< Judges 14 >
1 And Samson goeth down to Timnath, and seeth a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines,
參孫下到亭拿,在那裏看見一個女子,是非利士人的女兒。
2 and cometh up and declareth to his father, and to his mother, and saith, 'A woman I have seen in Timnath, of the daughters of the Philistines; and now, take her for me for a wife.'
參孫上來稟告他父母說:「我在亭拿看見一個女子,是非利士人的女兒,願你們給我娶來為妻。」
3 And his father saith to him — also his mother, 'Is there not among the daughters of thy brethren, and among all my people, a woman, that thou art going to take a woman from the uncircumcised Philistines?' and Samson saith unto his father, 'Take her for me, for she is right in mine eyes.'
他父母說:「在你弟兄的女兒中,或在本國的民中,豈沒有一個女子,何致你去在未受割禮的非利士人中娶妻呢?」參孫對他父親說:「願你給我娶那女子,因我喜悅她。」
4 And his father and his mother have not known that from Jehovah it [is], that a meeting he is seeking of the Philistines; and at that time the Philistines are ruling over Israel.
他的父母卻不知道這事是出於耶和華,因為他找機會攻擊非利士人。那時,非利士人轄制以色列人。
5 And Samson goeth down — also his father and his mother, to Timnath, and they come unto the vineyards of Timnath, and lo, a lion's whelp roareth at meeting him,
參孫跟他父母下亭拿去,到了亭拿的葡萄園,見有一隻少壯獅子向他吼叫。
6 and the Spirit of Jehovah prospereth over him, and he rendeth it as the rending of a kid, and there is nothing in his hand, and he hath not declared to his father and to his mother that which he hath done.
耶和華的靈大大感動參孫,他雖然手無器械,卻將獅子撕裂,如同撕裂山羊羔一樣。他行這事並沒有告訴父母。
7 And he goeth down and speaketh to the woman, and she is right in the eyes of Samson;
參孫下去與女子說話,就喜悅她;
8 and he turneth back after [some] days to take her, and turneth aside to see the carcase of the lion, and lo, a company of bees [are] in the body of the lion — and honey.
過了些日子,再下去要娶那女子,轉向道旁要看死獅,見有一群蜂子和蜜在死獅之內,
9 And he taketh it down on to his hands, and goeth on, going and eating; and he goeth unto his father, and unto his mother, and giveth to them, and they eat, and he hath not declared to them that from the body of the lion he took down the honey.
就用手取蜜,且吃且走;到了父母那裏,給他父母,他們也吃了;只是沒有告訴這蜜是從死獅之內取來的。
10 And his father goeth down unto the woman, and Samson maketh there a banquet, for so the young men do;
他父親下去見女子。參孫在那裏設擺筵宴,因為向來少年人都有這個規矩。
11 and it cometh to pass when they see him, that they take thirty companions, and they are with him.
眾人看見參孫,就請了三十個人陪伴他。
12 And Samson saith to them, 'Let me, I pray you, put forth to you a riddle; if ye certainly declare it to me [in] the seven days of the banquet, and have found [it] out, then I have given to you thirty linen shirts, and thirty changes of garments;
參孫對他們說:「我給你們出一個謎語,你們在七日筵宴之內,若能猜出意思告訴我,我就給你們三十件裏衣,三十套衣裳;
13 and if ye are not able to declare [it] to me, then ye have given to me thirty linen shirts, and thirty changes of garments.' And they say to him, 'Put forth thy riddle, and we hear it!'
你們若不能猜出意思告訴我,你們就給我三十件裏衣,三十套衣裳。」他們說:「請將謎語說給我們聽。」
14 And he saith to them: 'Out of the eater came forth meat, And out of the strong came forth sweetness;' and they were not able to declare the riddle [in] three days.
參孫對他們說: 吃的從吃者出來; 甜的從強者出來。 他們三日不能猜出謎語的意思。
15 And it cometh to pass, on the seventh day, that they say to Samson's wife, 'Entice thy husband, that he declare to us the riddle, lest we burn thee and the house of thy father with fire; to possess us have ye called for us? is it not?'
到第七天,他們對參孫的妻說:「你誆哄你丈夫,探出謎語的意思告訴我們,免得我們用火燒你和你父家。你們請了我們來,是要奪我們所有的嗎?」
16 And Samson's wife weepeth for it, and saith, 'Thou hast only hated me, and hast not loved me; the riddle thou hast put forth to the sons of my people — and to me thou hast not declared it;' and he saith to her, 'Lo, to my father and to my mother I have not declared [it] — and to thee I declare [it]!'
參孫的妻在丈夫面前啼哭說:「你是恨我,不是愛我,你給我本國的人出謎語,卻沒有將意思告訴我。」參孫回答說:「連我父母我都沒有告訴,豈可告訴你呢?」
17 And she weepeth for it the seven days [in] which their banquet hath been, and it cometh to pass on the seventh day that he declareth [it] to her, for she hath distressed him; and she declareth the riddle to the sons of her people.
七日筵宴之內,她在丈夫面前啼哭,到第七天逼着他,他才將謎語的意思告訴他妻,他妻就告訴本國的人。
18 And the men of the city say to him on the seventh day, before the sun goeth in: — 'What [is] sweeter than honey? And what stronger than a lion?' And he saith to them: 'Unless ye had ploughed with my heifer, Ye had not found out my riddle.'
到第七天,日頭未落以前,那城裏的人對參孫說: 有甚麼比蜜還甜呢? 有甚麼比獅子還強呢? 參孫對他們說: 你們若非用我的母牛犢耕地, 就猜不出我謎語的意思來。
19 And the Spirit of Jehovah prospereth over him, and he goeth down to Ashkelon, and smiteth of them thirty men, and taketh their armour, and giveth the changes to those declaring the riddle; and his anger burneth, and he goeth up to the house of his father;
耶和華的靈大大感動參孫,他就下到亞實基倫,擊殺了三十個人,奪了他們的衣裳,將衣裳給了猜出謎語的人。參孫發怒,就上父家去了。
20 and Samson's wife becometh his companion's, who [is] his friend.
參孫的妻便歸了參孫的陪伴,就是作過他朋友的。