Dommer 14
1 Engang Samson kom ned til Timna, saa han en af Filisternes Døtre der.
One day Samson went to Timnah, where a young Philistine woman attracted his attention.
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 went back home and told his father and mother, “A Philistine woman in Timnah caught my attention. Now get her for me because I want to marry her.”
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!«
But his father and mother replied, “Can't you find a young woman from our tribe or from our own people? Do you have to go to the heathen Philistines to get a wife?” But Samson told his father, “Just get her for me, because she's the one I find her attractive.”
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.
(His father and mother didn't realize that this was in the Lord's plans, who was looking for an opportunity to deal with the Philistines; because at that time the Philistines ruled 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.
Samson went to Timnah with his father and mother. When they passed the Timnah vineyards, all of a sudden young lion came roaring out to attack him.
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.
The Spirit of the Lord swept over him, and he ripped the lion apart with his bare hands as easily as ripping apart a young goat. But he didn't tell his father or mother what he'd done. Then he went on his way.
7 Derpaa drog han ned og bejlede til Kvinden; thi Samson syntes om hende.
When Samson talked with the woman and decided she was right for him.
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.
Later on when Samson returned to marry her, he turned off the road to look for the lion's carcass. Inside the body was a swarm of bees and their honey.
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.
He scraped out some of honey into his hands and ate it as he walked. When he got back to his father and mother, he gave some to them and they ate it. But he didn't tell them he'd taken the honey from a lion's carcass.
10 Saa drog Samson ned til Kvinden; og de holdt Gilde, som de unge havde for Skik.
While his father went to visit the woman, Samson held a drinking party there, because this was the custom among high-class young men.
11 Da de saa ham, udvalgte de tredive Brudesvende til at ledsage ham.
When the Philistine people saw him, they arranged for thirty men to accompany 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;
“Let me pose a riddle to you,” Samson said to them. “If you can find its meaning and explain it to me during the seven days of the party, I'll give you thirty lines cloaks and thirty sets of clothes.
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 can't explain it to me, you'll give me thirty lines cloaks and thirty sets of clothes.” “Fine,” they replied. “Let's hear your riddle!”
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,
“Food came out of the eater, and sweetness came out of the strong,” he said. Three days later they still hadn't worked it out.
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?«
On the fourth day they came to Samson's wife and told her, “Use your charms to get your husband to explain the riddle and then tell us, or we'll burn you and all your family to death. Did you bring us here just to rob 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 Samson's wife went crying to him, saying, “You really do hate me, don't you! You don't love me at all! You have posed a riddle to my people, but haven't even explained it to me.” “So?” he replied. “I haven't even explained it to my father or mother! Why should I explain it to you?”
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;
She cried in front of him for the whole time of the party, and eventually on the seventh day he explained it to her because she nagged him so much. Then she explained the meaning of the riddle to the Philistine young men.
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!«
Before the sun set on the seventh day, the men of the town came to Samson and said, “What's sweeter than honey? What's stronger than a lion?” “If you hadn't used my cow to plough with, you wouldn't have found out the meaning of my riddle,” Samson replied.
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.
The Spirit of the Lord swept over him and he went to Ashkelon, killed thirty of their men, took their clothing, and gave it to those who had explained the riddle. Furiously anger, Samson went back to his father's house.
20 Men Samsons Hustru blev givet til den Brudesvend, som havde været hans Brudefører.
Samson's wife was given to his best man who had accompanied him at the wedding.
