ΚΡΙΤΑΙ - Giudici - Judges 13

LXX	NEW JERUSALEM
1 και προσεθεντο οι υιοι ισραηλ ποιησαι το πονηρον εναντιον κυριου και παρεδωκεν αυτους κυριος εν χειρι αλλοφυλων τεσσαρακοντα ετη	1 Again the Israelites began doing what is evil in Yahweh's eyes, and Yahweh delivered them into thepower of the Philistines for forty years.
2 και εγενετο ανηρ εκ σαραα εκ της φυλης του δαν και ονομα αυτω μανωε και η γυνη αυτου στειρα και ουκ ετικτεν	2 There was a man of Zorah of the tribe of Dan, cal ed Manoah. His wife was barren; she had borne nochildren.
3 και ωφθη αγγελος κυριου προς την γυναικα και ειπεν προς αυτην ιδου δη συ στειρα και ου τετοκας και εν γαστρι εξεις και τεξη υιον	3 The Angel of Yahweh appeared to this woman and said to her, 'You are barren and have had no child,but you are going to conceive and give birth to a son.
4 και νυν φυλαξαι και μη πιης οινον και σικερα και μη φαγης παν ακαθαρτον	4 From now on, take great care. Drink no wine or fermented liquor, and eat nothing unclean.
5 οτι ιδου συ εν γαστρι εξεις και τεξη υιον και ουκ αναβησεται σιδηρος επι την κεφαλην αυτου οτι ηγιασμενον ναζιραιον εσται τω θεω το παιδαριον εκ της γαστρος και αυτος αρξεται σωζειν τον ισραηλ εκ χειρος αλλοφυλων	5 For you are going to conceive and give birth to a son. No razor is to touch his head, for the boy is to beGod's nazirite from his mother's womb; and he wil start rescuing Israel from the power of the Philistines.'
6 και ηλθεν η γυνη και ειπεν τω ανδρι αυτης λεγουσα οτι ανθρωπος του θεου ηλθεν προς με και η ορασις αυτου ως ορασις αγγελου του θεου επιφανης σφοδρα και ηρωτων ποθεν εστιν και το ονομα αυτου ουκ απηγγειλεν μοι	6 The woman then went and told her husband, 'A man of God has just come to me, who looked like theAngel of God, so majestic was he. I did not ask him where he came from, and he did not tel me his name.
7 και ειπεν μοι ιδου συ εν γαστρι εξεις και τεξη υιον και νυν μη πιης οινον και σικερα και μη φαγης πασαν ακαθαρσιαν οτι ναζιραιον θεου εσται το παιδαριον απο της γαστρος εως ημερας θανατου αυτου	7 But he said to me, "You are going to conceive and wil give birth to a son. From now on, drink no wineor fermented liquor, and eat nothing unclean. For the boy is to be God's nazirite from his mother's womb to hisdying day." '
8 και εδεηθη μανωε του κυριου και ειπεν εν εμοι κυριε ανθρωπος του θεου ον απεστειλας προς ημας ελθετω δη προς ημας και φωτισατω ημας τι ποιησωμεν τω παιδαριω τω τικτομενω	8 Manoah then pleaded with Yahweh and said, 'I beg you, Lord, let the man of God that you sent cometo us again and instruct us what to do about the child when he is born.'
9 και επηκουσεν ο θεος της φωνης μανωε και παρεγενετο ο αγγελος του θεου ετι προς την γυναικα αυτης καθημενης εν τω αγρω και μανωε ο ανηρ αυτης ουκ ην μετ' αυτης	9 Yahweh heard Manoah's prayer, and the Angel of Yahweh visited the woman again while she wassitting in a field and when her husband Manoah was not with her.
10 και εταχυνεν η γυνη και εξεδραμεν και απηγγειλεν τω ανδρι αυτης και ειπεν προς αυτον ιδου ωπται μοι ο ανηρ ο ελθων προς με τη ημερα εκεινη	10 The woman quickly ran and told her husband, 'Look,' she said, 'the man who came to me the otherday has appeared to me again.'
11 και ανεστη μανωε και επορευθη οπισω της γυναικος αυτου προς τον ανδρα και ειπεν αυτω ει συ ει ο ανηρ ο λαλησας προς την γυναικα και ειπεν ο αγγελος εγω	11 Manoah got up, followed his wife, came to the man and said to him, 'Are you the man who spoke tothis woman?' He replied, 'I am.'
