Judges 16
1 Then went Samson to Gazzah, and saw there a harlot, and went in unto her.
Samson drog så til Gaza. Der så han en Skøge og gik ind til hende.
2 And it was told to the Gazzites, saying, Samson is come hither: and they compassed him in, and lay in wait for him all the night in the gate of the city, and held themselves quiet all the night, saying, By the time it is light in the morning will we kill him.
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!"
3 And Samson lay till midnight; but he arose at midnight, and took hold of the doors of the city-gate, and the two door-posts, and tore them away with the bolt, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of the mount that is before Hebron.
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.
4 And it came to pass after this, that he loved a woman in the valley of Shorek, whose name was Delilah.
Siden fik han Kærlighed til en Kvinde ved Navn Dalila i Sorekdalen.
5 And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Persuade him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail over him, that we may bind him to subdue him: and we will give thee every one of us 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 få Bugt med ham, så vi kan binde og kue ham, så vil vi hver give dig 1100 Sekel Sølv!"
6 And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou canst be bound to subdue thee.
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 Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven moist cords which have not yet been dried, then shall I become weak, and be like any other of mankind.
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 lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven moist cords which had not yet been dried, 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 she had men lying in wait, sitting near her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he tore the cords, as a thread of tow is torn when it toucheth the fire; and his strength was not perceived.
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.
10 And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast deceived me, and told me lies; now do tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou canst 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 unto her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that have never been used in work, then shall I become weak, and be like any other of mankind.
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 Delilah took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And the liers in wait were sitting in the chamber. But he tore them from off his arms like a thread.
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.
13 And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast deceived me, and told me lies; do tell me wherewith thou canst be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.
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."
14 And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he awakened out of his sleep, and tore away the pin of the loom, with the web.
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.
15 And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thy heart is not with me? these three times hast thou deceived me, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.
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!"
16 And it came to pass, when she worried him daily with her words, and urged him, that his soul became impatient to die;
Da hun således stadig pinte og plagede ham med sine Ord, blev hans Sjæl træt til Døden,
17 And he told her all his heart, and said unto her, A razor hath not passed over my head; for a Nazarite of God have I been from my mother's womb; if I were shaved, my strength would depart from me, and I should become weak, and be like all other men.
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."
18 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. Then came the lords of the Philistines up unto her, and brought the money in their hand.
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 she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called a man, and caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to subdue him, and his strength departed from him.
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.
20 And she said, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and thought, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself free. But he knew not that the Lord had departed from him.
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.
21 And the Philistines seized him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gazzah, and bound him with fetters of copper; and he had to grind in the prison-house.
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.
22 But the hair of his head began to grow again after it was shaved off.
Men hans Hovedhår begyndte at vokse igen, efter at det var raget af.
23 And the lords of the Philistines 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.
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 when the people saw him, they praised their god; for they said, Our god hath delivered into our hand our enemy, and the destroyer of our country, and him who hath slain so many of us.
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!"
25 And it came to pass, when their heart was merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make sport for us. And they called for Samson out of the prison-house; and he made sport before them; and they placed 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 Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me [to go] and let me feel the pillars whereupon the house is supported, that I may lean upon them.
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!".
27 Now the house was full of men and women; and there were all the lords of the Philistines; and upon the roof were about three thousand men and women, that looked on while Samson made sport.
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.
28 And Samson called unto the Lord, and said, O Lord Eternal, remember me, I pray thee, and do thou strengthen me only this once, O God, that I may be avenged for one of my two eyes on the Philistines.
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!"
29 And Samson threw his arms around the two middle pillars upon which the house was supported, and he leaned on them, [on] one with his right hand, and [on] the other with his left.
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.
30 And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bent [them] with might, 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 those whom he had slain in his life.
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.
31 Then came down his brothers and all the house of his father, and they took him up, and carried him up, and buried him between Zor'ah and Eshtaol, in the burying-place of Manoach his father. And he had 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 Zora og Esjtaol. Han var Dommer i Israel i tyve År.
