Dommer 14
1 Engang Samson kom ned til Timna, saa han en af Filisternes Døtre der.
And Samson goes down to Timnath, and sees a woman in Timnath 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!«
and comes up and declares [it] to his father and to his mother, and says, “I have seen a woman in Timnath, of the daughters of the Philistines; and now, take her for me for a 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 says to him—also his mother, “Is there no woman among the daughters of your brothers, and among all my people, that you are going to take a woman from the uncircumcised Philistines?” And Samson says to his father, “Take her for me, for she is right in 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.
And his father and his mother have not known that it [is] from YHWH, that He is seeking a meeting of the Philistines; and the Philistines are ruling over Israel at that time.
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.
And Samson goes down—also his father and his mother, to Timnath, and they come to the vineyards of Timnath, and behold, a lion’s whelp roars at meeting 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.
and the Spirit of YHWH prospers over him, and he tears it as the tearing of a kid, and there is nothing in his hand, and he has not declared to his father and to his mother that which he has done.
7 Derpaa drog han ned og bejlede til Kvinden; thi Samson syntes om hende.
And he goes down and speaks to the woman, and she is right in the eyes of Samson;
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 he turns back after [some] days to take her, and turns aside to see the carcass of the lion, and behold, a swarm of bees [are] in the body of the lion—and 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.
And he takes it down on to his hands, and goes on, going and eating; and he goes to his father, and to his mother, and gives to them, and they eat, and he has not declared to them that he took down 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.
And his father goes down to the woman, and Samson makes a banquet there, for so the young men does;
11 Da de saa ham, udvalgte de tredive Brudesvende til at ledsage ham.
and it comes to pass, when they see him, that they take thirty companions, and they are 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 says to them, “Now let me put forth a riddle to you; if you certainly declare it to me [in] the seven days of the banquet, and have found [it] out, then I have given thirty linen shirts and thirty changes of garments to you;
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!«
and if you are not able to declare [it] to me, then you have given thirty linen shirts and thirty changes of garments to me.” And they say to him, “Put forth your riddle, and we 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 says to them: “Out of the eater came forth something to eat, And out of the strong came forth [something] sweet”; and they were not able to declare the riddle [in] three days.
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 it comes to pass, on the seventh day, that they say to Samson’s wife, “Entice your husband, that he declare the riddle to us, lest we burn you and the house of your father with fire; have you not called for us [here] 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!«
And Samson’s wife weeps for it and says, “You have only hated me, and have not loved me; you have put forth the riddle to the sons of my people, but have not declared it to me”; and he says to her, “Behold, I have not declared [it] to my father and to my mother—and I declare [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;
And she weeps for it the seven days [in] which their banquet has been, and it comes to pass on the seventh day that he declares [it] to her, for she has distressed him; and she declares the riddle to the sons of her people.
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 the men of the city say to him on the seventh day, before the sun goes in: “What [is] sweeter than honey? And what [is] stronger than a lion?” And he says to them: “Unless you had plowed 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 YHWH prospers over him, and he goes down to Ashkelon, and strikes down thirty of their men, and takes their armor, and gives the changes to those declaring the riddle; and his anger burns, and he goes up to the house of his father;
20 Men Samsons Hustru blev givet til den Brudesvend, som havde været hans Brudefører.
and Samson’s wife becomes his companion’s, who had attended to him.
