Judges 14
1 Samson went down to Timnah, and there he saw a woman, one of the daughters of the Philistines.
Na ka heke a Hamahona ki Timinata, a ka kite i tetahi wahine i Timinata no nga tamahine a nga Pirihitini.
2 When he returned, he told his father and mother, “I saw a woman in Timnah, one of the daughters of the Philistines. Now get her for me to be my wife.”
Na ka haere ia, ka korero ki tona papa raua ko tona whaea, ka mea, I kite ahau i tetahi wahine i Timinata, no nga tamahine a nga Pirihitini: na, ma korua ia e tiki aianei hei wahine maku.
3 His father and mother said to him, “Is there not a woman among the daughters of your relatives, or among all our people? Are you going to take a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines?” Samson said to his father, “Get her for me, for when I look at her, she pleases me.”
Katahi ka mea tona papa raua ko tona whaea ki a ia; He kore koia no te wahine i roto i nga tamahine a ou tuakana, a toku iwi katoa hoki, i haere ai koe ki te tiki wahine i roto i nga Pirihitini kokotikore? A ka mea a Hamahona ki tona papa, Tikina atu maku; he pai hoki ia ki taku titiro.
4 But his father and his mother did not know that this matter came from Yahweh, for he desired to create a conflict with the Philistines (for at that time the Philistines were ruling Israel).
Kihai hoki tona papa raua ko tona whaea i mohio he mea tena na Ihowa, he take riri ki nga Pirihitini te rapua ana e ia. Na i taua wa he rangatira nga Pirihitini no Iharaira.
5 Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and his mother, and they came to the vineyards of Timnah. And, look, there one of the young lions came up and was roaring at him.
Na ka haere a Hamahona ratou ko tona papa, ko tona whaea, ki Timinata, a ka tae ki nga mara waina o Timinata, na ko te hamamatanga o tetahi kuao raiona; rere ana ki a ia.
6 Yahweh's Spirit suddenly came on him, and he tore the lion apart as easily as he would have torn apart a small goat, and he had nothing in his hand. But he did not tell his father or his mother what he had done.
Na, ko te putanga iho o te wairua o Ihowa ki runga ki a ia, haea ana e ia, me te mea e haehae ana ia i te kuao koati; kahore hoki he mea i tona ringa: kihai hoki i korerotia e ia ki tona papa raua ko tona whaea tana i mea ai.
7 He went and spoke with the woman, and when he looked at her, she pleased Samson.
Na ka haere ia ki raro, a ka korero ki taua wahine; a pai tonu tera ki ta Hamahona titiro.
8 A few days later when he returned to marry her, he turned aside to look for the carcass of the lion. And, look, there was a swarm of bees and honey in what was left of the lion's body.
A roa iho, ka hoki ia ki te tiki i a ia, a, no tona pekanga atu kia kite i te tinana o te raiona, na he pokai pi kei roto i te riu o te raiona, he honi ano hoki.
9 He scraped up the honey in his hands and went on, eating as he went. When he came to his father and his mother, he gave some to them, and they ate. But he did not tell them he had taken the honey out of what was left of the lion's body.
Na ka mauria e ia i ona ringa, a ka kai haere; a, ka tae ki tona papa raua ko tona whaea, ka hoatu ma raua, a kai ana raua, kihai hoki i korerotia e ia ki a raua he mea tango mai nana taua honi i roto i te riu o te raiona.
10 Samson's father went down to where the woman was, and Samson gave a feast there, for this was the custom of the young men.
Na ka haere tona papa ki taua wahine, a ka tukua e Hamahona he hakari ki reira; ko te tikanga hoki tera ma nga taitamariki.
11 As soon as her relatives saw him, they brought him thirty of their friends to be with him.
A, no to ratou kitenga i a ia, na ka tikina atu e ratou etahi hoa e toru tekau, hei noho ki a ia.
12 Samson said to them, “Let me now tell you a riddle. If one of you can find it out and tell me the answer during the seven days of the feast, I will give out thirty linen robes and thirty sets of clothes.
