Giudici 14
1 Sansone scese a Timnah, e vide quivi una donna tra le figliuole de’ Filistei.
And Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines, and she was right in his eyes.
2 Tornato a casa, ne parlò a suo padre e a sua madre, dicendo: “Ho veduto a Timnah una donna tra le figliuole de’ Filistei; or dunque, prendetemela per moglie”.
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 as wife."
3 Suo padre e sua madre gli dissero: “Non v’è egli dunque tra le figliuole de’ tuoi fratelli e in tutto il nostro popolo una donna per te, che tu vada a prenderti una moglie tra i Filistei incirconcisi?” E Sansone rispose a suo padre: “Prendimi quella, poiché mi piace”.
Then his father and his mother said to him, "Is there not a woman among the daughters of your brothers, or among all my people, that you go to take a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines?" And Samson said to his father, "Get her for me, for she is right in my eyes."
4 Or suo padre e sua madre non sapevano che questo veniva dall’Eterno, poiché Sansone cercava che i Filistei gli fornissero un’occasione di contesa. In quel tempo, i Filistei dominavano Israele.
But his father and his mother did not know that it was of YHWH, for he sought for an opportunity against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines had rule over Israel.
5 Poi Sansone scese con suo padre e con sua madre a Timnah; e come furon giunti alle vigne di Timnah, ecco un leoncello farglisi incontro, ruggendo.
Then Samson went down with his father and his mother to Timnah. And he turned aside and went into the vineyards of Timnah, and look, a young lion roared against him.
6 Lo spirito dell’Eterno investì Sansone, che, senz’aver niente in mano, squarciò il leone, come uno squarcerebbe un capretto; ma non disse nulla a suo padre né a sua madre di ciò che avea fatto.
And the Spirit of YHWH rushed upon him, and he tore him as he would have torn a young goat. And he had nothing in his hand, but he did not tell his father or his mother what he had done.
7 E scese, parlò alla donna, e questa gli piacque.
He went down and talked with the woman, and she was right in Samson's eyes.
8 Di lì a qualche tempo, tornò per prenderla, e uscì di strada per vedere il carcame del leone; ed ecco, nel corpo del leone c’era uno sciame d’api e del miele.
After a while he returned to take her; and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion, and look, there was a swarm of bees in the body of the lion, and honey.
9 Egli prese in mano di quel miele, e si mise a mangiarlo per istrada; e quando ebbe raggiunto suo padre e sua madre, ne diede loro, ed essi ne mangiarono; ma non disse loro che avea preso il miele dal corpo del leone.
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 Suo padre scese a trovar quella donna, e Sansone fece quivi un convito; perché tale era il costume dei giovani.
His father went down to the woman, and Samson made a feast there, since young men used to do so.
11 Non appena i parenti della sposa videro Sansone, invitarono trenta compagni perché stessero con lui.
It happened, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
12 Sansone disse loro: “Io vi proporrò un enimma; e se voi me lo spiegate entro i sette giorni del convito, e se l’indovinate, vi darò trenta tuniche e trenta mute di vesti;
Samson said to them, "Let me now put forth a riddle to you. If you can explain it to me within the seven days of the feast, and figure it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing.
13 ma, se non me lo potete spiegare, darete trenta tuniche e trenta mute di vesti a me”.
But if you can't explain it to me, then you shall give me thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing." And they said to him, "Propose your riddle, we want to hear it."
14 E quelli gli risposero: “Proponi il tuo enimma, e noi l’udremo”. Ed egli disse loro: “Dal mangiatore è uscito del cibo, e dal forte e uscito del dolce”. Per tre giorni quelli non poterono spiegar l’enimma.
He said to them, "Out of the eater came forth food. Out of the strong came forth sweetness." They couldn't in three days declare the riddle.
15 E il settimo giorno dissero alla moglie di Sansone: “Induci il tuo marito a spiegarci l’enimma; se no, darem fuoco a te e alla casa di tuo padre. E che? ci avete invitati qui per spogliarci?”
And it happened on the fourth day, that they said to Samson's wife, "Entice your husband, that he may tell us the riddle, lest we burn you and your father's house with fire. Did you invite us here to impoverish us?"
16 La moglie di Sansone si mise a piangere presso di lui, e a dirgli: “Tu non hai per me che dell’odio, e non mi vuoi bene; hai proposto un enimma a figliuoli del mio popolo e non me l’hai spiegato!” Ed egli a lei: “Ecco, non l’ho spiegato a mio padre né a mia madre, e lo spiegherei a te?”
Samson's wife wept before him, and said, "You just hate me, and do not love me. You have put forth a riddle to the children of my people, and haven't told it me." And he said to her, "Look, I haven't told it to my father or my mother, and shall I tell you?"
17 Ed ella pianse presso di lui, durante i sette giorni che durava il convito; e il settimo giorno Sansone glielo spiegò, perché lo tormentava; ed essa spiegò l’enimma ai figliuoli del suo popolo.
She wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it happened on the seventh day, that he told her, because she pressed him hard; and she told the riddle to the children of her people.
18 E gli uomini della città, il settimo giorno, prima che tramontasse il sole, dissero a Sansone: “Che v’è di più dolce del miele? e che v’è di più forte del leone?” Ed egli rispose loro: “Se non aveste arato con la mia giovenca, non avreste indovinato il mio enimma”.
The men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, "What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?" He said to them, "If you hadn't plowed with my heifer, you wouldn't have found out my riddle."
19 E lo spirito dell’Eterno lo investì, ed egli scese ad Askalon, vi uccise trenta uomini dei loro, prese le loro spoglie, e dette le mute di vesti a quelli che aveano spiegato l’enimma. E, acceso d’ira, risalì a casa di suo padre.
The Spirit of YHWH rushed upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and struck thirty men of them, and took their belongings, and gave their garments to those who explained the riddle. His anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house.
20 Ma la moglie di Sansone fu data al compagno di lui, ch’ei s’era scelto per amico.
But Samson's wife was given to his companion, who had been his friend.
