¹Rursumque filii Israël fecerunt malum in conspectu Domini:And again, the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord.qui tradidit eos in manus Philisthinorum quadraginta annis.And he delivered them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years.

¹Rursumque filii Israël fecerunt malum in conspectu Domini:And again, the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord.qui tradidit eos in manus Philisthinorum quadraginta annis.And he delivered them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years.

²Erat autem quidam vir de Saraa,Now there was a certain man from Zorah,et de stirpe Dan,and of the stock of Dan,nomine Manue,whose name was Manoah,habens uxorem sterilem.having a barren wife.

²Erat autem quidam vir de Saraa,Now there was a certain man from Zorah,et de stirpe Dan,and of the stock of Dan,nomine Manue,whose name was Manoah,habens uxorem sterilem.having a barren wife.

³Cui apparuit angelus Domini, et dixit ad eam:And an Angel of the Lord appeared to her, and he said:Sterilis es et absque liberis:“You are barren and without children.sed concipies, et paries filium.But you shall conceive and bear a son.

³Cui apparuit angelus Domini, et dixit ad eam:And an Angel of the Lord appeared to her, and he said:Sterilis es et absque liberis:“You are barren and without children.sed concipies, et paries filium.But you shall conceive and bear a son.

⁴Cave ergo ne bibas vinumTherefore,ac siceram,take care that you do not drink wine or strong drink.nec immundum quidquam comedas:Neither shall you eat anything unclean.

⁴Cave ergo ne bibas vinumTherefore,ac siceram,take care that you do not drink wine or strong drink.nec immundum quidquam comedas:Neither shall you eat anything unclean.

⁵quia concipies,For you shall conceive and bear a son,et paries filium,whose head no razor shall touch.cujus non tanget caput novacula:For he shall be a Nazirite of God,erit enim nazaræus Dei ab infantia sua et ex matris utero,from his infancy and from his mother’s womb.et ipse incipiet liberare Israël de manu Philisthinorum.And he shall begin to free Israel from the hand of the Philistines.”

⁵quia concipies,For you shall conceive and bear a son,et paries filium,whose head no razor shall touch.cujus non tanget caput novacula:For he shall be a Nazirite of God,erit enim nazaræus Dei ab infantia sua et ex matris utero,from his infancy and from his mother’s womb.et ipse incipiet liberare Israël de manu Philisthinorum.And he shall begin to free Israel from the hand of the Philistines.”

⁶Quæ cum venisset ad maritum suum, dixit ei:And when she had gone to her husband, she said to him:Vir Dei venit ad me,“A man of God came to me,habens vultum angelicum,having the countenance of an Angel,terribilis nimis.exceedingly terrible.Quem cum interrogassem quis esset,And when I had inquired of him, who he was,et unde venisset,and where he was from,et quo nomine vocaretur,and what name he was called,noluit mihi dicere:he was not willing to tell me.

⁶Quæ cum venisset ad maritum suum, dixit ei:And when she had gone to her husband, she said to him:Vir Dei venit ad me,“A man of God came to me,habens vultum angelicum,having the countenance of an Angel,terribilis nimis.exceedingly terrible.Quem cum interrogassem quis esset,And when I had inquired of him, who he was,et unde venisset,and where he was from,et quo nomine vocaretur,and what name he was called,noluit mihi dicere:he was not willing to tell me.

⁷sed hoc respondit:But he responded:Ecce concipies‘Behold,et paries filium:you shall conceive and bear a son.cave ne vinum bibas,Take care that you do not drink wine or strong drink.nec siceram,And you shall not consume anything unclean.et ne aliquo vescaris immundo:For the boy shall be a Nazirite of God from his infancy,erit enim puer nazaræus Dei ab infantia sua,from his mother’s womb,ex utero matris suæ usque ad diem mortis suæ.even until the day of his death.’”

⁷sed hoc respondit:But he responded:Ecce concipies‘Behold,et paries filium:you shall conceive and bear a son.cave ne vinum bibas,Take care that you do not drink wine or strong drink.nec siceram,And you shall not consume anything unclean.et ne aliquo vescaris immundo:For the boy shall be a Nazirite of God from his infancy,erit enim puer nazaræus Dei ab infantia sua,from his mother’s womb,ex utero matris suæ usque ad diem mortis suæ.even until the day of his death.’”

⁸Oravit itaque Manue Dominum,And so Manoah prayed to the Lord, and he said,et ait: Obsecro,“I beg you Lord,Domine, ut vir Dei,that the man of God,quem misisti,whom you sent,veniat iterum,may come again,et doceat nos quid debeamus facere de puero, qui nasciturus est.and may teach us what we ought to do about the boy who is to be born.”

