Judges 16
1 One day Samson went to Gaza [city in the Philistia area]. He spent some time with a prostitute.
Da bi, Samson kɔɔ Filistifo kuropɔn Gasa mu, na ɔne ɔbea guamanfo bi kɔdaa anadwo no.
2 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].”
Ankyɛ na kurowmma no tee sɛ Samson wɔ hɔ, enti Gasa mmarima boaboaa wɔn ho ano na wɔtwɛn kurow no pon ano anadwo mu no nyinaa. Wɔyɛɛ komm anadwo no kae se, “Ade kye a yebekum no.”
3 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.
Na Samson daa hɔ ara kosii ɔdasu mu. Ɔsɔre soo kurow no apon no ne nʼaponnua abien mu hodwow no, na otutuu dade abaa a ɛda akyi ne nea ɛkeka ho nyinaa. Ɔde ne nyinaa guu ne mmati so, soa de kɔɔ bepɔw bi a ɛne Hebron di nhwɛanim no atifi.
4 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].
Akyiri no, Samson nyaa ɔbea bi wɔ Sorek bon no mu a na wɔfrɛ no Delila.
5 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.”
Filistifo ntuanofo no kɔɔ ɔbea no nkyɛn kɔka kyerɛɛ no se, “Hwɛ sɛ wubetumi adaadaa Samson ama wakyerɛ wo nea ɛma onya ahoɔden saa ne sɛnea yebetumi adi ne so, akyekyere no papee a yɛn mu biara bɛma wo nnwetɛbona du abien ne fa.”
6 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.”
Enti Delila ka kyerɛɛ Samson se, “Mesrɛ wo kyerɛ me nea ɛma wo ahoɔden saa ne nea ɛbɛyɛ a wobetumi akyekyere wo papee.”
7 Samson said, “If someone ties me with seven new bowstrings, ones that are not dry yet, I will become as weak as other men.”
Samson buaa no se, “Sɛ obi de agyan so ahama ason a ɛnwoe kyekyere me a, mɛyɛ mmerɛw te sɛ onipa biara.”
8 So [after Delilah told that to the Philistine leaders], they brought seven new bowstrings to Delilah.
Enti Filistifo ntuanofo no de agyan so ahama ason a ɛnwoe brɛɛ Delila ma ɔde kyekyeree Samson.
9 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.
Saa bere yi na ɔde mmarima ahintaw wɔ adan a ɛwɔ ne fi no baako mu; na ɔteɛɛ mu se, “Samson, Filistifo no aba rebɛkyere wo!” Nanso ɔtetew agyan ahama ason a ɛnwoe no mu te sɛ hama bi a wɔde aka ogya a ɛdɛw. Enti wɔanhu nʼahoɔden no ahintasɛm.
10 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.”
Akyiri no, Delila ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Wudii me ho fɛw, twaa me nkontompo. Afei, mesrɛ wo kyerɛ me sɛnea wobetumi akyekyere wo papee.”
11 Samson replied, “If someone ties me with new ropes, ones that have never been used, I will be as weak as other men.”
Samson buaa no se, “Sɛ wɔde ntampehama amono a wɔmfa nnii dwuma biara da kyekyere me a, meyɛ mmerɛw te sɛ onipa obiara.”
12 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.
Enti Delila kɔfaa ntampehama amono de kyekyeree no. Saa bere no na mmarima no akɔtetɛw wɔ dan mu te sɛ kan no. Bio, Delila teɛɛ mu frɛɛ no se, “Samson! Filistifo aba sɛ wɔrebɛkyere wo!” Nanso Samson tetew ntampehama no mu fii ne nsa so te sɛ asaawa bi.
13 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,
Delila ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Wudii me ho fɛw twaa me nkontompo! Worenkyerɛ me sɛnea wobetumi akyekyere wo papee ana?” Samson buaa no se, “Sɛ wonwen me tinwi mmɛsa ason no bɔ ntama bamma a ɛwɔ wʼakurokurowa no mu a, mɛyɛ mmerɛw te sɛ obiara.” Enti ɔdae no, Delila bɔɔ ne tinwi mmɛsa ason no
14 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.
de bɔɔ ntama bamma a ɛwɔ akurokurowa no so. Bio, ɔteɛɛ mu se, “Samson! Filistifo no aba rebɛkyere wo!” Ɛhɔ ara, Samson nyanee, twee akurokurowa no yii ne tinwi no fii ntama bamma no mu.
15 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!”
