Atiirĩrĩri 14
1 Na rĩrĩ, Samusoni agĩikũrũka agĩthiĩ Timina, na kũu akĩona mũirĩtu Mũfilisti.
And Samson went down to Timnathah, and saw a woman in Timnathah of the daughters of the Philistines.
2 Acooka mũciĩ, akĩĩra ithe na nyina atĩrĩ, “Nĩnyonete mũndũ-wa-nja Mũfilisti kũu Timina; rĩu-rĩ, ngũrĩrai we atuĩke mũtumia wakwa.”
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 Ithe na nyina makĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Kaĩ gũtarĩ mũndũ-wa-nja ũngĩĩtĩkĩrĩka gatagatĩ-inĩ ka andũ a mũhĩrĩga wanyu o na kana gatagatĩ-inĩ ka andũ aitũ othe? No nginya ũthiĩ kwa Afilisti acio mataruaga ũgĩĩre mũtumia kuo”? No Samusoni akĩĩra ithe atĩrĩ, “Ngũrĩra ũcio. Ũcio nowe ũnjagĩrĩire.”
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 (Aciari ake matiamenyaga atĩ ũndũ ũcio woimĩte kũrĩ Jehova, ũrĩa wacaragia handũ ha kũrutia Afilisti amokĩrĩre, nĩ ũndũ hĩndĩ ĩyo Afilisti nĩo maathaga Isiraeli.)
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 Samusoni agĩikũrũka Timina marĩ hamwe na ithe na nyina. Na rĩrĩa makuhĩrĩirie mĩgũnda ya mĩthabibũ ya Timina-rĩ, o rĩmwe kĩana kĩa mũrũũthi gĩgĩũka na kũrĩ we kĩmũraramĩire.
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 Roho wa Jehova agĩũka igũrũ rĩake na hinya nginya agĩtarũranga mũrũũthi ũcio na moko matheri o ta ũrĩa angĩtarũranga koori. No ndaigana kwĩra ithe o na kana nyina ũrĩa ekĩte.
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 Nake agĩcooka agĩikũrũka makĩaranĩria na mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio, na akĩmwenda.
And he went down, and spoke unto the woman; and she pleased Samson well.
8 Thuutha ũcio, rĩrĩa aacookaga akamũhikie-rĩ, agĩkerũra oone kĩimba kĩa mũrũũthi ũcio. Thĩinĩ wakĩo haarĩ na mũrumbĩ wa njũkĩ na ũũkĩ,
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 ũrĩa aatahire na hĩ, agĩthiĩ akĩrĩĩaga. Na rĩrĩa aakinyĩrire aciari ake, akĩmagaĩra ũũkĩ ũcio o nao makĩũrĩa. Nowe ndaigana kũmeera atĩ aarutĩte ũũkĩ ũcio kĩimba-inĩ kĩa mũrũũthi.
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 Na rĩrĩ, ithe agĩikũrũka akoone mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio. Nake Samusoni akĩrugithia iruga kũu, o ta ũrĩa warĩ mũtugo wa ahikania.
And his father went down unto the woman; and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.
11 Na rĩrĩa andũ maamuonire, makĩmũhe aanake mĩrongo ĩtatũ maikare nake.
And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions, and they remained with him.
12 Samusoni akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Rekei ndĩmũgwatie ndaĩ, muona mwamĩtaũra mĩthenya-inĩ ĩno mũgwanja ya iruga-rĩ, nĩngamũhe nguo cia gatani mĩrongo ĩtatũ na nguo cia kũgarũrĩra mĩrongo ĩtatũ.
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 Mwaremwo nĩ kũmĩtaũra-rĩ, no nginya mũũhe nguo cia gatani mĩrongo ĩtatũ, na nguo cia kũgarũrĩra mĩrongo ĩtatũ.” Nao makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ta gĩtũgwatie ndaĩ ĩyo yaku, tũmĩigue.”
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 Nake akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Kuuma nyamũ ndĩani, gũkiuma kĩndũ kĩngĩrĩĩo; kuuma kũrĩ nyamũ ĩrĩ hinya, gũkiuma kĩndũ kĩrĩ mũrĩo.” Na handũ ha mĩthenya ĩtatũ, matiahotete kũmĩtaũra.
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 Naguo mũthenya wa ĩna wakinya, makĩĩra mũtumia wa Samusoni atĩrĩ, “Heenereria mũthuuriguo nĩguo atũtaũrĩre ndaĩ ĩyo, kana tũgũcine wee na nyũmba ya thoguo nginya mũkue. Anga mũtwĩtĩte gũkũ nĩguo mũtũtunye indo ciitũ?”
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 Nake mũtumia wa Samusoni akĩĩgũithia harĩ we, akĩrĩraga akiugaga atĩrĩ, “Wee nĩũũthũire! Wee ndũnyendete o na atĩa. Ũgwatĩtie andũ aitũ ndaĩ, na nĩũregete kũndaũrĩra ndaĩ ĩyo.” Nake akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “O na baba na maitũ ndimataũrĩire, wee-rĩ, ngũgĩgũtaũrĩra nĩkĩ?”
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 Akĩrĩra mĩthenya ĩyo yothe mũgwanja ya iruga rĩu, na mũthenya wa mũgwanja Samusoni akĩmumbũrĩra, nĩ ũndũ wa ũrĩa aikarire akĩmũringagĩrĩria. Nake mũtumia ũcio agĩcooka agĩtaarĩria andũ ao ndaĩ ĩyo.
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 Riũa rĩtanathũa mũthenya ũcio wa mũgwanja, andũ a itũũra rĩu makĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ kĩrĩ mũrĩo gũkĩra ũũkĩ? Nĩ kĩĩ kĩrĩ hinya gũkĩra mũrũũthi?” Nake Samusoni akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Korwo mũtinarĩma na moori yakwa-rĩ, mũtingĩahota gũtaũra ndaĩ yakwa.”
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 Nake Roho wa Jehova agĩũka igũrũ rĩa Samusoni na hinya mũno. Nake agĩikũrũka nginya Ashikeloni, akĩũraga andũ mĩrongo ĩtatũ akuo, akĩmatunya indo ciao, na akĩheana nguo ciao kũrĩ arĩa maataũrĩte ndaĩ ĩyo. Na akĩambata agĩthiĩ gwa ithe mũciĩ arakarĩte mũno.
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 Nake mũtumia ũcio wa Samusoni akĩheanwo kũrĩ mũratawe ũrĩa wamũrũgamĩrĩire ũhiki-inĩ wake.
And Samson's wife was given to his companion who had been given him as his associate.
