1 And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
2 ¶ And 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. 3 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son. 4 Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing: 5 For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.
6 ¶ Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him not whence he was , neither told he me his name: 7 But he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death.
8 ¶ Then Manoah intreated the LORD, and said, O my Lord, let the man of God which thou didst send come again unto us, and teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born. 9 And 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. 10 And the woman made haste, and ran, and shewed her husband, and said unto him, Behold, the man hath appeared unto me, that came unto me the other day. 11 And 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 . 12 And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. How shall we order the child, and how shall we do unto him? 13 And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Of all that I said unto the woman let her beware. 14 She may not eat of any thing 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.
15 ¶ And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee. 16 And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the LORD. For Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the LORD. 17 And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, What is thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honour? 18 And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret? 19 So Manoah took a kid with a meat offering, and offered it upon a rock unto the LORD: and the angel did wondrously; and Manoah and his wife looked on. 20 For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it , and fell on their faces to the ground. 21 But the angel of the LORD did no more appear to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was an angel of the LORD. 22 And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God. 23 But his wife said unto him, If the LORD were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things , nor would as at this time have told us such things as these.
24 ¶ And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him. 25 And the Spirit of the LORD began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.
Samuuda la wuluwo
1 Banisirayilankoolu ye kuu jawoo ke Yaawe* ñaatiliŋo la kotenke. Bituŋ Yaawe ye ì duŋ Filisitinkoolu bulu fo sanji taŋ naani.
2 Kewo doo le mu, meŋ bota Sora, a too mu Manowa le ti. A bota Dani lasiloo le kono. A la musoo mu musu jiidibaloo le ti, a nene maŋ diŋ soto. 3 Yaawe la malaayikoo naata finti ñiŋ musoo kaŋ, a ko a ye ko, “Ite mu musu jiidibaloo ti ñaa-wo-ñaa, meŋ nene maŋ diŋ soto, i be konoo taa la le, aduŋ i be dinkewo le wuluu la. 4 I hakiloo tu, i kana wayinoo* miŋ, waraŋ dolo koteŋ, aduŋ i kana feŋ domo meŋ konta. 5 Niŋ i ye dindiŋo ñiŋ wuluu, liirilaŋo maŋ ñaŋ na maa la a kuŋo la. Kaatu ka bo waatoo meŋ na a be tara la a baamaa wuluuñaŋo kono, a be ke la Alla la moo le ti, komeŋ Nasira moo. Ate le be ke la moo ti, meŋ be a dati la ka Banisirayilankoolu bondi Filisitinkoolu bulu.”
6 Bituŋ musoo ñiŋ naata a fo a keemaa ye ko, “Alla la moo le naata n kaŋ, bari a muluŋo be le ko Alla la malaayikoo. A silaŋñaa warata baake le. M maŋ a ñininkaa noo, a bota naŋ daameŋ, aduŋ a fanaa maŋ a too fo n ye. 7 Bari a ko n ye le ko, ‘I be konoo taa la le, aduŋ i be dinkewo le wuluu la. Kana wayinoo miŋ, waraŋ dolo koteŋ, aduŋ i kana feŋ domo meŋ konta. Kaatu dindiŋo ñiŋ be ke la Nasira moo le ti Alla ye, ka bo luŋo meŋ na, a be wuluu la ka taa fo janniŋ a be faa la.’ ”
8 Bituŋ Manowa ye a buloo laa Yaawe ye, a ko a ye ko, “Hee Yaawe, ŋa i daani, fo i la moo i ye meŋ kii naŋ nuŋ, a si naa ǹ kaŋ kotenke. A ye ǹ karandi, ǹ ñanta meŋ ke la dindiŋo ñiŋ na kuwo to, meŋ ka naa wuluu teŋ.” 9 Alla ye i danku Manowa ma. Bituŋ a la malaayikoo naata kotenke musoo ñiŋ kaŋ, kabiriŋ a be siiriŋ kunkoo to. Bari a niŋ a keemaa Manowa maŋ tara ñoo kaŋ jee. 10 Bituŋ musoo ñiŋ tariyaatoo borita, a taata a fo a keemaa ye ko, “Kewo meŋ naata n kaŋ wo luŋ, a naata le kotenke.”
