Judges 14
1 Samson went down to Timnah, and there he saw a woman, one of the daughters of the Philistines.
Samson, étant allé un jour à Timna, y remarqua une femme entre les filles des Philistins.
2 When he returned, he told his father and mother, “I saw a woman in Timnah, one of the daughters of the Philistines. Now get her for me to be my wife.”
A son retour, il le raconta à son père et à sa mère, en disant: "J’Ai vu une femme à Timna, parmi les filles des Philistins, et je désire que vous me la procuriez pour épouse."
3 His father and mother said to him, “Is there not a woman among the daughters of your relatives, or among all our people? Are you going to take a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines?” Samson said to his father, “Get her for me, for when I look at her, she pleases me.”
Son père et sa mère lui dirent: "Est-ce qu’il n’y a pas de femme dans ta parenté ou dans le reste de notre peuple, que tu ailles en chercher une parmi ces Philistins incirconcis?" Samson répondit à son père: "Procure-moi celle-là, puisque celle-là me plaît."
4 But his father and his mother did not know that this matter came from Yahweh, for he desired to create a conflict with the Philistines (for at that time the Philistines were ruling Israel).
Or, ses parents ne savaient pas que cela venait de Dieu, et qu’il cherchait une occasion de nuire aux Philistins, qui dominaient alors sur Israël.
5 Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and his mother, and they came to the vineyards of Timnah. And, look, there one of the young lions came up and was roaring at him.
Samson se rendit donc, avec son père et sa mère, à Timna. Comme ils atteignaient les vignes de Timna, voici qu’un jeune lion vint à lui en rugissant.
6 Yahweh's Spirit suddenly came on him, and he tore the lion apart as easily as he would have torn apart a small goat, and he had nothing in his hand. But he did not tell his father or his mother what he had done.
Saisi soudain de l’esprit divin, Samson le mit en pièces comme on ferait d’un chevreau, et il n’avait aucune arme. Mais il ne dit pas à ses parents ce qu’il avait fait.
7 He went and spoke with the woman, and when he looked at her, she pleased Samson.
Il alla ensuite faire sa déclaration à la femme, qui continua à lui plaire.
8 A few days later when he returned to marry her, he turned aside to look for the carcass of the lion. And, look, there was a swarm of bees and honey in what was left of the lion's body.
Quelque temps après, étant revenu pour l’épouser, il s’écarta afin de voir le cadavre du lion, et il trouva dans le corps un essaim d’abeilles et du miel.
9 He scraped up the honey in his hands and went on, eating as he went. When he came to his father and his mother, he gave some to them, and they ate. But he did not tell them he had taken the honey out of what was left of the lion's body.
Il le recueillit dans ses mains, en mangea chemin faisant, et, ayant rejoint ses parents, leur en donna à manger, sans leur apprendre qu’il avait tiré ce miel du corps du lion.
10 Samson's father went down to where the woman was, and Samson gave a feast there, for this was the custom of the young men.
Son père descendit chez l’épousée, où Samson donna un festin, selon l’usage des jeunes gens.
11 As soon as her relatives saw him, they brought him thirty of their friends to be with him.
Lors de sa réception, l’on désigna trente compagnons pour lui tenir société.
12 Samson said to them, “Let me now tell you a riddle. If one of you can find it out and tell me the answer during the seven days of the feast, I will give out thirty linen robes and thirty sets of clothes.
Samson leur dit: "Je veux vous proposer une énigme. Si vous pouvez la résoudre et me l’expliquer dans les sept jours du festin, je vous donnerai trente chemises et trente habillements de rechange;
13 But if you cannot tell me the answer, then you will give me thirty linen robes and thirty sets of clothes.” They said to him, “Tell us your riddle, so we may hear it.”
mais si vous ne pouvez me l’expliquer, c’est vous qui me donnerez trente chemises et trente habillements." Ils lui répondirent: "Propose-nous ton énigme, pour que nous l’entendions."
14 He said to them, “Out of the eater was something to eat; out of the strong was something sweet.” But his guests could not find the answer in three days.
Et il leur dit: "Du mangeur est sorti un aliment, et du fort est sortie la douceur." Mais ils ne purent deviner l’énigme, trois jours durant.
15 On the fourth day they said to Samson's wife, “Trick your husband so that he may tell us the answer to the riddle, or we will burn up you and your father's house. Did you invite us here in order to make us poor?”
Le septième jour, ils dirent à la femme de Samson: "Persuade à ton mari de te communiquer la solution et nous la rapporte, ou nous te brûlerons avec ta famille. Est-ce pour nous dépouiller que vous nous avez invités, vraiment?"
16 Samson's wife started to weep in front of him; she said, “All you do is hate me! You do not love me. You have told a riddle to some of my people, but you have not told me the answer.” Samson said to her, “Look here, if I have not told my father or my mother, should I tell you?”
La femme de Samson l’obséda de ses pleurs, disant: "Tu n’as que de la haine pour moi, point d’amour! Tu as proposé une énigme à mes compatriotes, et tu ne m’en as pas dit le mot! Vois! répondit-il, je ne l’ai pas dit à mon père ni à ma mère, et à toi je le révélerais?"
17 She cried during the seven days that their feast lasted. On the seventh day he told her the answer because she pressured him very much. She told the answer to the relatives of her people.
Elle l’obséda ainsi de ses pleurs pendant les sept jours qu’on célébra le festin, si bien que le septième jour, vaincu par ses instances, il lui révéla le mot, qu’elle apprit à son tour à ses compatriotes.
18 Before the sun went down on the seventh day the men of the city said to him, “What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?” Samson said to them, “If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have found the answer to my riddle.”
Le septième jour, avant que le soleil fût couché, les gens de la ville dirent à Samson: "Qu’y a-t-il de plus doux que le miel, et de plus fort que le lion?" A quoi il répondit: "Si vous n’aviez pas labouré avec ma génisse, vous n’auriez pas deviné mon énigme."
19 Then Yahweh's Spirit suddenly came on Samson with power. Samson went down to Ashkelon and killed thirty of their men. He took their plunder, and he gave their clothes to those who had explained the riddle. Burning with anger, he went up to his father's house.
Et saisi de l’esprit divin, il descendit à Ascalon, y tua trente hommes, s’empara de leurs dépouilles et donna aux devineurs les vêtements promis; puis, plein de fureur, se retira chez son père.
20 Samson's wife was given to his best friend.
La femme de Samson fut donnée à l’un des compagnons qu’on lui avait adjoints.
