Judges 13

1 The children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of YHWH; and YHWH 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 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 The angel of YHWH appeared to the woman, and said to her, "See now, you are barren, and do not bear; but you 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 please be careful 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 look, you shall conceive, and bear a son; and no razor will come on 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 face was like the face of the angel of God, very awesome; and I didn't ask him where he was from, 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, 'Look, you 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 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 Manoah pleaded with YHWH, and said, "Oh, Lord, please let the man of God whom you did send come again to us, and teach us what we shall do to the child who 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 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, wasn't 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 The woman ran quickly, and told her husband, and said to him, "Look, the man who came to me the other day has appeared to me."

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 Manoah arose, and went after his wife, and came to the man, and said to him, "Are you the man who spoke to the woman?" 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 Manoah said, "Now let your word happen. How shall the child be raised and what is he to do?"

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

13 The angel of YHWH said to Manoah, "Of all that I said to the woman let her be careful.

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 have commanded her she is to 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 Manoah said to the angel of YHWH, "Please, stay a bit longer that we may prepare a young goat for you."

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

16 The angel of YHWH said to Manoah, "Though you detain me, I won't eat of your bread. And if you prepare a burnt offering, you must offer it to YHWH." For Manoah did not know that he was the angel of YHWH.

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 Manoah said to the angel of YHWH, "What is your name, that when your words come true we may honor you?"

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

18 And the angel of YHWH said to him, "Why do you ask for my name? It is incomprehensible."

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

19 So Manoah took the young goat and a grain offering, and offered it on the rock to YHWH, YHWH who works wonders. 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 happened, when the flame went up toward the sky from off the altar, that the angel of YHWH 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 angel of YHWH did not appear again to Manoah or to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was the angel of YHWH.

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

22 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 YHWH meant to kill us, he wouldn't have received a burnt offering and a grain offering from us, neither would he have shown us all these things, nor would he have spoken to us now like this."

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 The woman bore a son, and named him Samson. And the child grew, and YHWH blessed him.

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

25 And the Spirit of YHWH began to direct him in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.

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