Sudije 14
1 I siðe Samson u Tamnat, i vidje ondje jednu djevojku izmeðu kæeri Filistejskih.
One day Samson went down to Timnah, where he saw a young Philistine woman.
2 I vrativši se kaza ocu svojemu i materi svojoj govoreæi: vidjeh djevojku u Tamnatu izmeðu kæeri Filistejskih; oženite me njom.
So he returned and told his father and mother, “I have seen a daughter of the Philistines in Timnah. Now get her for me as a wife.”
3 A otac i mati rekoše mu: zar nema djevojke meðu kæerima tvoje braæe u svem narodu mom, da ideš da se oženiš izmeðu Filisteja neobrezanijeh? A Samson odgovori ocu svojemu: njom me oženi, jer mi je ona omiljela.
But his father and mother replied, “Can’t you find a young woman among your relatives or among any of our people? Must you go to the uncircumcised Philistines to get a wife?” But Samson told his father, “Get her for me, for she is pleasing to my eyes.”
4 A otac i mati njegova ne znadijahu da je to od Gospoda, i da traži zadjevicu s Filistejima; jer u ono vrijeme Filisteji vladahu sinovima Izrailjevijem.
(Now his father and mother did not know this was from the LORD, who was seeking an occasion to move against the Philistines; for at that time the Philistines were ruling over Israel.)
5 I tako side Samson s ocem svojim i s materom svojom u Tamnat, i kad doðoše do vinograda Tamnatskih, gle, mlad lav rièuæi sukobi ga.
Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother and came to the vineyards of Timnah. Suddenly a young lion came roaring at him,
6 I duh Gospodnji side na nj, te rastrže lava kao jare nemajuæi ništa u ruci: i ne kaza ocu ni materi šta je uèinio.
and the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him, and he tore the lion apart with his bare hands as one would tear a young goat. But he did not tell his father or mother what he had done.
7 I tako došavši govori s djevojkom, i ona omilje Samsonu.
Then Samson continued on his way down and spoke to the woman, because she was pleasing to his eyes.
8 A poslije nekoliko dana iduæi opet da je odvede, svrne da vidi mrtvoga lava; a gle, u mrtvom lavu roj pèela i med.
When Samson returned later to take her, he left the road to see the lion’s carcass, and in it was a swarm of bees, along with their honey.
9 I izvadi ga u ruku, i poðe putem jeduæi; i kad doðe k ocu i materi, dade im te jedoše; ali im ne reèe da je iz mrtvoga lava izvadio med.
So he scooped some honey into his hands and ate it as he went along. And when he returned to his father and mother, he gave some to them and they ate it. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the lion’s carcass.
10 I tako doðe otac njegov k onoj djevojci, i Samson uèini ondje veselje, jer tako èinjahu momci.
Then his father went to visit the woman, and Samson prepared a feast there, as was customary for the bridegroom.
11 I kad ga vidješe Filisteji, izabraše trideset druga da budu s njim.
And when the Philistines saw him, they selected thirty men to accompany him.
12 I reèe im Samson: ja æu vam zagonenuti zagonetku, pa ako mi je odgonenete za sedam dana dok je veselje i pogodite, daæu vam trideset košulja i tridesetore sveèane haljine.
“Let me tell you a riddle,” Samson said to them. “If you can solve it for me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.
13 Ako li ne odgonenete, vi æete dati meni trideset košulja i tridesetore sveèane haljine. A oni mu rekoše: zagoneni zagonetku svoju, da èujemo.
But if you cannot solve it, you must give me thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.” “Tell us your riddle,” they replied. “Let us hear it.”
14 Tada im reèe: od onoga koji jede izide jelo, i od ljutoga izide slatko. I ne mogoše odgonenuti zagonetke tri dana.
So he said to them: “Out of the eater came something to eat, and out of the strong came something sweet.” For three days they were unable to explain the riddle.
15 I sedmi dan rekoše ženi Samsonovoj: nagovori muža svojega da nam kaže zagonetku, ili æemo spaliti ognjem tebe i dom oca tvojega. Jeste li nas zato pozvali da nam uzmete imanje? je li tako?
So on the fourth day they said to Samson’s wife, “Entice your husband to explain the riddle to us, or we will burn you and your father’s household to death. Did you invite us here to rob us?”
16 I stade plakati žena Samsonova pred njim govoreæi: ti mrziš na me, i ti me ne ljubiš; zagonenuo si zagonetku sinovima naroda mojega, a neæeš meni da je kažeš. A on joj reèe: gle, ni ocu svojemu ni materi svojoj nijesam je kazao, a tebi da je kažem?
Then Samson’s wife came to him, weeping, and said, “You hate me! You do not really love me! You have posed to my people a riddle, but have not explained it to me.” “Look,” he said, “I have not even explained it to my father or mother, so why should I explain it to you?”
17 I ona plaka pred njim za sedam dana dokle trajaše veselje. A sedmi dan kaza joj, jer bješe navalila na nj; a ona kaza zagonetku sinovima naroda svojega.
She wept the whole seven days of the feast, and finally on the seventh day, because she had pressed him so much, he told her the answer. And in turn she explained the riddle to her people.
18 Tada mu rekoše ljudi grada onoga sedmi dan dok sunce ne zaðe: šta je slaðe od meda, i šta je ljuæe od lava? A on im reèe: da nijeste orali na mojoj junici, ne biste pogodili moje zagonetke.
Before sunset on the seventh day, the men of the city said to Samson: “What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion?” So he said to them: “If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle!”
19 I doðe na nj duh Gospodnji, te siðe u Askalon, i pobi ondje trideset ljudi, i uze odijelo s njih i dade sveèane haljine onima koji odgonenuše zagonetku; i rasrdi se vrlo i otide kuæi oca svojega.
Then the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, killed thirty of their men, took their apparel, and gave their clothes to those who had solved the riddle. And burning with anger, Samson returned to his father’s house,
20 A žena Samsonova udade se za druga njegova, s kojim se bijaše udružio.
and his wife was given to one of the men who had accompanied him.
