Dommernes 16
1 Ein gong kom Samson til Gaza; der fekk han sjå ei skjøkja, og gjekk inn til henne.
Now Samson went to Gaza, and there he saw a loose woman and went in to her.
2 Då det spurdest bland folket i Gaza at Samson var komen der, ringa dei honom inne, og lurde på honom innmed byporten heile natti, men heldt seg elles rolege med natti var. «Me vil bia til det dagast; då skal me slå honom i hel, » tenkte dei.
And it was said to the Gazites, Samson is here. So they went round, watching for him all day at the doorway of the town, but at night they kept quiet, saying, When daylight comes we will put him to death.
3 Samson vart liggjande til midt på natti. Midnattsbil reis han upp. Han tok tak i hurderne i byporten og i båe portstolparne, og rykte deim upp i hop med bommen, lagde deim på herdarne, og bar deim upp på toppen av det fjellet som ligg midt for Hebron.
And Samson was there till the middle of the night; then he got up, and took a grip on the doors of the town, pulling them up, together with their two supports and their locks, and put them on his back and took them up to the top of the hill in front of Hebron.
4 Sidan lagde han hug til ei kvinna i Sorekdalen, som heitte Dalila.
Now after this, he was in love with a woman in the valley of Sorek, named Delilah.
5 Då kom filistarfyrstarne upp til henne og sagde: «Sjå um du kann få lokka honom til å segja deg kvar han hev den store styrken sin frå, og korleis me kann råda med honom og binda honom, so me fær døyvt honom! Då skal me gjeva deg tusund sylvdalar kvar, og meir.
And the chiefs of the Philistines came up to her, and said to her, Make use of your power over him and see what is the secret of his great strength, and how we may get the better of him, and put bands on him, so that we may make him feeble; and every one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver.
6 So sagde Dalila til Samson: «Kjære, seg meg kvar du hev den store styrken din frå, og korleis du kann bindast, so ein fær døyvt deg!»
So Delilah said to Samson, Make clear to me now what is the secret of your great strength, and how you may be put in bands and made feeble.
7 «Dersom dei bind meg med sju rå senestrengjer, som ikkje hev vorte turre, so veiknar eg og vert som eit anna menneskjebarn, » svara han.
And Samson said to her, If seven new bow-cords which have never been made dry are knotted round me, I will become feeble and will be like any other man.
8 Då kom filistarfyrstarne upp til henne med sju rå senestrengjer, som ikkje hadde vorte turre; deim batt ho honom med,
So the chiefs of the Philistines gave her seven new bow-cords which had never been made dry, and she had them tightly knotted round him.
9 og i kammerset hadde ho folk sitjande og lura. So ropa ho: «filistarane er yver deg, Samson!» Då sleit han sund strengjerne, som ein strytråd brest når han kjem innåt elden, og ingen fekk vita kvar han hadde styrken sin frå.
Now she had men waiting secretly in the inner room; and she said to him, The Philistines are on you, Samson. And the cords were broken by him as a twist of thread is broken when touched by a flame. So the secret of his strength did not come to light.
10 So sagde ho til honom: Du hev narra meg, og loge for meg. Kjære, seg meg no korleis du kann bindast!»
Then Delilah said to Samson, See, you have been making sport of me with false words; now, say truly how may you be put in bands?
11 «Dersom dei bind meg vel med nye reip som aldri hev vore bruka til noko, so veiknar eg og vert som eit anna menneskjebarn, » svara han.
And he said to her, If they only put round me new thick cords which have never been used, then I will become feeble and will be like any other man.
12 So tok Dalila nye reip og batt honom med, og ropa: «Filistarane er yver deg, Samson!» og i kammerset sat det folk og lurde. Men han sleit reipi av armarne sine, som det var tråd.
So Delilah took new thick cords, knotting them tightly round him, and said to him, The Philistines are on you, Samson. And men were waiting secretly in the inner room. And the cords were broken off his arms like threads.
13 Då sagde Dalila til honom: «Til dessa hev du narra meg og loge for meg! Seg no korleis du kann bindast!» «Dersom du vev dei sju hårflettorne mine inn i veven!» svara han.
Then Delilah said to Samson, Up to now you have made sport of me with false words; now say truly, how may you be put in bands? And he said to her, If you get the seven twists of my hair worked into the cloth you are making and fixed with the pin, I will become feeble and will be like any other man.
14 So slo ho ått med vevskeidi, og ropa: «Filistarane er yver deg, Samson!» Då vakna han or svevnen, og rykte ut både vevskeidi og varpet.
So while he was sleeping she got the seven twists of his hair worked into her cloth and fixed with the pin, and said to him, The Philistines are on you, Samson. Then awaking from his sleep, he got up quickly, pulling up cloth and machine together.
15 So sagde ho til honom: «Korleis kann du segja du hev meg kjær, når du ikkje hev tiltru til meg? No hev du narra meg tri gonger og ikkje sagt meg kvar du hev den store styrken din frå!»
And she said to him, Why do you say you are my lover when your heart is not mine? Three times you have made sport of me, and have not made clear to me the secret of your great strength.
16 Som ho no tagg og truga dag etter dag, og aldri let honom få fred, vart han so leid seg at han vilde mest døy,
So day after day she gave him no peace, for ever questioning him till his soul was troubled to death.
