Samson
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.
Wana wa Israeli wakafanya tena yaliyo mabaya mbele za macho ya Bwana, Bwana akawatia katika mikono ya Wafilisti, muda wa miaka arobaini.
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.
Palikuwa na mtu mmoja wa Sora, wa jamaa ya Wadani; jina lake akiitwa Manoa; na mkewe alikuwa tasa, hakuzaa watoto.
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.
Malaika wa Bwana akamtokea yule mwanamke, akamwambia, Tazama, wewe sasa u tasa, huzai; lakini utachukua mimba, nawe utamzaa mtoto mwanamume.
4 Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:
Basi sasa, jihadhari, nakuomba, usinywe divai wala kileo, wala usile kitu kilicho najisi;
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.
kwani tazama, utachukua mimba, nawe utamzaa mtoto mwanamume; na wembe usipite juu ya kichwa chake; maana mtoto huyo atakuwa mnadhiri wa Mungu tangu tumboni; naye ataanza kuwaokoa Israeli na mikono ya Wafilisti.
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:
Ndipo yule mwanamke akaenda akamwambia mume wake, akisema, Mtu wa Mungu alinijia, na uso wake ulikuwa kama uso wa malaika wa Mungu, wa kutisha sana; nami sikumwuliza, Umetoka wapi? Wala hakuniambia jina lake;
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.
lakini aliniambia, Tazama, utachukua mimba, nawe utamzaa mtoto mwanamume; basi sasa, usinywe divai wala kileo, wala usile kitu kilicho najisi. Maana mtoto huyo atakuwa Mnadhiri wa Mungu tangu tumboni, hata siku ya kufa kwake.
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.
Ndipo huyo Manoa akamwomba Bwana, akisema, Ee Bwana, nakuomba, yule mtu wa Mungu uliyemtuma na aje kwetu mara ya pili, atufundishe hayo yatupasayo kumfanyia huyo mtoto atakayezaliwa.
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.
Mungu akasikiza sauti ya Manoa; naye malaika wa Mungu akamwendea yule mwanamke tena alipokuwa anaketi shambani; lakini mumewe, Manoa, hakuwapo pamoja naye.
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.
Basi huyo mwanamke akaenda haraka, akapiga mbio, na kumwambia mumewe, akisema, Tazama, huyo mtu amenitokea, huyo aliyenijilia siku ile.
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 .
Basi Manoa akainuka, akamwandama mkewe, na kumfikilia mtu huyo, akamwuliza, Je! Wewe ndiwe mtu yule aliyenena na huyu mwanamke? Akasema, Naam, ni mimi.
12 And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. How shall we order the child, and how shall we do unto him?
Manoa akasema, Basi sasa hayo maneno yako yatakapotimia, je! Huyo mtoto atakuwa wa namna gani, na kazi yake itakuwa ni nini?
13 And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Of all that I said unto the woman let her beware.
Malaika wa Mungu akamwambia Manoa, Katika hayo yote niliyomwambia huyo mwanamke na ajihadhari.
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.
Asile kitu cho chote kitokacho katika mzabibu, wala asinywe divai, wala mvinyo, wala asile kitu cho chote kilicho najisi; hayo yote niliyomwamuru na ayatunze.
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.
Kisha Manoa akamwambia huyo malaika wa Bwana, Nakuomba, tukuzuie, ili tupate kuandaa mwana-mbuzi kwa ajili yako.
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.
Lakini malaika wa Bwana akamwambia Manoa, Ujapokuwa wanizuia, sitakula katika mkate wako; na kwamba wataka kufanya tayari sadaka ya kuteketezwa, inakupasa kumsongezea Bwana. Kwa kuwa Manoa hakujua ya kwamba yeye ni malaika wa Bwana.
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?
Manoa akamwambia huyo malaika wa Bwana, Jina lako ni nani, ili kwamba hapo hayo maneno yako yatakapotimia nipate kukutukuza?
18 And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?
Huyo malaika wa Bwana akamwambia, Kwani wewe kuniuliza jina langu, kwa kuwa jina hilo ni la ajabu?
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.
Basi Manoa akamtwaa yule mwana-mbuzi, pamoja na sadaka ya unga, akamtolea Bwana hapo juu ya mwamba; huyo malaika akatenda la ajabu; Manoa na mkewe wakaangalia.
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.
Kwa maana, ikawa, mara huo mwali wa moto ulipopaa juu mbinguni kutoka pale madhabahuni, huyo malaika wa Bwana akapaa katika mwali wa moto wa madhabahu; nao Manoa na mkewe wakaangalia; wakainama kifudifudi.
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.
Lakini malaika wa Bwana hakumtokea Manoa tena, wala mkewe. Ndipo Manoa alipojua ya kwamba ndiye malaika wa Bwana.
22 And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.
Manoa akamwambia mkewe, Hakika yetu tutakufa sisi, kwa sababu tumemwona Mungu.
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.
Lakini mkewe akamwambia, Kama Bwana angetaka kutuua hangepokea sadaka ya kuteketezwa, wala sadaka ya unga, mikononi mwetu, wala hangetuonyesha mambo hayo yote, wala hangetuambia mambo kama hayo wakati huu.
24 And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.
Basi yule mwanamke akamzaa mtoto mwanamume akamwita jina lake Samsoni, mtoto huyu akakua, Bwana akambarikia.
25 And the Spirit of the LORD began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.
Roho ya Bwana ikaanza kumtaharakisha katika Mahane-dani, katikati ya Sora na Eshtaoli.
