Judges
Chapter14
11SamsonwentdowntoTimnahandsawthereoneofthePhilistinewomen.
那时三松下到提默纳；在那里见了一个女子，她是培肋舍特人的女儿。
2Onhisreturnhetoldhisfatherandmother,＂ThereisaPhilistinewomanIsawinTimnahwhomIwishyoutogetasawifeforme.＂
三松上去禀告他的父母说：＂我在提默纳见了一个女子，她是培肋舍特人的女儿，愿你们现今把她给我娶来为妻！＂
3Hisfatherandmothersaidtohim,＂Canyoufindnowifeamongyourkinsfolkoramongallourpeople,thatyoumustgoandtakeawifefromtheuncircumcisedPhilistines?＂ButSamsonansweredhisfather,＂Getherforme,forshepleasesme.＂
他的父母对他说：＂难道在你兄弟的女儿中，在我们民族间没有女子吗？为什么你要去从那些未受割损的培肋舍特人中间娶妻呢？＂三松向他的父亲说：＂请给我娶了她！
4NowhisfatherandmotherdidnotknowthatthishadbeenbroughtaboutbytheLORD,whowasprovidinganopportunityagainstthePhilistines;foratthattimetheyhaddominionoverIsrael.
他的父母原不知道这事是出于上主，使他找机会攻击培肋舍特，因为那时培肋舍特正统治以色列。
52SoSamsonwentdowntoTimnahwithhisfatherandmother.WhentheyhadcometothevineyardsofTimnah,ayounglioncameroaringtomeethim.
三松往提默纳去，来到提默纳的葡萄园时，看，有一只小狮子向他咆哮；
6ButthespiritoftheLORDcameuponSamson,andalthoughhehadnoweapons,hetorethelioninpiecesasonetearsakid.
上主的神突然降在他身上，他当时虽赤手空拳，竟将那狮子撕裂，好象撕裂小山羊；他没有把所作的这事告诉他的父母。
7However,onthejourneytospeakforthewoman,hedidnotmentiontohisfatherormotherwhathehaddone.
此后他下去向那女子谈情，三松很喜爱她。
8Later,whenhereturnedtomarrythewomanwhopleasedhim,hesteppedasidetolookattheremainsofthelionandfoundaswarmofbeesandhoneyinthelion'scarcass.
过了不久，回去娶她，绕路去看那只死狮子。看，在狮子尸体内有一窝蜜蜂作了蜜。
9Sohescoopedthehoneyoutintohispalmsandateitashewentalong.Whenhecametohisfatherandmother,hegavethemsometoeat,withouttellingthemthathehadscoopedthehoneyfromthelion'scarcass.
他取了些蜜放在手中，继续前行，一面走一面吃；来到他父母那里，也给他们一些，他们也吃了，但他没有告诉他们这蜜是从狮子尸体内取来的。
10Hisfatheralsowentdowntothewoman,andSamsongaveabanquetthere,sinceitwascustomaryfortheyoungmentodothis.
三松又来到那女子那里，有人为他设了婚筵，因为青年人们惯常这样做。
113Whentheymethim,theybroughtthirtymentobehiscompanions.
但有人害怕他，便请来三十个同伴陪伴他。
12Samsonsaidtothem,＂Letmeproposeariddletoyou.Ifwithinthesevendaysofthefeastyousolveitformesuccessfully,Iwillgiveyouthirtylinentunicsandthirtysetsofgarments.
三松对他们说：＂让我给你们说个谜语，如果你们能在这七天婚筵期内，给我猜出来，我就给你们三十件衬衫和三十套礼服。
13Butifyoucannotansweritforme,youmustgivemethirtytunicsandthirtysetsofgarments.＂＂Proposeyourriddle,＂theyresponded;＂wewilllistentoit.＂
若是你们不能给我解说，你们就得给我三十件衬衫和三十套礼服。＂他们对他说：＂请你把谜语讲给我们听。＂
14Sohesaidtothem,
＂Outoftheeatercameforthfood,
andoutofthestrongcameforthsweetness.＂Afterthree
days'failuretoanswertheriddle,
他向他们说：＂食者生出食品，强者生出甘甜。＂他们三天之久不能解这谜语。
15theysaidonthefourthdaytoSamson'swife,＂Coaxyourhusbandtoanswertheriddleforus,orwewillburnyouandyourfamily.Didyouinviteusheretoreduceustopoverty?＂
到了第四天，他们对三松的妻子说：＂请引诱你的丈夫，把谜语说给你，以免我们放火烧你和你的父家。难道你请了我们来，是为了夺取我们的东西吗？＂
16AtSamson'sside,hiswifeweptandsaid,＂Youmusthateme;youdonotloveme,foryouhaveproposedariddletomycountrymen,buthavenottoldmetheanswer.＂Hesaidtoher,＂IfIhavenottolditeventomyfatherormymother,mustItellittoyou?＂
三松的妻子就在他眼前哭哭啼啼说：＂你是恨我，而不是爱我！你给我的同胞说谜语，都不解给我听。＂三松对她说：＂你看，我都没有告诉我的父母，怎能告诉你？＂
17Butsheweptbesidehimduringthesevendaysthefeastlasted.Ontheseventhday,sincesheimportunedhim,hetoldhertheanswer,andsheexplainedtheriddletohercountrymen.
那七天婚筵期内，她常在他跟前哭哭啼啼；到了第七天，由于她不断的催逼，三松便将谜底告诉了她；她就把谜底告诉自己的同胞。
18Ontheseventhday,beforethesunset,themenofthecitysaidtohim,
＂Whatissweeterthanhoney,
andwhatisstrongerthanalion?＂
Herepliedtothem,
＂Ifyouhadnotplowedwithmyheifer,
youwouldnothavesolvedmyriddle.＂
到了第七天，在他进洞房之前，本城的人给他说：＂有什么比蜜还甜？有什么比狮子还强？＂他向他们说：＂你们若不是用我的小母牛耕田，你们决不会猜出我的谜底。＂
19ThespiritoftheLORDcameuponhim,andhewentdowntoAshkelon,wherehekilledthirtyoftheirmenanddespoiledthem;hegavetheirgarmentstothosewhohadansweredtheriddle.Thenhewentofftohisownfamilyinanger,
上主的神又突然降在他身上，他就下到阿市刻隆，击杀了三十个人，拿了所劫夺的东西，把三十套礼服送给猜中谜语的人；以后愤怒的回到父亲家里。
20andSamson'swifewasmarriedtotheonewhohadbeenbestmanathiswedding.
三松的妻子以后却跟了作他伴郎的一个同伴。
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Footnotes
1[1-3]Marriageswerearrangedbytheparentsofthebridegroomaswellasofthebride;cfGenesis24:2-8;34:3-6.TheMosaiclawspecifiedonlysevenpagannations,notincludingthePhilistines,intheprohibitionagainstmixedmarriages;cfDeut7:1-4.Butnationalandreligioussentimentwasagainstanymarriagewithanon-Israelite;cfGenesis28:1-2;1Kings11:1-10.
2[5-7]AlthoughSamsonwasaccompaniedbyhisparentsonthejourneytoTimnah,Judges14:7impliesthathewasnotnearthemwhenhetorethelioninpieces.
3[11]Companions:knownatalaterperiodas＂thefriendsofthebridegroom＂(1Macc9:39;Mark2:19),thebestmanandhisfellows.HeretheyarePhilistines(Judges14:16),appointedbythefamilyofthebride,whowouldalsohaveseveralbridesmaids;cfMatthew25:1-13.