Judges 14
1 And Sampson went down to Thamnatha, and saw a woman in Thamnatha of the daughters of the Philistines.
Sansone scese poi a Timna e a Timna vide una donna tra le figlie dei Filistei.
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.
Tornato a casa, disse al padre e alla madre: «Ho visto a Timna una donna, una figlia dei Filistei; ora prendetemela in moglie».
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.
Suo padre e sua madre gli dissero: «Non c'è una donna tra le figlie dei tuoi fratelli e in tutto il nostro popolo, perché tu vada a prenderti una moglie tra i Filistei non circoncisi?». Ma Sansone rispose al padre: «Prendimi quella, perché mi piace».
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.
Suo padre e sua madre non sapevano che questo veniva dal Signore, il quale cercava pretesto di lite dai Filistei. In quel tempo i Filistei dominavano Israele.
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.
Sansone scese con il padre e con la madre a Timna; quando furono giunti alle vigne di Timna, ecco un leone venirgli incontro ruggendo.
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.
Lo spirito del Signore lo investì e, senza niente in mano, squarciò il leone come si squarcia un capretto. Ma di ciò che aveva fatto non disse nulla al padre né alla madre.
7 And they went down and spoke to the woman, and she was pleasing in the eyes of Sampson.
Scese dunque, parlò alla donna e questa gli piacque.
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.
Dopo qualche tempo tornò per prenderla e uscì dalla strada per vedere la carcassa del leone: ecco nel corpo del leone c'era uno sciame d'api e il miele.
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.
Egli prese di quel miele nel cavo delle mani e si mise a mangiarlo camminando; quand'ebbe raggiunto il padre e la madre, ne diede loro ed essi ne mangiarono; ma non disse loro che aveva preso il miele dal corpo del leone.
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.
Suo padre scese dunque da quella donna e Sansone fece ivi un banchetto, perché così usavano fare i giovani.
11 And it came to pass when they saw him, that they took thirty guests, and they were with him.
Quando lo ebbero visto, presero trenta compagni perché stessero con lui.
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.
Sansone disse loro: «Voglio proporvi un indovinello; se voi me lo spiegate entro i sette giorni del banchetto e se l'indovinate, vi darò trenta tuniche e trenta mute di vesti;
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.
ma se non sarete capaci di spiegarmelo, darete trenta tuniche e trenta mute di vesti a me».
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.
«Dal divoratore è uscito il cibo e dal forte è uscito il dolce». Quelli gli risposero: «Proponi l'indovinello e noi lo ascolteremo». Egli disse loro: Per tre giorni quelli non riuscirono a spiegare l'indovinello.
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?
Al quarto giorno dissero alla moglie di Sansone: «Induci tuo marito a spiegarti l'indovinello; se no daremo fuoco a te e alla casa di tuo padre. Ci avete invitati qui per spogliarci?».
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?
La moglie di Sansone si mise a piangergli attorno e a dirgli: «Tu hai per me solo odio e non mi ami; hai proposto un indovinello ai figli del mio popolo e non me l'hai spiegato!». Le disse: «Ecco, non l'ho spiegato a mio padre né a mia madre e dovrei spiegarlo a te?».
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.
Essa gli pianse attorno, durante i sette giorni del banchetto; il settimo giorno Sansone glielo spiegò, perché lo tormentava, ed essa spiegò l'indovinello ai figli del suo popolo.
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.
«Che c'è di più dolce del miele? Che c'è di più forte del leone?». «Se non aveste arato con la mia giovenca, non avreste sciolto il mio indovinello». Gli uomini della città, il settimo giorno, prima che tramontasse il sole, dissero a Sansone: Rispose loro:
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.
Allora lo spirito del Signore lo investì ed egli scese ad Ascalon; vi uccise trenta uomini, prese le loro spoglie e diede le mute di vesti a quelli che avevano spiegato l'indovinello. Poi acceso d'ira, risalì a casa di suo padre
20 And the wife of Sampson was [given] to one of his friends, with whom he was on terms of friendship.
e la moglie di Sansone fu data al compagno che gli aveva fatto da amico di nozze.
