¹[Ny nanambadian'i Samsona ny vehivavy Filistina anankiray, sy ny namaliany ny Filistina] Ary Samsona nidina nankany Timna ka nahita vehivavy tao avy amin'ny zanakavavin'ny Filistina.

¹And Samson goeth down to Timnath, and seeth a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines,

²Ary niakatra izy, dia nilaza tamin-drainy sy reniny hoe: Efa nahita vehivavy tany Timna avy amin'ny zanakavavin'ny Filistina aho; koa alao ho vadiko izy ankehitriny.

²and cometh up and declareth to his father, and to his mother, and saith, `A woman I have seen in Timnath, of the daughters of the Philistines; and now, take her for me for a wife.`

³Fa hoy ny rainy sy ny reniny taminy: Moa tsy misy vehivavy va eto amin'ny zana-kavanao, na ato amin'ny firesako rehetra, no dia mandeha maka vady any amin'ny Filistina tsy mifora ianao? Dia hoy Samsona tamin-drainy: Izy ihany no alao ho ahy, fa izy no mahafinaritra ahy.

³And his father saith to him — also his mother, `Is there not among the daughters of thy brethren, and among all my people, a woman, that thou art going to take a woman from the uncircumcised Philistines?` and Samson saith unto his father, `Take her for me, for she is right in mine eyes.`

⁴Fa tsy fantatry ny rainy sy ny reniny fa avy tamin'i Jehovah izany, satria nitady izay hiadiany tamin'ny Filistina Izy; fa tamin'izany andro izany ny Filistina no nanapaka ny Isiraely.[Na: izy]

⁴And his father and his mother have not known that from Jehovah it [is], that a meeting he is seeking of the Philistines; and at that time the Philistines are ruling over Israel.

⁵Dia nidina Samsona sy ny rainy aman-dreniny nankany Timna. Ary nony tonga tao amin'ny tanim-boaloboka tany Timna izy, indro, nisy liona tanora nierona taminy.

⁵And Samson goeth down — also his father and his mother, to Timnath, and they come unto the vineyards of Timnath, and lo, a lion`s whelp roareth at meeting him,

⁶Dia nilatsaka tamin'i Samsona ny Fanahin'i Jehovah, ary ilay liona tanora dia nosamatsamahiny hoatra ny fanasamaka zanak'osy, nefa tsy nisy na inona na inona teny an-tànany; ary tsy nambarany tamin'ny rainy na tamin'ny reniny izay efa nataony.

⁶and the Spirit of Jehovah prospereth over him, and he rendeth it as the rending of a kid, and there is nothing in his hand, and he hath not declared to his father and to his mother that which he hath done.

⁷Dia nidina izy ka niresaka tamin-dravehivavy; ary nahafinaritra an'i Samsona izy.

⁷And he goeth down and speaketh to the woman, and she is right in the eyes of Samson;

⁸Ary rehefa afaka kelikely, dia niverina hampakatra azy Samsona ka nivily hizaha ny fatin'ilay liona; ary, indro, nisy reni-tantely nivangongo sy tantely tao amin'ilay fatin'ny liona.

⁸and he turneth back after [some] days to take her, and turneth aside to see the carcase of the lion, and lo, a company of bees [are] in the body of the lion — and honey.

⁹Ary nalain'i Samsona izany ka nentiny teny an-tànany, dia nihinana teny am-pandehanana izy; ary nankany amin'ny rainy aman-dreniny izy, dia nanome azy, ka nihinana koa izy mivady; nefa tsy nambarany taminy fa tao amin'ny fatin'ilay liona no nangalany ny tantely.

⁹And he taketh it down on to his hands, and goeth on, going and eating; and he goeth unto his father, and unto his mother, and giveth to them, and they eat, and he hath not declared to them that from the body of the lion he took down the honey.

¹⁰Dia nidina ho any amin-dravehivavy ny rain'i Samsona; ary nanao fanasana teo Samsona, fa izany no fanaon'ny zatovo.

¹⁰And his father goeth down unto the woman, and Samson maketh there a banquet, for so the young men do;

¹¹Ary rehefa nahita azy izy mianakavy, dia nametraka namana telo-polo lahy hitoetra ao aminy.

¹¹and it cometh to pass when they see him, that they take thirty companions, and they are with him.

¹²Ary hoy Samsona tamin'ireo: Hanao fampanonona aminareo aho; koa raha lazainareo amiko ny heviny ao anatin'ny hafitoana fanasana ka fantatrareo, dia homeko lobaka telo-polo sy akanjo intelo-polo miova ianareo.

