Ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo 16
1 Gbe ɖeka la, Samson yi Filistitɔwo ƒe du si woyɔna be Gaza la me eye wòtsi gbolo aɖe gbɔ dɔ.
Now Samson went to Gaza, and there he saw a loose woman and went in to her.
2 Wofi tofi na amewo be wokpɔ Samson le dua me eya ta wona nyanya duŋudzɔlawo. Ŋutsu geɖewo de xa ɖi nɛ zã blibo la le dua ƒe agbo nu, ale be ne eva dzo yina la, yewoalée. Wogblɔ le wo ɖokui dome be, “Ne ŋu ke eye asifli le dzedzem ko la, míakpɔe alée, awui.”
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.
3 Samson mlɔ anyi kple gbolo la va se ɖe zãtitina. Efɔ heyi dua ƒe agbo la gbɔ. Eho agbo la kple eƒe atiwo le tome kpe ɖe gametiawo ŋu, tsɔ wo ɖe abɔta heyi ɖada ɖe to aɖe tame le Hebron ƒe akpa kɛme.
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.
4 Azɔ la, Samson dze ahiã ɖetugbi aɖe si ŋkɔe nye Delila ame si nɔ Sorek ƒe balime.
Now after this, he was in love with a woman in the valley of Sorek, named Delilah.
5 Filistitɔwo ƒe kplɔla atɔ̃awo katã va yi Ɖelila gbɔ, eye wobia tso esi be wòable Samson nu ne wòagblɔ eƒe ŋusẽ ƒe dzɔtsoƒe nɛ ne wòava gblɔ na yewo ale be yewoate ŋu akpɔ ŋusẽ ɖe edzi alée, ablae awɔ fui. Ne ete ŋu wɔ nenema la, ekema yewo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe atsɔ klosalo akpe ɖeka kple alafa ɖeka anae.
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.
6 Nu sia na Delila ɖe kuku na Samson be wòagblɔ eƒe nya ɣaɣla la na ye. Egblɔ be, “Meɖe kuku, gblɔ nu si na wò lãme sesẽna alea la nam, nyemebu be ame aɖeke ate ŋu alé wò o!”
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.
7 Samson gblɔ nɛ be, “Ne woablam kple datimeka yeye adre la, magbɔdzɔ abe ame bubuwo ene.”
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.
8 Ale wotsɔ datimeka yeye adre na Ɖelila eye esi Samson dɔ alɔ̃ la, Ɖelila blae kple ka adreawo,
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.
9 le esime ŋutsu aɖewo be ɖe xɔ evelia me. Esi Ɖelila blae vɔ ko la, edo ɣli sesĩe be, “Samson, Filistitɔwo ƒo ɖe dziwò!” Samson tso kaawo enumake abe ale si dzo lãa ɖetikawo ene. Ale womenya nu si tututu mee eƒe ŋusẽ triakɔ la le o.
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.
10 Emegbe la, Delila gblɔ nɛ be, “Ɖeko nètsɔm abe nu ɖikokoe aɖe ko ene hele bleyem, meɖe kuku, gblɔ nu si tututu woawɔ hafi ate ŋu alé wò la nam dzro!”
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?
11 Samson ɖo eŋu be, “Ne woblam kple ka yeye siwo wometsɔ bla nanekee kpɔ o la, ekema magbɔdzɔ abe ame bubuwo ene.”
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.
12 Ale esi Samson dɔ alɔ̃ la, Delila tsɔ ka yeyewo blae. Ŋutsuwo gabe ɖe xɔ evelia me abe tsã ene eye Ɖelila do ɣli be, “Samson, Filistitɔwo va be yewoalé wò!” Samson tso kaawo abe yiyiɖɔ ƒe kawoe wonye ene!
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.
13 Delila gagblɔ nɛ be, “Ɖeko nègatsɔm abe nu ɖikokoe aɖe ko ene, gblɔ ale si woate ŋu alé wòe la nam azɔ.” Samson gblɔ be, “Ne èlɔ̃ nye ɖakɔ adreawo abe ale si wolɔ̃a avɔe ene la, magbɔdzɔ abe ame bubuwo ene.” Ale esi Samson dɔ alɔ̃ la, Ɖelila lɔ̃ ɖakɔ adreawo
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.
14 eye wòtsɔ ɖalénu lée. Azɔ edo ɣli be, “Samson, Filistitɔwo ƒo ɖe dziwò!” Samson nyɔ eye wòtu ɖa babla la.
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.
15 Ɖelila fa konyi be, “Aleke nàte ŋu agblɔ be yelɔ̃m gake màte ŋu agblɔ wò nya ɣaɣla nam o? Èblem zi etɔ̃ sɔŋ eye mègblɔ afi si wò ŋusẽ le la nam o!”
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.
16 Mlɔeba la, le eƒe gbe sia gbe ƒe nyatoƒitoto kple fuɖename ta la, ɖeɖi te Samson ŋu.
So day after day she gave him no peace, for ever questioning him till his soul was troubled to death.
