¹And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.

¹In Samson je šel doli v Timnato, in ondi je videl ženo izmed hčera Filistejcev.

²And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife.

²In ko pride gori, naznani očetu svojemu in materi svoji ter reče: Videl sem ženo v Timnati med hčerami Filistejcev, in sedaj mi jo vzemite za ženo!

³Then 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.

³Nato mu reče oče njegov in mati njegova: Ni li žene med hčerami bratov tvojih ali med vsem našim ljudstvom, da greš in jemlješ ženo od Filistejcev, tistih neobrezancev? A Samson reče očetu svojemu: Njo mi vzemi, ker ta je prava mojim očem.

⁴But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the LORD, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.

⁴Oče in mati njegova pa nista vedela, da je to od GOSPODA; kajti iskal je prilike zoper Filistejce. Ta čas so namreč Filistejci vladali Izraelu.

⁵Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against him.

⁵Odpravi se torej Samson z očetom in materjo svojo doli v Timnato. In ko pridejo k timnatskim vinogradom, glej, mlad lev mu pride rjoveč nasproti.

⁶And the Spirit of the LORD 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.

⁶In duh GOSPODOV pride z močjo nad njega, da raztrga leva, kakor bi raztrgal kozliča, dasi ni ničesar imel v roki; pa ni povedal očetu svojemu ali materi svoji, kar je bil storil.

⁷And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.

⁷In pride doli in govori s tisto ženo, in prava je bila očem Samsonovim.

⁸And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcass of the lion.

⁸In za nekaj časa pride zopet, da jo vzame, in stopi s pota, da pogleda mrhovino tistega leva, in glej, roj čebel je bil v levovem truplu in med.

⁹And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his father and mother, and he gave them, and they did eat: but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcass of the lion.

⁹In vzame si ga v roke in ga spotoma je, in ko pride k očetu svojemu in materi svoji, jima da, in tudi jesta; pa jima ni povedal, da je vzel med iz levovega trupla.

¹⁰So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.

¹⁰In oče njegov pride doli k ženi, in Samson napravi ondi gostovanje; kajti tako je bilo v navadi pri mladeničih.

¹¹And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.

¹¹In ko ga Filistejci ugledajo, mu pridružijo trideset tovarišev, da bodo pri njem.

¹²And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments:

¹²In Samson jim reče: Dovolite, da vam dam uganko: ako mi jo uganete in zadenete v sedmih dneh gostovanja, vam hočem dati trideset spodnjih oblek in trideset prazničnih oblačil.

¹³But if ye cannot declare it me, then shall ye give me thirty sheets and thirty change of garments. And they said unto him, Put forth thy riddle, that we may hear it.

¹³Ako je pa ne boste mogli uganiti, morate meni dati trideset spodnjih in trideset prazničnih oblačil. In mu reko: Zastavi uganko svojo, da jo čujemo!

¹⁴And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the riddle.

¹⁴In on jim reče: Iz požeruha je prišlo jedilo, in iz močnega je prišla sladkost. In po treh dnevih niso mogli uganke rešiti.

¹⁵And 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 take that we have? is it not so?

¹⁵In sedmi dan reko Samsonovi ženi: Pregovori moža svojega, da nam razloži tisto uganko, sicer sežgemo tebe in tvojega očeta hišo z ognjem. Ste li nas zato sem povabili, da nas pripravite v uboštvo, ali kaj?

¹⁶And 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 it thee?

¹⁶Tedaj je plakala Samsonova žena pred njim, govoreč: Ti me le sovražiš in me ne ljubiš. Uganko si dal ljudstva mojega sinovom, a meni je nisi povedal. On pa ji reče: Glej, očetu svojemu in materi svoji nisem povedal, tebi naj pa razodenem?

¹⁷And 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 lay sore upon him: and she told the riddle to the children of her people.

¹⁷In plakala je pred njim sedem dni, dokler je trajalo njih gostovanje. In zgodi se sedmi dan, da ji razloži, ker ga je hudo nadlegovala. Ona pa izda uganko ljudstva svojega sinovom.

¹⁸And 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.

¹⁸Reko mu torej možje iz mesta sedmi dan, preden je zašlo solnce: Kaj je slajše nego med? in kaj močnejše nego lev? On pa jim reče: Ko bi ne bili orali z mojo junico, ne bi bili pogodili uganke moje.

¹⁹And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and slew thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave change of garments unto them which expounded the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house.

¹⁹In duh GOSPODOV pride z močjo nad njega, in gre doli v Askelon in pobije trideset mož izmed njih, in vzame njih obleko in da praznična oblačila tistim, ki so razložili uganko. In jeza se mu razvname, in odide gori v očeta svojega hišo.Žena Samsonova pa je bila dana enemu izmed tovarišev njegovih, s katerim se je bil sprijateljil.

²⁰But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.

²⁰Žena Samsonova pa je bila dana enemu izmed tovarišev njegovih, s katerim se je bil sprijateljil.