Dommer 16
1 Samson drog så til Gaza. Der så han en Skøge og gik ind til hende.
He also went into Gaza. And there he saw a harlot woman, and he entered to her.
2 Da det spurgtes blandt Folkene i Gaza, at Samson var kommet derhen, gik de hen og lagde sig på Lur efter ham ved Byporten; men de holdt sig rolige Natten over, idet de sagde: "Vi vil vente, til det bliver lyst; så slår vi ham ihjel!"
And when the Philistines had heard of this, and it had become well known among them, that Samson had entered the city, they surrounded him, placing guards at the gate of the city. And there they were keeping watch all night in silence, so that, in the morning, they might kill him as he was going out.
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 Portslåen, tog dem på Skuldrene og bar dem op på Toppen af Bjerget over for Hebron.
But Samson slept until the middle of the night, and rising up from there, he took both doors from the gate, with their posts and bars. And laying them upon his shoulders, he carried them to the top of the hill that looks toward Hebron.
4 Siden fik han Kærlighed til en Kvinde ved Navn Dalila i Sorekdalen.
After these things, he loved a woman who was living in the valley of Sorek. And she was called 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 få Bugt med ham, så vi kan binde og kue ham, så vil vi hver give dig 1100 Sekel Sølv!"
And the leaders of the Philistines went to her, and they said: “Deceive him, and learn from him wherein lies his great strength, and how we may be able to overcome him and to impose restraints on him. And if you will do this, each one of us will give you one thousand one hundred silver coins.”
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!"
Therefore, Delilah said to Samson, “Tell me, I beg you, wherein lies your very great strength, and with what might you be bound, so that you could not break free?”
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 answered her, “If I will be bound with seven cords, made of sinews not yet dry, but still damp, I will be weak like other men.”
8 Filisternes Fyrster bragte hende da syv friske Strenge, der ikke var blevet tørre, og med dem bandt hun ham;
And the princes of the Philistines brought to her seven cords, such as he had described. And she bound him with these.
9 samtidig havde hun Folk liggende på Lur i Kammeret. Da sagde hun til ham: "Filisterne er over dig, Samson!" Men han rev Strengene over, og de brast som Blårgarn, der kommer Ild for nær; og hvorledes det hang sammen med hans Kræfter, kom ikke for Dagen.
And so, those hiding in ambush with her, in the bedroom, were expecting the end of the matter. And she cried out to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And he broke the cords, as one would break a thread of flax, twisted for cutting and singed by fire. And so it was not known wherein lay his strength.
10 Da sagde Dalila til Samson: "Se, du har narret mig og løjet for mig; sig mig dog, hvorledes man kan binde dig!"
And Delilah said to him: “Behold, you have mocked me, and you have spoken a falsehood. But at least now, tell me with what you may be bound.”
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 answered her, “If I will be bound with new cords, which have never been used, I will be weak and like other men.”
12 Da tog Dalila nye Reb og bandt ham. Så sagde hun til ham: "Filisterne er over dig, Samson!" Samtidig lå der Folk på Lur i Kammeret. Men han flåede Rebene af sine Arme, som var det Tråde.
Again, Delilah tied him with these, and she cried out, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” For an ambush had been prepared in the bedroom. But he broke the bindings like the filaments of a web.
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 slår dem fast med Slagelen, bliver jeg svag som ethvert andet Menneske."
And Delilah spoke to him again: “How long will you deceive me and tell me falsehoods? Reveal with what you ought to be bound.” And Samson responded to her, “If you weave the seven locks of my head with a loom, and if you tie these around a spike and fix it to the ground, I will be weak.”
14 Så 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!" Så vågnede han og rykkede Væven op sammen med Rendegarnet.
And when Delilah had done this, she said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson.” And arising from sleep, he withdrew the spike with the hairs and the weaving.
15 Da sagde hun til ham: "Hvor kan du sige, du elsker mig, når 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 Delilah said to him: “How can you say that you love me, when your soul is not with me? You have lied to me on three occasions, and you are not willing to reveal wherein lies your very great strength.”
16 Da hun således stadig pinte og plagede ham med sine Ord, blev hans Sjæl træt til Døden,
And when she had been very troublesome to him, and over many days had continually stayed nearby, giving him no time to rest, his soul was faint, and he was weary, even unto death.
17 og han talte rent ud og sagde til hende: "Ingen Ragekniv er kommet på mit Hoved, thi jeg har fra Moders Liv af været en Guds Nasiræer; hvis mit Hår rages af, mister jeg mine Kræfter og bliver svag som alle andre Mennesker."
