Judges 16
1 Now Samson went to Gaza, and there he saw a loose woman and went in to her.
Odatle ode Samson u Gazu; ondje vidje neku bludnicu i uđe k njoj.
2 And it was said to the Gazites, Samson is here. So they went round, watching for him all day at the doorway of the town, but at night they kept quiet, saying, When daylight comes we will put him to death.
Žiteljima Gaze javiše: “Samson je došao ovamo!” Opkoliše ga i vrebahu ga svu noć na gradskim vratima. Svu noć bijahu mirni. “Pričekajmo do zore”, mišljahu, “pa ćemo ga ubiti.”
3 And Samson was there till the middle of the night; then he got up, and took a grip on the doors of the town, pulling them up, together with their two supports and their locks, and put them on his back and took them up to the top of the hill in front of Hebron.
Ali je Samson ležao samo do ponoći, a o ponoći ustade, dohvati gradska vrata s oba dovratnika, iščupa ih zajedno s prijevornicom, metnu ih na ramena i odnese na vrh gore koja je nasuprot Hebronu i položi ih ondje.
4 Now after this, he was in love with a woman in the valley of Sorek, named Delilah.
Poslije toga zamilova on neku ženu iz doline Soreka po imenu Delilu.
5 And the chiefs of the Philistines came up to her, and said to her, Make use of your power over him and see what is the secret of his great strength, and how we may get the better of him, and put bands on him, so that we may make him feeble; and every one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver.
Filistejski knezovi dođoše k njoj i rekoše joj: “Zavedi ga i doznaj gdje stoji njegova velika snaga, kako bismo ga mogli svladati pa da ga svežemo i učinimo nemoćnim. A dat će ti svaki od nas po tisuću i sto srebrnih šekela.”
6 So Delilah said to Samson, Make clear to me now what is the secret of your great strength, and how you may be put in bands and made feeble.
Delila upita Samsona: “Kaži mi gdje stoji tvoja velika snaga i čime bi se mogao svezati i svladati.”
7 And Samson said to her, If seven new bow-cords which have never been made dry are knotted round me, I will become feeble and will be like any other man.
Samson joj odgovori: “Da me svežu sa sedam svježih još neosušenih žila od luka, onemoćao bih i postao kao običan čovjek.”
8 So the chiefs of the Philistines gave her seven new bow-cords which had never been made dry, and she had them tightly knotted round him.
Filistejski knezovi donesu Delili sedam svježih još neosušenih žila i ona ga veza njima.
9 Now she had men waiting secretly in the inner room; and she said to him, The Philistines are on you, Samson. And the cords were broken by him as a twist of thread is broken when touched by a flame. So the secret of his strength did not come to light.
Kod nje u sobi bijaše zasjeda i ona viknu: “Samsone, eto Filistejaca na te!” On pokida žile kao što se prekine kučina kad se primakne ognju. I tako ne doznadoše za tajnu njegove snage.
10 Then Delilah said to Samson, See, you have been making sport of me with false words; now, say truly how may you be put in bands?
Tad reče Delila Samsonu: “Prevario si me i slagao mi. Ali mi sada kaži čime bi te trebalo vezati.”
11 And he said to her, If they only put round me new thick cords which have never been used, then I will become feeble and will be like any other man.
On joj odgovori: “Da me dobro svežu novim još neupotrijebljenim užetima, onemoćao bih i postao kao običan čovjek.”
12 So Delilah took new thick cords, knotting them tightly round him, and said to him, The Philistines are on you, Samson. And men were waiting secretly in the inner room. And the cords were broken off his arms like threads.
Tada Delila uze nova užeta, sveza ga njima i viknu mu: “Samsone, eto Filistejaca na te!” Kod nje u sobi bijaše zasjeda, ali on prekide užeta na rukama kao da su konci.
13 Then Delilah said to Samson, Up to now you have made sport of me with false words; now say truly, how may you be put in bands? And he said to her, If you get the seven twists of my hair worked into the cloth you are making and fixed with the pin, I will become feeble and will be like any other man.
Tada Delila reče Samsonu: “Varaš me svejednako i lažeš mi. Kaži mi napokon čime bi te trebalo vezati.” On joj odgovori: “Da otkaš sedam pramenova moje kose na tkalačkom stanu i da ih zaglaviš klinom, onemoćao bih i postao kao običan čovjek.”
14 So while he was sleeping she got the seven twists of his hair worked into her cloth and fixed with the pin, and said to him, The Philistines are on you, Samson. Then awaking from his sleep, he got up quickly, pulling up cloth and machine together.
Ona ga uspava i otka sedam pramenova njegove kose na tkalačkom stanu, zabi klin i viknu mu: “Eto Filistejaca na te, Samsone!” On se probudi i istrgne i klin i tkalački stan. I nije otkrila tajnu njegove snage.
15 And she said to him, Why do you say you are my lover when your heart is not mine? Three times you have made sport of me, and have not made clear to me the secret of your great strength.
Delila mu reče: “Kako možeš reći da me ljubiš kad tvoje srce nije sa mnom? Triput si me već prevario i nisi mi kazao gdje je tvoja velika snaga.”
16 So day after day she gave him no peace, for ever questioning him till his soul was troubled to death.
Kako mu je svakog dana dodijavala molbama i mučila ga, njemu već dozlogrdje.
