Judges 14
1 Samson went down to Timnah, and there he saw a woman, one of the daughters of the Philistines.
Sansón bajó a Timná, donde vio a una mujer de las hijas de los filisteos.
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.”
Cuando subió (a su casa) habló a su padre y a su madre, diciendo: “He visto en Timná a una mujer de las hijas de los filisteos; ahora pues, tomádmela por mujer.”
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.”
Dijéronle su padre y su madre: “¿Acaso no hay mujer entre las hijas de tus hermanos, ni entre todo mi pueblo, para que tú vayas a tomar mujer de entre los incircuncisos filisteos?” Pero Sansón contestó a su padre: “Tómame a esa porque me gusta.”
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).
Su padre y su madre no sabían que esto venía de Yahvé, por cuanto buscaba ocasión contra los filisteos, pues los filisteos dominaban a la sazón a Israel.
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.
Bajó Sansón con su padre y su madre a Timná, y cuando llegaron a las viñas de Timná, he aquí que un leoncillo salió rugiendo a su encuentro.
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.
Entonces vino el Espíritu de Yahvé sobre Sansón y sin tener nada a mano, lo desgarró como se desgarra un cabrito; pero no dijo ni a su padre ni a su madre lo que había hecho.
7 He went and spoke with the woman, and when he looked at her, she pleased Samson.
Bajó y habló con la mujer, y ella gustó a Sansón.
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.
Pasado algún tiempo volvió para tomarla y se apartó del camino para ver el cuerpo del león; y he aquí que dentro del cuerpo del león había un enjambre de abejas y un panal de miel.
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.
Lo tomó en sus manos, y siguiendo el camino comió, y cuando alcanzó a su padre y su madre, les dio y ellos comieron; mas no les dijo que había tomado la miel del cadáver del león.
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.
Luego bajó su padre a casa de la mujer, y Sansón hizo allí un banquete; porque tal era la costumbre de los mozos.
11 As soon as her relatives saw him, they brought him thirty of their friends to be with him.
Cuando ellos le vieron le dieron treinta compañeros para acompañarle;
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.
a los cuales dijo Sansón: “Voy a proponeros un enigma; si me lo descifráis dentro de los siete días del banquete y encontráis el sentido, os daré treinta túnicas y treinta mudas de ropa.
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.”
Pero si no podéis descifrármelo me daréis vosotros a mí treinta túnicas y treinta mudas de ropa.” Ellos respondieron: “Propón tu enigma para que lo oigamos.”
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.
Les dijo entonces: “Del que come salió manjar, y del fuerte salió dulzura.” Y no pudieron descifrarle el enigma en tres días.
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?”
Al séptimo día dijeron a la mujer de Sansón: “Persuade a tu marido, para que nos descifre el enigma; de lo contrario te quemaremos a ti y a la casa de tu padre. ¿Acaso nos habéis convidado para robarnos?”
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?”
Y lloraba la mujer de Sansón delante de él y le decía: “Solo me odias y no me amas; has propuesto este enigma a los hijos de mi pueblo, sin descifrármelo a mí.” Le contestó: “Mira, no lo he explicado ni a mi padre ni a mi madre. ¿Acaso he de explicártelo a ti?”
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.
Mas ella lloraba delante de él los siete días que duró el banquete. Y al séptimo día él le dio la explicación, porque le molestaba mucho, y ella descifró el enigma a los hijos de su pueblo.
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.”
Le dijeron los hombres de la ciudad al séptimo día, antes de ponerse el sol: “¿Qué cosa más dulce que la miel? ¿qué más fuerte que el león?” Les respondió: “Si no hubierais arado con mi novilla, no habríais descifrado mi enigma.”
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.
Y vino el Espíritu de Yahvé sobre él; bajó a Ascalón, mató allí treinta hombres, y quitándoles los despojos, dio las mudas de ropa a los que habían descifrado el enigma; y ardiendo de cólera subió a casa de su padre.
20 Samson's wife was given to his best friend.
Entretanto, la mujer de Sansón fue dada a uno de los compañeros que le había servido de amigo (en las bodas).
