Judges 14
1 And Sampson went down to Thamnatha, and saw a woman in Thamnatha of the daughters of the Philistines.
Simson pergi ke Timna dan di situ ia melihat seorang gadis Filistin.
2 And he went up and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Thamnatha of the daughters of the Phylistines; and now take her to me for a wife.
Ia pulang dan memberitahukan kepada ayahnya dan ibunya: "Di Timna aku melihat seorang gadis Filistin. Tolong, ambillah dia menjadi isteriku."
3 And his father and his mother said to him, Are there no daughters of your brethren, and [is there not] a woman of all my people, that you go to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Sampson said to his father, Take her for me, for she [is] right in my eyes.
Tetapi ayahnya dan ibunya berkata kepadanya: "Tidak adakah di antara anak-anak perempuan sanak saudaramu atau di antara seluruh bangsa kita seorang perempuan, sehingga engkau pergi mengambil isteri dari orang Filistin, orang-orang yang tidak bersunat itu?" Tetapi jawab Simson kepada ayahnya: "Ambillah dia bagiku, sebab dia kusukai."
4 And his father and his mother knew not that it was of the Lord, that he sought to be revenged on the Philistines: and at that time the Philistines lorded it over Israel.
Tetapi ayahnya dan ibunya tidak tahu bahwa hal itu dari pada TUHAN asalnya: sebab memang Simson harus mencari gara-gara terhadap orang Filistin. Karena pada masa itu orang Filistin menguasai orang Israel.
5 And Sampson and his father and his mother went down to Thamnatha, and he came to the vineyard of Thamnatha; and behold, a young lion roared in meeting him.
Lalu pergilah Simson beserta ayahnya dan ibunya ke Timna. Ketika mereka sampai ke kebun-kebun anggur di Timna, maka seekor singa muda mendatangi Simson dengan mengaum.
6 And the spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon him, and he crushed him as he would have crushed a kid of the goats, and there was nothing in his hands: and he told not his father and his mother what he had done.
Pada waktu itu berkuasalah Roh TUHAN atas dia, sehingga singa itu dicabiknya seperti orang mencabik anak kambing--tanpa apa-apa di tangannya. Tetapi tidak diceriterakannya kepada ayahnya atau ibunya apa yang dilakukannya itu.
7 And they went down and spoke to the woman, and she was pleasing in the eyes of Sampson.
Maka pergilah ia ke sana, lalu bercakap-cakap dengan perempuan itu, sebab Simson suka kepadanya.
8 And after some time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion; and behold, a swarm of bees, and honey [were] in the mouth of the lion.
Setelah beberapa waktu kembalilah ia ke sana untuk kawin dengan perempuan itu; dan ketika ia menyimpang dari jalan untuk melihat bangkai singa itu, tampaklah ada kawanan lebah pada kerangka singa itu dan juga madu.
9 And he took it into his hands, and went on eating, and he went to his father and his mother, and gave to them, and they did eat; but he told them not that he took the honey out of the mouth of the lion.
Dikeruknya madu itu ke dalam tangannya dan sambil memakannya ia berjalan terus, kemudian pergilah ia kepada ayahnya dan ibunya, dan memberikannya juga kepada mereka, lalu mereka memakannya. Tetapi tidak diceriterakannya kepada mereka, bahwa madu itu dikeruknya dari kerangka singa.
10 And his father went down to the woman, and Sampson made there a banquet for seven days, for so the young men are used to do.
Setelah ayahnya pergi kepada perempuan itu, Simson mengadakan perjamuan di sana, sebab demikianlah biasanya dilakukan orang-orang muda.
11 And it came to pass when they saw him, that they took thirty guests, and they were with him.
Ketika mereka melihat dia, dipilihlah tiga puluh orang kawan untuk menemani dia.
12 And Sampson said to them, I propound you a riddle: if you will indeed tell it me, and discover it within the seven days of the feast, I will you give thirty sheets and thirty changes of raiment.
