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

¹Huan, Samson bel Timna khua ah a hoh suka, Timna khua ah Philistiate tanute laka mi numei khat a vamua.

²And he went up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnathah of the daughters of the Philistines; and now take her for me as wife.

²Huan, a hongpai touh nawnin a nu leh a pa a hilha, Timna khua ah, Philistiate tanute laka mi numei khat ka mua: ka ji dingin honpi sak un, a chi a.

³And his father and his mother said to him, Is there no woman among the daughters of thy brethren, and among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the Philistines, the uncircumcised? And Samson said to his father, Take her for me, for she pleases me well.

³Huchiin a nu leh apan a kiangah, Na unaute tanute lak ah hiam, I chite tengteng lakah hiam numei om hetlou uh ahi ahia, Philistiate zeksum louhte laka ji ding na vazon maimah? a chi ua. Huan, Samsonin a pa kiangah; Hon pisak main; ka deih mahmah hi, a chi a.

⁴And his father and his mother did not know that it was of Jehovah, that he was seeking an occasion against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines were ruling over Israel.

⁴Himahleh a nu leh a pan huaibel TOUPA hih ahi chih a thei uh: Philistiate tungah lah paulap a zong ahi ngala. Huchihlaiin Philistiaten Israelte tungah vai a hawm uh.

⁵And Samson went down, and his father and his mother, to Timnathah; and they came to the vineyards of Timnathah. And behold, a young lion roared against him;

⁵Huchiin Samson bel a nu leh a pa toh Timna khua ah a hoh suk ua, Timna khuaa grep mun a vatung ua; huan, ngaiin, humpinelkai lunlai a nahumhama.

⁶and the Spirit of Jehovah came upon him, and he rent it as one rends a kid, and nothing was in his hand. And he did not tell his father or his mother what he had done.

⁶Huan, TOUPA kha a tungah nakpi takin a hongtunga, huchiin kel nou mal nen bang main a mal nen maimaha, bangmah lah a tawi ngal keia; himahleh a thilhih a nu leh a pa a hilh kei hi.

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

⁷Huan, a hoh suka, huai numei a kithuahpiha; Samsonin a deih ngiala.

⁸And he returned after a time to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion; and behold, [there was] a swarm of bees in the carcase of the lion, and honey;

⁸Huan, a nungin vapi dingin a hoh nawna, humpinelkai luang et tumin a vapiala: huan, ngaiin, humpinelkai pumpi ah khuai a naom luailuaia, a ju leng a oma.

⁹and he took it out in his hands, and went on, and ate as he went. And he came to his father and to his mother, and gave them, and they ate; but he did not tell them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion.

⁹Huan, huai tuh a laa, a pai nawna, a pai kawmin a ne kawmkawma, huan, a nu leh pa kiang a tung toua, amau leng a piaa, amau leng a ne uh: ahihhangin huai khuaiju humpinelkai pumpi akipana a lak ahi chih bangmah a hilh kei.

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

¹⁰Huan, a pa numei kiangah a vahoh suka: huan, huailaiah Samsonin ankuang a lui hi; huaibel tangvalte hihdan ahi him a.

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

¹¹Huan hichi ahia, amaha muh tak un, a kianga omtei dingin lawm sawmthum a pi uh.

¹²And Samson said to them, Let me now propound a riddle to you; if ye clearly explain it to me within the seven days of the feast, and find [it] out, then I will give you thirty shirts, and thirty changes of garments.

¹²Huan, Samsonin a kiang uah, Tuin thuhak kon dong ding e: ankuangluini, ni sagih sunga non hilhchet theih ua, na theihkhiak theih uleh puanmalngat silh sawmthum ka honpe ding:

¹³But if ye cannot explain [it] to me, then shall ye give me thirty shirts, and thirty changes of garments. And they said to him, Propound thy riddle, that we may hear it.

¹³Ahihhangin na honhilhchet theihkei uleh, puan malngat silh sawmthum leh kikhenna puan sawmthum na honpiak ding uh ahi, a chi a. Huan, amau a kiangah, Na thuhak gen dih ve leh, ka nangaikhe ding uh, a chi ua.

¹⁴And he said to them, Out of the eater came forth food, And out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days explain the riddle.

¹⁴Huan, aman a kiang uah, Nemi akipan nekding hong pawt, hattak akipan thil khum tak hongpawt chih, a chi a.

¹⁵And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said to Samson's wife, Persuade thy husband, that he may explain to us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire. Have ye invited us to impoverish us, -- is it not [so]?

¹⁵Huan, nithum sungin huai thuhak a hilhchian theita kei ua. Huchiin hichi ahia, a ni sagihni in Samson ji kiangah. Na pasal hiai thuhak honchilchian dingin kunin, huchilouinjaw nang leh na pa inkote kon hal sin uhi: ka neih uh la dingin na hi maw non sap? ahi kei maw? a chi ua.

¹⁶And Samson's wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not. Thou hast propounded the riddle to the children of my people, and hast not explained it to me. And he said to her, Behold, I have not explained it to my father nor my mother, and shall I explain it to thee?

¹⁶Huchiin Samson ji a maah a kappa, Non na it keia, Non nahua ahi zo ve; ka chite lah thuhak na dong ngala, kei bel na honhilhchian ngal keia, a chi a. Huan, aman a kiangah ngaiin, ka nu leh pa leng ka hilh kei, nang ka honhilh dia hia? a chi a.

¹⁷And she wept before him the seven days, while they had the feast. And it came to pass on the seventh day, that he explained it to her, for she pressed him. And she explained the riddle to the children of her people.

¹⁷Huan a ankuanglui uh, ni sagih sung tengin a maah kapkapa: huan, huchi ahia, a ni sagih niin a nget ngutngut jiakin a hilh khong-khong hi: huan, aman thuhak a chite a vahilhte hi.

¹⁸And the men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey, And what stronger than a lion? And he said to them, If ye had not ploughed with my heifer, Ye had not found out my riddle.

¹⁸Huan, a ni sagih ni, nitum main huai khuaa miten a kiangah, khuaiju sanga khumjaw bang ahia? Huan, humpinnelkai sanga hatjaw bang ahia? a chi ua. Huan, aman a kiang uah, ka bawnglain lei let kei le u chinjaw, ka thuhak theikhe hetlou ding hi ve uchin, a chi a.

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

¹⁹Huan, Toupa kha a tungah nakpiin a hongtunga, huan, Askelon khua ah a hoh suka, mi sawm thum a thata a puansilh uh a hawk saka, kikhenna puante thukak hilhchian mite a piaa. Huchiin a heh mahmah maia, a pa in lamah a paitouta hi.himaleh Samson ji pen a kithuahpihpa, lawm bang a zatpa kiangah piakin omta hi.

²⁰And Samson's wife was [given] to his companion, whom he had made his friend.

²⁰himaleh Samson ji pen a kithuahpihpa, lawm bang a zatpa kiangah piakin omta hi.