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士師記-Judges 第 13 章

13:1	以色列人又行耶和華眼中看為惡的事，耶和華將他們交在非利士人手中四十年。 Then 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.
13:2	那時有一個瑣拉人，屬但人的家族，名叫瑪挪亞；他的妻子不能生育，沒有生孩子。 And there was a certain man from Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren and had borne no children.
13:3	耶和華的使者向那婦人顯現，對她說，向來你不能生育，沒有生孩子；如今你必懷孕生一個兒子。 And the Angel of Jehovah appeared to the woman and said to her, Now you are barren and have borne no children; but you will conceive and bear a son.
13:4	所以你當謹慎，淡酒濃酒都不可喝，一切不潔之物也不可吃。 And now be careful not to drink wine or strong drink nor to eat anything unclean;
13:5	你必懷孕生一個兒子，不可用剃刀剃他的頭，因為這孩子從母腹裏就歸神作拿細耳人；他必起首拯救以色列脫離非利士人的手。 For you shall conceive and bear a son. And no razor shall come upon his head, for the boy will be a Nazarite to God from the womb; and he will begin to save Israel from the hand of the Philistines.
13:6	婦人就去對丈夫說，有一個神人到我這裏來，祂的相貌如神使者的相貌，甚是可畏。我沒有問祂從那裏來，祂也沒有將祂的名告訴我， Then 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 awesome. And I did not ask Him where He was from, nor did He tell me His name;
13:7	卻對我說，你必懷孕生一個兒子；現在你淡酒濃酒都不可喝，一切不潔之物也不可吃；因為這孩子從母腹裏一直到死，必歸神作拿細耳人。 But He said to me, You shall conceive and bear a son. And now do not drink wine or strong drink, nor eat anything unclean; for the boy will be a Nazarite to God from the womb until the day of his death.
13:8	瑪挪亞就祈求耶和華說，主阿，求你叫你所差遣的神人再到我們這裏來，好指教我們怎樣待這將要生的孩子。 Then Manoah entreated Jehovah and said, Oh, Lord! Let the man of God, whom You sent, come again to us, I pray; and let Him teach us what we should do with the boy that is to be born.
13:9	神聽了瑪挪亞祈求的聲音；婦人正坐在田間的時候，神的使者又到她那裏，她丈夫瑪挪亞卻沒有同她在一處。 And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the Angel of God came again to the woman while she was sitting in the field, but Manoah her husband was not with her.
13:10	婦人急忙跑去告訴丈夫說，那日到我這裏來的人，又向我顯現了。 And the woman hurried and ran off; and she told her husband and said to him, The man who came to me that day has just appeared to me.
13:11	瑪挪亞起來跟隨他的妻子來到那人跟前，對祂說，你就是與這婦人說話的人麼？祂說，我就是。 And Manoah rose up and followed his wife and came to the man. And he said to Him, Are You the man who spoke to this woman? And He said, I am.
13:12	瑪挪亞說，那麼，當你的話應驗時，這孩子當守什麼規條？他要作的是什麼？ And Manoah said, Now when Your words come to pass, what rule shall the boy follow, and what shall he do?
13:13	耶和華的使者對瑪挪亞說，我告訴這婦人的一切事，她都當謹守。 And the Angel of Jehovah said to Manoah, Observe all that I spoke to this woman.
13:14	葡萄樹所結的，她都不可吃；淡酒和濃酒，她都不可喝；一切不潔之物，她也不可吃；凡我所吩咐的，她都當謹守。 She is not to eat of anything that comes forth from the grapevine, nor is she to drink wine or strong drink, nor is she to eat anything unclean; she shall observe all that I commanded her.
13:15	瑪挪亞對耶和華的使者說，求你讓我們款留你，好為你豫備一隻山羊羔。 And Manoah said to the Angel of Jehovah, Let us detain You, we pray, that we may prepare a kid for You.
13:16	耶和華的使者對瑪挪亞說，你雖然款留我，我卻不吃你的食物；你若豫備燔祭，就當獻與耶和華。原來瑪挪亞不知道祂是耶和華的使者。 And the Angel of Jehovah said to Manoah, If you detain Me, I will not eat your food; but if you prepare a burnt offering, offer it up to Jehovah. For Manoah did not know that He was the Angel of Jehovah.
13:17	瑪挪亞對耶和華的使者說，請告訴我你的名叫什麼，到你話應驗的時候，我們好尊敬你。 Then Manoah said to the Angel of Jehovah, What is Your name, so that when Your words come to pass, we may honor You?
13:18	耶和華的使者對他說，你何必問我的名，我的名是奇妙的。 And the Angel of Jehovah said to him, Why do you ask about My name, since it is wonderful?
13:19	瑪挪亞將一隻山羊羔和素祭，在磐石上獻與耶和華；祂行奇妙的事，瑪挪亞和他的妻子觀看著。 And Manoah took the kid with the meal offering and offered it up upon the rock to Jehovah; and He acted wondrously, while Manoah and his wife looked on.
13:20	當火焰從壇上往天上升時，耶和華的使者在壇上的火焰中也升上去了。瑪挪亞和他的妻子看見，就麵伏於地。 And when the flame went up from the altar to heaven, the Angel of Jehovah went up in the flame of the altar, while Manoah and his wife looked on; and they fell on their faces to the ground.
13:21	耶和華的使者不再向瑪挪亞和他的妻子顯現，瑪挪亞才知道祂是耶和華的使者。 And the Angel of Jehovah did not appear again to Manoah and his wife. Then Manoah knew that He was the Angel of Jehovah.
13:22	瑪挪亞對他的妻子說，我們必要死，因為看見了神。 And Manoah said to his wife, We will surely die, for we have seen God.
13:23	他的妻子卻對他說，耶和華若有意殺我們，就不會從我們手裏收納燔祭和素祭，也不會將這一切事指示我們，更不會在這時候叫我們聽見這樣的事。 But his wife said to him, If Jehovah had been pleased to kill us, He would not have taken a burnt offering and a meal offering from our hand, nor would He have shown us all these things or let us hear a thing like this at this time.
13:24	後來婦人生了一個兒子，給他起名叫參孫。孩子長大，耶和華賜福與他。 And the woman bore a son, and she called his name Samson. And the boy grew up, and Jehovah blessed him.
13:25	在瑪哈尼但，就是瑣拉和以實陶之間，耶和華的靈開始感動他。 And the Spirit of Jehovah began to move him at Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.

士師記-Judges 第 13 章