士師記

第14章

1 參孫往亭訥、見非利士人之女、

2 反告父母曰、我在亭訥、見非利士人女、願爲我娶之。

3 父母曰、爾同儕、同族中豈無女乎、非利士人未受割禮、何娶其女乎。參孫告父曰、我悅斯女、請爲我聘。

4 蓋是時以色列族爲非利士人所轄、參孫父母不知斯事由於耶和華、使參孫與非利士人生其釁隙。

5 參孫與父母偕往亭訥、至葡萄園、有穉獅哮吼以迎。

6 參孫爲耶和華之神所感、雖不執器、亦剖獅腹、如剖羊羔、不以所行告其父母、

7 遂往偕婦談言、意甚悅之。

8 越數之復至、欲娶斯女、轉由途側、以觀獅尸、見羣蜂與蜜在其中。

9 乃取之、且行且食、至父母所、亦予之食、不以取蜜之故告。

10 父詣女所、參孫循少者之例、肆筵設席。

11 人見參孫、則簡同儔三十人、以與之偕。

12 參孫曰、容我以隱語相試、如宴間七日、果能詳釋、我必取布三十端、衣三十襲、以饋於爾。

13 浸假不能、爾必饋我、亦如此數。僉曰、可、盍題隱語、使我聞之。

14 曰、自食者出食、自強者出甜。同儕歷三日不能解其意。

15 越至七日、謂參孫妻曰、可餂爾夫、使詳隱語、不然、我必燬爾及父家室。爾來邀我、非欲得我所有乎。

16 參孫妻哭於參孫前曰、汝惟憾我、絕不戀愛、爾以隱語試我同族、而不告我。曰、我未告父母、豈告爾乎。

17 妻哭於前、歷宴之七日、旣屆其期、因妻相迫、乃以隱語告妻、妻以告同族。

18 七日、日未入時、邑人告之曰、孰甜於蜜、孰強於獅。參孫曰、如不用我犢而耕、則我之隱語曷由知乎。

19 參孫感於耶和華之神、遂往亞實基倫、殺三十人、褫其衣以給詳隱語者。參孫怒甚、反於父家。

20 其妻爲同儔所取。

Judges

Chapter 14

1 AND Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.

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 to wife.

3 Then his father and mother said to him, Is there not a woman here among the daughters of the kinsmen of your father, or among all your people, that you are going to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said to his father, Get her for me; for she pleased me well.

4 But his father and his mother did not know that it was of the LORD, that he might seek vengeance against the Philistines; for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.

5 Then Samson went down with his father and mother to Timnath, and they came to the vineyards of Timnath; and, behold, a young lion roared at him.

6 And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he tore the lion as one tears a kid, and he had nothing in his hand; but he did not tell his father or his mother what he had done.

7 And they went down and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.

8 And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion; and, behold, there was a swarm of bees in the carcass of the lion, and the honey ran out on his hands as he walked.

9 And he went to his father and mother, and gave some honey to them, and they did eat; but he did not tell them that the honey came from the carcass of the lion.

10 So his father went down to the woman; and Samson made there a wedding feast for seven days; for so the young men used to do.

11 And when they saw him, there came thirty men and became his groomsmen.

12 And Samson said to them, I will now put forth a riddle to you; if you can interpret it to me within the seven days of the feast and find it out, then I will give you thirty overcoats made of felt and thirty changes of garments;

13 But if you cannot interpret it to me, then you shall give me thirty overcoats made of felt and thirty changes of garments. And they said to him, Put forth your riddle, that we may hear it.

14 And he said to them, Out of the eater came forth something to eat, and out of the bitter came forth something sweet. And for three days they could not interpret the riddle.

15 But on the fourth day, they said to Samson's wife, Entice your husband, that he may declare to us his riddle, lest we burn you and your father's house with fire and take over his possessions.

16 And Samson's wife wept and said to him, You truly hate me and do not love me; you have put forth a riddle to my countrymen, and you have never told it to me. And he said to her, I have not told it to my father nor to my mother, and shall I tell it to you?

17 And she wept the seven days, while the feast lasted; and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she distressed him; and she told the riddle to her countrymen.

18 And the men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the banquet, What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion? And Samson said to them, If you had not enticed my heifer, you would not have interpreted my riddle.

19 And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and he seized thirty of their men, and he slew them and took their garments and gave them to those who had interpreted his riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house.

