Judges 14

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Judges 14 Text (WEB) Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines. He came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, "I have seen a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me as wife." Then his father and his mother said to him, "Is there never a woman among the daughters of your brothers, or among all my people, that you go to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines?" Samson said to his father, "Get her for me; for she pleases me well." But his father and his mother didn't know that it was of Yahweh; for he sought an occasion against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines had rule over Israel. Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnah, and came to the vineyards of Timnah: and behold, a young lion roared against him. The Spirit of Yahweh came mightily on him, and he tore him as he would have torn a young goat; and he had nothing in his hand: but he didn't tell his father or his mother what he had done. He went down, and talked with the woman, and she pleased Samson well. After a while 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 body of the lion, and honey. He took it into his hands, and went on, eating as he went; and he came to his father and mother, and gave to them, and they ate: but he didn't tell them that he had taken the honey out of the body of the lion. His father went down to the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do. It happened, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him. Samson said to them, "Let me tell you a riddle now. If you can declare it to me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing; but if you can't declare it to me, then you shall give me thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing." They said to him, "Put forth your riddle, that we may hear it." He said to them, "Out of the eater came forth food. Out of the strong came forth sweetness." They couldn't in three days declare the riddle. It happened on the seventh day, that they said to Samson's wife, "Entice your husband, that he may declare to us the riddle, lest we burn you and your father's house with fire. Have you called us to impoverish us? Is it not [so]?" Samson's wife wept before him, and said, "You just hate me, and don't love me. You have put forth a riddle to the children of my people, and haven't told it me." He said to her, "Behold, I haven't told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell you?" She wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it happened on the seventh day, that he told her, because she pressed him severely; and she told the riddle to the children of her people. The men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, "What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?" He said to them, "If you hadn't plowed with my heifer, you wouldn't have found out my riddle." The Spirit of Yahweh came mightily on him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and struck thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave the changes [of clothing] to those who declared the riddle. His anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house. But Samson's wife was [given] to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.
Judges 14 Text (Hebrew) וירד שמשון תמנתה וירא אשה בתמנתה מבנות פלשתים׃ ויעל ויגד לאביו ולאמו ויאמר אשה ראיתי בתמנתה מבנות פלשתים ועתה קחו־אותה לי לאשה׃ ויאמר לו אביו ואמו האין בבנות אחיך ובכל־עמי אשה כי־אתה הולך לקחת אשה מפלשתים הערלים ויאמר שמשון אל־אביו אותה קח־לי כי־היא ישרה בעיני׃ ואביו ואמו לא ידעו כי מיהוה היא כי־תאנה הוא־מבקש מפלשתים ובעת ההיא פלשתים משלים בישראל׃ ף וירד שמשון ואביו ואמו תמנתה ויבאו עד־כרמי תמנתה והנה כפיר אריות שאג לקראתו׃ ותצלח עליו רוח יהוה וישסעהו כשסע הגדי ומאומה אין בידו ולא הגיד לאביו ולאמו את אשר עשה׃ וירד וידבר לאשה ותישר בעיני שמשון׃ וישב מימים לקחתה ויסר לראות את מפלת האריה והנה עדת דבורים בגוית האריה ודבש׃ וירדהו אל־כפיו וילך הלוך ואכל וילך אל־אביו ואל־אמו ויתן להם ויאכלו ולא־הגיד להם כי מגוית האריה רדה הדבש׃ וירד אביהו אל־האשה ויעש שם שמשון משתה כי כן יעשו הבחורים׃ ויהי כראותם אותו ויקחו שלשים מרעים ויהיו אתו׃ ויאמר להם שמשון אחודה־נא לכם חידה אם־הגד תגידו אותה לי שבעת ימי המשתה ומצאתם ונתתי לכם שלשים סדינים ושלשים חלפת בגדים׃ ואם־לא תוכלו להגיד לי ונתתם אתם לי שלשים סדינים ושלשים חליפות בגדים ויאמרו לו חודה חידתך ונשמענה׃ ויאמר להם מהאכל יצא מאכל ומעז יצא מתוק ולא יכלו להגיד החידה שלשת ימים׃ ויהי ביום השביעי ויאמרו לאשת־שמשון פתי את־אישך ויגד־לנו את־החידה פן־נשרף אותך ואת־בית אביך באש הלירשנו קראתם לנו הלא׃ ותבך אשת שמשון עליו ותאמר רק־שנאתני ולא אהבתני החידה חדת לבני עמי ולי לא הגדתה ויאמר לה הנה לאבי ולאמי לא הגדתי ולך אגיד׃ ותבך עליו שבעת הימים אשר־היה להם המשתה ויהי ביום השביעי ויגד־לה כי הציקתהו ותגד החידה לבני עמה׃ ויאמרו לו אנשי העיר ביום השביעי בטרם יבא החרסה מה־מתוק מדבש ומה עז מארי ויאמר להם לולא חרשתם בעגלתי לא מצאתם חידתי׃ ותצלח עליו רוח יהוה וירד אשקלון ויך מהם שלשים איש ויקח את־חליצותם ויתן החליפות למגידי החידה ויחר אפו ויעל בית אביהו׃ ף ותהי אשת שמשון למרעהו אשר רעה לו׃
