Dommer 16
1 Og Samson gik til Gaza, og han saa der en Kvinde, en Skøge, og kom til hende.
Samson went to Gaza and saw a prostitute there, and he went to bed with her.
2 Og man sagde til Gaziterne: Samson er kommen hid, og de gik omkring og lurede paa ham den ganske Nat ved Stadsporten; men de vare stille den ganske Nat, og de sagde: Naar det bliver lyst i Morgen, da ville vi slaa ham ihjel.
The Gazites were told, “Samson has come here.” The Gazites surrounded the place and in secret, they waited for him all night at the city gate. They kept silent all night. They had said, “Let us wait until daylight, and then let us kill him.”
3 Og Samson laa indtil Midnatten, og han stod op om Midnat og tog fat paa Dørene af Stadens Port og paa begge Stolperne og løftede dem op tillige med Slaaerne og lagde dem paa sine Skuldre, og han bar dem op paa Toppen af det Bjerg, som er lige for Hebron.
Samson lay in bed until midnight. At midnight he got up and he took hold of the city gate and its two posts. He pulled them up out of the ground, bar and all, put them on his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of the hill, in front of Hebron.
4 Og det skete derefter, at han fik Kærlighed til en Kvinde ved Bækken Sorek, og hendes Navn var Dalila.
After this, Samson came to love a woman who lived in the Valley of Sorek. Her name was Delilah.
5 Og Filisternes Fyrster kom op til hende og sagde til hende: Lok ham, og se, hvorudi hans store Kraft bestaar, og hvormed vi formaa noget imod ham, saa ville vi binde ham for at plage ham; og vi ville hver give dig tusinde og hundrede Sekel Sølv.
The rulers of the Philistines came up to her, and said to her, “Trick Samson to see where his great strength lies, and by what means we may overpower him, that we may bind him in order to humiliate him. Do this, and each one of us will give you 1,100 pieces of silver.”
6 Og Dalila sagde til Samson: Kære, giv mig til Kende, hvorudi din store Kraft bestaar, og hvormed du kan bindes, at man kan plage dig.
Then Delilah said to Samson, “Please, tell me how is it that you are so strong, and how could anyone bind you, so you might be controlled?”
7 Og Samson sagde til hende: Dersom de bandt mig med syv grønne Bast, som ikke ere blevne tørre, da blev jeg svag og blev som et andet Menneske.
Samson said to her, “If they tie me with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, then I will become weak and be like any other man.”
8 Da bragte Filisternes Fyrster hende syv grønne Bast, som ikke vare tørre; og hun bandt ham med dem.
Then the rulers of the Philistines brought up to Delilah seven fresh bowstrings that had not been dried, and she tied Samson up with them.
9 Og hun havde een, som lurede, siddende i Kammeret; og hun sagde til ham: Filisterne ere over dig, Samson! men han sønderrev Bastene, som en Traad af Blaar sønderrives, naar den berøres af Ilden, og man fik ej at vide, hvori hans Kraft bestod.
Now she had men hiding in secret, staying in her inner room. She said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” But he broke the bowstrings like a thread of yarn when it touches the fire. So the secret of his strength was not discovered.
10 Da sagde Dalila til Samson: Se, du har bedraget mig og sagt Løgn for mig; kære, giv mig nu til Kende, hvormed du kan bindes.
Then Delilah said to Samson, “This is how you have deceived me and told me lies. Please, tell me how you can be overpowered.”
11 Og han sagde til hende: Dersom de bandt mig fast med nye Beb, med hvilken ingen Gerning er gjort, da blev jeg svag og blev som et andet Menneske.
He said to her, “If they tie me up with new ropes which have never been used for work, I will become weak and like any other man.”
12 Da tog Dalila nye Beb og bandt ham med dem, og hun sagde til ham: Filisterne ere over dig, Samson! men hun havde een, som lurede, siddende i Kammeret; og han rev dem af sine Arme som en Traad.
So Delilah took new ropes and tied him up with them, and said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” The men lying in wait were in the inner room. But Samson tore off the ropes from his arms like they were a piece of thread.
13 Og Dalila sagde til Samson: Hidindtil har du bedraget mig og sagt Løgn for mig, giv mig dog til Kende, hvormed du kan bindes? og han sagde til hende: Dersom du vævede mine syv Hovedlokker om Væverstangen.
Delilah said to Samson, “Until now you have deceived me and told me lies. Tell me how you may be overpowered.” Samson said to her, “If you weave seven locks of my hair into a fabric on a loom, and then nail that to the loom, I will be like any other man.”
14 Og hun fæstede dem til med en Nagle, og hun sagde til ham: Filisterne ere over dig, Samson! men han vaagnede op af sin Søvn og rykkede Vævernaglen op tillige med Væverstangen.
While he slept, Delilah wove seven locks of his hair into the fabric on the loom and nailed it to the loom, and she said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” He woke from his sleep and he pulled out the fabric and the pin from the loom.
15 Og hun sagde til ham: Hvorledes kan du sige: Jeg elsker dig, da dit Hjerte ikke er med mig? nu har du tre Gange bedraget mig og ikke givet mig til Kende, hvori din store Kraft bestaar.
She said to him, “How can you say, 'I love you,' when you do not share your secrets with me? You have mocked me these three times and have not told me how you have such great strength.”
16 Men det skete, der hun trængte ham alle Dage med sine Ord og plagede ham meget, da blev hans Sjæl bekymret indtil Døden.
