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Dommer 14
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Dommer 14
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Samsons giftermål og gåder
14 En dag, da Samson var i byen Timna, lagde han særligt mærke til en af de unge filisterpiger. 2 Da han kom hjem, sagde han til sin far og mor: „Jeg vil giftes med en filisterpige, som jeg så i Timna.” 3 „Er der ikke en eneste pige i vores egen stamme eller i hele Israel, som du kunne tænke dig?” indvendte hans forældre. „Hvorfor vil du absolut giftes med en af disse ugudelige filistre?” Men Samson svarede: „Det er hende, jeg vil have! Du må få fat i hende til mig, far!”
4 Samsons forældre var ikke klar over, at Herren derigennem ville få anledning til at skabe strid med filistrene, som på det tidspunkt havde magten i Israel.
5 Da Samson og hans forældre nu var på vej til Timna, sprang en løve frem mod Samson på vinmarken uden for byen. 6 I det samme kom Herrens Ånd over ham og gav ham styrke, så han rev løvens kæber fra hinanden med de bare næver. Det var så let for ham, som havde det været et gedekid. Men han fortalte ikke sine forældre om den overnaturlige styrke. 7 I Timna opsøgte de pigen, og Samson blev forlovet med hende.
8 Senere vendte Samson og forældrene tilbage til Timna, for det var tid for Samson at blive gift med pigen. Inden han nåede byen, gjorde han en afstikker ind i vinmarken for at se på løvens rådnende krop. Da så han, at en bisværm havde slået sig ned i ådslet og havde produceret honning. 9 Han tog en håndfuld honning med sig, som han spiste undervejs. Han gav også noget af honningen til sine forældre, men han sagde ikke, at den kom fra løvens krop.
10 Mens Samsons far gik hen for at hilse på pigen, gjorde Samson klar til en ugelang bryllupsfest, som det var skik blandt de unge mænd. 11 Byens mænd udvalgte 30 unge filistre, der skulle med som brudesvende. 12 Ved festens begyndelse sagde Samson til dem: „Nu skal jeg fortælle jer en gåde! Hvis I kan løse gåden i løbet af de syv dage, festen varer, skal I hver få en linnedskjorte og et sæt festtøj. 13 Men hvis I ikke kan løse gåden, skal hver af jer give mig en linnedskjorte og et sæt festtøj.” „Top,” svarede de, „lad os høre gåden!”
14 „Fra rovdyret kom mad,
fra den rå styrke kom sødme!”
Den gåde spekulerede de over i tre dage uden at finde en løsning.
15 Den fjerde dag sagde de til Samsons brud: „Få din mand til at røbe svaret, ellers sætter vi ild til din fars hus, så I alle omkommer. Vi er ikke kommet til fest for at blive flået!”
16 Så trak hun Samson til side og sagde grådkvalt: „Hvordan kan du elske mig, når du giver mit folk en gåde uden at betro mig løsningen?” „Hvorfor skulle jeg fortælle dig løsningen, når jeg ikke engang har røbet den for min egen mor og far?” svarede han.
17 Under resten af festen græd hun uafbrudt. Den syvende dag gav han efter, fordi hun blev ved at plage ham, og han røbede løsningen for hende. Hun fortalte den straks videre til sine landsmænd. 18 Inden solnedgang den syvende dag gav de ham derfor følgende svar:
Hvad er sødere end honning?
Hvad er stærkere end en løve?
Samson svarede: „Hvis I ikke havde pløjet med min kvie, ville I aldrig have gættet min gåde!”
19 Da kom Herrens Ånd over Samson, og han gik ned til byen Ashkalon, hvor han slog 30 mænd ned, tog deres tøj og gav det til mændene, der havde svaret på gåden. Samson var imidlertid blevet så rasende, at han lod bryllup være bryllup og tog hjem sammen med sine forældre. 20 Pigen blev så i stedet givet til den mand, der havde været forlover ved brylluppet.
