Juges 16
1 Samson, étant allé à Gaza, y remarqua une courtisane et se rendit auprès d’elle.
And Sampson went to Gaza, and saw there a harlot, and went in to her.
2 Les gens de Gaza, apprenant que Samson était venu chez eux, passèrent la nuit à faire des rondes et à le guetter aux portes de la ville; ils gardèrent toute la nuit un profond silence, se disant: "D’Ici au point du jour, nous l’aurons tué."
And it was reported to the Gazites, saying, Sampson is come here: and they compassed him and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and they were quiet all the night, saying, Let us wait till the dawn appear, and we will kill him.
3 Samson resta couché jusqu’à minuit; à minuit il se leva, et, saisissant les battants de la porte de la ville avec les deux poteaux, les arracha en même temps que la barre, mit le tout sur ses épaules et le porta au sommet de la montagne qui regarde Hébron.
And Sampson slept till midnight, and rose up at midnight, and took hold of the doors of the gate of the city with the two posts, and lifted them up with the bar, and laid them on his shoulders, and he went up to the top of the mountain that is before Chebron, and laid them there.
4 Plus tard, il s’éprit d’une femme appelée Dalila, dans la vallée de Sorek.
And it came to pass after this that he loved a woman in Alsorech, and her name [was] Dalida.
5 Les princes des Philistins vinrent la trouver et lui dirent: "Tâche, par tes séductions, de découvrir d’où vient sa grande vigueur et comment nous pouvons le vaincre, le lier et le réduire à l’impuissance. Tu recevras alors de chacun de nous onze cents pièces d’argent."
And the princess of the Philistines came up to her, and said to her, Beguile him, and see wherein his great strength [is], and wherewith we shall prevail against him, and bind him to humble him; and we will give you each eleven hundred [pieces] of silver.
6 Dalila dit à Samson: "Apprends-moi donc pourquoi ta force est si grande, et avec quoi il faudrait te lier pour te dompter."
And Dalida said to Sampson, Tell me, I pray you, wherein [is] your great strength, and wherewith you shall be bound that you may be humbled.
7 Samson lui répondit: "Si on me liait avec sept cordelettes fraîches et encore humides, je perdrais ma force et deviendrais semblable à un autre homme."
And Sampson said to her, If they bind me with seven moist cords that have not been spoiled, then shall I be weak and be as one of ordinary men.
8 Alors les princes philistins lui procurèrent sept cordelettes humides avec lesquelles elle le lia,
And the princess of the Philistines brought to her seven moist cords that had not been spoiled, and she bound him with them.
9 tandis que des hommes, apostés par elle, attendaient dans la chambre; puis elle lui dit: "Les Philistins viennent te surprendre, Samson!" Et il rompit ses liens, comme se rompent des liens d’étoupe à l’approche du feu. Et le secret de sa force resta encore inconnu.
And the liers in wait remained with her in the chamber; and she said to him, the Philistines [are] upon you, Sampson: and he broke the cords as if any one should break a thread of tow when it has touched the fire, and his strength was not known.
10 Dalila dit à Samson: "Tu t’es joué de moi, tu m’as dit des mensonges! Voyons, fais-moi savoir avec quoi l’on pourrait te lier."
And Dalida said to Sampson, Behold, you have cheated me, and told me lies; now then tell me wherewith you shall be bound.
11 Il lui répondit: "Eh bien! si l’on m’attachait avec des cordes neuves et n’ayant pas encore servi, je perdrais ma force et deviendrais comme un autre homme."
And he said to her, If they should bind me fast with new ropes with which work has not been done, then shall I be weak, and shall be as another man.
12 Alors Dalila prit des cordes neuves avec lesquelles elle le lia, tandis qu’on était aux aguets dans la chambre, puis elle lui dit: "Les Philistins viennent te surprendre, Samson!" Mais il arracha les cordes de ses bras comme du fil.
And Dalida took new ropes, and bound him with them, and the liers in wait came out of the chamber, and she said, The Philistines [are] upon you, Sampson: and he broke them off his arms like a thread.
13 Et Dalila dit à Samson: "Jusqu’à présent tu t’es raillé de moi et ne m’as dit que des mensonges. Apprends-moi comment on pourrait te lier!" Il lui répondit: "Tu n’aurais qu’à entre-tisser les sept boucles de ma chevelure avec la chaîne du tissu."
And Dalida said to Sampson, Behold, you have deceived me, and told me lies; tell me, I entreat you, wherewith you may be bound: and he said to her, If you should weave the seven locks of my head with the web, and should fasten them with the pin into the wall, then shall I be weak as another man.
14 Lorsqu’elle eut fixé la cheville, elle lui dit: "Les Philistins viennent te surprendre, Samson!" Il se réveilla de son sommeil et arracha du même coup la cheville du métier et le tissu.
And it came to pass when he was asleep, that Dalida took the seven locks of his head, and wove them with the web, and fastened them with the pin into the wall, and she said, The Philistines [are] upon you, Sampson: and he awoke out of his sleep, and carried away the pin of the web out of the wall.
15 "Quoi! lui dit-elle, tu prétends que tu m’aimes, et ton cœur m’est étranger! Trois fois déjà tu t’es joué de moi, en ne me révélant pas la cause de ta force si grande…"
And Dalida said to Sampson, How say you, I love you, when your heart is not with me? this third time you have deceived me, and have not told me wherein [is] your great strength.