Kata Simson kepada mereka: "Aku mau mengatakan suatu teka-teki kepada kamu. Jika kamu dapat memberi jawabnya yang tepat kepadaku dalam tujuh hari selama perjamuan ini berlangsung dan menebaknya, maka aku akan memberikan kepadamu tiga puluh pakaian lenan dan tiga puluh pakaian kebesaran.
13 And if you can’t tell it me, you shall give me thirty napkins and thirty changes of apparel: and they said to him, Propound your riddle, and we will hear it.
Tetapi jika kamu tidak dapat memberi jawabnya kepadaku, maka kamulah yang harus memberikan tiga puluh pakaian dalam dan tiga puluh pakaian kebesaran kepadaku." Kata mereka kepadanya: "Katakanlah teka-tekimu itu, supaya kami dengar."
14 And he said to them, Meat came forth of the eater, and sweetness out of the strong: and they could not tell the riddle for three days.
Lalu katanya kepada mereka: "Dari yang makan keluar makanan, dari yang kuat keluar manisan." Ada tiga hari lamanya mereka tidak dapat memberi jawab teka-teki itu.
15 And it came to pass on the fourth day, that they said to the wife of Sampson, Deceive now your husband, and let him tell you the riddle, lest we burn you and your father's house with fire: did you invite us to do us violence?
Pada hari ketujuh berkatalah mereka kepada isteri Simson: "Bujuklah suamimu, supaya diberitahukannya kepada kami jawab teka-teki itu; kalau tidak, kami akan membakar engkau beserta seisi rumah ayahmu. Apakah engkau mengundang kami untuk membuat kami menjadi miskin? Tidak, bukan?"
16 And Sampson's wife wept before him, and said, You do but hate me, and love me not; for the riddle which you have propounded to the children of my people you have not told me: and Sampson said to her, If I have not told it to my father and my mother, shall I tell it to you?
Lalu menangislah isteri Simson itu sambil memeluk Simson, katanya: "Engkau benci saja kepadaku, dan tidak cinta kepadaku; suatu teka-teki kaukatakan kepada orang-orang sebangsaku, tetapi jawabnya tidak kauberitahukan kepadaku." Sahutnya kepadanya: "Sedangkan kepada ayahku dan ibuku tidak kuberitahukan, masakan kepada engkau akan kuberitahukan?"
17 And she wept before him the seven days, during which their banquet lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she troubled him; and she told it to the children of her people.
Tetapi isterinya itu menangis di sampingnya selama ketujuh hari mereka mengadakan perjamuan itu. Pada hari yang ketujuh diberitahukannyala kepadanya, karena ia merengek-rengek kepadanya, kemudian perempuan itu memberitahukan jawab teka-teki itu kepada orang-orang sebangsanya.
18 And the men of the city said to him on the seventh day, before sunrise, What [is] sweeter than honey? and what [is] stronger than a lion? and Sampson said to them, If you had not ploughed with my heifer, you would not have known my riddle.
Lalu pada hari yang ketujuh itu, sebelum matahari terbenam, berkatalah orang-orang kota itu kepadanya: "Apakah yang lebih manis dari pada madu? Apakah yang lebih kuat dari pada singa?" Sahutnya kepada mereka: "Kalau kamu tidak membajak dengan lembu betinaku, pasti kamu tidak menebak teka-tekiku."
19 And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him powerfully, and he went down to Ascalon, and destroyed of the inhabitants thirty men, and took their garments, and gave the changes of raiment to them that told the riddle; and Sampson was very angry, and went up to the house of his father.
Maka berkuasalah Roh TUHAN atas dia, lalu pergilah ia ke Askelon dan dibunuhnya tiga puluh orang di sana, diambilnya pakaian mereka dan diberikannya pakaian-pakaian kebesaran itu kepada orang-orang yang dapat memberi jawab teka-teki itu. Tetapi amarahnya masih juga bernyala-nyala, lalu pulanglah ia ke rumah ayahnya.
20 And the wife of Sampson was [given] to one of his friends, with whom he was on terms of friendship.
Maka diberikanlah isteri Simson itu kepada kawannya, bekas pengiringnya.
