Dommer 13

1 Og Israels Børn bleve ved at gøre det, som var ondt for Herrens Øjne, og Herren gav dem i Filisternes Haand fyrretyve Aar.

And the children of Israel did again the evil in the eyes of the Lord; and the Lord delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.

2 Og der var en Mand fra Zora, af en Daniters Slægt, og hans Navn var Manoa; og hans Hustru var ufrugtbar og fødte ikke.

And there was a certain man of Zor'ah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoach; and his wife was barren, and did not bear.

3 Og Herrens Engel aabenbaredes for Kvinden, og han sagde til hende: Se, kære, du er ufrugtbar og føder ikke, men du skal blive frugtsommelig og føde en Søn.

And there appeared an angel of the Lord unto the woman, and he said unto her, Behold, thou art barren, and hast not born; but thou wilt conceive, and bear a son.

4 Saa, kære, forvar dig nu, at du ikke drikker Vin ej heller stærk Drik, og at du ikke æder noget urent.

And now do beware, and drink neither wine nor strong drink, and eat not any thing unclean.

5 Thi se, du skal vorde frugtsommelig og føde en Søn, og paa hans Hoved skal ikke komme Bagekniv; thi Drengen skal være en Guds Nasiræer fra Moders Liv af, og han skal begynde at frelse Israel af Filisternes Haand.

For, lo, thou wilt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head; for a Nazarite of God shall the lad be from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.

6 Da kom Kvinden og sagde til sin Mand: Der kom en Guds Mand til mig, og hans Udseende var som en Guds Engels Udseende, saare forfærdelig; og jeg spurgte ham ikke, hvorfra han var, og han kundgjorde mig ikke sit Navn.

And the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his appearance was like the appearance of an angel of God, very terrible; but I asked him not whence he might be, and his name he did not tell me.

7 Men han sagde til mig: Se, du skal vorde frugtsommelig og føde en Søn; saa skal du nu ikke drikke Vin eller stærk Drik og ikke æde noget urent; thi Drengen skal være en Guds Nasiræer fra Moders Liv af indtil sin Dødsdag.

And he said unto me, Behold, thou wilt conceive, and bear a son; and now thou must drink neither wine nor strong drink, and not eat anything unclean; for the child shall be a Nazarite of God from the womb until the day of his death.

8 Da bad Manoa til Herren og sagde: Hør mig, Herre! Kære, lad den Guds Mand, som du udsendte, atter komme til os, at han kan lære os, hvad vi skulle gøre ved Drengen, som skal fødes.

And Manoach entreated the Lord, and said, Hear me, O Lord, let the man of God, whom thou didst send, come again unto us, and instruct us what we shall do unto the child that is to be born.

9 Og Gud hørte Manoas Bøst; og Guds Engel kom atter til Kvinden, og hun sad paa Marken; men hendes Mand Manoa var ikke hos hende.

And God hearkened to the voice of Manoach; and the angel of God came again unto the woman, as she was sitting in the field; and Manoach her husband was not with her.

10 Da hastede Kvinden og løb og gav sin Mand det til Kende, og hun sagde til ham: Se, den Mand, der kom til mig hin Dag, aabenbaredes for mig.

And the woman made haste, and ran, and informed her husband; and she said unto him, Behold, there hath appeared unto me the man, that came unto me the other day.

11 Da stod Manoa op og gik efter sin Hustru, og han kom til Manden og sagde til ham: Er du den Mand, som talede med Kvinden? og han sagde: Ja, jeg er.

And Manoach arose, and went after his wife; and he came to the man, and said unto him, Art thou the man that spokest unto the woman? and he said, I am.

12 Og Manoa sagde: Naar det nu kommer, som du har sagt, hvad skulle vi iagttage med Drengen, og hvad skulle vi gøre ved ham?

And Manoach said, If now thy words come to pass, what shall be [our] proceeding with the child, and what shall be done unto him?

13 Og Herrens Engel sagde til Manoa: For alt det, som jeg har sagt til Kvinden, skal hun tage sig i Vare.

And the angel of the Lord said unto Manoach, Of all that I have said unto the woman must she beware.

14 Hun skal ikke æde af noget, som kommer af Vinstokken, og ikke drikke Vin eller stærk Drik og intet urent æde; alt det, som jeg har budet hende, skal hun holde.

Of any thing that cometh of the grape-vine she may not eat, and wine or strong drink she may not drink, and any thing unclean she may not eat: all that I commanded her must she observe.

15 Og Manoa sagde til Herrens Engel: Kære, lad os opholde dig lidt, saa ville vi lave et Bukkekid for dit Ansigt.

And Manoach said unto the angel of the Lord, Let us, I pray thee, detain thee, and we will make a kid ready for thee.

16 Men Herrens Engel sagde til Manoa: Dersom du opholder mig, æder jeg dog ikke af din Mad, men dersom du vil gøre dit Brændoffer, maa du ofre Herren det; thi Manoa vidste ikke, at det var Herrens Engel.

And the angel of the Lord said unto Manoach, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread; but if thou wilt offer a burnt-offering, thou must offer it unto the Lord; for Manoach knew not that he was an angel of the Lord.

17 Og Manoa sagde til Herrens Engel: Hvad er dit Navn, at vi kunne ære dig, naar det kommer, som du har sagt.

And Manoach said unto the angel of the Lord, What is thy name, that, when thy word cometh to pass, we may do thee honor?

18 Og Herrens Engel sagde til ham: Hvi spørger du om mit Navn? se, det er underligt.

And the angel of the Lord said unto him, Why is it that thou wilt ask after my name, seeing it is secret?

19 Da tog Manoa et Bukkekid og Madofret og ofrede det for Herren paa Klippen; og Engelen gjorde et Under, men Manoa og hans Hustru saa til.

And Manoach took the kid and the meat-offering, and offered it upon the rock unto the Lord: and he did wondrously; and Manoach and his wife looked on.

20 Og det skete, der Luen for op fra Alteret til Himmelen, da for Herrens Engel op i Luen fra Alteret; der Manoa og hans Hustru saa det, da faldt de paa deres Ansigt til Jorden.

And it came to pass, when the flame went up from off the altar toward heaven, that the angel of the Lord ascended in the flame of the altar; and Manoach and his wife looked on, and they fell on their faces to the ground.

21 Og Herrens Engel lod sig ikke ydermere se for Manoa og for hans Hustru; da fornam Manoa, at det var Herrens Engel.

And the angel of the Lord was no longer visible to Manoach and to his wife: then knew Manoach that he was an angel of the Lord.

22 Og Manoa sagde til sin Hustru: Vi dø visseligen; thi vi have set Gud.

And Manoach said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because a divine being have we seen.

23 Men hans Hustru sagde til ham: Om Herren havde haft Lyst til at ihjelslaa os, havde han ikke taget Brændoffer og Madoffer af vor Haand, ej heller ladet os se alt dette og paa denne Tid ej ladet os høre saadanne Ting.

But his wife said unto him, If the Lord were pleased to kill us, he would not have received from our hand a burnt-offering and a meat-offering, nor would he have let us see all these things, and at this time he would not have let us hear [such a thing] as this.

24 Og Kvinden fødte en Søn og kaldte hans Navn Samson; og Drengen blev stor, og Herren velsignede ham.

And the woman bore a son, and called his name Samson; and the child grew up, and the Lord blessed him.

25 Og Herrens Aand begyndte at drive ham i Dans Lejr imellem Zora og Esthaol.

And the Spirit of the Lord began to move him in Machaneh-dan between Zor'ah and Eshtaol.