1 A nd Samson went down to Timnathah, and saw a woman in Timnathah of the daughters of the Philistines.

وَنَزَلَ شَمْشُونُ إلَى بَلدَةِ تِمْنَةَ، وَرَأى امْرأةً فِلِسْطِيَّةً هُناكَ.

2 A nd he went up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnathah of the daughters of the Philistines; and now take her for me as wife.

ثُمَّ صَعِدَ وَأخبَرَ أباهُ وَأُمَّهُ، قالَ لَهُما: «رَأيتُ امْرأةً فِلِسْطِيَّةً فِي تِمْنَةَ، فَالآنَ خُذاها لِي زَوجَةً.»

3 A nd his father and his mother said to him, Is there no woman among the daughters of thy brethren, and among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the Philistines, the uncircumcised? And Samson said to his father, Take her for me, for she pleases me well.

فَقالَ لَهُ أبُوهُ وَأُمُّهُ: «ألا تُوجَدُ امْرأةٌ بَينَ بَناتِ أقرِبائِكَ، أوْ فِي كُلِّ شَعبِكَ، حَتَّى إنَّكَ مَضْطَرٌّ إلَى الزَّواجِ مِنَ امْرأةٍ مِنَ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ اللّامَختُونِينَ؟» لَكِنَّ شَمْشُونَ قالَ لِأبِيهِ: «خُذْها لِي، لِأنَّها أعجَبَتْنِي.»

4 A nd his father and his mother did not know that it was of Jehovah, that he was seeking an occasion against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines were ruling over Israel.

وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يَعرِفُ أبُوهُ وَأُمُّهُ أنَّ هَذا الأمرَ كانَ مِنَ اللهِ ، إذ كانَ يَنْتَظِرُ الوَقْتَ المُناسِبَ لِلعَمَلِ ضِدَّ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ. فَفِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، كانَ الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ يَحكُمُونَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ.

5 A nd Samson went down, and his father and his mother, to Timnathah; and they came to the vineyards of Timnathah. And behold, a young lion roared against him;

فَنَزَلَ شَمْشُونُ مَعَ أبِيهِ وَأُمِّهِ إلَى تِمْنَةَ. وَبَيْنَما كانَ يَسِيرُ فِي أحَدِ كُرُومِ تِمْنَةَ، ظَهَرَ فَجأةً أسَدٌ يَزأرُ لِمُلاقاتِهِ.

6 a nd the Spirit of Jehovah came upon him, and he rent it as one rends a kid, and nothing was in his hand. And he did not tell his father or his mother what he had done.

فَحَلَّ عَلَيهِ رُوحُ اللهِ بِقُوَّةٍ، فَشَقَّهُ كَما يَشُقُّ جِدْياً! وَكانَ شَمْشُونُ أعزَلَ، لَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يُخبِرْ أباهُ وَأُمَّهُ بِما فَعَلَ.

7 A nd he went down and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.

ثُمَّ نَزَلَ وَكَلَّمَ المَرأةَ، فَأعجَبَتْهُ.

8 A nd he returned after a time to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion; and behold, a swarm of bees in the carcase of the lion, and honey;

وَبَعْدَ مُدَّةٍ عادَ لِيَتَزَوَّجَها. وَفِي طَرِيقِ عَودَتِهِ، انعَطَفَ لِيَرَى جُثَّةَ الأسَدِ، فَدُهِشَ إذْ رَأى سِرباً مِنَ النَحلِ وَعَسَلاً فِي جُثَّةِ الأسَدِ.

9 a nd he took it out in his hands, and went on, and ate as he went. And he came to his father and to his mother, and gave them, and they ate; but he did not tell them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion.

فَغَرَفَ مِنْهُ بِيَدِهِ، وَمَضَى يَأكُلُ وَهُوَ يَمشِي. وَجاءَ إلَى أبِيهِ وَأُمِّهِ، وَأعطاهُما بَعضَ العَسَلِ، فَأكَلا. لَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يُخبِرْهُما أنَّهُ أخَذَ العَسَلَ عَنْ جُثَّةِ الأسَدِ.

10 A nd his father went down to the woman, and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.

وَنَزَلَ أبُوهُ إلَى المَرأةِ. وَصَنَعَ شَمْشُونُ وَلِيمَةً هُناكَ، كَما اعتادَ الشَّبابُ أنْ يَفعَلُوا.

11 A nd it came to pass when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions, and they were with him.

وَلَمّا رَآهُ الشَّعبُ، اختارُوا ثَلاثِينَ مِنْ رُفَقائِهِمْ لِيَكُونُوا مَعَهُ.

12 A nd Samson said to them, Let me now propound a riddle to you; if ye clearly explain it to me within the seven days of the feast, and find out, then I will give you thirty shirts, and thirty changes of garments.

