Dommer 16
1 Samson drog saa til Gaza. Der saa han en Skøge og gik ind til hende.
Now Samson went to Gaza, and there he saw a loose woman and went in to her.
2 Da det spurgtes blandt Folkene i Gaza, at Samson var kommet derhen, gik de hen og lagde sig paa Lur efter ham ved Byporten; men de holdt sig rolige Natten over, idet de sagde: »Vi vil vente, til det bliver lyst; saa slaar vi ham ihjel!«
And it was said to the Gazites, Samson is here. So they went round, watching for him all day at the doorway of the town, but at night they kept quiet, saying, When daylight comes we will put him to death.
3 Samson blev liggende den halve Nat, men ved Midnatstide stod han op, greb fat i Byportens to Fløje og begge Portstolper, rykkede dem op tillige med Portslaaen, tog dem paa Skuldrene og bar dem op paa Toppen af Bjerget over for Hebron.
And Samson was there till the middle of the night; then he got up, and took a grip on the doors of the town, pulling them up, together with their two supports and their locks, and put them on his back and took them up to the top of the hill in front of Hebron.
4 Siden fik han Kærlighed til en Kvinde ved Navn Dalila i Sorekdalen.
Now after this, he was in love with a woman in the valley of Sorek, named Delilah.
5 Da kom Filisternes Fyrster til hende og sagde til hende: »Se at lokke ud af ham, hvad det er, der giver ham hans vældige Kræfter, og hvorledes vi kan faa Bugt med ham, saa vi kan binde og kue ham, saa vil vi hver give dig 1100 Sekel Sølv!«
And the chiefs of the Philistines came up to her, and said to her, Make use of your power over him and see what is the secret of his great strength, and how we may get the better of him, and put bands on him, so that we may make him feeble; and every one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver.
6 Dalila sagde da til Samson: »Sig mig dog, hvad det er, der giver dig dine vældige Kræfter, og hvorledes man kan binde og kue dig!«
So Delilah said to Samson, Make clear to me now what is the secret of your great strength, and how you may be put in bands and made feeble.
7 Samson svarede hende: »Hvis man binder mig med syv friske Strenge, som ikke er blevet tørre, bliver jeg svag som ethvert andet Menneske.«
And Samson said to her, If seven new bow-cords which have never been made dry are knotted round me, I will become feeble and will be like any other man.
8 Filisternes Fyrster bragte hende da syv friske Strenge, der ikke var blevet tørre, og med dem bandt hun ham;
So the chiefs of the Philistines gave her seven new bow-cords which had never been made dry, and she had them tightly knotted round him.
9 samtidig havde hun Folk liggende paa Lur i Kammeret. Da sagde hun til ham: »Filisterne er over dig, Samson!« Men han rev Strengene over, og de brast som Blaargarn, der kommer Ild for nær; og hvorledes det hang sammen med hans Kræfter, kom ikke for Dagen.
Now she had men waiting secretly in the inner room; and she said to him, The Philistines are on you, Samson. And the cords were broken by him as a twist of thread is broken when touched by a flame. So the secret of his strength did not come to light.
10 Da sagde Dalila til Samson: »Se, du har narret mig og løjet for mig; sig mig dog, hvorledes man kan binde dig!«
Then Delilah said to Samson, See, you have been making sport of me with false words; now, say truly how may you be put in bands?
11 Han svarede hende: »Hvis man binder mig med nye Reb, som aldrig har været brug til noget, bliver jeg svag som ethvert andet Menneske!«
And he said to her, If they only put round me new thick cords which have never been used, then I will become feeble and will be like any other man.
12 Da tog Dalila nye Reb og bandt ham. Saa sagde hun til ham: »Filisterne er over dig, Samson!« Samtidig laa der Folk paa Lur i Kammeret. Men han flaaede Rebene af sine Arme, som var det Traade.
So Delilah took new thick cords, knotting them tightly round him, and said to him, The Philistines are on you, Samson. And men were waiting secretly in the inner room. And the cords were broken off his arms like threads.
13 Da sagde Dalila til Samson: »Hidtil har du narret mig og løjet for mig; sig mig dog, hvorledes man kan binde dig!« Han svarede hende: »Hvis du væver mine syv Hovedlokker ind i Rendegarnet og slaar dem fast med Slagelen, bliver jeg svag som ethvert andet Menneske.«
Then Delilah said to Samson, Up to now you have made sport of me with false words; now say truly, how may you be put in bands? And he said to her, If you get the seven twists of my hair worked into the cloth you are making and fixed with the pin, I will become feeble and will be like any other man.
14 Saa dyssede hun ham i Søvn og vævede hans syv Hovedlokker ind i Rendegarnet og slog dem fast med Slagelen. Og hun sagde til ham: »Filisterne er over dig, Samson!« Saa vaagnede han og rykkede Væven op sammen med Rendegarnet.
So while he was sleeping she got the seven twists of his hair worked into her cloth and fixed with the pin, and said to him, The Philistines are on you, Samson. Then awaking from his sleep, he got up quickly, pulling up cloth and machine together.
15 Da sagde hun til ham: »Hvor kan du sige, du elsker mig, naar du ingen Fortrolighed har til mig? Tre Gange har du nu narret mig og ikke sagt mig, hvad det er, der giver dig dine vældige Kræfter!«
And she said to him, Why do you say you are my lover when your heart is not mine? Three times you have made sport of me, and have not made clear to me the secret of your great strength.
16 Da hun saaledes stadig pinte og plagede ham med sine Ord, blev hans Sjæl træt til Døden,
So day after day she gave him no peace, for ever questioning him till his soul was troubled to death.
