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

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

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!

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.`

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.

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.`

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.

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.

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.

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,

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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;

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!

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!`

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

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.

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?

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?`

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?

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]!`

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.

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.

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.

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.`

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.

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;

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

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