Judges 14
1 Then Samson descended to Timnah. And seeing there a woman from the daughters of the Philistines,
Sansone scese a Timnah, e vide quivi una donna tra le figliuole de’ Filistei.
2 he went up, and he told his father and his mother, saying: “I saw a woman in Timnah from the daughters of the Philistines. I ask that you take her to me as wife.”
Tornato a casa, ne parlò a suo padre e a sua madre, dicendo: “Ho veduto a Timnah una donna tra le figliuole de’ Filistei; or dunque, prendetemela per moglie”.
3 And his father and mother said to him, “Is there not a woman among the daughters of your brothers, or among all my people, so that you would be willing to take a wife from the Philistines, who are uncircumcised?” And Samson said to his father: “Take this woman to me. For she has pleased my eyes.”
Suo padre e sua madre gli dissero: “Non v’è egli dunque tra le figliuole de’ tuoi fratelli e in tutto il nostro popolo una donna per te, che tu vada a prenderti una moglie tra i Filistei incirconcisi?” E Sansone rispose a suo padre: “Prendimi quella, poiché mi piace”.
4 Now his parents did not know that the matter was done by the Lord, and that he sought an occasion against the Philistines. For at that time, the Philistines had dominion over Israel.
Or suo padre e sua madre non sapevano che questo veniva dall’Eterno, poiché Sansone cercava che i Filistei gli fornissero un’occasione di contesa. In quel tempo, i Filistei dominavano Israele.
5 And so, Samson descended with his father and mother to Timnah. And when they had arrived at the vineyards of the town, he saw a young lion, savage and roaring, and it met him.
Poi Sansone scese con suo padre e con sua madre a Timnah; e come furon giunti alle vigne di Timnah, ecco un leoncello farglisi incontro, ruggendo.
6 Then the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon Samson, and he tore apart the lion, like a young goat being torn into pieces, having nothing at all in his hand. And he was not willing to reveal this to his father and mother.
Lo spirito dell’Eterno investì Sansone, che, senz’aver niente in mano, squarciò il leone, come uno squarcerebbe un capretto; ma non disse nulla a suo padre né a sua madre di ciò che avea fatto.
7 And he went down and spoke to the woman who had pleased his eyes.
E scese, parlò alla donna, e questa gli piacque.
8 And after some days, returning to marry her, he turned aside so that he might see the carcass of the lion. And behold, there was a swarm of bees in the mouth of the lion, with a honeycomb.
Di lì a qualche tempo, tornò per prenderla, e uscì di strada per vedere il carcame del leone; ed ecco, nel corpo del leone c’era uno sciame d’api e del miele.
9 And when he had taken it in his hands, he ate it along the way. And arriving to his father and mother, he gave them a portion, and they also ate it. Yet he was not willing to reveal to them that he had taken the honey from the body of the lion.
Egli prese in mano di quel miele, e si mise a mangiarlo per istrada; e quando ebbe raggiunto suo padre e sua madre, ne diede loro, ed essi ne mangiarono; ma non disse loro che avea preso il miele dal corpo del leone.
10 And so his father went down to the woman, and he made a feast for his son Samson. For so the young men were accustomed to do.
Suo padre scese a trovar quella donna, e Sansone fece quivi un convito; perché tale era il costume dei giovani.
11 And when the citizens of that place had seen him, they presented to him thirty companions to be with him.
Non appena i parenti della sposa videro Sansone, invitarono trenta compagni perché stessero con lui.
12 And Samson said to them: “I will propose to you a problem, which, if you can solve it for me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty shirts and the same number of tunics.
Sansone disse loro: “Io vi proporrò un enimma; e se voi me lo spiegate entro i sette giorni del convito, e se l’indovinate, vi darò trenta tuniche e trenta mute di vesti;
13 But if you are not able to solve it, you shall give me thirty shirts and the same number of tunics.” And they answered him, “Propose the problem, so that we may hear it.”
ma, se non me lo potete spiegare, darete trenta tuniche e trenta mute di vesti a me”.
14 And he said to them, “Food went forth from that which eats, and sweetness went forth from that which is strong.” And they were unable to solve the proposition for three days.
E quelli gli risposero: “Proponi il tuo enimma, e noi l’udremo”. Ed egli disse loro: “Dal mangiatore è uscito del cibo, e dal forte e uscito del dolce”. Per tre giorni quelli non poterono spiegar l’enimma.
15 And when the seventh day had arrived, they said to the wife of Samson: “Coax your husband, and persuade him to reveal to you what the proposition means. But if you are not willing to do so, we will burn you and your father’s house. Or have you called us to the wedding in order to despoil us?”
E il settimo giorno dissero alla moglie di Sansone: “Induci il tuo marito a spiegarci l’enimma; se no, darem fuoco a te e alla casa di tuo padre. E che? ci avete invitati qui per spogliarci?”
16 And she shed tears before Samson, and she complained, saying: “You hate me, and you do not love me. That is why you do not want to explain to me the problem, which you have proposed to the sons of my people.” But he responded: “I was not willing to reveal it to my father and mother. And so, how can I reveal it to you?”
La moglie di Sansone si mise a piangere presso di lui, e a dirgli: “Tu non hai per me che dell’odio, e non mi vuoi bene; hai proposto un enimma a figliuoli del mio popolo e non me l’hai spiegato!” Ed egli a lei: “Ecco, non l’ho spiegato a mio padre né a mia madre, e lo spiegherei a te?”
17 Therefore, she wept before him during the seven days of the feast. And at length, on the seventh day, since she had been troubling him, he explained it. And immediately she revealed it to her countrymen.
Ed ella pianse presso di lui, durante i sette giorni che durava il convito; e il settimo giorno Sansone glielo spiegò, perché lo tormentava; ed essa spiegò l’enimma ai figliuoli del suo popolo.
18 And they, on the seventh day, before the sun declined, said to him: “What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion?” And he said to them, “If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have uncovered my proposition.”
E gli uomini della città, il settimo giorno, prima che tramontasse il sole, dissero a Sansone: “Che v’è di più dolce del miele? e che v’è di più forte del leone?” Ed egli rispose loro: “Se non aveste arato con la mia giovenca, non avreste indovinato il mio enimma”.
19 And so the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon him, and he descended to Ashkelon, and in that place he struck down thirty men. And taking away their garments, he gave them to those who had solved the problem. And being exceedingly angry, he went up to his father’s house.
E lo spirito dell’Eterno lo investì, ed egli scese ad Askalon, vi uccise trenta uomini dei loro, prese le loro spoglie, e dette le mute di vesti a quelli che aveano spiegato l’enimma. E, acceso d’ira, risalì a casa di suo padre.
20 Then his wife took as a husband one of his friends and wedding companions.
Ma la moglie di Sansone fu data al compagno di lui, ch’ei s’era scelto per amico.
