1 και κατεβη σαμψων εις θαμναθα και ειδεν γυναικα εν θαμναθα εκ των θυγατερων των αλλοφυλων και ηρεσεν ενωπιον αυτου | 1 Samson went down to Timnah, and at Timnah he noticed a woman, a Philistine girl. |
2 και ανεβη και απηγγειλεν τω πατρι αυτου και τη μητρι αυτου και ειπεν γυναικα εωρακα εν θαμναθα απο των θυγατερων των αλλοφυλων και νυν λαβετε μοι αυτην εις γυναικα | 2 He went home again and told his father and mother this. 'At Timnah', he said, 'I noticed a woman, aPhilistine girl. So now get her for me, to be my wife.' |
3 και ειπεν αυτω ο πατηρ αυτου και η μητηρ αυτου μη ουκ εστιν απο των θυγατερων των αδελφων σου και εν παντι τω λαω μου γυνη οτι συ πορευη λαβειν γυναικα εκ των αλλοφυλων των απεριτμητων και ειπεν σαμψων προς τον πατερα αυτου ταυτην λαβε μοι οτι ηρεσεν εν οφθαλμοις μου | 3 His father and mother said to him, 'Is there no woman among your brothers' daughters or in our entirenation, for you to go and take a wife among these uncircumcised Philistines?' But Samson said to his father, 'Getthat one for me; she is the one I am fond of.' |
4 και ο πατηρ αυτου και η μητηρ αυτου ουκ εγνωσαν οτι παρα κυριου εστιν οτι ανταποδομα αυτος εκζητει εκ των αλλοφυλων και εν τω καιρω εκεινω αλλοφυλοι εκυριευον των υιων ισραηλ | 4 His father and mother did not know that al this came from Yahweh, who was seeking grounds for aquarrel with the Philistines, since at this time the Philistines dominated Israel. |
5 και κατεβη σαμψων και ο πατηρ αυτου και η μητηρ αυτου εις θαμναθα και εξεκλινεν εις αμπελωνα θαμναθα και ιδου σκυμνος λεοντων ωρυομενος εις απαντησιν αυτου | 5 Samson went down to Timnah and, as he reached the vineyards of Timnah, he saw a young lioncoming roaring towards him. |
6 και κατηυθυνεν επ' αυτον πνευμα κυριου και διεσπασεν αυτον ωσει διασπασαι εριφον αιγων και ουδεν ην εν τη χειρι αυτου και ουκ απηγγειλεν τω πατρι αυτου ουδε τη μητρι α εποιησεν | 6 The spirit of Yahweh seized on him and he tore the lion to pieces with his bare hands as though it werea kid; but he did not tel his father or mother what he had done. |
7 και κατεβησαν και ελαλησαν τη γυναικι και ηρεσεν ενωπιον σαμψων | 7 He went down and talked to the woman, and he became fond of her. |
8 και επεστρεψεν μεθ' ημερας λαβειν αυτην και εξεκλινεν ιδειν το πτωμα του λεοντος και ιδου συστροφη μελισσων εν τω στοματι του λεοντος και μελι ην | 8 Not long after this, Samson went back to marry her. He went out of his way to look at the carcase ofthe lion, and there was a swarm of bees in the lion's body, and honey. |
9 και εξειλεν αυτο εις το στομα αυτου και επορευθη πορευομενος και εσθων και επορευθη προς τον πατερα αυτου και προς την μητερα αυτου και εδωκεν αυτοις και εφαγον και ουκ απηγγειλεν αυτοις οτι εκ της εξεως του λεοντος εξειλεν το μελι | 9 He took up some honey in his hand and ate it as he went along. On returning to his father and mother,he gave some to them, which they ate too, but he did not tel them that he had taken it from the lion's carcase. |
10 και κατεβη ο πατηρ αυτου προς την γυναικα και εποιησεν εκει σαμψων ποτον ημερας επτα οτι ουτως εποιουν οι νεανισκοι | 10 His father then went down to the woman, and Samson made a feast there, as is the custom for youngmen. |
11 και εγενετο εν τω φοβεισθαι αυτους αυτον προσκατεστησαν αυτω εταιρους τριακοντα και ησαν μετ' αυτου | 11 And when the Philistines saw him, they chose thirty companions to stay with him. |
