Dommer 14
1 Og Samson gik ned til Thimna og saa en Kvinde af Filisternes Døtre i Thimna.
And Samson went down to Timnathah, and saw a woman in Timnathah of the daughters of the Philistines.
2 Og han kom op og gav sin Fader og sin Moder det til Kende og sagde: Jeg har set en Kvinde af Filisternes Døtre i Thimna; saa tager mig nu hende til Hustru.
And he went up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnathah of the daughters of the Philistines; and now take her for me as wife.
3 Og hans Fader og hans Moder sagde til ham: Er der ingen Kvinde iblandt dine Brødres Døtre og iblandt alt mit Folk, at du gaar hen at tage en Hustru af de uomskaarne Filister? Og Samson sagde til sin Fader: Tag mig denne, thi hun er den rette for mine Øjne.
And his father and his mother said to him, Is there no woman among the daughters of thy brethren, and among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the Philistines, the uncircumcised? And Samson said to his father, Take her for me, for she pleases me well.
4 Men hans Fader og hans Moder vidste ikke, at det var af Herren, thi han søgte en Anledning fra Filisterne selv; men Filisterne herskede paa den Tid over Israel.
And his father and his mother did not know that it was of Jehovah, that he was seeking an occasion against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines were ruling over Israel.
5 Saa gik Samson og hans Fader og hans Moder ned til Thimna; og de kom til Thimnas Vingaarde, og se, da kom en ung Løve brølende imod ham.
And Samson went down, and his father and his mother, to Timnathah; and they came to the vineyards of Timnathah. And behold, a young lion roared against him;
6 Og Herrens Aand kom heftig over ham, og han sled den i Stykker, som man slider et Kid, og han havde ikke noget i sin Haand; og han gav ikke sin Fader eller sin Moder til Kende, hvad han havde gjort.
and the Spirit of Jehovah came upon him, and he rent it as one rends a kid, and nothing was in his hand. And he did not tell his father or his mother what he had done.
7 Og han kom ned og talede med Kvinden, og hun var den rette for Samsons Øjne.
And he went down and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.
8 Og nogen Tid derefter kom han tilbage for at tage hende, og han bøjede af fra Vejen for at bese Løvens Aadsel; og se, der var en Bisværm og Honning i Løvens Krop.
And he returned after a time to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion; and behold, [there was] a swarm of bees in the carcase of the lion, and honey;
9 Og han tog den i sine Hænder, og medens han gik videre, aad han og gik saa til sin Fader og til sin Moder og gav dem, og de aade, men han gav dem ikke til Kende, at han havde taget Honningen af Løvens Krop.
and he took it out in his hands, and went on, and ate as he went. And he came to his father and to his mother, and gave them, and they ate; but he did not tell them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion.
10 Og der hans Fader kom ned til Kvinden, da gjorde Samson der et Gæstebud; thi saaledes plejede de unge Karle at gøre.
And his father went down to the woman, and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.
11 Og det skete, der de saa ham, da toge de tredive Selskabsbrødre, og de vare hos ham.
And it came to pass when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions, and they were with him.
12 Da sagde Samson til dem: Kære, jeg vil fremsætte for eder en mørk Tale; dersom I forklare mig den i disse syv Gæstebuds Dage og finde derpaa, da vil jeg give eder tredive Skjorter og tredive Klædninger til at skifte med.
And Samson said to them, Let me now propound a riddle to you; if ye clearly explain it to me within the seven days of the feast, and find [it] out, then I will give you thirty shirts, and thirty changes of garments.
13 Men kunne I ikke forklare mig den, da skulle I give mig tredive Skjorter og tredive Klædninger til at skifte med; og de sagde til ham: Fremsæt din mørke Tale og lad os høre den!
But if ye cannot explain [it] to me, then shall ye give me thirty shirts, and thirty changes of garments. And they said to him, Propound thy riddle, that we may hear it.
14 Og han sagde til dem: Der udgik Mad af Æderen, og der udgik Sødme af den stærke; og de kunde ikke forklare den mørke Tale i tre Dage.
And he said to them, Out of the eater came forth food, And out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days explain the riddle.
15 Og det skete paa den syvende Dag, da sagde de til Samsons Hustru: Lok din Mand til, at han forklarer os den mørke Tale, at vi ikke skulle brænde dig og din Faders Hus med Ild; have I indbudet os, at I ville gøre os fattige eller ikke?
And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said to Samson's wife, Persuade thy husband, that he may explain to us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire. Have ye invited us to impoverish us, — is it not [so]?
16 Da græd Samsons Hustru over ham og sagde: Du hader mig ikkun og har mig ikke kær, du har fremsat en mørk Tale for mit Folks Børn og ikke forklaret den for mig; og han sagde til hende: Se, jeg har ikke forklaret den for min Fader eller for min Moder, og skulde jeg forklare den for dig?
And Samson's wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not. Thou hast propounded the riddle to the children of my people, and hast not explained it to me. And he said to her, Behold, I have not explained it to my father nor my mother, and shall I explain it to thee?
17 Og hun græd over ham i de syv Dage, som de havde Gæstebud; og det skete, paa den syvende Dag forklarede han den for hende, thi hun trængte ham, og hun forklarede den mørke Tale for sit Folks Børn.
And she wept before him the seven days, while they had the feast. And it came to pass on the seventh day, that he explained it to her, for she pressed him. And she explained the riddle to the children of her people.
18 Da sagde Mændene af Staden til ham paa den syvende Dag, før Solen gik ned: Hvad er sødere end Honning? og hvad er stærkere end en Løve? Da sagde han til dem: Dersom I ikke havde pløjet med min Kalv, da havde I ikke fundet paa min mørke Tale.
And the men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey, And what stronger than a lion? And he said to them, If ye had not ploughed with my heifer, Ye had not found out my riddle.
19 Og Herrens Aand kom heftig over ham, og han gik ned til Askalon og slog tredive Mænd af dem og tog deres Klæder og gav Klædninger til at skifte med til dem, som forklarede den mørke Tale; og hans Vrede optændtes, og han gik op til sin Faders Hus.
And the Spirit of Jehovah came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and slew of them thirty men, and took their spoil, and gave the changes of garments unto them that explained the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house.
20 Men Samsons Hustru blev given hans Selskabsbroder, som havde været i Selskab med ham.
And Samson's wife was [given] to his companion, whom he had made his friend.
