Dommer 14
1 Engang Samson kom ned til Timna, saa han en af Filisternes Døtre der.
Then Samson went down to Thamnatlia, and seeing there a woman of the daughters of the Philistines,
2 Og da han kom tilbage derfra, fortalte han sin Fader og Moder det og sagde: »Jeg har set en Kvinde i Timna, en af Filisternes Døtre; nu maa I hjælpe mig at faa hende til Hustru!«
He came up, and told his father and his mother, saying: I saw a woman in Thamnatha of the daughters of the Philistines: I beseech you, take her for me to wife.
3 Hans Fader og Moder svarede ham: »Findes der da ingen Kvinde blandt dine Landsmænds Døtre eller i hele dit Folk, siden du vil gaa hen og tage dig en Hustru hos de uomskaarne Filistere?« Men Samson svarede sin Fader: »Nej, hende maa du hjælpe mig til, thi det er hende, jeg synes om!«
And his father and mother said to him: Is there no woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou wilt take a wife of the Philistines, who are uncircumcised? And Samson said to his father: Take this woman for me, for she hath pleased my eyes.
4 Hans Fader og Moder forstod ikke, at det kom fra HERREN, som søgte en Anledning til Strid over for Filisterne. Paa den Tid havde Filisterne nemlig Magten over Israel.
Now his parents knew not that the thing was done by the Lord, and that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.
5 Samson tog nu med sin Fader og Moder ned til Timna. Da de naaede Vingaardene uden for Timna, se, da kom en ung Løve brølende imod ham.
Then Samson went down with his father and mother to Thamnatha. And when they were come to the vineyards of the town, behold a young lion met him raging and roaring.
6 Saa kom HERRENS Aand over ham, og han sønderrev den med sine bare Næver, som var det et Gedekid; men sin Fader og Moder fortalte han ikke, hvad han havde gjort.
And the spirit of the Lord came upon Samson, and he tore the lion as he would have torn a kid in pieces, having nothing at all in his hand: and he would not tell this to his father and mother.
7 Derpaa drog han ned og bejlede til Kvinden; thi Samson syntes om hende.
And he went down and spoke to the woman that had pleased his eyes.
8 Da han efter nogen Tids Forløb vendte tilbage for at ægte hende, gik han hen for at se til Løvens Aadsel, og se, da var der en Bisværm og Honning i Løvens Krop.
And after some days returning to take her, he went aside to see the carcass of the lion, and behold there was a swarm of bees in the mouth of the lion and a honeycomb.
9 Han tog da Honningen i sine Hænder og spiste deraf, medens han gik videre; og da han kom til sin Fader og Moder, gav han dem noget deraf, og de spiste; men han sagde dem ikke, at han havde taget Honningen fra Løvens Krop.
And when be had taken it in his hands, he went on eating: and coming to his father and mother, he gave them of it, and they ate: but he would not tell them, that he had taken the honey from the body of the lion.
10 Saa drog Samson ned til Kvinden; og de holdt Gilde, som de unge havde for Skik.
So his father went down to the woman, and made a feast for his son Samson: for so the young men used to do.
11 Da de saa ham, udvalgte de tredive Brudesvende til at ledsage ham.
And when the citizens of that place saw him, they brought him thirty companions to be with him.
12 Og Samson sagde til dem: »Jeg vil give eder en Gaade at gætte; hvis I i Løbet af de syv Gildedage kan sige mig Løsningen, vil jeg give eder tredive Linnedkjortler og tredive Sæt klæder;
And Samson said to them: I will propose to you a riddle, which if you declare unto me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty shirts, and as many coats:
13 men kan I ikke sige mig den, skal I give mig tredive Linnedkjortler og tredive Sæt klæder!« De svarede: »Sig din Gaade frem og lad os høre den!«
But if you shall not be able to declare it, you shall give me thirty shirts and the same number of coats. They answered him: Put forth the riddle that we may hear it.
14 Da sagde han til dem: »Fra Æderen kom Æde, fra den stærke Sødme!« Men da de tre Dage var omme, havde de ikke kunnet gætte Gaaden,
And he said to them: Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the riddle.
15 og den fjerde Dag sagde de til Samsons Hustru: »Lok din Mand til at sige os Løsningen, ellers brænder vi dig og din Faders Hus inde! Har I budt os herhen for at tage alting fra os?«
And when the seventh day came, they said to the wife of Samson: Soothe thy husband, and persuade him to tell thee what the riddle meaneth. But if thou wilt not do it, we will burn thee, and thy father’s house. Have you called us to the wedding on purpose to strip us?
16 Da hang Samsons Hustru over ham med Graad og sagde: »Du hader mig jo og elsker mig ikke! Du har givet mine Landsmænd en Gaade at gætte, og mig har du ikke sagt Løsningen!« Han svarede hende: »Jeg har ikke sagt min Fader eller Moder den, og saa skulde jeg sige dig den!«
So she wept before Samson and complained, saying: Thou hatest me, and dost not love me: therefore thou wilt not expound to me the riddle which thou hast proposed to the sons of my people. But he answered: I would not tell it to my father and mother, and how can I tell it to thee?
17 Men hun hang over ham med Graad, de syv Dage Gildet varede; og den syvende Dag sagde han hende Løsningen, fordi hun plagede ham. Saa sagde hun sine Landsmænd Gaadens Løsning;
So she wept before him the seven days of the feast: and at length on the seventh day as she was troublesome to him, he expounded it. And she immediately told her countrymen.
18 og den syvende Dag, før han gik ind i Kammeret, sagde Byens Mænd til ham: »Hvad er sødere end Honning, og hvad er stærkere end en Løve?« Men han svarede dem: »Havde I ikke pløjet med min Kalv, havde I ikke gættet min Gaade!«
And they on the seventh day before the sun went down said to him: What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said to them: If you had not ploughed with my heifer, you had not found out my riddle.
19 Da kom HERRENS Aand over ham, og han drog ned til Askalon, slog tredive Mænd ihjel der, trak deres Tøj af dem og gav Klæderne til dem, der havde sagt Løsningen paa Gaaden. Og hans Vrede blussede op, og han drog tilbage til sin Faders Hus.
And the spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he went down to Ascalon, and slew there thirty men, whose garments he took away and gave to them that had declared the riddle. And being exceeding angry he went up to his father’s house:
20 Men Samsons Hustru blev givet til den Brudesvend, som havde været hans Brudefører.
But his wife took one of his friends and bridal companions for her husband.
