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

¹Kord läks Simson alla Timnasse ja nägi Timnas ühte naist vilistite tütarde hulgast.

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.”

²Ta tuli üles ja jutustas oma isale ja emale ning ütles: 'Ma nägin Timnas ühte naist vilistite tütarde hulgast; võtke ta nüüd mulle naiseks!'

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.”

³Tema isa, samuti ta ema küsisid temalt: 'Kas ei ole naist su vendade tütarde hulgas ja kogu mu rahva hulgas, et sa lähed naist võtma ümberlõikamata vilistite hulgast?' Aga Simson vastas oma isale: 'Võta ta mulle, sest tema on minu silmis see õige!'

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.

⁴Tema isa ja ema aga ei teadnud, et see tuli Issandalt, kes otsis põhjust vilistite vastu; sel ajal valitsesid vilistid Iisraeli üle.

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.

⁵Nii läks Simson isa ja emaga alla Timnasse; aga kui nad jõudsid Timna viinamägede juurde, vaata, siis tuli üks noor lõvi möirates temale vastu.

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.

⁶Aga Issanda Vaim tuli võimsasti tema peale ja ta kiskus lõvi lõhki, otsekui oleks ta kitsetalle lõhki kiskunud, kuigi tal ei olnud käes mitte midagi; oma isale ja emale ta aga ei jutustanud, mis ta oli teinud.

⁷He went down, and talked with the woman, and she pleased Samson well.

⁷Seejärel läks ta alla ja kõneles naisega, kes Simsoni silmis oli meeldiv.

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.

⁸Mõne aja pärast, olles teel tagasi teda võtma, põikas ta vaatama lõvi raibet, ja ennäe, lõvi korjuses oli mesilaspere ja mett.

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.

⁹Ta kaapis mett oma pihkudesse, läks edasi ja sõi; ja ta tuli oma isa ja ema juurde ning andis ka neile ja nemad sõid; aga ta ei jutustanud neile, et ta oli mee kaapinud lõvi korjusest.

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

¹⁰Kui ta isa tuli alla naise juurde, siis valmistas Simson seal peo, sest nõnda oli poissmeestel viisiks teha.

¹¹It happened, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.

¹¹Ja kui nad teda nägid, siis tõid nad kolmkümmend peiupoissi, et need oleksid ta juures.

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;

¹²Ja Simson ütles neile: 'Ma annan teile nüüd ühe mõistatuse mõistatada: kui te seitsme pidupäeva jooksul seletate selle mulle õigesti ja leiate lahenduse, siis ma annan teile kolmkümmend särki ja kolmkümmend piduriietust.

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.”

¹³Aga kui te ei suuda seda mulle seletada, siis peate teie mulle andma kolmkümmend piduriietust.' Ja nad ütlesid temale: 'Anna oma mõistatus mõistatada, me oleme valmis kuulma!'

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.

¹⁴Siis ta ütles neile: 'Sööjast tuli söök ja tugevast tuli magus.' Aga nad ei suutnud kolmel päeval mõistatust seletada.

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?”

¹⁵Neljandal päeval ütlesid nad Simsoni naisele: 'Meelita oma meest, et ta seletaks meile mõistatuse, et me sind ja su isakoda tulega ära ei põletaks! Kas olete meid kutsunud, et teha meid vaeseks, või kuidas?'

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?”

¹⁶Siis Simsoni naine nuttis tema juures ning ütles: 'Sina ainult vihkad mind ega armasta mind! Sa oled andnud mu rahva poegadele mõistatada ühe mõistatuse, aga ei ole seda mulle seletanud!' Ta vastas temale: 'Vaata, ma ei ole seletanud oma isale ja emale, aga peaksin seletama sinule?'

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.

¹⁷Tema aga nuttis ta juures need seitse päeva, mil neil oli pidu; ja seitsmendal päeval seletas Simson temale, sest naine ajas teda kitsikusse; ja naine seletas mõistatuse oma rahva poegadele.

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.”

¹⁸Siis ütlesid linna mehed temale seitsmendal päeval, enne kui päike oli loojunud: 'Mis on meest magusam ja kes on lõvist tugevam?' Ja tema vastas neile: 'Kui te mu õhvakesega ei oleks kündnud, ei oleks te mu mõistatust lahendanud!'

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.

¹⁹Siis tuli Issanda Vaim võimsasti Simsoni peale ja ta läks alla Askeloni ning lõi neist maha kolmkümmend meest, võttis nende riided ja andis piduriietuseks mõistatuse seletajaile. Ta viha süttis põlema ja ta läks oma isakotta.

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

²⁰Simsoni naine sai aga sellele peiupoisile, kes oli olnud temale isameheks.