Judges 14
1 One day when Samson was in Timnah [town], he saw a young Philistine woman there.
Και κατέβη ο Σαμψών εις Θαμνάθ, και είδε γυναίκα εν Θαμνάθ εκ των θυγατέρων των Φιλισταίων.
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.”
Και ανέβη και ανήγγειλε προς τον πατέρα αυτού και προς την μητέρα αυτού, λέγων, Είδον γυναίκα εν Θαμνάθ εκ των θυγατέρων των Φιλισταίων· και τώρα λάβετε αυτήν εις εμέ διά γυναίκα.
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!”
Είπον δε προς αυτόν ο πατήρ αυτού και η μήτηρ αυτού, Μήπως δεν υπάρχει μεταξύ των θυγατέρων των αδελφών σου και μεταξύ παντός του λαού μου γυνή, και υπάγεις συ να λάβης γυναίκα εκ των Φιλισταίων των απεριτμήτων; Ο δε Σαμψών είπε προς τον πατέρα αυτού, Ταύτην λάβε εις εμέ· διότι αυτή είναι αρεστή εις τους οφθαλμούς μου.
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.
Αλλ' ο πατήρ αυτού και η μήτηρ αυτού δεν εγνώρισαν ότι παρά Κυρίου ήτο τούτο, ότι αυτός εζήτει αφορμήν εναντίον των Φιλισταίων· διότι κατ' εκείνον τον καιρόν οι Φιλισταίοι εδέσποζον επί τον Ισραήλ.
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.
Τότε κατέβη ο Σαμψών μετά του πατρός αυτού και μετά της μητρός αυτού εις Θαμνάθ, και ήλθον έως των αμπελώνων της Θαμνάθ· και ιδού, σκύμνος λέοντος ωρυόμενος συναπήντησεν αυτόν.
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.
Και επήλθεν επ' αυτόν το πνεύμα του Κυρίου, και διεσπάραξεν αυτόν ως εάν ήθελε διασπαράξει ερίφιον, μη έχων μηδέν εν ταις χερσίν αυτού· πλην δεν ανήγγειλε προς τον πατέρα αυτού ή προς την μητέρα αυτού τι είχε κάμει.
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].
Και κατέβη και ελάλησε προς την γυναίκα· και ήρεσεν εις τους οφθαλμούς του Σαμψών.
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.
Και επέστρεψε μεθ' ημέρας να λάβη αυτήν· και εξέκλινεν εκ της οδού διά να ίδη το πτώμα του λέοντος· και ιδού, σμήνος μελισσών εν τω πτώματι του λέοντος, και μέλι.
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].
Και έλαβεν εκ τούτου εις τας χείρας αυτού και επροχώρει τρώγων, και ήλθε προς τον πατέρα αυτού και προς την μητέρα αυτού και έδωκεν εις αυτούς και έφαγον· πλην δεν είπε προς αυτούς ότι εκ του πτώματος του λέοντος έλαβε το μέλι.
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.
Και κατέβη ο πατήρ αυτού προς την γυναίκα· και έκαμεν εκεί ο Σαμψών συμπόσιον· διότι ούτως εσυνείθιζον οι νέοι.
11 Thirty young man were invited to the party.
Και ότε είδον αυτόν, έλαβον τριάκοντα συντρόφους διά να ήναι μετ' αυτού.
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.
Και είπεν ο Σαμψών προς αυτούς, Τώρα θέλω σας προβάλει αίνιγμα· εάν δυνηθήτε να λύσητε αυτό εις εμέ εν ταις επτά ημέραις του συμποσίου και να εύρητε αυτό, τότε εγώ θέλω δώσει εις εσάς τριάκοντα χιτώνας λινούς και τριάκοντα στολάς φορεμάτων·
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.”
αλλ' εάν δεν δυνηθήτε να λύσητε αυτό εις εμέ, τότε σεις θέλετε δώσει εις εμέ τριάκοντα χιτώνας λινούς και τριάκοντα στολάς φορεμάτων. Και είπον προς αυτόν, Πρόβαλε το αίνιγμά σου, διά να ακούσωμεν αυτό.
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.
Και είπε προς αυτούς, Εκ του τρώγοντος εξήλθε τροφή, και εκ του ισχυρού εξήλθε γλυκύτης. Και αυτοί δεν ηδύναντο να λύσωσι το αίνιγμα διά τρεις ημέρας.
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]?”
Και την εβδόμην ημέραν είπαν προς την γυναίκα του Σαμψών, Κολάκευσον τον άνδρα σου, και ας μας φανερώση το αίνιγμα, διά να μη κατακαύσωμεν σε και τον οίκον του πατρός σου εν πυρί· διά να γυμνώσητε ημάς προσεκαλέσατε ημάς; δεν είναι ούτω;
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?”
Και έκλαυσεν γυνή του Σαμψών έμπροσθεν αυτού και είπε, Βεβαίως με μισείς και δεν με αγαπάς· επρόβαλες αίνιγμα προς τους υιούς του λαού μου, και εις εμέ δεν εφανέρωσας αυτό. Ο δε είπε προς αυτήν, Ιδού, προς τον πατέρα μου και προς την μητέρα μου δεν εφανέρωσα αυτό· και εις σε θέλω φανερώσει;
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.
Αλλ' αυτή έκλαιεν έμπροσθεν αυτού τας επτά ημέρας, καθ' ας ήτο το συμπόσιον αυτών· την δε εβδόμην ημέραν εφανέρωσεν αυτό προς αυτήν, διότι παρηνόχλησεν αυτόν· η δε εφανέρωσε το αίνιγμα προς τους υιούς του λαού αυτής.
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!”
Τότε είπον προς αυτόν οι άνδρες της πόλεως την εβδόμην ημέραν, πριν δύση ο ήλιος, Τι γλυκύτερον του μέλιτος; και τι ισχυρότερον του λέοντος; Ο δε είπε προς αυτούς, Εάν δεν ηθέλετε αροτριάσει με την δάμαλίν μου, δεν ηθέλετε ευρεί το αίνιγμά μου.
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.
Και επήλθεν επ' αυτόν πνεύμα Κυρίου· και κατέβη εις Ασκάλωνα και εφόνευσε τριάκοντα άνδρας εξ αυτών, και έλαβε τα ιμάτια αυτών, και έδωκε τας στολάς εις τους εξηγήσαντας το αίνιγμα. Και εξήφθη ο θυμός αυτού, και ανέβη εις τον οίκον του πατρός αυτού.
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].
Η δε γυνή του Σαμψών εδόθη εις τον σύντροφον αυτού, τον οποίον είχε φίλον αυτού.
