1 The children of Israel again did that
which was evil in Yahweh’s sight; and Yahweh delivered them into the hand of the
Philistines forty years.

2 There was a certain man of Zorah, of
the family of the Danites, whose name was
Manoah; and his wife was barren, and
childless.

3 Yahweh’s angel appeared to the
woman, and said to her, “See now, you
are barren and childless; but you shall
conceive and bear a son.

4 Now therefore please beware and
drink no wine nor strong drink, and don’t
eat any unclean thing;

5 for, behold, you shall conceive and give
birth to a son. No razor shall come on his
head, for the child shall be a Nazirite to
God from the womb. He shall begin to save
Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.”

6 Then the woman came and told her
husband, saying, “A man of God came to
me, and his face was like the face of the
angel of God, very awesome. I didn’t ask him where he was from, neither did he tell
me his name;

7 but he said to me, ‘Behold, you shall
conceive and bear a son; and now drink no
wine nor strong drink. Don’t eat any unclean thing, for the child shall be a Nazirite
to God from the womb to the day of his
death.’ ”

8 Then Manoah entreated Yahweh, and
said, “Oh, Lord, please let the man of God
whomyousent come againtous, and teach
us what we should do to the child who shall
be born.”

9 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, wasn’t with her.

10 The woman hurried and ran, and told
her husband, saying to him, “Behold, the
man who came to me that day has appeared to me.”

11 Manoah arose and followed his wife,
and came to the man, and said to him, “Are
you the man who spoke to my wife?”
He said, “I am.”

12 Manoah said, “Now let your words
happen. What shall the child’s way of life
and mission be?”

13 Yahweh’s angel said to Manoah, “Of all
that I said to the woman let her beware.