Sudcov 16
1 Odšel pak Samson do Gázy, a uzřev tam ženu nevěstku, všel k ní.
One day Samson went to Gaza [city in the Philistia area]. He spent some time with a prostitute.
2 I povědíno obyvatelům Gázy: Samson přišel sem. Kteříž obeslavše se, střáhli na něj v bráně města přes celou noc, a stavěli se tiše té celé noci, řkouce: Až ráno zabijeme jej.
People soon found out that Samson was there, so the men of Gaza gathered together at the city gate and waited all night. They said to themselves, “When it dawns tomorrow morning, we will kill him [when he tries to leave the city].”
3 Spal pak Samson až do půl noci, a o půl noci vstal, a pochytiv vrata brány městské s oběma veřejemi a s závorou, vložil na ramena svá a vnesl je na vrch hory, kteráž byla naproti Hebronu.
But Samson did not stay there all night. At midnight, he got up. He went to the city gate, he took hold of its two posts, and he lifted it up out of the ground, with its [connecting cross] bar still attached. He put it on his shoulders and carried it [many miles] uphill to Hebron.
4 Potom pak zamiloval ženu v údolí Sorek, jejíž jméno bylo Dalila.
Later Samson fell in love with a woman named Delilah, [and started to live with her]. She lived in Sorek Valley [in the Philistia area].
5 I přišli knížata Filistinská k ní a řekli jí: Oklamej ho a zvěz, v čem jest síla jeho tak veliká, a jak bychom přemohli jej, abychom svížíce, skrotili jej; tobě pak jeden každý z nás dáme tisíc a sto lotů stříbra.
The Philistine leaders went to her and said, “Find out from Samson what makes him so strong. And find out how we can subdue him and tie him up securely. If you do that, each of us will give you 1,100 pieces of silver.”
6 Tedy řekla Dalila Samsonovi: Prosím, oznam mi, v čem jest tak veliká síla tvá, a čím bys svázán a zemdlen býti mohl?
So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me what makes you so strong, and tell me how someone can subdue you and tie you up.”
7 Odpověděl jí Samson: Kdyby mne svázali sedmi houžvemi surovými, kteréž ještě neuschly, tedy zemdlím, a budu jako jiný člověk.
Samson said, “If someone ties me with seven new bowstrings, ones that are not dry yet, I will become as weak as other men.”
8 I přinesli jí knížata Filistinská sedm houžví surových, kteréž ještě neuschly, a svázala ho jimi.
So [after Delilah told that to the Philistine leaders], they brought seven new bowstrings to Delilah.
9 (V zálohách pak nastrojeni byli někteří u ní v komoře.) I řekla jemu: Filistinští na tě, Samsone. A on roztrhl houžve, jako by přetrhl nit koudelnou, přistrče k ohni, a není poznána síla jeho.
Then she hid the men in one of the rooms in her house. Then [while Samson was sleeping], she tied him up with the bowstrings. Then she called out, “Samson! The Philistines have come here to capture you!” But Samson snapped the bowstrings as easily as though they were strings that had been singed in a fire. So the Philistines did not find out what made Samson so strong.
10 Tedy řekla Dalila Samsonovi: Aj, oklamals mne a lživě jsi mi mluvil. Prosím, oznam mi nyní, čím bys mohl svázán býti?
Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have deceived me and lied to me! Now tell me [the truth, ] how someone can tie you up securely.”
11 Kterýž odpověděl jí: Kdyby mne tuze svázali novými provazy, jimiž by ještě nic děláno nebylo, tedy zemdlím a budu jako kdokoli jiný z lidí.
Samson replied, “If someone ties me with new ropes, ones that have never been used, I will be as weak as other men.”
12 I vzala Dalila provazy nové a svázala ho jimi, a řekla jemu: Filistinští na tě, Samsone. (Zálohy pak nastrojeny byly v komoře.) I roztrhl je na rukou svých jako nitku.
