Judges 14
1 And Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines.
Sansón bajó a Timná, donde vio a una mujer de las hijas de los filisteos.
2 And 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 to wife.
Cuando subió (a su casa) habló a su padre y a su madre, diciendo: “He visto en Timná a una mujer de las hijas de los filisteos; ahora pues, tomádmela por mujer.”
3 Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well.
Dijéronle su padre y su madre: “¿Acaso no hay mujer entre las hijas de tus hermanos, ni entre todo mi pueblo, para que tú vayas a tomar mujer de entre los incircuncisos filisteos?” Pero Sansón contestó a su padre: “Tómame a esa porque me gusta.”
4 But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the LORD; for he sought an occasion against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines had rule over Israel.
Su padre y su madre no sabían que esto venía de Yahvé, por cuanto buscaba ocasión contra los filisteos, pues los filisteos dominaban a la sazón a Israel.
5 Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnah, and came to the vineyards of Timnah: and, behold, a young lion roared against him.
Bajó Sansón con su padre y su madre a Timná, y cuando llegaron a las viñas de Timná, he aquí que un leoncillo salió rugiendo a su encuentro.
6 And the spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.
Entonces vino el Espíritu de Yahvé sobre Sansón y sin tener nada a mano, lo desgarró como se desgarra un cabrito; pero no dijo ni a su padre ni a su madre lo que había hecho.
7 And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.
Bajó y habló con la mujer, y ella gustó a Sansón.
8 And after a while he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees in the body of the lion, and honey.
Pasado algún tiempo volvió para tomarla y se apartó del camino para ver el cuerpo del león; y he aquí que dentro del cuerpo del león había un enjambre de abejas y un panal de miel.
9 And he took it into his hands, and went on, eating as he went, and he came to his father and mother, and gave unto them, and they did eat: but he told them not that he had taken the honey out of the body of the lion.
Lo tomó en sus manos, y siguiendo el camino comió, y cuando alcanzó a su padre y su madre, les dio y ellos comieron; mas no les dijo que había tomado la miel del cadáver del león.
10 And his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.
Luego bajó su padre a casa de la mujer, y Sansón hizo allí un banquete; porque tal era la costumbre de los mozos.
11 And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
Cuando ellos le vieron le dieron treinta compañeros para acompañarle;
12 And Samson said unto them, Let me now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of raiment:
a los cuales dijo Sansón: “Voy a proponeros un enigma; si me lo descifráis dentro de los siete días del banquete y encontráis el sentido, os daré treinta túnicas y treinta mudas de ropa.
13 but if ye cannot declare it me, then shall ye give me thirty linen garments and thirty changes of raiment. And they said unto him, Put forth thy riddle, that we may hear it.
Pero si no podéis descifrármelo me daréis vosotros a mí treinta túnicas y treinta mudas de ropa.” Ellos respondieron: “Propón tu enigma para que lo oigamos.”
14 And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days declare the riddle.
Les dijo entonces: “Del que come salió manjar, y del fuerte salió dulzura.” Y no pudieron descifrarle el enigma en tres días.
15 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson’s wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father’s house with fire: have ye called us to impoverish us? is it not [so]?
Al séptimo día dijeron a la mujer de Sansón: “Persuade a tu marido, para que nos descifre el enigma; de lo contrario te quemaremos a ti y a la casa de tu padre. ¿Acaso nos habéis convidado para robarnos?”
16 And Samson’s wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and hast not told it me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell it thee?
Y lloraba la mujer de Sansón delante de él y le decía: “Solo me odias y no me amas; has propuesto este enigma a los hijos de mi pueblo, sin descifrármelo a mí.” Le contestó: “Mira, no lo he explicado ni a mi padre ni a mi madre. ¿Acaso he de explicártelo a ti?”
17 And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she pressed him sore: and she told the riddle to the children of her people.
Mas ella lloraba delante de él los siete días que duró el banquete. Y al séptimo día él le dio la explicación, porque le molestaba mucho, y ella descifró el enigma a los hijos de su pueblo.
18 And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.
Le dijeron los hombres de la ciudad al séptimo día, antes de ponerse el sol: “¿Qué cosa más dulce que la miel? ¿qué más fuerte que el león?” Les respondió: “Si no hubierais arado con mi novilla, no habríais descifrado mi enigma.”
19 And the spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and smote thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave the changes [of raiment] unto them that declared the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father’s house.
Y vino el Espíritu de Yahvé sobre él; bajó a Ascalón, mató allí treinta hombres, y quitándoles los despojos, dio las mudas de ropa a los que habían descifrado el enigma; y ardiendo de cólera subió a casa de su padre.
20 But Samson’s wife was [given] to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.
Entretanto, la mujer de Sansón fue dada a uno de los compañeros que le había servido de amigo (en las bodas).
