Juges 16
1 Et Samson alla à Gaza, et il vit là une prostituée et entra vers elle.
Now Samson went to Gaza, and there he saw a loose woman and went in to her.
2 [Et on rapporta] aux Gazites, disant: Samson est venu ici. Et ils l’entourèrent, et le guettèrent toute la nuit à la porte de la ville, et se tinrent tranquilles toute la nuit, disant: À la lumière du matin, nous le tuerons.
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 Et Samson resta couché jusqu’au milieu de la nuit; et il se leva au milieu de la nuit; et il saisit les battants de la porte de la ville et les deux poteaux, et les arracha avec la barre, et les mit sur ses épaules, et les porta au sommet de la montagne qui est en face de Hébron.
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 Et il arriva, après cela, qu’il aima une femme dans la vallée de Sorek, et son nom était Delila.
Now after this, he was in love with a woman in the valley of Sorek, named Delilah.
5 Et les princes des Philistins montèrent vers elle, et lui dirent: Persuade-le, et vois en quoi [consiste] sa grande force, et comment nous pourrions le vaincre et le lier pour l’humilier; et nous te donnerons chacun 1 100 [pièces] d’argent.
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 Et Delila dit à Samson: Déclare-moi, je te prie, en quoi [consiste] ta grande force, et avec quoi tu pourrais être lié pour t’humilier.
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 Et Samson lui dit: Si on me liait avec sept cordelettes fraîches, qui ne soient pas desséchées, alors je deviendrais faible, et je serais comme un autre homme.
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 Et les princes des Philistins lui apportèrent sept cordelettes fraîches, qui n’étaient pas desséchées, et elle le lia avec ces [cordelettes].
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 Et des hommes embusqués étaient chez elle dans la chambre; et elle lui dit: Les Philistins sont sur toi, Samson! Et il rompit les cordelettes comme se rompt une ficelle d’étoupe lorsqu’elle sent le feu; et sa force ne fut pas découverte.
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 Et Delila dit à Samson: Voici, tu t’es moqué de moi et tu m’as dit des mensonges; maintenant déclare-moi, je te prie, avec quoi tu pourrais être lié.
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 Et il lui dit: Si on me liait bien avec des cordes neuves, dont on n’aurait fait aucun usage, alors je deviendrais faible, et je serais comme un autre homme.
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 Et Delila prit des cordes neuves, et le lia avec ces [cordes], et lui dit: Les Philistins sont sur toi, Samson! Et les hommes embusqués étaient dans la chambre. Et il les rompit de dessus ses bras comme un fil.
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 Et Delila dit à Samson: Jusqu’ici tu t’es moqué de moi, et tu m’as dit des mensonges; déclare-moi avec quoi tu pourrais être lié. Et il lui dit: Si tu tissais sept tresses de ma tête avec le fil à tisser.
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 Et elle les fixa avec la cheville, et lui dit: Les Philistins sont sur toi, Samson! Et il se réveilla de son sommeil, et arracha la cheville du tissu et le fil.
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 Et elle lui dit: Comment dis-tu: Je t’aime, – et ton cœur n’est pas avec moi? Tu t’es moqué de moi ces trois fois; et tu ne m’as pas déclaré en quoi [consiste] ta grande force.
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 Et il arriva, comme elle le tourmentait par ses paroles tous les jours et le pressait, que son âme en fut ennuyée jusqu’à la mort;
So day after day she gave him no peace, for ever questioning him till his soul was troubled to death.
17 et il lui déclara tout [ce qui était dans] son cœur, et lui dit: Le rasoir n’a jamais passé sur ma tête, car je suis nazaréen de Dieu dès le ventre de ma mère. Si j’étais rasé, ma force s’en irait de moi, et je deviendrais faible, et je serais comme tous les hommes.
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 Et Delila vit qu’il lui avait déclaré tout [ce qui était dans] son cœur; et elle envoya, et appela les princes des Philistins, disant: Montez cette fois, car il m’a déclaré tout [ce qui est dans] son cœur. Et les princes des Philistins montèrent vers elle, et apportèrent l’argent dans leur main.
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 Et elle l’endormit sur ses genoux, et appela un homme, et rasa les sept tresses de sa tête; et elle commença de l’humilier, et sa force se retira de lui.
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 Et elle dit: Les Philistins sont sur toi, Samson! Et il se réveilla de son sommeil, et se dit: Je m’en irai comme les autres fois, et je me dégagerai. Or il ne savait pas que l’Éternel s’était retiré de lui.
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 Et les Philistins le saisirent et lui crevèrent les yeux, et le firent descendre à Gaza, et le lièrent avec des chaînes d’airain; et il tournait la meule dans la maison des prisonniers.
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 Et les cheveux de sa tête commencèrent à croître, après qu’il eut été rasé.
But the growth of his hair was starting again after it had been cut off.
23 Et les princes des Philistins s’assemblèrent pour offrir un grand sacrifice à Dagon, leur dieu, et pour se réjouir; et ils dirent: Notre dieu a livré entre nos mains Samson, notre ennemi.
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 Et le peuple le vit, et ils louèrent leur dieu, car ils disaient: Notre dieu a livré entre nos mains notre ennemi, et le dévastateur de notre pays, et celui qui multipliait nos tués.
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 Et il arriva, comme ils avaient le cœur joyeux, qu’ils dirent: Appelez Samson, et qu’il nous amuse! Et ils appelèrent Samson de la maison des prisonniers; et il joua devant eux; et ils le placèrent entre les colonnes.
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 Et Samson dit au garçon qui le tenait par la main: Laisse-moi, et fais-moi toucher les colonnes sur lesquelles la maison est assise, et que je m’y appuie.
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 Et la maison était remplie d’hommes et de femmes; et tous les princes des Philistins étaient là, et, sur le toit, environ 3 000 hommes et femmes qui regardaient Samson jouer.
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 Et Samson cria à l’Éternel, et dit: Seigneur Éternel! souviens-toi de moi, je te prie, et fortifie-moi, je te prie, seulement cette fois, ô Dieu! afin que, d’une seule vengeance, je me venge des Philistins pour mes deux yeux.
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 Et Samson saisit les deux colonnes du milieu, sur lesquelles la maison était assise (et il s’appuya sur elles), l’une de sa main droite, et l’autre de sa main gauche.
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 Et Samson dit: Que mon âme meure avec les Philistins! Et il se pencha avec force, et la maison tomba sur les princes et sur tout le peuple qui y était. Et les morts qu’il fit mourir dans sa mort furent plus nombreux que ceux qu’il avait fait mourir pendant sa vie.
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 Et ses frères et toute la maison de son père descendirent, et l’emportèrent; et ils le remontèrent, et l’enterrèrent entre Tsorha et Eshtaol dans le sépulcre de Manoah, son père. Et il avait jugé Israël 20 ans.
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.
