Hakim-hakim 14
1 Pada suatu hari Simson pergi ke Timna, dan melihat seorang gadis Filistin di sana.
And Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines.
2 Lalu ia pulang dan berkata kepada orang tuanya, "Saya tertarik kepada seorang gadis Filistin di Timna. Saya mohon ayah dan ibu pergi meminang dia."
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 Tetapi orang tuanya berkata, "Mengapa harus pergi kepada orang Filistin untuk mendapatkan istri, sedangkan mereka tidak tergolong umat TUHAN? Apakah di dalam kaum kita sendiri atau di antara seluruh bangsa kita tidak ada seorang gadis yang cocok?" Jawab Simson kepada ayahnya, "Tapi gadis Filistin itulah yang saya sukai. Dan saya harap ayah mau meminang dia untuk saya."
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 Orang tua Simson tidak tahu bahwa Tuhanlah yang membuat Simson melakukan hal itu. Sebab, TUHAN sedang mencari kesempatan untuk memerangi orang Filistin. Pada waktu itu orang Filistin menguasai orang Israel.
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 Maka pergilah Simson ke Timna bersama-sama dengan orang tuanya. Sementara mereka melalui sebidang kebun anggur, Simson bertemu dengan seekor singa muda. Singa itu mengaum,
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 dan tiba-tiba Simson menjadi kuat oleh kuasa TUHAN. Lalu ia mencabik-cabik singa itu dengan tangannya, seolah-olah binatang itu hanya seekor kambing. Hal itu tidak diceritakannya kepada orang tuanya.
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 Kemudian Simson mengunjungi gadis itu serta bercakap-cakap dengan dia, dan Simson suka kepadanya.
And he went down, and talked with the woman, and she pleased Samson well.
8 Setelah beberapa waktu lamanya, Simson pergi lagi untuk kawin dengan gadis itu. Di dalam perjalanan, ia membelok untuk melihat bangkai singa yang telah dibunuhnya itu. Ketika sampai di situ ia melihat banyak sekali lebah di dalam bangkai itu, dan ada juga madu.
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 Ia mengeruk madu itu ke dalam tangannya, lalu berjalan terus sambil makan madu itu. Kemudian ia pergi kepada orang tuanya serta memberikan juga sebagian dari madu itu kepada mereka, dan mereka memakannya. Tetapi Simson tidak memberitahukan bahwa madu itu diambilnya dari bangkai singa.
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 Setelah ayah Simson pergi ke rumah gadis itu, Simson mengadakan pesta di sana, karena demikianlah kebiasaan orang-orang muda.
And his father went down to the woman, and Samson made a feast there, for so the young men used to do.
11 Ketika orang Filistin melihat dia, mereka memilih tiga puluh pemuda untuk menemani dia.
And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
12 Lalu Simson berkata kepada mereka, "Saya punya teka-teki. Kalau kalian dapat menebaknya, kalian masing-masing akan saya beri sehelai kain lenan yang halus dan satu setel pakaian yang bagus. Kalian saya beri waktu tujuh hari selama pesta perkawinan ini, untuk menebaknya.
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 Tetapi kalau kalian tidak dapat menebaknya, kalianlah masing-masing yang harus memberikan kepada saya kain lenan halus dan satu setel pakaian yang bagus." Lalu orang-orang Filistin itu berkata, "Boleh! Sekarang sebutkanlah teka-teki itu."
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 Maka Simson berkata, "Dari yang makan, keluar yang dimakan; dari yang kuat, keluar yang manis." Setelah lewat tiga hari mereka belum juga dapat menebak teka-teki itu.
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 Jadi, pada hari keempat berkatalah mereka kepada istri Simson, "Kau harus membujuk suamimu supaya ia mau memberitahukan kepada kami arti teka-teki itu. Kalau tidak, kami akan membakar engkau dengan seisi rumah ayahmu. Rupanya kau mengundang kami untuk menghabiskan harta kami!"
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 Karena itu, istri Simson pergi kepada Simson sambil menangis, lalu berkata, "Saya tahu kau tidak mencintai saya. Mengapa kau memberikan teka-teki kepada kawan-kawan saya, tetapi kau tidak memberitahukan artinya kepada saya? Tentu kau membenci saya!" Kata Simson, "Tunggu dulu! Kepada orang tua saya sendiri pun saya tidak beritahukan, mengapa kau harus diberitahukan?"
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 Selama tujuh hari pesta itu istri Simson menangis terus. Dan karena ia terus merengek-rengek, maka pada hari yang ketujuh, Simson memberitahukan arti teka-teki itu kepadanya. Lalu istri Simson itu memberitahukannya kepada orang-orang Filistin.
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 Jadi, pada hari yang ketujuh sebelum matahari terbenam, orang-orang kota itu berkata kepada Simson, "Apakah yang lebih manis daripada madu? Dan apakah pula yang lebih kuat daripada singa?" Simson menjawab, "Kalau kalian tidak memperalat istriku, kalian tidak akan dapat menebak teka-teki itu!"
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 Tiba-tiba Simson menjadi kuat oleh kuasa TUHAN, lalu ia pergi ke Askelon. Di sana ia membunuh tiga puluh orang laki-laki yang berpakaian bagus-bagus. Ia mengambil pakaian mereka itu dan memberikannya kepada ketiga puluh orang yang telah menebak teka-tekinya. Setelah itu, ia pulang ke rumahnya dengan hati yang kesal.
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 Lalu ayah mertuanya memberikan istri Simson itu kepada orang yang menjadi pengiring Simson pada waktu pernikahannya.
But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.
