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Рождение Самсона

13 Исраильтяне вновь стали делать зло в глазах Вечного, и Вечный отдал их в руки филистимлян на сорок лет.

У одного человека из Цоры по имени Маноах из рода данитян жена была бесплодна и не имела детей. Ангел Вечного явился ей и сказал:

– Ты бесплодна и не имеешь детей, но забеременеешь и родишь сына. Итак, смотри, не пей ни вина, ни другого алкогольного напитка, и не ешь ничего ритуально нечистого, потому что ты забеременеешь и родишь сына. Его головы не коснётся бритва, потому что мальчик с самого рождения будет посвящён Аллаху как назорей[a]. Именно он начнёт спасать Исраил от рук филистимлян.

Женщина пошла к своему мужу и сказала ему:

– Ко мне приходил человек Аллаха. Он был похож на Ангела Аллаха, Его вид внушал благоговейный ужас. Я не спросила Его, откуда Он, а Он не сказал мне Своего имени. Но Он сказал мне: «Ты забеременеешь и родишь сына. Поэтому не пей ни вина, ни другого алкогольного напитка и не ешь ничего ритуально нечистого, потому что мальчик будет назореем Аллаха с рождения до самой смерти».

И Маноах молился Вечному:

– Владыка, прошу Тебя, пусть человек Аллаха, Которого Ты посылал к нам, придёт опять и научит нас, что нам делать с мальчиком, который должен родиться.

Аллах услышал Маноаха, и Ангел Аллаха вновь пришёл к той женщине, когда она была в поле, но её мужа Маноаха с ней не было. 10 Женщина побежала и сказала своему мужу:

– Он здесь! Тот человек, Который приходил ко мне тогда!

11 Маноах встал и пошёл за своей женой. Он пришёл к тому человеку и спросил:

– Это Ты говорил с моей женой?

– Я, – ответил Он.

12 И Маноах спросил Его:

– Когда Твои слова исполнятся, как жить мальчику, и что ему делать?

13 Ангел Вечного ответил:

– Твоя жена должна исполнять всё, что Я ей сказал. 14 Она не должна есть ничего, что даёт виноградная лоза, пить вина и никакого другого алкогольного напитка, а также есть что-либо ритуально нечистое. Она должна делать всё, что Я ей велел.

15 Маноах сказал Ангелу Вечного:

– Мы хотели бы, чтобы Ты остался, пока мы не приготовим для Тебя козлёнка.

16 Ангел Вечного ответил Маноаху:

– Хоть ты удерживаешь Меня, Я не буду есть твоего угощения. Но если ты приготовишь всесожжение, принеси его Вечному.

(Маноах не знал, что это был Ангел Вечного.)

17 Маноах спросил Ангела Вечного:

– Как Твоё имя, чтобы нам отблагодарить Тебя, когда Твои слова исполнятся?

18 Ангел Вечного ответил:

– Зачем ты спрашиваешь Моё имя? Оно чудно.

19 Тогда Маноах взял козлёнка и хлебное приношение и принёс на скале в жертву Вечному, и Он сотворил чудо перед глазами Маноаха и его жены: 20 когда пламя с жертвенника поднялось к небу, Ангел Вечного вознёсся в пламени жертвенника. Увидев это, Маноах и его жена пали лицом на землю. 21 Когда Ангел Вечного стал невидим Маноаху и его жене, Маноах понял, что это был Ангел Вечного.

22 – Теперь мы наверняка умрём! – сказал Маноах своей жене. – Ведь мы видели Аллаха![b]

23 Но его жена ответила:

– Если бы Вечный хотел нам смерти, Он не принял бы из наших рук всесожжения и хлебного приношения, и не показал и не возвестил бы нам сейчас всего этого.

24 Женщина родила сына и назвала его Самсон. Мальчик рос, и Вечный благословлял его, 25 и Дух Вечного начал действовать в нём, когда он был в Махане-Дане, между Цорой и Эштаолом.

Footnotes

  1. 13:5 Назорей   – это слово означает «отделённый», «посвящённый». Об обете назорейства см. Чис. 6:1-21.
  2. 13:22 См. Исх. 33:20.

13 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.

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.

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.

Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:

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.

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:

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.

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.

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 wonderously; 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.

The Birth of Samson

13 And the people of Israel again (A)did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, so the Lord gave them (B)into the hand of the Philistines for forty years.

There was a certain man of (C)Zorah, of the tribe of the Danites, whose name was Manoah. (D)And his wife was barren and had no children. (E)And the angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, “Behold, you are barren and have not borne children, but you shall conceive and bear a son. Therefore be careful (F)and drink no wine or strong drink, and eat nothing unclean, for behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. (G)No razor shall come upon his head, for the child shall be (H)a Nazirite to God from the womb, and he shall (I)begin to save Israel from the hand of the Philistines.” Then the woman came and told her husband, (J)“A man of God came to me, and his appearance was like the appearance of the angel of God, very awesome. (K)I did not ask him where he was from, and he did not tell me his name, but he said to me, (L)‘Behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. So then drink no wine or strong drink, and eat nothing unclean, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb to the day of his death.’”

Then Manoah prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, please let the man of God whom you sent come again to us and teach us what we are to do with the child who will be born.” And God listened to the voice of Manoah, and the angel of God came again to the woman as she sat in the field. But Manoah her husband was not with her. 10 So the woman ran quickly and told her husband, “Behold, the man who came to me the other day has appeared to me.” 11 And Manoah arose and went after his wife and came to the man and said to him, “Are you the man who spoke to this woman?” And he said, “I am.” 12 And Manoah said, “Now when your words come true, (M)what is to be the child's manner of life, and what is his mission?” 13 And the angel of the Lord said to Manoah, “Of all that I said to the woman let her be careful. 14 She may not eat of anything that comes from the vine, (N)neither let her drink wine or strong drink, or eat any unclean thing. All that I commanded her let her observe.”

15 Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, “Please let us detain you and (O)prepare a young goat for you.” 16 And the angel of the Lord said to Manoah, “If you detain me, I will not eat of your food. But if you prepare a burnt offering, then offer it to the Lord.” (For Manoah did not know that he was the angel of the Lord.) 17 And Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, (P)“What is your name, so that, when your words come true, we may honor you?” 18 And the angel of the Lord said to him, (Q)“Why do you ask my name, seeing (R)it is wonderful?” 19 So (S)Manoah took the young goat with the grain offering, and offered it on the rock to the Lord, to the one who works[a] wonders, and Manoah and his wife were watching. 20 And when the flame went up toward heaven from the altar, the angel of the Lord went up in the flame of the altar. Now Manoah and his wife were watching, (T)and they fell on their faces to the ground.

21 The angel of the Lord appeared no more to Manoah and to his wife. (U)Then Manoah knew that he was the angel of the Lord. 22 And Manoah said to his wife, (V)“We shall surely die, for we have seen God.” 23 But his wife said to him, “If the Lord had meant to kill us, he would not have accepted a burnt offering and a grain offering at our hands, or shown us all these things, or now announced to us such things as these.” 24 And the woman bore a son and called his name Samson. (W)And the young man grew, and the Lord blessed him. 25 (X)And the Spirit of the Lord began to stir him in Mahaneh-dan, between (Y)Zorah and Eshtaol.

Footnotes

  1. Judges 13:19 Septuagint, Vulgate; Hebrew Lord, and working