Judges 16
1 And Sampson went to Gaza, and saw there a harlot, and went in to her.
Samson drog saa til Gaza. Der saa han en Skøge og gik ind til hende.
2 And it was reported to the Gazites, saying, Sampson is come hither: and they compassed him and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and they were quiet all the night, saying, Let us wait till the dawn appear, and we will slay him.
Da det spurgtes blandt Folkene i Gaza, at Samson var kommet derhen, gik de hen og lagde sig paa Lur efter ham ved Byporten; men de holdt sig rolige Natten over, idet de sagde: »Vi vil vente, til det bliver lyst; saa slaar vi ham ihjel!«
3 And Sampson slept till midnight, and rose up at midnight, and took hold of the doors of the gate of the city with the two posts, and lifted them up with the bar, and laid them on his shoulders, and he went up to the top of the mountain that is before Chebron, and laid them there.
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 Portslaaen, tog dem paa Skuldrene og bar dem op paa Toppen af Bjerget over for Hebron.
4 And it came to pass after this that he loved a woman in Alsorech, and her name [was] Dalida.
Siden fik han Kærlighed til en Kvinde ved Navn Dalila i Sorekdalen.
5 And the princess of the Philistines came up to her, and said to her, Beguile him, and see wherein his great strength [is], and wherewith we shall prevail against him, and bind him to humble him; and we will give thee each eleven hundred [pieces] of silver.
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 faa Bugt med ham, saa vi kan binde og kue ham, saa vil vi hver give dig 1100 Sekel Sølv!«
6 And Dalida said to Sampson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein [is] thy great strength, and wherewith thou shalt be bound that thou mayest be humbled.
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!«
7 And Sampson said to her, If they bind me with seven moist cords that have not been spoiled, then shall I be weak and be as one of ordinary men.
Samson svarede hende: »Hvis man binder mig med syv friske Strenge, som ikke er blevet tørre, bliver jeg svag som ethvert andet Menneske.«
8 And the princess of the Philistines brought to her seven moist cords that had not been spoiled, and she bound him with them.
Filisternes Fyrster bragte hende da syv friske Strenge, der ikke var blevet tørre, og med dem bandt hun ham;
9 And the liers in wait remained with her in the chamber; and she said to him, the Philistines [are] upon thee, Sampson: and he broke the cords as if any one should break a thread of tow when it has touched the fire, and his strength was not known.
samtidig havde hun Folk liggende paa Lur i Kammeret. Da sagde hun til ham: »Filisterne er over dig, Samson!« Men han rev Strengene over, og de brast som Blaargarn, der kommer Ild for nær; og hvorledes det hang sammen med hans Kræfter, kom ikke for Dagen.
10 And Dalida said to Sampson, Behold, thou hast cheated me, and told me lies; now then tell me wherewith thou shalt be bound.
Da sagde Dalila til Samson: »Se, du har narret mig og løjet for mig; sig mig dog, hvorledes man kan binde dig!«
11 And he said to her, If they should bind me fast with new ropes with which work has not been done, then shall I be weak, and shall be as another man.
Han svarede hende: »Hvis man binder mig med nye Reb, som aldrig har været brug til noget, bliver jeg svag som ethvert andet Menneske!«
12 And Dalida took new ropes, and bound him with them, and the liers in wait came out of the chamber, and she said, The Philistines [are] upon thee, Sampson: and he broke them off his arms like a thread.
Da tog Dalila nye Reb og bandt ham. Saa sagde hun til ham: »Filisterne er over dig, Samson!« Samtidig laa der Folk paa Lur i Kammeret. Men han flaaede Rebene af sine Arme, som var det Traade.
13 And Dalida said to Sampson, Behold, thou hast deceived me, and told me lies; tell me, I intreat thee, wherewith thou mayest be bound: and he said to her, If thou shouldest weave the seven locks of my head with the web, and shouldest fasten them with the pin into the wall, then shall I be weak as another man.
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 slaar dem fast med Slagelen, bliver jeg svag som ethvert andet Menneske.«
14 And it came to pass when he was asleep, that Dalida took the seven locks of his head, and wove them with the web, and fastened them with the pin into the wall, and she said, The Philistines [are] upon thee, Sampson: and he awoke out of his sleep, and carried away the pin of the web out of the wall.
Saa 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!« Saa vaagnede han og rykkede Væven op sammen med Rendegarnet.
15 And Dalida said to Sampson, How sayest thou, I love thee, when thy heart is not with me? this third time thou hast deceived me, and hast not told me wherein [is] thy great strength.
Da sagde hun til ham: »Hvor kan du sige, du elsker mig, naar 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!«
16 And it came to pass as she pressed him sore with her words continually, and straitened him, that his spirit failed almost to death.
