Hakim-hakim 14
1 Pada suatu hari Simson pergi ke Timna, dan melihat seorang gadis Filistin di sana.
One day when Samson was in Timnah [town], he saw a young Philistine woman there.
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."
When he returned home, he told his mother and father, “I saw a young Philistine woman in Timnah, and I want you to get her for me so I can marry her.”
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."
His mother and father objected very strongly. They said, “Is there no woman from our tribe, or from the other Israeli tribes, that you could marry? Why must you go to the heathen Philistines to get a wife?” But Samson told his father, “Get her for me! She is the one I want!”
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.
His mother and father did not realize that Yahweh was arranging this. He was preparing a way for [Samson to defeat] the Philistines, who were ruling over Israel at that time.
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,
So, as Samson was going down to Timnah, followed by his mother and father, a young lion attacked Samson near the vineyards close to Timnah.
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.
Then Yahweh’s Spirit came upon Samson powerfully, with the result that he tore the lion apart with his hands. He did it [as easily] as if it were a young goat. But he did not tell his mother and father about it.
7 Kemudian Simson mengunjungi gadis itu serta bercakap-cakap dengan dia, dan Simson suka kepadanya.
When they arrived in Timnah, Samson talked with the young woman, and he liked her very much. [And his father made arrangements for the wedding].
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.
Later, when Samson returned to Timnah for the wedding, he turned off the path to see the carcass of the lion. He discovered that [after other creatures had eaten all the flesh], a swarm of bees [had made a hive in the skeleton and] had made some 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.
So he scooped some of the honey into his hands and ate some of it as he was walking along. He also gave some of it to his mother and father, but he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the skeleton of the lion, [because anyone dedicated to God was not to touch any corpse].
10 Setelah ayah Simson pergi ke rumah gadis itu, Simson mengadakan pesta di sana, karena demikianlah kebiasaan orang-orang muda.
As his father was making the final arrangements for the marriage, Samson gave a party [for the young men in that area]. That was the custom for men to do when they were about to be married.
11 Ketika orang Filistin melihat dia, mereka memilih tiga puluh pemuda untuk menemani dia.
Thirty young man were invited to the party.
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.
Samson said to them, “Allow me to tell you a riddle. If you tel me the meaning of my riddle during these seven days of the celebration, I will give each of you a linen robe and an extra set of clothes.
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 you cannot tell me the meaning, you must each give me a linen robe and an extra set of clothes.” They replied, “All right. Tell us your riddle.”
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.
So he said, “From the thing that eats came something to eat; out of something strong came something sweet.” But for three days they could not tell him the meaning of 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!"
On the fourth day, they said to Samson’s bride, “Ask your husband to tell you the meaning of the riddle. If you do not do that, we will burn down your father’s house, with you inside it! Did you invite us here only to make us poor [by forcing us to buy a lot of clothes for your husband]?”
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?"
So Samson’s wife came to him, crying, and said to him, “You do not really love me. You hate me! You have told a riddle to my friends, but you have not told me the meaning of the riddle!” He replied, “I have not told the meaning of the riddle even to my mother and father, so why should I tell it to you?”
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.
She continued to cry every time she was with him, all during the rest of the celebration. Finally, on the seventh day, because she continued to nag him, he told her the meaning of the riddle. Then she told it to the young men.
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!"
So, before sunset on the seventh day, the young men came to Samson and said to him, “What/Nothing is sweeter than honey [RHQ]. What/Nothing is stronger than a lion [RHQ]!” Samson replied, “[You should not force a heifer to] plow a field [MET]. Similarly, if you had not forced my bride to ask me about the riddle [MET], you would not have known the answer to 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.
Then Yahweh’s Spirit powerfully took control of Samson. He went down to [the coast at] Ashkelon [town], and killed 30 men. He took their clothes [and went back to Timnah] and gave them to the men who had told him the meaning of the riddle. But he was very angry about what had happened, so he went back home to live with his mother and father.
20 Lalu ayah mertuanya memberikan istri Simson itu kepada orang yang menjadi pengiring Simson pada waktu pernikahannya.
So (Samson’s wife was given/the bride’s father gave Samson’s wife) to the man who who had been Samson’s best man at the wedding, [but Samson did not know that].
