Judges 14
1 One day when Samson was in Timnah [town], he saw a young Philistine woman there.
Samson descendit à Thamna, et il vit à Thamna une femme d'entre les filles des Philistins.
2 When he returned home, he told his mother and father, “I saw a young Philistine woman in Timnah, and I want you to get her for me so I can marry her.”
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 His mother and father objected very strongly. They said, “Is there no woman from our tribe, or from the other Israeli tribes, that you could marry? Why must you go to the heathen Philistines to get a wife?” But Samson told his father, “Get her for me! She is the one I want!”
Son père et sa mère lui dirent: " N'y a-t-il point 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 His mother and father did not realize that Yahweh was arranging this. He was preparing a way for [Samson to defeat] the Philistines, who were ruling over Israel at that time.
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 So, as Samson was going down to Timnah, followed by his mother and father, a young lion attacked Samson near the vineyards close to Timnah.
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 Then Yahweh’s Spirit came upon Samson powerfully, with the result that he tore the lion apart with his hands. He did it [as easily] as if it were a young goat. But he did not tell his mother and father about it.
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 When they arrived in Timnah, Samson talked with the young woman, and he liked her very much. [And his father made arrangements for the wedding].
Il descendit et parla à la femme, et elle lui plut.
8 Later, when Samson returned to Timnah for the wedding, he turned off the path to see the carcass of the lion. He discovered that [after other creatures had eaten all the flesh], a swarm of bees [had made a hive in the skeleton and] had made some 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 So he scooped some of the honey into his hands and ate some of it as he was walking along. He also gave some of it to his mother and father, but he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the skeleton of the lion, [because anyone dedicated to God was not to touch any corpse].
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 As his father was making the final arrangements for the marriage, Samson gave a party [for the young men in that area]. That was the custom for men to do when they were about to be married.
Le père de Samson descendit chez la femme; et là, Samson donna un festin, car c'était la coutume des jeunes gens.
11 Thirty young man were invited to the party.
Dès qu'on le vit, on invita trente compagnons pour être avec lui.
12 Samson said to them, “Allow me to tell you a riddle. If you tel me the meaning of my riddle during these seven days of the celebration, I will give each of you a linen robe and an extra set of clothes.
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 cannot tell me the meaning, you must each give me a linen robe and an extra set of clothes.” They replied, “All right. Tell us your riddle.”
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 So he said, “From the thing that eats came something to eat; out of something strong came something sweet.” But for three days they could not tell him the meaning of 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 On the fourth day, they said to Samson’s bride, “Ask your husband to tell you the meaning of the riddle. If you do not do that, we will burn down your father’s house, with you inside it! Did you invite us here only to make us poor [by forcing us to buy a lot of clothes for your husband]?”
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 So Samson’s wife came to him, crying, and said to him, “You do not really love me. You hate me! You have told a riddle to my friends, but you have not told me the meaning of the riddle!” He replied, “I have not told the meaning of the riddle even to my mother and father, so why should I tell it to 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 continued to cry every time she was with him, all during the rest of the celebration. Finally, on the seventh day, because she continued to nag him, he told her the meaning of the riddle. Then she told it to the young men.
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 So, before sunset on the seventh day, the young men came to Samson and said to him, “What/Nothing is sweeter than honey [RHQ]. What/Nothing is stronger than a lion [RHQ]!” Samson replied, “[You should not force a heifer to] plow a field [MET]. Similarly, if you had not forced my bride to ask me about the riddle [MET], you would not have known the answer to 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 Then Yahweh’s Spirit powerfully took control of Samson. He went down to [the coast at] Ashkelon [town], and killed 30 men. He took their clothes [and went back to Timnah] and gave them to the men who had told him the meaning of the riddle. But he was very angry about what had happened, so he went back home to live with his mother and father.
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 So (Samson’s wife was given/the bride’s father gave Samson’s wife) to the man who who had been Samson’s best man at the wedding, [but Samson did not know that].
La femme de Samson fut donnée à l'un de ses compagnons qu'il s'était choisi pour ami.
