1 ¶ And as Samson went down to Timnath, he saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.

وَنَزَلَ شَمْشُونُ إلَى بَلدَةِ تِمْنَةَ، وَرَأى امْرأةً فِلِسْطِيَّةً هُناكَ.

2 A nd he came up and told his father and his mother, saying, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines; now therefore get her for me to wife.

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

3 T hen 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 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 B ut his father and his mother did not know that it was of the LORD that he sought an occasion against the Philistines, for at that time the Philistines had dominion 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 T hen Samson went down with his father and his mother to Timnath, and when they came to the vineyards of Timnath, behold, a young lion came roaring 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 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 did not make known unto 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 after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside from the way to see the carcase of the lion; and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion.

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 of it in his hands and went along the way eating, and when he came to his father and mother, he also gave them some to eat, 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 ¶ So his father went down unto the woman; and Samson made a banquet there, for the young men used to do so.

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

11 A nd when they saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him,

وَلَمّا رَآهُ الشَّعبُ، اختارُوا ثَلاثِينَ مِنْ رُفَقائِهِمْ لِيَكُونُوا مَعَهُ.

12 u nto whom Samson said, I will now put forth an enigma unto you, which if ye can declare it and discover it to me within the seven days of the banquet, then I will give you thirty sheets 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 declare it to me, then ye shall give me thirty sheets and thirty changes of garments. And they said unto him, Put forth thy enigma 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 unto them, Out of the eater came forth food, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not declare the enigma in three days.

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 unto Samson’s wife, Entice thy husband that he may declare unto us this enigma lest we burn thee and thy father’s house with fire. Have ye called us here to impoverish us?

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 only hate me and dost not love me, for thou hast not declared unto me the enigma that thou hast put forth unto the sons of my people. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told it to my father nor my mother, and must I tell 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 their banquet lasted, but on the seventh day, he told her, because she lay sore upon him, and she declared the enigma to the sons 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 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 would have never discovered my enigma.

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 the LORD came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon and slew thirty men of them and taking their spoil, he gave the changes of garments to those who had explained the enigma. 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 B ut Samson’s wife was given to his companion, who had fed him before.

وَصارَتْ عَرُوسُ شَمْشُونَ زَوجَةً لِرَفِيقِهِ الَّذِي كانَ إشْبِينَ العَرِيسِ.