Judges 16
1 and to go: went Samson Gaza [to] and to see: see there woman to fornicate and to come (in): marry to(wards) her
Also Sampson yede in to Gazam, and he siy there a womman hoore, and he entride to hir.
2 to/for Gaza to/for to say to come (in): come Samson here/thus and to turn: surround and to ambush to/for him all [the] night in/on/with gate [the] city and be quiet all [the] night to/for to say till light [the] morning and to kill him
And whanne Filisteis hadden seyn this, and it was pupplischid at hem, that Sampson entride in to the citee, thei cumpassiden hym, whanne keperis weren set in the yate of the citee; and thei abididen there al nyyt `with silence, that in the morewtid thei schulen kille Sampson goynge out.
3 and to lie down: sleep Samson till half [the] night and to arise: rise in/on/with half [the] night and to grasp in/on/with door gate [the] city and in/on/with two [the] doorpost and to set out them with [the] bar and to set: put upon shoulder his and to ascend: establish them to(wards) head: top [the] mountain: mount which upon face: before Hebron
Forsothe Sampson slepte til to `the myddis of the nyyt; and `fro thennus he roos, and took bothe the closyngis, ethir leeues, of the yate, with hise postis and lok; and he bar tho leeues, put on the schuldris, to the cop of the hil that biholdith Ebron.
4 and to be after so and to love: lover woman in/on/with (Sorek) Valley (Valley of) Sorek and name her Delilah
After these thingis Sampson louyde a womman that dwellide in the valey of Soreth, and sche was clepid Dalida.
5 and to ascend: rise to(wards) her lord Philistine and to say to/for her to entice [obj] him and to see: see in/on/with what? strength his great: large and in/on/with what? be able to/for him and to bind him to/for to afflict him and we to give: give to/for you man: anyone thousand and hundred silver: money
And the princes of Filisteis camen to hir, and seiden, Disseyue thou hym, and lerne thou of hym, in what thing he hath so greet strengthe, and how we mowen ouercome hym, and turmente hym boundun; that if thou doist, we schulen yyue to thee ech man a thousynde and an hundrid platis of siluer.
6 and to say Delilah to(wards) Samson to tell [emph?] please to/for me in/on/with what? strength your great: large and in/on/with what? to bind to/for to afflict you
Therfor Dalida spak to Sampson, Y biseche, seie thou to me, wher ynne is thi gretteste strengthe, and what is that thing, with which thou boundun maist not breke?
7 and to say to(wards) her Samson if to bind me in/on/with seven cord fresh which not to dry and be weak: weak and to be like/as one [the] man
To whom Sampson answeride, If Y be boundun with seuene coordis of senewis not yit drye `and yit moiste, Y schal be feble as othere men.
8 and to ascend: establish to/for her lord Philistine seven cord fresh which not to dry and to bind him in/on/with them
And the princis of Filisteis brouyten `to hir seuene coordis, as he hadde seide; with whiche sche boond him,
9 and [the] to ambush to dwell to/for her in/on/with chamber and to say to(wards) him Philistine upon you Samson and to tear [obj] [the] cord like/as as which to tear cord [the] tow in/on/with to smell he fire and not to know strength his
while buyschementis weren hid at hir, and abididen in a closet the ende of the thing. And sche criede to hym, Sampson, Filisteis ben on thee! Which brak the boondis, as if a man brekith a threed of herdis, writhun with spotle, whanne it hath take the odour of fier; and it was not knowun wher ynne his strengthe was.
10 and to say Delilah to(wards) Samson behold to deceive in/on/with me and to speak: speak to(wards) me lie now to tell [emph?] please to/for me in/on/with what? to bind
And Dalida seide to hym, Lo! thou hast scorned me, and thou hast spok fals; nameli now schewe thou to me, with what thing thou schuldist be boundun.
11 and to say to(wards) her if to bind to bind me in/on/with cord new which not to make: do in/on/with them work and be weak: weak and to be like/as one [the] man
To whom he answeride, If Y be boundun with newe coordis, that weren not yit in werk, I schal be feble, and lijk othere men.
