Judges 14
1 One day Samson went down to Timnah, where he saw a young Philistine woman.
Yon jou Samson desann ale lavil Timna, li wè yon jenn fi nan moun Filisti yo li renmen.
2 So he returned and told his father and mother, “I have seen a daughter of the Philistines in Timnah. Now get her for me as a wife.”
Li tounen vin di papa l' ak manman l': -Mwen wè lavil Timna yon jenn fi mwen renmen nan moun Filisti yo. Al mande pou li pou mwen.
3 But his father and mother replied, “Can’t you find a young woman among your relatives or among any of our people? Must you go to the uncircumcised Philistines to get a wife?” But Samson told his father, “Get her for me, for she is pleasing to my eyes.”
Manman l' ak papa l' di l' konsa: -Poukisa pou ou ale jouk kay moun Filisti yo, moun ki p'ap sèvi Bondye nou an, pou al chache yon madanm? Ou pa jwenn yon jenn fi nan fanmi ou, osinon nan pèp nou an pou ou marye? Men, Samson reponn papa l': -Tanpri, al fè lademann lan pou mwen, paske se li menm mwen renmen.
4 (Now his father and mother did not know this was from the LORD, who was seeking an occasion to move against the Philistines; for at that time the Philistines were ruling over Israel.)
Papa l' ak manman l' pa t' konnen se Seyè a ki t'ap pouse Samson fè sa pou l' te ka jwenn yon okazyon gen kont ak moun Filisti yo. Lè sa a, se moun Filisti ki te chèf sou moun pèp Izrayèl yo.
5 Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother and came to the vineyards of Timnah. Suddenly a young lion came roaring at him,
Se konsa Samson desann lavil Timna ansanm ak papa l' ak manman l'. Lè yo rive nan jaden rezen ki toupre lavil Timna a, li wè yon jenn lyon ki t'ap gwonde ki t'ap vanse sou li.
6 and the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him, and he tore the lion apart with his bare hands as one would tear a young goat. But he did not tell his father or mother what he had done.
Lamenm, lespri Seyè a vin sou li. Li vin gen yon sèl fòs, li dechèpiye lyon an pak an pak ak men li tankou si se te yon jenn ti kabrit. Men, li pa rakonte papa l' ak manman l' sa l' te fè a.
7 Then Samson continued on his way down and spoke to the woman, because she was pleasing to his eyes.
Lèfini, l' ale, li pale ak ti fi a, li renmen l'.
8 When Samson returned later to take her, he left the road to see the lion’s carcass, and in it was a swarm of bees, along with their honey.
Kèk tan apre sa, li tounen vin marye avè l'. Sou wout li, li fè yon ti detou pou l' al wè kadav lyon li te touye a. Li tou sezi jwenn yon desen myèl avèk siwo myèl anndan kadav la.
9 So he scooped some honey into his hands and ate it as he went along. And when he returned to his father and mother, he gave some to them and they ate it. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the lion’s carcass.
Li pran ti moso gato myèl nan men l', li manje ladan l' antan l'ap fè rès vwayaj la. L' al jwenn manman l' ak papa l', li ba yo rès gato myèl la, epi yo manje. Men, li pa t' di yo se nan kadav lyon an li te pran l'.
10 Then his father went to visit the woman, and Samson prepared a feast there, as was customary for the bridegroom.
Apre sa, papa l' desann ale kay ti fi a. Lè sa a, Samson fè yon bèl resepsyon lakay la. Se konsa jenn gason yo toujou fè lè y'ap marye.
11 And when the Philistines saw him, they selected thirty men to accompany him.
Lè moun Filisti yo wè l', yo pran trant jenn gason yo voye pou rete avè l'.
12 “Let me tell you a riddle,” Samson said to them. “If you can solve it for me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.
Samson di yo: -Mwen pral ban nou yon kont. Si nou jwenn li anvan sèt jou fèt nòs la fin pase, m'ap ban nou trant bèl varèz ak trant rechanj fèt ak bèl twal.
13 But if you cannot solve it, you must give me thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.” “Tell us your riddle,” they replied. “Let us hear it.”
Men, si nou pa jwenn li anvan lè sa a, se nou ki pral ban mwen trant varèz ak trant rechanj. Yo di l': -Dakò! Ban nou kont la. Fè nou tande l'.
14 So he said to them: “Out of the eater came something to eat, and out of the strong came something sweet.” For three days they were unable to explain the riddle.
Li di yo: -Manje soti nan vant sa ki konn touye pou manje. Sa ki dous soti nan sa ki gen anpil fòs. Twa jou pase, yo pa t' ankò jwenn kont la.
15 So on the fourth day they said to Samson’s wife, “Entice your husband to explain the riddle to us, or we will burn you and your father’s household to death. Did you invite us here to rob us?”
Sou katriyèm jou a, yo rele madan Samson, yo di l' konsa: -Pran tèt mari ou, fè l' ban nou kont la. Si ou pa fè sa, n'ap mete dife lakay papa ou, n'ap boule l' ansanm avè ou ladan l'! Gen lè se pou eskanmòte tou sa nou genyen ou te envite nou isit la?
16 Then Samson’s wife came to him, weeping, and said, “You hate me! You do not really love me! You have posed to my people a riddle, but have not explained it to me.” “Look,” he said, “I have not even explained it to my father or mother, so why should I explain it to you?”
Se konsa madan Samson al jwenn mari l', li pran kriye sou zepòl li, li di l' konsa: -Ou pa renmen m'! Se rayi ou rayi m'! Ou bay zanmi m' yo yon kont, ou pa janm di m' sa l' vle di! Samson reponn li: -Gade, machè! Mwen pa menm di papa m' ak manman m' sa kont la ye. Atò se ou menm mwen ta di l'?
17 She wept the whole seven days of the feast, and finally on the seventh day, because she had pressed him so much, he told her the answer. And in turn she explained the riddle to her people.
Pandan tout sèt jou fèt nòs la, li pa t' sispann kriye nan zòrèy Samson. Sou setyèm jou a, Samson ba li sekrè kont la paske fanm lan t'ap anbete l' twòp. Lèfini fanm lan soti al di ras li yo sa kont lan vle di.
18 Before sunset on the seventh day, the men of the city said to Samson: “What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion?” So he said to them: “If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle!”
Se konsa, sou setyèm jou a, anvan Samson antre nan chanm li pou l' al dòmi, mesye lavil yo di l' konsa: -Kisa ki pi dous pase siwo myèl? Kisa ki gen plis fòs pase lyon? Samson di yo: -Si nou pa t' travay tèt madanm mwen, nou pa ta janm jwenn kont mwen an!
19 Then the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, killed thirty of their men, took their apparel, and gave their clothes to those who had solved the riddle. And burning with anger, Samson returned to his father’s house,
Lè sa a, lespri Seyè a desann sou Samson pou ba l' fòs. Li pati, l' ale lavil Askalon. Li touye trant gason nan moun lavil la, epi li pran rad ki te sou yo, li pote yo bay mesye ki te jwenn kont lan. Apre sa, li fè yon sèl kòlè, li tounen lakay papa l'.
20 and his wife was given to one of the men who had accompanied him.
Lè sa a, moun yo rele yonn nan moun ki te avèk Samson yo, sa ki te pi bon zanmi l' lan, yo ba li madan Samson pou madanm li.
