¹And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of Jehovah; and Jehovah gave them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.

¹[Ny nahaterahan'i Samsona] Ary ny Zanak'Isiraely nanao izay ratsy eo imason'i Jehovah indray, ka dia natolotr'i Jehovah teo an-tànan'ny Filistina efa-polo taona izy.

²And there was a certain man of Zoreah, of the family of the Danites, and his name was Manoah. And his wife was barren and did not bear.

²Ary nisy lehilahy avy tany Zora amin'ny fokon'ny Danita, Manoa no anarany; ary momba ny vadiny ka tsy niteraka.

³And the Angel of Jehovah appeared to the woman, and said to her, Behold now, thou art barren and bearest not; but thou shalt conceive and bear a son.

³Ary Ilay Anjelin'i Jehovah niseho tamin-dravehivavy ka nanao taminy hoe: Indro, momba ianao ka tsy niteraka; nefa hanan'anaka ianao ka hiteraka zazalahy.

⁴And now beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat nothing unclean.

⁴Koa mitandrema ianao ankehitriny, ka aza misotro divay na toaka, ary aza mihinana akory izay zava-padina.

⁵For lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son, and no razor shall come on his head; for the boy shall be a Nazarite of God from the womb; and he shall begin to save Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.

⁵Fa, indro, hanan'anaka ianao ka hiteraka zazalahy; ary tsy mba hokasihin-kareza ny lohany; fa ho Nazirita ho an'Andriamanitra hatrany an-kibo ny zaza; ary izy no hanomboka hamonjy ny Isiraely amin'ny tanan'ny Filistina.

⁶And the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came to me, and his appearance was like the appearance of an angel of God, very terrible; but I did not ask him whence he was, neither did he tell me his name.

⁶Dia nandeha ravehivavy ka nilaza tamin'ny vadiny hoe: Nisy lehilahin'Andriamanitra tonga tamiko, ary nahatahotra indrindra ny fijery azy, tahaka ny fijery Ilay Anjelin'Andriamanitra, ka tsy nanontany Azy izay nihaviany aho, ary tsy nambarany ahy ny anarany.

⁷And he said to me, Behold, thou shalt conceive and bear a son; and now drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not anything unclean; for the boy shall be a Nazarite of God from the womb to the day of his death.

⁷Fa hoy Izy tamiko: Indro, hanan'anaka ianao ka hiteraka zazalahy; koa ankehitriny aza misotro divay na toaka ianao, ary aza mihinana akory izay zava-padina; fa ho Nazirita ho an'Andriamanitra ny zaza hatrany an-kibo ka ambara-pahafatiny

⁸Then Manoah prayed to Jehovah, and said, Ah Lord! let the man of God which thou didst send come again unto us, I pray thee, and teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born.

⁸Ary Manoa nangataka tamin'i Jehovah ka nanao hoe: Ry Tompo ô, aoka hankatỳ aminay indray ny lehilahin'Andriamanitra, ilay efa nirahinao, ka hampianatra anay ny hitondranay ny zaza izay ho teraka.

⁹And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the Angel of God came again to the woman whilst she sat in the field; but Manoah her husband was not with her.

⁹Ary Andriamanitra nihaino ny feon'i Manoa, ka dia nankany amin-dravehivavy indray Ilay Anjelin'Andriamanitra, raha tany an-tsaha izy; fa Manoa vadiny tsy teo aminy.

¹⁰Then the woman hasted and ran, and informed her husband, and said to him, Behold, the man has appeared to me, that came to me that day.

¹⁰Dia nihazakazaka faingana ravehivavy ka nanambara tamin'ny vadiny hoe: Indro, niseho tamiko indray ny lehilahy izay tonga tamiko tamin'ilay indray andro.

¹¹And Manoah rose up and went after his wife, and came to the man, and said to him, Art thou the man that didst speak to the woman? And he said, I am.

¹¹Dia nitsangana Manoa ka nandeha nanaraka ny vadiny, dia nankany amin-dralehilahy ka nanao taminy hoe: Hianao moa ilay lehilahy niteny tamin-dravehivavy? Dia hoy Izy: Eny, Izaho no Izy.

¹²And Manoah said, When thy words then come to pass, what shall be the child's manner and his doing?

¹²Dia hoy Manoa: Raha tanteraka ilay teninao, ahoana ange no hitondranay ny zaza, ary inona no ho asany?

¹³And the Angel of Jehovah said to Manoah, Of all that I said unto the woman let her beware:

¹³Ary hoy Ilay Anjelin'i Jehovah tamin'i Manoa: Izay rehetra efa nolazaiko tamin-dravehivavy dia aoka hotandremany avokoa.

