¹A synovia Izraelovi robili zase to, čo je zlé v očiach Hospodinových, a Hospodin ich vydal do ruky Filištínov štyridsať rokov.

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

²A bol istý muž z Caree, z čeľade Dánovej, ktorému bolo meno Manoach, a ktorého žena bola neplodná a nerodila.

²And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.

³A anjel Hospodinov sa ukázal žene a riekol jej: Nože hľa, neplodná si a nerodíš, ale počneš a porodíš syna.

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

⁴Preto sa teraz vystríhaj a nepi vína ani nijakého nápoja opojného ani nejedz ničoho nečistého.

⁴Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:

⁵Lebo hľa, počneš a porodíš syna, a britva nech nevstúpi na jeho hlavu, lebo chlapča bude nazarejom Božím od života matky, a on započne zachraňovať Izraela z ruky Filištínov.

⁵for, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come upon his head; for the child shall be a Nazirite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to save Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.

⁶A keď prišla žena, povedala svojmu mužovi: Muž Boží prišiel ku mne, ktorého vzozrenie bolo jako vzozrenie anjela Božieho, strašný bol veľmi, preto som sa ho ani nepýtala, odkiaľ je, ani mi neoznámil svojho mena.

⁶Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of the angel of God, very terrible; and I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name:

⁷A riekol mi: Hľa, počneš a porodíš syna a preto teraz nepi vína ani nijakého nápoja opojného a nejedz ničoho nečistého, lebo chlapča bude nazarejom Božím od života matky až do dňa svojej smrti.

⁷but he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt 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 unto God from the womb to the day of his death.

⁸Vtedy sa modlil Manoach Hospodinovi a prosiac pokorne povedal: Ó, môj Pane, prosím, nech ešte prijde k nám muž Boží, ktorého si bol poslal, aby nás naučil, čo máme robiť s chlapcom, ktorý sa má narodiť.

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

⁹A Bôh vyslyšal hlas Manoachov, a anjel Boží prišiel zase k žene, keď sedela na poli, a Manoach, jej muž, zase nebol s ňou.

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

¹⁰A žena ponáhľajúc sa bežala a oznámila svojmu mužovi a povedala mu: Hľa, ukázal sa mi muž, ktorý to bol prišiel ku mne toho dňa.

¹⁰And the woman made haste, and ran, and told her husband, and said unto him, Behold, the man hath appeared unto me, that came unto me the [other] day.

¹¹Vtedy vstal Manoach a išiel za svojou ženou a keď prišiel k mužovi, povedal mu: Či si to ty ten muž, ktorý si hovoril tu mojej žene? A on riekol: Ja som.

¹¹And Manoah arose, and went after his wife, and came to the man, and said unto him, Art thou the man that spakest unto the woman? And he said, I am.

¹²Na to povedal Manoach: Keď sa teraz splní tvoje slovo, jaký bude spôsob dieťaťa a čo bude jeho práca?

¹²And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass: what shall be the ordering of the child, and [how] shall we do unto him?

¹³A anjel Hospodinov riekol Manoachovi: Všetkého toho, čo som povedal žene, nech sa vystríha.

¹³And the angel of Jehovah said unto Manoah, Of all that I said unto the woman let her beware.

¹⁴Nebude jesť ničoho z toho, čo pošlo z vínneho kmeňa, a vína ani nijakého nápoja opojného nech nepije ani nech nejie ničoho nečistého; všetko, čo som jej prikázal, bude ostríhať.

¹⁴She may not eat of anything that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing; all that I commanded her let her observe.

¹⁵A Manoach povedal anjelovi Hospodinovmu: Dovoľ, prosím, že by sme ťa zdržali, aby sme pripravili kozľa pre teba.

¹⁵And Manoah said unto the angel of Jehovah, I pray thee, let us detain thee, that we may make ready a kid for thee.

¹⁶Ale anjel Hospodinov riekol Manoachovi: Aj keby si ma zdržal, nebudem jesť tvojho chleba, ale ak pripravíš zápalnú obeť, Hospodinovi ju obetuj. Lebo nevedel Manoach, že je to anjel Hospodinov.

¹⁶And the angel of Jehovah said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread; and if thou wilt make ready a burnt-offering, thou must offer it unto Jehovah. For Manoah knew not that he was the angel of Jehovah.

¹⁷A zase povedal Manoach anjelovi Hospodinovmu: Čo je tvoje meno, aby sme ťa poctili, keď sa splní tvoje slovo?

¹⁷And Manoah said unto the angel of Jehovah, What is thy name, that, when thy words come to pass, we may do thee honor?

¹⁸A anjel Hospodinov mu riekol: Prečo sa pýtaš na moje meno, keď je ono predivné?

¹⁸And the angel of Jehovah said unto him, Wherefore askest thou after my name, seeing it is wonderful?

¹⁹Vtedy vezmúc Manoach kozľa a obetný dar obilný obetoval to zápalnou obeťou Hospodinovi na skale. A on vykonal divnú vec, kým hľadeli na to Manoach a jeho žena.

¹⁹So Manoah took the kid with the meal-offering, and offered it upon the rock unto Jehovah: and [the angel] did wondrously, and Manoah and his wife looked on.

²⁰Stalo sa totiž, keď vystupoval plameň s oltára k nebu, že vystúpil anjel Hospodinov v plameni oltára hore. A keď to videli Manoach a jeho žena, padli na svoju tvár na zem.

²⁰For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of Jehovah ascended in the flame of the altar: and Manoah and his wife looked on; and they fell on their faces to the ground.

²¹A potom sa už viacej neukázal anjel Hospodinov ani Manoachovi ani jeho žene. Vtedy poznal Manoach, že to bol anjel Hospodinov.

²¹But the angel of Jehovah did no more appear to Manoah or to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was the angel of Jehovah.

²²A Manoach povedal svojej žene: Istotne zomrieme, lebo sme videli Boha.

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

²³Ale jeho žena mu povedala: Keby nás chcel Hospodin usmrtiť, nebol by prijal z našej ruky zápalnej obeti ani obetného daru obilného ani by nám nebol ukázal všetkých týchto vecí ani by nám teraz nebol ohlásil veci, jako je toto.

²³But his wife said unto him, If Jehovah were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt-offering and a meal-offering at our hand, neither would he have showed us all these things, nor would at this time have told such things as these.

²⁴A žena porodila syna a nazvala jeho Samson. A chlapec rástol, a Hospodin ho žehnal.

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

²⁵A Duch Hospodinov ho začal pobádať v Tábore Dánovom medzi Careou a medzi Eštaolom.

²⁵And the Spirit of Jehovah began to move him in Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.