Dommernes 14
1 Ein gong bar det so til at Samson gjekk ned til Timna; der fekk han sjå ei filistargjenta.
Then Samson descended to Timnah. And seeing there a woman from the daughters of the Philistines,
2 Då han kom heim att, sagde han det med far sin og mor si: «Eg såg ei filistargjenta i Timna; henne lyt de festa til kona åt meg!»
he went up, and he told his father and his mother, saying: “I saw a woman in Timnah from the daughters of the Philistines. I ask that you take her to me as wife.”
3 Då sagde foreldri hans til honom: «Finst det då ingi gjenta hjå frendarne dine eller i heile vårt folk, sidan du vil ganga av og få deg ei kona hjå dei u-umskorne filistarane?» Men Samson svara far sin: «Henne lyt du festa åt meg! Ho er den som eg likar.»
And his father and mother said to him, “Is there not a woman among the daughters of your brothers, or among all my people, so that you would be willing to take a wife from the Philistines, who are uncircumcised?” And Samson said to his father: “Take this woman to me. For she has pleased my eyes.”
4 Foreldri hans skyna ikkje at dette kom frå Herren; for han søkte eit høve til å koma innpå filistarane - den gongen rådde filistarane i Israel.
Now his parents did not know that the matter was done by the Lord, and that he sought an occasion against the Philistines. For at that time, the Philistines had dominion over Israel.
5 So gjekk Samson og foreldri hans ned til Timna. Då dei kom til vinhagarne utanfor byen, for ei ung løva burande imot honom;
And so, Samson descended with his father and mother to Timnah. And when they had arrived at the vineyards of the town, he saw a young lion, savage and roaring, and it met him.
6 då kom Herrens ande yver honom, og han tok løva, og sleit henne sund med berre nevarne, som det skulde vore eit kid; men han sagde’kje med foreldri sine kva han hadde gjort.
Then the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon Samson, and he tore apart the lion, like a young goat being torn into pieces, having nothing at all in his hand. And he was not willing to reveal this to his father and mother.
7 So gjekk han ned og tala med gjenta; og han lika henne framifrå godt.
And he went down and spoke to the woman who had pleased his eyes.
8 Um ei tid for han ned att og vilde gifta seg med henne. So tok han av vegen, vilde sjå løva som han hadde drepe; då fann han eit biebol med honning i skrovet hennar.
And after some days, returning to marry her, he turned aside so that he might see the carcass of the lion. And behold, there was a swarm of bees in the mouth of the lion, with a honeycomb.
9 Han tok honningen ut, og heldt honom i henderne og åt, med han gjekk frametter, og då han kom til foreldri sine, gav han dei og, og dei åt; men han sagde det ikkje med deim at han hadde funne honningen i løveskrovet.
And when he had taken it in his hands, he ate it along the way. And arriving to his father and mother, he gave them a portion, and they also ate it. Yet he was not willing to reveal to them that he had taken the honey from the body of the lion.
10 Då far hans kom ned til bruri, gjorde Samson eit gjestebod der, som dei unge mennerne hadde for vis.
And so his father went down to the woman, and he made a feast for his son Samson. For so the young men were accustomed to do.
11 Og so snart dei fekk sjå honom, fann dei honom tretti fylgjesmenner; dei var stødt med honom,
And when the citizens of that place had seen him, they presented to him thirty companions to be with him.
12 og ein dag sagde Samson til deim: «No vil eg bjoda dykk ei gåta! Løyser de henne åt meg innan dei sju gjestebodsdagarne er ute, og løyser de henne rett, so skal eg gjeva dykk tretti fine skjortor og tretti festklædningar;
And Samson said to them: “I will propose to you a problem, which, if you can solve it for me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty shirts and the same number of tunics.
13 men kann de ikkje løysa henne, skal de gjeva meg tretti fine skjortor og tretti festklædningar.» «Seg fram gåta di, so me fær høyra henne!» svara dei.
But if you are not able to solve it, you shall give me thirty shirts and the same number of tunics.” And they answered him, “Propose the problem, so that we may hear it.”
14 Då sagde han: «Av ein etar kom etand’, av den sterke kom søtt.» So leid det tri dagar, og dei var ikkje god til å løysa gåta.
And he said to them, “Food went forth from that which eats, and sweetness went forth from that which is strong.” And they were unable to solve the proposition for three days.
15 Den sjuande dagen sagde dei til bruri: «Få mannen din til å segja oss løysningi på gåta, elles brenner me upp både deg og folket ditt! Er det for å arma oss ut at de hev bede oss hit?»
And when the seventh day had arrived, they said to the wife of Samson: “Coax your husband, and persuade him to reveal to you what the proposition means. But if you are not willing to do so, we will burn you and your father’s house. Or have you called us to the wedding in order to despoil us?”
16 Då gret bruri framfyre honom, og sagde: «Du held ikkje av meg! Du berre hatar meg! Du hev bode landsmennerne mine ei gåta, men meg hev du ikkje sagt korleis ho skal løysast!» «Eg hev’kje sagt det med far min og mor mi; skulde eg so segja det med deg?» svara Samson.
And she shed tears before Samson, and she complained, saying: “You hate me, and you do not love me. That is why you do not want to explain to me the problem, which you have proposed to the sons of my people.” But he responded: “I was not willing to reveal it to my father and mother. And so, how can I reveal it to you?”
17 Men ho hekk yver honom og gret alle dei sju dagarne som gjestebodet varde, og den sjuande dagen sagde han det med henne, av di ho plåga honom so. So løyste ho gåta for landsmennerne sine,
Therefore, she wept before him during the seven days of the feast. And at length, on the seventh day, since she had been troubling him, he explained it. And immediately she revealed it to her countrymen.
18 og fyrr soli gladde den sjuande dagen, kom mennerne i byen og sagde til honom: «Kva er søtar’ enn honning? Kva er sterkar’ enn løva?» Då svara Samson: «Hadde de’kje pløgt med mi kviga, so hadde de’kje løyst mi gåta.»
And they, on the seventh day, before the sun declined, said to him: “What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion?” And he said to them, “If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have uncovered my proposition.”
19 Og Herrens ande kom yver honom; han gjekk ned til Askalon, og slo i hel tretti filistarar, tok klædi deira, og let deim som hadde løyst gåta få deim til høgtidsklede; og harm som han var, for han heim att til garden åt far sin.
And so the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon him, and he descended to Ashkelon, and in that place he struck down thirty men. And taking away their garments, he gave them to those who had solved the problem. And being exceedingly angry, he went up to his father’s house.
20 Men kona hans vart gjevi til den fylgjesmannen, som han hadde valt seg til brursvein.
Then his wife took as a husband one of his friends and wedding companions.
