In the tribe of Dan, <br />A son was born, <br />To father Manoah <br />And mother Zorah. <br /> <br />After years of prayer <br />God gave a child to her. <br />A strong giant-like son, <br />Who was named Samson. <br /> <br />The Lord advised her, <br />'Never cut his hair. <br />He's born to rescue Israel <br />From the Philistine people.' <br /> <br />The power of the Lord <br />Made him strong and bold. <br />As a God-chosen child, <br />He came to this world. <br /> <br />As years rolled, <br />He became old, <br />And reached an age, <br />For his early marriage. <br /> <br />He saw a Philistine girl. <br />For her beauty, he fell. <br />But his parents advised, <br />To go for a better bride. <br /> <br />They told, 'Select one <br />From our own clan, <br />Instead of Heathen-born, <br />A Philistine woman! ' <br /> <br />He insisted, 'I like her, <br />And want to marry her. <br />One day, we'll go and see. <br />Fix her in marriage for me.' <br /> <br />So, with both his parents <br />To Timnah, soon he went. <br />On the way, he heard, <br />A lion that roared. <br /> <br />The power of the Lord, <br />Made him strong and bold. <br />He tore the lion apart <br />Like a young goat! <br /> <br />The talk was in his favor <br />When they all met her, <br />And a few days later, <br />He went to marry her. <br /> <br />On the way, the dead lion, <br />He saw, was torn open, <br />And a swarm of bees <br />Flying o'er the carcass. <br /> <br />They came for the honey, <br />That was in the lion's body, <br />The honey was so sweet, <br />That he ate some of it. <br /> <br />His parents also ate some, <br />Not knowing wherefrom <br />Such a sweet honey came. <br />A good sign, it became. <br /> <br />Everything went on well. <br />They selected this girl. <br />As their usual custom, <br />A feast Samson gave them. <br /> <br />Thirty young Philistine-men <br />Were staying with Samson, <br />As his close companions <br />During marriage function. <br /> <br /> In the function's middle, <br />He asked them a riddle, <br />'Out of eater, it came to eat. <br />Out of one strong, it was so sweet.' <br /> <br />A week's time was given <br />To solve the riddle then. <br />They broke their head, <br />But couldn't succeed.<br /><br />Simple Simon<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/d02-the-life-of-samson/
