Judges 13 NKJV NIV Parallel

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1Again the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years.

1Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD, so the LORD delivered them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years.

2Now there was a certain man from Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren and had no children.

2A certain man of Zorah, named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, had a wife who was childless, unable to give birth.

3And the 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.

3The angel of the LORD appeared to her and said, "You are barren and childless, but you are going to become pregnant and give birth to a son.

4Now therefore, please be careful not to drink wine or similar drink, and not to eat anything unclean.

4Now see to it that you drink no wine or other fermented drink and that you do not eat anything unclean.

5For behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. And no razor shall come upon his head, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb; and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.”

5You will become pregnant and have a son whose head is never to be touched by a razor because the boy is to be a Nazirite, dedicated to God from the womb. He will take the lead in delivering Israel from the hands of the Philistines."

6So the woman came and told her husband, saying, “A Man of God came to me, and His countenance was like the countenance of the Angel of God, very awesome; but I did not ask Him where He was from, and He did not tell me His name.

6Then the woman went to her husband and told him, "A man of God came to me. He looked like an angel of God, very awesome. I didn't ask him where he came from, and he didn't tell me his name.

7And 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.’ ”

7But he said to me, 'You will become pregnant and have a son. Now then, drink no wine or other fermented drink and do not eat anything unclean, because the boy will be a Nazirite of God from the womb until the day of his death.'"

8Then 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.”

8Then Manoah prayed to the LORD: "Pardon your servant, Lord. I beg you to let the man of God you sent to us come again to teach us how to bring up the boy who is to be born."

9And 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.

9God heard Manoah, and the angel of God came again to the woman while she was out in the field; but her husband Manoah was not with her.

10Then 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!”

10The woman hurried to tell her husband, "He's here! The man who appeared to me the other day!"

11So 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.”

11Manoah got up and followed his wife. When he came to the man, he said, "Are you the man who talked to my wife?" "I am," he said.

12Manoah said, “Now let Your words come to pass! What will be the boy’s rule of life, and his work?”

12So Manoah asked him, "When your words are fulfilled, what is to be the rule that governs the boy's life and work?"

13So the Angel of the LORD said to Manoah, “Of all that I said to the woman let her be careful.

13The angel of the LORD answered, "Your wife must do all that I have told her.

14She may not eat anything that comes from the vine, nor may she drink wine or similar drink, nor eat anything unclean. All that I commanded her let her observe.”

14She must not eat anything that comes from the grapevine, nor drink any wine or other fermented drink nor eat anything unclean. She must do everything I have commanded her."

15Then Manoah said to the Angel of the LORD, “Please let us detain You, and we will prepare a young goat for You.”

15Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, "We would like you to stay until we prepare a young goat for you."

16And 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.)

16The angel of the LORD replied, "Even though you detain me, I will not eat any of your food. But if you prepare a burnt offering, offer it to the LORD." (Manoah did not realize that it was the angel of the LORD.)

17Then Manoah said to the Angel of the LORD, “What is Your name, that when Your words come to pass we may honor You?”

17Then Manoah inquired of the angel of the LORD, "What is your name, so that we may honor you when your word comes true?"

18And the Angel of the LORD said to him, “Why do you ask My name, seeing it is wonderful?”

18He replied, "Why do you ask my name? It is beyond understanding."

19So Manoah took the young goat with the grain offering, and offered it upon the rock to the LORD. And He did a wondrous thing while Manoah and his wife looked on—

19Then Manoah took a young goat, together with the grain offering, and sacrificed it on a rock to the LORD. And the LORD did an amazing thing while Manoah and his wife watched:

20it 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 fell on their faces to the ground.

20As the flame blazed up from the altar toward heaven, the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame. Seeing this, Manoah and his wife fell with their faces to the ground.

21When the Angel of the LORD appeared no more to Manoah and his wife, then Manoah knew that He was the Angel of the LORD.

21When the angel of the LORD did not show himself again to Manoah and his wife, Manoah realized that it was the angel of the LORD.

22And Manoah said to his wife, “We shall surely die, because we have seen God!”

22"We are doomed to die!" he said to his wife. "We have seen God!"

23But 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.”

23But his wife answered, "If the LORD had meant to kill us, he would not have accepted a burnt offering and grain offering from our hands, nor shown us all these things or now told us this."

24So the woman bore a son and called his name Samson; and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.

24The woman gave birth to a boy and named him Samson. He grew and the LORD blessed him,

25And the Spirit of the LORD began to move upon him at Mahaneh Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.

25and the Spirit of the LORD began to stir him while he was in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.

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