⁸Oravit itaque Manue Dominum,And so Manoah prayed to the Lord, and he said,et ait: Obsecro,“I beg you Lord,Domine, ut vir Dei,that the man of God,quem misisti,whom you sent,veniat iterum,may come again,et doceat nos quid debeamus facere de puero, qui nasciturus est.and may teach us what we ought to do about the boy who is to be born.”

⁹Exaudivitque Dominus deprecantem Manue,And the Lord heeded the prayer of Manoah,et apparuit rursum angelus Dei uxori ejus sedenti in agro:and the Angel of the Lord appeared again to his wife, sitting in a field.Manue autem maritus ejus non erat cum ea.But her husband Manoah was not with her.Quæ cum vidisset angelum,And when she had seen the Angel,

⁹Exaudivitque Dominus deprecantem Manue,And the Lord heeded the prayer of Manoah,et apparuit rursum angelus Dei uxori ejus sedenti in agro:and the Angel of the Lord appeared again to his wife, sitting in a field.Manue autem maritus ejus non erat cum ea.But her husband Manoah was not with her.Quæ cum vidisset angelum,And when she had seen the Angel,

¹⁰festinavit,she hurried and ran to her husband.et cucurrit ad virum suum:And she reported to him,nuntiavitque ei,saying,dicens:“Behold,Ecce apparuit mihi vir,the man appeared to me,quem ante videram.whom I had seen before.”

¹⁰festinavit,she hurried and ran to her husband.et cucurrit ad virum suum:And she reported to him,nuntiavitque ei,saying,dicens:“Behold,Ecce apparuit mihi vir,the man appeared to me,quem ante videram.whom I had seen before.”

¹¹Qui surrexit,And he rose upet secutus est uxorem suam:and followed his wife.veniensque ad virum,And going to the man,dixit ei:he said to him,Tu es qui locutus es mulieri?“Are you the one who spoke to my wife?”Et ille respondit:And he responded,Ego sum.“I am.”

¹¹Qui surrexit,And he rose upet secutus est uxorem suam:and followed his wife.veniensque ad virum,And going to the man,dixit ei:he said to him,Tu es qui locutus es mulieri?“Are you the one who spoke to my wife?”Et ille respondit:And he responded,Ego sum.“I am.”

¹²Cui Manue: Quando,And Manoah said to him:inquit, sermo tuus fuerit expletus,“When will your word be fulfilled.quid vis ut faciat puer?What do you want the boy to do?aut a quo se observare debebit?Or from what should he keep himself?”

¹²Cui Manue: Quando,And Manoah said to him:inquit, sermo tuus fuerit expletus,“When will your word be fulfilled.quid vis ut faciat puer?What do you want the boy to do?aut a quo se observare debebit?Or from what should he keep himself?”

¹³Dixitque angelus Domini ad Manue:And the Angel of the Lord said to Manoah:Ab omnibus, quæ locutus sum uxori tuæ,“Concerning all the things about which I have spoken to your wife,abstineat se,she herself should abstain.

¹³Dixitque angelus Domini ad Manue:And the Angel of the Lord said to Manoah:Ab omnibus, quæ locutus sum uxori tuæ,“Concerning all the things about which I have spoken to your wife,abstineat se,she herself should abstain.

¹⁴et quidquid ex vinea nascitur,And let her eat nothing from the vine.non comedat:She may not drink winevinum et siceram non bibat;or strong drink.nullo vescatur immundo:She may consume nothing unclean.et quod ei præcepi,And let her observeimpleat atque custodiat.and keep what I have instructed to her.”

¹⁴et quidquid ex vinea nascitur,And let her eat nothing from the vine.non comedat:She may not drink winevinum et siceram non bibat;or strong drink.nullo vescatur immundo:She may consume nothing unclean.et quod ei præcepi,And let her observeimpleat atque custodiat.and keep what I have instructed to her.”

¹⁵Dixitque Manue ad angelum Domini:And Manoah said to the Angel of the Lord,Obsecro te ut acquiescas precibus meis,“I beg you to agree to my petition,et faciamus tibi hædum de capris.and to let us prepare a kid from the goats.”

¹⁵Dixitque Manue ad angelum Domini:And Manoah said to the Angel of the Lord,Obsecro te ut acquiescas precibus meis,“I beg you to agree to my petition,et faciamus tibi hædum de capris.and to let us prepare a kid from the goats.”

¹⁶Cui respondit angelus:And the Angel answered him:Si me cogis,“Even if you compel me,non comedam panes tuos:I will not eat from your bread.si autem vis holocaustum facere,But if you are willing to offer a holocaust,offer illud Domino.offer it to the Lord.”Et nesciebat Manue quod angelus Domini esset.And Manoah did not know that he was an Angel of the Lord.

