Richter 13
Schlachter 2000
Die Geburt Simsons
13 Aber die Kinder Israels taten wieder, was böse war in den Augen des Herrn; da gab sie der Herr in die Hand der Philister, 40 Jahre lang.
2 Es war aber ein Mann von Zorea, vom Geschlecht der Daniter, namens Manoach; und seine Frau war unfruchtbar und konnte keine Kinder bekommen.
3 Und der Engel des Herrn[a] erschien der Frau und sprach zu ihr: Siehe doch! Du bist unfruchtbar und kannst keine Kinder bekommen; aber du wirst schwanger werden und einen Sohn gebären!
4 Und nun hüte dich doch, dass du keinen Wein noch starkes Getränk trinkst und nichts Unreines isst!
5 Denn siehe, du wirst schwanger werden und einen Sohn gebären; dem soll kein Schermesser auf das Haupt kommen; denn der Knabe soll ein Nasiräer[b] Gottes sein von Mutterleib an, und er wird anfangen, Israel aus der Hand der Philister zu erretten!
6 Da kam die Frau und sagte es ihrem Mann und sprach: Ein Mann Gottes ist zu mir gekommen, und seine Gestalt war wie die Gestalt eines Engels Gottes, sehr schrecklich, sodass ich ihn nicht fragte, woher er komme, und er hat mir seinen Namen nicht genannt.
7 Und er sprach zu mir: Siehe, du wirst schwanger werden und einen Sohn gebären; so trinke nun weder Wein noch starkes Getränk und iss nichts Unreines; denn der Knabe soll ein Nasiräer Gottes sein von Mutterleib an bis zum Tag seines Todes!
8 Da betete Manoach zu dem Herrn und sprach: Ach, mein Herr! Lass doch den Mann Gottes, den du gesandt hast, wieder zu uns kommen, damit er uns lehrt, was wir mit dem Knaben tun müssen, der geboren werden soll!
9 Und Gott erhörte die Stimme Manoachs, und der Engel Gottes kam wieder zu der Frau; sie saß aber auf dem Feld, und ihr Mann Manoach war nicht bei ihr.
10 Da lief die Frau rasch und berichtete es ihrem Mann und sprach zu ihm: Siehe, der Mann ist mir erschienen, der an jenem Tag zu mir kam!
11 Und Manoach machte sich auf und ging seiner Frau nach; und er kam zu dem Mann und sprach zu ihm: Bist du der Mann, der mit [meiner] Frau geredet hat? Er sprach: Ja, ich bin"s!
12 Und Manoach sprach: Wenn nun dein Wort eintrifft, was für eine Ordnung[c] soll für den Knaben gelten, und was soll er tun?
13 Und der Engel des Herrn sprach zu Manoach: Von allem, was ich deiner Frau gesagt habe, soll sie sich enthalten;
14 sie soll nichts essen, was vom Weinstock kommt, und soll weder Wein noch starkes Getränk trinken und nichts Unreines essen; und alles, was ich ihr geboten habe, soll sie halten!
15 Und Manoach sprach zu dem Engel des Herrn: Lass dich doch von uns aufhalten, so wollen wir dir ein Ziegenböcklein zubereiten!
16 Aber der Engel des Herrn antwortete Manoach: Wenn du mich auch hier behieltest, so würde ich doch nicht von deiner Speise essen. Willst du aber ein Brandopfer darbringen, so sollst du es dem Herrn opfern! Manoach wusste nämlich nicht, dass es der Engel des Herrn war.
17 Und Manoach sprach zum Engel des Herrn: Was ist dein Name? Denn wenn dein Wort eintrifft, so wollen wir dich ehren!
18 Aber der Engel des Herrn sprach zu ihm: Warum fragst du nach meinem Namen? Er ist ja wunderbar[d]!
19 Da nahm Manoach das Ziegenböcklein und das Speisopfer und opferte es dem Herrn auf dem Felsen, und Er tat ein Wunder; Manoach aber und seine Frau sahen zu.
20 Denn als die Flamme vom Altar zum Himmel stieg, da fuhr der Engel des Herrn in der Flamme des Altars hinauf. Als Manoach und seine Frau dies sahen, fielen sie auf ihr Angesicht zur Erde.
21 Der Engel des Herrn erschien aber Manoach und seiner Frau nicht mehr. Da erkannte Manoach, dass es der Engel des Herrn war.
