Dommer 16
1 Samson drog så til Gaza. Der så han en Skøge og gik ind til hende.
Then went Samson unto Gaza, —and saw there an unchaste woman, and went in unto 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 it was told the Gazites, saying—Samson hath come in hither. So they came round, and lay in wait for him, all the night, in the gate of the city, —but kept themselves quiet all the night, saying, Until the light of the morning, then will we slay him.
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.
And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took hold of the doors of the gate of the city, and of the two doorposts, and tare them away, with the bar, and put them on his shoulders, —and carried them up to the top of the hill that faceth Hebron.
4 Siden fik han Kærlighed til en Kvinde ved Navn Dalila i Sorekdalen.
And it came to pass, after this, that he loved a woman in the ravine of Shorek, whose, name, was 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!"
So the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said to her—Entice him, and see wherein lieth his great strength, and wherewith we may prevail against him, and bind him, to humble him, —and, we, will give thee, every man, eleven hundred pieces 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 unto Samson, Do tell me, I pray thee, wherein lieth thy great strength, —and wherewith thou mightest be bound, to humble thee.
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 unto her, If they bind me with seven green cords, that have not been dried, then shall I become weak, and be as 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 lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green cords, that had not been dried, —and she bound him therewith.
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.
Now, the liers in wait, were tarrying for her, in an inner chamber, —and she said unto him, —The Philistines, are upon thee, Samson! And he snapped the cords as a thread of tow is broken, when fire bloweth thereon, so his strength was not discovered.
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 unto Samson, Lo! thou hast been laughing at me, and speaking unto me falsehoods, —Now, do tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest 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 said unto her, If they, bind me fast, with new ropes, wherewith work was never done, then shall I become weak, and be as any other man.
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.
So Delilah took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him—The Philistines, are upon thee, Samson! Now, the liers in wait, were tarrying in an inner chamber. And he snapped them off his arms like a thread.
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 said unto Samson—Hitherto, hast thou been laughing at me, and speaking unto me falsehoods, do tell me, wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weave the seven braids of my head with the warp.
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.
So she beat them up with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines, are upon thee, Samson! And he awaked out of his sleep, and pulled out the pin of the loom, and the warp.
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 she said unto him—How canst thou say, I love thee, when, thy heart, is not with me? These three times, hast thou laughed at me, and hast not told me wherein lieth thy great strength.
16 Da hun således stadig pinte og plagede ham med sine Ord, blev hans Sjæl træt til Døden,
And it came to pass, when she urged him with her words continually, and pressed him, that his soul became impatient, 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."
so he told her all his heart, and said to her—No, razor, hath come on my head, for, one separate unto God, have I been, from my birth, —if I were shaven, then would depart from me my strength, and I should become weak, and be as 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 told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying—Come up this once, for he hath told me all his heart. And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and brought up the silver in their hand.
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.
And she made him sleep upon her knees, and called for a man, and caused him to shave off the seven braids of his head, —and she began to humble him, and 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 thee, Samson! And he awoke out of his sleep, and said—I will go out now, as time after time, and shake myself free: he, not knowing, that, Yahweh, had departed 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 the Philistines seized him, and put out his eyes, —and took him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of bronze, and it came to pass that he used to grind in the prison.
22 Men hans Hovedhår begyndte at vokse igen, efter at det var raget af.
And the hair of his head began to grow, after he had been shaven.
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!"
Now, the lords of the Philistines, had gathered themselves together to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice, —and they said, Our god hath delivered into our hand, Samson our enemy.
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!"
And, when the people saw him, they praised their god, —for they said—Our god hath delivered into our hand our enemy, even him who laid waste our land, and who multiplied our slain.
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 it came to pass, when their heart was merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make sport for us. So they called for Samson out of the prison, and he made sport before them, and they stationed him between the 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 Samson said unto the youth that held him by his hand, Place me where I may feel the pillars whereon the house resteth, that I may lean upon them.
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, there, also were all the lords of the Philistines, —and, on the roof, were about three thousand men and women, looking on while Samson made sport.
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!"
So then Samson cried unto Yahweh, and said, —My Lord Yahweh! remember me, I pray thee, —and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be avenged, with one avenging, for my two eyes, upon the Philistines.
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.
Then did Samson grasp the two middle pillars, whereon the house rested, and whereon it was upheld, and he braced himself against them, —the 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.
And Samson said—Let my soul die with the Philistines! And he bowed mightily, and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead, whom he slew at his death, were more than they whom he slew 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 came down his brethren, and all the house of his father, and lifted him, and carried him up, and buried him, between Zorah and Eshtaol, in the buryingplace of Manoah his father, —he, having judged Israel twenty years.
