Judges 14
1 And Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines.
E desceu Sansão a Timnatha: e, vendo em Timnatha a uma mulher das filhas dos philisteus,
2 And he 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 to wife.
Subiu, e declarou-o a seu pai e sua mãe, e disse: Vi uma mulher em Timnatha, das filhas dos philisteus; agora pois, tomai-ma por mulher.
3 Then his father and his mother said to him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brothers, or among all my people, that thou go to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said to his father, Get her for me, for she pleases me well.
Porém seu pai e sua mãe lhe disseram: Não há porventura mulher entre as filhas de teus irmãos, nem entre todo o meu povo, para que tu vás tomar mulher dos philisteus, daqueles incircuncisos? E disse Sansão a seu pai: tomai-me esta, porque ela agrada aos meus olhos
4 But his father and his mother knew not that it was of Jehovah, for he sought an occasion against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines had rule over Israel.
Mas seu pai e sua mãe não sabiam que isto vinha do Senhor; pois buscava ocasião dos philisteus: porquanto naquele tempo os philisteus dominavam sobre Israel.
5 Then Samson went down, and his father and his mother, to Timnah, and came to the vineyards of Timnah. And, behold, a young lion roared against him.
Desceu pois Sansão com seu pai e com sua mãe a Timnatha: e, chegando às vinhas de Timnatha, eis que um filho de leão, bramando, lhe saiu ao encontro.
6 And the Spirit of Jehovah came mightily upon him, and he tore him apart as he would have torn a kid, and he had nothing in his hand. But he did not tell his father or his mother what he had done.
Então o espírito do Senhor se apossou dele tão possantemente que o fendeu do alto a baixo, como quem fende um cabrito, sem ter nada na sua mão: porém nem a seu pai nem a sua mãe deu a saber o que tinha feito.
7 And he went down, and talked with the woman, and she pleased Samson well.
E desceu, e falou àquela mulher, e agradou aos olhos de Sansão.
8 And after 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.
E depois de alguns dias voltou ele para a tomar: e, apartando-se do caminho a ver o corpo do leão morto, eis que no corpo do leão havia um enxame de abelhas com mel.
9 And he 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 did not tell them that he had taken the honey out of the body of the lion.
E tomou-o nas suas mãos, e foi-se andando e comendo dele; e foi-se a seu pai e a sua mãe, e deu-lhes dele, e comeram, porém não lhes deu a saber que tomara o mel do corpo do leão.
10 And his father went down to the woman, and Samson made a feast there, for so the young men used to do.
Descendo pois seu pai àquela mulher, fez Sansão ali um banquete; porque assim o costumavam fazer os mancebos.
11 And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
E sucedeu que, como o vissem, tomaram trinta companheiros para estarem com ele.
12 And Samson said to them, Let me now put forth a riddle to you. If ye 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 raiment,
Disse-lhes pois Sansão: Vos darei um enigma a adivinhar: e, se nos sete dias das bodas mo declarardes e descobrirdes, vos darei trinta lençois e trinta mudas de vestidos.
13 but if ye cannot declare it to me, then ye shall give me thirty linen garments and thirty changes of raiment. And they said to him, Put forth thy riddle, that we may hear it.
E, se mo não poderdes declarar, vós me dareis a mim os trinta lençois e as trinta mudas de vestidos. E eles lhe disseram: Dá-nos o teu enigma a adivinhar, para que o ouçamos.
14 And he said to them, Out of the eater came forth food, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days declare the riddle.
Então lhes disse: Do comedor saiu comida, e doçura saiu do forte. E em três dias não puderam declarar o enigma.
15 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said to Samson's wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare to us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire. Have ye called us to impoverish us? Is it not so?
E sucedeu que, ao sétimo dia, disseram à mulher de Sansão: Persuade a teu marido que nos declare o enigma, para que porventura não queimemos a fogo a ti e à casa de teu pai: chamastes-nos vós aqui para possuir o que é nosso, não é assim?
16 And Samson's wife wept before him, and said, Thou do but hate me, and not love me. Thou have put forth a riddle to the sons of my people, and have not told it to me. And he said to her, Behold, I have not told it to my father nor my mother, and shall I tell thee?
E a mulher de Sansão chorou diante dele, e disse: Tão somente me aborreces, e não me amas; pois deste aos filhos do meu povo um enigma a adivinhar, e ainda mo não declaraste a mim. E ele lhe disse: Eis que nem a meu pai nem a minha mãe o declarei, e to declararia a ti?
17 And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted. And it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her because she pressed him greatly. And she told the riddle to the sons of her people.
E chorou diante dele os sete dias em que celebravam as bodas: sucedeu pois que ao sétimo dia lho declarou, porquanto o importunava; então ela declarou o enigma aos filhos do seu povo.
18 And the men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said to them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye would not have found out my riddle.
Disseram-lhe pois os homens daquela cidade, ao sétimo dia, antes de se pôr o sol: Que coisa há mais doce do que o mel? e que coisa há mais forte do que o leão? E ele lhes disse: Se vós não lavrasseis com a minha novilha, nunca terieis descoberto o meu enigma.
19 And the Spirit of Jehovah came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and smote thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave the changes of raiment to those who declared the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house.
Então o espírito do Senhor tão possantemente se apossou dele, que desceu aos ascalonitas, e matou deles trinta homens, e tomou os seus vestidos, e deu as mudas de vestidos aos que declararam o enigma: porém acendeu-se a sua ira, e subiu à casa de seu pai
20 But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.
E a mulher de Sansão foi dada ao seu companheiro que o acompanhava.
