Dommer 14
1 Engang Samson kom ned til Timna, saa han en af Filisternes Døtre der.
Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah 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 have seen a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines. Now therefore get her for me as 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!«
Then his father and his mother said to him, “Isn’t there a woman amongst your brothers’ daughters, or amongst all my people, that you go to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines?” Samson said to his father, “Get her for me, for she pleases me well.”
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 didn’t know that it was of the LORD; for he sought an occasion against the Philistines. Now 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.
Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and his mother, and came to the vineyards of Timnah; and behold, a young lion roared 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.
The LORD’s Spirit came mightily on him, and he tore him as he would have torn a young goat with his bare hands, but he didn’t 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 down and talked with the woman, and she pleased Samson well.
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.
After a while he returned to take her, and he went over to see the carcass of the lion; and behold, there was a swarm of bees 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.
He took it into his hands, and went on, eating as he went. He came to his father and mother and gave to them, and they ate, but he didn’t tell them that he had taken the honey out of the lion’s body.
10 Saa drog Samson ned til Kvinden; og de holdt Gilde, som de unge havde for Skik.
His father went down to the woman; and Samson made a feast there, for the young men used to do so.
11 Da de saa ham, udvalgte de tredive Brudesvende til at ledsage ham.
When they saw him, they brought 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;
Samson said to them, “Let me tell you a riddle now. If you can tell me the answer within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing;
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 tell me the answer, then you shall give me thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing.” They said to him, “Tell us your 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,
He said to them, “Out of the eater came out food. Out of the strong came out sweetness.” They couldn’t in three days declare 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?«
On the seventh day, they said to Samson’s wife, “Entice your husband, that he may declare to us the riddle, lest we burn you and your father’s house with fire. Have you called us to impoverish us? Isn’t that so?”
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 wept before him, and said, “You just hate me, and don’t love me. You’ve told a riddle to the children of my people, and haven’t told it to me.” He said to her, “Behold, I haven’t told my father or my mother, so why 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 wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted; and on the seventh day, he told her, because she pressed him severely; and she told the riddle to the children 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!«
The men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, “What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?” He said to them, “If you hadn’t ploughed with my heifer, you wouldn’t have 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.
The LORD’s Spirit came mightily on him, and he went down to Ashkelon and struck thirty men of them. He took their plunder, then gave the changes of clothing to those who declared the riddle. His anger burnt, and he went up to his father’s house.
20 Men Samsons Hustru blev givet til den Brudesvend, som havde været hans Brudefører.
But Samson’s wife was given to his companion, who had been his friend.
