Jueces 14
1 Sansón bajó a Timna y vio en Timna a una mujer de las hijas de los filisteos.
And Sampson went down to Thamnatha, and saw a woman in Thamnatha of the daughters of the Philistines.
2 Subió y se lo contó a su padre y a su madre, diciendo: “He visto una mujer en Timna de las hijas de los filisteos. Consíguemela, pues, como esposa”.
And he went up and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Thamnatha of the daughters of the Phylistines; and now take her to me for a wife.
3 Entonces su padre y su madre le dijeron: “¿No hay ninguna mujer entre las hijas de tus hermanos, o entre todo mi pueblo, para que vayas a tomar esposa de los filisteos incircuncisos?” Sansón dijo a su padre: “Tráemela, pues me agrada”.
And his father and his mother said to him, Are there no daughters of your brethren, and [is there not] a woman of all my people, that you go to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Sampson said to his father, Take her for me, for she [is] right in my eyes.
4 Pero su padre y su madre no sabían que era de Yahvé, porque buscaba una ocasión contra los filisteos. En aquel tiempo los filisteos gobernaban sobre Israel.
And his father and his mother knew not that it was of the Lord, that he sought to be revenged on the Philistines: and at that time the Philistines lorded it over Israel.
5 Entonces Sansón bajó a Timná con su padre y su madre, y llegó a las viñas de Timná; y he aquí que un león joven rugió contra él.
And Sampson and his father and his mother went down to Thamnatha, and he came to the vineyard of Thamnatha; and behold, a young lion roared in meeting him.
6 El Espíritu de Yahvé vino poderosamente sobre él, y lo desgarró como se hubiera desgarrado un cabrito con sus propias manos, pero no dijo a su padre ni a su madre lo que había hecho.
And the spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon him, and he crushed him as he would have crushed a kid of the goats, and there was nothing in his hands: and he told not his father and his mother what he had done.
7 Bajó y habló con la mujer, y ella se mostró complaciente con Sansón.
And they went down and spoke to the woman, and she was pleasing in the eyes of Sampson.
8 Al cabo de un rato volvió para llevársela, y se acercó a ver el cadáver del león; y he aquí que en el cuerpo del león había un enjambre de abejas y miel.
And after some time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion; and behold, a swarm of bees, and honey [were] in the mouth of the lion.
9 Lo tomó en sus manos y siguió adelante, comiendo a su paso. Se acercó a su padre y a su madre y les dio, y ellos comieron, pero no les dijo que había sacado la miel del cuerpo del león.
And he took it into his hands, and went on eating, and he went to his father and his mother, and gave to them, and they did eat; but he told them not that he took the honey out of the mouth of the lion.
10 Su padre bajó a la mujer, y Sansón hizo allí un banquete, pues los jóvenes solían hacerlo.
And his father went down to the woman, and Sampson made there a banquet for seven days, for so the young men are used to do.
11 Cuando lo vieron, trajeron a treinta compañeros para que estuvieran con él.
And it came to pass when they saw him, that they took thirty guests, and they were with him.
12 Sansón les dijo: “Déjenme decirles ahora un acertijo. Si podéis decirme la respuesta dentro de los siete días de la fiesta, y la averiguáis, entonces os daré treinta vestidos de lino y treinta mudas de ropa;
And Sampson said to them, I propound you a riddle: if you will indeed tell it me, and discover it within the seven days of the feast, I will you give thirty sheets and thirty changes of raiment.
13 pero si no podéis decirme la respuesta, entonces me daréis treinta vestidos de lino y treinta mudas de ropa.” Le dijeron: “Dinos tu acertijo, para que lo escuchemos”.
And if you can’t tell it me, you shall give me thirty napkins and thirty changes of apparel: and they said to him, Propound your riddle, and we will hear it.
14 Les dijo, “Del comensal salió la comida. De lo fuerte salió lo dulce”. En tres días no pudieron declarar el enigma.
And he said to them, Meat came forth of the eater, and sweetness out of the strong: and they could not tell the riddle for three days.
15 Al séptimo día dijeron a la mujer de Sansón: “Incita a tu marido a que nos declare el enigma, no sea que te quememos a ti y a la casa de tu padre. ¿Nos has llamado para empobrecernos? ¿No es así?”
And it came to pass on the fourth day, that they said to the wife of Sampson, Deceive now your husband, and let him tell you the riddle, lest we burn you and your father's house with fire: did you invite us to do us violence?
16 La mujer de Sansón lloró ante él y le dijo: “Sólo me odias y no me amas. Has contado un acertijo a los hijos de mi pueblo, y no me lo has contado a mí”. Él le dijo: “He aquí que no se lo he dicho a mi padre ni a mi madre, ¿por qué habría de decírtelo a ti?”.
And Sampson's wife wept before him, and said, You do but hate me, and love me not; for the riddle which you have propounded to the children of my people you have not told me: and Sampson said to her, If I have not told it to my father and my mother, shall I tell it to you?
17 Ella lloró delante de él los siete días que duró su fiesta; y al séptimo día se lo contó, porque ella lo presionó mucho; y ella contó el acertijo a los hijos de su pueblo.
And she wept before him the seven days, during which their banquet lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she troubled him; and she told it to the children of her people.
18 Los hombres de la ciudad le dijeron al séptimo día, antes de que se pusiera el sol: “¿Qué es más dulce que la miel? ¿Qué es más fuerte que un león?” Les dijo, “Si no hubieras arado con mi vaquilla, no habrías descubierto mi acertijo”.
And the men of the city said to him on the seventh day, before sunrise, What [is] sweeter than honey? and what [is] stronger than a lion? and Sampson said to them, If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have known my riddle.
19 El Espíritu de Yahvé vino poderosamente sobre él, y bajó a Ascalón y golpeó a treinta hombres de ellos. Tomó su botín, y luego dio las mudas de ropa a los que declararon el enigma. Su ira ardió, y subió a la casa de su padre.
And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him powerfully, and he went down to Ascalon, and destroyed of the inhabitants thirty men, and took their garments, and gave the changes of raiment to them that told the riddle; and Sampson was very angry, and went up to the house of his father.
20 Pero la mujer de Sansón fue entregada a su compañero, que había sido su amigo.
And the wife of Sampson was [given] to one of his friends, with whom he was on terms of friendship.
