Judges 14
1 And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.
Pea naʻe ʻalu hifo ʻa Samisoni ki Timinate, ʻo ne mamata ʻi Timinate ki ha fefine ʻi he ngaahi ʻofefine ʻoe kau Filisitia.
2 And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me for a wife.
Pea naʻe haʻu ia, ʻo tala ki heʻene tamai mo ʻene faʻē, ʻo ne pehē, “Kuo u mamata ʻi Timinate ki he fefine ʻi he ngaahi ʻofefine ʻoe kau Filisitia pea ko eni, ke mo maʻu ia moʻoku ke ma mali.”
3 Then his father and his mother said to him, [Is there] not a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said to his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well.
Pea naʻe pehē ai ʻe heʻene tamai mo ʻene faʻē kiate ia, “ʻOku ʻikai koā ha fefine ʻi he ngaahi ʻofefine ʻo ho kāinga, pe ʻi hoku kakai kotoa pē, kuo ke ʻalu ai ke fili ha uaifi mei he kakai Filisitia taʻekamu?” Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Samisoni ki heʻene tamai, “Ke ke maʻu ia moʻoku he ʻoku lelei ia kiate au.”
4 But his father and his mother knew not that it [was] of the LORD, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.
Ka naʻe ʻikai ʻilo ʻe heʻene tamai mo ʻene faʻē naʻe ueʻi ia ʻe Sihova, koeʻuhi ke ne ʻilo ai ha meʻa ke tauheleʻi ʻae kau Filisitia: he naʻe pule ʻae kau Filisitia ʻi he kuonga ko ia ki ʻIsileli.
5 Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and behold, a young lion roared against him.
Pea naʻe ʻalu hifo ʻa Samisoni, mo ʻene tamai mo ʻene faʻē, ki Timinate, pea nau hoko ki he ngaahi ngoue vaine ʻi Timinate: pea vakai, naʻa ne fetaulaki mo e laione mui ʻaia naʻe ʻoho ngungulu ange kiate ia.
6 And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and [he had] nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.
Pea naʻe hoko mālohi lahi ʻae Laumālie ʻo Sihova kiate ia, pea ne haehae [ʻae laione ]ʻo hangē ko ʻene haehae ʻae ʻuhikiʻi kosi, pea naʻe ʻikai ha meʻa ʻi hono nima: ka naʻe ʻikai te ne fakahā ki heʻene tamai pē ko ʻene faʻē, ʻaia kuo ne fai.
7 And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.
Pea naʻe ʻalu hifo ia, pea alea ia mo e fefine: pea naʻe fiemālie lahi ʻa Samisoni ʻiate ia.
8 And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion: and behold, [there was] a swarm of bees and honey in the carcass of the lion.
Pea hili ʻae ngaahi ʻaho niʻihi, naʻe toe liu mai ia ke ne maʻu ia, pea afe ia mei he hala ke mamata ki he ʻangaʻanga ʻoe laione: pea vakai, naʻe ʻi ai ʻae fuifui pi mo e hone ʻi he ʻangaʻanga ʻoe laione.
9 And he took of it in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his father and mother, and he gave them, and they ate: but he told them not that he had taken the honey out of the carcass of the lion.
Pea naʻe toʻo ʻe ia mei ai ki hono nima, pea ʻalu pe mo kai, pe haʻu ia ki heʻene tamai mo ʻene faʻē, pea ne ʻatu kiate kinaua, pea ne na kai: ka naʻe ʻikai te ne tala kiate kinaua kuo ne toʻo ʻae hone mei he ʻangaʻanga ʻoe laione.
10 So his father went down to the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.
Pea naʻe ʻalu hifo ʻene tamai ki he fefine: pea naʻe fai ʻi ai ʻe Samisoni ʻae kātoanga: he naʻe pehē pe ʻae anga ʻoe kau talavou.
11 And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
Pea ʻi heʻenau mamata kiate ia, pea pehē, naʻa nau ʻomi ʻae kau tangata ʻe toko tolungofulu ko ʻene kaumeʻa.
12 And Samson said to them, I will now propose a riddle to you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find [it] out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments:
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Samisoni kiate kinautolu, “Ko eni, te u tuku atu ʻae lea ʻoku fufū hono ʻuhinga kiate kimoutolu: kapau te mou fakahā moʻoni ia kiate au ʻi hono ʻaho fitu ʻoe kātoanga, ʻo ʻilo ia, te u ʻatu kiate kimoutolu ʻae kofu loto ʻe tolungofulu mo e kofu ki he sino kotoa ʻe tolungofulu.