Judges 14 Text (Greek) και κατεβη σαμψων εις θαμναθα και ειδεν γυναικα εις θαμναθα απο των θυγατερων των και ανεβη και απηγγειλεν τω πατρι αυτου και τη μητρι αυτου και ειπεν γυναικα εορακα εν θαμναθα απο των θυγατερων φυλιστιιμ και νυν λαβετε αυτην εμοι εις και ειπεν αυτω ο πατηρ αυτου και η μητηρ αυτου μη ουκ εισιν θυγατερες των αδελφων σου και εκ παντος του λαου μου γυνη οτι συ πορευη λαβειν γυναικα απο των αλλοφυλων των απεριτμητων και ειπεν σαμψων προς τον πατερα αυτου ταυτην λαβε μοι οτι αυτη ευθεια εν οφθαλμοις και ο πατηρ αυτου και η μητηρ αυτου ουκ εγνωσαν οτι παρα κυριου εστιν οτι εκδικησιν αυτος ζητει εκ των αλλοφυλων και εν τω καιρω εκεινω οι αλλοφυλοι κυριευοντες εν και κατεβη σαμψων και ο πατηρ αυτου και η μητηρ αυτου εις θαμναθα και ηλθεν εως του αμπελωνος θαμναθα και ιδου σκυμνος λεοντος ωρυομενος εις συναντησιν και ηλατο επ' αυτον πνευμα κυριου και συνετριψεν αυτον ωσει συντριψει εριφον και ουδεν ην εν ταις χερσιν αυτου και ουκ απηγγειλεν τω πατρι αυτου και τη μητρι αυτου ο και κατεβησαν και ελαλησαν τη γυναικι και ηυθυνθη εν οφθαλμοις και υπεστρεψεν μεθ' ημερας λαβειν αυτην και εξεκλινεν ιδειν το πτωμα του λεοντος και ιδου συναγωγη μελισσων εν τω στοματι του λεοντος και και εξειλεν αυτο εις χειρας αυτου και επορευετο πορευομενος και εσθιων και επορευθη προς τον πατερα αυτου και την μητερα αυτου και εδωκεν αυτοις και εφαγον και ουκ απηγγειλεν αυτοις οτι απο του στοματος του λεοντος εξειλεν το και κατεβη ο πατηρ αυτου προς την γυναικα και εποιησεν εκει σαμψων ποτον επτα ημερας οτι ουτως ποιουσιν οι και εγενετο οτε ειδον αυτον και ελαβον τριακοντα κλητους και ησαν μετ' και ειπεν αυτοις σαμψων προβλημα υμιν προβαλλομαι εαν απαγγελλοντες απαγγειλητε αυτο εν ταις επτα ημεραις του ποτου και ευρητε δωσω υμιν τριακοντα σινδονας και τριακοντα στολας και εαν μη δυνησθε απαγγειλαι μοι δωσετε υμεις εμοι τριακοντα οθονια και τριακοντα αλλασσομενας στολας ιματιων και ειπαν αυτω προβαλου το προβλημα και ακουσομεθα και ειπεν αυτοις τι βρωτον εξηλθεν εκ βιβρωσκοντος και απο ισχυρου γλυκυ και ουκ ηδυναντο απαγγειλαι το προβλημα επι τρεις και εγενετο εν τη ημερα τη τεταρτη και ειπαν τη γυναικι σαμψων απατησον δη τον ανδρα σου και απαγγειλατω σοι το προβλημα μηποτε κατακαυσωμεν σε και τον οικον του πατρος σου εν πυρι η εκβιασαι ημας και εκλαυσεν η γυνη σαμψων προς αυτον και ειπεν πλην μεμισηκας με και ουκ ηγαπησας με οτι το προβλημα ο προεβαλου τοις υιοις του λαου μου ουκ απηγγειλας μοι και ειπεν αυτη σαμψων ει τω πατρι μου και τη μητρι μου ουκ απηγγελκα σοι και εκλαυσεν προς αυτον επι τας επτα ημερας ας ην αυτοις ο ποτος και εγενετο εν τη ημερα τη εβδομη και απηγγειλεν αυτη οτι παρενωχλησεν αυτω και αυτη απηγγειλεν τοις υιοις του λαου και ειπαν αυτω οι ανδρες της πολεως εν τη ημερα τη εβδομη προ του ανατειλαι τον ηλιον τι γλυκυτερον μελιτος και τι ισχυροτερον λεοντος και ειπεν αυτοις σαμψων ει μη ηροτριασατε εν τη δαμαλει μου ουκ αν εγνωτε το προβλημα και ηλατο επ' αυτον πνευμα κυριου και κατεβη εις ασκαλωνα και επαταξεν εξ αυτων τριακοντα ανδρας και ελαβεν τα ιματια αυτων και εδωκεν τας στολας τοις απαγγειλασιν το προβλημα και ωργισθη θυμω σαμψων και ανεβη εις τον οικον του πατρος και εγενετο η γυνη σαμψων ενι των φιλων αυτου ων
