Judges 14
1 And Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines, and she was right in his eyes.
Or, Samson descendit à Thimna, et y vit une femme d'entre les filles des Philistins.
2 He came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, "I have seen a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines. Now therefore get her for me as wife."
Et étant remonté en sa maison, il le déclara à son père et à sa mère, et leur dit: J'ai vu à Thimna une femme, d'entre les filles des Philistins; maintenant, prenez-la, afin qu'elle soit ma femme.
3 Then his father and his mother said to him, "Is there not a woman among the daughters of your brothers, or among all my people, that you go to take a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines?" And Samson said to his father, "Get her for me, for she is right in my eyes."
Et son père et sa mère lui dirent: N'y a-t-il point de femme parmi les filles de tes frères et dans tout ton peuple, que tu ailles prendre une femme chez les Philistins incirconcis? Et Samson dit à son père: Prends-la pour moi, car elle plaît à mes yeux.
4 But his father and his mother did not know that it was of Jehovah, for he sought for an opportunity against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines had rule over Israel.
Or, son père et sa mère ne savaient point que cela venait de l'Éternel; car Samson cherchait une occasion contre les Philistins. En ce temps-là, les Philistins dominaient sur Israël.
5 Then Samson went down with his father and his mother to Timnah. And he turned aside and went into the vineyards of Timnah, and look, a young lion roared against him.
Samson descendit donc à Thimna avec son père et sa mère, et comme ils arrivaient aux vignes de Thimna, voici, un jeune lion rugissant vint à sa rencontre.
6 And the Spirit of Jehovah rushed upon him, and he tore him as he would have torn a young goat. And he had nothing in his hand, but he did not tell his father or his mother what he had done.
Et l'Esprit de l'Éternel saisit Samson, et il déchira le lion comme il eût déchiré un chevreau, sans avoir rien en sa main. Et il ne raconta point à son père ni à sa mère ce qu'il avait fait.
7 He went down and talked with the woman, and she was right in Samson's eyes.
Il descendit donc, et il parla à la femme, et elle plut aux yeux de Samson.
8 After a while he returned to take her; and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion, and look, there was a swarm of bees in the body of the lion, and honey.
Puis, retournant quelques jours après pour la prendre, il se détourna pour voir le cadavre du lion; et voici, il y avait dans le corps du lion un essaim d'abeilles et du miel.
9 He took it into his hands, and went on, eating as he went. And he came to his father and mother, and gave to them, and they ate. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey out of the body of the lion.
Et il en prit dans ses mains, et continua son chemin en mangeant. Puis, arrivé auprès de son père et de sa mère, il leur en donna, et ils en mangèrent; mais il ne leur raconta pas qu'il avait pris ce miel dans le corps du lion.
10 His father went down to the woman, and Samson made a feast there, since young men used to do so.
Cependant son père descendit chez cette femme, et Samson fit là un festin; car c'était la coutume des jeunes gens.
11 It happened, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
Et sitôt qu'on le vit, on prit trente convives, pour lui faire compagnie.
12 Samson said to them, "Let me now put forth a riddle to you. If you can explain it to me within the seven days of the feast, and figure it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing.
Or Samson leur dit: Je vais vous proposer une énigme. Si vous me l'expliquez pendant les sept jours du festin, et si vous la devinez, je vous donnerai trente tuniques et trente robes de rechange;
13 But if you can't explain it to me, then you shall give me thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing." And they said to him, "Propose your riddle, we want to hear it."
Mais si vous ne me l'expliquez pas, c'est vous qui me donnerez trente tuniques et trente robes de rechange. Et ils lui répondirent: Propose ton énigme, et nous l'écouterons.
14 He said to them, "Out of the eater came forth food. Out of the strong came forth sweetness." They couldn't in three days declare the riddle.
Il leur dit donc: De celui qui dévorait est sorti la nourriture, et du fort est sorti le doux. Et pendant trois jours ils ne purent expliquer l'énigme.
15 And it happened on the fourth day, that they said to Samson's wife, "Entice your husband, that he may tell us the riddle, lest we burn you and your father's house with fire. Did you invite us here to impoverish us?"
Et le septième jour ils dirent à la femme de Samson: Persuade à ton mari de nous expliquer l'énigme; autrement nous te brûlerons, toi et la maison de ton père. C'est pour nous dépouiller que vous nous avez invités, n'est-ce pas?
16 Samson's wife wept before him, and said, "You just hate me, and do not love me. You have put forth a riddle to the children of my people, and haven't told it me." And he said to her, "Look, I haven't told it to my father or my mother, and shall I tell you?"
La femme de Samson pleura auprès de lui, en disant: Certaine-ment, tu me hais, et tu ne m'aimes point; n'as-tu pas proposé une énigme aux enfants de mon peuple, et tu ne me l'as pas expliquée? Et il lui répondit: Voici, je ne l'ai point expliquée à mon père, ni à ma mère; te l'expliquerais-je, à toi?
17 She wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it happened on the seventh day, that he told her, because she pressed him hard; and she told the riddle to the children of her people.
Elle pleura ainsi auprès de lui pendant les sept jours du festin; et au septième jour il la lui expliqua, parce qu'elle le tourmentait. Puis elle l'expliqua aux gens de son peuple.
18 The men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, "What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?" He said to them, "If you hadn't plowed with my heifer, you wouldn't have found out my riddle."
Les hommes de la ville lui dirent donc le septième jour, avant que le soleil se couchât: Quoi de plus doux que le miel, et quoi de plus fort que le lion? Et il leur dit: Si vous n'aviez pas labouré avec ma génisse, vous n'auriez pas trouvé mon énigme.
19 The Spirit of Jehovah rushed upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and struck thirty men of them, and took their belongings, and gave their garments to those who explained the riddle. His anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house.
Alors l'Esprit de l'Éternel le saisit, et il descendit à Askélon. Et, y ayant tué trente hommes, il prit leurs dépouilles, et donna les robes de rechange à ceux qui avaient expliqué l'énigme; puis, enflammé de colère, il remonta à la maison de son père.
20 But Samson's wife was given to his companion, who had been his friend.
Et la femme de Samson fut donnée à son compagnon, avec lequel il s'était lié.
