² A certain man of Zorah,^(A) named Manoah,^(B) from the clan of the Danites,^(C) had a wife who was childless,^(D) unable to give birth. ³ The angel of the Lord^(E) appeared to her^(F) and said, “You are barren and childless, but you are going to become pregnant and give birth to a son.^{(G) 4} Now see to it that you drink no wine or other fermented drink^(H) and that you do not eat anything unclean.^{(I) 5} You will become pregnant and have a son^(J) whose head is never to be touched by a razor^(K) because the boy is to be a Nazirite,^(L) dedicated to God from the womb. He will take the lead^(M) in delivering Israel from the hands of the Philistines.”

⁶ Then the woman went to her husband and told him, “A man of God^(N) came to me. He looked like an angel of God,^(O) very awesome.^(P) I didn’t ask him where he came from, and he didn’t tell me his name. ⁷ But he said to me, ‘You will become pregnant and have a son. Now then, drink no wine^(Q) or other fermented drink^(R) and do not eat anything unclean, because the boy will be a Nazirite of God from the womb until the day of his death.^(S)’”

⁸ Then Manoah^(T) prayed to the Lord: “Pardon your servant, Lord. I beg you to let the man of God^(U) you sent to us come again to teach us how to bring up the boy who is to be born.”