13 But if ye cannot declare [it] to me, then shall ye give me thirty sheets and thirty change of garments. And they said to him, propose thy riddle, that we may hear it.
Pea kapau ʻe ʻikai te mou faʻa fakahā ia kiate au, te mou tuku mai kiate au ʻae kofu loto ʻe tolungofulu, mo e kofu kotoa ʻe tolungofulu. Pea naʻa nau pehē kiate ia, “Tuku mai hoʻo lea ʻoku ʻuhinga fufū, koeʻuhi ke mau fanongo ki ai.”
14 And he said to them, Out of the eater came forth food, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the riddle.
Pea pehē ʻe ia kiate kinautolu, “Naʻe tupu ʻae meʻakai mei he ʻuakai, pea naʻe tupu mei he mālohi ʻae meʻa melie.” Pea naʻe ʻosi ʻae ʻaho ʻe tolu mo e ʻikai tenau faʻa fakaʻuhingaʻi ʻae lea.
15 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said to Samson's wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare to us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire: have ye called us to take what we possess? [is it] not [so]?
Pea ʻi hono fitu ʻoe ʻaho, naʻe pehē, naʻa nau tala ki he uaifi ʻo Samisoni, ʻo pehē, “Fakakolekole ki ho husepāniti, koeʻuhi ke ne fakahā kiate kimautolu ʻae lea, telia naʻa mau tutu koe mo e fale ʻo hoʻo tamai ʻaki ʻae afi: he kuo mou talia ʻakimautolu ke toe toʻo pe ʻemau meʻa? ʻIkai ʻoku pehē?”
16 And Samson's wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast proposed a riddle to the children of my people, and hast not told [it] to me. And he said to her, Behold, I have not told [it] to my father nor to my mother, and shall I tell [it] to thee?
Pea naʻe tangi ʻae uaifi ʻo Samisoni ʻi hono ʻao, ʻo ne pehē, “ʻOku ke fehiʻa pe kiate au, pea ʻoku ʻikai te ke ʻofa kiate au: kuo ke tuku atu ʻae lea ki he fānau ʻa hoku kakai, pea ʻoku teʻeki ai te ke tala ia kiate au.” Pea pehē ʻe ia kiate ia, “Vakai, naʻe ʻikai te u tala ia ki heʻeku tamai mo ʻeku faʻē, pea ʻe lelei ʻeku tala ia kiate koe?”
17 And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she urged him: and she told the riddle to the children of her people.
Pea naʻe tangi pe ia ʻi hono ʻao, ʻi hono toenga ʻaho ʻo ʻenau kātoanga: pea hoko ki hono fitu ʻoe ʻaho, pea pehē, naʻa ne tala ia kiate ia, he naʻe fakafiu fakamamahi ia kiate ia: pea naʻe fakahā ʻe ia ʻae lea mo hono ʻuhinga fufū ki he fānau ʻa hono kakai.
18 And the men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What [is] sweeter than honey? and what [is] stronger than a lion? And he said to them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.
Pea lea kiate ia ʻe he kau tangata ʻoe kolo ʻi hono fitu ʻoe ʻaho, ʻi he teʻeki ai tō ʻae laʻā, ʻo pehē, “Ko e hā ʻoku melie lahi ʻi he honi? Pea ko e hā ʻoku mālohi hake ʻi he laione?” Pea pehē ʻe ia kiate kinautolu, “Ka ne taʻeʻoua hoʻomou keli mo ʻeku pulu fefine, pehē ne ʻikai te mou ʻilo ʻeku lea mo hono ʻuhinga fufū.”
19 And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and slew thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave change of garments to them who expounded the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house.
Pea naʻe hoko mālohi ʻae Laumālie ʻo Sihova kiate ia, pea ʻalu hifo ia ki ʻAsikeloni, ʻo ne tāmateʻi ʻae kau tangata ʻiate kinautolu ʻe toko tolungofulu, pea naʻe toʻo ʻe ia honau ngaahi kofu, ʻo ʻatu ʻae ngaahi kofu kiate kinautolu naʻe fakahā ʻene lea fufū. Pea naʻe tupu ai ʻene ʻita, pea ʻalu hake ai ia ki he fale ʻo ʻene tamai.
20 But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.
Ka naʻe ʻatu ʻae uaifi ʻo Samisoni ki heʻene kaumeʻa, ʻaia naʻa ne faʻaki ki ai ko hono kāinga.
