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.

¹Huan, Israel suanten TOUPA mitmuhin thil gilou a na hih nawn ua; huchiin TOUPAN Philistiate khut ah kum sawmli a omsak

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.

²Huan, Zora khua ah Dan nam mi khat a om a, a min Mano ahia, a ji bel a chinga, nau himhim a pai ngeikei.

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.

³Huan, TOUPA angel numei kiangah a hong kilaka, a kiangah, Ngaiin, na chinga, nau himhim na pai ngeikeia; himahleh na gai dinga, tapa na suang ding.

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

⁴Huchiin pilvangin, uain leh ju himhim dawn kenla, nek sianglou thil himhim leng ne het ken;

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.

⁵Ngaiin, na gai dinga, tapa na suang sin ngala; a lu ah mulmet tem himhim zat a hikei dinga: naupang bel sula a om laia kipanin Pathian adia Nazareth mi lah ahi sin ngala; aman Israelte Philistia mite khut a kipanin hotkhiak a pan ding, a chi a.

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.

⁶Huchiin numeiin a pasal kiangah, Pathian mi mi khat ka kiangah a honga, a mel ahihleh angel mel bang, kihtakhuai tak ahi; koilam mi ahia chih bel ka dong chitchiat keia, aman lah amin a honhilh samkei:

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.

⁷Himahleh ka kiangah, Ngaiin, na gai dinga, tapa na suang dinga; huchiin uain leh ju himhim dawn kenla, nek sianglou thil himhim leng ne het ken: naupang sula a omlai akipanin a sih dongin Pathian dia Nazareth mi lah ahi sin ngala, a chi a, chiin a gena.

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.

⁸Huchiin Manoin TOUPA kiangah nget chihtakin a ngen a, a kiangah, Aw TOUPA, hehpihtakin huai Pathian mi na honsawl ka kiang uah hong nawn leh, naupang hongpiang ding bang ka chih ding ua hong sinsak hen, a chi a,

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.

⁹Huan, Pathianin Mano thugen a na ngaikhiaa; huan, numei bel pawna a tut laiin a kiangah Pathian angel a hong nawna: a pasal Mano bel a kiangah a om keia;

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.

¹⁰Huan, numei kintakin a tai paha, a pasal a vahilha, a kiangah, Ngaiin, janlama ka kiang a hongpa ka kiangah a hongkilak nawn hi, a chi a.

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.

¹¹Huchiin Mano a thou a, a ji a juia, huai mi kiang a vatung ua, a kiangah, Nang na hi maw numei kianga thugenpa? a chi a. Huan, aman, Hi e, a chi a.

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

¹²Huan, Manoin, Na thu bangjelin hongtung hen: naupang om dingdan bangchibang ahi dia, a sepding bang ahi dia leh? a chi a.

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

¹³Huan, TOUPA angelin Mano kiangah, Numei kianga ka gen tengteng, hoihtakin ngaihtuah maiin.

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.

¹⁴Grep guia mawngmawng nek ding a hikeia, uain leh ju himhim a dawn ding ahi kei, nek sianglou thil mawngmawng leng a ne ding ahi kei; thu ka piaksa tengteng hoihtakin vom heh, a chi a.

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.

¹⁵Huan, Manoin TOUPA angel kiangah, Hehpihtakin ka honkhou ding uh, kelnou kon bawlsak phot dingua, a chi ua.

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.

¹⁶Huan, TOUPA angelin Mano kiangah, Honkhou lechin leng na an jaw ka ne kei ding, Huan, halmang thillat dinga bawl na hihleh TOUPA kiangah na lan ding ahi, a chi a. Manoin lah TOUPA angel ahi chih a thei ngal kei a.

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

¹⁷Huan, Manoin TOUPA angel kiangah, Na min bang ahia, na thugen bangbanga a hongtun chiang a kon pahtawi theihna ding un? a chi a.

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

¹⁸Huan, TOUPA angel in a kiangah, Bangdia ka min hon dong na hia? Gen chi ahi sama, a chi a.

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.

¹⁹Huchiin, Manoin huai kelnou nekding thillat toh a laa; suangpi tungah TOUPA kiangah a lana; huan, angelin thillamdang tak a hihtaa, Mano leh a ji in a enthek uh.

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.

²⁰Hichi ahia, maitam akipana meikuang vanlama a kahtouh laiin, TOUPA angel maitama meikuang ah a paitouta ngala: Mano leh a ji in a en thek uh; leiah a khupboh khikkhek uhi.

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

²¹Ahihhangin TOUPA angel bel Mano leh a ji kiangah a hongkilak nawnta kei. Huchiin Manoin TOUPA angel ahi chih a theitaa.

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

²²Huan, Manoin a ji kiangah, Pathian i muh jiakin i si ngeingei ding, a chi a.

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.

²³Himahleh a ji in a kiangah, TOUPAN hon hihlup a tupin halmang thillatte leh nekding thillat i latte a sang nuam zenzen kei dia, hichibang tengteng leng a honensak kei dinga, hichibang thilte leng tu tungin a honhilh sam kei ding, a chi a.

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

²⁴Huan, numeiin Tapa a suangtaa, a min dingin Samson a sa ua: huan, naungek bel a hongkhang liana, TOUPAN vual a jawl hi.Huan, Zora leh Estaol kikala Mahane-dan munah TOUPA khain a hongkhoih halh panta hi.

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

²⁵Huan, Zora leh Estaol kikala Mahane-dan munah TOUPA khain a hongkhoih halh panta hi.