complete verse (Judges 14:18)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Judges 14:18:

  • Kupsabiny: “And before sunset on that seventh day, the people of the city told Samson,
    ‘What may be sweeter than honey?
    What may have more power than a lion?’
    Then, Samson said to those people, ‘If you had not dug a trench of water to me (tricked me) and asked through my bride, you would not have gotten/found my riddle.‘” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “That very day before the sun set, the men of the city said to Samson,
    "What is sweeter than honey?
    Who is stronger than a lion?"
    Samson said,
    "If [you] had not ploughed with my cow,
    [You] would not have been able to give that answer."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “So before the end of the seventh day, they answered the riddle/thing-to-be-guessed. They said to Samson,
    ‘There is nothing sweeter than honey,
    and there is nothing stronger than a lion.’
    Samson replied,
    ‘If you (plur.) had- not -forced/persisted/urged my bride/wife,
    you (plur.) would not have-known the answer.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So, before sunset on the seventh day, the young men came to Samson and said to him,
    ‘What/Nothing is sweeter than honey.
    What/Nothing is stronger than a lion !’
    Samson replied, ‘You should not force a heifer to plow a field.
    Similarly, if you had not forced my bride to ask me about the riddle ,
    you would not have known the answer to my riddle!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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