So again, [she told the Philistine leaders, and] they [came and] hid in the room as they had done before. And again, while Samson was sleeping, she took the new ropes and tied him up with them. Then she called out, “Samson! The Philistines have come to capture you!” But Samson snapped the ropes on his arms as easily as if they were threads.
13 Tedy řekla Dalila Samsonovi: Až dosavad jsi mne svodil, a mluvils mi lež. Pověziž mi, čím bys svázán býti mohl. Odpověděl jí: Kdybys přivila sedm pramenů z vlasů hlavy mé k vratidlu tkadlcovskému.
Then Delilah said, “You have deceived me and lied to me [again]! Please tell me how someone can tie you up securely!” Samson replied, “If you weave the seven braids of my hair into the threads you are weaving on the loom, and then fasten those threads with the pin [that makes the threads tight], then I will be as weak as other men.” So again, while Samson was sleeping on her lap, Delilah held the seven braids of his hair, and wove them into the threads on the loom,
14 Což učinivši, zarazila hřebem, a řekla jemu: Filistinští na tě, Samsone. A procítiv ze sna svého, vytrhl hřeb, osnovu i s vratidlem.
and she tightened them with the pin. Then she called out, “Samson! The Philistines have come to capture you!” But Samson woke up and pulled out the pin, and pulled his hair from the threads on the loom.
15 Opět řekla jemu: Kterak ty pravíš: Miluji tě, poněvadž srdce tvé není se mnou? Již jsi mne potřikrát oklamal a neoznámils mi, v čem jest tak veliká síla tvá.
Then Delilah said to him, “How can you say that you love me when you do not tell me the truth about yourself? You have deceived me three times, and you still have not told me what really makes you so strong!”
16 Když tedy trápila jej slovy svými každého dne, a obtěžovala jej, umdlena jest duše jeho, jako by již měl umříti.
Day after day she nagged him like that. He thought he would die from her nagging [IDM].
17 I otevřel jí cele srdce své a řekl jí: Břitva nevešla nikdy na hlavu mou, nebo Nazarejský Boží jsem od života matky své. Kdybych oholen byl, odešla by ode mne síla má, a zemdlel bych a byl jako jiný člověk.
Finally Samson told her the truth. He said, “I have been set apart for God since the day I was born. And because of that, my hair has never been cut. If my hair were shaved off, my strength would be gone, and I would be as weak as other men.”
18 Viduci pak Dalila, že by cele otevřel jí srdce své, poslala a zavolala knížat Filistinských těmi slovy: Poďte ještě jednou, nebo otevřel mi cele srdce své. Tedy přišli knížata Filistinská k ní, nesouce stříbro v rukou svých.
Delilah realized that this time he had told her the truth. So she summoned the Philistine leaders again, saying, “Come back one more time, because Samson has really told me everything [about why he is so strong]”. So the Philistine leaders returned and brought to Delilah the money [that they promised to give her].
19 I uspala ho na klíně svém a povolala holiče, i dala oholiti sedm pramenů vlasů hlavy jeho. I počala jím strkati, když odešla od něho síla jeho.
Again she lulled Samson to sleep, with his head in her lap. Then she called one of the Philistine men to come and shave off Samson’s hair. As he did that, Samson began to get weaker. And finally his strength was all gone.
20 A řekla: Filistinští na tě, Samsone. Procítiv pak ze sna svého, řekl: Vyjdu jako i prvé, a probiji se skrze ně. Nevěděl však, že Hospodin odstoupil od něho.
Then [after she tied him up], she called out, “Samson! The Philistines have come to capture you!” He woke up and thought, “I will do as I did before. I will shake [these ropes] off myself and be free!” But he did not realize that Yahweh had left him.
21 Tedy javše ho Filistinští, vyloupili mu oči, a dovedše ho do Gázy, svázali jej dvěma řetězy železnými. A mlel v domě vězňů.
