Giudici 14
1 Sansone scese poi a Timna e a Timna vide una donna tra le figlie dei Filistei.
Samson went down to Timnah, and there he saw a woman, one of the daughters of the Philistines.
2 Tornato a casa, disse al padre e alla madre: «Ho visto a Timna una donna, una figlia dei Filistei; ora prendetemela in moglie».
When he returned, he told his father and mother, “I saw a woman in Timnah, one of the daughters of the Philistines. Now get her for me to be my wife.”
3 Suo padre e sua madre gli dissero: «Non c'è una donna tra le figlie dei tuoi fratelli e in tutto il nostro popolo, perché tu vada a prenderti una moglie tra i Filistei non circoncisi?». Ma Sansone rispose al padre: «Prendimi quella, perché mi piace».
His father and mother said to him, “Is there not a woman among the daughters of your relatives, or among all our people? Are you going to take a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines?” Samson said to his father, “Get her for me, for when I look at her, she pleases me.”
4 Suo padre e sua madre non sapevano che questo veniva dal Signore, il quale cercava pretesto di lite dai Filistei. In quel tempo i Filistei dominavano Israele.
But his father and his mother did not know that this matter came from Yahweh, for he desired to create a conflict with the Philistines (for at that time the Philistines were ruling Israel).
5 Sansone scese con il padre e con la madre a Timna; quando furono giunti alle vigne di Timna, ecco un leone venirgli incontro ruggendo.
Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and his mother, and they came to the vineyards of Timnah. And, look, there one of the young lions came up and was roaring at him.
6 Lo spirito del Signore lo investì e, senza niente in mano, squarciò il leone come si squarcia un capretto. Ma di ciò che aveva fatto non disse nulla al padre né alla madre.
Yahweh's Spirit suddenly came on him, and he tore the lion apart as easily as he would have torn apart a small goat, and he had nothing in his hand. But he did not tell his father or his mother what he had done.
7 Scese dunque, parlò alla donna e questa gli piacque.
He went and spoke with the woman, and when he looked at her, she pleased Samson.
8 Dopo qualche tempo tornò per prenderla e uscì dalla strada per vedere la carcassa del leone: ecco nel corpo del leone c'era uno sciame d'api e il miele.
A few days later when he returned to marry her, he turned aside to look for the carcass of the lion. And, look, there was a swarm of bees and honey in what was left of the lion's body.
9 Egli prese di quel miele nel cavo delle mani e si mise a mangiarlo camminando; quand'ebbe raggiunto il padre e la madre, ne diede loro ed essi ne mangiarono; ma non disse loro che aveva preso il miele dal corpo del leone.
He scraped up the honey in his hands and went on, eating as he went. When he came to his father and his mother, he gave some to them, and they ate. But he did not tell them he had taken the honey out of what was left of the lion's body.
10 Suo padre scese dunque da quella donna e Sansone fece ivi un banchetto, perché così usavano fare i giovani.
Samson's father went down to where the woman was, and Samson gave a feast there, for this was the custom of the young men.
11 Quando lo ebbero visto, presero trenta compagni perché stessero con lui.
As soon as her relatives saw him, they brought him thirty of their friends to be with him.
12 Sansone disse loro: «Voglio proporvi un indovinello; se voi me lo spiegate entro i sette giorni del banchetto e se l'indovinate, vi darò trenta tuniche e trenta mute di vesti;
Samson said to them, “Let me now tell you a riddle. If one of you can find it out and tell me the answer during the seven days of the feast, I will give out thirty linen robes and thirty sets of clothes.
13 ma se non sarete capaci di spiegarmelo, darete trenta tuniche e trenta mute di vesti a me».
But if you cannot tell me the answer, then you will give me thirty linen robes and thirty sets of clothes.” They said to him, “Tell us your riddle, so we may hear it.”
14 «Dal divoratore è uscito il cibo e dal forte è uscito il dolce». Quelli gli risposero: «Proponi l'indovinello e noi lo ascolteremo». Egli disse loro: Per tre giorni quelli non riuscirono a spiegare l'indovinello.
He said to them, “Out of the eater was something to eat; out of the strong was something sweet.” But his guests could not find the answer in three days.
15 Al quarto giorno dissero alla moglie di Sansone: «Induci tuo marito a spiegarti l'indovinello; se no daremo fuoco a te e alla casa di tuo padre. Ci avete invitati qui per spogliarci?».
On the fourth day they said to Samson's wife, “Trick your husband so that he may tell us the answer to the riddle, or we will burn up you and your father's house. Did you invite us here in order to make us poor?”
16 La moglie di Sansone si mise a piangergli attorno e a dirgli: «Tu hai per me solo odio e non mi ami; hai proposto un indovinello ai figli del mio popolo e non me l'hai spiegato!». Le disse: «Ecco, non l'ho spiegato a mio padre né a mia madre e dovrei spiegarlo a te?».
Samson's wife started to weep in front of him; she said, “All you do is hate me! You do not love me. You have told a riddle to some of my people, but you have not told me the answer.” Samson said to her, “Look here, if I have not told my father or my mother, should I tell you?”
17 Essa gli pianse attorno, durante i sette giorni del banchetto; il settimo giorno Sansone glielo spiegò, perché lo tormentava, ed essa spiegò l'indovinello ai figli del suo popolo.
She cried during the seven days that their feast lasted. On the seventh day he told her the answer because she pressured him very much. She told the answer to the relatives of her people.
18 «Che c'è di più dolce del miele? Che c'è di più forte del leone?». «Se non aveste arato con la mia giovenca, non avreste sciolto il mio indovinello». Gli uomini della città, il settimo giorno, prima che tramontasse il sole, dissero a Sansone: Rispose loro:
Before the sun went down on the seventh day the men of the city said to him, “What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?” Samson said to them, “If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have found the answer to my riddle.”
19 Allora lo spirito del Signore lo investì ed egli scese ad Ascalon; vi uccise trenta uomini, prese le loro spoglie e diede le mute di vesti a quelli che avevano spiegato l'indovinello. Poi acceso d'ira, risalì a casa di suo padre
Then Yahweh's Spirit suddenly came on Samson with power. Samson went down to Ashkelon and killed thirty of their men. He took their plunder, and he gave their clothes to those who had explained the riddle. Burning with anger, he went up to his father's house.
20 e la moglie di Sansone fu data al compagno che gli aveva fatto da amico di nozze.
Samson's wife was given to his best friend.
