Judges 16
1 And Samson went to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her.
Og Samson gik til Gaza, og han saa der en Kvinde, en Skøge, og kom til hende.
2 [And it was told] the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, [Let be] till morning light, then we will kill him.
Og man sagde til Gaziterne: Samson er kommen hid, og de gik omkring og lurede paa ham den ganske Nat ved Stadsporten; men de vare stille den ganske Nat, og de sagde: Naar det bliver lyst i Morgen, da ville vi slaa ham ihjel.
3 And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and laid hold of the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and plucked them up, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of the mountain that is before Hebron.
Og Samson laa indtil Midnatten, og han stod op om Midnat og tog fat paa Dørene af Stadens Port og paa begge Stolperne og løftede dem op tillige med Slaaerne og lagde dem paa sine Skuldre, og han bar dem op paa Toppen af det Bjerg, som er lige for Hebron.
4 And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
Og det skete derefter, at han fik Kærlighed til en Kvinde ved Bækken Sorek, og hendes Navn var Dalila.
5 And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred [pieces] of silver.
Og Filisternes Fyrster kom op til hende og sagde til hende: Lok ham, og se, hvorudi hans store Kraft bestaar, og hvormed vi formaa noget imod ham, saa ville vi binde ham for at plage ham; og vi ville hver give dig tusinde og hundrede Sekel Sølv.
6 And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.
Og Dalila sagde til Samson: Kære, giv mig til Kende, hvorudi din store Kraft bestaar, og hvormed du kan bindes, at man kan plage dig.
7 And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withes that were never dried, then shall I become weak, and be as another man.
Og Samson sagde til hende: Dersom de bandt mig med syv grønne Bast, som ikke ere blevne tørre, da blev jeg svag og blev som et andet Menneske.
8 Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withes which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.
Da bragte Filisternes Fyrster hende syv grønne Bast, som ikke vare tørre; og hun bandt ham med dem.
9 Now she had liers in wait abiding in the inner chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withes, as a string of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.
Og hun havde een, som lurede, siddende i Kammeret; og hun sagde til ham: Filisterne ere over dig, Samson! men han sønderrev Bastene, som en Traad af Blaar sønderrives, naar den berøres af Ilden, og man fik ej at vide, hvori hans Kraft bestod.
10 And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.
Da sagde Dalila til Samson: Se, du har bedraget mig og sagt Løgn for mig; kære, giv mig nu til Kende, hvormed du kan bindes.
11 And he said unto her, If they only bind me with new ropes wherewith no work hath been done, then shall I become weak, and be as another man.
Og han sagde til hende: Dersom de bandt mig fast med nye Beb, med hvilken ingen Gerning er gjort, da blev jeg svag og blev som et andet Menneske.
12 So Delilah took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And the liers in wait were abiding in the inner chamber. And he brake them from off his arms like a thread.
Da tog Dalila nye Beb og bandt ham med dem, og hun sagde til ham: Filisterne ere over dig, Samson! men hun havde een, som lurede, siddende i Kammeret; og han rev dem af sine Arme som en Traad.
13 And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.
Og Dalila sagde til Samson: Hidindtil har du bedraget mig og sagt Løgn for mig, giv mig dog til Kende, hvormed du kan bindes? og han sagde til hende: Dersom du vævede mine syv Hovedlokker om Væverstangen.
14 And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and plucked away the pin of the beam, and the web.
Og hun fæstede dem til med en Nagle, og hun sagde til ham: Filisterne ere over dig, Samson! men han vaagnede op af sin Søvn og rykkede Vævernaglen op tillige med Væverstangen.
15 And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.
Og hun sagde til ham: Hvorledes kan du sige: Jeg elsker dig, da dit Hjerte ikke er med mig? nu har du tre Gange bedraget mig og ikke givet mig til Kende, hvori din store Kraft bestaar.
16 And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, that his soul was vexed unto death.
Men det skete, der hun trængte ham alle Dage med sine Ord og plagede ham meget, da blev hans Sjæl bekymret indtil Døden.
