Juges 14
1 Samson descendit à Thamna, et il vit à Thamna une femme d'entre les filles des Philistins.
And Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines.
2 Lorsqu'il fut remonté, il le déclara à son père et à sa mère, en disant: " J'ai vu à Thamna une femme d'entre les filles des Philistins; prenez-la maintenant pour être ma femme. "
And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines. Now therefore get her for me to wife.
3 Son père et sa mère lui dirent: " N'y a-t-il point de femme parmi les filles de tes frères et dans tout notre peuple, que tu ailles prendre une femme chez les Philistins, qui sont incirconcis? " Et Samson dit à son père: " Prends celle-là pour moi, car elle me plaît. "
Then his father and his mother said to him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brothers, or among all my people, that thou go to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said to his father, Get her for me, for she pleases me well.
4 Son père et sa mère ne savaient pas que cela venait de Yahweh; car il cherchait une occasion de querelle venant des Philistins. — En ce temps-là les Philistins dominaient sur Israël.
But his father and his mother knew not that it was of Jehovah, for he sought an occasion against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines had rule over Israel.
5 Samson descendit avec son père et sa mère à Thamna. Lorsqu'ils arrivèrent aux vignes de Thamna, voici qu'un jeune lion rugissant vint à sa rencontre.
Then Samson went down, and his father and his mother, to Timnah, and came to the vineyards of Timnah. And, behold, a young lion roared against him.
6 L'Esprit de Yahweh saisit Samson; et, sans avoir rien à la main, Samson déchira le lion comme on déchire un chevreau. Et il ne raconta pas à son père et à sa mère ce qu'il avait fait.
And the Spirit of Jehovah came mightily upon him, and he tore him apart as he would have torn a kid, and he had nothing in his hand. But he did not tell his father or his mother what he had done.
7 Il descendit et parla à la femme, et elle lui plut.
And he went down, and talked with the woman, and she pleased Samson well.
8 Quelque temps après, s'étant rendu de nouveau à Thamna pour la prendre, il fit un détour pour voir le cadavre du lion, et voici qu'il y avait un essaim d'abeilles et du miel dans le corps du lion.
And after a while he returned to take her. And he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion, and, behold, there was a swarm of bees in the body of the lion, and honey.
9 Il en prit dans ses mains et en mangea chemin faisant; et lorsqu'il fut arrivé près de son père et de sa mère, il leur en donna et ils en mangèrent; mais il ne leur dit pas qu'il avait pris le miel dans le corps du lion.
And he took it into his hands, and went on, eating as he went. And he came to his father and mother, and gave to them, and they ate, but he did not tell them that he had taken the honey out of the body of the lion.
10 Le père de Samson descendit chez la femme; et là, Samson donna un festin, car c'était la coutume des jeunes gens.
And his father went down to the woman, and Samson made a feast there, for so the young men used to do.
11 Dès qu'on le vit, on invita trente compagnons pour être avec lui.
And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
12 Samson leur dit: " Je vais vous proposer une énigme. Si vous me l'expliquez pendant les sept jours du festin et si vous la devinez, je vous donnerai trente tuniques et trente vêtements de rechange;
And Samson said to them, Let me now put forth a riddle to you. If ye can declare it to me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of raiment,
13 mais si vous me pouvez pas me l'expliquer, c'est vous qui me donnerez trente tuniques et trente vêtements de rechange. " Ils lui dirent: " Propose ton énigme, que nous l'entendions. "
but if ye cannot declare it to me, then ye shall give me thirty linen garments and thirty changes of raiment. And they said to him, Put forth thy riddle, that we may hear it.
14 Il leur dit: " De celui qui mange est sorti ce qui se mange, du fort est sorti le doux. " Pendant trois jours, ils ne purent expliquer l'énigme.
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 declare the riddle.
15 Le septième jour, ils dirent à la femme de Samson: " Persuade à ton mari de nous expliquer l'énigme; sinon, nous te brûlerons, toi et la maison de ton père. C'est pour nous dépouiller que vous nous avez invités, sans doute? "
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 impoverish us? Is it not so?
16 La femme de Samson pleurait auprès de lui et disait: " Tu n'as pour moi que de la haine, et tu me m'aimes pas. Tu as proposé une énigme aux fils de mon peuple, et tu ne me l'as pas expliquée! " Il lui répondit: " Je ne l'ai expliquée ni à mon père ni à ma mère, et je te l'expliquerais! "
And Samson's wife wept before him, and said, Thou do but hate me, and not love me. Thou have put forth a riddle to the sons of my people, and have not told it to me. And he said to her, Behold, I have not told it to my father nor my mother, and shall I tell thee?
17 Elle pleura ainsi devant lui pendant les sept jours que dura le festin; le septième jour, comme elle le tourmentait, il lui expliqua l'énigme, et elle l'expliqua aux enfants de son peuple.
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 pressed him greatly. And she told the riddle to the sons of her people.
18 Les gens de la ville dirent à Samson, le septième jour, avant le coucher du soleil: " Quoi de plus doux que le miel, et quoi de plus fort que le lion? " Et il leur dit: " Si vous n'aviez pas labouré avec ma génisse, vous n'auriez pas deviné mon énigme. "
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 would not have found out my riddle.
19 L'Esprit de Yahweh le saisit, et il descendit à Ascalon. Il y tua trente hommes et, ayant pris leurs dépouilles, il donna les vêtements de rechange à ceux qui avaient expliqué l'énigme. Puis, enflammé de colère, il monta à la maison de son père.
And the Spirit of Jehovah came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and smote thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave the changes of raiment to those who declared the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house.
20 La femme de Samson fut donnée à l'un de ses compagnons qu'il s'était choisi pour ami.
But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.