Judges 14
English Standard Version
Judges 14
English Standard Version
Samson's Marriage
14 (A)Samson went down to (B)Timnah, and at Timnah he saw one of the daughters of the Philistines. 2 Then he came up and told his father and mother, “I saw one of the daughters of the Philistines at Timnah. (C)Now get her for me as my wife.” 3 But his father and mother said to him, “Is there not a woman among the daughters (D)of your relatives, or among all our people, that you must go to take a wife from the (E)uncircumcised Philistines?” But Samson said to his father, “Get her for me, for she is right in my eyes.”
4 His father and mother did not know that it was (F)from the Lord, for he was seeking an opportunity against the Philistines. (G)At that time the Philistines ruled over Israel.
5 Then Samson went down with his father and mother to Timnah, and they came to the vineyards of Timnah. And behold, a young lion came toward him roaring. 6 (H)Then the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon him, and although he had nothing in his hand, he tore the lion in pieces as one tears a young goat. But he did not tell his father or his mother what he had done. 7 Then he went down and talked with the woman, and she was right in Samson's eyes.
8 After some days he returned to take her. And he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion, and behold, there was a swarm of bees in the body of the lion, and honey. 9 He scraped it out into his hands and went on, eating as he went. And he came to his father and mother and gave some to them, and they ate. But he did not tell them that he had scraped the honey from the carcass of the lion.
10 His father went down to the woman, and Samson prepared a feast there, for so the young men used to do. 11 As soon as the people saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him. 12 And Samson said to them, (I)“Let me now put a riddle to you. If you can tell me what it is, within (J)the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty (K)changes of clothes, 13 but if you cannot tell me what it is, then you shall give me thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothes.” And they said to him, “Put your riddle, that we may hear it.” 14 And he said to them,
“Out of the eater came something to eat.
Out of the strong came something sweet.”
And in three days they could not solve the riddle.
15 On the fourth[a] day they said to Samson's wife, (L)“Entice your husband to tell us what the riddle is, (M)lest we burn you and your father's house with fire. Have you invited us here to impoverish us?” 16 And Samson's wife wept over him and said, (N)“You only hate me; you do not love me. You have put a riddle to my people, and you have not told me what it is.” And he said to her, “Behold, I have not told my father nor my mother, and shall I tell you?” 17 She wept before him the seven days that their feast lasted, and on the seventh day he told her, because (O)she pressed him hard. Then she told the riddle to her people. 18 And the men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down,
“What is sweeter than honey?
What is stronger than a lion?”
And he said to them,
“If you had not plowed with my heifer,
you would not have found out my riddle.”
19 (P)And the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon him, and he went down to (Q)Ashkelon and struck down thirty men of the town and took their spoil and gave the garments to those who had told the riddle. In hot anger he went back to his father's house. 20 And Samson's wife was given to (R)his companion, (S)who had been his best man.
Footnotes
- Judges 14:15 Septuagint, Syriac; Hebrew seventh
Judges 14
New International Version
Judges 14
New International Version
Samson’s Marriage
14 Samson(A) went down to Timnah(B) and saw there a young Philistine woman. 2 When he returned, he said to his father and mother, “I have seen a Philistine woman in Timnah; now get her for me as my wife.”(C)
3 His father and mother replied, “Isn’t there an acceptable woman among your relatives or among all our people?(D) Must you go to the uncircumcised(E) Philistines to get a wife?(F)”
But Samson said to his father, “Get her for me. She’s the right one for me.” 4 (His parents did not know that this was from the Lord,(G) who was seeking an occasion to confront the Philistines;(H) for at that time they were ruling over Israel.)(I)
5 Samson went down to Timnah together with his father and mother. As they approached the vineyards of Timnah, suddenly a young lion came roaring toward him. 6 The Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon him(J) so that he tore the lion apart(K) with his bare hands as he might have torn a young goat. But he told neither his father nor his mother what he had done. 7 Then he went down and talked with the woman, and he liked her.
8 Some time later, when he went back to marry her, he turned aside to look at the lion’s carcass, and in it he saw a swarm of bees and some honey. 9 He scooped out the honey with his hands and ate as he went along. When he rejoined his parents, he gave them some, and they too ate it. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the lion’s carcass.
