Dommer 13

1 Men Israeliterne blev ved at gøre, hvad der var ondt i HERRENS Øjne, og HERREN gav dem i Filisternes Haand i fyrretyve Aar.

The Israelites continued to do what was evil in the Lord's sight, so the Lord handed them over to the Philistines to rule them for forty years.

2 Der levede i Zor'a en Mand af Daniternes Slægt ved Navn Manoa; hans Hustru var ufrugtbar og havde ingen Børn født.

At that time there was a man named Manoah. He was from the tribe of Dan and lived in the town of Zorah. His wife couldn't conceive and had no children.

3 Nu viste HERRENS Engel sig for Kvinden og sagde til hende: »Se, du er ufrugtbar og har ingen Børn født; men du skal blive frugtsommelig og føde en Søn.

The Angel of the Lord appeared to her and told her, “It's true that you couldn't conceive, and have no children, but now you're going to become pregnant and give birth to a son.

4 Vogt dig vel for at drikke Vin eller stærk Drik og for at spise noget som helst urent!

So then please be careful not to drink any wine or other alcoholic drink, and don't eat anything unclean.

5 Thi se, du skal blive frugtsommelig og føde en Søn. Der maa ikke komme Ragekniv paa hans Hoved, thi Drengen skal være en Guds Nasiræer fra Moders Liv af; og han skal gøre de første Skridt til at frelse Israel af Filisternes Haand!«

You're going to become pregnant and have a son whose head a razor must never touch, because the boy is to be a Nazirite, dedicated to God from birth. He will start the process of saving Israel from the Philistines.”

6 Kvinden gik nu hen og sagde til sin Mand: »Der kom en Guds Mand til mig, og han saa ud som en Guds Engel; saare frygtindgydende; jeg spurgte ham ikke, hvor han var fra, og sit Navn gav han mig ikke til Kende.

The woman went and told her husband, “A man of God came to me. He looked like the Angel of God, really frightening. I didn't ask him where he came from, and he didn't did not tell me his name.

7 Han sagde til mig: Se, du skal blive frugtsommelig og føde en Søn; drik nu ikke Vin eller stærk Drik og spis intet som helst urent, thi Drengen skal være en Guds Nasiræer fra Moders Liv af til sin Dødedag!«

But he told me, ‘You're going to become pregnant and give birth to a son. You must not drink wine or any other alcoholic drink, and don't eat anything unclean. For the boy is to be a Nazirite, dedicated to God from birth until the day of his death.’”

8 Da bad Manoa til HERREN og sagde: »Ak, HERRE, lad den Guds Mand, du sendte, atter komme til os for at lære os, hvorledes vi skal bære os ad med den Dreng, der skal fødes!«

Then Manoah prayed to the Lord, “Please, Lord, let the man of God you sent us return to us to explain what we're supposed to do with the boy who is to be born.”

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

God responded to Manoah's request, and the Angel of God returned to the woman while she was sitting out in the field. However, her husband Manoah was not with her.

10 Da skyndte Kvinden sig hen til sin Mand, fortalte ham det og sagde til ham: »Se, den Mand, som kom til mig forleden, har vist sig for mig!«

So she ran quickly to tell her husband, “Look! The man who appeared to me the other day has come back!”

11 Manoa stod da op og gik med sin Hustru, og da han kom hen til Manden, sagde han til ham: »Er du den Mand, som talte til Kvinden?« Og han sagde: »Ja!«

Manoah got up and went back with his wife, and asked, “Are you the man who spoke to my wife before?” “Yes I am,” he replied.

12 Saa sagde Manoa: »Naar nu dit Ord gaar i Opfyldelse, hvorledes skal vi da forholde os og bære os ad med Drengen?«

So Manoah said, “May your promise come true! What shall be decided for the boy, and what is to be his vocation?”

13 HERRENS Engel svarede Manoa: »Alt det, jeg talte om til Kvinden, skal hun vogte sig for;

“Make sure your wife is careful to follow everything I told her,” the angel of the Lord replied.

14 intet af, hvad der vokser paa Vinstokken, maa hun spise; Vin og stærk Drik maa hun ikke drikke, og intet urent maa hun spise; alt, hvad jeg bød hende, skal hun overholde!«

“She must not eat anything that comes from the vine or drink wine or any other alcoholic drink. She must not eat anything unclean. Your wife must follow everything I instructed her to do.”

15 Da sagde Manoa til HERRENS Engel: »Vi vilde gerne holde dig tilbage og tillave dig et Gedekid!«

Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, “Please let us keep you here while we prepare a meal of a young goat for you.”

16 Men HERRENS Engel svarede Manoa: »Selv om du holder mig tilbage, spiser jeg ikke af din Mad; men vil du ofre et Brændoffer, saa bring HERREN det!« Thi Manoa vidste ikke, at det var HERRENS Engel.

The angel of the Lord replied, “I'll stay, but I won't eat your food. However, if you prepare a burnt offering, you can present it to the Lord.” (Manoah didn't know he was the angel of the Lord.)

17 Og Manoa sagde til HERRENS Engel: »Hvad er dit Navn? Naar dit Ord gaar i Opfyldelse, vil vi ære dig!«

Manoah asked the angel of the Lord, “What is your name, so when your promise comes true we may honor you?”

18 Men HERRENS Engel svarede: »Hvorfor spørger du om mit Navn? Du skal vide, det er underfuldt.«

“Why do you ask this?” the angel of the Lord responded. “My name is beyond comprehension.”

19 Da tog Manoa Gedekiddet og Afgrødeofferet og ofrede det paa Klippen til HERREN, ham, som handler underfuldt, og Manoa og hans Hustru saa til.

Manoah took a young goat and a grain offering and presented them on a rock to the Lord. As Manoah and his wife watched, the LORD did something amazing.

20 Og da Flammen slog op imod Himmelen fra Alteret, steg HERRENS Engel op i Alterflammen, medens Manoa og hans Hustru saa til; og de faldt til Jorden paa deres Ansigt.

As the flame from the altar blazed up into the sky, the angel of the Lord ascended in the flame. Manoah and his wife saw what happened and fell with their faces to the ground.

21 Og HERRENS Engel viste sig ikke mere for Manoa og hans Hustru. Saa forstod Manoa, at det var HERRENS Engel.

The angel of the Lord did not appear to Manoah or his wife again, and Manoah realized that he was the angel of the Lord.

22 Og Manoa sagde til sin Hustru: »Vi er dødsens, thi vi har set Gud!«

“We're definitely going to die,” he told his wife, “for we have seen God!”

23 Men hans Hustru sagde til ham: »Havde HERREN i Sinde at dræbe os, havde han ikke modtaget Brændoffer og Afgrødeoffer af vor Haand; heller ikke havde han ladet os se alt det og nu kundgjort os saadanne Ting!«

But his wife replied, “If the Lord had wanted to kill us he wouldn't have accepted our burnt offering and grain offering. He wouldn't have shown us all these things, and he wouldn't have come now and announced this to us.”

24 Og Kvinden fødte en Søn, som hun gav Navnet Samson. Drengen voksede op, og HERREN velsignede ham;

She gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The boy grew up, and the Lord blessed him.

25 og HERRENS Aand begyndte at drive paa ham i Dans Lejr mellem Zor'a og Esjtaol.

The Spirit of the Lord began to prompt him at Mahaneh Dan, a place between Zorah and Eshtaol.