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.
Samson descendit à Thamna, et il vit à Thamna 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."
Lorsqu’il fut remonté, il le déclara à son père et à sa mère, en disant: « J’ai vu à Thamna une femme d’entre les filles des Philistins; prenez-la maintenant pour être 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."
Son père et sa mère lui dirent: « N’y a-t-il pas de femme parmi les filles de tes frères et dans tout notre peuple, que tu ailles prendre une femme chez les Philistins, qui sont incirconcis? » Et Samson dit à son père: « Prends celle-là pour moi, car elle me plaît. »
4 But his father and his mother did not know that it was of the LORD, for he sought for an opportunity against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines had rule over Israel.
Son père et sa mère ne savaient pas que cela venait de Yahweh; car il cherchait une occasion de querelle venant des 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 avec son père et sa mère à Thamna. Lorsqu’ils arrivèrent aux vignes de Thamna, voici qu’un jeune lion rugissant vint à sa rencontre.
6 And the Ruach of the LORD 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.
L’Esprit de Yahweh saisit Samson; et, sans avoir rien à la main, Samson déchira le lion comme on déchire un chevreau. Et il ne raconta pas à son père et 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 et parla à la femme, et elle lui plut.
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.
Quelque temps après, s’étant rendu de nouveau à Thamna pour la prendre, il fit un détour pour voir le cadavre du lion, et voici qu’il y avait un essaim d’abeilles et du miel dans le corps du lion.
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.
Il en prit dans ses mains et en mangea chemin faisant; et lorsqu’il fut arrivé près de son père et de sa mère, il leur en donna et ils en mangèrent; mais il ne leur dit pas qu’il avait pris le 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.
Le père de Samson descendit chez la femme; et là, Samson donna 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.
Dès qu’on le vit, on invita trente compagnons pour être avec lui.
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.
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 vêtements 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 me pouvez pas me l’expliquer, c’est vous qui me donnerez trente tuniques et trente vêtements de rechange. » Ils lui dirent: « Propose ton énigme, que nous l’entendions. »
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: « De celui qui mange est sorti ce qui se mange, du fort est sorti le doux. » 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?"
Le septième jour, ils dirent à la femme de Samson: « Persuade à ton mari de nous expliquer l’énigme; sinon, nous te brûlerons, toi et la maison de ton père. C’est pour nous dépouiller que vous nous avez invités, sans doute? »
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 pleurait auprès de lui et disait: « Tu n’as pour moi que de la haine, et tu me m’aimes pas. Tu as proposé une énigme aux fils de mon peuple, et tu ne me l’as pas expliquée! » Il lui répondit: « Je ne l’ai expliquée ni à mon père ni à ma mère, et je te l’expliquerais! »
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 devant lui pendant les sept jours que dura le festin; le septième jour, comme elle le tourmentait, il lui expliqua l’énigme, et elle l’expliqua aux enfants 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 gens de la ville dirent à Samson, le septième jour, avant le coucher du soleil: « 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 deviné mon énigme. »
19 The Ruach of the LORD 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.
L’Esprit de Yahweh le saisit, et il descendit à Ascalon. Il y tua trente hommes et, ayant pris leurs dépouilles, il donna les vêtements de rechange à ceux qui avaient expliqué l’énigme. Puis, enflammé de colère, il monta à la maison de son père.
20 But Samson's wife was given to his companion, who had been his friend.
La femme de Samson fut donnée à l’un de ses compagnons qu’il s’était choisi pour ami.
