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1 那時三松下到提默納;在那裏見了一個女子,她是培肋舍特人的女兒。
And Samson goeth down to Timnath, and seeth a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines,
2 三松上去稟告他的父母說:「我在提默納見了一個女子,她是培肋舍特人的女兒,願你們現今把她給我娶來為妻! 」
and 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.'
3 他的父母對他說:「難道在你兄弟的女兒中,在我們民族間沒有女子嗎﹖為什麼你要去從那些未受割損的培肋舍特人中間娶妻呢﹖」三松向他的父親說:「請給我娶了她! 因為我實在喜歡她。」
And 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.'
4 他的父母原不知道這事是出於上主,使他找機會攻擊培肋舍特,因為那時培肋舍特正統治以色列。
And 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.
5 三松往提默納去,來到提默納的葡萄園時,看,有一隻小獅子向他咆哮;
And 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,
6 上主的神突然降在他身上,他當時雖赤手空拳,竟將那獅子撕裂,好像撕裂小山羊;他沒有把所作的這事告訴他的父母。
and 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.
7 此後他下去向那女子談情,三松很喜愛她。
And he goeth down and speaketh to the woman, and she is right in the eyes of Samson;
8 過了不久,回去娶她,繞路去看那隻死獅子。看,在獅子屍體內有一窩蜜蜂作了蜜。
and 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.
9 他取了些蜜放在手中,繼續前行,一面走一面吃;來到他父母那裏,也給他們一些,他們也吃了,但他沒有告訴他們這蜜是從獅子屍體內取來的。
And 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.
10 三松又來到那女子那裏,有人為他設了婚筵,因為青年人們慣常這樣做。
And his father goeth down unto the woman, and Samson maketh there a banquet, for so the young men do;
11 但有人害怕他,便請來三十個同伴陪伴他。
and it cometh to pass when they see him, that they take thirty companions, and they are with him.
12 三松對他們說:「讓我給你們說個謎語,如果你們能在這七天婚筵期內,給我猜出來,我就給你們三十件襯衫和三十套禮服。
And 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;
13 若是你們不能給我解說,你們就得給我三十件襯衫和三十套禮服。」他們對他說:「請你把謎語講給我們聽。」
and 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!'
14 他向他們說:「食者生出食品,強者生出甘甜。」他們三天之久不能解這謎語。
And 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.
15 到了第四天,他們對三松的妻子說:「請引誘你的丈夫,把謎語說給你,以免我們放火燒你和你的父家。難道你請了我們來,是為了奪取我們的東西嗎﹖」
And 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?'
16 三松的妻子就在他眼前哭哭啼啼說:「你是恨我,而不是愛我! 你給我的同胞說謎語,都不解給我聽。」三松對她說:「你看,我都沒有告訴我的父母,怎能告訴你﹖」
And 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]!'
17 那七天婚筵期內,她常在他跟前哭哭啼啼;到了第七天,由於她不斷的催逼,三松便將謎底告訴了她;她就把謎底告訴自己的同胞。
And 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.
18 到了第七天,在他進洞房之前,本城的人給他說:「有什麼比蜜還甜﹖有什麼比獅子還強﹖」他向他們說:「你們若不是用我的小母牛耕田,你們決不會猜出我的謎底。」
And 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.'
19 上主的神又突然降在他身上,他就下到阿市刻隆,擊殺了三十個人,拿了所劫奪的東西,把三十套禮服送給猜中謎語的人;以後憤怒的回到父親家裏。
And 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;
20 三松的妻子以後卻跟了作他伴郎的一個同伴。
and Samson's wife becometh his companion's, who [is] his friend.

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