Judges 13

1 And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord: and he delivered them into the hands of the Philistines forty years.

Men Israelitterne blev ved at gøre, hvad der var ondt i HERRENS Øjne, og HERREN gav dem i Filisternes Hånd i fyrretyve År.

2 Now there was a certain man of Saraa, and of the race of Dan, whose name was Manue, and his wife was barren.

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

3 And an angel of the Lord appeared to her, and said: Thou art barren and without children: but thou shalt 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 and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing.

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

5 Because thou shalt conceive and bear a son, and no razor shall touch his head: for he shall be a Nazarite of God, from his infancy, and from his mother’s womb, and he shall begin to deliver Israel from the hands of the Philistines.

Thi se, du skal blive frugtsommelig og føde en Søn. Der må ikke komme Ragekniv på 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 Hånd!"

6 And when she was come to her husband she said to him: A man of God came to me, having the countenance of an angel, very awful. And when I asked him who he was, and whence he came, and by what name he was called, he would not tell me.

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

7 But he answered thus: Behold thou shalt conceive and bear a son: beware thou drink no wine, nor strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing: for the child shall be a Nazarite of God from his infancy, from his mother’s womb until 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 Manue prayed to the Lord, and said: I beseech thee, O Lord, that the mail of God, whom thou didst send, may come again, and teach us what we ought to do concerning 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 the Lord heard the prayer of Manue, and the angel of the Lord appeared again to his wife as she was sitting in the field. But Manue her husband was not with her. And when she saw the angel,

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

10 She made haste and ran to her husband: and told him saying: Behold the man hath appeared to me whom I saw before.

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 He rose up and followed his wife: and coming to the man, said to him: Art thou he that spoke to the woman? And he answered: 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 Manue said to him: When thy word shall come to pass, what wilt thou that the child should do? or from what shall he keep himself?

Så sagde Manoa: "Når nu dit Ord går i Opfyldelse, hvorledes skal vi da forholde os og bære os ad med Drengen?"

13 And the angel of the Lord said to Manue: From all the things I have spoken of to thy wife, let her refrain herself:

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

14 And let her eat nothing that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing: and whatsoever I have commanded her, let her fulfill and observe.

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

15 And Manue said to the angel of the Lord: I beseech thee to consent to my request, and let us dress a kid for thee.

Da sagde Manoa til HERRENs Engel: "Vi vilde gerne holde dig tilbage og tillave dig et Gedekid!"

16 And the angel answered him: If thou press me, I will not eat of thy bread: but if thou wilt offer a holocaust, offer it to the Lord. And Manue knew not it was the angel of the Lord.

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

17 And he said to him: What is thy name, that, if thy word shall come to pass, we may honour thee?

Og Manoa sagde til HERRENs Engel: "Hvad er dit Navn? Når dit Ord går i Opfyldelse, vil vi ære dig!"

18 And he answered him: Why askest thou my name, which is wonderful?

Men HERRENs Engel svarede: "Hvorfor spørger du om mit Navn? Du skal vide, det er underfuldt."

19 Then Manue took a kid of the flocks, and the libations, and put them upon a rock, offering to the Lord, who doth wonderful things: and he and his wife looked on.

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

20 And when the flame from the altar went up towards heaven, the angel of the lord ascended also in the flame. And when Manue and his wife saw this, they fell flat on the ground.

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

21 And the angel of the Lord appeared to them no more. And forthwith Manue understood that it was an angel of the Lord,

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

22 And he said to his wife: We shall certainly die, because we have seen God.

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

23 And his wife answered him: If the Lord had a mind to kill us, he would not have received a holocaust and libations at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor have told us the things that are to come.

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

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

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

25 And the spirit of the Lord began to be with him in the camp of Dan, between Saraa and Esthaol.

og HERRENs Ånd begyndte at drive på ham i Dans Lejr mellem Zora og Esjtaol.