20 And Samson's wife, whom he loved, was given to one of his groomsmen.

士師記

第14章

Judges

Chapter 14

1 參孫往亭訥、見非利士人之女、

1 AND Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.

2 反告父母曰、我在亭訥、見非利士人女、願爲我娶之。

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 to wife.

3 父母曰、爾同儕、同族中豈無女乎、非利士人未受割禮、何娶其女乎。參孫告父曰、我悅斯女、請爲我聘。

3 Then his father and mother said to him, Is there not a woman here among the daughters of the kinsmen of your father, or among all your people, that you are going to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said to his father, Get her for me; for she pleased me well.

4 蓋是時以色列族爲非利士人所轄、參孫父母不知斯事由於耶和華、使參孫與非利士人生其釁隙。

4 But his father and his mother did not know that it was of the LORD, that he might seek vengeance against the Philistines; for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.

5 參孫與父母偕往亭訥、至葡萄園、有穉獅哮吼以迎。

5 Then Samson went down with his father and mother to Timnath, and they came to the vineyards of Timnath; and, behold, a young lion roared at him.

6 參孫爲耶和華之神所感、雖不執器、亦剖獅腹、如剖羊羔、不以所行告其父母、

6 And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he tore the lion as one tears a kid, and he had nothing in his hand; but he did not tell his father or his mother what he had done.

7 遂往偕婦談言、意甚悅之。

7 And they went down and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.

8 越數之復至、欲娶斯女、轉由途側、以觀獅尸、見羣蜂與蜜在其中。

8 And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion; and, behold, there was a swarm of bees in the carcass of the lion, and the honey ran out on his hands as he walked.

9 乃取之、且行且食、至父母所、亦予之食、不以取蜜之故告。

9 And he went to his father and mother, and gave some honey to them, and they did eat; but he did not tell them that the honey came from the carcass of the lion.

10 父詣女所、參孫循少者之例、肆筵設席。

10 So his father went down to the woman; and Samson made there a wedding feast for seven days; for so the young men used to do.

11 人見參孫、則簡同儔三十人、以與之偕。

11 And when they saw him, there came thirty men and became his groomsmen.

12 參孫曰、容我以隱語相試、如宴間七日、果能詳釋、我必取布三十端、衣三十襲、以饋於爾。

12 And Samson said to them, I will now put forth a riddle to you; if you can interpret it to me within the seven days of the feast and find it out, then I will give you thirty overcoats made of felt and thirty changes of garments;

13 浸假不能、爾必饋我、亦如此數。僉曰、可、盍題隱語、使我聞之。

13 But if you cannot interpret it to me, then you shall give me thirty overcoats made of felt and thirty changes of garments. And they said to him, Put forth your riddle, that we may hear it.

14 曰、自食者出食、自強者出甜。同儕歷三日不能解其意。

14 And he said to them, Out of the eater came forth something to eat, and out of the bitter came forth something sweet. And for three days they could not interpret the riddle.

15 越至七日、謂參孫妻曰、可餂爾夫、使詳隱語、不然、我必燬爾及父家室。爾來邀我、非欲得我所有乎。

15 But on the fourth day, they said to Samson's wife, Entice your husband, that he may declare to us his riddle, lest we burn you and your father's house with fire and take over his possessions.

16 參孫妻哭於參孫前曰、汝惟憾我、絕不戀愛、爾以隱語試我同族、而不告我。曰、我未告父母、豈告爾乎。

16 And Samson's wife wept and said to him, You truly hate me and do not love me; you have put forth a riddle to my countrymen, and you have never told it to me. And he said to her, I have not told it to my father nor to my mother, and shall I tell it to you?

17 妻哭於前、歷宴之七日、旣屆其期、因妻相迫、乃以隱語告妻、妻以告同族。

17 And she wept the seven days, while the feast lasted; and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she distressed him; and she told the riddle to her countrymen.

18 七日、日未入時、邑人告之曰、孰甜於蜜、孰強於獅。參孫曰、如不用我犢而耕、則我之隱語曷由知乎。

18 And the men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the banquet, What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion? And Samson said to them, If you had not enticed my heifer, you would not have interpreted my riddle.

19 參孫感於耶和華之神、遂往亞實基倫、殺三十人、褫其衣以給詳隱語者。參孫怒甚、反於父家。

19 And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and he seized thirty of their men, and he slew them and took their garments and gave them to those who had interpreted his riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house.

20 其妻爲同儔所取。

20 And Samson's wife, whom he loved, was given to one of his groomsmen.