Judges 16
1 Now Samson went to Gaza, and there he saw a loose woman and went in to her.
Και υπήγεν ο Σαμψών εις την Γάζαν, και είδεν εκεί γυναίκα πόρνην και εισήλθε προς αυτήν.
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.
Ανήγγειλαν δε προς τους Γαζαίους, λέγοντες, Ο Σαμψών ήλθεν ενταύθα. Και αυτοί περικυκλώσαντες ενέδρευον αυτόν όλην την νύκτα εν τη πύλη της πόλεως· και ησύχαζον όλην την νύκτα, λέγοντες, Ας προσμένωμεν έως της αυγής της πρωΐας και θέλομεν φονεύσει αυτόν.
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.
Ο δε Σαμψών εκοιμήθη έως μεσονυκτίου· και σηκωθείς περί το μεσονύκτιον επίασε τας θύρας της πύλης της πόλεως, και τους δύο παραστάτας, και αποσπάσας αυτάς μετά του μοχλού, επέθεσεν επί των ώμων αυτού και ανεβίβασεν αυτάς επί την κορυφήν του όρους του κατέναντι της Χεβρών.
4 Now after this, he was in love with a woman in the valley of Sorek, named Delilah.
Και μετά ταύτα ηγάπησε γυναίκα τινά εν τη κοιλάδι Σωρήκ, της οποίας το όνομα ήτο Δαλιδά.
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.
Και ανέβησαν προς αυτήν οι άρχοντες των Φιλισταίων και είπον προς αυτήν, Κολάκευσον αυτόν και ιδέ εις τι ίσταται η δύναμις αυτού η μεγάλη, και τίνι τρόπω δυνάμεθα να υπερισχύσωμεν κατ' αυτού, ώστε να δέσωμεν αυτόν, διά να δαμάσωμεν αυτόν· και ημείς θέλομεν σοι δώσει έκαστος χίλια εκατόν αργύρια.
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.
Και είπεν η Δαλιδά προς τον Σαμψών, Φανέρωσόν μοι, παρακαλώ, εις τι ίσταται η δύναμίς σου η μεγάλη, και με τι ήθελες δεθή διά να δαμασθής.
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.
Και είπε προς αυτήν ο Σαμψών, Εάν με δέσωσι με επτά χορδάς υγράς, αίτινες δεν εξηράνθησαν, τότε θέλω αδυνατήσει και θέλω είσθαι ως εις των ανθρώπων.
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.
Τότε έφεραν προς αυτήν οι άρχοντες των Φιλισταίων επτά χορδάς υγράς, αίτινες δεν είχον ξηρανθή, και έδεσεν αυτόν με αυτάς.
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.
Ενέδρευον δε άνθρωποι καθήμενοι μετ' αυτής εν τω κοιτώνι. Και είπε προς αυτόν, Οι Φιλισταίοι επί σε, Σαμψών. Και εκείνος έκοψε τας χορδάς, καθώς ήθελε κοπή νήμα στυπίου, όταν μυρισθή το πυρ. Και δεν εγνωρίσθη η δύναμις αυτού.
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?
Και είπεν η Δαλιδά προς τον Σαμψών, Ιδού, με εγέλασας και ελάλησας προς εμέ ψεύδη· ειπέ μοι λοιπόν, παρακαλώ, με τι ήθελες δεθή.
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.
Και είπε προς αυτήν, Εάν με δέσωσι δυνατά με νέα σχοινία, με τα οποία δεν έγεινεν εργασία, τότε θέλω αδυνατήσει και θέλω είσθαι ως εις των ανθρώπων.
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.
Έλαβε λοιπόν η Δαλιδά σχοινία νέα, και έδεσεν αυτόν με αυτά και είπε προς αυτόν, Οι Φιλισταίοι επί σε, Σαμψών. Ενέδρευον δε άνθρωποι καθήμενοι εν τω κοιτώνι. Και έκοψεν αυτά από των βραχιόνων αυτού ως νήμα.
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.
Και είπεν η Δαλιδά προς τον Σαμψών, Μέχρι τούδε με εγέλασας και με είπας ψεύδη· ειπέ μοι με τι ήθελες δεθή. Και είπε προς αυτήν, Εάν πλέξης τους επτά πλοκάμους της κεφαλής μου εις το δίασμα.
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.
Και αυτή επέρασεν αυτούς, εμπήγουσα και τον πάσσαλον· και είπε προς αυτόν, Οι Φιλισταίοι επί σε, Σαμψών. Και εξύπνησεν εκ του ύπνου αυτού και ανέσπασε τον πάσσαλον του υφάσματος με το δίασμα.
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.
Τότε είπε προς αυτόν, Πως λέγεις, σε αγαπώ, ενώ η καρδία σου δεν είναι μετ' εμού; συ με εγέλασας τρίτην ταύτην την φοράν, και δεν με εφανέρωσας εις τι ίσταται η δύναμίς σου η μεγάλη.
16 So day after day she gave him no peace, for ever questioning him till his soul was troubled to death.
Και επειδή εστενοχώρει αυτόν καθ' ημέραν με τους λόγους αυτής και εβίαζεν αυτόν, ώστε η ψυχή αυτού απέκαμε μέχρι θανάτου,
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.
