Then his father went down to the woman; and Samson held a feast there, for the young men customarily did this.

他父亲下去见女子。参孙在那里设摆筵宴，因为向来少年人都有这个规矩。

他父亲下到女子那里去。参孙在那里摆设宴席，因为这是当时年轻人的习俗。

他父亲下到女子那里去。参孙在那里摆设宴席，因为这是当时年轻人的习俗。

参孙的父亲去那女子家，参孙按习俗摆设宴席。

参孙的父亲下去见那女子，参孙在那里摆设了筵席，因为青年人都惯常这样行。

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。

他父親下到女子那裏去。參孫在那裏擺設宴席，因為這是當時年輕人的習俗。

他父親下到女子那裏去。參孫在那裏擺設宴席，因為這是當時年輕人的習俗。

參孫的父親去那女子家，參孫按習俗擺設宴席。

參孫的父親下去見那女子，參孫在那裡擺設了筵席，因為青年人都慣常這樣行。

參孫的父親下去到那女子那裏，參孫在那裏辦了筵席，因為做新郎的都這樣行。

父至女所、參孫設筵於彼、蓋少者素有此例、

父詣女所、參孫循少者之例、肆筵設席。

父下至女所、參孫在彼設筵、蓋少者素有如是之例、

Now his father went down to see the woman. And there Samson held a feast, as was customary for young men.

Samson’s father went down to see the woman. Samson had a feast prepared there. He was following the practice of young men when they married their wives.

His father went down to the woman, and Samson prepared a feast there, for so the young men used to do.

As his father was making final arrangements for the marriage, Samson threw a party at Timnah, as was the custom for elite young men.

His father went to visit the woman, and Samson prepared a feast there, as young men were accustomed to do.

So his father went down to the woman. And Samson gave a feast there, for young men used to do so.

And his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.

His father went to visit the woman, and Samson prepared a feast there, as young men were accustomed to do.

So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.

Then Samson’s father accompanied him to Timnah for the marriage. Samson hosted a party there, for this was customary for bridegrooms to do.

His father went down to the woman; and Samson made a feast there, for the young men used to do so.

Then he* said to me,“ Write:‘ Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb.’ ” And he* said to me,“ These are the true words of God.”

“ The kingdom of heaven is like a king who held a wedding feast for his son.And he sent his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding feast, and they were unwilling to come.Again he sent other slaves, saying,‘ Tell those who have been invited,“ Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fattened cattle are all butchered and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast!” ’

Now when the headwaiter tasted the water which had become wine, and did not know where it came from( but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the headwaiter* called the groom,

Drinks were served in golden vessels of various kinds, and the royal wine was plentiful in proportion to the king’s bounty.But the drinking was done according to the royal law; there was no compulsion, for so the king had given orders to each official of his household, that he was to do as each person pleased.Queen Vashti also held a banquet for the women in the palace which belonged to King Ahasuerus.On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was cheerful with wine, he ordered Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus,to bring Queen Vashti before the king with her royal turban in order to display her beauty to the people and the officials, for she was beautiful.But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s order delivered by the eunuchs. So the king became very angry, and his wrath burned within him.Then the king said to the wise men who understood the times— for it was the custom of the king to speak this way before all who knew Persian law and justiceand were close to him, namely, Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven officials of Persia and Media who had access to the king’s presence and sat in the first place in the kingdom—“ According to law, what is to be done with Queen Vashti, since she did not obey the command of King Ahasuerus delivered by the eunuchs?”And in the presence of the king and the other officials, Memucan said,“ Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king but also all the officials and all the peoples who are in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus.For the queen’s conduct will become known to all the women so as to make their own husbands despicable in their sight, when they say,‘ King Ahasuerus commanded that Queen Vashti be brought in to his presence, but she did not come.’And this day the wives of the officials of Persia and Media who have heard about the queen’s conduct will talk about it to all the king’s officials, and there will be plenty of contempt and anger.If it pleases the king, let a royal edict be issued by him and let it be written in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti may not come into the presence of King Ahasuerus, and let the king give her royal position to another who is more worthy than she.When the king’s edict which he will make is heard throughout his kingdom, great as it is, then all women will give honor to their husbands, great and small.”Now this word pleased the king and the officials, and the king did as Memucan proposed.So he sent letters to all the king’s provinces, to each province according to its script and to every people according to their language, that every man was to be the ruler in his own house and the one who speaks in the language of his own people.

So Laban gathered all the people of the place and held a feast.

People prepare a meal for enjoyment, wine makes life joyful, and money is the answer to everything.