17 og so opna han heile sitt hjarta for henne: «Det hev aldri kome saks på mitt hovud, » sagde han; «for eg hev vore vigd til Gud alt ifrå morsliv. Vert eg raka, so fer styrken min frå meg; eg veiknar og vert som alle andre menneskjeborn.»
And opening all his heart to her, he said to her, My head has never been touched by a blade, for I have been separate to God from the day of my birth: if my hair is cut off, then my strength will go from me and I will become feeble, and will be like any other man.
18 Då skyna Dalila at han hadde sagt henne heile sanningi; ho sende bod etter filistarfyrstarne, og sagde: «Kom her upp! For denne gongen hev han sagt meg heile sanningi.» Då kom filistarfyrstarne upp til henne, og hadde pengarne med seg.
And when Delilah saw that he had let her see into his heart, she sent word to the chiefs of the Philistines saying, Come up this time, for he has let out all his heart to me. Then the chiefs of the Philistines came to her, with the money in their hands.
19 So svævde ho Samson i fanget sitt, og ropa på ein mann ho hadde sitjande der, og let honom klyppa dei sju hårflettorne hans; då tok han til å veikna, og styrken hans for frå honom.
And she made him go to sleep on her knees; and she sent for a man and had his seven twists of hair cut off; and while it was being done he became feeble and his strength went from him.
20 Og Dalila ropa: «Filistarane er yver deg, Samson!» Då vakna han or svevnen, og tenkte: «Eg skal gjera meg fri og rista meg laus, som so mang ein gong fyrr; » for han visste ikkje at Herren hadde vendt seg ifrå honom.
Then she said, The Philistines are on you, Samson. And awaking from his sleep, he said, I will go out as at other times, shaking myself free. But he was not conscious that the Lord had gone from him.
21 Filistarane tok Samson, og stakk ut augo på honom, og førde han ned til Gaza; der batt dei honom med dubbel koparlekkja, og han laut sveiva handkverni i fangehuset.
So the Philistines took him and put out his eyes; then they took him down to Gaza, and, chaining him with bands of brass, put him to work crushing grain in the prison-house.
22 Men håret hans tok til å veksa sterkt med same det var klypt.
But the growth of his hair was starting again after it had been cut off.
23 So kom Filistarfyrstarne i hop, og bar fram eit stort offer for Dagon, guden sin, og heldt fest; «for, » sagde dei, «vår gud hev gjeve Samson, vår uven, i vår magt.»
And the chiefs of the Philistines came together to make a great offering to Dagon their god, and to be glad; for they said, Our god has given into our hands Samson our hater.
24 og då folket såg honom, lova dei guden sin, og kvad: I handi vår gav guden vår uvenen vår, han som øydde landet vårt han som drap ned folket vårt.
And when the people saw him, they gave praise to their god; for they said, Our god has given into our hands the one who was fighting against us, who made our country waste, and who put great numbers of us to death.
25 Som dei no var komne på godlag, ropa dei: «Henta Samson hit, so han kann leika for oss!» Då henta dei Samson or fangehuset, og han laut leika for deim. Dei sette honom millom stolparne.
Now when their hearts were full of joy, they said, Send for Samson to make sport for us. And they sent for Samson out of the prison-house, and he made sport before them; and they put him between the pillars.
26 Då sagde Samson til guten som leidde honom: «Slepp meg, og lat meg få halda i dei stolparne som huset kviler på, og stydja meg innåt deim!»
And Samson said to the boy who took him by the hand, Let me put my hand on the pillars supporting the house, so that I may put my back against them.
27 Men huset var fullt av menner og kvinnor; alle filistarfyrstarne var der, og på taket var det um lag tri tusund menner og kvinnor, som såg på med Samson leika.
Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and about three thousand men and women were on the roof, looking on while Samson made sport.
28 Og Samson kalla på Herren og sagde: «Herre, min Gud, kom meg i hug, og styrk meg denne eine gongen, min Gud, so eg fær hemnt meg på filistarane for eitt av dei tvo augo mine!»
And Samson, crying out to the Lord, said, O Lord God, do have me now in mind, and do make me strong only this once, O God, so that I may take one last payment from the Philistines for my two eyes.
29 So femnde han kringum båe midstolparne som huset kvilde på, og klemde deim innåt seg, ein med høgre, og ein med vinstre handi.
Then Samson put his arms round the two middle pillars supporting the house, putting his weight on them, on one with his right hand and on the other with his left.
30 «Lat meg døy i hop med filistarane!» sagde han, og tok i med all si magt; då ramla huset i hop yver fyrstarne og yver alt folket som var der, og dei som han drap då han døydde, var fleire enn dei han hadde drepe med han livde.
And Samson said, Let death overtake me with the Philistines. And he put out all his strength, and the house came down on the chiefs and on all the people who were in it. So the dead whom he sent to destruction by his death were more than all those on whom he had sent destruction in his life.
31 Men brørne hans og alt skyldfolket kom og tok honom, og førde honom heim, og sette honom ned i gravstaden åt Manoah, far hans, millom Sora og Estaol. Då hadde han styrt Israel i tjuge år.
Then his brothers and his father's people came down and took him up and put his body to rest in the earth between Zorah and Eshtaol in the resting-place of Manoah his father. And he had been judge of Israel for twenty years.