10 Now his father went down to see the woman. And there Samson held a feast,(L) as was customary for young men. 11 When the people saw him, they chose thirty men to be his companions.
12 “Let me tell you a riddle,(M)” Samson said to them. “If you can give me the answer within the seven days of the feast,(N) I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.(O) 13 If you can’t tell me the answer, you must give me thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.”
“Tell us your riddle,” they said. “Let’s hear it.”
14 He replied,
“Out of the eater, something to eat;
out of the strong, something sweet.”(P)
For three days they could not give the answer.
15 On the fourth[a] day, they said to Samson’s wife, “Coax(Q) your husband into explaining the riddle for us, or we will burn you and your father’s household to death.(R) Did you invite us here to steal our property?”
16 Then Samson’s wife threw herself on him, sobbing, “You hate me! You don’t really love me.(S) You’ve given my people a riddle, but you haven’t told me the answer.”
“I haven’t even explained it to my father or mother,” he replied, “so why should I explain it to you?” 17 She cried the whole seven days(T) of the feast. So on the seventh day he finally told her, because she continued to press him. She in turn explained the riddle to her people.
18 Before sunset on the seventh day the men of the town said to him,
“What is sweeter than honey?
What is stronger than a lion?”(U)
Samson said to them,
“If you had not plowed with my heifer,
you would not have solved my riddle.”
19 Then the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon him.(V) He went down to Ashkelon,(W) struck down thirty of their men, stripped them of everything and gave their clothes to those who had explained the riddle. Burning with anger,(X) he returned to his father’s home. 20 And Samson’s wife was given to one of his companions(Y) who had attended him at the feast.
Footnotes
- Judges 14:15 Some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac; Hebrew seventh
Jueces 14
La Biblia de las Américas
Jueces 14
La Biblia de las Américas
El matrimonio de Sansón
14 Y Sansón descendió a Timnat y vio allí[a] a una mujer de las hijas de los filisteos. 2 Cuando regresó[b], se lo contó a su padre y a su madre, diciendo: Vi en Timnat a una mujer de las hijas de los filisteos; ahora pues, tomádmela por mujer. 3 Le respondieron[c] su padre y su madre: ¿No hay mujer entre las hijas de tus parientes[d] o entre todo nuestro[e] pueblo, para que vayas a tomar mujer de los filisteos incircuncisos(A)? Pero Sansón dijo a su padre: Tómala para mí, porque ella me agrada[f]. 4 Y su padre y su madre no sabían que esto era del Señor, porque Él buscaba ocasión contra los filisteos(B), pues en aquel tiempo los filisteos dominaban a Israel.
5 Y Sansón descendió a Timnat con su padre y con su madre, y llegó hasta los viñedos de Timnat; y he aquí, un león joven venía rugiendo hacia él. 6 Y el Espíritu del Señor vino[g] sobre él(C) con gran poder, y lo despedazó como se despedaza un cabrito, aunque no tenía nada en su mano(D); pero no contó a su padre ni a su madre lo que había hecho. 7 Descendió y habló con la mujer; y ella le agradó a Sansón[h]. 8 Cuando regresó más tarde para tomarla, se apartó del camino para ver el cadáver del león; y he aquí que había un enjambre de abejas y miel en el cuerpo del león. 9 Recogió la miel[i] en sus manos[j] y siguió adelante, comiéndola mientras caminaba. Cuando llegó adonde estaban su padre y su madre, les dio miel y ellos comieron; pero no les contó que había recogido la miel del cuerpo del león.
El enigma de Sansón
10 Entonces el padre descendió adonde estaba la mujer; y Sansón hizo allí un banquete, porque así acostumbraban hacer los jóvenes. 11 Y sucedió que cuando lo vieron, trajeron a treinta compañeros para que estuvieran con él. 12 Y Sansón les dijo: Permitidme proponeros ahora un enigma(E); y si en verdad me lo declaráis dentro de los siete días del banquete, y lo descifráis, entonces os daré treinta vestidos de lino y treinta mudas de ropa(F). 13 Pero si no podéis declarármelo, entonces vosotros me daréis treinta vestidos de lino y treinta mudas de ropa. Y ellos le dijeron: Propón tu enigma, para que lo escuchemos. 14 Y él les dijo:
Del que come salió comida,
y del fuerte salió dulzura.
