שופטים 14
| וירד שמשון תמנתה וירא אשה בתמנתה מבנות פלשתים | 1 |
And Samson went down to Timnathah, and saw a woman in Timnathah of the daughters of the Philistines.
| ויעל ויגד לאביו ולאמו ויאמר אשה ראיתי בתמנתה מבנות פלשתים ועתה קחו אותה לי לאשה | 2 |
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.
| ויאמר לו אביו ואמו האין בבנות אחיך ובכל עמי אשה--כי אתה הולך לקחת אשה מפלשתים הערלים ויאמר שמשון אל אביו אותה קח לי כי היא ישרה בעיני | 3 |
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.
| ואביו ואמו לא ידעו כי מיהוה היא--כי תאנה הוא מבקש מפלשתים ובעת ההיא פלשתים משלים בישראל | 4 |
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.
| וירד שמשון ואביו ואמו תמנתה ויבאו עד כרמי תמנתה והנה כפיר אריות שאג לקראתו | 5 |
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.
| ותצלח עליו רוח יהוה וישסעהו כשסע הגדי ומאומה אין בידו ולא הגיד לאביו ולאמו את אשר עשה | 6 |
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.
| וירד וידבר לאשה ותישר בעיני שמשון | 7 |
And he went down, and spoke unto the woman; and she pleased Samson well.
| וישב מימים לקחתה ויסר לראות את מפלת האריה והנה עדת דבורים בגוית האריה ודבש | 8 |
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.
| וירדהו אל כפיו וילך הלוך ואכל וילך אל אביו ואל אמו ויתן להם ויאכלו ולא הגיד להם כי מגוית האריה רדה הדבש | 9 |
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.
| וירד אביהו אל האשה ויעש שם שמשון משתה כי כן יעשו הבחורים | 10 |
And his father went down unto the woman; and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.
| ויהי כראותם אותו ויקחו שלשים מרעים ויהיו אתו | 11 |
And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions, and they remained with him.
| ויאמר להם שמשון אחודה נא לכם חידה אם הגד תגידו אותה לי שבעת ימי המשתה ומצאתם--ונתתי לכם שלשים סדינים ושלשים חלפת בגדים | 12 |
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;
| ואם לא תוכלו להגיד לי--ונתתם אתם לי שלשים סדינים ושלשים חליפות בגדים ויאמרו לו--חודה חידתך ונשמענה | 13 |
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.
| ויאמר להם מהאכל יצא מאכל ומעז יצא מתוק ולא יכלו להגיד החידה שלשת ימים | 14 |
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.
| ויהי ביום השביעי ויאמרו לאשת שמשון פתי את אישך ויגד לנו את החידה--פן נשרף אותך ואת בית אביך באש הלירשנו קראתם לנו הלא | 15 |
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?
| ותבך אשת שמשון עליו ותאמר רק שנאתני ולא אהבתני--החידה חדת לבני עמי ולי לא הגדתה ויאמר לה הנה לאבי ולאמי לא הגדתי--ולך אגיד | 16 |
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?
| ותבך עליו שבעת הימים אשר היה להם המשתה ויהי ביום השביעי ויגד לה כי הציקתהו ותגד החידה לבני עמה | 17 |
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.
| ויאמרו לו אנשי העיר ביום השביעי בטרם יבא החרסה מה מתוק מדבש ומה עז מארי ויאמר להם--לולא חרשתם בעגלתי לא מצאתם חידתי | 18 |
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.
| ותצלח עליו רוח יהוה וירד אשקלון ויך מהם שלשים איש ויקח את חליצותם ויתן החליפות למגידי החידה ויחר אפו ויעל בית אביהו | 19 |
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.
| ותהי אשת שמשון למרעהו אשר רעה לו | 20 |
And Samson's wife was given to his companion who had been given him as his associate.