17 Ale Samson gblɔ nya sia nya nɛ be, “Womelũ ta nam kpɔ o elabena menye Naziritɔ si woɖe ɖe aga na Mawu tso nye dzidzime ke. Ne woalũ ta nam la, nye ŋusẽ adzo le gbɔnye eye magbɔdzɔ abe ame bubu ɖe sia ɖe ene.”
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.
18 Delila dze sii bena egblɔ nyateƒe la na ye mlɔeba eya ta wòɖo du ɖe Filistitɔwo ƒe kplɔla atɔ̃awo. Egblɔ na wo be, “Migava zi ɖeka ko elabena azɔ ya la, egblɔ nya sia nya nam.” Tete Filisitɔwo ƒe amegãwo va eye wotsɔ klosalo ɖe asi.
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.
19 Ɖelila ble Samson nu wòdɔ alɔ̃ ɖe eƒe atata. Eyɔ ame aɖe vɛ, wòko Samson ƒe ɖakɔ adreawo nɛ, ale Samson de asi gbɔdzɔgbɔdzɔ me, eye eƒe ŋusẽ dzo. Ɖelila de asi kɔtutui me elabena ekpɔ be eƒe ŋusẽ dzi nɔ ɖeɖem kpɔtɔ.
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.
20 Azɔ edo ɣli be, “Samson, Filistitɔwo ƒo ɖe dziwò!” Samson nyɔ hebu le ta me be, “Mawɔ abe tsã ene. Maʋuʋu ɖokuinye eye magado tso woƒe asi me.” Ke medze sii be Yehowa dzo le ye gbɔ o.
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.
21 Ale Filistitɔwo lée, wogbã eƒe ŋkuwo, kplɔe yi Gaza, de gae kple akɔblikɔsɔkɔsɔ eye wona wòtua bli abe gaxɔmenɔla ene.
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.
22 Ke sẽe ko la, eƒe ɖa gade asi toto me.
But the growth of his hair was starting again after it had been cut off.
23 Azɔ la, Filistitɔwo ƒe dukplɔlawo ƒo ƒu be yewoasa vɔ na Dagon, woƒe mawu eye yewoaɖu ŋkekenyui elabena wogblɔ be, “Míaƒe mawu tsɔ Samson, míaƒe futɔ, de asi na mí.”
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.
24 Esi ameawo kpɔe la, wokafu woƒe mawu eye wogblɔ be, “Míaƒe mawu tsɔ míaƒe futɔ la de asi na mí, ame si gblẽ míaƒe anyigba eye wòwu mía dometɔ geɖewo.”
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.
25 Wain si wono la na wokpɔ dzidzɔ eye wogblɔ be, “Miyɔ Samson ɖa wòava ɖe modzaka na mí.” Ale wokplɔe tso gaxɔ la me eye wòva ɖe modzaka na wo le Dagon subɔƒe. Esime wònɔ sɔti eve siwo tsɔ xɔgbagba la dome la,
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.
26 Samson gblɔ na ɖekakpui si lé eƒe alɔnu le ekplɔm la be, “Tsɔ nye asiwo ɖo sɔti eveawo ŋu. Medi be maziɔ ɖe wo ŋu ne madzudzɔ sẽe.”
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.
27 Amewo yɔ xɔ la taŋtaŋ; Filistitɔwo ƒe kplɔla atɔ̃awo kple ame bubu akpe etɔ̃ nɔ xɔ la tame henɔ Samson ƒe modzakaɖename ƒe nuwɔnawo kpɔm.
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.
28 Samson do gbe ɖa na Aƒetɔ la hegblɔ be, “Oo, Yehowa, Aƒetɔ Mawu, gaɖo ŋku dzinye. Meɖe kuku, gado ŋusẽm zi ɖeka ko, ale be mate ŋu abia hlɔ̃ Filistitɔwo ɖe nye ŋku siwo wogbã la dometɔ ɖeka pɛ ko ta.”
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.
29 Samson tsɔ eƒe ŋusẽ katã tutu sɔtiawo sesĩe
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.
30 le esime wòdo gbe ɖa be, “Na maku kple Filistitɔ siawo.” Tete gbedoxɔ la ƒe dzisasã ge dze Filistitɔwo ƒe kplɔlawo kple ameawo katã dzi eye woku. Ale ame siwo Samson wu le eƒe kuɣi la sɔ gbɔ wu ame siwo wòwu le eƒe agbenɔɣi blibo la me.
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.
31 Le esiawo megbe la, nɔviawo kple ƒometɔwo va be woaxɔ eƒe kukua, wokɔe yi eƒe anyigba dzi eye woɖii ɖe Zora kple Estaol dome, afi si woɖi fofoa, Manoa ɖo. Samson nye ʋɔnudrɔ̃la na Israel ƒe blaeve.
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.
