Judges 13 | English Standard Version

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The Birth of Samson

1 And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, so the Lord gave them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years. (Jud 2:11; Jud 3:31; Jud 10:7; 1Sa 12:9)

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2 There was a certain man of Zorah, of the tribe of the Danites, whose name was Manoah. And his wife was barren and had no children. (Jos 15:33; Jos 19:41; 1Sa 1:2; Lu 1:7)

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3 And the angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, “Behold, you are barren and have not borne children, but you shall conceive and bear a son. (Jud 6:12; Lu 1:11; Lu 1:13) 4 Therefore be careful and drink no wine or strong drink, and eat nothing unclean, (Nu 6:2; Jud 13:7; Jud 13:14; Lu 1:15)

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5 for behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. No razor shall come upon his head, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb, and he shall begin to save Israel from the hand of the Philistines.” (Nu 6:5; Jud 13:4; Jud 16:17; 1Sa 1:11; 1Sa 7:13; 2Sa 8:1; 1Ch 18:1)

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6 Then the woman came and told her husband, “A man of God came to me, and his appearance was like the appearance of the angel of God, very awesome. I did not ask him where he was from, and he did not tell me his name, (De 33:1; Jud 13:17) 7 but he said to me, ‘Behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. So then drink no wine or strong drink, and eat nothing unclean, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb to the day of his death.’” (Jud 13:3) 8 Then Manoah prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, please let the man of God whom you sent come again to us and teach us what we are to do with the child who will be born.” 9 And God 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 was not with her. 10 So the woman ran quickly and told her husband, “Behold, the man who came to me the other day has appeared to me.” 11 And Manoah arose and went after his wife and came to the man and said to him, “Are you the man who spoke to this woman?” And he said, “I am.” 12 And Manoah said, “Now when your words come true, what is to be the child’s manner of life, and what is his mission?” (Lu 1:66) 13 And the angel of the Lord said to Manoah, “Of all that I said to the woman let her be careful. 14 She may not eat of anything that comes from the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, or eat any unclean thing. All that I commanded her let her observe.” (Jud 13:4; Jud 13:7) 15 Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, “Please let us detain you and prepare a young goat for you.” (Ge 18:5; Jud 6:19) 16 And the angel of the Lord said to Manoah, “If you detain me, I will not eat of your food. But if you prepare a burnt offering, then offer it to the Lord.” (For Manoah did not know that he was the angel of the Lord.) 17 And Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, “What is your name, so that, when your words come true, we may honor you?” (Jud 13:6) 18 And the angel of the Lord said to him, “Why do you ask my name, seeing it is wonderful?” (Ge 32:29; Isa 9:6) 19 So Manoah took the young goat with the grain offering, and offered it on the rock to the Lord, to the one who works^[1] wonders, and Manoah and his wife were watching. (Jud 6:19) 20 And when the flame went up toward heaven from the altar, the angel of the Lord went up in the flame of the altar. Now Manoah and his wife were watching, and they fell on their faces to the ground. (Le 9:24; 1Ch 21:16; Eze 1:28) 21 The angel of the Lord appeared no more to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was the angel of the Lord. (Jud 6:22) 22 And Manoah said to his wife, “We shall surely die, for we have seen God.” (Jud 13:21) 23 But his wife said to him, “If the Lord had meant to kill us, he would not have accepted a burnt offering and a grain offering at our hands, or shown us all these things, or now announced to us such things as these.” 24 And the woman bore a son and called his name Samson. And the young man grew, and the Lord blessed him. (1Sa 2:21; 1Sa 3:19; Lu 1:80; Lu 2:52)

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25 And the Spirit of the Lord began to stir him in Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol. (Jos 15:33; Jud 3:10; Jud 18:11)

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参孙的出生

1 以色列人又做耶和华视为恶的事，耶和华就把他们交在非利士人手中四十年。 2 琐拉城住了一个但支派的人，名叫玛挪亚。他妻子不能生养，没有孩子。 3 耶和华的天使向那妇人显现，对她说：“你虽然多年不育，但不久你必怀孕生一个儿子。 4 所以，你要留心，不可喝淡酒和烈酒，不可吃不洁之物。 5 你必怀孕生一个儿子，你不可为他剃头，因为他一出生就要归给上帝做拿细耳人^[1]。他要从非利士人手中拯救以色列人。” 6 妇人就去对丈夫说：“有一位上帝的仆人向我显现，他的容貌像上帝的天使，非常可畏。我没有问他从哪里来，他也没有把名字告诉我。 7 他对我说，‘你必怀孕生一个儿子，所以不可喝淡酒和烈酒，不可吃不洁之物，因为孩子一出生就要献给耶和华，终生做拿细耳人。’” 8 玛挪亚向耶和华祈求说：“主啊，求你再派你的仆人到这里来，教我们怎样照顾要出生的孩子。” 9 上帝应允了他的祈求。他妻子正坐在田间的时候，上帝的天使再次向她显现。当时她丈夫玛挪亚不在场。 10 她赶忙跑去告诉她丈夫说：“那天来的那人又向我显现了。” 11 玛挪亚立刻跟随妻子来到那人面前，问他：“那天跟我妻子说话的就是你吗？”他答道：“是我。” 12 玛挪亚问道：“你的话应验以后，我们应该怎样抚养这孩子？他该做什么？” 13 耶和华的天使说：“你的妻子必须谨记我的一切吩咐。 14 她不可吃葡萄树所结的果实，淡酒和烈酒都不可喝，不可吃任何不洁之物。她必须遵行我的一切吩咐。” 15 玛挪亚说：“请你留下来，我们要预备一只山羊羔给你吃。” 16 当时，玛挪亚仍然不知道那人是耶和华的天使。天使说：“我就是留下来也不会吃你预备的食物。如果你预备燔祭，就把它献给耶和华吧！” 17 玛挪亚说：“请告诉我你的名字，当一切应验的时候，我们好向你表达敬意。” 18 耶和华的天使说：“何必问我的名字呢？我的名字奇妙难测。” 19 于是，玛挪亚就把一只山羊羔和素祭放在磐石上，献给耶和华。就在这时候，天使在玛挪亚和他妻子面前行了一件奇妙的事： 20 火焰从祭坛上升起的时候，耶和华的天使也在祭坛的火焰中升上去了。玛挪亚夫妇见状，便俯伏在地。 21 耶和华的天使后来没再向玛挪亚和他妻子显现，玛挪亚才知道他是耶和华的天使。 22 玛挪亚对妻子说：“我们必死无疑，因为我们看见了上帝。” 23 他妻子却说：“如果耶和华要杀我们，祂就不会接受我们的燔祭和素祭了，也不会让我们看见这些事并告诉我们这些话了。” 24 后来玛挪亚的妻子生了个儿子，她给孩子取名叫参孙。这孩子渐渐长大，耶和华赐福给他。 25 当他在琐拉和以实陶之间的玛哈尼·但的时候，耶和华的灵开始感动他。