Giudici 14

BIBBIA MARTINI	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Sansone dipoi scese a Thamnatha, e avendo ivi veduta una donna Filistea,	1 Then Samson descended to Timnah. And seeing there a woman from the daughters of the Philistines,
2 Se ne tornò, e parlonne a suo padre, e a sua madre dicendo: Ho veduto a Thamnatha una donna di stirpe Filistea, la quale vi prego di darmi per moglie.	2 he went up, and he told his father and his mother, saying: “I saw a woman in Timnah from the daughters of the Philistines. I ask that you take her to me as wife.”
3 Dissero a lui suo padre, e sua madre: Mancano forse donne nelle case de' tuoi fratelli, e in tutto il nostro popolo, che tu vuoi prendere per moglie una figlia de’ Filistei che sono incirconcisi? Ma Sansone disse a suo padre: Dammi questa che piace agli occhi miei.	3 And his father and mother said to him, “Is there not a woman among the daughters of your brothers, or among all my people, so that you would be willing to take a wife from the Philistines, who are uncircumcised?” And Samson said to his father: “Take this woman to me. For she has pleased my eyes.”
4 Or i suoi genitori non sapevano che questa cosa era fatta dal Signore, e che quegli cercava un'occasione di far del male a' Filistei: perocché in quel tempo i Filistei dominavano Israele.	4 Now his parents did not know that the matter was done by the Lord, and that he sought an occasion against the Philistines. For at that time, the Philistines had dominion over Israel.
5 Scese adunque Sansone con suo padre, e sua madre a Thamnatha. E quando furono arrivati alle vigne della città, se gli fece davanti un giovine lione feroce che ruggiva, e andò incontro a lui.	5 And so, Samson descended with his father and mother to Timnah. And when they had arrived at the vineyards of the town, he saw a young lion, savage and roaring, and it met him.
6 Ma lo spirito del Signore investì Sansone, ed egli sbranò il lione, e lo fece in pezzi, come un capretto, senza avere niente in mano: e non volle dar parte di tal cosa al padre, nè alla madre.	6 Then the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon Samson, and he tore apart the lion, like a young goat being torn into pieces, having nothing at all in his hand. And he was not willing to reveal this to his father and mother.
7 Andò poi a parlare alla donna, che gli era piaciuta,	7 And he went down and spoke to the woman who had pleased his eyes.
8 E di lì a qualche giorno ritornando per isposarla, uscì di strada per vedere il cadavere del leone, e vide che in bocca al lione v'era uno sciame d'api, e un favo di miele.	8 And after some days, returning to marry her, he turned aside so that he might see the carcass of the lion. And behold, there was a swarm of bees in the mouth of the lion, with a honeycomb.
9 E preso in mano il miele, lo mangiava per istrada, e avendo raggiunto il padre e la madre, ne fece loro parte, ed essi pure ne mangiarono: ma nè pure volle loro scoprire, come quel miele lo avea preso dal cadavere del leone.	9 And when he had taken it in his hands, he ate it along the way. And arriving to his father and mother, he gave them a portion, and they also ate it. Yet he was not willing to reveal to them that he had taken the honey from the body of the lion.
10 Andò adunque il padre a trovare la donna; e fece un banchetto pel suo figliuolo Sansone: perocché tal era il costume de' giovani.	10 And so his father went down to the woman, and he made a feast for his son Samson. For so the young men were accustomed to do.
11 I cittadini adunque di quel luogo avendolo veduto, gli diedero trenta compagni, perchè stessero con lui.	11 And when the citizens of that place had seen him, they presented to him thirty companions to be with him.
12 A' quali disse Sansone: io vi proporrò un problema: il quale se voi sciorrete dentro i sette dì del banchetto, io vi darò trenta sindoni, e altrettante tonache:	12 And Samson said to them: “I will propose to you a problem, which, if you can solve it for me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty shirts and the same number of tunics.
13 Se poi nol saprete sciorre, voi darete a me trenta sindoni e altrettante tonache. Risposer quelli: Proponi l’enimma, affinchè lo sentiamo.	13 But if you are not able to solve it, you shall give me thirty shirts and the same number of tunics.” And they answered him, “Propose the problem, so that we may hear it.”
14 Ed ei disse loro: Dal divoratore è venuto il cibo, e dal forte è venuto il dolce. Ed essi non poterono sciorlo in tre dì.	14 And he said to them, “Food went forth from that which eats, and sweetness went forth from that which is strong.” And they were unable to solve the proposition for three days.
15 Ma quando fu venuto il settimo giorno, dissero a sua moglie: induci colle carezze il tuo sposo a dirti il significato dell'enimma: che se tu nol fai, darem fuoco a te, e alla casa del padre tuo: ci avete voi forse invitati alle nozze col fine di spogliarci?	15 And when the seventh day had arrived, they said to the wife of Samson: “Coax your husband, and persuade him to reveal to you what the proposition means. But if you are not willing to do so, we will burn you and your father’s house. Or have you called us to the wedding in order to despoil us?”
16 Ed ella stava piangendo attorno a Sansone, e si lamentava dicendo: Tu mi hai in avversione, e non mi vuoi bene: e per questo non vuoi spiegarmi l’enimma proposto da te ai giovani miei concittadini. Ma egli rispose: Non ho voluto dirlo a mio padre, e a mia madre, e potrò dirlo a te?	16 And she shed tears before Samson, and she complained, saying: “You hate me, and you do not love me. That is why you do not want to explain to me the problem, which you have proposed to the sons of my people.” But he responded: “I was not willing to reveal it to my father and mother. And so, how can I reveal it to you?”
17 Ella adunque pe' sette dì del convito piagnucolava attorno a lui: ma finalmente il settimo giorno non lasciandolo ella ben avere, le diede la spiegazione. Ed ella subito la fè sapere a' suoi concittadini.	17 Therefore, she wept before him during the seven days of the feast. And at length, on the seventh day, since she had been troubling him, he explained it. And immediately she revealed it to her countrymen.
18 E quelli prima che tramontasse il sole, il settimo giorno dissero a lui: Qual cosa è più dolce del miele? che v’ha egli più forte del lione? Ed egli disse loro: Se non aveste arato colla mia giovenca, non avreste dicifrata la mia proposta.	18 And they, on the seventh day, before the sun declined, said to him: “What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion?” And he said to them, “If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have uncovered my proposition.”
19 Indi lo spirito del Signore lo investì, e andò ad Ascalone, e ivi uccise trenta uomini: a' quali levò le vesti, e le diede a quelli che aveano sciolto l’enimma. E pieno di grande sdegno andò a casa di suo padre:	19 And so the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon him, and he descended to Ashkelon, and in that place he struck down thirty men. And taking away their garments, he gave them to those who had solved the problem. And being exceedingly angry, he went up to his father’s house.
20 E la sua moglie prese per marito uno degli amici di lui, e compagni di nozze.	20 Then his wife took as a husband one of his friends and wedding companions.