Dommer 14
1 Engang Samson kom ned til Timna, så han en af Filisternes Døtre der.
And Sampson went down to Thamnatha, and saw a woman in Thamnatha 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 må I hjælpe mig at få hende til Hustru!"
And he went up and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Thamnatha of the daughters of the Phylistines; and now take her to 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 gå hen og tage dig en Hustru hos de uomskårne Filistere?" Men Samson svarede sin Fader: "Nej, hende må du hjælpe mig til, thi det er hende, jeg synes om!"
And his father and his mother said to him, Are there no daughters of your brethren, and [is there not] a woman of all my people, that you go to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Sampson said 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. På den Tid havde Filisterne nemlig Magten over Israel.
And his father and his mother knew not that it was of the Lord, that he sought to be revenged on the Philistines: and at that time the Philistines lorded it over Israel.
5 Samson tog nu med sin Fader og Moder ned til Timna. Da de nåede Vingårdene uden for Timna, se, da kom en ung Løve brølende imod ham.
And Sampson and his father and his mother went down to Thamnatha, and he came to the vineyard of Thamnatha; and behold, a young lion roared in meeting him.
6 Så kom HERRENs Ånd 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 the Lord came powerfully upon him, and he crushed him as he would have crushed a kid of the goats, and there was nothing in his hands: and he told not his father and his mother what he had done.
7 Derpå drog han ned og bejlede til Kvinden; thi Samson syntes om hende.
And they went down and spoke to the woman, and she was pleasing in the eyes of Sampson.
8 Da han efter nogen Tids Forløb vendte tilbage for at ægte hende, gik han hen for at se til Løvens Ådsel, og se, da var der en Bisværm og Honning i Løvens Krop.
And after some time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion; and behold, a swarm of bees, and honey [were] in the mouth of the lion.
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 took it into his hands, and went on eating, and he went to his father and his mother, and gave to them, and they did eat; but he told them not that he took the honey out of the mouth of the lion.
10 Så drog Samson ned til Kvinden; og de holdt Gilde, som de unge havde for Skik.
And his father went down to the woman, and Sampson made there a banquet for seven days, for so the young men are used to do.
11 Da de så ham, udvalgte de tredive Brudesvende til at ledsage ham.
And it came to pass when they saw him, that they took thirty guests, and they were with him.
12 Og Samson sagde til dem: "Jeg vil give eder en Gåde 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 Sampson said to them, I propound you a riddle: if you will indeed tell it me, and discover it within the seven days of the feast, I will you give thirty sheets and thirty changes of raiment.
13 men kan I ikke sige mig den, skal I give mig tredive Linnedkjortler og tredive Sæt klæder!" De svarede: "Sig din Gåde frem og lad os høre den!"
And if you can’t tell it me, you shall give me thirty napkins and thirty changes of apparel: and they said to him, Propound your riddle, and we will 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 Gåden,
And he said to them, Meat came forth of the eater, and sweetness out of the strong: and they could not tell the riddle for 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 came to pass on the fourth day, that they said to the wife of Sampson, Deceive now your husband, and let him tell you the riddle, lest we burn you and your father's house with fire: did you invite us to do us violence?
16 Da hang Samsons Hustru over ham med Gråd og sagde: "Du hader mig jo og elsker mig ikke! Du har givet mine Landsmænd en Gåde at gætte, og mig har du ikke sagt Løsningen!" Han svarede hende: "Jeg har ikke sagt min Fader eller Moder den, og så skulde jeg sige dig den!"
And Sampson's wife wept before him, and said, You do but hate me, and love me not; for the riddle which you have propounded to the children of my people you have not told me: and Sampson said to her, If I have not told it to my father and my mother, shall I tell it to you?
17 Men hun hang over ham med Gråd, de syv Dage Gildet varede; og den syvende Dag sagde han hende Løsningen, fordi hun plagede ham. Så sagde hun sine Landsmænd Gådens Løsning;
And she wept before him the seven days, during which their banquet lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she troubled him; and she told it 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 Gåde!"
And the men of the city said to him on the seventh day, before sunrise, What [is] sweeter than honey? and what [is] stronger than a lion? and Sampson said to them, If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have known my riddle.
19 Da kom HERRENs Ånd 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 på Gåden. Og hans Vrede blussede op, og han drog tilbage til sin Faders Hus.
And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him powerfully, and he went down to Ascalon, and destroyed of the inhabitants thirty men, and took their garments, and gave the changes of raiment to them that told the riddle; and Sampson was very angry, and went up to the house of his father.
20 Men Samsons Hustru blev givet til den Brudesvend, som havde været hans Brudefører.
And the wife of Sampson was [given] to one of his friends, with whom he was on terms of friendship.