12 και ειπεν αυτοις σαμψων προβαλω υμιν προβλημα και εαν απαγγειλητε μοι το προβλημα εν ταις επτα ημεραις του ποτου δωσω υμιν τριακοντα σινδονας και τριακοντα στολας | 12 Samson then said to them, 'Let me ask you a riddle. If you can give me the answer during the sevendays of feasting, I shal give you thirty pieces of fine linen and thirty festal robes. |
13 και εαν μη δυνασθητε απαγγειλαι μοι και δωσετε υμεις εμοι τριακοντα σινδονας και τριακοντα στολας ιματιων και ειπαν αυτω προβαλου το προβλημα σου και ακουσομεθα αυτου | 13 But if you cannot tell me the answer, then you in your turn must give me thirty pieces of fine linen andthirty festal robes.' 'Ask your riddle,' they replied, 'we are listening.' |
14 και ειπεν αυτοις εκ του εσθοντος εξηλθεν βρωσις και εξ ισχυρου εξηλθεν γλυκυ και ουκ ηδυνασθησαν απαγγειλαι το προβλημα επι τρεις ημερας | 14 So he said to them: Out of the eater came what is eaten, and out of the strong came what is sweet.But three days went by and they could not solve the riddle. |
15 και εγενετο εν τη ημερα τη τεταρτη και ειπαν τη γυναικι σαμψων απατησον δη τον ανδρα σου και απαγγειλατω σοι το προβλημα μηποτε εμπυρισωμεν σε και τον οικον του πατρος σου εν πυρι η πτωχευσαι εκαλεσατε ημας | 15 On the fourth day they said to Samson's wife, 'Cajole your husband into explaining the riddle to us, orwe shal burn you and your father's family to death. Did you invite us here to rob us?' |
16 και εκλαυσεν η γυνη σαμψων επ' αυτον και ειπεν αυτω μεμισηκας με και ουκ ηγαπηκας με οτι το προβλημα ο προεβαλου τοις υιοις του λαου μου καμοι ουκ απηγγειλας αυτο και ειπεν αυτη σαμψων ιδου τω πατρι μου και τη μητρι μου ουκ απηγγειλα αυτο και σοι απαγγελω | 16 Samson's wife then went to him in tears and said, 'You only hate me, you do not love me. You haveasked my fel ow countrymen a riddle and told not even me the answer.' He said to her, 'I have not told even myfather or mother; why should I tel you?' |
17 και εκλαυσεν επ' αυτον επι τας επτα ημερας εν αις ην εν αυταις ο ποτος και εγενετο εν τη ημερα τη εβδομη και απηγγειλεν αυτη οτι παρηνωχλησεν αυτον και αυτη απηγγειλεν τοις υιοις του λαου αυτης | 17 She wept on his neck for the seven days that their feasting lasted. She was so persistent that on theseventh day he told her the answer, and she told her fel ow-countrymen. |
18 και ειπαν αυτω οι ανδρες της πολεως εν τη ημερα τη εβδομη πριν δυναι τον ηλιον τι γλυκυτερον μελιτος και τι ισχυροτερον λεοντος και ειπεν αυτοις σαμψων ει μη κατεδαμασατε μου την δαμαλιν ουκ αν ευρετε το προβλημα μου | 18 So on the seventh day, before he went into the bedroom, the men of the town said to him: What issweeter than honey, and what stronger than a lion? He retorted: If you had not ploughed with my heifer, youwould never have solved my riddle. |
19 και κατευθυνεν επ' αυτον πνευμα κυριου και κατεβη εις ασκαλωνα και επαισεν εκειθεν τριακοντα ανδρας και ελαβεν τας στολας αυτων και εδωκεν τοις απαγγειλασιν το προβλημα και εθυμωθη οργη σαμψων και ανεβη εις τον οικον του πατρος αυτου | 19 Then the spirit of Yahweh seized on him. He went down to Ashkelon, kil ed thirty men there, tookwhat they wore and gave the festal robes to those who had answered the riddle, then burning with rage returnedto his father's house. |
20 και συνωκησεν η γυνη σαμψων τω νυμφαγωγω αυτου ος ην εταιρος αυτου | 20 Samson's wife was then given to the companion who had acted as his best man. |