Juges 16
1 Or, Samson alla à Gaza, et il y vit une courtisane, et entra chez elle.
Now Samson went to Gaza, and there he saw a loose woman and went in to her.
2 Et on dit à ceux de Gaza: Samson est venu ici. Alors ils l'environnèrent, se tinrent en embuscade toute la nuit à la porte de la ville, et se tinrent tranquilles toute la nuit, en disant: Au point du jour, 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 Mais Samson demeura couché jusqu'à minuit; et vers minuit il se leva, saisit les battants de la porte de la ville et les deux poteaux, et, les ayant enlevés avec la barre, il les mit sur ses épaules, et les porta au sommet de la montagne qui est en face d'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 Après cela, il aima une femme dans la vallée de Sorek; elle se nommait Délila.
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: Flatte-le, et sache de lui en quoi consiste sa grande force, et comment nous pourrions le vaincre, afin que nous le liions pour le dompter; et nous te donnerons chacun mille et cent 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 Délila dit donc à Samson: Dis-moi, je te prie, d'où vient ta grande force, et avec quoi il faudrait te lier pour te dompter.
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 répondit: Si on me liait avec sept cordes fraîches, qui ne fussent point encore sèches, 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 Les princes des Philistins apportèrent à Délila sept cordes fraîches, qui n'étaient point encore sèches, et elle l'en lia.
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 Or, des gens étaient en embuscade chez elle, dans une chambre; et elle lui dit: Les Philistins sont sur toi, Samson! Mais il rompit les cordes, comme se rompt un cordon d'étoupes lorsqu'il sent le feu; et le secret de sa force ne fut point connu.
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 Puis Délila dit à Samson: Voici, tu t'es moqué de moi, et tu m'as dit des mensonges. Je te prie, déclare-moi maintenant avec quoi il faut te lier.
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 répondit: Si on me liait de grosses cordes neuves, dont on ne se serait jamais servi, 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 Délila prit donc de grosses cordes neuves, et elle lia Samson; puis elle lui dit: Les Philistins sont sur toi, Samson! Or des gens étaient en embuscade dans une chambre. Mais il rompit comme un fil les grosses cordes qu'il avait aux bras.
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 Puis Délila dit à Samson: Jusqu'à présent tu t'es moqué de moi, et tu m'as dit des mensonges. Déclare-moi avec quoi il faudrait te lier. Et il lui dit: Ce serait si tu tissais sept tresses de ma tête dans la chaîne de ton métier.
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 par la cheville; et elle dit: Les Philistins sont sur toi, Samson! Mais il se réveilla de son sommeil, et arracha la cheville du métier avec le tissu.
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 Alors elle lui dit: Comment peux-tu dire: Je t'aime! Puisque ton cœur n'est point avec moi? Tu t'es moqué de moi trois fois, et tu ne m'as point déclaré d'où vient 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 elle le pressait tous les jours par ses paroles, et le tourmentait, de sorte que son âme en était affligée 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 Alors il lui ouvrit tout son cœur, et lui dit: Le rasoir n'a jamais passé sur ma tête; car je suis Nazarien de Dieu, dès le sein de ma mère. Si j'étais rasé, ma force m'abandonnerait, et je deviendrais faible, et je serais comme tout autre homme.
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 Délila, voyant qu'il lui avait ouvert tout son cœur, envoya appeler les princes des Philistins, et leur fit dire: Montez cette fois; car il m'a ouvert tout son cœur. Les princes des Philistins montèrent donc vers elle, et apportèrent l'argent dans leurs mains.
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, ayant appelé un homme, elle lui fit raser sept tresses des cheveux de sa tête. Elle commença ainsi à le dompter, et sa force l'abandonna.
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 Alors elle dit: Les Philistins sont sur toi, Samson! Et il s'éveilla de son sommeil, et dit: J'en sortirai comme les autres fois, et je me dégagerai de leurs mains. Mais 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 Les Philistins le saisirent donc, et lui crevèrent les yeux. Ils le firent descendre à Gaza, et le lièrent de deux chaînes d'airain; et il tournait la meule dans la prison.
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 Cependant les cheveux de sa tête recommencèrent à croître, depuis qu'il avait été rasé.
But the growth of his hair was starting again after it had been cut off.
23 Or, 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 quand le peuple le vit, ils célébrèrent leur dieu, en disant: Notre dieu a livré entre nos mains notre ennemi, le destructeur de notre pays, et celui qui en a tant tué d'entre nous.
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 Or, comme ils avaient le cœur joyeux, ils dirent: Faites venir Samson, et qu'il nous divertisse. Ils appelèrent donc Samson et le tirèrent de la prison, et il jouait devant eux; et ils le firent tenir entre les piliers.
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 Alors Samson dit au garçon qui le tenait par la main: Place-moi, et fais-moi toucher les piliers qui soutiennent la maison, afin 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 Or, la maison était pleine d'hommes et de femmes, et tous les princes des Philistins y étaient; il y avait même sur la plate-forme près de trois mille personnes, 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 Alors Samson invoqua l'Éternel, et dit: Seigneur Éternel, je te prie, souviens-toi de moi! ô Dieu, je te prie, fortifie-moi seulement cette fois, et que je me venge des Philistins pour la perte de 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 embrassa les deux piliers du milieu, sur lesquels la maison reposait, et il s'appuya contre eux; l'un était à sa droite et l'autre à sa 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 il dit: Que je meure avec les Philistins! Puis il s'étendit de toute sa force, et la maison tomba sur les princes et sur tout le peuple qui y était. Et il fit mourir beaucoup plus de gens dans sa mort, qu'il n'en 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 Ensuite ses frères et toute la maison de son père descendirent, et l'emportèrent; et, étant remontés, ils l'ensevelirent entre Tsora et Eshthaol, dans le tombeau de Manoah son père. Il avait jugé Israël pendant vingt 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.