¹⁴she shall not eat of anything that cometh of the vine, neither shall she drink wine or strong drink, nor eat anything unclean: all that I commanded her shall she observe.

¹⁴Izay rehetra avy amin'ny voaloboka dia aza avela hohaniny, ary aza avela hisotro divay na toaka izy, na hihinana akory izay zava-padina; izay rehetra nandidiako azy dia aoka hotandremany avokoa.

¹⁵And Manoah said to the Angel of Jehovah, I pray thee, let us detain thee, and we will make ready a kid of the goats for thee.

¹⁵Ary hoy Manoa tamin'Ilay Anjelin'i Jehovah: Aoka mba hotananay Hianao mandra-pamboatray zanak'osy ho Anao.

¹⁶And the Angel of Jehovah said to Manoah, Though thou shouldest detain me, I will not eat of thy bread; and if thou wilt offer a burnt-offering, thou shalt offer it up to Jehovah. For Manoah knew not that he was the Angel of Jehovah.

¹⁶Dia hoy Ilay Anjelin'i Jehovah tamin'i Manoa: Na dia tananao aza Aho, tsy mba hihinana amin'ny haninao Aho tsy akory; fa raha hanatitra fanatitra dorana ianao, dia aoka Jehovah no hanateranao izany. Fa tsy fantatr'i Manoa ho Anjelin'i Jehovah Izy.

¹⁷And Manoah said to the Angel of Jehovah, What is thy name, that when thy word cometh to pass we may do thee honour?

¹⁷Dia hoy Manoa tamin'Ilay Anjelin'i Jehovah: Iza moa no anaranao, mba hanomezanay voninahitra Anao, rehefa tanteraka ny teninao?

¹⁸And the Angel of Jehovah said to him, How is it that thou askest after my name, seeing it is wonderful?

¹⁸Ary hoy Ilay Anjelin'i Jehovah taminy: Nahoana no manontany ny anarako ianao? Fa anarana mahagaga izany.

¹⁹Then Manoah took the kid and the oblation, and offered it up to Jehovah upon the rock. And he did wondrously, and Manoah and his wife looked on.

¹⁹Dia naka ny zanak'osy sy ny fanatitra hohanina Manoa ka nanatitra ireny teo ambonin'ny vatolampy ho an'i Jehovah; ary Ilay Anjely kosa nanao zava-mahagaga, raha mbola nijery teo Manoa mivady.

²⁰And it came to pass, as the flame went up from off the altar towards the heavens, that the Angel of Jehovah ascended in the flame of the altar; and Manoah and his wife looked on, and fell on their faces to the ground.

²⁰Ary raha niakatra ho amin'ny lanitra ny lelafo avy teo amin'ny alitara, dia niakatra teo anatin'ny lelafo avy teo amin'ny alitara Ilay Anjelin'i Jehovah. Ary nijery izany Manoa mivady, ka dia niankohoka tamin'ny tany.

²¹And the Angel of Jehovah appeared no more to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that it was the Angel of Jehovah.

²¹Ary tsy niseho tamin'i Manoa sy ny vadiny intsony Ilay Anjelin'i Jehovah; dia fantatr'i Manoa fa Anjelin'i Jehovah Izy.

²²And Manoah said to his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.

²²Ary hoy Manoa tamin'ny vadiny: Ho faty tokoa isika, satria efa nahita an'Andriamanitra.

²³But his wife said to him, If Jehovah were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt-offering and an oblation at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would he at this time have told us [such things] as these.

²³Fa hoy ny vadiny taminy: Raha sitrak'i Jehovah ny hahafaty antsika, dia tsy ho nety nandray fanatitra dorana sy fanatitra hohanina tamin'ny tanantsika akory Izy, ary tsy ho nampahita antsika izany zavatra rehetra izany, ary tsy ho nampandre antsika izany zavatra izany ankehitriny.

²⁴And the woman bore a son, and called his name Samson. And the child grew, and Jehovah blessed him.

²⁴Ary niteraka zazalahy ravehivavy, ka ny anarany nataony hoe Samsona; dia nitombo ny zaza, ary Jehovah nitahy azy.Dia niantomboka nanindry azy indraindray ny Fanahin'i Jehovah tany Mahane-dana, teo anelanelan'i Zora sy Estaola.[Mahane-dana = Tobin'i Dana]

²⁵And the Spirit of Jehovah began to move him at Mahaneh-Dan, between Zoreah and Eshtaol.

²⁵Dia niantomboka nanindry azy indraindray ny Fanahin'i Jehovah tany Mahane-dana, teo anelanelan'i Zora sy Estaola.[Mahane-dana = Tobin'i Dana]