Judges 16
1 Samson went to Gaza, and saw there a prostitute, and went in to her.
Suatu hari, Simson pergi ke kota Gaza. Di sana dia melihat seorang pelacur, lalu bermalam bersama pelacur itu.
2 The Gazites were told, “Samson is here!” They surrounded him and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, “Wait until morning light; then we will kill him.”
Ketika warga Gaza diberitahu, “Simson ada di sini,” mereka pun mengepung tempat itu dan bersembunyi semalaman di pintu gerbang kota untuk menyergap dia. Orang-orang itu berjaga sepanjang malam. Kata mereka, “Kita akan membunuhnya waktu matahari terbit.”
3 Samson lay until midnight, then arose at midnight and took hold of the doors of the gate of the city, with the two posts, and plucked them up, bar and all, and put them on his shoulders and carried them up to the top of the mountain that is before Hebron.
Tetapi pada tengah malam, Simson bangun dan pergi ke gerbang kota. Di sana dia memegang kedua daun pintu gerbang kota, lalu mencabutnya beserta kedua tiang pintu dan palangnya. Semua itu dia panggul di atas bahunya dan dibawanya ke puncak bukit yang berseberangan dengan Hebron.
4 It came to pass afterward that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
Beberapa waktu sesudah kejadian itu, Simson jatuh cinta kepada seorang perempuan dari Lembah Sorek yang bernama Delila.
5 The lords of the Philistines came up to her and said to her, “Entice him, and see in which his great strength lies, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him; and we will each give you eleven hundred pieces of silver.”
Maka kelima raja Filistin mendatangi Delila dan berkata, “Bujuklah Simson untuk memberitahumu apa yang membuatnya begitu kuat dan bagaimana dia bisa dikalahkan, supaya kami bisa menangkap dia dan menaklukkannya. Nanti kami masing-masing akan memberimu 1.100 keping perak.”
6 Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me where your great strength lies, and what you might be bound to afflict you.”
Delila pun berkata kepada Simson, “Ceritakanlah kepadaku: Apa rahasia kekuatanmu, dan bagaimana cara mengikatmu untuk bisa ditaklukkan?”
7 Samson said to her, “If they bind me with seven green cords that were never dried, then shall I become weak, and be as another man.”
Jawab Simson, “Kalau aku diikat dengan tujuh tali busur yang baru dan belum kering, aku akan menjadi lemah seperti orang biasa.”
8 Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green cords which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.
Lalu para raja Filistin itu memberikan tujuh tali busur yang baru dan belum kering kepada Delila. Ketika Simson sedang tidur, Delila mengikat dia dengan tali-tali itu.
9 Now she had an ambush waiting in the inner room. She said to him, “The Philistines are on you, Samson!” He broke the cords as a flax thread is broken when it touches the fire. So his strength was not known.
Sementara beberapa orang bersembunyi di kamarnya siap menyergap Simson, Delila berteriak, “Simson! Orang-orang Filistin ada di sini untuk menangkapmu!” Simson terbangun dan langsung memutuskan tali-tali busur itu begitu saja, seperti jerami yang terbakar. Jadi rahasia kekuatannya belum ketahuan.
10 Delilah said to Samson, “Behold, you have mocked me, and told me lies. Now please tell me how you might be bound.”
Berkatalah Delila kepada Simson, “Kamu sudah mempermainkan aku dan membohongi aku. Sekarang ceritakanlah kepadaku bagaimana kamu bisa diikat.”
11 He said to her, “If they only bind me with new ropes with which no work has been done, then shall I become weak, and be as another man.”
Simson menjawab, “Kalau aku diikat erat-erat dengan tali tambang yang baru, yang belum pernah dipakai, aku akan menjadi lemah seperti orang biasa.”
12 So Delilah took new ropes and bound him with them, then said to him, “The Philistines are on you, Samson!” The ambush was waiting in the inner room. He broke them off his arms like a thread.