¹²And Samson saith to them, `Let me, I pray you, put forth to you a riddle; if ye certainly declare it to me [in] the seven days of the banquet, and have found [it] out, then I have given to you thirty linen shirts, and thirty changes of garments;

¹³Fa raha tsy mahalaza amiko kosa ianareo, dia homenareo lobaka telo-polo sy akanjo intelo-polo miova aho. Dia hoy izy ireo: Ataovy ary ny fampanonona mba hohenoinay.

¹³and if ye are not able to declare [it] to me, then ye have given to me thirty linen shirts, and thirty changes of garments.` And they say to him, `Put forth thy riddle, and we hear it!`

¹⁴Dia hoy Samsona aminy: Avy tao amin'ny mpihinana no nivoahan'ny hanina; Ary avy tao amin'ny mahery no nivoahan'ny mamy. Dia tsy nahalaza ny fampanonona izy tao anatin'ny hateloana.

¹⁴And he saith to them: `Out of the eater came forth meat, And out of the strong came forth sweetness;` and they were not able to declare the riddle [in] three days.

¹⁵Ary nony tamin'ny andro fahafito, dia hoy izy tamin'ny vadin'i Samsona: Taomy ny vadinao hilaza ny fampanonona aminay, fandrao hodoranay amin'ny afo ianao sy ny ankohonan-drainao; efa nanasa anay va ianareo ho entinareo mifafa izay anananay? Moa tsy izany va? [Na: (fahefatra)]

¹⁵And it cometh to pass, on the seventh day, that they say to Samson`s wife, `Entice thy husband, that he declare to us the riddle, lest we burn thee and the house of thy father with fire; to possess us have ye called for us? is it not?`

¹⁶Ary ny vadin'i Samsona dia nitomany teo anatrehany ka nanao hoe: Halanao aho, fa tsy tianao tsy akory; efa nanao fampanonona tamin'ny zanaky ny fireneko ianao, nefa tsy nolazainao tamiko ny heviny. Fa hoy izy taminy: Indro, na dia ny raiko sy ny reniko aza tsy nilazako azy, ka ianao va no hilazako?

¹⁶And Samson`s wife weepeth for it, and saith, `Thou hast only hated me, and hast not loved me; the riddle thou hast put forth to the sons of my people — and to me thou hast not declared it;` and he saith to her, `Lo, to my father and to my mother I have not declared [it] — and to thee I declare [it]!`

¹⁷Dia nitomany teo anatrehany tamin'ny hafitoana izay nisian'ny fanasana ravehivavy; ary nony tamin'ny andro fahafito dia nolazain'i Samsona taminy, satria nitorikisina taminy izy; ary izy kosa nilaza ny fampanonona tamin'ny zanaky ny fireneny.

¹⁷And she weepeth for it the seven days [in] which their banquet hath been, and it cometh to pass on the seventh day that he declareth [it] to her, for she hath distressed him; and she declareth the riddle to the sons of her people.

¹⁸Ary nony tamin'ny andro fahafito, raha tsy mbola maty ny masoandro, dia hoy ny lehilahy tao an-tanàna tamin'i Samsona: Inona no mamy noho ny tantely; Ary inona no mahery noho ny liona? Ary hoy kosa izy taminy: Raha tsy nampiasa ny ombivavikeliko ianareo. Dia tsy ho nahalala ny fampanonona nataoko.

¹⁸And the men of the city say to him on the seventh day, before the sun goeth in: — `What [is] sweeter than honey? And what stronger than a lion?` And he saith to them: `Unless ye had ploughed with my heifer, Ye had not found out my riddle.`

¹⁹Dia nilatsaka tamin'i Samsona ny Fanahin'i Jehovah ka nidina nankany Askelona izy, dia namono telo-polo lahy tao, ary nalainy ny fitafian'ireo ka nomeny ho an'izay nilaza ny fampanonona. Dia nirehitra ny fahatezeran'i Samsona, ka niakatra nankany amin'ny tranon-drainy izy.Ary ny vadiny dia lasan'ny namany, izay efa nataony sakaizany.

¹⁹And the Spirit of Jehovah prospereth over him, and he goeth down to Ashkelon, and smiteth of them thirty men, and taketh their armour, and giveth the changes to those declaring the riddle; and his anger burneth, and he goeth up to the house of his father;

²⁰Ary ny vadiny dia lasan'ny namany, izay efa nataony sakaizany.

²⁰and Samson`s wife becometh his companion`s, who [is] his friend.