12 και ειπεν μανωε νυν δη ελθοντος του ρηματος σου τι εσται το κριμα του παιδαριου και τα εργα αυτου	12 Manoah then said, 'When your words come true, what wil be the boy's way of life?'
13 και ειπεν ο αγγελος κυριου προς μανωε απο παντων ων ειπα προς την γυναικα φυλαξασθω	13 The Angel of Yahweh replied to Manoah, 'From everything that I forbade this woman, let her abstain.
14 απο παντων οσα εκπορευεται εξ αμπελου ου φαγεται και οινον και σικερα μη πιετω και παν ακαθαρτον μη φαγετω παντα οσα ενετειλαμην αυτη φυλαξασθω	14 Let her swal ow nothing that comes from the vine, let her drink no wine or fermented liquor, let her eatnothing unclean and let her obey al the orders that I have given her.'
15 και ειπεν μανωε προς τον αγγελον κυριου βιασωμεθα δη σε και ποιησομεν ενωπιον σου εριφον αιγων	15 Manoah then said to the Angel of Yahweh, 'Al ow us to detain you while we prepare a kid for you' --for Manoah did not know that this was the Angel of Yahweh.
16 και ειπεν ο αγγελος κυριου προς μανωε εαν βιαση με ου φαγομαι των αρτων σου και εαν ποιησης ολοκαυτωμα κυριω ανοισεις αυτο οτι ουκ εγνω μανωε οτι αγγελος κυριου εστιν	16 The Angel of Yahweh said to Manoah, 'Even if you did detain me, I should not eat your food; but ifyou wish to prepare a burnt offering, offer it to Yahweh.'
17 και ειπεν μανωε προς τον αγγελον κυριου τι ονομα σοι ινα οταν ελθη το ρημα σου δοξασωμεν σε	17 Manoah then said to the Angel of Yahweh, 'What is your name, so that we may honour you whenyour words come true?'
18 και ειπεν αυτω ο αγγελος κυριου ινα τι τουτο ερωτας το ονομα μου και αυτο εστιν θαυμαστον	18 The Angel of Yahweh replied, 'Why ask my name? It is a name of wonder.'
19 και ελαβεν μανωε τον εριφον των αιγων και την θυσιαν και ανηνεγκεν επι την πετραν τω κυριω τω θαυμαστα ποιουντι κυριω και μανωε και η γυνη αυτου εθεωρουν	19 Manoah then took the kid and the oblation and offered it on the rock as a burnt offering to Yahwehthe Wonderworker. Manoah and his wife looked on.
20 και εγενετο εν τω αναβηναι την φλογα επανωθεν του θυσιαστηριου εις τον ουρανον και ανεβη ο αγγελος κυριου εν τη φλογι και μανωε και η γυνη αυτου εθεωρουν και επεσον επι προσωπον αυτων επι την γην	20 Now, as the flame rose heavenwards from the altar, the Angel of Yahweh ascended in this flamebefore the eyes of Manoah and his wife, and they fel face downwards on the ground.
21 και ου προσεθηκεν ετι ο αγγελος κυριου οφθηναι προς μανωε και προς την γυναικα αυτου τοτε εγνω μανωε οτι αγγελος κυριου εστιν	21 After this, the Angel of Yahweh did not appear any more to Manoah and his wife, but Manoahunderstood that this had been the Angel of Yahweh.
22 και ειπεν μανωε προς την γυναικα αυτου θανατω αποθανουμεθα οτι θεον εωρακαμεν	22 And Manoah said to his wife, 'We are certain to die, because we have seen God.'
23 και ειπεν αυτω η γυνη αυτου ει εβουλετο κυριος θανατωσαι ημας ουκ αν εδεξατο εκ των χειρων ημων ολοκαυτωμα και θυσιαν και ουκ αν εφωτισεν ημας παντα ταυτα και ουκ αν ακουστα εποιησεν ημιν ταυτα	23 His wife replied, 'If Yahweh had meant to kil us, he would not have accepted a burnt offering andoblation from us, he would not have let us see all this and, at the same time, have told us such things.'
24 και ετεκεν η γυνη υιον και εκαλεσεν το ονομα αυτου σαμψων και ηυλογησεν αυτον κυριος και ηυξηθη το παιδαριον	24 The woman gave birth to a son and cal ed him Samson. The child grew, and Yahweh blessed him;
25 και ηρξατο πνευμα κυριου συμπορευεσθαι αυτω εν παρεμβολη δαν ανα μεσον σαραα και ανα μεσον εσθαολ	25 and the spirit of Yahweh began to stir him in the Camp of Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.