17 And opening all his heart to her, he said to her, My head has never been touched by a blade, for I have been separate to God from the day of my birth: if my hair is cut off, then my strength will go from me and I will become feeble, and will be like any other man.
I otvori joj cijelo svoje srce: “Nikada britva nije prešla po mojoj glavi jer sam od majčine utrobe nazirej Božji. Da me obriju, sva bi me snaga ostavila, onemoćao bih i postao bih kao običan čovjek.”
18 And when Delilah saw that he had let her see into his heart, she sent word to the chiefs of the Philistines saying, Come up this time, for he has let out all his heart to me. Then the chiefs of the Philistines came to her, with the money in their hands.
Delila tad shvati da joj je otvorio cijelo svoje srce; pozva filistejske knezove i reče im: “Dođite sada jer mi je otvorio cijelo svoje srce.” I filistejski knezovi dođoše k njoj i donesoše sa sobom novac.
19 And she made him go to sleep on her knees; and she sent for a man and had his seven twists of hair cut off; and while it was being done he became feeble and his strength went from him.
Uspavavši Samsona na svojim koljenima, ona dozva čovjeka te mu obrija s glave sedam pramenova kose. Tako on poče slabiti i ostavi ga snaga.
20 Then she said, The Philistines are on you, Samson. And awaking from his sleep, he said, I will go out as at other times, shaking myself free. But he was not conscious that the Lord had gone from him.
Kad ona povika: “Samsone, eto Filistejaca na te!” on se probudi i pomisli: “Izvući ću se kao i uvijek i oslobodit ću se.” Ali nije znao da se Jahve od njega okrenuo.
21 So the Philistines took him and put out his eyes; then they took him down to Gaza, and, chaining him with bands of brass, put him to work crushing grain in the prison-house.
Filistejci ga uhvatiše, iskopaše mu oči i odvedoše ga u Gazu. Okovaše ga dvostrukim mjedenim lancem te je okretao mlin u tamnici.
22 But the growth of his hair was starting again after it had been cut off.
Ali kosa gdje mu je obrijaše počne opet rasti.
23 And the chiefs of the Philistines came together to make a great offering to Dagon their god, and to be glad; for they said, Our god has given into our hands Samson our hater.
A knezovi se filistejski skupiše da prinesu veliku žrtvu svome bogu Dagonu i da se provesele. Govorahu oni: “Bog naš predade nam u ruke Samsona, našeg neprijatelja.”
24 And when the people saw him, they gave praise to their god; for they said, Our god has given into our hands the one who was fighting against us, who made our country waste, and who put great numbers of us to death.
A narod, vidjevši ga, uze hvaliti svoga boga i klicati u njegovu čast govoreći: “Bog naš predade nam u ruke Samsona, našeg neprijatelja, koji nam je zemlju pustošio i tolike naše usmrtio.”
25 Now when their hearts were full of joy, they said, Send for Samson to make sport for us. And they sent for Samson out of the prison-house, and he made sport before them; and they put him between the pillars.
Kad im se srce razigralo, povikaše: “Dovedite Samsona da nas zabavlja!” I dovedoše iz tamnice Samsona i on igraše pred njima; a onda ga postaviše među stupove.
26 And Samson said to the boy who took him by the hand, Let me put my hand on the pillars supporting the house, so that I may put my back against them.
Samson tada reče dječaku koji ga je vodio za ruku: “Vodi me i pomozi mi da opipam stupove na kojima počiva zdanje da se naslonim na njih.”
27 Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and about three thousand men and women were on the roof, looking on while Samson made sport.
A kuća bijaše puna ljudi i žena. Bijahu tu i svi filistejski knezovi, a na krovu tri tisuće ljudi koji su gledali kako Samson igra.
28 And Samson, crying out to the Lord, said, O Lord God, do have me now in mind, and do make me strong only this once, O God, so that I may take one last payment from the Philistines for my two eyes.
Samson zavapi Jahvi: “Gospodine Jahve, spomeni me se i samo mi još sada podaj snagu da se Filistejcima odjednom osvetim za oba oka.”
29 Then Samson put his arms round the two middle pillars supporting the house, putting his weight on them, on one with his right hand and on the other with his left.
I Samson napipa dva srednja stupa na kojima počivaše zdanje, oprije se o njih, desnom o jedan, a lijevom o drugi,
30 And Samson said, Let death overtake me with the Philistines. And he put out all his strength, and the house came down on the chiefs and on all the people who were in it. So the dead whom he sent to destruction by his death were more than all those on whom he had sent destruction in his life.
i viknu: “Neka poginem s Filistejcima!” Nato uprije iz sve snage i sruši zdanje na knezove i na sav narod koji se ondje nalazio. Više ih ubi umirući nego što ih pobi za života.
31 Then his brothers and his father's people came down and took him up and put his body to rest in the earth between Zorah and Eshtaol in the resting-place of Manoah his father. And he had been judge of Israel for twenty years.
Poslije dođoše njegova braća i sva kuća njegova oca, uzeše ga i odnesoše i pokopaše ga između Sore i Eštaola, u grobu Manoaha, oca njegova. On je sudio Izraelu dvadeset godina.