Judges 14 Text (Latin) Descendit ergo Samson in Thamnatha : vidensque ibi mulierem de filiabus Philisthiim, ascendit, et nuntiavit patri suo et matri suæ, dicens : Vidi mulierem in Thamnatha de filiabus Philisthinorum : quam quæso ut mihi accipiatis uxorem. Cui dixerunt pater et mater sua : Numquid non est mulier in filiabus fratrum tuorum, et in omni populo meo, quia vis accipere uxorem de Philisthiim, qui incircumcisi sunt ? Dixitque Samson ad patrem suum : Hanc mihi accipe : quia placuit oculis meis. Parentes autem ejus nesciebant quod res a Domino fieret, et quæreret occasionem contra Philisthiim : eo enim tempore Philisthiim dominabantur Israëli. Descendit itaque Samson cum patre suo et matre in Thamnatha. Cumque venissent ad vineas oppidi, apparuit catulus leonis sævus, et rugiens, et occurrit ei. Irruit autem spiritus Domini in Samson, et dilaceravit leonem, quasi hædum in frustra discerpens, nihil omnino habens in manu : et hoc patri et matri noluit indicare. Descenditque et locutus est mulieri, quæ placuerat oculis ejus. Et post aliquot dies revertens ut acciperet eam, declinavit ut videret cadaver leonis, et ecce examen apum in ore leonis erat ac favus mellis. Quem cum sumpsisset in manibus comedebat in via : veniensque ad patrem suum et matrem, dedit eis partem, qui et ipsi comederunt : nec tamen eis voluit indicare quod mel de corpore leonis assumpserat. Descendit itaque pater ejus ad mulierem, et fecit filio suo Samson convivium : sic enim juvenes facere consueverant. Cum ergo cives loci illius vidissent eum, dederunt ei sodales triginta ut essent cum eo. Quibus locutus est Samson : Proponam vobis problema : quod si solveritis mihi intra septem dies convivii, dabo vobis triginta sindones, et totidem tunicas : sin autem non potueritis solvere, vos dabitis mihi triginta sindones, et ejusdem numeri tunicas. Qui responderunt ei : Propone problema, ut audiamus. Dixitque eis : De comedente exivit cibus, et de forti egressa est dulcedo. Nec potuerunt per tres dies propositionem solvere. Cumque adesset dies septimus, dixerunt ad uxorem Samson : Blandire viro tuo et suade ei ut indicet tibi quid significet problema : quod si facere nolueris, incendemus te, et domum patris tui : an idcirco vocastis nos ad nuptias ut spoliaretis ? Quæ fundebat apud Samson lacrimas, et quærebatur, dicens : Odisti me, et non diligis : idcirco problema, quod proposuisti filiis populi mei, non vis mihi exponere. At ille respondit : Patri meo et matri nolui dicere : et tibi indicare potero ? Septem igitur diebus convivii flebat ante eum : tandemque die septimo cum ei esset molesta, exposuit. Quæ statim indicavit civibus suis. Et illi dixerunt ei die septimo ante solis occubitum : Quid dulcius melle, et quid fortius leone ? Qui ait ad eos : Si non arassetis in vitula mea, non invenissetis propositionem meam. Irruit itaque in eum spiritus Domini, descenditque Ascalonem, et percussit ibi triginta viros : quorum ablatas vestes dedit iis qui problema solverant. Iratusque nimis ascendit in domum patris sui : uxor autem ejus accepit maritum unum de amicis ejus et pronubis.
Judges 14 Text (KJV) And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines. 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. Then 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 pleaseth me well. 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. 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. And 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 told not his father or his mother what he had done. And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well. 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. And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his father and mother, and he gave them, and they did eat: but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion. So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do. And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him. And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto 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: But if ye cannot declare it me, then shall ye give me thirty sheets and thirty change of garments. And they said unto him, Put forth thy riddle, that we may hear it. And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the riddle. And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson's wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire: have ye called us to take that we have? is it not so? And Samson's wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and hast not told it me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell it thee? 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 lay sore upon him: and she told the riddle to the children of her people. And 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 had not found out my riddle. 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 unto them which expounded the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house. But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.

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