فَقالَ لَهُمْ شَمْشُونُ: «سأُعطِيكُمْ لُغْزاً، وَسأُمْهِلُكُمْ سَبْعَةَ أيّامٍ لِتَعْرِفُوا التَّفسِيرَ، هِيَ أيّامُ الوَلِيمَةِ. فَإذا تَمَكَّنْتُمْ مِنْ تَفسِيرِهِ، فَسَأُعطِيكُمْ ثَلاثِينَ ثَوباً مِنَ الكِتّانِ، وَثَلاثِينَ ثَوباً مُلَوَّناً.

13 B ut if ye cannot explain to me, then shall ye give me thirty shirts, and thirty changes of garments. And they said to him, Propound thy riddle, that we may hear it.

لَكِنْ إنْ عَجِزْتُمْ عَنْ تَفسِيرِهِ، تُعطُونِي أنْتُمْ ثَلاثِينَ ثَوباً مِنَ الكِتّانِ وَثَلاثِينَ ثَوباً مُلَوَّناً.» فَقالُوا لَهُ: «هاتِ لُغزَكَ. أسمِعْنا إيّاهُ.»

14 A nd 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 explain the riddle.

فَقالَ لَهُمْ: «مِنَ الآكِلِ خَرَجَ أكلٌ، وَمِنَ القَوِيِّ خَرَجَتْ حَلاوَةٌ.» لَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَستَطِيعُوا حَلَّ اللُّغْزِ فِي ثَلاثَةِ أيّامٍ.

15 A nd it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said to Samson's wife, Persuade thy husband, that he may explain to us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire. Have ye invited us to impoverish us,—is it not ?

وَفِي اليَومِ الرّابِعِ، قالُوا لِزَوجَةِ شَمْشُونَ: «احتالِي عَلَى زَوجِكِ لِكَي يُفَسِّرَ اللُّغْزَ لَنا، وَإلّا فَإنَّنا سَنُحرِقُكِ وَبَيتَ أبِيكِ بِالنّارِ. ألَعَلَّكُمْ دَعَوتُمُونا إلَى هُنا لِكَي تُفْقِرُونا؟»

16 A nd Samson's wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not. Thou hast propounded the riddle to the children of my people, and hast not explained it to me. And he said to her, Behold, I have not explained it to my father nor my mother, and shall I explain it to thee?

فَبَكَتِ امْرأةُ شَمْشُونَ عَلَى كَتِفِهِ، وَقالَتْ لَهُ: «أنتَ تَكْرَهُنِي. أنتَ لا تُحِبُّنِي. أعطَيتَ لُغزاً لِشَعبِي، وَلَمْ تُفَسِّرْهُ لِي.» فَقالَ لَها: «اسْمَعِي، أنا لَمْ أُفَسِّرْهُ حَتَّى لِأبِي وَأُمِّي، فَكَيفَ أُفَسِّرُهُ لَكِ؟»

17 A nd she wept before him the seven days, while they had the feast. And it came to pass on the seventh day, that he explained it to her, for she pressed him. And she explained the riddle to the children of her people.

فَبَكَتْ عَلَى كَتِفِهِ طَوالَ بَقِيَّةِ أيّامِ الوَلِيمَةِ السَّبعَةِ، وَفِي اليَومِ السّابِعِ شَرَحَ لَها اللُّغْزَ، لِأنَّها أزعَجَتْهُ كَثِيراَ. فَأخْبَرَتْ شَعبَها بِتَفْسِيرِ اللُّغْزِ.

18 A nd the men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey, And what stronger than a lion? And he said to them, If ye had not ploughed with my heifer, Ye had not found out my riddle.

فَقالَ رِجالُ البَلْدَةِ لَهُ فِي اليَومِ السّابِعِ قَبلَ شُرُوقِ الشَّمْسِ: «لا أحلَى مِنَ العَسَلِ، وَلا أقوَى مِنَ الأسَدِ!» فَقالَ لَهُمْ: «لَوْ لَمْ تَحرُثُوا عَلَى بَقَرَتِي، لَما اسْتَطَعْتُمْ حَلَّ أُحْجِيَتِي.»

19 A nd the Spirit of Jehovah came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and slew of them thirty men, and took their spoil, and gave the changes of garments unto them that explained the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house.

ثُمَّ حَلَّ رُوحُ اللهِ عَلَيهِ بِقُوَّةٍ، فَنَزَلَ شَمْشُونُ إلَى أشْقَلُونَ، وَقَتَلَ ثَلاثِينَ فِلِسْطِيّاً، وَأخَذَ عُدَّتَهُمْ، وَأعطَى ثِيابَهُمْ لِلَّذِينَ فَسَّرُوا اللُّغْزَ. وَكانَ غاضِباً جِدّاً، فَذَهَبَ إلَى بَيتِ أبِيهِ.

20 A nd Samson's wife was to his companion, whom he had made his friend.

وَصارَتْ عَرُوسُ شَمْشُونَ زَوجَةً لِرَفِيقِهِ الَّذِي كانَ إشْبِينَ العَرِيسِ.