Delila sɔm nʼano kae se, “Wutumi ka sɛ wodɔ me, wɔ bere a wonka wo kokoamsɛm nkyerɛ me? Woadi me ho fɛw mprɛnsa, nanso wonkaa nea ɛma wo ahoɔden no nkyerɛɛ me ɛ!”
16 Day after day she nagged him like that. He thought he would die from her nagging [IDM].
Oguan ne ho adekyee biara kosii sɛ afei na ne ho guan no.
17 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.”
Ne korakora no, Samson kaa nʼahintasɛm kyerɛɛ no se, “Wonyii me tinwi da, efisɛ wɔde me maa Onyankopɔn sɛ Nasareni fi awo mu. Sɛ woyi me tinwi a, mʼahoɔden no befi me mu ama mayɛ mmerɛw te sɛ obiara.”
18 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].
Delila huu sɛ afei de waka nokware akyerɛ no no, ɔsoma kɔfrɛɛ Filistifo ntuanofo no se, “Mommra bio, efisɛ waka biribiara akyerɛ me.” Enti Filistifo ntuanofo no san wɔn akyi kɔfaa sika no bae.
19 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.
Delila dɛfɛdɛfɛ Samson ma ɔdae a, ne ti da ne srɛ so. Ɔfrɛɛ ɔbarima bi ba ma obeyii ne tinwi sɛnea ne kyere no bɛyɛ yiye. Na nʼahoɔden no fii ne mu.
20 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.
Afei, ɔteɛɛ mu se, “Samson! Filistifo no aba rebɛkyere wo!” Onyan no, ɔkaa wɔ ne tirim se, “Mɛyɛ sɛnea kan no na meyɛ no; mɛwosow me ho agye me ho.” Nanso na onnim sɛ Awurade afi ne mu.
21 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].
Na Filistifo no kyeree no, tutuu nʼani. Wɔde no kɔɔ Gasa na woguu no kɔbere mfrafrae mpokyerɛ ma ɔyam atoko wɔ afiase.
22 But his hair started to grow again.
Nanso ankyɛ na ne tinwi no fii ase fuwii.
23 [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!”
Filistifo ntuanofo no hyɛɛ fa kɛse bi, bɔɔ afɔre maa wɔn nyame Dagon dii ahurusi kae se, “Yɛn nyame de Samson a ɔyɛ yɛn tamfo no ahyɛ yɛn nsam!”
24 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!”
Bere a nnipa no huu no no, wɔkamfoo wɔn nyame kae se, “Yɛn nyame de yɛn tamfo ahyɛ yɛn nsam; nea okunkum yɛn mu bebree no, yɛn nsa aka no!”
25 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.
Nnipa no bow nsa kakra no, wɔhyɛɛ sɛ, “Momfa Samson mmra na ommegye yɛn ani.” Enti woyii Samson fii afiaase. Wɔde no gyinaa asɔredan no mfimfini wɔ adum abien a ekura ɔdan no nkuruso no ntam.
26 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.”
Samson ka kyerɛɛ ɔsomfo a okura ne nsa rekyerɛ no kwan no se, “Ma memfa me nsa nsuso adum abien no mu, na minnye mʼahome.”
27 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.
Na nnipa ahyɛ hyiadan mu hɔ ma tɔ. Filistifo ntuanofo no nyinaa wɔ hɔ bi. Na ɔdan no so nkuruso no nso na mmarima ne mmea bɛyɛ mpensa wɔ so a wɔrehwɛ Samson na wɔredi ne ho fɛw.
28 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!”
Na Samson su frɛɛ Awurade se, “Otumfo Awurade, kae me bio. Onyankopɔn, mesrɛ wo ma me ahoɔden bio na mintua Filistifo so ka wɔ mʼani a wɔatutu no ho.”
29 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.
Afei Samson susoo adum abien a ɛwɔ hyiadan no mfimfini no mu. Ɔde nʼahoɔden nyinaa piae.
30 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.
Samson bɔɔ mpae se, “Ma me ne Filistifo no nwu.” Na hyiadan no dwiriw guu Filistifo ntuanofo no ne nnipa no nyinaa so. Enti okum nnipa bebree sen dodow a okum wɔn bere a na ɔte ase no.
31 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.
Akyiri no, ne nuabarimanom ne nʼabusuafo a wɔaka kɔfaa no. Wɔde no kɔɔ ne kurom kosiee no wɔ Sora ne Estaol ntam, faako a wosiee nʼagya Manoa hɔ. Samson dii Israelfo so sɛ otemmufo mfe aduonu.