Maka Delila mengambil tali tambang yang baru dan mengikat Simson dengan tali-tali itu ketika dia sedang tidur. Sementara beberapa orang bersembunyi di kamarnya siap menyergap Simson seperti sebelumnya, Delila berteriak, “Simson! Orang-orang Filistin ada di sini untuk menangkapmu!” Simson pun terbangun dan memutuskan tali-tali itu begitu saja seperti memutuskan benang.
13 Delilah said to Samson, “Until now, you have mocked me and told me lies. Tell me with what you might be bound.” He said to her, “If you weave the seven locks of my head with the fabric on the loom.”
Kata Delila kepada Simson, “Lagi-lagi kamu mempermainkan aku dan membohongi aku. Ceritakanlah kepadaku bagaimana kamu bisa diikat!” Jawab Simson, “Kalau kamu menganyam ketujuh untaian rambut kepalaku pada benang di alat tenun dan mengencangkannya dengan pasak, aku akan menjadi lemah seperti orang biasa.”
14 She fastened it with the pin, and said to him, “The Philistines are on you, Samson!” He awakened out of his sleep, and plucked away the pin of the beam and the fabric.
Maka waktu Simson tidur, Delila menganyam ketujuh untaian rambut Simson pada benang di alat tenun dan mengencangkannya dengan pasak. Lalu berteriaklah dia kepada Simson, “Simson! Orang-orang Filistin ada di sini untuk menangkapmu!” Tetapi ketika Simson bangun, dia menyentak pasak itu, alat tenun, beserta dengan benang-benangnya sehingga semuanya lepas.
15 She said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these three times, and have not told me where your great strength lies.”
Maka Delila berkata kepada Simson, “Kamu mengaku cinta kepadaku, tetapi mana buktinya! Kamu bahkan tidak percaya kepadaku. Sudah tiga kali kamu mempermainkan aku dan tidak mau memberitahukan rahasia kekuatanmu.”
16 When she pressed him daily with her words and urged him, his soul was troubled to death.
Setiap hari Delila merengek-rengek dan mendesak Simson, sehingga Simson tidak tahan lagi, sampai mau mati rasanya.
17 He told her all his heart and said to her, “No razor has ever come on my head; for I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother’s womb. If I am shaved, then my strength will go from me and I will become weak, and be like any other man.”
Akhirnya Simson menceritakan rahasianya. “Rambutku belum pernah dipotong karena aku ini pengabdi Allah yang dikhususkan bagi-Nya sejak dalam kandungan. Kalau rambutku dipotong, kekuatanku akan hilang, dan aku akan menjadi lemah seperti orang biasa.”
18 When Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, “Come up this once, for he has told me all his heart.” Then the lords of the Philistines came up to her and brought the money in their hand.
Delila merasa bahwa kali ini Simson benar-benar sudah memberitahukan rahasianya. Maka dia memanggil para raja Filistin, katanya, “Datanglah kemari sekali lagi karena dia sudah menceritakan rahasianya kepadaku.” Raja-raja Filistin itu pun datang kepada Delila dengan membawa uang.
19 She made him sleep on her knees; and she called for a man and shaved off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.
Lalu Delila membuat Simson tertidur di pangkuannya. Diam-diam dia memanggil orang untuk membantunya memotong ketujuh untaian rambut Simson. Demikianlah Delila berhasil menaklukkan Simson dan kekuatannya telah hilang.
20 She said, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” He awoke out of his sleep, and said, “I will go out as at other times, and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the LORD had departed from him.
Kemudian Delila berteriak, “Simson! Orang-orang Filistin ada di sini untuk menangkapmu!” Simson pun terbangun dari tidurnya. Dia berpikir, “Aku akan membebaskan diri seperti yang sudah-sudah.” Tetapi Simson tidak sadar bahwa TUHAN sudah meninggalkan dia.
