo'ax iyo afadiisiina way fiiriyeen. 20 Waayo, markii ololkii meesha allabariga ka kacay xagga samada, ayay malaa'igtii Rabbigu kor u raacday ololkii meesha allabariga; Maanoo'ax iyo afadiisiina way fiiriyeen; oo intay dhaceen ayay wejigoodii dhulka saareen. 21 Laakiinse malaa'igtii Rabbigu mar dambe uma ay muuqan Maanoo'ax iyo afadiisii. Markaasaa Maanoo'ax ogaaday inay ahayd malaa'igtii Rabbiga. 22 Oo Maanoo'axna wuxuu afadiisii ku yidhi, Hubaal waynu dhimanaynaa, maxaa yeelay, waxaynu aragnay Ilaah. 23 Laakiinse afadiisii waxay ku tidhi, Hadduu Rabbigu doonayo inuu ina dilo, inagama uu aqbaleen qurbaan la gubo iyo qurbaan hadhuudh ah, oo waxyaalahan oo dhanna inama uu tuseen, oo haatanna inooma uu sheegeen waxyaalo caynkan ah. 24 Oo naagtiina wiil bay dhashay, oo magiciisiina waxay u bixisay Samsoon; wiilkiina wuu koray, Ilaahna wuu barakeeyey isagii. 25 Oo Ruuxii Rabbiguna wuxuu bilaabay inuu ku dhaqaajiyo Maxaneh Daan, oo u dhexaysa Sorcaah iyo Eshtaa'ool.

The Birth of Samson

13 Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord, so the Lord delivered them into the hands of the Philistines(A) for forty years.(B)

A certain man of Zorah,(C) named Manoah,(D) from the clan of the Danites,(E) had a wife who was childless,(F) unable to give birth. The angel of the Lord(G) appeared to her(H) and said, “You are barren and childless, but you are going to become pregnant and give birth to a son.(I) Now see to it that you drink no wine or other fermented drink(J) and that you do not eat anything unclean.(K) You will become pregnant and have a son(L) whose head is never to be touched by a razor(M) because the boy is to be a Nazirite,(N) dedicated to God from the womb. He will take the lead(O) in delivering Israel from the hands of the Philistines.”

Then the woman went to her husband and told him, “A man of God(P) came to me. He looked like an angel of God,(Q) very awesome.(R) I didn’t ask him where he came from, and he didn’t tell me his name. But he said to me, ‘You will become pregnant and have a son. Now then, drink no wine(S) or other fermented drink(T) and do not eat anything unclean, because the boy will be a Nazirite of God from the womb until the day of his death.(U)’”

Then Manoah(V) prayed to the Lord: “Pardon your servant, Lord. I beg you to let the man of God(W) you sent to us come again to teach us how to bring up the boy who is to be born.”

God heard Manoah, and the angel of God came again to the woman while she was out in the field; but her husband Manoah was not with her. 10 The woman hurried to tell her husband, “He’s here! The man who appeared to me(X) the other day!”

11 Manoah got up and followed his wife. When he came to the man, he said, “Are you the man who talked to my wife?”

“I am,” he said.

12 So Manoah asked him, “When your words are fulfilled, what is to be the rule that governs the boy’s life and work?”

13 The angel of the Lord answered, “Your wife must do all that I have told her. 14 She must not eat anything that comes from the grapevine, nor drink any wine or other fermented drink(Y) nor eat anything unclean.(Z) She must do everything I have commanded her.”

15 Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, “We would like you to stay until we prepare a young goat(AA) for you.”

16 The angel of the Lord replied, “Even though you detain me, I will not eat any of your food. But if you prepare a burnt offering,(AB) offer it to the Lord.” (Manoah did not realize(AC) that it was the angel of the Lord.)

17 Then Manoah inquired of the angel of the Lord, “What is your name,(AD) so that we may honor you when your word comes true?”

18 He replied, “Why do you ask my name?(AE) It is beyond understanding.[a] 19 Then Manoah took a young goat, together with the grain offering, and sacrificed it on a rock(AF) to the Lord. And the Lord did an amazing thing while Manoah and his wife watched: 20 As the flame(AG) blazed up from the altar toward heaven, the angel of the Lord ascended in the flame. Seeing this, Manoah and his wife fell with their faces to the ground.(AH) 21 When the angel of the Lord did not show himself again to Manoah and his wife, Manoah realized(AI) that it was the angel of the Lord.

22 “We are doomed(AJ) to die!” he said to his wife. “We have seen(AK) God!”

23 But his wife answered, “If the Lord had meant to kill us, he would not have accepted a burnt offering and grain offering from our hands, nor shown us all these things or now told us this.”(AL)

24 The woman gave birth to a boy and named him Samson.(AM) He grew(AN) and the Lord blessed him,(AO) 25 and the Spirit of the Lord began to stir(AP) him while he was in Mahaneh Dan,(AQ) between Zorah and Eshtaol.

Footnotes

  1. Judges 13:18 Or is wonderful