Mga Hukom 14
1 Bumaba si Samson sa Timna, at doon nakita niya ang isang babae, isa sa mga dalagang babae ng mga Palestina.
One day when Samson was in Timnah [town], he saw a young Philistine woman there.
2 Nang bumalik siya, sinabihan niya ang kaniyang ama at ina, “May nakita akong isang dalaga sa Timna, isa sa mga dalagang babae ng mga Filestia. Ngayon kunin ninyo siya para sa maging aking asawa.”
When he returned home, he told his mother and father, “I saw a young Philistine woman in Timnah, and I want you to get her for me so I can marry her.”
3 Sinabi sa kaniya ng kaniyang ina at ama, “Wala na bang ibang mga babae na kabilang sa iyong mga kamag-anak, o kabilang sa ating mga tao? Kukuha ka ba ng isang asawa mula sa mga filisteo na hindi tuli?” Sinabi ni Samson sa kaniyang ama, “Kunin mo siya para sa akin, habang tinitignan ko siya, napapasaya niya ako.”
His mother and father objected very strongly. They said, “Is there no woman from our tribe, or from the other Israeli tribes, that you could marry? Why must you go to the heathen Philistines to get a wife?” But Samson told his father, “Get her for me! She is the one I want!”
4 Pero hindi alam ng kaniyang ama at ina na ang bagay na ito ay nagmula kay Yahweh, dahil ninais niyang magkaroon ng alitan ang mga Palestino (sapagkat sa panahon na iyon ang mga Palestino ang namumuno sa Israel).
His mother and father did not realize that Yahweh was arranging this. He was preparing a way for [Samson to defeat] the Philistines, who were ruling over Israel at that time.
5 Pagkatapos bumaba si Samson sa Timna kasama ang kaniyang ama at ina, at dumating sila sa ubasan malapit sa Timna. At mayroong isa sa mga batang leon ang dumating at umatungal sa kaniya.
So, as Samson was going down to Timnah, followed by his mother and father, a young lion attacked Samson near the vineyards close to Timnah.
6 Biglang pumaloob sa kaniya ang Espiritu ni Yahweh, at doon dinurog niya ang leon ng pira-piraso na kasing dali ng pagdurog sa isang maliit na kambing, at walang anumang bagay sa kaniyang kamay. Pero hindi niya sinabi sa kaniyang ama o sa kaniyang ina kung ano ang kanyang ginawa.
Then Yahweh’s Spirit came upon Samson powerfully, with the result that he tore the lion apart with his hands. He did it [as easily] as if it were a young goat. But he did not tell his mother and father about it.
7 Pumunta siya at nakipag-usap sa babae, at nang tumingin siya sa kaniya, napahanga niya si Samson.
When they arrived in Timnah, Samson talked with the young woman, and he liked her very much. [And his father made arrangements for the wedding].
8 Lumipas ang mga araw, nang bumalik siya para pakasalan siya, lumiko siya ng daanan para tingnan ang patay na katawan ng leon, At mayroong isang kumpol ng mga pukyutan at pulot ang naiwan sa patay na katawan ng leon.
Later, when Samson returned to Timnah for the wedding, he turned off the path to see the carcass of the lion. He discovered that [after other creatures had eaten all the flesh], a swarm of bees [had made a hive in the skeleton and] had made some honey.
9 Tinipon niya ang pulot sa kaniyang mga kamay at umalis, kumakain siya habang naglalakad. Nang dumating siya sa kaniyang ama at ina, ibinigay niya sa kanila ang ilan sa mga ito, at kinain nila. Pero hindi niya sinabi sa kanila na kinuha niya ang pulot mula sa naiwang patay na katawan ng leon.
So he scooped some of the honey into his hands and ate some of it as he was walking along. He also gave some of it to his mother and father, but he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the skeleton of the lion, [because anyone dedicated to God was not to touch any corpse].
10 Bumaba ang ama ni Samson sa lugar kung saan nakatira ang babae, at nagbigay si Samson ng isang kapistahan doon, dahil kaugalian ito ng mga binatang kalalakihan.
As his father was making the final arrangements for the marriage, Samson gave a party [for the young men in that area]. That was the custom for men to do when they were about to be married.
11 Pagkakita ng mga kamag-anak niya sa kaniya, nagdala sila sa kaniya ng kanilang tatlumpung mga kaibigan para dumalo sa kaniya.
Thirty young man were invited to the party.
12 Sinabi ni Samson sa kanila, “Hayaan ninyo na magsabi ako ng isang bugtong. Kung isa sa inyo ang makaalam nito at sabihin sa akin ang sagot sa loob ng pitong araw ng kapistahan, magbibigay ako ng tatlumpung mga linong balabal at tatlumpung mga hanay ng mga damit.