Every day she pressed him hard with her words, and she pressured him so much that he wished he would die.
17 Og han gav hende sit ganske Hjerte til Kende og sagde til hende: Der kom ikke Bagekniv paa mit Hoved, thi jeg er en Guds Nasiræer fra Moders Liv af; dersom jeg rages, da viger min Kraft fra mig, og jeg bliver svag og bliver som alle andre Mennesker.
So Samson told her everything and said to her, “I have never had a razor cut the hair on my head, for I have been a Nazirite for God from my mother's womb. If my head is shaved, then my strength will leave me, and I will become weak and be like every other man.”
18 Der Dalila saa, at han havde givet hende sit ganske Hjerte til Kende, da sendte hun hen og lod kalde Filisternes Fyrster og sige: Kommer denne Gang op, thi han har givet mig sit ganske Hjerte til Kende; da kom Filisternes Fyrster op til hende og bragte Sølvet op i deres Haand.
When Delilah saw that he had told her the truth about everything, she sent and called for the rulers of the Philistines, saying, “Come up again, for he has told me everything.” Then the rulers of the Philistines went up to her, bringing the silver in their hands.
19 Og hun lod ham sove paa sine Knæ og kaldte ad en Mand og lod hans syv Hovedlokker afrage; og hun begyndte at plage ham; da var hans Kraft vegen fra ham.
She had him fall asleep in her lap. She called for a man to shave off the seven locks of his head, and she began to subdue him, for his strength had left him.
20 Og hun sagde: Filisterne ere over dig, Samson! og han vaagnede op af sin Søvn og sagde: Jeg vil gaa ud, som jeg mange Gange har gjort, og slide mig løs; men han vidste ikke, at Herren var vegen fra ham.
She said, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” He woke up out of his sleep and said, “I will get out like the other times and shake myself free.” But he did not know that Yahweh had left him.
21 Men Filisterne grebe ham og stak hans Øjne ud; og de førte ham ned til Gaza og bandt ham med to Kobberlænker, og han malede i Fangernes Hus.
The Philistines captured him and put out his eyes. They brought him down to Gaza and bound him with bronze shackles. He turned the millstone at the prison house.
22 Og hans Hovedhaar begyndte at gro, hvor han var raget.
But the hair on his head began to grow again after it had been shaved.
23 Men Filisternes Fyrster samledes, for at ofre til deres Gud, Dagon, et stort Offer og for at være glade; thi de sagde: Vor Gud har givet vor Fjende Samson i vor Haand.
The rulers of the Philistines gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to rejoice. They said, “Our god has conquered Samson, our enemy, and put him in our grasp.”
24 Og der Folket saa ham, da lovede de deres Gud; thi de sagde: Vor Gud har givet vor Fjende i vor Haand, og den, som ødelagde vort Land og slog mange af vore ihjel.
When the people saw him, they praised their god, for they said, “Our god has conquered our enemy and given him to us—the destroyer of our country, who killed many of us.”
25 Og det skete, der deres Hjerter vare vel til Mode, da sagde de: Kalder ad Samson og lader ham lege for os; da kaldte de Samson ud af Fangernes Hus, og han legede for deres Aasyn, og de stillede ham imellem Pillerne.
When they were celebrating, they said, “Call for Samson, that he may make us laugh.” They called for Samson out of the prison and he made them laugh. They made him stand between the pillars.
26 Men Samson sagde til den unge Karl, som holdt ham ved hans Haand: Lad mig hvile og lad mig føle paa de Piller, som bære Huset, at jeg kan hælde mig op til dem.
Samson said to the boy who held his hand, “Permit me to touch the pillars on which the building rests, so that I can lean against them.”
27 Og Huset var fuldt af Mænd og Kvinder, der var og alle Filisternes Fyrster, og paa Taget vare ved tre Tusinde Mænd og Kvinder, som saa til, da Samson legede.
Now the house was full of men and women. All the rulers of the Philistines were there. There were on the roof about three thousand men and women, who were looking on while Samson was entertaining them.
28 Men Samson kaldte paa Herren og sagde: Herre, Herre! Kære, kom mig i Hu! og styrk mig dog, Gud! denne Gang, at jeg maa een Gang hævne mig til Gavns paa Filisterne for begge mine Øjnes Skyld.
Samson called to Yahweh and said, “Lord Yahweh, call me to mind! Please strengthen me only this once, God, so that I may have revenge in one blow on the Philistines for taking my two eyes.”
29 Og Samson greb omkring de to midterste Piller, som bare Huset, og han støttede sig mod dem, den ene var i hans højre og den anden i hans venstre Haand.
Samson held on to the two middle pillars on which the building rested, and he leaned against them, one pillar with his right hand, and the other with his left.
30 Og Samson sagde: Min Sjæl dø med Filisterne! og han bøjede sig med Kraft: Da faldt Huset paa Fyrsterne og paa alt Folket, som vare derudi, og de døde vare flere, som han dræbte ved sin Død, end han dræbte i sit Liv.
Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines!” He stretched out with his strength and the building fell on the rulers and on all the people who were in it. So the dead that he killed when he died were more than those he killed during his life.
31 Da kom hans Brødre og hans Faders ganske Hus ned, og de toge ham op, og de droge op og begravede ham imellem Zora og Esthaol, hans Fader Manoas Grav; men han havde dømt Israel tyve Aar.
Then his brothers and all the house of his father came down. They took him, brought him back and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the burial place of Manoah, his father. Samson had judged Israel for twenty years.
