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 Timnathah, and saw a woman in Timnathah 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 went up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnathah of the daughters of the Philistines; and now take her to me for 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 said unto him his father and his mother, Is there not among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, a woman, that thou art going to take a wife from the Philistines, the uncircumcised? And Samson said unto his father, This one take for me; for she pleaseth 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 from the Lord, that he sought but an occasion against the Philistines; and at that time the Philistines had dominion 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.
And Samson thus went down, with his father and his mother, to Timnathah; and when they were come as far as the vineyards of Timnathah, behold, a young lion came roaring toward 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 the Lord came suddenly over 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.
7 Il descendit et parla à la femme, et elle lui plut.
And he went down, and spoke unto 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 when he returned after a time to take her, he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees in the carcass of the lion and honey likewise.
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 out in his hands, and went on, eating as he was going, and came to his father and mother, and he gave unto them, and they did eat; but he told them not that out of the carcass of the lion he had taken the honey.
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 unto the woman; and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men 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, and they remained 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 unto them, I will now propound unto you a riddle; if ye can in anywise tell it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then will I give you thirty shirts and thirty changes of garments;
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 will not be able to tell it to me, then shall ye give me thirty shirts and thirty changes of garments. And they said unto him, Propound 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 unto them, Out of the eater came forth food, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not solve the riddle in three days.
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 unto Samson's wife, Persuade thy husband, that he may solve unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire: have ye invited 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 doest but hate me, and lovest me not: that riddle hast thou propounded unto the children of my people, and me hast thou not told [the solution]. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told it to my father and to my mother, and thee shall I tell it?
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 had worried him: and she told [the solution of] the riddle to the children 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. "
Then said unto him the men of the city on the seventh day before the sun was yet gone down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not ploughed with my heifer, ye had not 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 the Lord came suddenly over him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and slew of them thirty men, and he took their apparel, and gave the changes of garments unto the expounders of the riddle; but 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.
And Samson's wife was given to his companion who had been given him as his associate.