Then disclosing the truth of the matter, he said to her: “Iron has never been drawn across my head, for I am a Nazirite, that is, I have been consecrated to God from my mother’s womb. If my head will be shaven, my strength will depart from me, and I will be faint and will be like other men.”
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.
Then, seeing that he had confessed to her his whole soul, she sent to the leaders of the Philistines and ordered: “Come up just once more. For now he has opened his heart to me.” And they went up, taking with them the money that they had promised.
19 Så dyssede hun ham i Søvn imellem sine Knæ og kaldte på en Mand, som ragede hans syv Hovedlokker af. Da blev han svagere og svagere, og Kræfterne veg fra ham.
But she made him sleep upon her knees, and recline his head upon her bosom. And she called a barber, and he shaved his seven locks of hair. And she began to push him away, and to repel him from herself. For immediately his strength departed from him.
20 Derpå sagde hun: Filisterne er over dig, Samson!" Da vågnede 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.
And she said, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And awaking from sleep, he said in his mind, “I will break away and shake myself free, just as I did before.” For he did not know that the Lord had withdrawn from him.
21 Da greb Filisterne ham og stak Øjnene ud på ham; derpå bragte de ham ned til Gaza og lagde ham i Kobberlænker; og han måtte dreje Kværnen i Fangehuset.
And when the Philistines had seized him, they immediately plucked out his eyes. And they led him, bound in chains, to Gaza. And enclosing him in a prison, they made him work a millstone.
22 Men hans Hovedhår begyndte at vokse igen, efter at det var raget af.
And now his hair began to grow back.
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 leaders of the Philistines convened as one, so that they might offer great sacrifices to Dagon, their god. And they feasted, saying, “Our god has delivered our enemy, Samson, into our hands.”
24 Og da Folket så ham, priste de deres Gud og råbte: "Vor Gud gav os i Hænde Samson, vor Fjende, ham, som vort Land monne skænde, på manges Liv gjorde Ende!"
Then, too, the people, seeing this, praised their god, and they said the same, “Our god has delivered our adversary into our hands: the one who destroyed our land and who killed very many.”
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;
And rejoicing in their celebration, having now taken food, they instructed that Samson be called, and that he be mocked before them. And having been brought from prison, he was mocked before them. And they caused him to stand between two pillars.
26 Da sagde Samson til den unge Mand, som holdt ham i Hånden: "Slip mig og lad mig røre ved Søjlerne, som bærer Hallen, så jeg kan læne mig til dem!".
And he said to the boy who was guiding his steps, “Permit me to touch the pillars, which support the entire house, and to lean against them, so that I may rest a little.”
27 Hallen var fuld af Mænd og Kvinder; der var alle Filisternes Fyrster, og på Taget var der henved 3000 Mænd og Kvinder, som så til, medens de morede sig over Samson.
Now the house was full of men and women. And all the leaders of the Philistines were there, as well as about three thousand persons, of both sexes, on the roof and in the upper level of the house, who were watching Samson being mocked.
28 Da råbte Samson til HERREN og sagde: "Herre, HERRE, kom mig i Hu og giv mig Kraft, o Gud, kun denne ene Gang, så jeg kan hævne mig på Filisterne for begge mine Øjne på een Gang!"
Then, calling upon the Lord, he said, “O Lord God remember me, and restore to me now my former strength, O my God, so that I may avenge myself against my enemies, and so that I may receive one vengeance for the deprivation of my two eyes.”
29 Så greb Samson om de to Midtersøjler, som bar Hallen, og stemmede sig imod den ene med højre og imod den anden med venstre Hånd.
And taking hold of both the pillars, on which the house rested, and holding one with his right hand and the other with his left,
30 Og Samson sagde: "Lad mig dø sammen med Filisterne!" Derpå bøjede han sig med sådan Kraft, at Hallen styrtede sammen over Fyrsterne og alle Folkene derinde. Således dræbte han ved sin Død flere, end han havde dræbt i levende Live.
he said, “May my life die with the Philistines.” And when he had shaken the pillars strongly, the house fell upon all the leaders, and the rest of the multitude who were there. And he killed many more in his death than he had killed before 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 Zora og Esjtaol. Han var Dommer i Israel i tyve År.
Then his brothers and all his relatives, going down, took his body, and they buried it between Zorah and Eshtaol, in the burying place of his father, Manoah. And he judged Israel for twenty years.