¹⁶Cui respondit angelus:And the Angel answered him:Si me cogis,“Even if you compel me,non comedam panes tuos:I will not eat from your bread.si autem vis holocaustum facere,But if you are willing to offer a holocaust,offer illud Domino.offer it to the Lord.”Et nesciebat Manue quod angelus Domini esset.And Manoah did not know that he was an Angel of the Lord.

¹⁷Dixitque ad eum:And he said to him,Quod est tibi nomen,“What is your name,ut,so that,si sermo tuus fuerit expletus,if your word is fulfilled,honoremus te?we may honor you?”

¹⁷Dixitque ad eum:And he said to him,Quod est tibi nomen,“What is your name,ut,so that,si sermo tuus fuerit expletus,if your word is fulfilled,honoremus te?we may honor you?”

¹⁸Cui ille respondit:And he answered him,Cur quæris nomen meum,“Why do you ask my name,quod est mirabile?which is a wonder?”

¹⁸Cui ille respondit:And he answered him,Cur quæris nomen meum,“Why do you ask my name,quod est mirabile?which is a wonder?”

¹⁹Tulit itaque Manue hædum de capris,And so,et libamenta,Manoah took a kid from the goats,et posuit super petram,and libations,offerens Domino,and he placed them upon a rock,qui facit mirabilia:as an offering to the Lord,ipse autemwho accomplishes wonders.et uxor ejus intuebantur.Then he and his wife watched.

¹⁹Tulit itaque Manue hædum de capris,And so,et libamenta,Manoah took a kid from the goats,et posuit super petram,and libations,offerens Domino,and he placed them upon a rock,qui facit mirabilia:as an offering to the Lord,ipse autemwho accomplishes wonders.et uxor ejus intuebantur.Then he and his wife watched.

²⁰Cumque ascenderet flamma altaris in cælum,And when the flame of the altar ascended to heaven,angelus Domini pariter in flamma ascendit.the Angel of the Lord ascended in the flame.Quod cum vidissent Manue et uxor ejus,And when Manoah and his wife had seen this,proni ceciderunt in terram,they fell prone on the ground.

²⁰Cumque ascenderet flamma altaris in cælum,And when the flame of the altar ascended to heaven,angelus Domini pariter in flamma ascendit.the Angel of the Lord ascended in the flame.Quod cum vidissent Manue et uxor ejus,And when Manoah and his wife had seen this,proni ceciderunt in terram,they fell prone on the ground.

²¹et ultra eis non apparuit angelus Domini.And the Angel of the Lord no longer appeared to them.Statimque intellexit Manue angelum Domini esse,And immediately, Manoah understood him to be an Angel of the Lord.

²¹et ultra eis non apparuit angelus Domini.And the Angel of the Lord no longer appeared to them.Statimque intellexit Manue angelum Domini esse,And immediately, Manoah understood him to be an Angel of the Lord.

²²et dixit ad uxorem suam:And he said to his wife,Morte moriemur,“We shall certainly die,quia vidimus Deum.since we have seen God.”

²²et dixit ad uxorem suam:And he said to his wife,Morte moriemur,“We shall certainly die,quia vidimus Deum.since we have seen God.”

²³Cui respondit mulier:And his wife answered him,Si Dominus nos vellet occidere,“If the Lord wished to kill us,de manibus nostris holocaustum et libamenta non suscepisset,he would not have accepted the holocaust and the libations from our hands.nec ostendisset nobis hæc omnia,He would not have revealed all these things to us,neque ea quæ sunt ventura dixisset.nor would he have told us the things that are in the future.”

²³Cui respondit mulier:And his wife answered him,Si Dominus nos vellet occidere,“If the Lord wished to kill us,de manibus nostris holocaustum et libamenta non suscepisset,he would not have accepted the holocaust and the libations from our hands.nec ostendisset nobis hæc omnia,He would not have revealed all these things to us,neque ea quæ sunt ventura dixisset.nor would he have told us the things that are in the future.”

²⁴Peperit itaque filium,And so she bore a son,et vocavit nomen ejus Samson.and she called his name Samson.Crevitque puer,And the boy grew up,et benedixit ei Dominus.and the Lord blessed him.

²⁴Peperit itaque filium,And so she bore a son,et vocavit nomen ejus Samson.and she called his name Samson.Crevitque puer,And the boy grew up,et benedixit ei Dominus.and the Lord blessed him.

²⁵Cœpitque spiritus Domini esse cum eo in castris Dan inter SaraaAnd the Spirit of the Lord began to be with him in the camp of Dan,et Esthaol.between Zorah and Eshtaol.

²⁵Cœpitque spiritus Domini esse cum eo in castris Dan inter SaraaAnd the Spirit of the Lord began to be with him in the camp of Dan,et Esthaol.between Zorah and Eshtaol.