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 children of Israel again did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines 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.

There was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and childless.

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 LORD’s angel appeared to the woman, and said to her, “See now, you are barren and childless; but you shall conceive and bear a son.

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

Now therefore please beware and drink no wine nor strong drink, and don’t eat any unclean thing;

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!«

for, behold, you shall conceive and give birth to a son. No razor shall come on his head, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb. He shall begin to save Israel out of the hand of 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.

Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, “A man of God came to me, and his face was like the face of the angel of God, very awesome. I didn’t ask him where he was from, neither did he 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 said to me, ‘Behold, you shall conceive and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink. Don’t eat any unclean thing, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb to 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 entreated the LORD, and said, “Oh, Lord, please let the man of God whom you sent come again to us, and teach us what we should do to the child who shall 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 listened to the voice of Manoah, and the angel of God came again to the woman as she sat in the field; but Manoah, her husband, wasn’t 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!«

The woman hurried and ran, and told her husband, saying to him, “Behold, the man who came to me that day has appeared to me.”

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 arose and followed his wife, and came to the man, and said to him, “Are you the man who spoke to my wife?” He said, “I am.”

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

Manoah said, “Now let your words happen. What shall the child’s way of life and mission be?”

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

The LORD’s angel said to Manoah, “Of all that I said to the woman let her beware.

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 may not eat of anything that comes of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing. Let her observe all that I commanded her.”

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

Manoah said to the LORD’s angel, “Please stay with us, that we may make a young goat ready 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 LORD’s angel said to Manoah, “Though you detain me, I won’t eat your bread. If you will prepare a burnt offering, you must offer it to the LORD.” For Manoah didn’t know that he was the LORD’s angel.

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

Manoah said to the LORD’s angel, “What is your name, that when your words happen, we may honour you?”

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

The LORD’s angel said to him, “Why do you ask about my name, since it is incomprehensible?”

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.

So Manoah took the young goat with the meal offering, and offered it on the rock to the LORD. Then the angel did an amazing thing as Manoah and his wife watched.

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.

For when the flame went up towards the sky from off the altar, the LORD’s angel ascended in the flame of the altar. Manoah and his wife watched; and they fell on 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.

But the LORD’s angel didn’t appear to Manoah or to his wife any more. Then Manoah knew that he was the LORD’s angel.

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

Manoah said to his wife, “We shall surely die, because 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 said to him, “If the LORD were pleased to kill us, he wouldn’t have received a burnt offering and a meal offering at our hand, and he wouldn’t have shown us all these things, nor would he have told us such things as these at this time.”

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

The woman bore a son and named him Samson. The child grew, and the LORD blessed him.

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

The LORD’s Spirit began to move him in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.