Judges 16
1 Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there a harlot, and went in to 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 encompassed [him], and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning when it is day we shall 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 took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put [them] upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of a hill 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 to her, and said to her, Entice him, and see in what 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, in what thy great strength [lieth], and with what thou mayest 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 to her, If they bind me with seven green withs, that were never dried, then shall I be 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 to her seven green withs, 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 [there were] men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber.) And she said to him, The Philistines [are] upon thee, Samson. And he broke the withs as a thread 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 to Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, with what thou mayest 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 to her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were used, then shall I be 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 Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him with them, and said to him, The Philistines [are] upon thee, Samson. (And [there were] liers in wait abiding in the chamber.) And he broke 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 to Samson, hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me with what thou mayest be bound. And he said to 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 to him, The Philistines [are] upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with 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 to him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thy heart [is] not with me? Thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me in what 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, [so] that his soul was vexed to 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 That he told her all his heart, and said to her, There hath not come a razor upon my head; for I [have been] a Nazarite to God from my birth: if I be shaved, 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 disclosed to me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up to her and brought 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 she caused him to shave 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 [are] upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he knew not that the LORD had 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 But the Philistines took him and put out his eyes, and 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 However the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaved.
Og hans Hovedhaar begyndte at gro, hvor han var raget.
23 Then the lords of the Philistines assembled to offer a great sacrifice to 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 hands our enemy, and the destroyer of our country; who slew 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 them sport: 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 to the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars upon which the house standeth, 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 to the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, remember 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 stood, and on which it was supported, of the one with his right hand, and of 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] in it. 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 burying-place 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.