21 The Philistines laid hold on him and put out his eyes; and they brought him down to Gaza and bound him with fetters of bronze; and he ground at the mill in the prison.
Orang-orang Filistin itu menangkap Simson, mencungkil kedua matanya, dan membawanya ke Gaza. Di sana mereka mengikat Simson dengan sepasang rantai tembaga dan di penjara dia dipaksa bekerja seperti sapi atau keledai yang memutar alat penggiling gandum.
22 However, the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaved.
Namun, beberapa waktu kemudian rambutnya mulai tumbuh kembali.
23 The lords of the Philistines gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to rejoice; for they said, “Our god has delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.”
Tidak lama sesudah itu, raja-raja Filistin mengadakan pesta perayaan besar untuk Dagon, dewa mereka, karena menurut mereka Dagonlah yang sudah menyerahkan Simson ke tangan orang Filistin. Mereka mempersembahkan banyak kurban sembelihan kepada Dagon.
24 When the people saw him, they praised their god; for they said, “Our god has delivered our enemy and the destroyer of our country, who has slain many of us, into our hand.”
Ketika mereka sedang bersenang-senang, berkatalah mereka, “Panggilkan Simson untuk menghibur kita!” Lalu mereka memanggil Simson dari penjara dan dia menjadi bahan tertawaan mereka. Ketika orang-orang Filistin itu melihat Simson, mereka berseru memuji dewa mereka, “Dewa kita sudah menyerahkan kepada kita musuh kita ini, yang sudah merusak tanah kita dan membunuh banyak orang dari bangsa kita!” Kemudian mereka memaksa dia berdiri di antara tiang-tiang.
25 When their hearts were merry, they said, “Call for Samson, that he may entertain us.” They called for Samson out of the prison; and he performed before them. They set him between the pillars;
26 and Samson said to the boy who held him by the hand, “Allow me to feel the pillars on which the house rests, that I may lean on them.”
Kata Simson kepada pemuda yang menuntunnya, “Biarlah saya memegang tiang-tiang penyangga bangunan ini, supaya saya dapat bersandar di situ.”
27 Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and there were on the roof about three thousand men and women, who saw while Samson performed.
Bangunan itu penuh dengan orang. Semua raja Filistin hadir di sana, dan ada sekitar tiga ribu orang, baik laki-laki maupun perempuan, yang menonton Simson dari tingkat atas gedung itu.
28 Samson called to the LORD, and said, “Lord GOD, remember me, please, and strengthen me, please, only this once, God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.”
Lalu berserulah Simson kepada TUHAN, “Ya TUHAN, Penguasaku, ingatlah aku dan kuatkanlah aku sekali ini saja, ya Allah, supaya aku bisa membalas orang-orang Filistin itu untuk kedua mataku!”
29 Samson took hold of the two middle pillars on which the house rested and leaned on them, the one with his right hand and the other with his left.
Dengan kedua tangannya, Simson mendorong kedua tiang tengah yang menyangga bangunan itu untuk merobohkannya,
30 Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines!” He bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell on the lords, and on all the people who were in it. So the dead that he killed at his death were more than those who he killed in his life.
sambil berkata, “Biarlah aku mati bersama orang-orang Filistin ini!” Dia pun mendorong dengan sekuat tenaga. Maka robohlah bangunan itu menimpa semua raja Filistin dan orang-orang di dalamnya. Jumlah orang yang dibunuh Simson pada saat matinya itu lebih banyak daripada yang pernah dia bunuh sepanjang hidupnya.
31 Then his brothers and all the house of his father came down and took him, and brought him up and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the burial site of Manoah his father. He judged Israel twenty years.
Sesudah itu, saudara-saudara Simson bersama seluruh keluarganya datang mengambil mayatnya dari sana. Mereka menguburkan dia di antara Zora dan Estaol, di dalam kuburan Manoah, ayahnya. Simson telah menjadi pembela Israel selama dua puluh tahun.