Samson said to them, “Allow me to tell you a riddle. If you tel me the meaning of my riddle during these seven days of the celebration, I will give each of you a linen robe and an extra set of clothes.
13 Pero kung hindi ninyo maibigay sa akin ang sagot, kung ganoon kayo ang magbibigay sa akin ng tatlumpung linong balabal at tatlumpung mga hanay ng mga damit.” Sinabi nila sa kaniya, “Sabihin mo sa amin ang iyong bugtong, para aming marinig ito.”
But if you cannot tell me the meaning, you must each give me a linen robe and an extra set of clothes.” They replied, “All right. Tell us your riddle.”
14 Sinabi niya sa kanila, “Mula sa kumakain mayroong bagay na makakain; mula sa lakas mayroong bagay na sobrang matamis.” Pero hindi natukoy ng kaniyang mga panauhin ang sagot sa pangatlong araw.
So he said, “From the thing that eats came something to eat; out of something strong came something sweet.” But for three days they could not tell him the meaning of the riddle.
15 Sa ika-apat na araw sinabi nila sa asawa ni Samson, “Linlangin mo ang iyong asawa para maibigay niya sa amin ang sagot sa bugtong, o susunugin ka namin at ang bahay ng iyong ama. Inimbita mo ba kami dito para gawin kaming mahirap?
On the fourth day, they said to Samson’s bride, “Ask your husband to tell you the meaning of the riddle. If you do not do that, we will burn down your father’s house, with you inside it! Did you invite us here only to make us poor [by forcing us to buy a lot of clothes for your husband]?”
16 Nagsimulang umiyak ang asawa ni Samson sa kaniyang harapan; sinabi niya, “Lahat ng ginagawa mo ay galit sa akin! Hindi mo ako mahal. Nagsabi ka ng bugtong sa ilan kong mga kaibigan, pero hindi mo sinabi sa akin ang sagot.” Sinabi ni Samson sa kaniya, “Tumingin ka sa akin, kung hindi ko sinabi sa aking ama o sa aking ina, dapat ko bang sabihin sa iyo?”
So Samson’s wife came to him, crying, and said to him, “You do not really love me. You hate me! You have told a riddle to my friends, but you have not told me the meaning of the riddle!” He replied, “I have not told the meaning of the riddle even to my mother and father, so why should I tell it to you?”
17 Umiyak siya sa loob ng pitong araw hanggang sa natapos ang kanilang kapistahan. Sa ikapitong araw sinabi niya sa kaniya ang sagot dahil pinilit niya siya ng labis. Sinabi niya ang sagot sa mga kamag-anak ng kaniyang bayan.
She continued to cry every time she was with him, all during the rest of the celebration. Finally, on the seventh day, because she continued to nag him, he told her the meaning of the riddle. Then she told it to the young men.
18 At sinabi sa kaniya ng mga kalalakihan sa lungsod, sa ikapitong araw bago lumubog ang araw, “Ano ang mas matamis kaysa sa pulot? Ano ang mas malakas kaysa sa leon?” Sinabi ni Samson sa kanila, “Kung hindi kayo nag-araro gamit ang aking dumalagang baka, hindi sana ninyo malalaman ang sagot sa aking bugtong.”
So, before sunset on the seventh day, the young men came to Samson and said to him, “What/Nothing is sweeter than honey [RHQ]. What/Nothing is stronger than a lion [RHQ]!” Samson replied, “[You should not force a heifer to] plow a field [MET]. Similarly, if you had not forced my bride to ask me about the riddle [MET], you would not have known the answer to my riddle!”
19 Pagkatapos biglang pumaloob ang Espiritu ni Yahweh kay Samson na may kapangyarihan. Bumaba si Samson sa Ashkelon at pinatay niya ang tatlumpung lalaki na kabilang sa mga tao roon. Sapilitang niyang kinuha ang kanilang mga gamit, at ibinigay niya ang mga hanay ng kasuotan sa mga nakasagot sa kaniyang bugtong. Matindi ang kaniyang galit at umuwi siya sa bahay ng kaniyang ama.
Then Yahweh’s Spirit powerfully took control of Samson. He went down to [the coast at] Ashkelon [town], and killed 30 men. He took their clothes [and went back to Timnah] and gave them to the men who had told him the meaning of the riddle. But he was very angry about what had happened, so he went back home to live with his mother and father.
20 At ibinigay ang kaniyang asawa sa kaniyang matalik na kaibigan.
So (Samson’s wife was given/the bride’s father gave Samson’s wife) to the man who who had been Samson’s best man at the wedding, [but Samson did not know that].