So the Philistine men seized him and gouged out his eyes. Then they took him to Gaza. There they put him in prison and bound him with bronze chains. They made him [turn a millstone to] grind grain [every day].
22 Potom počaly mu vlasy na hlavě odrostati po oholení.
But his hair started to grow again.
23 Knížata pak Filistinská shromáždili se, aby obětovali obět velikou bohu svému Dágonovi a aby se veselili; nebo řekli: Dalť jest bůh náš v ruce naše Samsona nepřítele našeho.
[Several months later] the Philistine leaders celebrated a big festival. During the festival they offered sacrifices to their god Dagon. They praised him, saying, “Our god has enabled us to defeat our great enemy Samson!”
24 A když uzřel jej lid, chválili boha svého; nebo pravili: Dalť jest bůh náš v ruce naše nepřítele našeho a zhoubce země naší, kterýž mnohé z našich zmordoval.
And when the other people saw Samson, they also praised their god Dagon, saying, “Samson ruined our crops and killed many of our people, but our god has put our enemy into our hands. Our god helped us to capture the one who has killed so many of us!”
25 I stalo, když se rozveselilo srdce jejich, že řekli: Zavolejte Samsona, aby kratochvílil před námi. Tedy povolali Samsona z domu vězňů, aby hral před nimi; i postavili ho mezi sloupy.
By that time the people were half-drunk. They shouted, “Bring Samson out of the prison! Bring him here so that he can entertain us!” So they brought Samson from the prison and made fun of him. Then they made him stand in the center of the temple. They made him stand between the two pillars that held up the roof.
26 Nebo řekl Samson pacholeti, kteréž ho za ruku vodilo: Přiveď mne, ať mohu omakati sloupy, na nichž dům stojí, a zpodepříti se na ně.
Samson said to the servant who was leading him by his hand, “Place my hands against the two pillars. I want to rest against them.”
27 Dům pak plný byl mužů a žen, a byla tam všecka knížata Filistinská, ano i na vrchu okolo tří tisíc mužů a žen, kteříž dívali se, když Samson hral.
At that time the temple was full of men and women. All the Philistine leaders were also there. And there were about 3,000 people on the roof, watching Samson and making fun of him.
28 I volal Samson k Hospodinu, a řekl: Panovníče Hospodine, prosím, rozpomeň se na mne, a posilni mne, žádám, toliko aspoň jednou, ó Bože, abych se jednou pomstíti mohl za své obě oči nad Filistinskými.
Then Samson prayed, saying, “Yahweh, my Lord, think about me again! Please give me strength one more time, so that I may get revenge on the Philistines for gouging out my eyes!”
29 Objav tedy Samson oba sloupy prostřední, na nichž dům ten stál, zpolehl na ně, na jeden pravou a na druhý levou rukou svou.
Then Samson put his hands on the two center pillars of the temple. He put his right hand on one pillar and his left hand on the other pillar.
30 Potom řekl Samson: Nechť umře život můj s Filistinskými. A nalehl silně, i padl dům na knížata a na všecken lid, kterýž byl v něm; i bylo mrtvých, kteréž pobil on umíraje, více než těch, kteréž pobil, živ jsa.
Then he shouted [to God], “Let me die with the Philistines!”, and he pushed with all his strength. [The pillars collapsed], and the temple crashed down on the Philistine leaders and all the other Philistine people, [and they all died]. So Samson killed more people when he died than he had killed all during his life.
31 Tedy přišli přátelé jeho, a všecken dům otce jeho, a vzavše jej, odešli, a pochovali jej mezi Zaraha a Estaol v hrobě Manue otce jeho. A on soudil lid Izraelský dvadceti let.
Later his brothers and their relatives went down [from Zorah to Gaza] to get his body. They took it back home and buried it between Zorah and Eshtaol, at the place where Samson’s father Manoah was buried. Samson had been Israel’s leader for 20 years.
