Judges 15
1 And it comes to pass after [some] days, in the days of wheat-harvest, that Samson looks after his wife, with a kid of the goats, and says, “I go in to my wife, to the inner chamber”; and her father has not permitted him to go in,
Beberapa waktu kemudian, saat musim panen gandum, Simson pergi mengunjungi istrinya dengan membawa seekor anak kambing sebagai hadiah. Dia berkata, “Aku mau masuk ke kamar istriku.” Tetapi ayah perempuan itu tidak mengizinkan dia masuk.
2 and her father says, “I certainly said that you surely hated her, and I give her to your companion; is her younger sister not better than she? Please let her be to you instead of her.”
Katanya kepada Simson, “Saya kira kamu benar-benar benci kepadanya. Jadi saya sudah memberikan dia kepada salah satu pengiringmu. Tetapi, bukankah adiknya lebih cantik daripada dia? Nikahilah adiknya saja.”
3 And Samson says of them, “I am more innocent this time than the Philistines, though I am doing evil with them.”
Jawab Simson, “Kali ini jangan salahkan aku kalau aku mencelakai kalian orang Filistin.”
4 And Samson goes and catches three hundred foxes, and takes torches, and turns tail to tail, and puts a torch between the two tails, in the midst,
Lalu Simson pergi menangkap tiga ratus ekor anjing hutan serta mengambil seratus lima puluh obor. Dia mengikat anjing-anjing itu berdua-dua, ekor dengan ekor, dan menaruh obor di tengah-tengah setiap ikatan.
5 and kindles fire in the torches, and sends [them] out into the standing grain of the Philistines, and burns [it] from heap even to standing grain, even to vineyard [and] olive-yard.
Kemudian dia menyalakan obor-obor itu dan melepaskan semua anjing itu ke ladang gandum orang Filistin. Maka terbakarlah tumpukan-tumpukan gandum, ladang gandum, bahkan kebun-kebun zaitun.
6 And the Philistines say, “Who has done this?” And they say, “Samson, son-in-law of the Timnite, because he has taken away his wife, and gives her to his companion”; and the Philistines go up, and burn her and her father with fire.
Orang-orang Filistin pun bertanya satu sama lain, “Siapa yang melakukan ini?” Ada yang menjawab, “Simson, menantu orang Timna itu, karena bapak itu sudah menikahkan istri Simson dengan pengiringnya.” Mendengar itu, orang-orang Filistin pergi membakar perempuan itu beserta ayahnya.
7 And Samson says to them, “Though you do thus, nevertheless I am avenged on you, and afterward I cease!”
Berkatalah Simson kepada mereka, “Kalau kalian bertindak jahat seperti ini, saya tidak akan berhenti sampai saya membalas kalian!”
8 And he strikes them hip and thigh [with] a great striking, and goes down and dwells in the cleft of the rock of Etam.
Maka Simson menyerang mereka dengan kejam dan membantai banyak orang Filistin. Sesudah itu, Simson pergi dan tinggal di dalam gua di bukit batu Etam.
9 And the Philistines go up, and encamp in Judah, and are spread out in Lehi,
Kemudian orang Filistin datang berkemah di daerah Yehuda, lalu menyebar sampai ke kota Lehi.
10 and the men of Judah say, “Why have you come up against us?” And they say, “We have come up to bind Samson, to do to him as he has done to us.”
Orang-orang Yehuda menanyai mereka, “Mengapa kalian menyerang kami?” Jawab mereka, “Kami datang untuk menangkap Simson. Kami mau membalas dia sebagaimana dia sudah memperlakukan kami.”
11 And three thousand men of Judah go down to the cleft of the rock of Etam, and say to Samson, “Have you now known that the Philistines are rulers over us? And what [is] this you have done to us?” And he says to them, “As they did to me, so I did to them.”
Maka tiga ribu orang Yehuda turun ke gua di bukit batu Etam dan berkata kepada Simson, “Apa-apaan ini yang sudah kamu perbuat terhadap kami? Apa kamu tidak tahu bahwa orang Filistin berkuasa atas kita?” Jawab Simson, “Aku hanya membalas mereka sebagaimana mereka sudah memperlakukan aku.”
12 And they say to him, “We have come down to bind you—to give you into the hand of the Philistines.” And Samson says to them, “Swear to me, lest you fall on me yourselves.”
Kata orang-orang Yehuda itu kepada Simson, “Kami datang untuk mengikatmu dan menyerahkanmu kepada orang Filistin.” Tetapi jawab Simson, “Berjanjilah kepadaku bahwa kalian sendiri tidak akan membunuhku.”
13 And they speak to him, saying, “No, but we certainly bind you, and have given you into their hand, and we certainly do not put you to death”; and they bind him with two thick bands, new ones, and bring him up from the rock.
Jawab mereka, “Kami berjanji. Kami hanya akan mengikat dan menyerahkanmu kepada mereka. Kami tidak akan membunuhmu.” Lalu mereka mengikat Simson dengan dua tali tambang yang baru dan membawa dia keluar dari gua itu.
14 He has come to Lehi—and the Philistines have shouted at meeting him—and the Spirit of YHWH prospers over him, and the thick bands which [are] on his arms are as flax which they burn with fire, and his bands are melted from off his hands,
Ketika Simson tiba di kota Lehi, orang-orang Filistin mendatangi dia sambil bersorak-sorai. Saat itu juga Roh TUHAN menggerakkan dia dengan dahsyat. Dengan mudah Simson memutuskan tali tambang yang mengikat tangannya seolah-olah tali itu hanya jerami yang terbakar. Ikatannya pun lepas.
15 and he finds a fresh jawbone of a donkey, and puts forth his hand and takes it, and strikes down one thousand men with it.
Lalu dia menemukan sebuah tulang rahang keledai yang belum lama mati. Dia mengambilnya dan memukul mati seribu orang dengan tulang itu.
16 And Samson says, “With the jawbone of a donkey, heap on heaps—I have struck down one thousand men with the jawbone of a donkey!”
Kata Simson, “Dengan rahang keledai aku menumpuk mayat-mayat mereka. Dengan rahang keledai aku memukul mati seribu orang.”
17 And it comes to pass, when he finishes speaking, that he casts away the jawbone out of his hand, and calls that place Ramath-Lehi;
Sesudah berkata demikian, dia melempar tulang rahang itu. Demikianlah mulanya tempat itu diberi nama Bukit Lehi, yang artinya Bukit Tulang Rahang.
18 and he thirsts exceedingly, and calls to YHWH, and says, “You have given this great salvation by the hand of Your servant; and now, I die with thirst, and have fallen into the hand of the uncircumcised.”
Waktu itu Simson sangat haus. Dia berseru kepada TUHAN, “Oleh tangan hamba-Mu ini Engkau sudah memberikan kemenangan besar. Sekarang haruskah aku mati kehausan sampai jatuh ke tangan para penyembah berhala itu?”
19 And God cleaves the hollow place which [is] in Lehi, and waters come out of it, and he drinks, and his spirit comes back, and he revives; therefore [one] has called its name “The fountain of him who is calling,” which [is] in Lehi to this day.
Maka Allah membelah sebuah lubang batu di Lehi sehingga keluarlah air. Simson pun minum dan menjadi segar kembali. Karena itu tempat tersebut dinamai Mata Air Orang yang Berseru. Mata air itu masih ada di Lehi sampai waktu kitab ini ditulis.
20 And he judges Israel in the days of the Philistines [for] twenty years.
Simson menjadi pembela bangsa Israel selama dua puluh tahun pada masa penjajahan orang Filistin.