Y no pudieron declararle el enigma en tres días.
15 Y[k] al cuarto[l] día dijeron a la mujer de Sansón: Induce a tu marido(G) a que nos declare el enigma, o te quemaremos a fuego a ti y a la casa de tu padre(H). Nos habéis invitado para empobrecernos. ¿No es así? 16 Y la mujer de Sansón lloró delante de él, y dijo: Solo me aborreces y no me quieres; has propuesto un enigma a los hijos de mi pueblo, y no me lo has declarado(I). Y él le dijo: He aquí que no lo he declarado ni a mi padre ni a mi madre; ¿y te lo he de declarar a ti? 17 Mas ella lloró delante de él los siete días que duró su banquete. Y sucedió el séptimo día que él se lo declaró porque ella le presionaba mucho. Entonces ella declaró el enigma a los hijos de su pueblo. 18 Y al séptimo día, antes de ponerse el sol, los hombres de la ciudad le dijeron:
¿Qué es más dulce que la miel?
¿Y qué es más fuerte que un león?
Y él les dijo:
Si no hubiereis arado con mi novilla,
no habríais descubierto mi enigma.
19 Entonces el Espíritu del Señor vino[m] sobre él(J) con gran poder, y descendió a Ascalón y mató a treinta de ellos y tomando sus despojos, dio las mudas de ropa a los que habían declarado el enigma. Y ardiendo en ira, subió a la casa de su padre. 20 Pero la mujer de Sansón fue dada al compañero que había sido su amigo íntimo(K).
Footnotes
- Jueces 14:1 Lit., en Timnat
- Jueces 14:2 Lit., subió
- Jueces 14:3 Lit., Le dijo
- Jueces 14:3 Lit., hermanos
- Jueces 14:3 Lit., mi
- Jueces 14:3 Lit., es perfecta en mis ojos
- Jueces 14:6 Lit., cayó
- Jueces 14:7 Lit., era perfecta en los ojos de Sansón
- Jueces 14:9 Lit., Y la recogió
- Jueces 14:9 Lit., palmas
- Jueces 14:15 Lit., Y fue que
- Jueces 14:15 Así en algunas versiones antiguas; en heb., séptimo
- Jueces 14:19 Lit., cayó
Judges 14
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Judges 14
American Standard Version
14 And Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines. 2 And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife. 3 Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well. 4 But his father and his mother knew not that it was of Jehovah; for he sought an occasion against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines had rule over Israel.
5 Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnah, and came to the vineyards of Timnah: and, behold, a young lion roared against him. 6 And the Spirit of Jehovah came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid; and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done. 7 And he went down, and talked with the woman, and she pleased Samson well. 8 And after a while he returned to take her; and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees in the body of the lion, and honey. 9 And he took it into his hands, and went on, eating as he went; and he came to his father and mother, and gave unto them, and they did eat: but he told them not that he had taken the honey out of the body of the lion.
10 And his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do. 11 And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him. 12 And Samson said unto them, Let me now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can declare it unto me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of raiment; 13 but if ye cannot declare it unto me, then shall ye give me thirty linen garments and thirty changes of raiment. And they said unto him, Put forth thy riddle, that we may hear it. 14 And he said unto them,
Out of the eater came forth food,
And out of the strong came forth sweetness.
And they could not in three days declare the riddle.
15 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson’s wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father’s house with fire: have ye called us to [a]impoverish us? is it not so? 16 And Samson’s wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and hast not told it me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell thee? 17 And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she pressed him sore; and she told the riddle to the children of her people. 18 And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them,
If ye had not plowed with my heifer,
Ye had not found out my riddle.
19 And the Spirit of Jehovah came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and smote thirty men of them, and took their [b]spoil, and gave the changes of raiment unto them that declared the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father’s house. 20 But Samson’s wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.
Footnotes
- Judges 14:15 Or, take that which we have
- Judges 14:19 Or, apparel
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