17 And he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazirite unto God from my mother’s womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.
Og han gav hende sit ganske Hjerte til Kende og sagde til hende: Der kom ikke Bagekniv paa mit Hoved, thi jeg er en Guds Nasiræer fra Moders Liv af; dersom jeg rages, da viger min Kraft fra mig, og jeg bliver svag og bliver 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 the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and brought the money in their hand.
Der Dalila saa, at han havde givet hende sit ganske Hjerte til Kende, da sendte hun hen og lod kalde Filisternes Fyrster og sige: Kommer denne Gang op, thi han har givet mig sit ganske Hjerte til Kende; da kom Filisternes Fyrster op til hende og bragte Sølvet op i deres Haand.
19 And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and shaved off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.
Og hun lod ham sove paa sine Knæ og kaldte ad en Mand og lod hans syv Hovedlokker afrage; og hun begyndte at plage ham; da var hans Kraft vegen fra ham.
20 And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times, and shake myself. But he wist not that the LORD was departed from him.
Og hun sagde: Filisterne ere over dig, Samson! og han vaagnede op af sin Søvn og sagde: Jeg vil gaa ud, som jeg mange Gange har gjort, og slide mig løs; men han vidste ikke, at Herren var vegen fra ham.
21 And the Philistines laid hold on him, and put out his eyes; and they brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.
Men Filisterne grebe ham og stak hans Øjne ud; og de førte ham ned til Gaza og bandt ham med to Kobberlænker, og han malede i Fangernes Hus.
22 Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.
Og hans Hovedhaar begyndte at gro, hvor han var raget.
23 And the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.
Men Filisternes Fyrster samledes, for at ofre til deres Gud, Dagon, et stort Offer og for at være glade; thi de sagde: Vor Gud har givet vor Fjende Samson i vor Haand.
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, which hath slain many of us.
Og der Folket saa ham, da lovede de deres Gud; thi de sagde: Vor Gud har givet vor Fjende i vor Haand, og den, som ødelagde vort Land og slog mange af vore ihjel.
25 And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made sport before them: and they set him between the pillars.
Og det skete, der deres Hjerter vare vel til Mode, da sagde de: Kalder ad Samson og lader ham lege for os; da kaldte de Samson ud af Fangernes Hus, og han legede for deres Aasyn, og de stillede ham imellem Pillerne.
26 and Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house resteth, that I may lean upon them.
Men Samson sagde til den unge Karl, som holdt ham ved hans Haand: Lad mig hvile og lad mig føle paa de Piller, som bære Huset, at jeg kan hælde mig op til dem.
27 Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and there were upon the roof about three thousand men and women, that beheld while Samson made sport.
Og Huset var fuldt af Mænd og Kvinder, der var og alle Filisternes Fyrster, og paa Taget vare ved tre Tusinde Mænd og Kvinder, som saa til, da Samson legede.
28 And Samson called unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, remember member me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.
Men Samson kaldte paa Herren og sagde: Herre, Herre! Kære, kom mig i Hu! og styrk mig dog, Gud! denne Gang, at jeg maa een Gang hævne mig til Gavns paa Filisterne for begge mine Øjnes Skyld.
29 And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house rested, and leaned upon them, the one with his right hand, and the other with his left.
Og Samson greb omkring de to midterste Piller, som bare Huset, og han støttede sig mod dem, den ene var i hans højre og den anden i hans venstre Haand.
30 And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life.
Og Samson sagde: Min Sjæl dø med Filisterne! og han bøjede sig med Kraft: Da faldt Huset paa Fyrsterne og paa alt Folket, som vare derudi, og de døde vare flere, som han dræbte ved sin Død, end han dræbte i sit Liv.
31 Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the buryingplace of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years.
Da kom hans Brødre og hans Faders ganske Hus ned, og de toge ham op, og de droge op og begravede ham imellem Zora og Esthaol, hans Fader Manoas Grav; men han havde dømt Israel tyve Aar.
