Judges 13
1 And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
Og Israels Børn bleve ved at gøre det, som var ondt for Herrens Øjne, og Herren gav dem i Filisternes Haand 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 bore not.
Og der var en Mand fra Zora, af en Daniters Slægt, og hans Navn var Manoa; og hans Hustru var ufrugtbar og fødte ikke.
3 And the angel of the LORD appeared to the woman, and said to her, Behold now, you are barren, and bore not: but you shall conceive, and bear a son.
Og Herrens Engel aabenbaredes for Kvinden, og han sagde til hende: Se, kære, du er ufrugtbar og føder ikke, men du skal blive frugtsommelig og føde en Søn.
4 Now therefore beware, I pray you, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:
Saa, kære, forvar dig nu, at du ikke drikker Vin ej heller stærk Drik, og at du ikke æder noget urent.
5 For, see, you shall conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.
Thi se, du skal vorde frugtsommelig og føde en Søn, og paa hans Hoved skal ikke komme Bagekniv; thi Drengen skal være en Guds Nasiræer fra Moders Liv af, og han skal begynde 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 an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him not from where he was, neither told he me his name:
Da kom Kvinden og sagde til sin Mand: Der kom en Guds Mand til mig, og hans Udseende var som en Guds Engels Udseende, saare forfærdelig; og jeg spurgte ham ikke, hvorfra han var, og han kundgjorde mig ikke sit Navn.
7 But he said to me, Behold, you shall conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death.
Men han sagde til mig: Se, du skal vorde frugtsommelig og føde en Søn; saa skal du nu ikke drikke Vin eller stærk Drik og ikke æde noget urent; thi Drengen skal være en Guds Nasiræer fra Moders Liv af indtil sin Dødsdag.
8 Then Manoah entreated the LORD, and said, O my Lord, let the man of God which you did send 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: Hør mig, Herre! Kære, lad den Guds Mand, som du udsendte, atter komme til os, at han kan lære os, hvad vi skulle gøre ved Drengen, som skal fødes.
9 And God listened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again to the woman as she sat in the field: but Manoah her husband was not with her.
Og Gud hørte Manoas Bøst; og Guds Engel kom atter til Kvinden, og hun sad paa Marken; men hendes Mand Manoa var ikke hos hende.
10 And the woman made haste, and ran, and showed her husband, and said to him, Behold, the man has appeared to me, that came to me the other day.
Da hastede Kvinden og løb og gav sin Mand det til Kende, og hun sagde til ham: Se, den Mand, der kom til mig hin Dag, aabenbaredes for mig.
11 And Manoah arose, and went after his wife, and came to the man, and said to him, Are you the man that spoke to the woman? And he said, I am.
Da stod Manoa op og gik efter sin Hustru, og han kom til Manden og sagde til ham: Er du den Mand, som talede med Kvinden? og han sagde: Ja, jeg er.
12 And Manoah said, Now let your words come to pass. How shall we order the child, and how shall we do to him?
Og Manoa sagde: Naar det nu kommer, som du har sagt, hvad skulle vi iagttage med Drengen, og hvad skulle vi gøre ved ham?
13 And the angel of the LORD said to Manoah, Of all that I said to the woman let her beware.
Og Herrens Engel sagde til Manoa: For alt det, som jeg har sagt til Kvinden, skal hun tage sig i Vare.
14 She may not eat of any thing 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.
Hun skal ikke æde af noget, som kommer af Vinstokken, og ikke drikke Vin eller stærk Drik og intet urent æde; alt det, som jeg har budet hende, skal hun holde.
15 And Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, I pray you, let us detain you, until we shall have made ready a kid for you.
Og Manoa sagde til Herrens Engel: Kære, lad os opholde dig lidt, saa ville vi lave et Bukkekid for dit Ansigt.
16 And the angel of the LORD said to Manoah, Though you detain me, I will not eat of your bread: and if you will offer a burnt offering, you must offer it to the LORD. For Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the LORD.
Men Herrens Engel sagde til Manoa: Dersom du opholder mig, æder jeg dog ikke af din Mad, men dersom du vil gøre dit Brændoffer, maa du ofre Herren det; thi Manoa vidste ikke, at det var Herrens Engel.
17 And Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, What is your name, that when your sayings come to pass we may do you honor?
Og Manoa sagde til Herrens Engel: Hvad er dit Navn, at vi kunne ære dig, naar det kommer, som du har sagt.
18 And the angel of the LORD said to him, Why ask you thus after my name, seeing it is secret?
Og Herrens Engel sagde til ham: Hvi spørger du om mit Navn? se, det er underligt.
19 So Manoah took a kid with a meat offering, and offered it on a rock to the LORD: and the angel did wondrously; and Manoah and his wife looked on.
Da tog Manoa et Bukkekid og Madofret og ofrede det for Herren paa Klippen; og Engelen gjorde et Under, men 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 angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground.
Og det skete, der Luen for op fra Alteret til Himmelen, da for Herrens Engel op i Luen fra Alteret; der Manoa og hans Hustru saa det, da faldt de paa deres Ansigt til Jorden.
21 But the angel of the LORD did no more appear to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was an angel of the LORD.
Og Herrens Engel lod sig ikke ydermere se for Manoa og for hans Hustru; da fornam 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 dø visseligen; thi vi have set Gud.
23 But his wife said to him, If the LORD were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have showed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these.
Men hans Hustru sagde til ham: Om Herren havde haft Lyst til at ihjelslaa os, havde han ikke taget Brændoffer og Madoffer af vor Haand, ej heller ladet os se alt dette og paa denne Tid ej ladet os høre saadanne Ting.
24 And the woman bore a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.
Og Kvinden fødte en Søn og kaldte hans Navn Samson; og Drengen blev stor, og Herren velsignede ham.
25 And the Spirit of the LORD began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.
Og Herrens Aand begyndte at drive ham i Dans Lejr imellem Zora og Esthaol.
