Jij 14
1 Yon jou Samson desann ale lavil Timna, li wè yon jenn fi nan moun Filisti yo li renmen.
And Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines.
2 Li tounen vin di papa l' ak manman l': -Mwen wè lavil Timna yon jenn fi mwen renmen nan moun Filisti yo. Al mande pou li pou mwen.
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 Manman l' ak papa l' di l' konsa: -Poukisa pou ou ale jouk kay moun Filisti yo, moun ki p'ap sèvi Bondye nou an, pou al chache yon madanm? Ou pa jwenn yon jenn fi nan fanmi ou, osinon nan pèp nou an pou ou marye? Men, Samson reponn papa l': -Tanpri, al fè lademann lan pou mwen, paske se li menm mwen renmen.
Then his father and his mother said unto him: 'Is there never 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 unto his father: 'Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well.'
4 Papa l' ak manman l' pa t' konnen se Seyè a ki t'ap pouse Samson fè sa pou l' te ka jwenn yon okazyon gen kont ak moun Filisti yo. Lè sa a, se moun Filisti ki te chèf sou moun pèp Izrayèl yo.
But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the LORD; for he sought an occasion against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines had rule over Israel.
5 Se konsa Samson desann lavil Timna ansanm ak papa l' ak manman l'. Lè yo rive nan jaden rezen ki toupre lavil Timna a, li wè yon jenn lyon ki t'ap gwonde ki t'ap vanse sou li.
Then went Samson 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 Lamenm, lespri Seyè a vin sou li. Li vin gen yon sèl fòs, li dechèpiye lyon an pak an pak ak men li tankou si se te yon jenn ti kabrit. Men, li pa rakonte papa l' ak manman l' sa l' te fè a.
And the spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as one 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 Lèfini, l' ale, li pale ak ti fi a, li renmen l'.
And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.
8 Kèk tan apre sa, li tounen vin marye avè l'. Sou wout li, li fè yon ti detou pou l' al wè kadav lyon li te touye a. Li tou sezi jwenn yon desen myèl avèk siwo myèl anndan kadav la.
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 Li pran ti moso gato myèl nan men l', li manje ladan l' antan l'ap fè rès vwayaj la. L' al jwenn manman l' ak papa l', li ba yo rès gato myèl la, epi yo manje. Men, li pa t' di yo se nan kadav lyon an li te pran l'.
And he scraped it out into his hands, and went on, eating as he went, and he came to his father and mother, and gave unto them, and they did eat; but he told them not that he had scraped the honey out of the body of the lion.
10 Apre sa, papa l' desann ale kay ti fi a. Lè sa a, Samson fè yon bèl resepsyon lakay la. Se konsa jenn gason yo toujou fè lè y'ap marye.
And his father went down unto the woman; and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.
11 Lè moun Filisti yo wè l', yo pran trant jenn gason yo voye pou rete avè l'.
And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
12 Samson di yo: -Mwen pral ban nou yon kont. Si nou jwenn li anvan sèt jou fèt nòs la fin pase, m'ap ban nou trant bèl varèz ak trant rechanj fèt ak bèl twal.
And Samson said unto them: 'Let me now put forth a riddle unto you; if ye can declare it 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 Men, si nou pa jwenn li anvan lè sa a, se nou ki pral ban mwen trant varèz ak trant rechanj. Yo di l': -Dakò! Ban nou kont la. Fè nou tande l'.
but if ye cannot declare it me, then shall ye give me thirty linen garments and thirty changes of raiment.' And they said unto him: 'Put forth thy riddle, that we may hear it.'
14 Li di yo: -Manje soti nan vant sa ki konn touye pou manje. Sa ki dous soti nan sa ki gen anpil fòs. Twa jou pase, yo pa t' ankò jwenn kont la.
And he said unto 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 Sou katriyèm jou a, yo rele madan Samson, yo di l' konsa: -Pran tèt mari ou, fè l' ban nou kont la. Si ou pa fè sa, n'ap mete dife lakay papa ou, n'ap boule l' ansanm avè ou ladan l'! Gen lè se pou eskanmòte tou sa nou genyen ou te envite nou isit la?
And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson's wife: 'Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire; have ye called us hither to impoverish us?'
16 Se konsa madan Samson al jwenn mari l', li pran kriye sou zepòl li, li di l' konsa: -Ou pa renmen m'! Se rayi ou rayi m'! Ou bay zanmi m' yo yon kont, ou pa janm di m' sa l' vle di! Samson reponn li: -Gade, machè! Mwen pa menm di papa m' ak manman m' sa kont la ye. Atò se ou menm mwen ta di l'?
And Samson's wife wept before him, and said: 'Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not; thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and wilt thou not tell it me?' And he said unto her: 'Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell thee?'
17 Pandan tout sèt jou fèt nòs la, li pa t' sispann kriye nan zòrèy Samson. Sou setyèm jou a, Samson ba li sekrè kont la paske fanm lan t'ap anbete l' twòp. Lèfini fanm lan soti al di ras li yo sa kont lan vle di.
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 sore; and she told the riddle to the children of her people.
18 Se konsa, sou setyèm jou a, anvan Samson antre nan chanm li pou l' al dòmi, mesye lavil yo di l' konsa: -Kisa ki pi dous pase siwo myèl? Kisa ki gen plis fòs pase lyon? Samson di yo: -Si nou pa t' travay tèt madanm mwen, nou pa ta janm jwenn kont mwen an!
And the men of the city said unto 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 unto them: If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.
19 Lè sa a, lespri Seyè a desann sou Samson pou ba l' fòs. Li pati, l' ale lavil Askalon. Li touye trant gason nan moun lavil la, epi li pran rad ki te sou yo, li pote yo bay mesye ki te jwenn kont lan. Apre sa, li fè yon sèl kòlè, li tounen lakay papa l'.
And the spirit of the LORD 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 unto them that declared the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house.
20 Lè sa a, moun yo rele yonn nan moun ki te avèk Samson yo, sa ki te pi bon zanmi l' lan, yo ba li madan Samson pou madanm li.
But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had had for his friend.
