士師記 14
Chinese Union Version, punctuated (Traditional)
Berean Standard Bible
1參孫 下到 亭拿 ，在那裏看見一個女子，是 非利士 人的女兒。
1One day Samson went down to Timnah, where he saw a young Philistine woman.
2參孫 上來稟告他父母說：「我在 亭拿 看見一個女子，是 非利士 人的女兒，願你們給我娶來為妻。」
2So he returned and told his father and mother, “I have seen a daughter of the Philistines in Timnah. Now get her for me as a wife.”
3他父母說：「在你弟兄的女兒中，或在本國的民中，豈沒有一個女子，何致你去在未受割禮的 非利士 人中娶妻呢？」 參孫 對他父親說：「願你給我娶那女子，因我喜悅她。」
3But his father and mother replied, “Can’t you find a young woman among your relatives or among any of our people? Must you go to the uncircumcised Philistines to get a wife?” But Samson told his father, “Get her for me, for she is pleasing to my eyes.”
4他的父母卻不知道這事是出於耶和華，因為他找機會攻擊 非利士 人。那時， 非利士 人轄制 以色列 人。
4(Now his father and mother did not know this was from the LORD, who was seeking an occasion to move against the Philistines; for at that time the Philistines were ruling over Israel.)
5參孫 跟他父母下 亭拿 去，到了 亭拿 的葡萄園，見有一隻少壯獅子向他吼叫。
5Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother and came to the vineyards of Timnah. Suddenly a young lion came roaring at him,
6耶和華的靈大大感動 參孫 ，他雖然手無器械，卻將獅子撕裂，如同撕裂山羊羔一樣。他行這事並沒有告訴父母。
6and the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him, and he tore the lion apart with his bare hands as one would tear a young goat. But he did not tell his father or mother what he had done.
7參孫 下去與女子說話，就喜悅她；
7Then Samson continued on his way down and spoke to the woman, because she was pleasing to his eyes.
8過了些日子，再下去要娶那女子，轉向道旁要看死獅，見有一群蜂子和蜜在死獅之內，
8When Samson returned later to take her, he left the road to see the lion’s carcass, and in it was a swarm of bees, along with their honey.
9就用手取蜜，且吃且走；到了父母那裏，給他父母，他們也吃了；只是沒有告訴這蜜是從死獅之內取來的。
9So he scooped some honey into his hands and ate it as he went along. And when he returned to his father and mother, he gave some to them and they ate it. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the lion’s carcass.
10他父親下去見女子。 參孫 在那裏設擺筵宴，因為向來少年人都有這個規矩。
10Then his father went to visit the woman, and Samson prepared a feast there, as was customary for the bridegroom.
11眾人看見 參孫 ，就請了三十個人陪伴他。
11And when the Philistines saw him, they selected thirty men to accompany him.
12參孫 對他們說：「我給你們出一個謎語，你們在七日筵宴之內，若能猜出意思告訴我，我就給你們三十件裏衣，三十套衣裳；
12“Let me tell you a riddle,” Samson said to them. “If you can solve it for me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.
13你們若不能猜出意思告訴我，你們就給我三十件裏衣，三十套衣裳。」他們說：「請將謎語說給我們聽。」
13But if you cannot solve it, you must give me thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.” “Tell us your riddle,” they replied. “Let us hear it.”
14參孫 對他們說： 吃的從吃者出來； 甜的從強者出來。 他們三日不能猜出謎語的意思。
14So he said to them: “Out of the eater came something to eat, and out of the strong came something sweet.” For three days they were unable to explain the riddle.
15到第七天，他們對 參孫 的妻說：「你誆哄你丈夫，探出謎語的意思告訴我們，免得我們用火燒你和你父家。你們請了我們來，是要奪我們所有的嗎？」
15So on the fourth day they said to Samson’s wife, “Entice your husband to explain the riddle to us, or we will burn you and your father’s household to death. Did you invite us here to rob us?”
16參孫 的妻在丈夫面前啼哭說：「你是恨我，不是愛我，你給我本國的人出謎語，卻沒有將意思告訴我。」 參孫 回答說：「連我父母我都沒有告訴，豈可告訴你呢？」
16Then Samson’s wife came to him, weeping, and said, “You hate me! You do not really love me! You have posed to my people a riddle, but have not explained it to me.” “Look,” he said, “I have not even explained it to my father or mother, so why should I explain it to you?”
17七日筵宴之內，她在丈夫面前啼哭，到第七天逼着他，他才將謎語的意思告訴他妻，他妻就告訴本國的人。
17She wept the whole seven days of the feast, and finally on the seventh day, because she had pressed him so much, he told her the answer. And in turn she explained the riddle to her people.
18到第七天，日頭未落以前，那城裏的人對 參孫 說： 有甚麼比蜜還甜呢？ 有甚麼比獅子還強呢？ 參孫 對他們說： 你們若非用我的母牛犢耕地， 就猜不出我謎語的意思來。
18Before sunset on the seventh day, the men of the city said to Samson: “What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion?” So he said to them: “If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle!”
19耶和華的靈大大感動 參孫 ，他就下到 亞實基倫 ，擊殺了三十個人，奪了他們的衣裳，將 衣裳 給了猜出謎語的人。 參孫 發怒，就上父家去了。
19Then the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, killed thirty of their men, took their apparel, and gave their clothes to those who had solved the riddle. And burning with anger, Samson returned to his father’s house,
20參孫 的妻便歸了 參孫 的陪伴，就是作過他朋友的。
20and his wife was given to one of the men who had accompanied him.
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