< 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.
Sansone scese poi a Timna e a Timna vide una donna tra le figlie dei Filistei.
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."
Tornato a casa, disse al padre e alla madre: «Ho visto a Timna una donna, una figlia dei Filistei; ora prendetemela in moglie».
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."
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 But his father and his mother did not know that it was of YHWH, for he sought for an opportunity against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines had rule 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 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.
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 YHWH 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.
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 He went down and talked with the woman, and she was right in Samson's eyes.
Scese dunque, parlò alla donna e questa gli piacque.
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.
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 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.
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 His father went down to the woman, and Samson made a feast there, since young men used to do so.
Suo padre scese dunque da quella donna e Sansone fece ivi un banchetto, perché così usavano fare i giovani.
11 It happened, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
Quando lo ebbero visto, presero trenta compagni perché stessero con 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.
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 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."
ma se non sarete capaci di spiegarmelo, darete trenta tuniche e trenta mute di vesti a me».
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.
«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 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?"
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 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 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 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.
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 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."
«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 The Spirit of YHWH 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.
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 But Samson's wife was given to his companion, who had been his friend.
e la moglie di Sansone fu data al compagno che gli aveva fatto da amico di nozze.

< Judges 14 >