Judges 14
1 And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.
Simson pergi ke Timna dan di situ ia melihat seorang gadis Filistin.
2 And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me for a wife.
Ia pulang dan memberitahukan kepada ayahnya dan ibunya: "Di Timna aku melihat seorang gadis Filistin. Tolong, ambillah dia menjadi isteriku."
3 Then his father and his mother said to him, Is there not 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 to his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well.
Tetapi ayahnya dan ibunya berkata kepadanya: "Tidak adakah di antara anak-anak perempuan sanak saudaramu atau di antara seluruh bangsa kita seorang perempuan, sehingga engkau pergi mengambil isteri dari orang Filistin, orang-orang yang tidak bersunat itu?" Tetapi jawab Simson kepada ayahnya: "Ambillah dia bagiku, sebab dia kusukai."
4 But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the LORD, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.
Tetapi ayahnya dan ibunya tidak tahu bahwa hal itu dari pada TUHAN asalnya: sebab memang Simson harus mencari gara-gara terhadap orang Filistin. Karena pada masa itu orang Filistin menguasai orang Israel.
5 Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against him.
Lalu pergilah Simson beserta ayahnya dan ibunya ke Timna. Ketika mereka sampai ke kebun-kebun anggur di Timna, maka seekor singa muda mendatangi Simson dengan mengaum.
6 And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he tore him as he would have torn a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.
Pada waktu itu berkuasalah Roh TUHAN atas dia, sehingga singa itu dicabiknya seperti orang mencabik anak kambing--tanpa apa-apa di tangannya. Tetapi tidak diceriterakannya kepada ayahnya atau ibunya apa yang dilakukannya itu.
7 And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.
Maka pergilah ia ke sana, lalu bercakap-cakap dengan perempuan itu, sebab Simson suka kepadanya.
8 And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion.
Setelah beberapa waktu kembalilah ia ke sana untuk kawin dengan perempuan itu; dan ketika ia menyimpang dari jalan untuk melihat bangkai singa itu, tampaklah ada kawanan lebah pada kerangka singa itu dan juga madu.
9 And he took of it in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his father and mother, and he gave them, and they ate: but he told them not that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion.
Dikeruknya madu itu ke dalam tangannya dan sambil memakannya ia berjalan terus, kemudian pergilah ia kepada ayahnya dan ibunya, dan memberikannya juga kepada mereka, lalu mereka memakannya. Tetapi tidak diceriterakannya kepada mereka, bahwa madu itu dikeruknya dari kerangka singa.
10 So his father went down to the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.
Setelah ayahnya pergi kepada perempuan itu, Simson mengadakan perjamuan di sana, sebab demikianlah biasanya dilakukan orang-orang muda.
11 And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
Ketika mereka melihat dia, dipilihlah tiga puluh orang kawan untuk menemani dia.
12 And Samson said to them, I will now tell a riddle to you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments:
Kata Simson kepada mereka: "Aku mau mengatakan suatu teka-teki kepada kamu. Jika kamu dapat memberi jawabnya yang tepat kepadaku dalam tujuh hari selama perjamuan ini berlangsung dan menebaknya, maka aku akan memberikan kepadamu tiga puluh pakaian lenan dan tiga puluh pakaian kebesaran.
13 But if ye cannot declare it to me, then shall ye give me thirty sheets and thirty change of garments. And they said to him, Tell thy riddle, that we may hear it.
Tetapi jika kamu tidak dapat memberi jawabnya kepadaku, maka kamulah yang harus memberikan tiga puluh pakaian dalam dan tiga puluh pakaian kebesaran kepadaku." Kata mereka kepadanya: "Katakanlah teka-tekimu itu, supaya kami dengar."
14 And he said to them, Out of the eater came forth food, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the riddle.
Lalu katanya kepada mereka: "Dari yang makan keluar makanan, dari yang kuat keluar manisan." Ada tiga hari lamanya mereka tidak dapat memberi jawab teka-teki itu.
15 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said to Samson’s wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare to us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father’s house with fire: have ye called us to take what we possess? is it not so?
Pada hari ketujuh berkatalah mereka kepada isteri Simson: "Bujuklah suamimu, supaya diberitahukannya kepada kami jawab teka-teki itu; kalau tidak, kami akan membakar engkau beserta seisi rumah ayahmu. Apakah engkau mengundang kami untuk membuat kami menjadi miskin? Tidak, bukan?"
16 And Samson’s wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast told a riddle to the children of my people, and hast not told it to me. And he said to her, Behold, I have not told it to my father nor to my mother, and shall I tell it to thee?
Lalu menangislah isteri Simson itu sambil memeluk Simson, katanya: "Engkau benci saja kepadaku, dan tidak cinta kepadaku; suatu teka-teki kaukatakan kepada orang-orang sebangsaku, tetapi jawabnya tidak kauberitahukan kepadaku." Sahutnya kepadanya: "Sedangkan kepada ayahku dan ibuku tidak kuberitahukan, masakan kepada engkau akan kuberitahukan?"
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 so hard: and she told the riddle to the children of her people.
Tetapi isterinya itu menangis di sampingnya selama ketujuh hari mereka mengadakan perjamuan itu. Pada hari yang ketujuh diberitahukannyala kepadanya, karena ia merengek-rengek kepadanya, kemudian perempuan itu memberitahukan jawab teka-teki itu kepada orang-orang sebangsanya.
18 And the men of the city said to 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 to them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.
Lalu pada hari yang ketujuh itu, sebelum matahari terbenam, berkatalah orang-orang kota itu kepadanya: "Apakah yang lebih manis dari pada madu? Apakah yang lebih kuat dari pada singa?" Sahutnya kepada mereka: "Kalau kamu tidak membajak dengan lembu betinaku, pasti kamu tidak menebak teka-tekiku."
19 And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and slew thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave change of garments to them who expounded the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father’s house.
Maka berkuasalah Roh TUHAN atas dia, lalu pergilah ia ke Askelon dan dibunuhnya tiga puluh orang di sana, diambilnya pakaian mereka dan diberikannya pakaian-pakaian kebesaran itu kepada orang-orang yang dapat memberi jawab teka-teki itu. Tetapi amarahnya masih juga bernyala-nyala, lalu pulanglah ia ke rumah ayahnya.
20 But Samson’s wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.
Maka diberikanlah isteri Simson itu kepada kawannya, bekas pengiringnya.