22 Und Manoach sprach zu seiner Frau: Wir müssen sicherlich sterben, weil wir Gott gesehen haben!
23 Aber seine Frau antwortete ihm: Wenn es dem Herrn gefallen hätte, uns zu töten, so hätte er das Brandopfer und das Speisopfer nicht von unseren Händen angenommen; er hätte uns auch weder dies alles gezeigt noch uns jetzt so etwas hören lassen!
24 Und die Frau gebar einen Sohn und nannte ihn Simson[e]. Und der Knabe wuchs heran, und der Herr segnete ihn.
25 Und der Geist des Herrn fing an ihn zu treiben im »Lager Dans«, zwischen Zorea und Estaol.
Judges 13
New King James Version
The Birth of Samson(A)
13 Again the children of Israel (B)did evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord delivered them (C)into the hand of the Philistines for forty years.
2 Now there was a certain man from (D)Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren and had no children. 3 And the (E)Angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, “Indeed now, you are barren and have borne no children, but you shall conceive and bear a son. 4 Now therefore, please be careful (F)not to drink wine or similar drink, and not to eat anything unclean. 5 For behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. And no (G)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 deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.”
6 So the woman came and told her husband, saying, (J)“A Man of God came to me, and His (K)countenance[a] was like the countenance of the Angel of God, very awesome; but I (L)did not ask Him where He was from, and He did not tell me His name. 7 And He said to me, ‘Behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. Now drink no wine or similar drink, nor eat anything unclean, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb to the day of his death.’ ”
8 Then Manoah prayed to the Lord, and said, “O my Lord, please let the Man of God whom You sent come to us again and teach us what we shall do for the child who will be born.”
9 And God listened to the voice of Manoah, and the Angel of God came to the woman again as she was sitting in the field; but Manoah her husband was not with her. 10 Then the woman ran in haste and told her husband, and said to him, “Look, the Man who came to me the other day has just now appeared to me!”
11 So Manoah arose and followed his wife. When he came to the Man, he said to Him, “Are You the Man who spoke to this woman?”
And He said, “I am.”
12 Manoah said, “Now let Your words come to pass! What will be the boy’s rule of life, and his work?”
13 So 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 anything that comes from the vine, (M)nor may she drink wine or similar drink, nor eat anything unclean. All that I commanded her let her observe.”
15 Then Manoah said to the Angel of the Lord, “Please (N)let us detain You, and we will prepare a young goat for You.”
16 And the Angel of the Lord said to Manoah, “Though you detain Me, I will not eat your food. But if you offer a burnt offering, you must offer it to the Lord.” (For Manoah did not know He was the Angel of the Lord.)
17 Then Manoah said to the Angel of the Lord, “What is Your name, that when Your words come to pass we may honor You?”
18 And the Angel of the Lord said to him, (O)“Why do you ask My name, seeing it is wonderful?”
19 So Manoah took the young goat with the grain offering, (P)and offered it upon the rock to the Lord. And He did a wondrous thing while Manoah and his wife looked on— 20 it happened as the flame went up toward heaven from the altar—the Angel of the Lord ascended in the flame of the altar! When Manoah and his wife saw this, they (Q)fell on their faces to the ground. 21 When the Angel of the Lord appeared no more to Manoah and his wife, (R)then Manoah knew that He was the Angel of the Lord.
22 And Manoah said to his wife, (S)“We shall surely die, because we have seen God!”
23 But his wife said to him, “If the Lord had desired to kill us, He would not have accepted a burnt offering and a grain offering from our hands, nor would He have shown us all these things, nor would He have told us such things as these at this time.”
24 So the woman bore a son and called his name (T)Samson; and (U)the child grew, and the Lord blessed him. 25 (V)And the Spirit of the Lord began to move upon him at [b]Mahaneh Dan (W)between Zorah and (X)Eshtaol.
Footnotes
- Judges 13:6 appearance
- Judges 13:25 Lit. Camp of Dan, Judg. 18:12
Judges 13
English Standard Version
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.
2 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. 3 (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. 4 Therefore be careful (F)and drink no wine or strong drink, and eat nothing unclean, 5 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.” 6 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, 7 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.’”
8 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.” 9 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
- Judges 13:19 Septuagint, Vulgate; Hebrew Lord, and working
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