16 Tourmenté ainsi chaque jour et harcelé par ses propos, il en fut enfin excédé à la mort,
And it came to pass as she pressed him sore with her words continually, and straitened him, that his spirit failed almost to death.
17 et il lui dévoila tout son cœur, en disant: "Jamais rasoir n’a touché ma tête, car je suis voué à Dieu comme Naziréen depuis le sein maternel; si l’on me coupait les cheveux, je perdrais ma force et je deviendrais faible comme tout autre homme."
Then he told her all his heart, and said to her, A razor has not come upon my head, because I have been a holy [one] of God from my mother's womb; if then I should be shaven, my strength will depart from me, and I shall be weak, and I shall be as all [other] men.
18 Dalila vit alors qu’il lui avait ouvert son cœur, et elle envoya quérir les princes philistins, avec ces mots: "Venez cette fois, il m’a parlé à cœur ouvert." Et les princes philistins montèrent chez elle, munis de la somme d’argent.
And Dalida saw that he told her all his heart, and she sent and called the princess of the Philistines, saying, Come up yet this once; for he has told me all his heart. And the chiefs of the Philistines went up to her, and brought the money in their hands.
19 Elle l’endormit sur ses genoux, et, ayant mandé un homme, lui fit couper les sept boucles de sa chevelure; dès lors elle put le maîtriser, car sa vigueur l’avait abandonné.
And Dalida made Sampson sleep upon her knees; and she called a man, and he shaved the seven locks of his head, and she began to humble him, and his strength departed from him.
20 Elle cria: "Les Philistins te menacent, Samson!" Il se réveilla et se dit: "J’En sortirai comme toujours et me débarrasserai", ne sachant pas que l’Eternel l’avait abandonné.
And Dalida said, The Philistines [are] upon you, Sampson: and he awoke out of his sleep and said, I will go out as at former times, and shake myself; and he knew not that the Lord was departed from him.
21 Les Philistins se saisirent de lui et lui crevèrent les yeux; puis ils l’emmenèrent à Gaza, où il fut chargé de chaînes et forcé de tourner la meule dans la prison.
And the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he ground in the prison-house.
22 Mais sa chevelure, qu’on avait rasée, commença à repousser.
And the hair of his head began to grow as before it was shaven.
23 Or, les princes des Philistins s’assemblèrent pour faire de grands sacrifices à leur dieu Dagon et se livrer à des réjouissances, car, disaient-ils, notre dieu a fait tomber dans nos mains Samson, notre ennemi!
And the chiefs of the Philistines met to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon, and to make merry; and they said, God has given into our hand our enemy Sampson.
24 Le peuple aussi, en le voyant, glorifia son dieu et s’écria: "C’Est notre dieu qui nous a livré notre ennemi, le fléau de notre pays, celui qui a tué tant des nôtres!"
And the people saw him, and sang praises to their god; for our god, [said they], has delivered into our hand our enemy, who wasted our land, and who multiplied our slain.
25 Comme ils étaient en belle humeur, ils dirent: "Faites venir Samson, pour qu’il nous divertisse!" Et on le fit venir de la prison, et il les amusa, et on le plaça entre les colonnes.
And when their heart was merry, then they said, Call Sampson out of the prison-house, and let him play before us: and they called Sampson out of the prison-house, and he played before them; and they struck him with the palms of their hands, and set him between the pillars.
26 Samson dit au jeune garçon qui le conduisait par la main: "Laisse-moi; fais-moi seulement toucher les colonnes qui soutiennent l’édifice, pour que je m’y appuie."
And Sampson said to the young man that held his hand, Suffer me to feel the pillars on which the house [rests], and I will stay myself upon them.
27 Or, le temple était rempli d’hommes et de femmes; tous les princes philistins s’y trouvaient, et, sur le toit, environ trois mille personnes, hommes et femmes, qui assistaient au divertissement de Samson.
And the house [was] full of men and woman, and there were all the chiefs of the Philistines, and on the roof [were] about three thousand men and woman looking at the sports of Sampson.
28 Celui-ci invoqua l’Eternel en disant: "Seigneur Elohim! Daigne te souvenir de moi! daigne me rendre assez fort cette fois seulement, mon Dieu! pour que je fasse payer d’un seul coup mes deux yeux aux Philistins!"
And Sampson wept before the Lord, and said, O Lord, my lord, remember me, I pray you, and strengthen me, O God, yet this once, and I will requite one recompense to the Philistines for my two eyes.
29 Et Samson embrassa, en pesant dessus, les deux colonnes du milieu qui soutenaient le temple, l’une avec le bras droit, l’autre avec le gauche,
And Sampson took hold of the two pillars of the house on which the house stood, and leaned on them, and laid hold of one with his right hand, and the other with his left.
30 en disant: "Meure ma personne avec les Philistins!" Et d’un vigoureux effort, il fit tomber la maison sur les princes et sur toute la foule qui était là; de sorte qu’il fit périr plus de monde à sa mort qu’il n’en avait tué de son vivant.
And Sampson said, Let my wife perish with the Philistines: and he bowed himself mightily; and the house fell upon the princes, and upon all the people that were in it: and the dead whom Sampson killed in his death were more than those whom he killed in his life.
31 Ses frères et toute sa famille vinrent pour emporter son corps, et remontèrent pour l’ensevelir entre Çorea et Echtaol, dans le sépulcre de Manoah, son père. Il avait gouverné Israël vingt années.
And his brethren and his father's house went down, and they took him; and they went up and buried him between Saraa and Esthaol in the sepulchre of his father Manoe; and he judged Israel twenty years.