Da hun saaledes stadig pinte og plagede ham med sine Ord, blev hans Sjæl træt til Døden,
17 Then he told her all his heart, and said to her, A razor has not come upon my head, because I have been a holy [one] of God from my mother's womb; if then I should be shaven, my strength will depart from me, and I shall be weak, and I shall be as all [other] men.
og han talte rent ud og sagde til hende: »Ingen Ragekniv er kommet paa mit Hoved, thi jeg har fra Moders Liv af været en Guds Nasiræer; hvis mit Haar rages af, mister jeg mine Kræfter og bliver svag som alle andre Mennesker.«
18 And Dalida saw that he told her all his heart, and she sent and called the princess of the Philistines, saying, Come up yet this once; for he has told me all his heart. And the chiefs of the Philistines went up to her, and brought the money in their hands.
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.
19 And Dalida made Sampson sleep upon her knees; and she called a man, and he shaved the seven locks of his head, and she began to humble him, and his strength departed from him.
Saa dyssede hun ham i Søvn imellem sine Knæ og kaldte paa en Mand, som ragede hans syv Hovedlokker af. Da blev han svagere og svagere, og Kræfterne veg fra ham.
20 And Dalida said, The Philistines [are] upon thee, Sampson: and he awoke out of his sleep and said, I will go out as at former times, and shake myself; and he knew not that the Lord was departed from him.
Derpaa sagde hun: »Filisterne er over dig, Samson!« Da vaagnede 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.
21 And the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he ground in the prison-house.
Da greb Filisterne ham og stak Øjnene ud paa ham; derpaa bragte de ham ned til Gaza og lagde ham i Kobberlænker; og han maatte dreje Kværnen i Fangehuset.
22 And the hair of his head began to grow as before it was shaven.
Men hans Hovedhaar begyndte at vokse igen, efter at det var raget af.
23 And the chiefs of the Philistines met to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon, and to make merry; and they said, God has given into our hand our enemy Sampson.
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!«
24 And the people saw him, and sang praises to their god; for our god, [said they], has delivered into our hand our enemy, who wasted our land, and who multiplied our slain.
og da Folket saa ham, priste de deres Gud og raabte: »Vor Gud gav os i Hænde Samson, vor Fjende, ham, som vort Land monne skænde, paa manges Liv gjorde Ende!«
25 And when their heart was merry, then they said, Call Sampson out of the prison-house, and let him play before us: and they called Sampson out of the prison-house, and he played before them; and they smote him with the palms of their hands, and set him between the pillars.
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;
26 And Sampson said to the young man that held his hand, Suffer me to feel the pillars on which the house [rests], and I will stay myself upon them.
Da sagde Samson til den unge Mand, som holdt ham i Haanden: »Slip mig og lad mig røre ved Søjlerne, som bærer Hallen, saa jeg kan læne mig til dem!«
27 And the house [was] full of men and woman, and there were all the chiefs of the Philistines, and on the roof [were] about three thousand men and woman looking at the sports of Sampson.
Hallen var fuld af Mænd og Kvinder; der var alle Filisternes Fyrster, og paa Taget var der henved 3000 Mænd og Kvinder, som saa til, medens de morede sig over Samson.
28 And Sampson wept before the Lord, and said, O Lord, my lord, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, O God, yet this once, and I will requite one recompense to the Philistines for my two eyes.
Da raabte Samson til HERREN og sagde: »Herre, HERRE, kom mig i Hu og giv mig Kraft, o Gud, kun denne ene Gang, saa jeg kan hævne mig paa Filisterne for begge mine Øjne paa een Gang!«
29 And Sampson took hold of the two pillars of the house on which the house stood, and leaned on them, and laid hold of one with his right hand, and the other with his left.
Saa greb Samson om de to Midtersøjler, som bar Hallen, og stemmede sig imod den ene med højre og imod den anden med venstre Haand.
30 And Sampson said, Let my wife perish with the Philistines: and he bowed himself mightily; and the house fell upon the princes, and upon all the people that were in it: and the dead whom Sampson slew in his death were more than those whom he slew in his life.
Og Samson sagde: »Lad mig dø sammen med Filisterne!« Derpaa bøjede han sig med saadan Kraft, at Hallen styrtede sammen over Fyrsterne og alle Folkene derinde. Saaledes dræbte han ved sin Død flere, end han havde dræbt i levende Live.
31 And his brethren and his father's house went down, and they took him; and they went up and buried him between Saraa and Esthaol in the sepulchre of his father Manoe; and he judged Israel twenty years.
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 Zor'a og Esjtaol. Han var Dommer i Israel i tyve Aar.