12 and to take: take Delilah cord new and to bind him in/on/with them and to say to(wards) him Philistine upon you Samson and [the] to ambush to dwell in/on/with chamber and to tear them from upon arm his like/as thread
With whiche Dalida boond him eft, and criede, Sampson, Filistees ben on thee! the while buyschementis weren maad redi in closet. Which brak `so the boondis as thredis of webbis.
13 and to say Delilah to(wards) Samson till here/thus to deceive in/on/with me and to speak: speak to(wards) me lie to tell [emph?] to/for me in/on/with what? to bind and to say to(wards) her if to weave [obj] seven lock head my with [the] weave (and to blow in/on/with peg to(wards) [the] wall and be weak: weak and to be like/as one [the] man *X*)
And Dalida seide eft to hym, Hou long schalt thou disseyue me, and schalt speke fals? Schew thou to me, with what thing thou schalt be boundun. To whom Sampson answeryde, he seide, If thou plattist seuene heeris of myn heed with a strong boond, and fastnest to the erthe a naile boundun a boute with these, Y schal be feble.
14 (and to sleep him and to weave [obj] seven lock head his with [the] weave *X*) and to blow in/on/with peg and to say to(wards) him Philistine upon you Samson and to awake from sleep his and to set out [obj] [the] peg [the] shuttle and [obj] [the] weave
And whanne Dalida hadde do this, sche seide to hym, Sampson, Filisteis ben on thee! And he roos fro sleep, and drow out the nail, with the heeris and strong boond.
15 and to say to(wards) him how? to say to love: lover you and heart your nothing with me this three beat to deceive in/on/with me and not to tell to/for me in/on/with what? strength your great: large
And Dalida seide to hym, Hou seist thou, that thou louest me, sithen thi soule is not with me? Bi thre tymes thou liedist to me, and noldist seie to me, wher ynne is thi moost strengthe.
16 and to be for to press to/for him in/on/with word her all [the] day: daily and to urge him and be short soul his to/for to die
And whanne sche was diseseful to hym, and cleuyde to hym contynueli bi many daies, and yaf not space to reste, his lijf failide, and was maad wery `til to deeth.
17 and to tell to/for her [obj] all heart his and to say to/for her razor not to ascend: rise upon head my for Nazirite God I from belly: womb mother my if to shave and to turn aside: depart from me strength my and be weak: weak and to be like/as all [the] man
Thanne he openyde the treuthe of the thing, and seide to hir, Yrun stiede neuere on myn heed, for Y am a Nazarei, that is, halewid to the Lord, fro `the wombe of my modir; if myn heed be schauun, my strengthe schal go awei fro me, and Y schal faile, and Y schal be as othere men.
18 and to see: see (Delilah *LA(bh)*) for to tell to/for her [obj] all heart his and to send: depart and to call: call to to/for lord Philistine to/for to say to ascend: rise [the] beat for to tell (to/for me *Q(K)*) [obj] all heart his and to ascend: rise to(wards) her lord Philistine and to ascend: establish [the] silver: money in/on/with hand their
And sche siy that he knowlechide to hir al his wille, `ether herte; and sche sente to the princes of Filisteis, and comaundide, Stie ye yit onys, for now he openyde his herte to me. Whiche stieden, with the money takun which thei bihiyten.
19 and to sleep him upon knee her and to call: call to to/for man and to shave [obj] seven lock head his and to profane/begin: begin to/for to afflict him and to turn aside: depart strength his from upon him
And sche made hym slepe on hir knees, and `bowe the heed in hir bosum; and sche clepide a barbour, and schauede seuene heeris of hym; and sche bigan to caste hym awei, and to put fro hir; for anoon the strengthe yede awei fro him.
20 and to say Philistine upon you Samson and to awake from sleep his and to say to come out: come like/as beat in/on/with beat and to shake and he/she/it not to know for LORD to turn aside: depart from upon him
And sche seide, Sampson, Filisteis ben on thee! And he roos fro sleep, and seide to his soule, Y schal go out, as and Y dide bifore, and Y schal schake me fro boondis; and he wiste not, that the Lord hadde goon awei fro hym.
