OCVTA
18. எனவே ஏழாம்நாள் சூரியன் மறையுமுன் பட்டணத்து மனிதர் வந்து சிம்சோனிடம் சொன்னதாவது: “தேனிலும் இனியது என்ன? சிங்கத்திலும் வலியது என்ன?” சிம்சோன் அவர்களிடம் பதிலளித்துச் சொன்னது: “நீங்கள் எனது இளம் பசுவுடன் உழுதிராவிட்டால் என் விடுகதையை விடுவித்திருக்கமாட்டீர்கள்.”

TOV
18. ஆகையால் ஏழாம் நாளிலே பொழுது போகுமுன்னே, அந்த ஊர் மனுஷர் அவனை நோக்கி: தேனைப்பார்க்கிலும் மதுரமானது என்ன, சிங்கத்தைப்பார்க்கிலும் பலமானதும் என்ன என்றார்கள்; அதற்கு அவன்: நீங்கள் என் கிடாரியால் உழாதிருந்தீர்களானால், என் விடுகதையைக் கண்டுபிடிப்பதில்லை என்றான்.

ERVTA
18. ஏழாவது நாள் சூரியன் மறையும் முன்னர், பெலிஸ்தியர்கள் பதிலை அறிந்தனர். அவர்கள் சிம்சோனிடம், “தேனைவிட சுவையானது எது? சிங்கத்தைக் காட்டிலும் வலிமையானது எது?” என்றார்கள். அப்போது சிம்சோன் அவர்களிடம், “என் பசுவால் நீங்கள் உழாவிட்டால் என் விடுகதைக்கு நீங்கள் பதில் சொல்லியிருக்கமாட்டீர்கள்” என்றான்.

IRVTA
18. ஆகையால் ஏழாம் நாளிலே பொழுது போகுமுன்னே, அந்த ஊர் மனிதர்கள் அவனைப் பார்த்து: தேனைப்பார்க்கிலும் மதுரமானது என்ன, சிங்கத்தைப்பார்க்கிலும் பலமானதும் என்ன என்றார்கள்; அதற்கு அவன்: நீங்கள் என் கிடாரியால் உழாதிருந்தீர்களானால், என்னுடைய விடுகதையைக் கண்டுபிடிப்பதில்லை என்றான்.

ECTA
18. ஏழாம் நாள் கதிரவன் மறையும் முன் அந்நகரின் ஆண்கள் அவரிடம், "தேனினும் இனியது எது? சிங்கத்தினும் வலியது எது?" என்றனர். அவர் அவர்களிடம், "என் இளம் பசுவைக்கொண்டு நீங்கள் உழுதிருக்காவிடில், என் விடுகதைக்கு விடை கண்டு பிடித்திருக்கவே மாட்டீர்கள்" என்றார்.

RCTA
18. இவர்கள் ஏழாம் நாள் சூரியன் மறையுமுன் அவனை நோக்கி: "தேனை விட இனிமையானது எது? சிங்கத்தை விட வலிமையானது எது?" என்றனர். அதற்கு அவன், "நீங்கள் என் கிடாரியுடன் உழுதிராவிட்டால் என் விடுகதையை நீங்கள் கண்டு பிடித்திருக்க மாட்டீர்கள்" என்றான்.



KJV
18. 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.

AMP
18. And the men of the city said to [Samson] on the seventh day before sundown, What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion? And he said to them, If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle.

KJVP
18. And the men H376 CMP of the city H5892 D-GFS said H559 W-VQY3MS unto him on the seventh H7637 D-ONUM day H3117 B-AMS before H2962 B-ADV the sun H2775 went down H935 VQY3MS , What H4100 IPRO [ is ] sweeter H4966 than honey H1706 ? and what H4100 IPRO [ is ] stronger H5794 than a lion H738 ? And he said H559 W-VQY3MS unto them , If H3884 ye had not plowed H2790 with my heifer H5697 , ye had not H3808 NADV found out H4672 my riddle H2420 .

YLT
18. And the men of the city say to him on the seventh day, before the sun goeth in: -- `What [is] sweeter than honey? And what stronger than a lion?` And he saith to them: `Unless ye had ploughed with my heifer, Ye had not found out my riddle.`

ASV
18. 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.

WEB
18. The men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and 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.

NASB
18. On the seventh day, before the sun set, the men of the city said to him, "What is sweeter than honey, and what is stronger than a lion?" He replied to them, "If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle."

ESV
18. And 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?" And he said to them, "If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have found out my riddle."

RV
18. 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.

RSV
18. And 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?" And he said to them, "If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have found out my riddle."

NKJV
18. So the men of the city said to 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 to them: "If you had not plowed with my heifer, You would not have solved my riddle!"

MKJV
18. And the men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey, and what stronger than a lion? And he said to them, If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have found out my riddle.

AKJV
18. And the men of the city said to 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 to them, If you had not plowed with my heifer, you had not found out my riddle.

NRSV
18. The men of the town said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, "What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?" And he said to them, "If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have found out my riddle."

NIV
18. Before sunset on the seventh day the men of the town said to him, "What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?" Samson said to them, "If you had not ploughed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle."

NIRV
18. Before sunset on the seventh day the men of the town spoke to Samson. They said, "What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?" Samson said to them, "You have plowed with my young cow. If you hadn't, you wouldn't have known the answer to my riddle."

NLT
18. So before sunset of the seventh day, the men of the town came to Samson with their answer: "What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?" Samson replied, "If you hadn't plowed with my heifer, you wouldn't have solved my riddle!"

MSG
18. The men of the town came to him on the seventh day, just before sunset and said, What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion? And Samson said, If you hadn't plowed with my heifer, You wouldn't have found out my riddle.

GNB
18. So on the seventh day, before Samson went into the bedroom, the men of the city said to him, "What could be sweeter than honey? What could be stronger than a lion?" Samson replied, "If you hadn't been plowing with my cow, You wouldn't know the answer now."

NET
18. On the seventh day, before the sun set, the men of the city said to him, "What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?" He said to them, "If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle!"

ERVEN
18. So before the sun went down on the seventh day of the party, the Philistine men had the answer. They came to Samson and said, "What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?" Then Samson said to them, "If you had not plowed with my cow, you would not have solved my riddle!"