Judges 14

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1 One day Samson went down to Timnah, where he saw a young Philistine woman.

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1 Sansone scese a Timnah, e vide quivi una donna tra le figliuole de’ Filistei.

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2 So 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.”

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2 Tornato a casa, ne parlò a suo padre e a sua madre, dicendo: “Ho veduto a Timnah una donna tra le figliuole de’ Filistei; or dunque, prendetemela per moglie”.

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3 But 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.”

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3 Suo padre e sua madre gli dissero: “Non v’è egli dunque tra le figliuole de’ tuoi fratelli e in tutto il nostro popolo una donna per te, che tu vada a prenderti una moglie tra i Filistei incirconcisi?” E Sansone rispose a suo padre: “Prendimi quella, poiché mi piace”.

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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.)

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4 Or suo padre e sua madre non sapevano che questo veniva dall’Eterno, poiché Sansone cercava che i Filistei gli fornissero un’occasione di contesa. In quel tempo, i Filistei dominavano Israele.

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5 Then 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,

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5 Poi Sansone scese con suo padre e con sua madre a Timnah; e come furon giunti alle vigne di Timnah, ecco un leoncello farglisi incontro, ruggendo.

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6 and 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.

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6 Lo spirito dell’Eterno investì Sansone, che, senz’aver niente in mano, squarciò il leone, come uno squarcerebbe un capretto; ma non disse nulla a suo padre né a sua madre di ciò che avea fatto.

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7 Then Samson continued on his way down and spoke to the woman, because she was pleasing to his eyes.

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7 E scese, parlò alla donna, e questa gli piacque.

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8 When 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.

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8 Di lì a qualche tempo, tornò per prenderla, e uscì di strada per vedere il carcame del leone; ed ecco, nel corpo del leone c’era uno sciame d’api e del miele.

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9 So 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.

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9 Egli prese in mano di quel miele, e si mise a mangiarlo per istrada; e quando ebbe raggiunto suo padre e sua madre, ne diede loro, ed essi ne mangiarono; ma non disse loro che avea preso il miele dal corpo del leone.

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10 Then his father went to visit the woman, and Samson prepared a feast there, as was customary for the bridegroom.

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10 Suo padre scese a trovar quella donna, e Sansone fece quivi un convito; perché tale era il costume dei giovani.

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11 And when the Philistines saw him, they selected thirty men to accompany him.

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11 Non appena i parenti della sposa videro Sansone, invitarono trenta compagni perché stessero con lui.

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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.

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12 Sansone disse loro: “Io vi proporrò un enimma; e se voi me lo spiegate entro i sette giorni del convito, e se l’indovinate, vi darò trenta tuniche e trenta mute di vesti;

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13 But 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.”

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13 ma, se non me lo potete spiegare, darete trenta tuniche e trenta mute di vesti a me”.

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14 So 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.

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14 E quelli gli risposero: “Proponi il tuo enimma, e noi l’udremo”. Ed egli disse loro: “Dal mangiatore è uscito del cibo, e dal forte e uscito del dolce”. Per tre giorni quelli non poterono spiegar l’enimma.

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15 So 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?”

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15 E il settimo giorno dissero alla moglie di Sansone: “Induci il tuo marito a spiegarci l’enimma; se no, darem fuoco a te e alla casa di tuo padre. E che? ci avete invitati qui per spogliarci?”

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16 Then 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?”

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16 La moglie di Sansone si mise a piangere presso di lui, e a dirgli: “Tu non hai per me che dell’odio, e non mi vuoi bene; hai proposto un enimma a figliuoli del mio popolo e non me l’hai spiegato!” Ed egli a lei: “Ecco, non l’ho spiegato a mio padre né a mia madre, e lo spiegherei a te?”

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17 She 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.

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17 Ed ella pianse presso di lui, durante i sette giorni che durava il convito; e il settimo giorno Sansone glielo spiegò, perché lo tormentava; ed essa spiegò l’enimma ai figliuoli del suo popolo.

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18 Before 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!”

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18 E gli uomini della città, il settimo giorno, prima che tramontasse il sole, dissero a Sansone: “Che v’è di più dolce del miele? e che v’è di più forte del leone?” Ed egli rispose loro: “Se non aveste arato con la mia giovenca, non avreste indovinato il mio enimma”.

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19 Then 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,

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19 E lo spirito dell’Eterno lo investì, ed egli scese ad Askalon, vi uccise trenta uomini dei loro, prese le loro spoglie, e dette le mute di vesti a quelli che aveano spiegato l’enimma. E, acceso d’ira, risalì a casa di suo padre.

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20 and his wife was given to one of the men who had accompanied him.

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20 Ma la moglie di Sansone fu data al compagno di lui, ch’ei s’era scelto per amico.

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