Judges 13
1 Again the Israeli people did things that Yahweh said were very evil. So Yahweh enabled the people of Philistia to conquer them. They ruled over the Israelis for 40 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 There was a man named Manoah from the descendants of Dan who lived in Zorah [town]. His wife was unable to become pregnant, so they had no children.
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 One day, Yahweh appeared to Manoah’s wife in the form of an angel, and said to her, “Even though you have not been able to give birth to any children until now, you will soon become pregnant and give birth to 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 [From now until he is born], you must not drink any wine or other alcoholic/fermented drink, and you must not eat any food that will make you unacceptable to God.
Saa, kære, forvar dig nu, at du ikke drikker Vin ej heller stærk Drik, og at du ikke æder noget urent.
5 After you give birth to your son, you must never allow his hair to be cut. He must be dedicated to God from the day he is born until the day he dies. He is the one who will rescue [many of] the Israeli people from the people of Philistia.”
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 The woman ran and told her husband, “A prophet came to me. He looked awesome, like an angel from God. I did not ask where he came from, and he did not tell 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 told me, ‘You will become pregnant and give birth to a son. Until then, you must not drink any wine or any alcoholic/fermented drink, and you must not eat any food that would make you unacceptable to God. Your son must be dedicated to God from the day he is born until the day he dies.’”
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 prayed to Yahweh, saying, “O Yahweh, I plead with you, allow that prophet whom you sent to us to come again, and teach us how we should raise the boy who will be born to us.”
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 God did what Manoah asked, and Yahweh again appeared to his wife in the form of an angel, while she was out in the field. But again her husband Manoah 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 So she quickly ran and said to her husband, “The man who appeared to me a few days ago has come back again!”
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 Manoah ran back with his wife, and asked, “Are you the man who talked with my wife a few days ago?” He replied, “Yes, 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 Manoah asked him, “When what you promised occurs [and my wife gives birth to a son], what rules must he obey, and what work will he do [when he grows up]?”
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 Yahweh replied, “Your wife must obey all the instructions I gave her.
Og Herrens Engel sagde til Manoa: For alt det, som jeg har sagt til Kvinden, skal hun tage sig i Vare.
14 [Before the baby is born], she must not eat grapes, or drink wine or any other alcoholic/fermented drink, or eat anything that would make her unacceptable to God.”
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 Then Manoah said, “Please stay here until we can kill and cook a young goat for you.”
Og Manoa sagde til Herrens Engel: Kære, lad os opholde dig lidt, saa ville vi lave et Bukkekid for dit Ansigt.
16 Yahweh replied, “I will stay here, but I will not eat anything. However, you may kill an animal and sacrifice it as a burned offering to Yahweh.” (Manoah did not realize that the [man he thought was an] angel was really Yahweh.)
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 Then Manoah asked him, “What is your name? When what you have promised happens, we want to honor you.”
Og Manoa sagde til Herrens Engel: Hvad er dit Navn, at vi kunne ære dig, naar det kommer, som du har sagt.
18 Yahweh replied, “(Why do you ask me my name?/You should not ask me my name.) [RHQ] It is (wonderful/it cannot be understood).”
Og Herrens Engel sagde til ham: Hvi spørger du om mit Navn? se, det er underligt.
19 Then Manoah killed a young goat and burned it on a rock, along with a grain offering, as a sacrifice to Yahweh. And Yahweh did an amazing thing while Manoah and his wife watched.
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 Flames from the altar blazed up toward the sky, and Yahweh ascended in the flames. When Manoah and his wife saw that, they prostrated themselves on 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 Although Yahweh did not appear in the form of an angel to Manoah and his wife again, Manoah realized that the [man they thought was an] angel was really Yahweh.
Og Herrens Engel lod sig ikke ydermere se for Manoa og for hans Hustru; da fornam Manoa, at det var Herrens Engel.
22 So he said, “Now we will 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, “No, we will not die, because if Yahweh intended to kill us, he would not have accepted the burned offering and the grain offering. And he would not have appeared to us and told us the wonderful thing that would happen to us, and he would not have performed this miracle.”
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 When their son was born, they named him Samson. Yahweh blessed him as he grew up.
Og Kvinden fødte en Søn og kaldte hans Navn Samson; og Drengen blev stor, og Herren velsignede ham.
25 And while he was in Mahaneh-Dan, which is between Zorah and Eshtaol [towns], Yahweh’s Spirit began to control him.
Og Herrens Aand begyndte at drive ham i Dans Lejr imellem Zora og Esthaol.