21 and to grasp him Philistine and to dig [obj] eye his and to go down [obj] him Gaza [to] and to bind him in/on/with bronze and to be to grind in/on/with house: home ([the] to bind *Q(K)*)
And whanne Filisteis hadden take hym, anoon thei diden out hise iyen, and ledden hym boundun with chaynes to Gaza, and `maden hym closid in prisoun to grynde.
22 and to profane/begin: begin hair head his to/for to spring like/as as which to shave
And now hise heeris bigunnen to growe ayen;
23 and lord Philistine to gather to/for to sacrifice sacrifice great: large to/for Dagon God their and to/for joy and to say to give: give God our in/on/with hand: power our [obj] Samson enemy our
and the princes of Filisteis camen togidere to offre grete sacrifices to Dagon, her god, and `to ete, seiynge, Oure god hath bitake oure enemy Sampson in to oure hondis.
24 and to see: see [obj] him [the] people and to boast: praise [obj] God their for to say to give: give God our in/on/with hand: power our [obj] enemy our and [obj] to destroy land: country/planet our and which to multiply [obj] slain: killed our
And the puple seynge also this thing preiside her god, and seide the same thingis, Our god hath bitake oure aduersarie in to oure hondis, which dide awey oure lond, and killide ful many men.
25 and to be (for like/as be pleasing *Q(K)*) heart their and to say to call: call to to/for Samson and to laugh to/for us and to call: call to to/for Samson from house: home ([the] to bind *Q(K)*) and to laugh to/for face: before their and to stand: stand [obj] him between [the] pillar
And thei weren glad bi feestis, for thei hadden ete thanne; and thei comaundiden, that Sampson schulde be clepid, and schulde pleie bifor hem; which was led out of prisoun, and pleiede bifor hem; and thei maden hym stonde bitwixe twei pileris.
26 and to say Samson to(wards) [the] youth [the] to strengthen: hold in/on/with hand his to rest [emph?] [obj] me (and to feel me *Q(K)*) [obj] [the] pillar which [the] house: home to establish: establish upon them and to lean upon them
And he seide to the `child gouernynge hise steppis, Suffre thou me, that Y touche the pilers on whiche al the hows stondith, that Y be bowid on tho, and reste a litil.
27 and [the] house: home to fill [the] human and [the] woman and there [to] all lord Philistine and upon [the] roof like/as three thousand man and woman [the] to see: see in/on/with to laugh Samson
Sotheli the hows was ful of men and of wymmen, and the princes of the Filisteis weren there, and aboute thre thousynde of `euer either kynde, biholdynge fro the roof and the soler Sampson pleynge.
28 and to call: call to Samson to(wards) LORD and to say Lord YHWH/God to remember me please and to strengthen: strengthen me please surely [the] beat [the] this [the] God and to avenge vengeance one from two eye my from Philistine
And whanne the Lord `was inwardli clepid, he seide, My Lord God, haue mynde on me, and, my God, yelde thou now to me the formere strengthe, that Y venge me of myn enemyes, and that Y resseyue o veniaunce for the los of tweyne iyen.
29 and to twist Samson [obj] two pillar [the] midst which [the] house: home to establish: establish upon them and to support upon them one in/on/with right his and one in/on/with left his
And he took bothe pilers, on whiche the hows stood, and he helde the oon of tho in the riythond, and the tother in the left hond; and seide,
30 and to say Samson to die soul: myself my with Philistine and to stretch in/on/with strength and to fall: fall [the] house: home upon [the] lord and upon all [the] people which in/on/with him and to be [the] to die which to die in/on/with death his many from whence to die in/on/with life his
My lijf die with Filesteis! And whanne the pileris weren schakun togidere strongli, the hows felde on alle the princes, and on the tother multitude, that was there; and he diynge killide many moo, than he quyk hadde slayn bifore.
31 and to go down brother: male-sibling his and all house: household father his and to lift: raise [obj] him and to ascend: establish and to bury [obj] him between Zorah and between Eshtaol in/on/with grave Manoah father his and he/she/it to judge [obj] Israel twenty year
Forsothe hise britheren and al the kinrede camen doun, and token his bodi, and birieden bitwixe Saraa and Escahol, in the sepulcre of his fadir Manue; and he demyde Israel twenti yeer.
