Judges 13

1 And the sons of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and Jehovah delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.

Men Israeliterne blev ved at gøre, hvad der var ondt i HERRENS Øjne, og HERREN gav dem i Filisternes Haand i fyrretyve Aar.

2 And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah, and his wife was barren, and did not bear.

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

3 And the agent of Jehovah appeared to the woman, and said to her, Behold now, thou are barren, and do not bear, but thou shall conceive, and bear a son.

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.

4 Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and do not eat any unclean thing,

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

5 for, lo, thou shall conceive, and bear a son. And no razor shall come upon his head, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb. And he shall begin to save Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.

Thi se, du skal blive frugtsommelig og føde en Søn. Der maa ikke komme Ragekniv paa 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 Haand!«

6 Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came to me, and his countenance was like the countenance of the agent of God, very awesome. And I did not ask him from where he was, neither did he tell me his name,

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

7 but he said to me, Behold, thou shall conceive, and bear a son. And now drink no wine nor strong drink, and do not eat any unclean thing, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb to the day of his death.

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!«

8 Then Manoah entreated Jehovah, and said, Oh, Lord, I pray thee, let the man of God whom thou sent come again to us, and teach us what we shall do to the child that shall be born.

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!«

9 And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah, and the agent of God came again to the woman as she sat in the field, but Manoah her husband was not with her.

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

10 And the woman made haste, and ran, and told her husband, and said to him, Behold, the man has appeared to me, who came to me the other day.

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!«

11 And Manoah arose, and went after his wife, and came to the man, and said to him, Are thou the man who spoke to the woman? And he said, I am.

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!«

12 And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. What shall be the ordering of the child, and what shall we do to him?

Saa sagde Manoa: »Naar nu dit Ord gaar i Opfyldelse, hvorledes skal vi da forholde os og bære os ad med Drengen?«

13 And the agent of Jehovah said to Manoah, Of all that I said to the woman let her beware.

HERRENS Engel svarede Manoa: »Alt det, jeg talte om til Kvinden, skal hun vogte sig for;

14 She may not eat of anything that comes of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing. All that I commanded her let her observe.

intet af, hvad der vokser paa Vinstokken, maa hun spise; Vin og stærk Drik maa hun ikke drikke, og intet urent maa hun spise; alt, hvad jeg bød hende, skal hun overholde!«

15 And Manoah said to the agent of Jehovah, I pray thee, let us detain thee, that we may make ready a kid for thee.

Da sagde Manoa til HERRENS Engel: »Vi vilde gerne holde dig tilbage og tillave dig et Gedekid!«

16 And the agent of Jehovah said to Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread, and if thou will make ready a burnt offering, thou must offer it to Jehovah. For Manoah did not know that he was the agent of Jehovah.

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

17 And Manoah said to the agent of Jehovah, What is thy name, that, when thy words come to pass, we may do thee honor?

Og Manoa sagde til HERRENS Engel: »Hvad er dit Navn? Naar dit Ord gaar i Opfyldelse, vil vi ære dig!«

18 And the agent of Jehovah said to him, Why do thou ask after my name, seeing it is wonderful?

Men HERRENS Engel svarede: »Hvorfor spørger du om mit Navn? Du skal vide, det er underfuldt.«

19 So Manoah took the kid with the meal offering, and offered it upon the rock to Jehovah. And the agent did wondrously, and Manoah and his wife looked on,

Da tog Manoa Gedekiddet og Afgrødeofferet og ofrede det paa Klippen til HERREN, ham, som handler underfuldt, og Manoa og hans Hustru saa til.

20 for it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the agent of Jehovah ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on, and they fell on their faces to the ground.

Og da Flammen slog op imod Himmelen fra Alteret, steg HERRENS Engel op i Alterflammen, medens Manoa og hans Hustru saa til; og de faldt til Jorden paa deres Ansigt.

21 But the agent of Jehovah appeared no more to Manoah or to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was the agent of Jehovah.

Og HERRENS Engel viste sig ikke mere for Manoa og hans Hustru. Saa forstod Manoa, at det var HERRENS Engel.

22 And Manoah said to his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.

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

23 But his wife said to him, If Jehovah were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meal offering at our hand, neither would he have shown us all these things, nor would at this time have told such things as these.

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

24 And the woman bore a son, and called his name Samson. And the child grew, and Jehovah blessed him.

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

25 And the Spirit of Jehovah began to move him in Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.

og HERRENS Aand begyndte at drive paa ham i Dans Lejr mellem Zor'a og Esjtaol.