17 og han talte rent ud og sagde til hende: »Ingen Ragekniv er kommet paa mit Hoved, thi jeg har fra Moders Liv af været en Guds Nasiræer; hvis mit Haar rages af, mister jeg mine Kræfter og bliver svag som alle andre Mennesker.«
And opening all his heart to her, he said to her, My head has never been touched by a blade, for I have been separate to God from the day of my birth: if my hair is cut off, then my strength will go from me and I will become feeble, and will be like any other man.
18 Da nu Dalila skønnede, at han havde talt rent ud til hende, sendte hun Bud efter Filisternes Fyrster og lod sige: »Kom nu herop, thi han har talt rent ud til mig!« Og Filisternes Fyrster kom op til hende og bragte Pengene med.
And when Delilah saw that he had let her see into his heart, she sent word to the chiefs of the Philistines saying, Come up this time, for he has let out all his heart to me. Then the chiefs of the Philistines came to her, with the money in their hands.
19 Saa dyssede hun ham i Søvn imellem sine Knæ og kaldte paa en Mand, som ragede hans syv Hovedlokker af. Da blev han svagere og svagere, og Kræfterne veg fra ham.
And she made him go to sleep on her knees; and she sent for a man and had his seven twists of hair cut off; and while it was being done he became feeble and his strength went from him.
20 Derpaa sagde hun: »Filisterne er over dig, Samson!« Da vaagnede han og tænkte: »Jeg skal nok slippe fra det ligesom de andre Gange og ryste det af mig!« Men han vidste ikke, at HERREN var veget fra ham.
Then she said, The Philistines are on you, Samson. And awaking from his sleep, he said, I will go out as at other times, shaking myself free. But he was not conscious that the Lord had gone from him.
21 Da greb Filisterne ham og stak Øjnene ud paa ham; derpaa bragte de ham ned til Gaza og lagde ham i Kobberlænker; og han maatte dreje Kværnen i Fangehuset.
So the Philistines took him and put out his eyes; then they took him down to Gaza, and, chaining him with bands of brass, put him to work crushing grain in the prison-house.
22 Men hans Hovedhaar begyndte at vokse igen, efter at det var raget af.
But the growth of his hair was starting again after it had been cut off.
23 Filisternes Fyrster samledes nu for at holde en stor Offerfest til Ære for deres Gud Dagon og for at fornøje sig; og de sagde: »Vor Gud gav os i Hænde Samson, vor Fjende!«
And the chiefs of the Philistines came together to make a great offering to Dagon their god, and to be glad; for they said, Our god has given into our hands Samson our hater.
24 og da Folket saa ham, priste de deres Gud og raabte: »Vor Gud gav os i Hænde Samson, vor Fjende, ham, som vort Land monne skænde, paa manges Liv gjorde Ende!«
And when the people saw him, they gave praise to their god; for they said, Our god has given into our hands the one who was fighting against us, who made our country waste, and who put great numbers of us to death.
25 Da de nu var kommet i godt Lune, sagde de: »Hent Samson, at vi kan more os over ham!« De lod da Samson hente fra Fangehuset, og de morede sig over ham. De stillede ham op ved Søjlerne;
Now when their hearts were full of joy, they said, Send for Samson to make sport for us. And they sent for Samson out of the prison-house, and he made sport before them; and they put him between the pillars.
26 Da sagde Samson til den unge Mand, som holdt ham i Haanden: »Slip mig og lad mig røre ved Søjlerne, som bærer Hallen, saa jeg kan læne mig til dem!«
And Samson said to the boy who took him by the hand, Let me put my hand on the pillars supporting the house, so that I may put my back against them.
27 Hallen var fuld af Mænd og Kvinder; der var alle Filisternes Fyrster, og paa Taget var der henved 3000 Mænd og Kvinder, som saa til, medens de morede sig over Samson.
Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and about three thousand men and women were on the roof, looking on while Samson made sport.
28 Da raabte Samson til HERREN og sagde: »Herre, HERRE, kom mig i Hu og giv mig Kraft, o Gud, kun denne ene Gang, saa jeg kan hævne mig paa Filisterne for begge mine Øjne paa een Gang!«
And Samson, crying out to the Lord, said, O Lord God, do have me now in mind, and do make me strong only this once, O God, so that I may take one last payment from the Philistines for my two eyes.
29 Saa greb Samson om de to Midtersøjler, som bar Hallen, og stemmede sig imod den ene med højre og imod den anden med venstre Haand.
Then Samson put his arms round the two middle pillars supporting the house, putting his weight on them, on one with his right hand and on the other with his left.
30 Og Samson sagde: »Lad mig dø sammen med Filisterne!« Derpaa bøjede han sig med saadan Kraft, at Hallen styrtede sammen over Fyrsterne og alle Folkene derinde. Saaledes dræbte han ved sin Død flere, end han havde dræbt i levende Live.
And Samson said, Let death overtake me with the Philistines. And he put out all his strength, and the house came down on the chiefs and on all the people who were in it. So the dead whom he sent to destruction by his death were more than all those on whom he had sent destruction in his life.
31 Men hans Brødre og hele hans Faders Hus drog ned og tog ham, bragte ham op og lagde ham i hans Fader Manoas Grav mellem Zor'a og Esjtaol. Han var Dommer i Israel i tyve Aar.
Then his brothers and his father's people came down and took him up and put his body to rest in the earth between Zorah and Eshtaol in the resting-place of Manoah his father. And he had been judge of Israel for twenty years.