Na ka mea a Hamahona ki a ratou, Me korero e ahau he kai ki a koutou: Ki te ata whakaaturia mai tona tikanga ki ahau i nga ra e whitu o te hakari, ki te kitea e koutou, na me hoatu e ahau etahi kakahu rinena ki a koutou, kia toru tekau, kia toru tekau ano nga whakarua mo nga kakahu.
13 But if you cannot tell me the answer, then you will give me thirty linen robes and thirty sets of clothes.” They said to him, “Tell us your riddle, so we may hear it.”
A, ki te kahore e taea e koutou te whakaatu tona tikanga ki ahau, na kia toru tekau nga kakahu rinena e homai e koutou ki ahau, kia toru tekau ano hoki nga whakarua mo nga kakahu. Na ka mea ratou ki a ia, Maka mai tau kai, a ma matou e whakarong o atu.
14 He said to them, “Out of the eater was something to eat; out of the strong was something sweet.” But his guests could not find the answer in three days.
Na ka mea ia ki a ratou, Ko tana hanga he kai, puta mai ana he kai i roto i a ia; i puta mai ano hoki he reka i roto i te mea kaha. A e toru nga ra kihai i taea e ratou te whakaatu i te tikanga o tena kai.
15 On the fourth day they said to Samson's wife, “Trick your husband so that he may tell us the answer to the riddle, or we will burn up you and your father's house. Did you invite us here in order to make us poor?”
A i te whitu o nga ra ka mea ratou ki te wahine a Hamahona, Whakawaia tau tahu kia whakaaturia mai e ia te kai ki a matou, kei tahuna koe me te whare o tou papa e matou ki te ahi: he pahua koia i a matou i karangatia ai matou e korua? ne?
16 Samson's wife started to weep in front of him; she said, “All you do is hate me! You do not love me. You have told a riddle to some of my people, but you have not told me the answer.” Samson said to her, “Look here, if I have not told my father or my mother, should I tell you?”
A ka tangi te wahine a Hamahona ki a ia, ka mea, Kua kino noa iho koe ki ahau, kahore hoki ou aroha ki ahau: kua maka nei e koe he kai ki nga tama a toku iwi, a kihai i whakaaturia tona tikanga ki ahau. Na ka mea ia ki a ia, Nana, kahore i whaka aturia e ahau ki toku papa, ki toku whaea, a me whakaatu ano e ahau ki a koe?
17 She cried during the seven days that their feast lasted. On the seventh day he told her the answer because she pressured him very much. She told the answer to the relatives of her people.
Na ka tangi ia ki a ia i aua ra e whitu o ta ratou hakari; a i te whitu o nga ra ka whakaaturia e ia ki a ia, he tohe hoki nona ki a ia: a whakaaturia ana e ia ki nga tama a tona iwi.
18 Before the sun went down on the seventh day the men of the city said to him, “What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?” Samson said to them, “If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have found the answer to my riddle.”
Na ka mea nga tangata o te pa ki a ia i te whitu o nga ra, i te mea kahore ano i to noa te ra, Ko tehea te mea reka atu i to honi? ko te aha hoki te mea kaha atu i te raiona? A ka mea ia ki a ratou, Me i kahore taku kau uha hei parau ma koutou, kihai i kitea e koutou, taku kai.
19 Then Yahweh's Spirit suddenly came on Samson with power. Samson went down to Ashkelon and killed thirty of their men. He took their plunder, and he gave their clothes to those who had explained the riddle. Burning with anger, he went up to his father's house.
Na, ko te tino putanga mai o te wairua o Ihowa ki runga ki a ia, a haere ana ia ki raro, ki Ahakerono, a patua iho o ratou e toru tekau nga tangata, na huia ana e ia o ratou, a hoatu ana he whakarua mo nga kakahu o nga kaiwhakaatu o te tikanga o te kai. Na mura tonu tona riri, a haere ana ia ki runga ki te whare o tona papa.
20 Samson's wife was given to his best friend.
Heoi hoatu ana ta Hamahona wahine ki tona hoa i waiho hei hoa mona.