11 Manowa wulita, a bulata a musu nooma. A naata kewo ñiŋ kaŋ, a ko a ye ko, “Ite le mu kewo ti baŋ, meŋ diyaamuta nuŋ ñiŋ musoo ye?” Kewo ñiŋ ko a ye ko, “Nte le mu.” 12 Manowa ko a ye ko, “Saayiŋ, niŋ i la kumoolu keta tooñaa ti, muŋ ne ñanta ke la ñiŋ dindiŋo la baluuñaa ti? A ñanta muŋ ne ke la?”
13 Alla la malaayikoo ko Manowa ye ko, “Ñiŋ musoo si a hakiloo tu kumoolu bee to, ŋa mennu fo a ye. 14 A maŋ ñaŋ na feŋ-wo-feŋ ne domo la, meŋ bota wayini* yiroo bala. A maŋ ñaŋ na wayinoo miŋ na, waraŋ dolo koteŋ, aniŋ a kana feŋ domo meŋ konta. A ñanta ñiŋ kumoolu bee muta la le, ŋa a yaamari mennu la teŋ.”
15-16 Manowa maŋ a loŋ ko, ñiŋ kewo mu Yaawe la malaayikoo le ti. Bituŋ a ko a ye ko, “Ǹ lafita i ye i muñandiŋ ke, ŋà baakotondiŋo tabi i ye.” Bari Yaawe la malaayikoo ko Manowa ye ko, “Hani niŋ a ye a tara, i ye m mutandi jaŋ, n te i la domoroo domo la. Bari niŋ i lafita ka jani sadaa* bo, wo to a bo Yaawe ye.”
17 Bituŋ Manowa ko Yaawe la malaayikoo ye ko, “I too ndii? I si a je, niŋ i la kumoolu keta tooñaa ti, n si i horoma noo.” 18 Bari Yaawe la malaayikoo ko a ye ko, “Muŋ ne ye a tinna i ye n too ñininkaa? A kaawakuuyaata baake le.” 19 Bituŋ Manowa ye baakotondiŋo taa, aniŋ siimaŋ sadaa, a ye a jani Yaawe ye bere baa kaŋ. Yaawe naata kaawakuwo ke, aduŋ Manowa niŋ a la musoo be a fele kaŋ. 20 Wo to le dimbaa neŋo wulita ka bo sadaabodulaa* to ka taa saŋo santo, Yaawe la malaayikoo taata niŋ ñiŋ dimbaa neŋo le la. Kabiriŋ Manowa niŋ a musumaa ye ñiŋ je, ì ye i faŋ fayi duuma, ì ye ì foŋo loo bankoo to.
21 Yaawe la malaayikoo maŋ finti Manowa niŋ a la musoo kaŋ kotenke. Bituŋ Manowa naata a loŋ ko, ñiŋ kewo mu Yaawe la malaayikoo le ti. 22 Bituŋ a ko a la musoo ye ko, “Ntolu be faa la le, kaatu ŋà Alla le je.” 23 Bari a la musoo ko a ye le ko, “Niŋ Yaawe lafita ka m̀ faa, a te ǹ na jani sadaa niŋ ǹ na siimaŋ sadaa muta la ǹ ye. A te ñiŋ kuwolu bee yitandi la ǹ na, aniŋ ka ñiŋ kuma siifaa fo ǹ ye.”
24 Musoo ñiŋ naata dinkee wuluu, a ye a toolaa Samuuda la. Kambaanoo ñiŋ menta, aduŋ Yaawe neemata a ma. 25 Yaawe la Nooroo ye a dati ka a maamandi ka kuwolu ke Mahane-Dani, meŋ be Sora niŋ Esitawoli teema.