εφανέρωσε προς αυτήν όλην την καρδίαν αυτού και είπε προς αυτήν, ξυράφιον δεν ανέβη επί την κεφαλήν μου· διότι εγώ είμαι Ναζηραίος εις τον Θεόν εκ κοιλίας μητρός μου. Εάν ξυρισθώ, τότε η δύναμίς μου θέλει φύγει απ' εμού, και θέλω αδυνατίσει και κατασταθή ως πάντες οι άνθρωποι.
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.
Και ιδούσα η Δαλιδά, ότι εφανέρωσε προς αυτήν όλην την καρδίαν αυτού, έστειλε και εκάλεσε τους άρχοντας των Φιλισταίων, λέγουσα, Ανάβητε ταύτην την φοράν· διότι μοι εφανέρωσεν όλην την καρδίαν αυτού. Τότε ανέβησαν προς αυτήν οι άρχοντες των Φιλισταίων, φέροντες και το αργύριον εις τας χείρας αυτών.
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.
Και απεκοίμησεν αυτόν επί των γονάτων αυτής· και εκάλεσεν άνθρωπον και εξύρισε τους επτά πλοκάμους της κεφαλής αυτού· και ήρχισε να δαμάζη αυτόν, και η δύναμις αυτού έφυγεν απ' αυτού.
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.
Και αυτή είπεν, Οι Φιλισταίοι επί σε, Σαμψών. Και αυτός εξύπνησεν εκ του ύπνου αυτού και είπε, Θέλω εξέλθει καθώς άλλοτε και θέλω εκτιναχθή. Αλλ' αυτός δεν εγνώρισεν ότι ο Κύριος είχεν απομακρυνθή απ' αυτού.
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.
Και επίασαν αυτόν οι Φιλισταίοι και εξώρυξαν τους οφθαλμούς αυτού και κατεβίβασαν αυτόν εις Γάζαν και έδεσαν αυτόν με δύο χαλκίνας αλύσεις· και ήλεθεν εν τω οίκω του δεσμωτηρίου.
22 But the growth of his hair was starting again after it had been cut off.
Αι δε τρίχες της κεφαλής αυτού ήρχισαν να εκφύωνται πάλιν, αφού εξυρίσθη.
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.
Συνήχθησαν δε οι άρχοντες των Φιλισταίων, διά να προσφέρωσι θυσίαν μεγάλην εις Δαγών τον θεόν αυτών και να ευφρανθώσι διότι είπον, Ο Θεός ημών παρέδωκεν εις την χείρα ημών τον Σαμψών τον εχθρόν ημών.
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.
Και ότε είδεν αυτόν ο λαός, εδόξασαν τον θεόν αυτών, λέγοντες, Ο θεός ημών παρέδωκεν εις την χείρα ημών τον εχθρόν ημών και τον ολοθρευτήν της γης ημών και τον φονεύσαντα πλήθος εξ ημών.
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.
Και ότε ευθύμησεν η καρδία αυτών, είπαν, Καλέσατε τον Σαμψών, διά να παίξη εις ημάς. Και εκάλεσαν τον Σαμψών εκ του οίκου του δεσμωτηρίου, και έπαιξεν έμπροσθεν αυτών· και έστησαν αυτόν αναμέσον των στύλων.
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.
Και είπεν ο Σαμψών προς το παιδίον, το οποίον εκράτει αυτόν εκ της χειρός, Άφες με να ψηλαφήσω τους στύλους, επί των οποίων ίσταται ο οίκος, διά να στηριχθώ επ' αυτούς.
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.
Ο δε οίκος ήτο πλήρης ανδρών και γυναικών· και ήσαν εκεί πάντες οι άρχοντες των Φιλισταίων· και επί του δώματος περίπου τρεις χιλιάδες ανδρών και γυναικών, οίτινες εθεώρουν τον Σαμψών παίζοντα.
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.
Και εβόησεν ο Σαμψών προς τον Κύριον και είπε, Δέσποτα Κύριε, ενθυμήθητί με, δέομαι και ενίσχυσόν με, παρακαλώ, μόνον ταύτην την φοράν, Θεέ, διά να εκδικηθώ κατά των Φιλισταίων διά μιας υπέρ των δύο οφθαλμών μου.
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.
Και ενηγκαλίσθη ο Σαμψών τους δύο μέσους στύλους, επί των οποίων ίστατο ο οίκος, και επεστηρίχθη επ' αυτούς, τον ένα με την δεξιάν αυτού και τον άλλον με την αριστεράν αυτού.
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.
Και είπεν ο Σαμψών, Αποθανέτω η ψυχή μου μετά των Φιλισταίων. Και εκάμφθη με δύναμιν· και ο οίκος έπεσεν επί τους άρχοντας και επί πάντα τον λαόν τον εν αυτώ. Οι δε αποθανόντες, τους οποίους εθανάτωσεν εν τω θανάτω αυτού, ήσαν περισσότεροι παρά όσους εθανάτωσεν εν τη ζωή αυτού.
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.
Τότε κατέβησαν οι αδελφοί αυτού και πας ο οίκος του πατρός αυτού και εσήκωσαν αυτόν· και ανεβίβασαν και έθαψαν αυτόν μεταξύ Σαραά και Εσθαόλ, εν τω τάφω Μανωέ του πατρός αυτού. Έκρινε δε ούτος τον Ισραήλ είκοσι έτη.
