Dommer 13

1 Men Israelitterne blev ved at gøre, hvad der var ondt i HERRENS Øjne, og HERREN gav dem i Filisternes Hånd i fyrretyve År.

The people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and he gave them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years.

2 Der levede i Zora en Mand af Daniternes Slægt ved Navn Manoa; hans Hustru var ufrugtbar og havde ingen Børn født.

There was a man from Zorah, of the clan of the Danites, whose name was Manoah. His wife was not able to become pregnant and so she had not given birth.

3 Nu viste HERRENs Engel sig for Kvinden og sagde til hende: "Se, du er ufrugtbar og har ingen Børn født; men du skal blive frugtsommelig og føde en Søn.

The angel of Yahweh appeared to the woman and said to her, “See now, you have been unable to become pregnant, and you have not given birth, but you will become pregnant and you will give birth to a son.

4 Vogt dig vel for at drikke Vin eller stærk Drik og for at spise noget som helst urent!

Now be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything unclean.

5 Thi se, du skal blive frugtsommelig og føde en Søn. Der må ikke komme Ragekniv på hans Hoved, thi Drengen skal være en Guds Nasiræer fra Moders Liv af; og han skal gøre de første Skridt til at frelse Israel af Filisternes Hånd!"

Look, you will become pregnant and give birth to a son. No razor will be used upon his head, for the child will be a Nazirite to God from the womb, and he will begin to deliver Israel from the hand of the Philistines.”

6 Kvinden gik nu hen og sagde til sin Mand: "Der kom en Guds Mand til mig, og han så ud som en Guds Engel; såre frygtindgydende; jeg spurgte ham ikke, hvor han var fra, og sit Navn gav han mig ikke til Kende.

Then the woman came and told her husband, “A man of God came to me, and his appearance was like that of an angel of God, very terrible. I did not ask him where he came from, and he did not tell me his name.

7 Han sagde til mig: Se, du skal blive frugtsommelig og føde en Søn; drik nu ikke Vin eller stærk Drik og spis intet som helst urent, thi Drengen skal være en Guds Nasiræer fra Moders Liv af til sin Dødedag!"

He said to me, 'Look! You will become pregnant, and you will give birth to a son. So then drink no wine or strong drink, and do not eat any food that the law declares to be unclean, because the child will be a Nazirite to God from the time he is in your womb until the day of his death.'”

8 Da bad Manoa til HERREN og sagde: "Ak, HERRE, lad den Guds Mand, du sendte, atter komme til os for at lære os, hvorledes vi skal bære os ad med den Dreng, der skal fødes!"

Then Manoah prayed to Yahweh and said, “Oh, Lord, please let the man of God you sent come again to us so that he may teach us what we are to do for the child who soon will be born.”

9 Og Gud bønhørte Manoa; og Guds Engel kom atter til Kvinden, medens hun sad ude på Marken, men Manoa, hendes Mand, var ikke hos hende.

God listened to the voice of Manoah, and the angel of God came to the woman again when she was sitting in the field. But Manoah her husband was not with her.

10 Da skyndte Kvinden sig hen til sin Mand, fortalte ham det og sagde til ham: "Se, den Mand, som kom til mig forleden, har vist sig for mig!"

So the woman ran quickly and told her husband, “Look! The man has appeared to me—the one who came to me the other day!”

11 Manoa stod da op og gik med sin Hustru, og da han kom hen til Manden, sagde han til ham: "Er du den Mand, som talte til Kvinden?" Og han sagde: "Ja!"

Manoah got up and followed his wife. When he came to the man, he said, “Are you the man who spoke with my wife?” The man said, “I am.”

12 Så sagde Manoa: "Når nu dit Ord går i Opfyldelse, hvorledes skal vi da forholde os og bære os ad med Drengen?"

So Manoah said, “Now may your words come true. What will be the rules for the child, and what will be his work?”

13 HERRENs Engel svarede Manoa: "Alt det, jeg talte om til Kvinden, skal hun vogte sig for;

The angel of Yahweh said to Manoah, “She must carefully do everything that I said to her.

14 intet af, hvad der vokser på Vinstokken, må hun spise; Vin og stærk Drik må hun ikke drikke, og intet urent må hun spise; alt, hvad jeg bød hende, skal hun overholde!"

She may not eat anything that comes from the vines, and do not let her drink wine or strong drink or eat anything unclean. She must obey everything I have commanded her to do.”

15 Da sagde Manoa til HERRENs Engel: "Vi vilde gerne holde dig tilbage og tillave dig et Gedekid!"

Manoah said to the angel of Yahweh, “Please stay for a while, to give us time to prepare a young goat for you.”

16 Men HERRENs Engel svarede Manoa: "Selv om du holder mig tilbage, spiser jeg ikke af din Mad; men vil du ofre et Brændoffer, så bring HERREN det!" Thi Manoa vidste ikke, at det var HERRENs Engel.

The angel of Yahweh said to Manoah, “Even if I stay, I will not eat your food. But if you prepare a burnt offering, offer it to Yahweh.” (Manoah did not know that he was the angel of Yahweh.)

17 Og Manoa sagde til HERRENs Engel: "Hvad er dit Navn? Når dit Ord går i Opfyldelse, vil vi ære dig!"

Manoah said to the angel of Yahweh, “What is your name, so we may honor you when your words come true?”

18 Men HERRENs Engel svarede: "Hvorfor spørger du om mit Navn? Du skal vide, det er underfuldt."

The angel of Yahweh said to him, “Why do you ask my name? It is wonderful!”

19 Da tog Manoa Gedekiddet og Afgrødeofferet og ofrede det på Klippen til HERREN, ham, som handler underfuldt, og Manoa og hans Hustru så til.

So Manoah took the young goat with the grain offering and offered them on the rock to Yahweh. He did something marvelous while Manoah and his wife were watching.

20 Og da Flammen slog op imod Himmelen fra Alteret, steg HERRENs Engel op i Alterflammen, medens Manoa og hans Hustru så til; og de faldt til Jorden på deres Ansigt.

When the flame went up from the altar toward the sky, the angel of Yahweh went up in the flame of the altar. Manoah and his wife saw this and lay facedown on the ground.

21 Og HERRENs Engel viste sig ikke mere for Manoa og hans Hustru. Så forstod Manoa, at det var HERRENs Engel.

The angel of Yahweh did not appear again to Manoah or his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was the angel of Yahweh.

22 Og Manoa sagde til sin Hustru: "Vi er dødsens, thi vi har set Gud!"

Manoah said to his wife, “We are sure to die, because we have seen God!”

23 Men hans Hustru sagde til ham: "Havde HERREN i Sinde at dræbe os, havde han ikke modtaget Brændoffer og Afgrødeoffer af vor Hånd; heller ikke havde han ladet os se alt det og nu kundgjort os sådanne Ting!"

But his wife said to him, “If Yahweh wanted to kill us, he would not have received the burnt offering and the grain offering we gave him. He would not have shown us all these things, nor at this time would he have let us hear such things.”

24 Og Kvinden fødte en Søn, som hun gav Navnet Samson. Drengen voksede op, og HERREN velsignede ham;

Later the woman gave birth to a son, and called his name Samson. The child grew up and Yahweh blessed him.

25 og HERRENs Ånd begyndte at drive på ham i Dans Lejr mellem Zora og Esjtaol.

Yahweh's Spirit began to stir him in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.