Jueces 14
1 Y descendiendo Samsón en Tamnata, vio en Tamnata una mujer de las hijas de los Filisteos.
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 Y subió, y declarólo a su padre y a su madre, diciendo: Yo he visto en Tamnata una mujer de las hijas de los Filisteos: ruégoos que me la toméis por mujer.
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 Y su padre y su madre le dijeron: ¿No hay mujer entre las hijas de tus hermanos, ni en todo mi pueblo, para que vayas tú a tomar mujer de los Filisteos incircuncisos? Y Samsón respondió a su padre: Tómamela por mujer, porque ésta agradó a mis ojos.
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 Mas su padre, y su madre no sabían que esta venía de Jehová, y que él buscaba ocasión contra los Filisteos: porque en aquel tiempo los Filisteos dominaban sobre Israel.
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 Y Samsón descendió con su padre y con su madre a Tamnata: y como llegaron a las viñas de Tamnata, he aquí un cachorro de león, que venía bramando hacia él.
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 Y el Espíritu de Jehová cayó sobre él, y despedazólo como quien despedaza un cabrito, sin tener nada en su mano: y no dio a entender a su padre ni a su madre lo que había hecho.
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 Y viniendo, habló a la mujer que había agradado a Samsón.
He went down and talked with the woman, and she was right in Samson's eyes.
8 Y tornando después de algunos días para tomarla, apartóse del camino para ver el cuerpo muerto del león: y, he aquí que estaba en el cuerpo del león un enjambre de abejas, y un panal de miel.
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 Y tomándolo en sus manos fuése comiéndolo por el camino: y como llegó a su padre y a su madre, dióles también a ellos que comiesen: mas no les descubrió, que había tomado aquella miel del cuerpo del león.
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 Y vino su padre a la mujer: e hizo allí Samsón banquete: porque así solían hacer los mancebos.
His father went down to the woman, and Samson made a feast there, since young men used to do so.
11 Y como ellos lo vieron, tomaron treinta compañeros que estuviesen con él.
It happened, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
12 A los cuales Samsón dijo: Yo os propondré ahora una pregunta, lo cual si en los siete días del banquete vosotros me declarareis y hallareis, yo os daré treinta sábanas, y treinta mudas de vestidos:
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 Mas si no me la supiereis declarar, vosotros me daréis las treinta sábanas, y las treinta mudas de vestidos. Y ellos respondieron: Propónenos tu pregunta, y oírla hemos.
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 Entonces les dijo: Del comedor salió comida, y del fuerte salió dulzura. Y ellos no pudieron declararle la pregunta en tres días:
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 Y al séptimo día dijeron a la mujer de Samsón: Induce a tu marido a que nos declare esta pregunta; porque no te quememos a ti y a la casa de tu padre. ¿Habéisnos llamado aquí para poseernos?
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 Y lloró la mujer de Samsón delante de él, y dijo: Solamente me aborreces, y no me amas, pues que no me declaras la pregunta que propusiste a los hijos de mi pueblo. Y él le respondió: He aquí, que ni a mi padre ni a mi madre la he declarado; ¿y habíatela de declarar a ti?
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 Y ella lloró delante de él los siete días que ellos tuvieron banquete: mas al séptimo día él se la declaró, porque le constriñó a ello: Y ella la declaró a los hijos de su pueblo.
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 Y al séptimo día, antes que el sol se pusiese, los de la ciudad le dijeron: ¿Qué cosa hay más dulce que la miel? ¿Y qué cosa hay más fuerte que el león? Y él les respondió: Si no hubierais arado con mi novilla, nunca hubierais hallado mi pregunta.
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 Y el Espíritu de Jehová cayó sobre él, y vino a Ascalón, e hirió treinta hombres de ellos; y tomando sus despojos, dio las mudas de vestidos a los que habían soltado la pregunta: y encendido en enojo vínose a casa de su 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 Y la mujer de Samsón fue dada a su compañero, con el cual antes se acompañaba.
But Samson's wife was given to his companion, who had been his friend.
