1Samson s'a pogorît la Timna, şi a văzut acolo o femeie din fetele Filistenilor.
1Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines.
2Cînd s'a suit înapoi, a spus lucrul acesta tatălui său şi mamei sale, şi a zis: ,,Am văzut la Timna o femeie din fetele Filistenilor; luaţi-mi -o acum de nevastă``.
2He 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 as wife.”
3Tatăl său şi mama sa i-au zis: ,,Nu este nici o femeie între fetele fraţilor tăi şi în tot poporul nostru, de te duci să-ţi iei nevastă dela Filisteni, cari sînt netăiaţi împrejur?`` Şi Samson a zis tatălui său: ,,Ia-mi -o, căci îmi place.``
3Then his father and his mother said to him, “Is there never a woman among the daughters of your brothers, or among all my people, that you go to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines?” Samson said to his father, “Get her for me; for she pleases me well.”
4Tatăl său şi mama sa nu ştiau că lucrul acesta venea dela Domnul: căci Samson căuta un prilej de ceartă din partea Filistenilor. În vremea aceea Filistenii stăpîneau peste Israel.
4But his father and his mother didn’t know that it was of Yahweh; for he sought an occasion against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines had rule over Israel.
5Samson s'a pogorît împreună cu tatăl său şi cu mama sa la Timna. Cînd au ajuns la viile din Timna, iată că i -a ieşit înainte un leu tînăr mugind.
5Then 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.
6Duhul Domnului a venit peste Samson; şi, fără să aibă ceva în mînă, Samson a sfîşiat pe leu cum se sfîşie un ied. N'a spus tatălui său şi mamei sale ce făcuse.
6The Spirit of Yahweh came mightily on him, and he tore him as he would have torn a young goat; and he had nothing in his hand: but he didn’t tell his father or his mother what he had done.
7S'a pogorît şi a vorbit cu femeia aceea, şi ea i -a plăcut.
7He went down, and talked with the woman, and she pleased Samson well.
8După cîtva timp, s'a dus iarăşi la Timna ca s'o ia, şi s'a abătut să vadă hoitul leului. Şi iată că în trupul leului era un roi de albine şi miere.
8After 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.
9A luat mierea în mînă, şi a mîncat -o pe drum; şi cînd a ajuns la tatăl său şi la mama sa, le -a dat, şi au mîncat şi ei din ea. Dar nu le -a spus că luase mierea aceasta din trupul leului.
9He took it into his hands, and went on, eating as he went; and he came to his father and mother, and gave to them, and they ate: but he didn’t tell them that he had taken the honey out of the body of the lion.
10Tatăl lui Samson s'a pogorît la femeia aceea. Şi acolo Samson a făcut un ospăţ, căci aşa făceau tinerii.
10His father went down to the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.
11Cum l-au văzut, au poftit treizeci de tovarăşi, cari au stat împreună cu el.
11It happened, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
12Samson le -a zis: ,,Am să vă spun o ghicitoare. Dacă mi -o veţi ghici în cele şapte zile ale ospăţului, şi dacă o veţi deslega, vă voi da treizeci de cămăşi şi treizeci de haine de schimb.
12Samson said to them, “Let me tell you a riddle now. If you can declare it to me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing;
13Dar dacă n'o veţi ghici, să-mi daţi voi treizeci de cămăşi şi treizeci de haine de schimb``. ,,Ei i-au zis:`` ,,Spune-ne ghicitoarea ta s'o auzim``.
13but if you can’t declare it to me, then you shall give me thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing.” They said to him, “Put forth your riddle, that we may hear it.”
14Şi el le -a zis: ,,Din cel ce mănîncă a ieşit ce se mănîncă, Şi din cel tare a ieşit dulceaţă``.
14He said to them, “Out of the eater came forth food. Out of the strong came forth sweetness.” They couldn’t in three days declare the riddle.
15Trei zile, n-au putut deslega ghicitoarea. În ziua a şaptea, au zis nevestei lui Samson: ,,Înduplecă pe bărbatul tău să ne deslege ghicitoarea; altfel, te vom arde, pe tine şi casa tatălui tău. Ne-aţi adunat aici ca să ne jăfuiţi, nu -i aşa?``
15It happened on the seventh day, that they said to Samson’s wife, “Entice your husband, that he may declare to us the riddle, lest we burn you and your father’s house with fire. Have you called us to impoverish us? Is it not so?”
16Nevasta lui Samson plîngea lîngă el şi zicea: ,,Tu n'ai decît ură pentru mine, şi nu mă iubeşti; ai spus o ghicitoare copiilor poporului meu, şi nu mi-ai deslegat -o!`` Şi el i -a răspuns: ,,N'am deslegat -o nici tatălui meu, nici mamei mele: să ţi -o desleg ţie``?
16Samson’s wife wept before him, and said, “You just hate me, and don’t love me. You have put forth a riddle to the children of my people, and haven’t told it me.” He said to her, “Behold, I haven’t told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell you?”
17Ea a plîns lîngă el tot timpul celor şapte zile cît a ţinut ospătul; şi în ziua a şaptea, i -a deslegat -o, căci îl necăjea. Şi ea a dat copiilor poporului ei deslegarea ghicitorii.
17She wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it happened on the seventh day, that he told her, because she pressed him severely; and she told the riddle to the children of her people.
18Oamenii din cetate au zis lui Samson în ziua a şaptea, înainte de apusul soarelui: ,,Ce este mai dulce de cît mierea, şi ce este mai tare decît leul? Şi el le -a zis: ,Dacă n'aţi fi arat cu juncana mea, Nu mi-aţi fi deslegat ghicitoarea``.
18The 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?” He said to them, “If you hadn’t plowed with my heifer, you wouldn’t have found out my riddle.”
19Duhul Domnului a venit peste el, şi s'a pogorît la Ascalon. Acolo a ucis treizeci de oameni, le -a luat hainele şi a dat hainele de schimb celor ce deslegaseră ghicitoarea. Era aprins de mînie, şi s'a suit la casa tatălui său.
19The Spirit of Yahweh came mightily on him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and struck thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave the changes of clothing to those who declared the riddle. His anger was kindled, and he went up to his father’s house.
20Nevastă-sa a fost dată unuia din tovarăşii lui, cu care era prieten el.
20But Samson’s wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.