Dommer 14
1 Engang Samson kom ned til Timna, saa han en af Filisternes Døtre der.
Samson went down to Timnah, and there he saw a woman, one 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!«
When he returned, he told his father and mother, “I saw a woman in Timnah, one of the daughters of the Philistines. Now get her for me to be my 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!«
His father and mother said to him, “Is there not a woman among the daughters of your relatives, or among all our people? Are you going to take a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines?” Samson said to his father, “Get her for me, for when I look at her, she pleases me.”
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.
But his father and his mother did not know that this matter came from Yahweh, for he desired to create a conflict with the Philistines (for at that time the Philistines were ruling 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 to Timnah with his father and his mother, and they came to the vineyards of Timnah. And, look, there one of the young lions came up and was roaring at 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.
Yahweh's Spirit suddenly came on him, and he tore the lion apart as easily as he would have torn apart a small goat, and he had nothing in his hand. But he did not tell his father or his mother what he had done.
7 Derpaa drog han ned og bejlede til Kvinden; thi Samson syntes om hende.
He went and spoke with the woman, and when he looked at her, she pleased 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.
A few days later when he returned to marry her, he turned aside to look for the carcass of the lion. And, look, there was a swarm of bees and honey in what was left of the lion's body.
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 up the honey in his hands and went on, eating as he went. When he came to his father and his mother, he gave some to them, and they ate. But he did not tell them he had taken the honey out of what was left of the lion's body.
10 Saa drog Samson ned til Kvinden; og de holdt Gilde, som de unge havde for Skik.
Samson's father went down to where the woman was, and Samson gave a feast there, for this was the custom of the young men.
11 Da de saa ham, udvalgte de tredive Brudesvende til at ledsage ham.
As soon as her relatives saw him, they brought him thirty of their friends 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;
Samson said to them, “Let me now tell you a riddle. If one of you can find it out and tell me the answer during the seven days of the feast, I will give out thirty linen robes 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 cannot tell me the answer, then you will give me thirty linen robes and thirty sets of clothes.” They said to him, “Tell us your riddle, so 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,
He said to them, “Out of the eater was something to eat; out of the strong was something sweet.” But his guests could not find the answer 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?«
On the fourth day they said to Samson's wife, “Trick your husband so that he may tell us the answer to the riddle, or we will burn up you and your father's house. Did you invite us here in order to make us poor?”
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!«
Samson's wife started to weep in front of him; she said, “All you do is hate me! You do not love me. You have told a riddle to some of my people, but you have not told me the answer.” Samson said to her, “Look here, if I have not told my father or my mother, should I tell 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 during the seven days that their feast lasted. On the seventh day he told her the answer because she pressured him very much. She told the answer to the relatives 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!«
Before the sun went down on the seventh day the men of the city said to him, “What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?” Samson said to them, “If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have found the answer to 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.
Then Yahweh's Spirit suddenly came on Samson with power. Samson went down to Ashkelon and killed thirty of their men. He took their plunder, and he gave their clothes to those who had explained the riddle. Burning with anger, he went up 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 friend.
